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How Do You Develop A Great Character ?

August 17, 2011 By 25 Comments

“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.” ~ Jim Rohn

What is character?

Your character is the degree to which you live your life on a daily basis consistent with high, life-enhancing values. A person who lacks character is one who compromises on higher values in favor of lower order expedience, and is not a person of principle or has no values at all. How firmly you hold onto what you believe to be right and true is the real measure of the person you have become.

Character is an evaluation of a particular individual’s moral qualities. The concept of character can imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty, or of good behaviors or habits. Moral character primarily refers to the collection of qualities that distinguish one individual from another.

A strong character in daily life is a positive influence upon others. However, our character also influences our own lives, often unseen, moment by moment, for our inner strength determines our actions, attitudes, and ultimate growth.

Every choice, every decision you make creates the outcomes you have in your life. Take personal responsibility and be accountable.

Personal responsibility is the most important ethic you can exercise and is a direct result of your values and belief system. With the cultivation of personal responsibility comes growth in all areas of life. It is a matter of taking charge of your own self and your circumstances through well-directed thoughts, words, and deeds.

If you want be looked upon as a strong Leader that people can rely on,  you must build a strong and lasting character and you will be in a position to help develop strong values in those that you lead.

Please watch the following video by Brian Tracy as he discusses the importance of Values, which is the basis for your moral character..

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Here are 10 examples of actions that build a strong and lasting character…
by Steve Brunkhorst

1. Practice patience when those around you are hurried.
2. Act with faith and diligence when others show mistrust or lack of commitment.
3. Be gentle when you meet with cruelty and harsh temperament.
4. Be courteous, even when others do not show courtesy.
5. Give generously to those who have nothing to give.
6. Communicate peace to those who are saddened or anxious.
7. Express gratitude for every experience and person you have known.
8. Act with self-control when dealing with those who are out of control.
9. Be encouraging to those who are discouraged.
10. Act with self-discipline, even when it is difficult to take correct actions.

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How Do You Become The Leader That You Want To Be?

March 8, 2011 By 29 Comments

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” ~John Maxwell

How to Become Strong Leader

A leader is not born.

A leader is created and the whole process starts inside the most dangerous place you’ll ever encounter – your own mind.

How can you become a strong leader who inspires others, drives people toward excellence, holds people accountable, and instills a sense of trust? Learning what makes a great leader is your first step.

One of the greatest challenges of leadership is actually defining what leadership is.

There are literally thousands of books, documents, and speakers that have each defined what their view of leadership is. There are examples for corporate leadership, civic leadership, home leadership, and more. When we attempt to break down leadership, we actually make it more complicated than it is.

When we break it down to the basics…leadership is an individual achieving results through people.

In many instances you are considered a leader if you hold a particular title, exhibit a certain set of personality traits, a particular skill set, or maybe you are considered to be a born leader.

Taken separately, none of these define leadership. Just because someone is in a leadership position, DO NOT assume they actually exercise leadership. In some cases the informal leader exhibits leadership even though they aren’t in a leadership role

Here are some things you can do to become the leader you’ve always wanted to be:

1. Control yourself. Every great leader in history has had to become a master of self-discipline and willpower in order to stay focused on the big picture. If you don’t have a goal or the drive to achieve it, you can’t lead others to attain theirs.

• Follow through in everything you do. As challenging as it may be, you need to be disciplined enough to be where you need to be, when you need to be there, whether you want to or not. By being strong in your resolve and resisting temptation to give up, you are setting an example for others to live up to.

• Choose your emotional response to a situation carefully. Sometimes you’ll need to practice the art of silencing your inner thoughts when they’re not appropriate in order to set a positive example.

2. Project your goals If the people you’re leading don’t completely understand the deeper meaning in their work, they won’t share your vision or work ethic. Every step of the way, communicate with your team to make sure they’re on the same wavelength and know what you expect of them.

• Get your team involved in the planning process and the implementation of your ideas. This gives everyone a greater sense of ownership toward the end result.

3. Praise highly and criticize constructively. The way you praise and criticize others can make all the difference in being able to lead effectively.

• Make sure you publicly praise the people who do excellent work for you. You’ll give the person a sense of accomplishment and the drive to do even better.

• When someone does something wrong, offer constructive criticism and do it privately. Suggest solutions on how they can improve and take the time to answer any questions. They’ll accept your input more willingly if they know it’s done to help and not to harm.

4. Know your people. You can’t truly lead a group of people unless you truly understand their hopes, dreams, struggles, pains, and goals. All the good intentions in the world mean nothing unless you have a true sense of the people you’re working with.

• Talk to your team and get to know them. Getting to know each other on a personal level will strengthen the bond between you. They’ll want to do better for you because you’re more than just a “boss.”

• Be their leader, first, and their friend second. You’re their leader and that means that you have to make difficult decisions from time to time. These decisions cannot be affected by personal relationships.

5. Make the hard call. There are times when you have to bite the bullet and make some unpleasant decisions. Firing, demoting, and holding people accountable for their actions can be very hard at times. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to handle these matters.

Please watch the following video by John Maxwell, best selling author, and dynamic speaker on leadership and business management. Dr. John C. Maxwell is committed to developing leaders of excellence and integrity by providing the finest resources and training for personal and professional growth.

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Regardless of where your leadership role takes you, believe that you can be a strong leader. Remember that in order to lead others, you must be disciplined yourself. After all, your actions will speak louder than anything you can say.

In order to gain the respect of others, strive to lead by example in every area of your life.

When you follow these simple guidelines, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a true leader!

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Tribe Syndication ~ The Secret Source To Free Traffic

February 13, 2011 By 12 Comments

“A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate. … Tribes need leadership. Sometimes one person leads, sometimes more. People want connection and growth and something new. They want change. … You can’t have a tribe without a leader – and you can’t be a leader without a tribe.” ~ Seth Godin

ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BIG THING ?

People are looking to social media for “new” ways of sharing ideas and learning from each other… ways to increase their presence online.

“Tribe Syndication” is one of the newest tactics to achieve presence in the social media arena.

But, did you know that Tribe Sysndication is also “The Secret Source To Free Traffic”

Well, it’s time for you to pay attention and discover the greatest resource available for you to improve web site traffic, and develop a blog syndication plan today.

How Do You Improve Web Site Traffic and Blog Syndication through Tribe Social Networking ?

Tribe social networking is an amazing concept that protects all that is good in our new world of cooperation and abundant thinking. It is no longer every man for himself. Now, it is about common sharing of ideas and values and helping one another to achieve success.

This New way of thinking will not only help you to improve web site traffic and simplify blog syndication, but you will make amazing new connections and friends that will help you to grow and prosper and so much more.

We are a group of like minded people who stick together for the purpose of social networking and syndication of each others blog posts and other online content. Tribal members agree to work together to help others in the group to improve web site traffic and increase blog syndication.

What is the best way to get involved with a Content Syndication Tribe?

Certainly, you can identify other online marketers who are in your niche and share the same values and goals. First, add value, create trust and then you can approach them with your request for a mutual tribe social networking arrangement.

Or, you can join an existing group of organized, professional, supportive and sharing content syndicators.

What Are The Major Benefits From Involvement in a Tribe Social Network That Will Help Improve Blog or Web Site Traffic and Exposure?

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Benefit #1:  Leverage:

Rather than doing the work necessary for effective blog syndication yourself, you’ll have a group of people doing it for you.
We’re not here to use each other for personal gain only. That’s why this blogging alliance works so well. You MUST look out for others first. But you can leverage others for group benefit. This is a tremendous time saver and will yield major results.

Benefit #2: Social Proof

Since you get so many ReTweets, Comments and people joining your Google Friend Connect and Facebook “Like” page and more, the benefit is increased social credibility.

Benefit #3: Content Syndication

Syndicating someone else’s content is a way of showing that they have value…this is very POWERFUL. You are not only promoting that person to your followers, but you’re giving that person social proof.
Even if you’re new to social media, you can accelerate your success by having an established alliance supporting you.

Benefit #4: Exposure

If you are looking to make a name for yourself and brand yourself, the type of exposure you receive will give you that all important social credibility.

This can lead to many added benefits, such as More Business Partners for your business opportunities. More Subscribers to your blog for updates and for free give aways. This can be one of your most valuable assets.

Benefit #5:  Relationships

Building relationships is a benefit as well as a requirement for a blogging alliance. You will actually strengthen your established relations as the alliance continues to mature. Just like making friends and connections offline you need to work with your friends online. You will make some incredible new friendships within the community as well. One of the key components of your online or offline success is building and maintaining relationships, so that people will know, like and trust you.

You will be able to tap into the massive community of like-minded entrepreneurs that you can network and mastermind with to reach your business goals.

Benefit #6: Mentoring & Training

Within the community there is a ton of training and mentoring, designed to accelerate the learning curve based on key tips and strategies to be a better blogger, marketer, and entrepreneur. ( the value = PRICELESS )

We all want to keep learning and growing our knowledge. Plus the ability to be able to offer that type of training to others is a bonus. Here is one of my favorite Brian Tracy quotes:
“No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.”

Benefit #7: Joint Ventures

As your exposure grows, both from your blog and within your own Tribe Alliance, you will be approached by new people who want to partner with you in one of your business opportunities. One key aspect to a blogging alliance is to learn how to monetize your blogs and products as soon as possible.

Benefit #8:  Traffic

Once you join a Blogging Alliance and become involved and make the commitment to the team and the cause, you WILL see a MASSIVE increase in traffic to your blog.

Benefit #9: Personal Branding

Along with the increase in traffic and exposure comes an increase in your brand recognition. You will have people telling you all the time that they see your content everywhere on the social media sites. So, the key is to add value and make sure to publish quality content. It is your reputation and you want people to follow you.

Benefit #10:  More Comments

Increased traffic means more people commenting on your quality content. When that happens, you will be able to interact with visitors and create a community feeling and main hub for sharing your passion, your values, goals and opportunities with your followers.

So, the only remaining question is…

Do I want to promote my own information, products or services by myself, or leverage the power and massive exposure of a blogging alliance?

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Marc Korn is an advocate of continuous learning. Success online and in the offline world is all about training and learning from the experts.... throughout history the common denominator among successful people has been continuing education.Marc is passionate about Network Marketing and helping others.He has learned that Network Marketing is not about recruit, recruit, recruit or sell, sell, sell...but about people.The most gratifying way to achieve success is to help others become successful first.Marc enjoys introducing people to systems and opportunities that will help them to earn additional income working from home.There is no reason why you need to learn it all by yourself. Join Marc and his Tribe mates to see how they can help you.

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The Characteristics Of A Leader

February 5, 2011 By 6 Comments

“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.” ~ Jim Rohn

Are You A Born Leader ?

People are not born with any particular skill. We are a blank canvas and everything else is learned. So, you have to become a leader.

Leaders are made… not born. Leadership skills are acquired over a period of time based on several factors.

Here are several factors that characterize a leader…

1. Leaders come in all different shapes and sizes.

It is interesting to study effective leaders. At first glance all leaders are different. They all have developed their own style over their careers based on their own personality and what works for them.

2. A true leader accepts responsibility.

Everything from how they speak to how they act is part of being responsible. It is easy to follow them because you know where they are going and know they will lead you as well.

3. Leaders work at being leaders.

They are always improving their skills and learning from the situations they are in. They study people and have learned how to effectively interact with them to get what they want. They understand the importance of continuous learning every day to be the best they can be.

4. Leadership starts at the top…

but the effective leader knows that to achieve success, he or she must develop a team environment. Leaders know they can be most effective when people are working together for one common goal. Sharing in leadership is part of this process.
A good leader will create other leaders on their team.They will make everyone accountable for what they do, but they will determine success on the overall efforts of everyone.

5. Situations call for different types of leadership.

A capable leader with good skills is able to adapt to their surroundings and lead accordingly. Their are many scenarios where sometimes you need to give someone a kick in the rear and other times they need a pat on the back.

6. Leaders are respected for what they have accomplished in the past.

A real leader can speak from a position of practical experience and know they will be listened to because they have achieved success as a leader. A leader who has the respect of their team is able to command and demand more from his team of people than a leader who is not as respected.

7. Leaders seek opinions and gather ideas before forming an action plan.

Good leaders know that they cannot come up with every idea that will work. By allowing input from their team they are able to make a more responsible decision, while setting the stage for the development of future leaders.

Leaders have skills and they use them to accomplish their goals every single day. You can become a good leader if you are willing to work hard and to learn the skills that are needed and refine those skills.

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Marc Korn is an advocate of continuous learning. Success online and in the offline world is all about training and learning from the experts.... throughout history the common denominator among successful people has been continuing education.Marc is passionate about Network Marketing and helping others.He has learned that Network Marketing is not about recruit, recruit, recruit or sell, sell, sell...but about people.The most gratifying way to achieve success is to help others become successful first.Marc enjoys introducing people to systems and opportunities that will help them to earn additional income working from home.There is no reason why you need to learn it all by yourself. Join Marc and his Tribe mates to see how they can help you.

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