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Success is Everything by Jim Rohn

Someone once said to me that success isn't everything and I think I know what they really meant. I believe they really meant that money wasn't everything and I certainly agree with that. But I do believe that success IS everything.

First you need to succeed to survive. We must take the seasons and learn how to use them with the seed, the soil and the rain of opportunity to learn how to sustain ourselves and our family. But then second is to then succeed to flourish in every part of your life.  

Good question to ask mature people: "If you could do better, should you?" And I think almost everybody would answer the question in the positive. If you could improve your health, shouldn't you do that? If you can learn more, shouldn't you do that? If you could earn more and share more, shouldn't you do that? If you can improve your relationships and spirituality, shouldn't you do that? And I think that is what success is really all about. It is not just a destination that is set for everybody to try and go for. It is like Zig Ziglar said, "Improving in every area of your life to see if you can't with satisfaction at the end of the day, week, month and year say 'I have made excellent progress this year, for myself, for my family, for my business, my career and my health.'" I think that kind of success everybody recognizes is legitimate and something we should all strive for.

Interesting phrase in the bible that says strive for perfection - not that we can ever reach it. But it is in the striving, to be a little bit better today than yesterday, in our speech, our language, our health, everything we can possibility think of.

So yes, in my opinion Success is Everything!

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Rudy Recommends...

I hoped you enjoyed our Rudy Recommends...feature this year as we highlighted many of the influences on our president during his developement. As many of you know, Rudy Revak was incredibly successful in our field before he ever started his own comapany, Symmetry. Every month or so this year we featured one of the books or CD's that he used to develop his attitude and his ability. Here is a link to some of those items we featured:http://brianniederhaus.typepad.com/gps_blog/rudy_recommends/

Many of these items are world famous and others are less known but all of them will make an impact on you and your business. Of course there are many more things that influenced Rudy, in fact, he still is constantly reading and learning from those that went before him. So, if you missed any of these great personal development resources contact your local office and see if they have a few left. If not check online or send me an email and we'll find one for you.

We will continue to feature new items from time-to-time on this blog and in your local offices so keep an eye open. 

  

Vitamins for the Mind

  Here is the latest edition of "Vitamins for the Mind" from Jim Rohn's weekly newsletter. I thought this was very applicable to our business. Remember to pick up a copy of the Rudy Recommends.. CD set before the end of the month!

Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn

Communication/Persuasion by Jim Rohn

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.

For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, "Follow me." Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.

You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do not have. And you cannot give that which you do not possess. To give it and to share it, and for it to be effective, you first need to have it. Good communication starts with good preparation.

The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say, "Me, too!" verses "So what?"

Learn to express, not impress.

Be brief on the logic and reason portion of your presentation. There are probably about a thousand facts about an automobile, but you don't need them all to make a decision. About a half dozen will do.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

What is powerful is when what you say is just the tip of the iceberg of what you know.

It's not the matter you cover so much as it is the manner in which you cover it.

Vitamins for the Mind

Jim Rohn, one of Rudy's mentors, and the feature of this quarters Rudy Recommends...has a series called Vitamins for the Mind. I am going to start posting these occasionally and I hope you enjoy them. They will challenge your thinking and they will challenge to become better so only read them if you want to achieve more in life. Remember you can pick up the Jim's "Challenge to Succeed" 4 CD pack at your local Symmetry office.

Vitamins for the Mind:

SKILLS/SALES

Don´t wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don´t wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don´t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.

You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills.

The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things.

Learn to hide your need and show your skill.

To succeed in sales, simply talk to lots of people every day. And here´s what´s exciting – there are lots of people!

Practice is just as valuable as a sale. The sale will make you a living; the skill will make you a fortune.

Selling is a person-to-person business. You cannot send the sales manual out to make the sale. Sales manuals have no legs and no voice.

In the sales profession the real work begins after the sale is made.

Sales people should take lessons from their kids. What does the word “no“ mean to a child? Almost nothing.

Even if you are new in sales, you can make up in numbers what you lack in skills.

Challenge to Succeed!

This months Rudy Recommends...item is probably the most exciting of the year! This 4 CD set is the same personal developement material that Rudy heard directly from Jim Rohn 35 years ago. Now you can hear it too, directly from Jim Rohn, just as Rudy did! Don't miss the opportunity to add this life changing CD set to your library. We were able to get a great price so you can own this set for $25-30, that's 50% off the price here in the States! Pick up a set today in your local office and challenge yourself to succeed!

July Rudy recommends...

This months Rudy Recommends...tool is a classic called "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen. This book is over 100 years old but it is as relevant today as it was years ago. this is a quick read so pick up a copy from your local office today!!

June Rudy Recommends...

This months Rudy Recommends... tool is a great sampler CD from a primary influence of Rudy's, Jim Rohn. We featured one of his CD's back in January and it was a huge hit so I wanted to get some more of of this great motivator's material out to you. This CD has a ton of Jim's gold nuggets all in one place and I know you will get inspired every time you listen to it. All of the local offices have this CD available now so make sure you get yours today! Also, in the next few months we will feature a 4 CD set of Jim's that will knock your socks off, so look for that soon!

Rudy Recommends....in May

   "Our business is a people business" is something Rudy has said many times. So, how do we get better at dealing with people? Read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. This all-time classic has been a staple for generations of sales people. Learn how to turn more people into customers and how to increase the number of people who take a look at the Symmetry opportunity. Pick up a copy of this from your local office or book store, read it and put these principles to use. You will see your abilities improve and your enrolling increase!

Rudy Recommends....Acres of Diamonds

Available in your local office is the April Rudy Recommends...tool "Acres of Diamonds". This great story about creating success right where you are planted is inspirational and motivating. This small book is something you could take with you anywhere to remind yourself that you are right in the middle of a million dollar idea. Please enjoy the message in this book and let me know how it affects your perception of your Symmetry opportunity.

March Rudy Recommends...

This month Rudy recommends..."Think and Grow Rich", the all-time classic, by Napolean Hill. Many of you have read this book before and I am sure got a lot out of it. I have read it a couple of times and each time I get something new from it. I will be reading it again this month and I am very excited about what I will learn this time.

To make this fun and to get the most from the book, we will be having a world wide study group here on the blog. Just click on the "comments" button at the bottom and let your other study partners know what you learned that day or that week. I think this conversation will be very interesting. I would also love to here stories on how you used what you learned in your business.

The core team from Jamaica did this exact study together in January and they have exploded their business. Jamaica has had fantastic growth the last couple of months in both sales and enrolling! And I have photographic proof that reading "Think and Grow Rich" will make you a happier person.                                                                                                                                                                                

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So, start reading 10 pages a day and then check in with the study group and let us know what you got from the days reading.

If you need a copy of this great book you can usually find them at any bookstore or library. We will also have a few copies available at each of our international offices.