Welcome to TIPS for Extraordinary Living!
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Written & Published by Philip E. Humbert, PhD
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Table of Contents:
1. The One-Minute TIP
2. Welcome Notes
3. The Winter Of Your Success
4. Quotes of the Week
5. Strictly Business: Eliminate the Bottlenecks
6. Resources and Tools for YOUR Success!
7. Humor: Fantastic Word Play!
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1. The One-Minute TIP
For winners, winter is an amazingly time of year. While
nature (and most of our competition) is sleeping, winners
use the winter to stay focused and achieve greatness. What
will you accomplish this winter? What magnificent goals
will you achieve? Decide to make this your most productive
year ever, then get to work. Make it happen. "Git 'er done!"
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2. Welcome Notes
First, I want to thank about 50 people who sent notes of
appreciation for last week's TIPS, "How to Go From Nothing
to Everything." Several people said it was "the best TIPS
ever" and others noted that the timing struck them as "just
right." I apologize for not putting the title in the
Subject line like I usually do. For those who missed it,
you can check it out in our archive at:
" http://philiphumbert.com/TIPS ">TIPS
Second, a flock of holidays are coming up! I know, it's far
too early for the decorations in the stores, but I did hear
some kids looking forward to Halloween the other day. My
point is not to rush the holidays but to remind us to plan
ahead so we can enjoy them.
Whatever holidays you observe, spend a few minutes deciding
what would make them extra special this year. If you need
airline tickets, buy them now. If you need to invite
someone or schedule some time off work, or set aside some
extra cash, make the arrangements so this holiday will be
exactly the way you want it. And, no stress!
Finally, a couple hundred people signed up for my BEST
BOOKS newsletter last week, and I love that! About once a
month, I send reviews of the books I've read recently.
There's no cost and if love books (and ideas!) sign up at:
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3: The Winter Of Your Success
This week, I told my MasterMind group that "for some
reason" I've been unusually energized, focused and
productive. Afterward, I realized there's no mystery. I
know exactly why I'm so excited: Winter is coming!
Obviously, every season has its strong points, but for me
fall and winter have always been connected with
"production." I think of winter days spent reading, writing,
on the phone with colleagues, and getting stuff done.
The crisp, cool mornings energize me, and I love that!
(For our subscribers "down south," I know your summer is
coming, and you'll be enjoying all things we'll be missing
here in the frozen north! Have a great, and productive,
summer!)
But for the majority of TIPS subscribers, it's autumn and
this is the BEST time to achieve your most important short-
term goals.
Since you won't be tempted by the beach, how will you use
the time? Since you won't be playing much golf or tennis,
what projects will you get done this winter?
The possibilities, of course, are unlimited. Some TIPS
subscribers will write that novel they've been meaning to
start. Some investors will be out looking at real estate
while interest rates are low and the competition refuses to
fight the snow and cold. Some people will go to the gym,
while others will be making sales and earning fantastic
year-end commissions. How will YOU use the days of winter?
Here's a key point: You aren't likely to hit anything in
particular unless you DECIDE in advance and make the
COMMITMENT to "git 'er done."
I admit that compared to many coaches, I am slightly
suspicious of most "goals." I put "goals" in quotes because
far too many of the "goals" I hear about are merely nice-
sounding hot air. Too many "goals" are just written
descriptions of things we wish or hope or fantasize about,
and they become set-ups for frustration.
The reality is that human beings are magnificent goal-
achieving creatures, BUT only when we aim at targets we
REALLY want to hit. Writing down some nice-sounding phrase
because your doctor wants you to lose weight, or because
your boss wants you to do more is usually a waste of time.
First, ponder what you really want to achieve this winter.
What would be fun? What would give you an incredible sense
of satisfaction, fulfillment or delight? Is there a 90-day
project that would transform your life forever? Write THAT
down and mull it over. THAT'S worth going for!
Second, make it measurable and specific. Put some numbers
on it. Lose ten pounds, not just "some weight." Increase
sales by 18% over last year, or read (and finish) "War and
Peace" by your birthday.
Third, develop a reasonable (believable) strategy. A goal
without a plan is just a pipe dream, so figure out how you
can "win" this time. Will you get up earlier? Will you re-
write your website? Will you make more calls, or hire a
coach? You need a "recipe" to achieve your goal.
Fourth, tell some people who will cheer you on and hold you
accountable. This can be tricky because too many people
will claim to "support" you while in fact they raise
doubts, criticize or undermine you. So choose carefully,
but get some cheerleaders!
Fifth - this is the easy part - get to work. Now that
you've got a target, a plan and a support team, DO what
you've promised to do. Make the calls. Run the laps. Put
the money in savings. Read a few pages each day. Whatever
your goal and your strategy for achievement, "git 'er
done."
For winners, winter is an amazingly time of year. While
nature (and most of our competition) is sleeping, winners
use the winter to stay focused and achieve greatness. What
will you accomplish this winter? What magnificent goals
will you achieve? Decide to make this your most productive
year ever, then get to work. Make it happen. "Git 'er done!"
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4. Quotes of the Week
"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do
every day what should be done, and every sunset will see
you that much nearer the goal."
-- Elbert Hubbard
"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful
men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they
don't quit."
-- Conrad Hilton
"Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on
our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells
upon, the body acts upon."
-- Denis Waitley
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's
the stuff life is made of."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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5. Strictly Business: Eliminate the Bottlenecks!
In any process, there is an upper limit to your results,
and the limit is always the same: A bottleneck.
In watering your garden, the smallest point in the line
limits how much water passes through the hose. The
bottleneck may be the valve on the house, the diameter of
the hose, the little washer inside the coupling, or the
nozzle on the end. Wherever the bottleneck occurs, it
limits the flow through the entire hose, and the solution
is always the same: increase the flow at that one critical
point, and the results are instant and dramatic!
The same thing is true in business and in your career.
No matter how smart or skilled or passionate you are, there
is always one critical point that limits you more than all
the others combined! Fix it, and like the flow of water
through your hose, the results are amazing!
Here are 3 common bottlenecks:
1. Not Acting as a Business. Many professionals and
entrepreneurs have a dream, not a business. They work
without focus, and without results. For tax purposes, the
government makes a distinction between a hobby (no matter
how hard you work at it), and a business. Customers can
tell the difference, too. The bottleneck is lack of
clarity. Work the business!
2. Ineffective Marketing. If you aren't getting enough new
customers, the bottleneck is in your marketing process.
Find a way to let more people know about your business.
Everyone wants great service at a fair price! Help them
find you!
3. Inadequate Value Added. To achieve unusual success, you
must transform customers into life-long partners. If people
are trying your product or service, but don't become repeat
customers, something is wrong. It may be a skill problem, a
pricing problem, or a delivery problem, but it must be
fixed!
What are the bottlenecks that hold you back? Find and fix
them. You can not afford to allow one small "pinch" to
limit your potential. Eliminate the bottlenecks!
If you are ready for some help, get a coach. An outside
perspective and the knowledge of an expert coach can often
work miracles! Put your time and effort where they will
yield the best results. To get started, just send me an
email. We'll talk and we'll get to work.
Coach@philiphumbert.com
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6. Resources and Tools for YOUR Success!
#1 Alive, Awake and Aware!
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that never seem to change, no matter how hard we try?
After 25 years of studying highly successful people, I
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three steps. The inner circle is self-awareness or self-
knowledge. When we are clear about who we are and what we
REALLY want, change is easier. The second circle is
effective support from our intimate community, the people
we spend time with every day. Finally, change must make
sense "out there" in the real world where we work and play.
After 25 years, I've written what I believe is the "recipe"
for a great life. I've tried to take the key ideas, the
most fruitful "seeds" from thousands of books and
interviews with hundreds of successful people and put them
in one place so YOU can learn, benefit and APPLY the
information immediately.
And, it's available in both book form and in a series of
audio CD's.
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#2 Bodacious Woman!
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This is a wonderful, fun, inspiring little book that is a
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it that I bought and mailed copies to four of my clients as
soon as I could get my hands on them, then I mailed copies
to all eight of my nieces. You've got to read this!
But, why? The answer is simple: You can't get along in this
world by being "nice" (read: "timid"), or by refusing to go
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Success is always an "inside job." It starts with telling
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#3 Achieve Your Goals, Transform Your Life!
The "Sedona Method"
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People ask me how they can "really explode my success and
change my life", and after telling them there is no magic
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Their simple observation that, 'Happiness is free' opened
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Very powerful stuff!
The program is not simple or cheap - you expected a quick
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7. Humor: Fantastic Word Play!
I'm a sucker for puns and word games. I'm not very good at
them, and maybe that's why I appreciate folks who have a
genius for them. The following was past around the hospital
where Mary works and I thought you'd enjoy it. Someone out
there must be deadly at Scrabble!
DORMITORY
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES -- LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUSTWO
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
Yep! Someone with waaaaaaaaaaay
too much time on their hands!
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Be kind to yourself and to someone else, and have a
wonder-FULL week!
Philip E. Humbert, PhD,
Resources for Success!(tm)
President, The Philip E. Humbert Group, Inc.
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