Denis Waitley's Ezine

 June 7, 2006
Issue 62

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Denis Waitley


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In This Issue.....

1. This Week's Jumpstart
2. Champion Within Article
3. Seeds of Greatness
4. Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
5. Featured Product of the Week
6. More Information

 

1. This Week's Jumpstart

The young violinist just off the bus at the Port Authority asked a New York policeman for directions.

"Tell me, sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?"

"Practice."

Practice makes permanent. Practice your faulty golf swing on the driving range and you'll remain a high handicap duffer. Practice bad habits and they'll turn from cobwebs into cables to shackle your life.

This week consider finding a coach, with a proven track record of success, to teach you the correct swing in anything you are trying to master. Yes, practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice makes perfect!  

 

2.  The Champion Within Article

Autograph Your Career and Your Life with Excellence by Denis Waitley

In 1644, a child was born. He lived to be 93 at a time in history when the average life span was but 35 to 40. He taught himself his trade and began his career. He often worked alone with primitive tools, but his focus every day was to put the best he had into his work. The man made violins. He labored over each and every process and step to ensure that he had "autographed" them with excellence and the best that was in him. He created his own personal standard of excellence for his craft, and he actually signed his name on each instrument that passed the test.

Today, some three hundred years later, the name of this craftsman who was committed to excellence is the benchmark for the best in musical instruments. His name? Antonio Stradivari! His Stradivarius violins sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars because they are the best.

When Stradivari labored, he did not know of the legacy he was creating. He was doing his best, day in and day out, to reach his standard of excellence. He didn't spend the extra time and care to get the accolades of upper management or to be the top producer in the company. He did it because excellence was part of his focus, mission, and obsession.

It is easy to do world-class work when a boss is looking or a supervisor is around. But the test is in what you do when no one is looking. High achievers have developed the ability to stay focused when no one else is around. Does your quality or performance fluctuate based on who is in the office or which customer you are serving? Excellence is not something that you can just turn on and off whenever you feel you need it. It is a habit rooted in your attitude about your life and career.

Are you just going through the motions day to day, or are you creating a masterpiece? Autographs are valuable because they are rare and are tied to excellent performance. In today's world, superior effort and service are becoming endangered species. Is the autograph you place on your work and service each day a Stradivarius or a Michael Jordan? Or is it unknown, with little value? Autograph your career and your life with excellence.

Having a firm commitment to excellence, like Stradivari, has an amazing effect on your achievement motivation. When people who are simply going through the motions or who are just working for a paycheck hit a challenge or obstacle, they often run to their boss and get him or her to do it, or they procrastinate by getting a cup of coffee or shuffling the papers on their desk. On the other hand, when individuals who are committed to excellence hit a similar challenge, they immediately bounce back with energy, and they are actually exhilarated by the chance to stretch themselves to overcome the problem. A commitment to excellence will create focus, and focus will assist you in maintaining your positive motivation and in creating a balanced life.

So, start today and autograph your work with excellence!

-- Denis Waitley

With over 10 million audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley's CD album, "The Psychology of Winning," is still the all-time best selling program on self-mastery. To order this Best-Seller or his other products including, The Platinum Collection and The New Dynamics of Goal-Setting and save 30%, go to http://deniswaitley.yoursuccessstore.com or call 877-929-0439.


 


Denis Waitley has studied, counseled and trained leaders in virtually every field including Apollo astronauts, Olympic gold medalists, Super Bowl champions, returning POW's, heads of state and Fortune 500 top executives.

Denis is recognized as a world class speaker and author and has traveled the globe sharing success ideas and strategies to thousands of companies the past 25 years. To book Dr. Waitley to speak for your company or to be part of your upcoming Regional or National Convention send an email to speaker@deniswaitley.com or call 877-929-0439 and ask for Hilary
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3. Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley

You can change your life by changing you habits. Here are some guidepost rules regarding change:

Rule 1:
No one can change you and you can’t really change anyone else. You must admit your need, stop denying your problem, and accept responsibility for changing yourself

Rule 2:
Habits aren’t broken, but replaced -- by layering new behavior patterns on top of the old ones. This usually takes a least a year or two. Forget the 30-day wonder ones. I don’t know where motivational speakers got the idea that it takes twenty-one days to gain a new habit. It may take that long to remember the motions of a new skill, but after many years of being you, it takes far longer to settle into a new habit pattern and stay there. Habits are like submarines. They run silent and deep. They also are like comfortable beds, in that they’re easy to get into, but difficult to get out of. So don’t expect immediate, amazing results. Give your skills’ training a year and stick with it, knowing that your new ways can last a lifetime.

Rule 3:
A daily routine adhered to over time will become second nature, riding a bicycle. Negative behavior leads to a losing lifestyle, positive behavior to a wining lifestyle. Practice make permanent in both cases.





4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips

Well, last week completed our Coaching Tips on helping our children discover their own self-esteem. For the next two weeks we'll do something a little different. This week I'm simply providing a list of words that are better forgotten... Interested? Keep reading... And next time, I'll give you the list of words that are worth remembering.

Words to Forget:
I can't
I'll try
I have to
Should have
If only
Problem
Difficult
Stressed
I, me, my
Yes, but
Hate

This week I challenge you to remove this list of words from both your mental and verbal vocabulary.

-- DW  

 

5. Featured Product of the Week - The Winner's Edge!

"This quite possibly could be the most important breakthrough to take place in personal education in the last 50 years" - Dr. Denis Waitley

I'm very proud to announce one of the most exciting ventures I've ever been a part of:

TSTN - The Success Training Network. The name says it all. It's literally Success TV. 24 hours. 7 days a week. And it's available worldwide!

TSTN has put together the best training faculty the world has ever seen. Names like Ziglar, Rohn, Proctor and on and on. More than 50 and growing. Teaching everything from how to make money to how to invest it. They've got programs for your health, your relationships, your career and your self.

Plus, my show, The Winner's Edge!

And let me repeat --- because it's important --- it's available worldwide!

In the words of Jim Rohn, "What TSTN has created is the single greatest portal to relevant, life-changing content ever created." And humbly, I'm just happy to be a very tiny part of it.

And TSTN can do a lot for your life too. So turn off the Loser's TV and turn on the Winner's TV. More information is waiting for you at www.preview1.tstn.com?kbid=1043&sub=dw

By the way, TSTN doesn't have any monthly contracts or obligations. So it's easy to try. And you'll invest a lot less than you're probably spending on cable TV every month. If I had to choose one or the other, I'd choose Success! Wouldn't you?

To Your Winning Life!
Denis Waitley


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