How to remain motivated despite...

[The following is the best email regarding motivation i recieved from my friend Patric Chan. Enjoy it as i did, YOU will Know Why.]

I've been to dozens of live seminar events in my life where

I have met face-to-face with successful people. One thing that
I can surely tell you is the excitement and energy that I feel at

each event cannot be put into words.

You've experienced that too?

Well, magically, when you are around successful people or
people who have a success mindset, their enthusiasm rubs off

on you.

Contradictorily, if you're around people who are

not successful and don't have high standards for success,

then you ultimately let them bring down your enthusiasm

and energy.

The fact is, there are more negative minded people in this

world than there are success seekers and you can't do

anything about it - and these people can even include

your family, close friends or colleagues!

Perhaps their negativity is a way for them to justify their

lack of success?

Perhaps they try to shield themselves from failure in order

secure their self-esteem?

Who knows.

Of course, if you buy into their mindset, you would never

achieve anything substantial in your life. So if you want to

achieve success, it's important that you limit your

interaction with negative people and start associating

with the "right" enviroment.

Like each time I have conversion with great minds who

are best-selling authors, self-made multi-millionaires and so

on, I've picked up so much knowledge and secrets to success.

They 'force' me to think big, to explore opportunities

that I've never thought of.

I'm not saying that you should end your friendship with a

life-long friend, that would be absurd. I'm just saying that you

should be aware that their negative energy can bring down

your positive energy and that's dangerous.

Basically, great things can happen when you associate with

like-minded people. When you all put your heads together, you

can share what works for each of you. You can meet people

at seminars and form friendships even if you don't live in the

same location.

Now I know that seminars can be cost prohibitive for some

people but you can form friendships with people you meet

online also! The point is, don't limit yourself because of

the demographic restriction you have.

To your success,

Patric Chan

Napoleon's Key to Victory

The only real measure of business leadership is results. This requires the ability to act boldly with no guarantees of success. The greatest obstacle to overcome is fear of the unknown.

The Key to Confidence
Most fear however, is rooted in ignorance. The more knowledge or skill you have in any area, the less fear it holds. Napoleon Bonaparte is considered by historians to be perhaps the greatest single military leader who ever lived. More than 100,000 books have been written about him since his death on St. Helena.

Pay Attention to Detail
Napoleon's courage was legendary but it was not vain or impetuous. Napoleon was famous for his fastidious attention to detail, for taking pains to study and thoroughly understand every military situation he ever faced. He led the French army in hundreds of minor and major engagements and lost only three, the last one being Waterloo. The more you know about what you face, the lower your level of ignorance, the more courage and confidence you will have naturally. The more time you take to think through a situation, the more capable you will be of dealing with it when it arises. Napoleon planned for every contingency.

Think About the Possibilities
He carefully considered and followed through to its natural conclusion every setback or possibility of defeat he might encounter and then he prepared against it. To be caught unprepared for unexpected setbacks is a mark of weak leadership. Confidence comes from the constructive use of pessimism, thinking about what could go wrong long before it does.

Action Exercises
Here are two ways you can apply Napoleon's strategy to your situation.

First, become an expert in your field. Never stop learning and growing. The more you know, the more confidence you will have.

Second, get the facts. Double check everything. Be prepared for unexpected setbacks and reversals. The more prepared you are, the more confidence you will have.