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What is Your Purpose Statement for Your Business?

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Do you know what your purpose is for your business? It is a critical question, to ask because without purpose, you will not have focus, and focus is critical to your success. When you lack purpose, you will get up each day and let the day happen to you, rather than you happening to the day.

We have all had days that seemed like we worked really hard and accomplished nothing. Those are the days we worked outside of the purpose of our business. If you want your business to be effective, successful, and sustained, then you need to develop a purpose statement.

Here are some things that I have learned about focus…

  • Purpose keeps you focused.
  • Purpose helps you identify your goals.
  • Purpose helps you establish your plan.
  • Purpose helps you take the RIGHT actions.

Developing you purpose statement takes answering some tough questions, writing those answers down on paper, AND keeping them readily available for you to see each day. Ask yourself these questions:

  1. What is my business going to accomplish?
  2. Who does my business serve?
  3. What is my customers biggest problem?
  4. How will we solve the problem?

Give these questions some thought until you have a clearly defined purpose for you business.

Categories : Business, Leadership, Marketing, Sales
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How to Get in Your Peak Performance Zone

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Thursday, July 29th, 2010

I love making observations on success and asking the question, “is there a formula for success?” In other words what makes one person more successful than another? Why is it that some people rise to the top, others hang around the middle, and the rest bring up the rear?

I spend a lot of time reading, researching, and observing. I really like taking in all of the senses, hearing great speakers, talking to them, and reading their books. All of these help give me insight and principles that I use in turn to grow my business and share with others.

Over the years there have been several key points that I have noticed to be a formula for success. So many people are looking for that “elusive” part of life where everything seems to come together and you feel like you are in the zone. We have all felt the “peak performance zone” at different points in our life. It is those times where you feel that you are doing exactly what you were born to do. Excellence, ease, and joy come naturally.

I want to share with you some points that I have observed to help you find and stay in the “Peak Performance Zone”

  1. Do What You are Passionate About. Every great leader, athlete, and average Joe that is enjoying the “PPZ” has an unquenchable passion for what they are doing. Work feels like play to them.
  2. Have a Focused Purpose. People who operate in the “PPZ” have a singular focused purpose and nearly 100% of the time, that purpose is centered around helping other people. In other words, they are people focused, not me focused.
  3. Never Stop Learning! People operating in the “PPZ” are always seeking out new knowledge. They have a thirst for information and they understand that they do not know everything.
  4. Fast Decisions. It is good to make fast decisions. Over thinking can drive you out of the “PPZ”, so get enough information, but make decisions quickly.
  5. Daily Action! I can never emphasize this enough. Getting in the “PPZ” requires daily action.

Ultimately, I have found that it really comes down to having an immense joy about what you are doing. When you love your work, the rest seems to fall into place naturally.

Categories : Leadership, Motivation, Personal Growth
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The Magic of Thinking Big!

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

I think I may be addicted. Every time Willie Wonka comes on TV, I find myself drawn into this maze of endless possibilities and opportunity. I could be doing just about anything else, but if that show comes on, I feel compelled to watch.

It seems everyday that I am reminded about the magic of thinking big. I love both of the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movies. They let us know that there is power in Big Thinking! So often our circumstances are a matter of not thinking about what could be, and just accepting what is.

Regardless of where you are, it is always possible to re-define your business, your life, and your possibilities. As we grow up we stop using our imagination. When we are kids, anything is possible. We play all sorts of games imaging ourselves as pro athletes, fireman, police officers, etc. The possibilities are limitless. However, as we get older we don’t always want to take as many risk. Fear of loss begins to set in and hold us back from possibilities.

As with anything, it begins with a decision. You need to make a decision to start Thinking BIG!

Here are some quick tips to help you start thinking BIG!

  1. Schedule time to think!
  2. Get inspiration from a book, a speech, a CD, or music!
  3. Ask yourself what it would look like if you did what you thought you could not!
  4. Grab a pen and paper and write your visions down!

Here are a few questions for you to start thinking about…

  • How often do you schedule thinking and creative time in your life?
  • What is possible for you, if you change your thinking?
  • What could be accomplished if you had a different perspective?
Categories : Motivation, Personal Growth, Successful Living
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What if?

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Do have and “what if’s” in your life? What is you had made a different choice? What if you had left 10 minutes earlier? What if you had said something nice?

Life can be full of “what if’s”. In fact the “what if’s” can drive you crazy if you let them. The most troubling “what if’s” are the ones that occurred in the past. The past is over. You simply can not go back and change the past, so dwelling on the “what if’s” of the past is damaging to your future.

Instead, try focusing on the “what if’s” of your future.

What if you re-defined your life? What if you re-defined what you believed is possible? What if you made that extra call, sent that extra letter, or made that extra effort?

What would happen to your life if you focused on the “what if’s” of your future, then moved them over to the “why not” category and finally placed them in the “I must do it now” column?

How would that look?

Categories : Motivation, Personal Growth, Successful Living
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How to Deal with Uncertainty

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

As I talk to and coach people, one of the biggest problems facing Americans today is UNCERTAINTY. Whenever you find yourself uncertain about your career, your job, your finances, your future, or whatever then you are setting yourself up to become trapped.

If we are not growing, learning, and achieving then we are stagnate. Too many people right now are looking for someone else to solve their problem. A good friend of mine once said

“It doesn’t matter what happens in the White House, it only matters what happens in your house.”

I do believe we need strong leaders in our country with a vision for freedom and a future, but you also need the same in your life. Here are some tips to overcome uncertainty and get on track for a life of passion and purpose!

1. Realize that you are the CEO of your life. You get the final say in the choices YOU make. Take inventory of your current situation and the choices that have lead you to this point. What new choice do you need to make to live the life you desire?

2. Get a new vision for your future. Find a mentor, role model, or opportunity you have always wanted to pursue. See what they have done to make it in today’s market. See what their vision for the future is and began to craft your new vision!

3. Feed you mind with opportunity! When times are good we often dismiss how important self improvement really is to our life. What are you listening to in your car? Who are you listening to? What are you reading? Feeding your mind is critical to changing your perspective and your future!

4. Take Action! Uncertainty can lead to fear and just like paper covers rock, action conquers fear. Don’t wait to take action towards your dream. Someone once asked me when the best time to go for their dream was and that time is now. No one is guaranteed tomorrow, so don’t wait! Get up, get a new vision for your life, and get moving!

Categories : Motivation
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Don’t Let Your Challenges Become Your Excuses!

By Tim Davis · Comments (1)
Monday, July 26th, 2010

What challenges are you facing today? Better yet what are you doing to bust through the challenges and be an overcomer? Everyday people face challenges of all kinds, health, financial, career. You name it, everyone has challenges. The question is really not what your challenge is, but rather have you let that challenge become and excuse?

Recently I ran across a story about Butch Lumpkin. Butch was born without arms, yet today he is an accomplished athlete, father, and husband. In fact Butch can hit a golf ball 260 yards on the drive. Makes me want to go out and work on my golf game ASAP! Take a look at this video and the ask yourself this simple question…

“Have I let my challenges become my excuses?”

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5 Steps to Start Living Your Passion!

By Tim Davis · Comments (0)
Monday, July 19th, 2010

I have researched, read, and listened to people tell me how to find my passion and the money would follow for years. There are assessments to find your spiritual gift, your personality profile, and calling in life; however so few people really go for it!

Why is that? What s really holding you back from going for it? I was talking to a good friend today and it hit me out of the blue…

Too many of us can’t go for our dreams because we have boxed ourselves in. We have boxed ourselves into obligations and debt. We have houses, cars, credit cards, and other obligations that may suffer if we pursue our true passion.

“Many people can not enjoy life because they have trapped themselves financially”

So what do we do? Do we live a life in chains?

Recently, Angie and I made some really big life decisions. We decided to go for our dreams. We decided to create a life that we built our work around, rather than trying to get life “in” when our work allowed it. Here is where we had to start in order to build out the life we want…

  1. We had to decide that life and living our passion was more important than stuff!
  2. We had to decide that what we wanted, was more important than what others thought or said we needed
  3. We had to get real about what we wanted. Do we really need a larger home, more gadgets, and more stuff – Or do we want to build a life around our passion?
  4. We had to create a budget of what expenses we really needed and what expenses we did not need.
  5. We had to find a way to make an income from our passion.

Many years ago we had taken some sound advice on saving. While we could have saved more, we did ok. That savings has helped us launch our new plan faster. If you don’t have savings, then your journey will take a little longer, but don’t give up. When you really start to take a close look at your expenses, you will start to find ways to make your new life a reality.

We will see where the journey takes us, and I will continue to share our journey with you!

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