Cartoons to illustrate ‘The Invisible Enemy of Success’ by Mike Litman
Just been on Mike Litman’s blog and his latest post really hit the nerve. I drew the first version of the cartoon quite a few years ago and the second one is a slight updated version after reading Mike’s post…
You can’t be a success if you listen to MENTAL JUNK…
Just too many people at an early age bought into MENTAL JUNK. They accepted limiting, defeating words spoken over them and many have brought that BELIEF into adulthood. Words have IMMENSE power. 25 times more then you can imagine.
Something Very Exciting Is Going To Happen Today!
The words we BELIEVE and say about ourselves set the limits for our lives. They do. You can’t surpass your words. You just can’t. Also, many have voids in their life because words WEREN’T SPOKEN. (You needed to hear something years ago, though it was never spoken.) You have to NOW speak these words into yourself. (I call this -Power Speak-)
Something Great Is Going To Happen To me Today!
“Something great is going to happen to me today.” “I am a success!” “I have a winning personality and people are drawn to me.” “I expect people to want to help me reach my goals.”“Making money is simple and easy.” (Too many people buy into the “Money is hard” mindset) All day you should be saying: “You have what it takes.” “Great things are about to happen to me.” Guard your mind. Stop letting defeating words into your life. Words will crush you or lift you’ve higher then you’ve EVER imagined.
I came across this proverb and immediately had this idea come to mind…
An old proverb epitomizes the wait-and-see mentality of many people: “Man who stand on top of mountain with mouth open wait long time for roast turkey to fly in!”
It's going to be a LONG WAIT!
So the point here is TAKE ACTION – no matter how small, as long it is in the direction you want to go!
I’m going to take action – are you? I have been procrastinating of late – but I’m aware of it and will overcome it.
I’m a regular reader of Mike Litman’s blog and just had to share his latest post with you. I’ve added a cartoon I drew some time ago… “You weren’t born to be in this room tonight.” I said this to the audience of 200 people at a talk I did 2 weeks ago. There was a few seconds of silence. Many people starting shaking their heads up and down, signaling “You’re right.” “Mike, why did you say this to the audience?” Good question amigo. Throughout the night, many individuals were sharing their stories of financial struggle, being at jobs they couldn’t stand, and having too many negative people around them. You, I, WE…we weren’t born to be average. We weren’t born to strive for mediocrity in life.
Pulled down into Mediocrity - NO WAY!
You’ve got to Say Goodbye To Mediocrity!
We weren’t born to spend our lives at jobs we can’t stand. When I said to the audience, “You weren’t born to be in this room tonight”, here’s what I was really saying. You were born for GREATNESS. You were born to accomplish. You were born to have fun, be happy, serve others, and be fulfilled. You weren’t born to struggle unnecessarily. Yes, I’m all for improving yourself and going to seminars. I’ve been working on myself for years. What I was getting across to them and now to you is this. Make your move. Now. Read the rest at…Mike Litman’s Blog
Seven Classic Ways to Top Achievement: Napoleon Hill’s Principles
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve,” said Napoleon Hill, the legendary personal-development expert and author. For most of his life, Hill lived with the conviction that every failure carried with it the seed of equivalent advantage. Here are seven of his principles for extraordinary achievement:
1. Definiteness of Purpose. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Definite purpose!
2. Mastermind Alliance. The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
3. Applied Faith. Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalents.
4. Pleasing Personality. Personality is the sum of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
5. Personal Initiative. Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
6. Positive Mental Attitude. Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success, while failure attracts more failure.
7. Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Seven Classic Ways to Top Achievement – I’ll definitely be acting on these!
Seven Classic Ways to Top Achievement – please let me know your thoughts!?
“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.” Vince Lombardi
The above quote sparked off this cartoon that I did for Kent Meters here in the UK years ago and recently redrew it to bring it up to date. (My job was to illustrate a 24 page brochure that would be given to all employees to help them understand the need for Total Customer Satisfaction.) You can see all the cartoons at: http://www.cartoonstudio.co.uk/Pages/kmeters1.html
Teamwork at it
These are some of my favourite ‘teamwork’ quotes:
There is no “I” in “TEAMWORK“. Unknown
It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.
TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More
Henry Ford
Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Andrew Carnegie
Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach
All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.
Coming together, sharing together, working together, succeeding together. Unknown
Let me know if you have any good ‘teamwork’ quotes!?
Here’s a cartoon inspired from a great quote by Mahatma Ghandi – Struggles Develop Strengths, Strength Does Not Come From Winning!
Here’s another quote about how struggles develop strengths…
“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.” ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
Remember – Struggles develop strengths. It’s no good wimping out at the first sign of trouble!
When commissioning cartoons… Pick TWO of the three options!
Good+Fast = Expensive Choose this and I’ll postpone every other project on my drawing board, my round of golf or give up my footy match ticket and work day and night to get your job done. It WILL NOT BE CHEAP though!
Good+Cheap = Slow Choose good and cheap and I’ll still do a great job at a discounted price. But you’ll have to be patient while I fit you in after my higher paying clients, updating my web site, going down the gym, my footy matches, rounds of golf and liquid lunches!
Fast+Cheap = Inferior Choose this option at your peril. It will still be delivered on time but it will be inferior, as many corners as possible will be cut. You know the saying ‘You get what you pay for!’ The least favorable option in my opinion!
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