Small Business Advice

Can YouTube Make You More Successful?

If you aren’t a regular YouTuber you might be missing out on a great motivational and inspirational tool that can catapult you to your goals.

We all need a reminder now and then of just how great our lives really are. Watching someone else succeed in his or her goals can give us just the push we need to get started on our own journey.

If you’ve ever struggled on a diet you know how much reading an article about someone else’s weight loss can spur you to shed your own pounds.

When we watch someone else do what we want to do we often think,“If that guy can do it, I can too! I’m not as bad off as he is.”

Check out these YouTube videos for a quick shot in the arm of pure inspiration (and some fun!)

Team Hoyt

Clay Dyer

Nick Vujicic

Scrat

Animal

While you’re at YouTube, would you jump back to my blog http://smallbusinessadvice.typepad.com and let me know about your favorite inspirational videos? I’ll compile a list and send them out in a coming newsletter.

Thanks for all your support to salespeople and entrepreneurs around the world who read this newsletter each week.

Make YouTubing a regular part of your morning. For the best results, replace your daily news intake in the morning with one of these ideas and watch your productivity soar.

What Tune Do You March To?

By now those wonderful New Year’s resolutions are starting to fade a bit for many people. You might be finding yourself in a bit of a mid-winter slump.

Here’s a quick tip for getting motivated to take some action on your goals.

Find Your Theme Song

We’ve all heard about the power of music. Our hearing lies in the same place that emotions do in our brain so music touches us more deeply than almost any other sense.

Having a theme song and listening to it each morning can be a powerful subconscious reminder that you are in charge and nothing can stand in your way.

What song gets you pumped up when you hear it? Is it the theme song from Rocky, a headbanger by Metallica  or a rousing march from Souza?

Whatever tune touches a nerve for you, get a copy and listen to it each morning on the way into work. You’ll be amazed at how energized you can get in just 4 short minutes.

I start each of my days with the song “Perfect Day” by Hoku to remind me that each day is perfect as I choose it to be.

Here are the lyrics if you want them.

If you get a moment, please  leave me a comment about your favorite song. I’d love to compile a list for readers and introduce everyone to new motivational songs!

The Dog and The Elephant - Best Friends

What a wonderful story and lesson for us all

Watch the video

Can A Kitchen Be As Sexy As A BMW?

A few years ago I set a sales goal and told over 2000 people what my reward was for reaching that goal - a BMW 330ci convertible.

Throughout the year, I got calls, emails and questions about whether I was on target for getting my convertible. It was one of the most motivating years of my life. That constant support and reinforcement from my clients, friends and colleagues pushed me through the obstacles to achieving that goal.

That year I did buy my dream car.

And every time I get behind the wheel, put it in first gear and stomp on the gas, I remember the feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction at having earned that prize.

As is my custom, I'm setting some more goals for 2009 and thinking about my reward for accomplishing them.

Some of you may know I bought a run-down old house in Richmond's Bellevue neighborhood this past year. It is circa 1931 and almost everything in the house is original.

Including the kitchen. Except that part that was "upgraded" in 1970.

Yes, it really is that ugly.

So, my reward for achieving my goals in 2009 is to get a new kitchen. I'm going to gut the room, tearing everything down to the studs and start from scratch. New cabinets, new granite countertops, new appliances, the whole nine yards.

It's not quite as sexy as a new BMW but after spending a Christmas cooking dinner using my 4 feet of counter space and 1970s stove and oven, I think it is a reward well worth working hard for!

Wish me luck and don't forget to ask about the progress towards a new kitchen if you happen to see me!

By the way, if you tell me what your reward is for your goals this year, I'm happy to return the favor and encourage you along the way.

Happy New Year!!!!!