Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
January 14, 2008 Issue 283
From the Desk of Bob
Greetings,
Today, I am on my way to Las Vegas for a business and pleasure trip that is sure to a lot of fun, and to top it off, I am getting to go on this trip with four of my most favorite people. Wow! I am so "rich" in relationships and so very fortunate.
I am anticipating a great week. Hope yours it too!
To Your SUCCESS! Bob
bob@mrattitudespeaks.com
In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Preparation & Opportunity
Sunny Side of Life
Mr. Attitude's Life Tested Tools
Life Attitudes
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparaton." -Arthur Ashe
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet." -Bobby Unser
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come." -Abraham Lincoln
"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared." -Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Seeds of Success: Preparation & Opportunity
By Robert A. Prentice
Two of my favorite words are "preparation" and "opportunity". This powerful pair of words, which have been in my daily thoughts and vocabulary for decades, can contribute to untold riches in all aspects of our lives, primarily because there is nothing in the world that brings peace of mind like preparation, especially if you have the want-to and/or the capability of being opportunistic-minded.
Surprisingly, not everyone buys into the concept of being prepared; there are actually plenty of resistors-people who would much rather just wing it than plan ahead. Believe me when I tell you that I have been there to observe the fallout that comes from flying by the seat of the pants, and it is not a pretty sight. A long time ago, I purposed in my life to consistently remain committed to planning and preparation so that I will always be ready for the opportunities that come my way.
Preparing for opportunity begins with having a hope and a dream, then taking the flood of thoughts, dreams and desires that have been whirling around in your brain day and night, and getting them down on paper. It really helps to see them right there in front of you, instead of just allowing them to flop around in your mind's eye. Once you have your written plan, it is easy to review it often, add to it and revise it at will.
Then, because you are well prepared when opportunity knocks, you will confidently open wide the door to that opportunity and be able to seize it with gusto and enthusiasm. Taking action, you become; you achieve; you succeed; and life is richer and fuller.
Never allow fear to hold you back. Remind yourself that you are prepared; you have planned; you are executing your strategies. This is the time and place to be bold-to take some risks. So, face your fears and say to yourself, "Success is an attitude, and I have an attitude for success!"
The application of this concept and these powerful principles will work if you are a business person, a homemaker, a parent, a spouse, an employee-no matter what roles you play in life, there is room for more preparation and taking the time, the energy and the risks to more effectively seize life's opportunities.
On the Sunny Side of Life: Goofy Mergers
A number of years ago there was a proposed merger between Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers. Rumor had it that the new company would be called: Fairwell Honeychild
There is a merger in the works involving Polygraph Records, Warner Brothers and Keebler. It will be called: Poly-Warner-Cracker
Don't forget the failed merger between Yahoo and Netscape: Net'n'Yahoo (It didn't work out because they were afraid they would have to relocate the headquarters to Tel Aviv.)
Others in the works:
3M & Goodyear = mmmGood
John Deere & Abitibi-Price = Deere Abi
Honeywell & Imasco & Home Oil = Honey, I'm Home
Denison Mines & Alliance & Metal Mining = Mine, All Mine
3M & JC Penney & Canadian Opera Company = 3 Penney Opera
Crabtree & Evelyn and Apple Computer = Crab Apple
Swissair & Cheseborough-Ponds = Swiss Cheese
Zippo Manufacturing & Audi & Dofasco & Dakota Mining = Zip Audi Do Da
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