Showing posts with label Robert J. Ringer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert J. Ringer. Show all posts

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Today’s Motivation – TO-DO-IT-OVER-AGAIN Theory

TO-DO-IT-OVER-AGAIN Theory
 
If only you had it to do over again, you would do it differently. Fine – then get started, because you do have the opportunity to do it over again, if you just have the courage to admit it to yourself.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Friday, December 2, 2011

In some instances timing is everything, in some cases no. Timing is real important if you’re landing an airplane, playing music or trying to catch a ball. However, waiting for things to align before you take action is not an effective use of the timing is everything theory.

TIMING Theory

Conditions are never right at the right time; the timing is always wrong! If you’re waiting for everything to be just right before taking action, you are in possession of a foolproof excuse for failure.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Today’s Motivation – SURE Theory

There are 10 two letter words that make it possible for you to accomplish anything. Want to know what they are? OK

If it is to be it is up to me.

SURE Theory

There’s only one way to be sure that you plans will be properly carried out: Take matters into your own hands and don’t expect any help from anyone.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The stark reality is - things is the way things is. You must start from the way things are.

The sky is blue and no matter how much you wish it to be purple it’s still blue. Deal with it. Your mother is your mother; your body is your body. Deal with it.

No matter how much fantasizing you allow yourself to engage in the world is the way the world is, and it is like that for a reason. Deal with it.

REALITY Theory

Reality isn’t the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. Either you acknowledge reality and use it to your benefit, or it will automatically work against you.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Today’s Motivation – RATIONAL-ACTION Theory

A mother and daughter were preparing a holiday meal including a beautiful ham. Mom cut off the ends of the ham to which her daughter asked, “Why do you do that, cut the ends of the ham?” Mom replied, “Your grandmother always did it that way.” The little girl asked why.

They decided to find out and call grandma to which she said, “I used to cut the ends of the ham off because it didn’t fit in my roasting pan.”

Ta Da! Tradition!

RATIONAL-ACTION Theory
(aka PLASTIC-GLASS Theory)

Rational actions are based on reason, not custom and tradition.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Monday, November 28, 2011

Today’s Motivation – POSTURE Theory

When others see you as confident, purposeful, and as a leader you hold a certain degree of posture. When they sense you to be superbly capable and secure in what you do and who you are you demonstrate the unspoken language of posture.

POSTURE Theory

It’s not what you say or do that counts, but what your posture is when you say or do it.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Saturday, November 26, 2011

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE-RESULT Theory

How many times have you heard this truth? “If at first you don’t succeed try, try again.” Well, now you’ve heard it one more time.

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE-RESULT Theory

Formula for failure: Try thirty-seven times. Formula for success: try thirty-eight times.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Friday, November 25, 2011

Today’s Motivation – PERVERSE-MEMORY Theory

Ever walk into a room and wondered what you went there for? Ever forget an important appointment, key detail, vital piece of information? Our brains are vastly capable of miraculous thinking, just not real reliable memory banks. Write it down!

PERVERSE-MEMORY Theory

The only time you can absolutely count on forgetting something is when it’s so important and so fresh in your mind that you’re certain you won’t. Discipline yourself to take notes – regardless of how sure you are that you won’t forget.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Today’s Motivation – PERSPECTIVE Theory

Today being Thanksgiving in the United States, this quote from Ringer need nothing from me. Happy Thanksgiving US, and for those elsewhere, Happy Thursday!

PERSPECTIVE Theory

Against a backdrop of an ageless universe, everyday problems have little significance. For best results, just hang loose and enjoy the challenge of solving them.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Today’s Motivation – OUT-OF-STEP Theory

The following the herd mentality will get you following the herd results. Blending in, being one of the pack will keep you from your greatness. Standing out, being different and memorable makes way for greater results. Dare to be different.

OUT-OF-STEP Theory

As a general rule, a person’s chances for success will tend to increase the more he’s out of step with the dictates of “conventional wisdom.”
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Today’s Motivation – ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-DEAL Theory

Thinking you will never find another quite like this one is no reason to move forward in haste. Business opportunities abound. Never feel you’ve been left with no choice. There is always, always alternatives.

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-DEAL Theory

Never get into a bidding war over a once-in-a-lifetime deal. The best deal in the world comes along every day.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Monday, November 21, 2011

Today’s Motivation – NOSE-TO-THE-GRINDSTONE Theory

Working at a job for forty years will merely assure you of four decades of aging. Innovation, risk taking, creation, entrepreneurship are the means to great achievement and satisfaction. 

NOSE-TO-THE-GRINDSTONE Theory

If you do nothing else but keep your nose to the grindstone and work hard, long hours, you’re guaranteed to get only one thing in return: old.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Today’s Motivation – MONEY-VALUE Theory

MONEY-VALUE Theory
(aka FINANCIAL GEOMETRIC GROWTH Theory)

To an entrepreneur, the value of money is not measured by the amount of interest it can draw in a savings account. The “interest” accrued on it is the creative use to which the entrepreneur puts it.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Friday, November 18, 2011

Today’s Motivation – MAKEABLE-DEAL Theory

Got to have the next best thing, shiny object syndrome, over there is better than over here… and on and on and on.

Focus your attention on one thing and do that one thing well before moving on to the next.

MAKABLE-DEAL Theory

Expend your efforts in working hard to find one makeable deal, rather than working hard on an endless number of unmakeable deals and clinging to the faint home that you will somehow close one. 

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Today’s Motivation – LITTLE-WHITE-LIE Theory

The truth is not moldable. It’s not designed to be like clay in the potter’s hands to be shaped and fashioned to suit ones need. Attempting to manipulate the truth is like trying to see how close you can get a lit match to a dynamite fuse without lighting it.

LITTLE-WHITE-LIE Theory

The danger in telling little white lies, which wouldn’t cause too many problems of and by themselves, is that they tend to lead to big black lies, which cause lots of problems. Morally and pragmatically, a lie is a lie!
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.


© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Today’s Motivation – LINE-DRAWING-GAME Theory

LINE-DRAWING-GAME Theory

Every person subjectively draws his own line concerning what is and is not “proper” action, based either on his own moral standards, the moral standards of others or what is convenient for him at the time of action. Unless you have an affinity for courtrooms, don’t assume, when doing business with someone that his moral standards coincide with yours.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Today’s Motivation – LIFE-COMPLICATION Theory

Life is never as complicated as one makes it out to be. In fact, there is usually a readily available answer that is so simple it seems absurd to consider.

LIFE-COMPLICATION Theory

Given a choice between an easy solution and a complicated one, the loser will usually opt to travel the complicated path. Don’t ignore a solution just because it’s simple!
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Monday, November 14, 2011

Today’s Motivation – LEAPFROG Theory

Playing small will keep you small, unhappy and broke. Committing to play large will assure your triumph. Nowhere is this theory more true than with the entrepreneur, the solopreneur, the professionally self-employed and the network marketer.

LEAPFROG Theory

The quickest way to the top is not by fighting your way through the pack; the quickest way is to leapfrog over the pack. All you need is the ability and knowledge necessary to play the game on a higher level, plus the courage to stake you claim to your rightful place on the ladder.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Today’s Motivation – KNOW-IT-ALL Theory

Look in the mirror, therein lies the only secret to your success. All that counts is having a passionate vision for the one in the mirror and the action steps taken to fulfill that vision.

KNOW-IT-ALL Theory
(aka Organic Chemistry Theory)

Ignore the know-it-all! Whether or not someone else has “all the answers” is not relevant to your success. The only thing that is relevant is what you know and what you do.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk
Inspiring Transitions

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Today’s Motivation – INTIMIDATION Theory

Refuse to be intimidated. Stand your ground, take a position, hold fast to your beliefs. The cost is too great to let another intimidate.

INTIMIDATION Theory

The results a person obtains in any given situation are inversely proportionate to the degree to which he is intimidated.
~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

© Copyright 2011 Lynn and Rick Lelchuk