Naomi And The 5 Life LessonsWritten by Ronnie Kimball
Not long ago, I attended a seminar that featured Naomi Judd, half of legendary country music duo, The Judds. Naomi, with her talented daughter, Wynonna, set standard for country music by selling millions of albums, performing to 'sold out' audiences, and winning numerous awards.The Judds had just finished a whirlwind reunion tour after a decade of not appearing on stage together. During that time Wynonna pursued a successful career as a solo artist while Naomi recovered from illness. Incidentally, Naomi's youngest daughter, Ashley, is talented actress, one in same. Naomi talked about early days of being a single Mom and raising her 2 daughters and having a dream to "make it" in music business. She worked as a nurse and actually secured a record deal with a record company executive while a member of his family was a patient. She said that her daughters didn't always appreciate her disciplinarian ways. In fact, girls' favorite saying was, "If it ain't one thing, it's your mother!" But she was disciplining them for what would lie ahead for their futures. Naomi taught her girls 5 important life lessons: (1) Change is true nature of world. -She insisted that security is superstition. The only true security comes from within. (2) Choices are sacred. -You always get to choose. Just learn to question every choice that presents itself in your life. (3) Honor your intuition, or inner wisdom.
| | Don't Take Advice From Successful PeopleWritten by Steve Gillman
Do you know what problem is with asking successful people for advice? They don't always know why they are successful - but they'll give you all reasons you want. I once watched an 100-year-old man explain that smoking every day was secret to his longevity. It would be great to know why he lived so long, but I'm pretty sure we won't learn by asking him.Don't Listen To Success - Model It Don't do as they say, but rather do as they do. That is way to learn success from successful. A wealthy real estate investor once told me he didn't believe in setting goals. Only later in conversation did I realize that he knew just where he expected to be with his projects in six months. That's goal-setting - he just called process something else. Don't stop listening to what successful people have to say - but read between lines. Look at their words for insight into how they think about things, how they approach their challenges. A successful basketball player might only advise you to practice more, but if he mentions "I saw that going in," after a great shot, start visualizing your shots going in.
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