By Jack Perry
A warrior is a person who chooses to operate on a higher level than most others. They are heroic, valiant, and often working for a specific cause. Some of our warriors are the athletes who lead their teams to championship victories, the doctors who spend hours in surgery working to save a life, a fireman running through a blazing fire to save people, sales professionals who blow through their goals, and focused volunteers who raise money for charities. They possess qualities that other people admire , respect, and strive to imitate.
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by Jack Perry
Success isn’t measured by how many times you get knocked down; it’s measured by whether or not you choose to get up. Your life is like a book—but it’s non-fiction, rather than a fairy tale. Some chapters contain tales of great success and happiness, and some feature failure and sadness. When you experience the inevitable challenging times in life, how do you react? Do you wallow in self-pity and let the experience cripple you, or do you take the challenge head on and remain positive and bounce right back? You can choose.
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By Jack Perry
When Winston Churchill was a young boy, many people considered him intellectually challenged. Perhaps because of that perception, he pushed himself to extraordinary heights, going on to become Britain’s Prime Minister and to lead the country through its darkest hours. He delivered a commencement address in which he said simply, “Never, never, never quit.” And then he sat down.
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By Jack Perry
Have you ever been working toward a goal and, no matter what you did, something always set you back? Maybe you wanted to leave the office early and every time you thought you had your work finished, you’d get an urgent e-mail from a supplier or a frantic phone call from a client. No matter how hard you tried to smooth everything over, some obstacle would fall in your path and your goal of going home would seem a little more out of reach.
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By Jack Perry
People often talk about being hungry, especially in the sales profession. They hunger for the sale. They hunger for success. What exactly do they mean? Being hungry is an intangible, driving force based on a personal need to achieve a goal. Think of it as a fire in the belly.
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By Jack Perry
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man, she was breaking the law. But she was fed up. She knew the Jim Crow laws were wrong and she decided she wasn’t going to follow the rules, even if it meant getting arrested. It was time to take a firm stand . This unrelenting courage is called grit. We remember Rosa Parks today because her personal grit started a movement that changed the whole country….the world.
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By Jack Perry
Fear is one of the most powerful human emotions. It can paralyze you, hold you down, or move you to action. In fact, fear is so strong that your body has a physiological response to it. When you encounter a fearful situation your adrenal gland forces adrenaline into your blood stream. This surge of hormones can give you temporary boosts in strength and speed.
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