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1000 Cranes, Commitment, Excuses, Find The Time, Focus, Quotes

CELEBRITY – Ty Bennett – Commitment

Here is a great quote about Commitment from Ty Bennett…

“When you are interested you do what’s convenient, when you are committed you do whatever it takes.”

How committed are you
to making your wish come true?

The video below of Ty Bennett on stage includes his “Russian Train Story” and his pivotal moment where he decided to commit himself.

 

 What is your commitment to follow through
on your decision to build your wish?

“Commitment is following through on a decision after the emotion of the decision has passed.”

Another great commitment-related quote by Ty Bennett and the video below tells his story about following through on his decision to participate in a 100 mile bike trip with his father-in-law.  Check it out…

 

One more short video on Commitment
by Ty Bennett…

 

About Ty Bennett
– CEO, Entrepreneur & best selling author:

[Excerpt below is from Ty’s website, www.TyBennett.com]

When Ty was 21 years old, he and his brother Scott started a business in direct sales, which they built to over $20 million in annual revenue while still in their twenties. Since that time, he has developed over 500 sales managers globally with sales and leadership in 37 countries. As a young entrepreneur, Ty continues to engage his team’s focus to grow sales. He uses the power of influence and storytelling to get buy-in to the vision of growing their multimillion-dollar sales organization.

With a natural ability to engage and empower others, Ty draws on his experience in the trenches to share real and tangible techniques about the principles of leadership that continue to create his success. The founder of Leadership Inc., who has been featured as one of the Top 40 Under 40, Ty is a young fresh voice providing interactive presentations that are engaging, dynamic and inspiring.

His clients include some of the most recognizable brands in the world such as: Coca-Cola, Subway, Wounded Warrior Project, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Remax. Ty has shared the stage with celebrities, Olympians and world-renowned thought leaders such as President Bush and President Clinton.

Ty’s best-selling books – The Power of Influence and The Power of Storytelling: The Art of Influential Communication – are used in graduate courses at multiple universities including MIT, as today’s version of “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”

In June 2014, Ty Bennett received the CSP Designation.  At just 32 years of age he is one of the youngest ever to receive the award in the shortest amount of time.  Less than 5% of speakers earn the CSP honor.  http://tybennett.com/csp-designation/

Ty speaks on the topic of Commitment, Leadership and more.  To learn more about him, visit www.TyBennett.com.

 

 

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WARNING: Life Changing Event Ahead

I will just say it… “Going through TheWishBuilder.com project that you create for yourself will be a life changing event.”

It makes sense if you think about it.  If someone grants you an amazing wish, why wouldn’t it change your life.  If you won the lottery, it would be life changing, right?  If you quit smoking, that would change your life.  Lose 50 pounds and complete your first marathon… how can your life be the same?

How does it change your life?

I love the quote below from Seth Godin (courtesy of James Clear’s book, “Transform Your Habits”).  We usually focus on the big goals that we then break down and create using a 1000 small steps, but it is the small steps that impact our lives as well.

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We’re proud of you for having them. But it’s possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that’s really frightening you—the shift in daily habits that would mean a re–invention of how you see yourself.   —Seth Godin

TheWishBuilder.com will be Life Changing !

The big goal or wish are important because they give us “The Juice” we need to keep going but each step along the way can be just as life changing because it means we are changing our habits and those are what we will carry with us long after we have achieved our wish.

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Inspirational Quotes

We have gathered some inspirational quotes about goals and other topics related to TheWishBuilder process for your enjoyment.  These quotes have been chosen to inspire and motivate you when the going gets tough during your project.  Enjoy and feel free to post on your Facebook page.

 

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius

 

“Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.” — Jim Rohn, Legendary motivational speaker

 

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis, Author of the Chronicles of Narnia and other titles.

 

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We’re proud of you for having them. But it’s possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that’s really frightening you—the shift in daily habits that would mean a re–invention of how you see yourself.   —Seth Godin, Marketing thought leader

 

“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” — Arnold Palmer, Legendary golfer

 

“Whatever it takes I will do. That’s the answer I want to hear from you. If you do not see it, if you do not believe it, who else will?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr.Olympia, Actor, Governor

 

“We are each a figment of our own imagination.”
– David Geffen, billionaire

 

Don’t let your success go to your head and don’t let your failure go to your heart.” – Will Smith, rapper, actor

 

 Action expresses priorities. -Mahatma Gandhi

 

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
– Alfred A. Montapert
(posted on Facebook by John C. Maxwell)

 

“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: Facebook post by Guy Kawasaki, author, investor, hockey player and all around smart person.

 

“You can achieve virtually anything you want in life if you’re willing to hear ‘NO’ often enough.” – Andrea Waltz
Source: Facebook post by Rory Vaden, speaker and expert on self-discipline.

 

Proverb of the Romans: “The start is half the deed.” (Initium dimidium facti.)  Source: Tim Ferris, Facebook

 

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.”
— Paulo Coelho: Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“The moment of enlightenment is when a person’s dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities.”
— Vic Braden: tennis player, instructor and television broadcaster

Have an inspirational quote that lights your fire?

If you have an inspirational quote that you like, just leave a comment or send an email to dave@dmarkwheeler.com with “Inspirational Quotes” in the subject line.

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How Long will it take?

Many people ask
“How long will it take me to complete my project using The Wish Builder process?”

The answer of how long your project will take depends on you.

  • If you complete one action per day, then it will take a little less than 3 years.
  • 3 per day = less than one year.
  • 10 per day = 100 days.
  • Bigger, more ambitious projects often take longer (but they don’t have to).

 Can I speed up the process?

Certainly.  Involving others and leading a team effort can get things done much faster than a single individual.  The Wish Builder is a great team building exercise and it often helps people find answers to problems they might find insurmountable by themselves.

Be sure to check back regularly since new ideas are constantly being added to this article and others on this website.  Remember, how long your project takes is up to you … and you can also learn ways to make it go faster.