Although this may not be an easy idea to explain to your child, talking about it, could make a difference in their relations with others.

Attitude can affect how a person talks to another, which path you take when presented with a choice, or whether or not you take a risk or take the easy way out, etc…

By practicing different scenarios with your child he or she can choose the positive way vs. the negative way and see how it may affect the outcome.

The other day my son came home from school and told me he didn’t have any friends.

I asked him why he thought that was and he responded with, “Nobody will play with me.”

After talking to him for a few minutes, it was obvious he didn’t feel comfortable with going up to someone and asking them to play.

I took this opportunity to show my son some of the responses he may get if he were to put a smile on his face and approach someone on his own. After a few examples with him, he was laughing and he was actually looking forward to trying it the next day at school.

It’s amazing the confidence that can come from the support of the parents. I believe role play with your child is a good way to assist them in getting through some of the tough times they encounter during their day. Give it a try and watch your child grow more confident every day.

Everyone defines success differently and there are many avenues to get to where you are headed.

The key is to clearly define success - in your mind - and then to design the road map.

There is no stopping you in your quest to become successful!

Figure out what you want!

Create the path to get there!

Follow the path!

YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE!

Persistence is one of the fundamental principles in achieving your desired goals.

We’ve all heard the words, “Don’t Give up!

Jimmy Valvano gave one of the greatest speeches I’ve ever heard called “Don’t Ever Give Up!"  I recommend watching it if you haven’t already seen it.

In case you didn’t know, here are some famous failures…

Oprah Winfrey was once fired from her television reporting job.

Colonel Sanders was personally rejected 1,008 times when trying to sell his fried chicken recipe.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.













I hope my point is obvious enough for you to understand that failure is a natural event that will happen to you.  The only way you will be successful is if you understand this and utilize the failure as a stepping stone rather than defeat.

Decide what you want, take action towards it and never give up!

Make this weekend the best it can be by doing something that will create long lasting memories.

Dreaming Big - Starring Oliver Botch:

Oliver has big dreams and will surely accomplish them with the right work ethic.  http://youtu.be/QX2bDUvwFAs

Spring is in the air and there has never been a better time to invite success into your life.

We’ve all had successful and non-successful moments and when I look back at the times I have experienced my most successful ones I can pin point four areas that I was clearly focused on. These areas were my attitude, willingness to develop myself, taking action on my great ideas and being persistent.

One of the things that I do when I am not receiving a desired outcome is to refocus my energy on the key areas that have produced past successes..

What areas do you focus on when you are most successful and productive?

Don’t forget to utilize your past experiences as a guide to create everything you desire in your life.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

- Michael Jordan

As you may already know - I run a LinkedIn Group called the “Human Success Network.” This group connects Success Minded people for the purpose of learning and networking. 

I will start providing a group newsletter at the beginning of next month and would like to offer you the opportunity to receive this FREE newsletter. 

You can sign up through this link 



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“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.”

- Abraham Lincoln

Decide what you want, take action towards it and never give up!

A positive attitude is the first element in achieving success.

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DON’T FORGET TO MAKE A WISH

We are busy people and life moves quickly.  It’s easy to forget about our God given potential.  Many people continue to do the same things they did yesterday because of their busy schedules and lack of motivation

Human Beings were built for accomplishment and success but you will not succeed at anything unless you know what you want.

“Life moves pretty fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - John Hughes, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

I challenge you to take a look around and figure out what you truly want in this life.  Once you decide what you want then you need to write down your desires and start taking action toward your goals.

Become DETERMINED

Develop PASSION

Become UNSTOPPABLE!

Figure out what you want and go get what you have coming to you!

Don’t forget to check out my children’s book, “Big Feats” which teaches kids the importance of having a positive attitude, self development, taking action and being persistent.

Your success story is waiting to be written and nobody can write it except you.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

Life has been described by many as difficult, a struggle and unfair.  

Nobody can tell you that life is not going to continue to present challenges and obstacles. 

The POSITIVE thing is that there is a clear solution and this solution is wrapped in a philosophy that you MAY or MAY NOT be aware of.  

Continue to make goals and aspire to be all you can be BUT focus on how you can help others achieve their goals, FIRST.

“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar

Once you change your thinking from “What’s in it for me” to “How can I help you?” you’ll free your mind of the clutter that has been preventing you from achieving and you will start making a REAL difference in the lives of others.

In return, you’ll be happier, possess a higher level of self esteem and have the knowing that you are utilizing your talents to help make this world a better place.  

People will start to recognize you as someone that can help them and they will want to help you.  

Magically, you’ll start seeing paths and solutions that never existed and ultimately get everything in life that you desire by simply helping others get what they want.

Don’t forget to check out my children’s book, “Big Feats” which teaches kids the importance of having a positive attitude, self development, taking action and being persistent.

CREATE A LIST OF ALTERNATIVES

Are you HOPING to be more healthy in 2013?

If you’re like me then you have some things you would like to change about the way you eat.  These changes would make you feel good, look better and ultimately be more healthy.

Our busy schedules can make it difficult to properly shop for and prepare the types of foods that we KNOW we should be eating.

“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” - La Rochefoucauld

An easy way to start changing your negative eating habits and make an immediate impact on your health is to create a list of alternatives.

Simply write down the types of foods you eat and figure out healthy alternatives to the most unhealthy ones.

Here are some of the items on my list…

Order salad instead of fries (almost all fast food restaurants have side salads).

Drink water or tea instead of soda.

Buy turkey or veggie hot dogs instead of the regular unhealthy ones.

What do you eat that can be easily substituted for something healthy?  

Take 15 minutes and make a list of alternatives that you can start implementing immediately. 

Don’t forget to check out my children’s book, “Big Feats” which teaches kids the importance of having a positive attitude, self development, taking action and being persistent.

I CAN ALMOST TASTE IT!

What are you reaching for?

We all have goals and some of them are easier to obtain than others.  All of them require some form of action and only a FEW of them will be obtained, unless you are persistent

Do what is necessary to obtain your goals!

Once you decide what you want, then create an action plan.  

Once you start implementing your plan your likely to have both successes and failures.  With every failure will come opportunities to take different actions.  If you continue moving towards your objective you’ll eventually achieve your goal but you must PERSIST.

Don’t forget to check out my children’s book, “Big Feats” which teaches kids the importance of having a positive attitude, self development, taking action and being persistent.

Here is my graphical Bio from Vizify  Let me know what you think.

I want happiness!:

This makes you think!

Big Feats by Jeff Botch:

Here is the book review that KidsGoals.com did on “Big Feats.”

The ASAP Model:

This is a nice article written on my ASAP Model.  

Grab a pen and paper and answer the below questions…  

1.  How many GREAT IDEAS have you had today?

2.  How many have you WRITTEN DOWN?

3.  How many have you ACTED on?

4.  How many have you FORGOTTEN?

Great ideas are presented to us in the form of thoughts.  I would encourage you to write down your great ideas and act upon them.  

ACTION IS THE ONLY WAY YOU’LL FIND SUCCESS!

Don’t forget to check out my children’s book, “Big Feats” which teaches kids the importance of having a positive attitude, self development, taking action and being persistent.

Have a great Monday!

I recently signed “Big Feats” at the University of Notre Dame Bookstore.  This was a wonderful event!

This is the greatest speech I’ve ever heard!

Jimmy V’s 1993 ESPY Speech (by thevfoundation)

Meet Jeff:

Here is a link to an interview that “This Busy Life” did on me.  I hope you enjoy!

Fabulous book helping to keep Tween's Positive and Achieve:

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