Billy Florence - Ronald Reagan Favorite Quotes

I know I have shared quotes by Ronald Reagan many times. It is because I enjoy them so much. He had such a great way to communicate. His use of humor as he made profound statements was amazing. He was a great President for the United States of America...

Billy Florence - Ronald Reagan Favorites

"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."

"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

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Colombo DiSalvatore: Work Ethic

Hard Work. It is an important part of success. Many times people are looking for the easy way to achieve something great. But there is a price to pay. Like my friend Orrin Woodward says, "Success never goes on sale." Don't be scared to do the work...

Colombo DiSalvatore, “Thomas Jefferson was a leader known for his wisdom and wit. This Jefferson thought is an excellent example of his commitment to hard work rather than depending on luck and this shows his wisdom.”

Colombo DiSalvatore and Karen DiSalvatore:

“I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson

About Colombo DiSalvatore and Karen DiSalvatore
Karen DiSalvatore and Colombo DiSalvatore owns DiSalvatore Inc. Colombo DiSalvatore is a part owner of Legacy Business Group and serves on their Board of Directors. Through his background in business management and development skills, DiSalvatore’s businesses have thrived.

The Karen and Columbo DiSalvatore family are hockey enthusiasts.

Karen and Colombo DiSalvatore are members of IBOAI

IBOAI, the official trade association of Quixtar IBO’s, serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners. Leadership TEAM includes Jim Janz, Don Wilson, Billy Florence, Jody Victor.

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Claude Hamilton : Leaders Master Realistic Thinking

Thank you Claude Hamilton for sharing this leadership wisdom...

Claude Hamilton, "Leaders need to master the skill and discipline of realistic thinking. Realistic thinking helps you plan for both the best case and worst case scenario.”

Claude Hamilton Leadership Favorite

“One of the keys to maximizing realistic thinking is aligning your resources with your objectives."

About Claude Hamilton

Claude and Lana Hamilton are members of IBOAI and Legacy Business Group.

IBOAI, the official trade association of Business Owners (Ibo’s), serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners.

The IBOAI, Independent Business Owner Association, Leadership team includes Greg Duncan, Don Wilson, Angelo Nardone, Steve Woods, Jim Janz, Terry Felber, Randy Haugen, Kanti Gala, and 2004 president Fred Harteis. Governance and Oversight Committee includes JodyVictor and Billy Florence.

Business owner leaders include Mark Crawford and Claude Hamilton.

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Jody Victor - Focus On Others

Being "Other's focused" is an important part of leadership. People want to follow people who they know care about them...

Jody Victor, “When people focus on the needs and benefits to the other person, things tend to turn out better for everyone.”

Jody Victor and Kathy Victor Quick Quote:

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”- Dwight D Eisenhower

About – Jody Victor and Kathy Victor

Jody Victor is founder of Markerman Productions, a global technology firm, and is President of MMP. Mr. Victor serves on the Governance and Oversight Committee of (IBOAI). Jody Victor is a member of the prestigious President’s cabinet.
Jody Victor has spoken to audiences all over the world about free enterprise and success.

Jody Victor and Kathy Victor are members of IBOAI.

IBOAI, the official trade association of IBO’s, serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners. Quixtar leadership includes Brad Duncan, Don Wilson, Billy Florence, Jody Victor. Fred Harteis is the former president of IBOAI.

Billy Florence leads Team DCI International. Billy Florence owns Florence Enterprises. Fred Harties owns Harties International.



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Mark Crawford: Leadership Keeps Priorities Clear

Mark Crawford, "Setting and clearly communicating priorities helps a team avoid confusion. The leadership wisdom comes from CEO of Nissan Motor Company."

Mark Crawford: Leadership Wit and Wisdom

One of the biggest signs that a company is in trouble is when the employees are confused about strategy and priorities. My first act was to move from a state of confusion to one of clarification. I need to explain what we had to undertake and why we had to undertake it and then outline the best way to do it. -President Nissan Motor

Mark Crawford and Tammy Crawford are members of IBOAI.

IBOAI, the official trade association of Quixtar IBOs, serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners. Association leadership includes Greg Duncan, Don Wilson, Billy Florence, Jody Victor.

About Quixtar Diamond IBO leadership: Billy Florence leads Team DCI International and owns Billy Florence' Equad News owns Equad News www.e-quadnews.com. Fred Harteis owns Harteis International. Don Wilson leads Legacy Business Group. Jody Victor is president of Markerman Productions. Ron Puryear of WWDB and Greg Duncan lead the WWDB team, World Wide Dream Builders.

Diamond leadership IBO resource words: Billy Florence, Fred Harteis, Greg Duncan, Don Wilson, Randy Haugen, Colombo DiSalvatore, Claude Hamilton, Mark Crawford

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Billy Florence - Respecting Excellence

Billy Florence, “All honest work and workers should be treated with dignity and respect. Excellence and service is critical to the success of a society.”

Billy Florence and Peggy Florence Leadership Lesson:

“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” – John W. Gardner


About – Billy Florence and Peggy Florence

Billy Florence is an Air Force Veteran, and Georgia Tech graduate. Mr. Florence is a successful entrepreneur. His business interests include a global technology firm, construction, retail, development, entertainment, and media – including the service business ezine, Billy Florence E-Quad News

Billy Florence and his wife Peggy Florence reside in Georgia. They have three children, Hope, Rich Florence, and Jay Florence.

Billy Florence serves on the board of multiple non-profit and philanthropic organizations, including Gospel COM (Gospelcom.net), IBOAI, and the U.S. Dream Academy.

Billy Florence is a member of IBOAI.

IBOAI, the official trade association of IBO’s, serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners. The leadership includes Greg Duncan, Don Wilson, Billy Florence, Jody Victor.



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Billy Florence - Death of Newspapers Myth

This article was originally posted on www.e-quadnews.com. We wanted to share it here for Billy Florence Team Dream Chasers blog readers...

Mark Twain is credited with saying ‘reports of my death were greatly exaggerated.’ The reality is somewhat different. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote to Frank Bliss, May 1897, “The report of my illness grew out of his illness; the report of my death was an exaggeration.” According to new data from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), reports of the death of newspapers might be mainly mythical.

WAN Newspaper 2005 VS 2006


Global newspaper circulation up 9.95 percent over five years and 2.36 percent over twelve months

North America showed a five-year circulation increase of 0.70 percent and was virtually stable over one year

Daily newspaper titles surpass 10,000 for first time in history

More than 450 million copies sold daily

In excess of 1.4 billion paid-newspaper readers

Total free daily circulation more than doubles in last five years

According to WAN CEO, Timothy Balding, “Newspapers represent a nearly 180-billion-dollar industry worldwide, with more advertising revenue than radio, outdoor, cinema, magazines, and the internet combined.”
The intersection of technology and printed news can be found in their online editions and the papers’ internal blogs. Newspapers are enjoying a surge of popularity. Internal blogs are driving participation by providing instant “Letter to the Editor” and in the form of a blog post.

You can view the original article at:

http://www.e-quadnews.com/index.php/m/articles/id/164/t/newspapers-myths-facts-research

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Billy Florence - Overcome Discouragement

This article was written for www.e-quadnews.com. I thought I would share it here as well. I hope this is helpful for you...

by Billy Florence

The road to success is always uphill. It’s a fact. Booker T Washington said, “Success isn’t measured by the position you reach in life; it’s measured by the obstacles you overcome.” Learning how to enjoy the journey means we must learn to learn how to deal with discouragement. Failure isn’t permanent unless it was our last attempt. It’s a choice.

In 1927, Lucille Ball was told by an instructor at the John Murray Anderson Drama School, “Try any other profession. Any other.” Words less harsh than these have ended the dreams and aspirations of countless hopefuls. Lucille persisted and proved that ‘expert’ wrong. During an interview years later when Lucille was the star of America’s favorite television show “I Love Lucy,” she was asked the secret of her success. Lucy said, "One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself."

For seven long and discouraging years, Chester Carlson, a young inventor took his idea to twenty corporations. All of them turned Chester down. The Haloid Corporation finally purchased the right’s to Carlson’s electrostatic paper-copying process. Are you familiar with the Haloid Corporation? Perhaps not, but everyone knows the company it became – the Xerox Corporation.

Teens in 2006 and in the 60’s have one musical group in common. It is a multi-generation success story that could have been stopped by discouragement. Decca records, a top label, could have ended this musical journey with their major rejection. Decca Recording Company executives responded negatively to the audition of four shaggy haired musicians. They told the group’s agent, “We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out.” The four musicians didn’t stop. The Beatles took their sound elsewhere and the rest is musical history.

Do something positive in pursuit of your goals, today. Doubling your failure rate, might be just what you need. Thomas John Watson, Sr. founder of IBM was asked for his success formula. Watson explained…

“It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure...
You're thinking of failure as the enemy of success.
But it isn't at all... You can be discouraged by failure--or you can learn from it.
So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can.
Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far side."

Don’t be discouraged if you are not finding the acceptance and success you desire today. Take the next step and enjoy the journey. You are one step closer.

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Billy Florence - Quotes to Grow By

Below are some great inspirational and motivational quotes. Enjoy them and learn from them.

Billy Florence - Quotes to Help Us Grow

"Every artist was first an amateur." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." - Epictetus

"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day." - Thornton Wilder

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

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Billy Florence - Stay True To What You Believe

I recently read these leadership tips on the Gallup website. Bill George was being interviewed about his books, Authentic Leadership and True North. I felt like these thoughts were worth sharing...

Billy Florence - Leadership Tips by Bill George

GMJ: The idea of True North is based on authentic leadership. What is an authentic leader?

Bill George: Being an authentic leader means being true to who you are and what you believe in. You understand the purpose of your leadership, and you practice your values consistently. It's not just about having good values, but actually practicing them, especially under pressure.

It's about leading with your heart, not just your head -- so you're leading as a whole person. And when I talk about matters of the heart, I'm referring to qualities like empathy, compassion, passion, and courage.

GMJ: What do you mean by "true north"?

George: "True north" came out of the 125 interviews we did. We asked people what enabled them to become effective leaders. They told us that staying true to what they believed helped them, despite the pressures and seductions of the real world. They fully acknowledged that there are tremendous temptations out there. There are a lot of gray areas in business; it's not all black and white.

Most people know what their true north is. But the deeper questions are: Have you developed yourself as a leader? When you're under pressure and you start to deviate, does your inner compass click in and pull you back to your true north? Are you grounded enough to know that you're getting off track? Or do you get into trouble by not paying attention to your true north, little by little, bit by bit?

So many leaders who've gotten themselves into deep trouble started out with just a few minor deviations. We learned that the hardest person you'll ever have to lead is yourself. If you can lead yourself, leading others is easy.

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Billy Florence - "Help Wanted" Signs Up For Several Industries

Technology and Baby Boomers might be the reason demand job categories like truck drivers and pharmacists are expected to exceed demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that certain jobs will experience a shortage of qualified workers. The job categories include: truck drivers and pharmacists as well as registered.

Help Wanted Pharmacists: As baby boomers age, more prescriptions are required. Prescription demand has also increased to pharmaceutical companies advertising directly to consumers. Programming is frequently interrupted by ads directing viewers to ask their doctor for their product – by name. The number of prescriptions has increased from 2 billion to 3.2 billion in the last 10 years. Plus, that demand is expected to grow due to the new Medicare prescription drug program. The BLS reports the median salary for pharmacists is over $87,000.

Help Wanted Truck Drivers: Online shopping increases the need for long-haul shipping. If current demographic trends continue, the supply of new long-haul heavy truck drivers will not meet demand. A report prepared for the American Trucking Association (ATA) by Global Insight warns by 2014, the deficit is expected to reach 111,000 drivers. According to the BLS, the median salary for heavy or tractor-trailer truck drivers is $33,870.

Help Wanted Nurses: The nursing shortage has been a regular news headline. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, the shortage is expected to grow to nearly 30 percent by 2020. As boomer librarians reach retirement, the numbers entering the profession may not be able to keep up. Plus, the employment outlook will remain strong for qualified, skilled production employees (machinists) who operate equipment like lathes and drill presses.

If you interest is a business of your own, entrepreneurial interest and growth, especially in minority and woman owned business segments, is expected to remain strong through 2014.

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Billy Florence - Working Successfully with People

One of the greatest skills in business is being able to work with different types of people. Someone can be very educated and have lots of knowledge and even be good at what they do, but if they can not work successfully with people, it will hurt them. I'm sure everyone can think of a person who may have not been as skilled but moved ahead in their career faster than others simply because people liked them and they could work with them.

IBOs certainly must learn this skill but really everyone should. Everything we do in life involves working with people so be sure to work and grow in this area...

Billy Florence - Great Thoughts on Working with People

"Arguing with a fool proves there are two." - Doris M. Smith

"The more you say, the less people remember." - Francois Fenelon

"The less people speak of their greatness,the more we think of it." - Lord Bacon

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TEAM's Billy Florence: Have A Second Half Mindset

Billy Florence, “Two skills required for progress are to start and to finish. Sports greats often suggest having a second half mindset. Coach Lou Holz teaches us that it’s always too soon to quit. Second half offers us the opportunity to walk away ‘a champion’. Be a strong finisher. Since how we think determines our actions, wanted to share some thoughts from Coach Holz."

Billy Florence: Lou’s Leadership Legacy

"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser." - Lou Holz

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." – Lou Holz

Billy Florence and Peggy Florence are members of IBOAI

IBO Trade Association Facts:

IBOAI, official business owner trade association, serves and protects the business interests of independent business owners, Quixtar powered Ibo’s (Quixtar Ibos ) throughout North America. Billy Florence serves on the board and is a member of the prestigious, Business Owner President’s Cabinet. Fred Harteis is former president of IBO trade association.

Billy Florence leads Team DCI, and owns Equad News. Fred Harteis owns Harties International.


Keywords: Billy Florence, Quixtar, Harteis, Randy Haugen, Don Wilson, MLM

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Billy Florence - Our First President

It is neat to see and read the wisdom from the founding fathers of our country. George Washington was not just our first president. He was also a wise man and a great leader of men...

Billy Florence Leadership: George Washington

"A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master." - George Washington

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." - George Washington

"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." - George Washington

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