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This is the edited transcript of our LIVE CHAT which was conducted by: Peter G. James Sinclair ( www.motivationalmemo.com ) with fellow Motivational Experts:

Richard Duszczak ( www.cartoonmotivators.com ),

Bryan Hall ( www.BryanHall.net ) and

Gary Simpson ( www.motivationselfesteem.com ).

The chat was scheduled for one hour and the subject was:

“THE AWESOME POWER OF GOAL SETTING”

Gary Simpson : Hi all. I’m ready to go.

Peter Sinclair : Richard, Bryan and Gary. In your own words, what would you say a goal is?

Richard Duszczak : Hi Peter, my idea of a goal is something to aim for which presently seems out of reach. It is something that will keep us moving forward.

Bryan Hall : I would say a goal is a level of achievement we strive for. Something we wish to attain, backed with intention.

Gary Simpson : To answer the question, I’d say it is something you aspire to.

Peter Sinclair : What is so important about goal setting? Is it really necessary? Or is it just a lot of hype that keeps us motivational speakers paid?

Gary Simpson : Having goals will prevent you from being one of life’s drifters or what I call a “gunner”. “One day I’m gunner do this and I’m gunner do that.”

Bryan Hall : It’s absolutely necessary. We need them to have a sense of direction, for one thing. If it keeps you paid, that’s probably an achievement of one of your own goals, Peter.

Peter Sinclair : So Gary, when you set a goal, how do you go about it?

Gary Simpson : I usually write things down. I’m a big writer. When I have it on paper it becomes real.

Peter Sinclair : And Bryan, do you have a particular method that has helped you in the area of personal goal setting?

Bryan Hall : I lean towards writing things down, too. I’ve been an aspiring writer since before I could walk, I think. I decided in the second grade that’s what I would be. Writing things down and visualizing myself having already achieved that goal. There’s a lot of power in writing it down. Visualization then acts as reinforcement.

Peter Sinclair : Richard, from talking to you in the past I know you had to overcome a lot to become a motivational cartoonist. How did goal setting help you? Do you have any tricks that you can share?

Richard Duszczak : I write out goals and illustrate them with simple little cartoon drawings. I am a visual man, I suppose.

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Before I started our OE Design business I conducted a number of live chats. I have just recently uncovered these, and the information is still relevant today – so I thought I’d add them to our OE Design blog for the benefit of our readers.

This is the edited transcript of the LIVE CHAT conducted by:

Peter G. James Sinclair ( http://www.motivationalmemo.com ) with:

Brad Sugars ( http://www.bradsugars.com/ )

The chat was scheduled for one hour and the subject was:

“THE AWESOME POWER OF THE ENTREPRENEUR”

Peter Sinclair : Hi Brad. Welcome to our live chat.

Brad Sugars : Hi Peter. Thank you. It’s great to be here.

Peter Sinclair : Brad, just to inform our guests I think we should give them a little bit of background on you.

Brad Sugars : Sure.

Peter Sinclair : Brad Sugars is the International Chairman of one of the fastest growing businesses on the globe. He started out with absolutely no capital and had his first business at age 15. Brad retired financially as a millionaire when he was just 26. Today he calls himself a “Billionaire in Training.” He is well on his way to that first billion. Welcome Brad, it’s a pleasure to be able to share this next hour with you at this month’s MotivationalMemo Live Chat.

Brad Sugars : Thanks Peter and thanks for the introduction.

Peter Sinclair : My pleasure. Brad, to commence today’s Live Chat can I ask you for your definition of an entrepreneur?

Brad Sugars : Perhaps I could answer your question in three parts. First, an entrepreneur is a visionary. Second, an entrepreneur remembers that profit is the goal. Third, an entrepreneur is what I call a “can do” type person. What I mean by that is a person who makes the vision become real whilst at the same time returning a profit on that vision.

Peter Sinclair : In your view, what would be the major reason for anyone to want to become an entrepreneur?

Brad Sugars : I think we are all born with a little bit of the entrepreneurial spirit in us. The major driving force behind most entrepreneurs that I have met is a desire to do something that no one else has done before. That may be a desire to achieve more than others thought possible and a desire to play the game they love – the game of business.

Peter Sinclair : Would you say it’s the pioneer spirit that makes up the entrepreneur?

Brad Sugars : Indeed, but it doesn’t always have to be in a new field. It could be a way of doing something new in an old field. Most entrepreneurs are the ones who see an opportunity and have the gumption to step up and do something about it.

Peter Sinclair : Like spotting the gold in a previously mined gold mine? Doing things better, using better technology, better ideas?

Brad Sugars : Or even simply better service, better sales or better marketing.

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