Entrepreneur Performance

"To achieve something you must first dream it; To dream it we must see; To see this we must visualize; To start our journey we must set goals; To achieve our goals, we must take action." At the end of the year we must see and understand the achievements and goals that we reached during the year. A year where we were always looking for those new opportunities - that being disguised as hard work, dedication and commitment - we identified and pursued; a year in which some of the challenges and complex issues had to be converted into new visions for positive thinking; a year where we learned, studied and improved continuously. A year where we begin to turn the impossible into possible! Those pages of 2015 that on January 1 st were blank are now filled with the joy and exhilaration of what we did. As we go over what we did, we are now able to enjoy our achievements with each of the members of our families; to be able to thank each and every member of our

Dear Friends, I would like to invite you to read my new blog PERFORMING AT YOUR BEST . It presents all the different episodes of my Radio Show 'Performing at Your Best: Mindset Evolution with Luis Vicente Garcia' , which started back in June 2015. The show airs live every Tuesday at 3 pm PST, 6 pm EST. You can visit this new Blog at http://performingatyourbestmindsetevolution.blogspot.com/ or click the following link:  New Blog click HERE We cover many aspects that directly relate to business owners, entrepreneurs, managers and executives. The topics range from entrepreneurship, franchising, public speaking, Teams, Customer Satisfaction Empowerment, and Business MAGIC, among other topics and I have been very fortunate to interview such incredible people as Bob Burg, Marc Koehler, Joan Detz, Abel Calvo, Dr. Andreas Boettcher, Margarita Pasos and other amazing guests that are now fabulous friends. I hope you like the posts, listen to the radio shows, share them and comm

Dear friends, This Holiday Season is a very special time of the year. We are just three weeks form the new year and it gives us wonderful opportunities to review what we did in 2015 and how to prepare better for 2016!  We can review our achievements, how close we are of getting our goals and how are we developing the plan for a successful new year. Are you ready? As you know, it will depend on many different issues: your TEAM, the use of your RESOURCES, the EFFECTIVENESS of your operations and the level of PERFORMANCE you achieve. We all have challenges; and we have to think of new ideas and new approaches to solve them and take care of the many pressing issues we have today. And as we enter this new holiday season, I want you to have the chapter I wrote for the book “ Dare to Succeed ”, which I co-authored with Jack Canfield and many other experts from around the world. The chapter is called ‘ Be Positive, Be Successful ’. And it is based on what I truly believe t

What will FocalPoint coaches and trainers have in common next week? We will all be dedicated to training and facilitating managerial and entrepreneurial growth throughout the world. Yes, the week of November 16 th - 20 th will be dedicated to training business owners, entrepreneurs, executives and managers in many areas, from setting goals, to time management techniques to improving sales; also many of us will be training in personal and professional development and peak performance. This is what we - at FocalPoint Coaching -do all year round; however for the first time we are dedicating a full week to training and, more importantly, will do it all over the world. Our goal is to help more people grow, achieve their goals faster and feel more empowered with engaged team members. This is why we are inviting as many people as possible to join us next week in the many places and cities throughout the world to grow both personally and professionally.  Now is the time to take massi

There is not a single day in which I do not learn something. It can be from a course, a class, my kids, a client, a video seminar, a conference, a live event, a podcast, a radio show; you name it. And this has been one of those amazing weeks. I have done all of the activities I have mentioned above; and besides that, today I started a three-day training session at the FocalPoint Coaching training headquarters in San Diego, CA. It is very simple: never stop learning and embrace learning (as a speaker yesterday told a group of 150+ authors that gathered in Los Angeles: you will do it anyways whether you like it or not! ). This week alone (which for me started last Sunday), started by attending a TEDx talk, reading a book about coloring your business, being invited as a guest to a financial radio show, listened to a friend’s podcast on strategy, learned from my oldest kid about generating ideas, worked with few of my clients - thanks to the new technology -, had an amazing Epis

I would like to thank best-selling author, speaker, coach and my friend Ms. Joan Detz for this incredible article on her Blog about the interview we had on my Radio Show 'Preforming at Your Best'.  Thank you Joan for these wonderful tips to improve our public speaking career. Luis Vicente October 11, 2015    Posted in Career info , International speakers , Presentation skills , Speechwriting In less than an hour, you can learn how to: connect with any audience, streamline your speechwriting, avoid the worst public speaking gaffes, and get valuable social media attention for your message. How? By listening to http://tinyurl.com/py4u5fp (Luis Vicente Garcia’s interview with me on VoiceAmericaBusiness) I’m delighted to report: This public speaking interview has ranked #1 on Luis Vicente Garcia’s show since July – with more downloads than any other LVG program on VoiceAmericaBusiness. Luis Vicente interviewed me from

When Last Becomes First By Bob Burg Law #3, The Law of Influence, from John David Mann’s and my book, The Go-Giver, says that “Your influence is directly proportional to how abundantly you place other people’s interest first. Please understand, from being self-sacrificial, it’s actually the key to building successful business and personal relationships. Recently, I cam across the following quote from one of my heroes, High Point University President, Dr. Nido Qubein: “People who invariably put themselves first will find that others tend to put them last.” True, isn’t it? The more we focus on ourselves the less others focus on us. The more we focus on others, the more they focus on us. In his classic, The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles touched on this as the natural principle that “action and reaction are always equal and in opposite directions.” As you place your focus on the interests of others and constantly ask yourself how you can add value to  them  (again,

Every Company is entering the final quarter of the 2015 Calendar this week. Are you ready and prepared for it? Have you met your goals and objectives so far and have the energy to continue with the energy and enthusiasm these last three months? As we enter this Q4 there are four tips I would like to suggest so that you get ready to FINISH STRONG your 2015! 1.        Review your results up to date : every business owner and manager need to understand where you are today. You have had a certain level of revenue and production; have engaged in new transactions, business relationships and made new clients; have had to pay your costs and expenses. Are you in the level or range which is acceptable to your company and industry? Do you know your metrics? 2.        Review your GOALS for Q4 : now that you are here, today, you need to review your goals for Q4; do not change them, adjust them . Our goals need to remain the same. Only our strategies, actions or plans need to change an

Dear Friends, queridos amigos It is my real pleasure to share with you the video of an amazing opportunity I had to speak at the headquarters of the United Nations last June. I was one of the founding members of the Global Economic Initiative where 30 entrepreneurs from seven different countries gathered to speak and discuss about some the issues that are affecting the world of business, education and economics today. It was an incredible event. Luis Vicente Garcia speech at the 'Global Economic Initiative' at the United Nations My message was that regardless of our circumstances, you need to be positive, be an optimist and have a strong personal motivation . Once you have these key-ingredients, you will be able to become a better entrepreneur and business owner, have more clarity and see things in a much better way. We cannot leave everything that needs to be fixed to the governments we have in many countries, particularly in Latin America. This is why I cal

I can describe my trip to Oaxaca, Mexico earlier this year as a "Magical" life changing experience. Being part of the entrepreneurial team that went to visit ARMONIA   near the mountains of Oaxaca was an inspiration. Representing the National Association of Experts, Writers and Speakers as well as the International Entrepreneur Foundation  I felt that it was an honor, an incredible learning experience as well as a new big responsibility. ARMONIA is the life work of Dr. Saul Cruz , who saw poverty not as the lack of money but as the lack of opportunity. Being in Oaxaca I felt that experience with energy and passion, learning that there is so much we can do - individually and as a group - to change poverty, inequality and unfairness in many parts of the world.  Having had the chance to travel with 3-time Emmy Award winning Director Nick Nanton and his team, as well as other members of these incredible organizations, allowed me to learn, develop as a person, make new frie

Well, summer is over and with autumn just approaching, we might remember the feeling of going back to the classroom. We can all recall the feelings of anticipation that come with the start of the new school year. Going back to school each fall, we experienced a change in mindset and reset our focus after the long summer days. How can you keep this attitude working for you in your professional career? Now is the Time to Learn Something New The most successful individuals and entrepreneurs are constantly reading, attending seminars, engaging with mentors , and exposing themselves to new ideas and opportunities. Bolstering your knowledge in your field and improving your leadership skills can enhance your career and give you an edge. The extra contacts that continuing education provides are also beneficial in today’s competitive market. What about Goals? Are you 66% of the way to accomplishing the goals you set for 2015? The next 4 months are the prime time to make

Leadership is many things: inspiration, motivation knowledge, skills, abilities and many more. Meghan M. Biro tells us - on an article on Forbes - that leadership is also about emotions [1] . As a matter of fact, this is how Emotional Intelligence started to be analyzed. I am sure you will find this article to be very interesting. Luis Vicente Leadership Is About Emotion “Make a list of the 5 leaders you most admire. They can be from business, social media, politics, technology, the sciences, any field. Now ask yourself why you admire them. The chances are high that your admiration is based on more than their accomplishments, impressive as those may be. I’ll bet that everyone on your list reaches you on an emotional level. This ability to reach people in a way that transcends the intellectual and rational is the mark of a great leader. They all have it. They inspire us. It’s a simple as that. And when we’re inspired we tap into our best selves and deliver amazi

I have been writing for years now. First on finance and franchising during the 90's to management and leadership today. I started writing in Spanish, my native language. Over time I wrote in a second language, English, as I was invited in 202 to collaborate with a chapter for my first English book, 'Dare to Succeed', which featured Jack Canfield and many other international business leaders; and just three years later I have written for seven books and over a hundred articles that have been published in many magazines, journals and newsletters. It just shows us that we can achieve anything we want, even in other languages or other fields. Just decide and act on it. And I am writing about this as we are very happy, having reached the 70,000th visitor to my Spanish blog on Personal Motivation and Positive Attitude which is called 'Motivando El Futuro' (www.motivandoelfuturo.com). Please visit it and scam though it, even if you are not fluent in  Spanish. It is h

After many years of study on different fields I see myself as having two possibilities :  either learning something new or teaching something to others every single day. The best scenario? When you can do both at the same time! How do you see yourself? Having my very own show at VoiceAmerica Business Channel (@voiceAmBusiness)  has allowed me to do that, teach and learn and then learn and teach some more. Through my radio shows I have spoken about entrepreneurs and leaders, vision and goals. I have interviewed people on franchising and strategy. And today we learned a little more. I had the pleasure of interviewing author and speaker Joan Detz ( www.joandetz.com and @joandetz) and we had an amazing conversation about the importance of Public Speaking to your Business Success; and, to your personal success as well. We all need to learn to speak better, communicate our message across, reach more people with our ideas and guide and help as many people we can.  If we can im