Friday, June 30, 2006

Habits of the Mind, Habits of the Heart, and Your Life Success

What if success is not something you achieve after you have taken certain steps, but an experience that flows right now from who you choose to be and how you choose to relate to the world? This is probably not a new thought to most readers, yet it may be one that often seems more ideal than real.

Habits of the Mind

There are many reasons why the present experience of success eludes us. For one thing, sometimes our choices simply fall short of our aspirations. In those times, we do not experience success because we have not, at least for the moment, succeeded in our own eyes.

But what about the times when we have acted in good faith without tasting success? What's going on when we taste such "unsuccessful" feelings as bitterness, fear, sadness, or cloying self-absorption. What is up with that?

I propose that one factor is that we have not learned to experience success. Like a compulsive overeater gulping a gourmet meal, we may be so overcome by our habitual hunger that we cannot taste the riches we've obtained. And no matter how much we eat, we leave the table with a hungry spirit.

Perhaps this explains why so often the path to improved performance involves slowing down and savoring what is rather than speeding up in pursuit of what could be. It's not that seeking after distant goals is wrong, but that the search must be founded in present commitments and values. We must learn to claim success by experiencing it fully in the present moment.

PART 2

In part one I showed you how Habits of the Mind can keep us from experiencing success. Now, in part two, I'll show you how you can work with Habits of the Heart to claim the success that you have earned.

Habits of the Heart

Moods are the habits of the heart. Unlike emotions, which arise in response to specific events, moods form a background that can shape our responses to events. And like background music or cobwebs, we may not notice our own moods (or we may underestimate their power) even though the moods of others are readily apparent.

If moods operate in the background, we must bring them into the foreground in order to shift them. When we become aware of our moods, we have an opportunity to have our feelings rather than our feelings having us. It sounds simple, yet anyone who has tried to get out from under the weight of a chronic mood can tell you it is no easy feat.

Rather than tackling energy draining moods head on, it can be helpful to observe and cultivate generative moods, moods in which you naturally feel resourceful, successful, whole. Coaches are trained to help clients savor their successes, not for the sake of self-aggrandizement but to develop greater generativity, to promote both healthy ambition and well-being.

Too often we rush past our successes and onto the next challenge. Like chronic over eaters whose cravings grow while satisfaction declines, we chase after adrenalizing challenges, scarcely aware of the colors, textures, and flavors of our current accomplishments. The cost is that the more we accomplish, the more we dull our senses. We lose the ability to discriminate between what is nourishing and what is habit-forming. We confuse engagement with stimulation.

Shifting this pattern entails the enticing assignment of noticing every delicious nuance of our wisest choices and most authentic efforts. That's harder than it might seem, for it requires that we pause now and step off the merry-go-round of serial self-improvement so that we can tap into a more stable source of inspiration, purpose, and nourishment. How would your life be different if you were meeting it with full awareness of your own resourcefulness and effectiveness?

Molly Gordon, MCC, is a leading figure in business coaching and personal growth coaching, writer, workshop leader, frequent presenter at live and virtual events worldwide, and an acknowledged expert on niche marketing. Join 12,000 readers of her Authentic Promotion ezine to grow your strong business while you feed your soul, and receive a free 31-page guide, "Principles of Authentic Promotion."

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Your Guide to Personal Success

In a scene reminiscent of the movie Body Snatchers, business professionals across America are being infiltrated one by one. Seemingly normal men and women are suddenly living double lives, leading dual careers. By day they serve as lawyers, restaurant owners, web designers, retail managers, and financial advisors; by night they peddle the wares of various network-marketing companies.

They walk among us, standing ready to present their exciting business opportunity to anybody who will listen. They could be your neighbor, your banker, your lawyer, or even your brother. There is no way to tell them apart, no way to see them coming. They could be watching you right now, presentation binder secretly stashed in their briefcase, eager to tell you about all of the money you could be making.

That’s right; the pyramid schemers are everywhere you look. Unknowingly, these business professionals have fallen victim to the sweet sound of the Sirens, the promise of making a quick buck, leading a more balanced life, spending more time with the family, and making more money than you know what to do with.

How can something so illogical attract even the most professional business men and women? While it may be too late for those who have already set sail on the jarring life of up-streams and down-streams, the rest of us stand to learn a valuable lesson.

That lesson is this: there is no way to make a quick buck. In fact, there’s no way to make money. The only people who make money are those who work at the mint. The rest of us have to earn it.

Earning money means providing something that the community wants or needs. It means gaining the understanding, trust and support of the community at large. What the network marketing drones don’t know is that you cannot be successful working dual careers.

You cannot earn a person’s trust as a lawyer and then turn around and tell the same person you also sell sports drinks on a wholesale website. You cannot be a credible financial planner one minute and in the next offer an opportunity to make money selling satellite television service. Trying to work your networking marketing business in addition to your real job will confuse everybody and kill your credibility as a business professional.

Those who are drawn into the network marketing lifestyle seek something they currently do not have in their “real” jobs. Instead of producing the leadership, motivation and attitude necessary for success, they flock to recruiters who will provide it for them. They passively coast through their regular jobs until a recruiter shakes them up, and suddenly they are awakened with the vigor of a fresh college graduate.

Make the decision to provide yourself with the things you need. Surround yourself with people who are positive, motivational, and uplifting, but most importantly, be your own source of these great qualities. Without this internal foundation and confidence, you will try desperate ways to make a quick buck.

When your mind is in the right place, the right actions will follow. You’ll be able to serve the community in such a way that you will earn the money you have always wanted.

The real business opportunity is the one that you’ve been neglecting while you sit at your desk daydreaming about the easy life. Instead of pouring your time and energy into something downright silly, invest your time and energy into becoming the best at what it is you love to do. Go after your dream with a passion that is frightening to those who lack the drive you feel. Make the decision to do what you love and love what you do. Make the choice to become what you have always wanted to become – a success.

Find what you love, and the money will find you.

Tom Richard conducts seminars on sales and customer service topics nationwide. Tom is also the author of Smart Salespeople Don't Advertise: 10 Ways to Outsmart Your Competition With Guerilla Marketing, and publishes a free weekly ezine on selling skills titled Sales Muscle. To subscribe to this free weekly ezine go to http://www.tomrichard.com/subscribe

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Persistence, A Prerequisite for Success

Do you ever notice that very rarely in life that things that are important to us that we set out to achieve happen with ease? Something always seems to come up or get in the way. It just never seems to go smoothly. Sometimes you feel like screaming "Why can't this one time, things go the way I planned them to go?" Been there? There now?

The cool thing is that if you think back to the great accomplishments of your life and think back to what you had to go through to achieve that accomplishment you realize how much you learned and how much you grew during the process and it really makes us proud. Perhaps it was getting your degree, or running in a marathon race. It doesn't matter what it was, you had to go through a lot to accomplish that feat, it wasn't easy, but you are a better person today because of your persistance. Pat yourself on the back, celebrate your success, you were persistant, you didn't give up, you are special. YOU are!

It's true, success rarely happens without persistence. We need to become the person it takes, to accomplish the goal.

It is the same with our Success University business. It's not going to just happen with ease. We have to put time, energy, focus and money into it and then we are going to hit some brick walls and you are going to ask yourself "Why isn't this working?" This is a VERY important time.

These are your moments of truth. When you hit that brick wall are you going to give up or are you going to exercise persistence and climb over that brick wall? So many people hit the brick wall and give up, not knowing what is on the other side of it. So many people don't exercise persistence and quit inches within their desired target. Don't let that be you, you be the one that is special. You be the one that is going to continue and hit it until you succeed and then you are going to be the one that can realize how much more you became because of your persistence.

I want to share a story with you. Back in May of 2000, I was an Herbalife distributor that had been in about 8 months. I had a small orginization and had been working my butt off and seemingly getting no where. I had invested a lot of money, time & energy, quit my job because I believed in the opportunity so much. I took that leap of faith.

But there was a problem. I hit the brick wall. I felt like quitting. I remember sitting at my desk thinking, "this just isn't working, it just don't seem to be happening for me." I was devastated, but then I started thinking about the alternatives. I was going to have to tell my family and friends that I failed. I was going to have to look for another J O B. I was going to have to abandon my dream. When I thought of those things, I became very sick to my stomach and I remembering tell myself this. "Failure is not an option! I can't go through that."

Anyway, to make a long story short, that day I gathered myself and put things into high gear. I wasn't going to let anyone or anything stop me. I put the blinders on and went for it. My check that May was about $170. I wrote a script of how I wanted it to turn out and it was amazing how close I was. By the following May I was making over $9,000 per month and hit a six figure income for the first time in my life.

What if I would have quit that day? I would never realized the growth that happened. The growth that made me into the kind of person it took to achieve a six figure income in network marketing.

So you see, quitting would have accomplished nothing. I would have been less, had less and all the effort I had put into that original goal would have been a waste of time, money and energy.
Don't EVER QUIT! Instead see your setback as a setup for a comeback. Persist, believe, keep following your dream and you will achieve. God bless,

Terry A. Posterhttp://terry.successuniversity.com

Terry Poster is a former Herbalife President's Team member who earned a six figure income in 18 months using techniques discussed in his articles and blog. Currently he is involved in several network marketing opportunities, the primary being Success University. Find out more about the author at his blog, http://spaces.msn.com/visioncast Join the team, we are exploding. http://terry.successuniversity.com

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Monday, June 26, 2006

A Few Simple Things You Must Do If You Want To Be Wealthy

Making money is easy when you move to cause rather than living out effects.

Let me draw a simple analogy to clarify my point.

Imagine standing before a huge waterfall. You’re thirsty and the water is fresh, clean, and pure. You can take as much as you like.

How much can you take home with you?

It all depends on the size of your container.

You can take a thimble, a small cup, a gallon bucket, a barrel, or even a tank truck.

Similarly, the amount of money in the world is like this fountain of abundance. Trillions of dollars circulate around the world. The fountain is abundant.

Some people can hold billions, others millions, others hundreds of thousands, others tens of thousands, others thousands, others hundreds, and yet others only a pocketful.

These things are actually only the effects.

Effect is what you see in the visible world. They are the results of a wealth building strategy that worked.

What, however, are the causes? How are people able to build wealth in the first place?

Cause is what happens in the invisible world before the effect becomes apparent in the world of the senses.

The cause of money is thought, and the amount of money in your life is based on only one thing: the size of your thinking. This is the most fundamental wealth knowledge you need to change your destiny.

If you’re a small thinker, you go to the fountain of abundance with a small container. It may be a tin can to hold enough change to keep you alive. It may be a bucket that gives you enough to survive in some comfort…but not enough to be happy.

If, on the other hand, you’re a big thinker, you go to the fountain of abundance driving your tank truck and you live really well, with all the necessities of life easily taken care of for your generation and maybe one or two generations after you. You’re even in a place to share wealth. You’re a master at some wealth building system.

Then, of course, there are the really big thinkers. They don’t just have a tank truck--they have a whole fleet of tank trucks lining up before the fountain of abundance. They can, if they choose, buy small islands.

Your thinking decides the size of the container you use to earn money.

How do you expand your thinking to be bigger?

The first thing you do is use your imagination. If you simply practice learning how to think in bigger and bigger amounts, you’ll find a better size to hold the abundance that you want to have in your life.

The next thing you’ll want to expand is the size of your heart. The more you can give of value and the larger the amount of people that you can serve, the more money that you’ll make.

This is why the higher up you are in an organization, the more people you serve, and, consequently, the higher your salary.

But, of course, an even better way to make money is to work for yourself. When you work for yourself, then your pool of people is almost unlimited. The greater the benefit that you offer others, the more people you will find to accept that offer.

Finally, when your imagination and your heart have been stretched enough, you’ll begin to seek ways to acquire knowledge of your field and before you know it you'll be a highly-paid expert.

The amount of money in the world is like this fountain. Trillions of dollars float around the planet. Creating wealth is a skill that many people and nations have learned.

It is my sincere hope that I have given you some valuable ideas to mull over. When you consider how much better your life will be when you are in charge, you may want to look even deeper into how you can expand your imagination, your generosity, and your knowledge of your industry or profession.

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Saleem Rana got his masters in psychotherapy from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, Ca., 15 years ago and now resides in Denver, Colorado. His articles on the internet have inspired over ten thousand people from around the world. Discover how to create a remarkable life

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Conquering 'The Pits' And Our Own Pendulums of Fear

The famous horror movie “The Pit and The Pendulum” starring Vincent Price, which was written by Edgar Alan Poe, the definitive and ultimate master of suspense and fear, with this book and subsequent movie, took the concept of all man’s fears, that which haunts his inner mind, and expanded upon it, making the fear of fear itself the most frightening element of the film, and not just the awesomely created medieval swinging, and menacing steel blade as it tick-tocked its gruesome path towards the heroes chest. Nor the actual pit with its jaw like appearance and jagged teeth of metal, and the savage dogs waiting deep in the chasm. Every fear was there, the fears of every man and woman. With the leading man (Vincent Price) fearing that he would be just like his father, only through those fears that tormented him, in the end he became that which he feared the most, because he allowed that fear to engulf his every waking hour.

Oh how I empathise with those who have journeyed into their own menacing, "but different pits", I’ve been there myself so many times in my 55 years on this mortal plain. I've been a single parent now for over 10 years, and it wasn’t until the realisation that my marriage break up wasn’t “ALL MY FAULT”, that I could eventually climb back up that stairway of self esteem, and gain back those confidences that I once enjoyed in my younger years.

The self-blame and loneliness fears, all took their toll on me at the time. Unfortunately I had no therapists to help and guide me, so I had to find my own path through the darkness and out of my pits, without the flickering light of hope to help me succeed and conquer my own deepest fears. Fear of getting into a relationship again, and the fundamental mistrusting of others, and being afraid to show love. Fear of failure within myself, as that was how I perceived my own existence. The basic fear of failing my children and not being able to provide for their ever growing and demanding needs. My Fear of everything known and yes the fear of what’s to come, the unknown, even fear of being afraid. But for my children's sake I certainly had to shake this yolk that sat so heavily on my weakened shoulders. Conquering fear was and is no mean feat, as he always sits their waiting to pounce, lurking in every dark recess of ones mind, ever eager to jump out and point that dark finger and give you that twang in your heart that keeps screaming FAILED AGAIN. Yet I journeyed on, and became stronger through it.

Now through my own new strengths, I can begin to help others break down those barriers, for once fear itself is conquered, through openness and the sharing with others my own torments, my inner most thoughts, and experiences of life, then being afraid is no longer an issue, and the dreaded "pits of fear and the razor sharp pendulum" now holds no concepts that could ever harm me, as all along these fears were only the thoughts of an unhappy person, and had no real place in my new realisations. The pendulum of time still swings on, and after all is yet another fear, yes the oldest fears, the fears of age and of growing old, dying too young, and the fear of death itself. As children we were told not to be afraid of the dark, yet we still grow up with that dreaded fear implanted in our subconscious minds.

Yet fear in certain circumstances can be a good thing, as the actual fear itself keeps our senses alert and it’s there to form part of our natural survival instincts, as being afraid heightens your perception of the world around you. An antelope lives in fear of predators every single day and night of its life, does it suffer from stress, or stress related illnesses through its fear, or does it simply live its own life to the max, allowing that inner fear to keep it alert as nature intended it.

Being afraid after a break up in any relationship is the bodies natural defence system kicking in, and the pit of despair can only open if you let it, and the pendulum continues to swing, as a symbol of time itself like the metronome it really is. Conquering or being in control of your own fears, is emotionally demanding, yet can be achieved through self-help or motivational groups, so do seek the help you need early. Don’t leave it until fear is in control, as you don’t have to fight this battle alone as I did. Take control of your fears today and be in a better position to govern your own future.

John A. Elliott Aka Oaky Wood is currently the Co-Founder of "The Corner 4 Women©2006" http://thecorner4women.com is a Poet, writer, artist, webmaster and designer. He is also the owner of the Oakwood Grafix

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Motivate yourself on Monday - Beat the First Day of the Week Blues

I have a theory that everyone should work for a day or a week in a job that they truly, spectacularly detest. I think it would concentrate the mind deeply about doing work that you enjoy and help you remember that your current job is not all bad. I remember working in a job (for 6 months before I got er, downsized) where the highlights were the toast at breaktime and the possibility of getting cheaper chocolate. That job definitely didn’t suit me (to paraphrase Larry Gogan after someone has failed to answer most of the quiz question!). But I know that I learned a huge amount in that job…and it forced me to identify what I was really good at.

It is possible to work in a job that you enjoy going into on Monday morning (no, really it is!) but if you find yourself operating in first gear on the first day of the week, here are some pointers to get you going again. Beating the blues…

1. Do you want to be a victim or a victor? In many cases it’s a matter of choice. Are you going to be a moaning minny or are you going to have the moan and then move on. Which would you rather be..the cheerful person who makes you feel good to be around or the martyr who makes you want to lie down after 10 minutes in their company?

2. Ask for what you want…you might even get it! Instead of focussing on what you don’t like about your work/colleagues/commute/workplace, ask yourself what you really want and explore ways to get it. For example, if commuting is driving you mad, ask about the possibilities of teleworking/flexitime…ask others if they would be interested…put together a plan to present to management…Contrary to popular opinion, management do not have psychic powers and will not know what you want unless you ask for it.

3. Is this Monday or is it more? If you have the Monday feeling all during the week, perhaps it’s time to look at your career options. Do you need to change jobs, careers? What’s really important to you now…and can you honour that in your work? For example, many career-driven women experience a major shift when they have children…

4. Make connections. It’s a cliché, but the importance of networks in making changes cannot be overestimated. If you work in a large company, see if you can get to know other people in other departments. You never know when opportunities could appear and at the very least you will get to know more people. Sit beside someone new at lunchtime, strike up a conversation with a co-worker you don’t know…

5. Connect to a bigger purpose: I remember once commenting on the importance of the devices they made to a worker in a medical devices company and she confessed that she rarely thought about that any more…even though these devices literally saved people’s lives. What is the bigger purpose of your work? Who do you serve in your work? How could you serve them better?

6. Ask for help. Most of us are brought up to believe that self-sufficiency and independence is the way to go, but is it really so bad to ask for help? How do you feel when someone asks for your help? I doubt very much if you sneer at them and dismiss them contemptuously so what makes you think others will be less co-operative. You may need to choose your timing but in general people are more than happy to help…

"Anne Walsh is a life coach based in Galway, Ireland. You can check out the free resources, archived articles and blog at her website: http://www.annewalshcoach.com. When you sign up for her ezine ""Bring your best self to light"" you get a complimentary 10 part e-course ""Personal Freedom"" full of great ideas and strategies around managing your money, setting boundaries and lots more. She also has an e-book on personal finance called ""The Money Mistress: make money the best servant you ever had"" for sale at http://www.bookshaker.com/product_info.php?products_id=161

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Saturday, June 24, 2006

Key To Success - Work Hard At Working Smarter

Getting more done with less is an art,

It’s a quality requiring much heart,

But I must confess

How I turned failure to success

Was to work both hard and work smart.

I’ve heard two schools of thought when it comes to achieving maximum success in a minimum of time. The first school is to work hard, long hours; nose to the grindstone and burning the midnight oil. I’ve heard many people say that is the only sure way to achieve lasting success.

But I am sure you know many people who have worked hard for years and have yet to achieve what most people would call success. In fact, you may be one of them. I was one of those people. I discovered many years ago that hard work alone is not a guarantee of success. If it was you’d see more millionaires.

The other school of thought says to work smart - not hard. The work smart philosophy says “less is better.” Delegate, use other people’s time, money, and hands as much as you can. They say this is the quickest way to success.

With so much talk about working smart, many people especially people new to running a business and young people are starting to get the impression that good old fashion hard work went out with the horse- and-buggy. They feel hard work is no longer required to achieve success. After all we computers, e-mail and cell phones. Boy, are they in for a rude awakening.

I must admit they both have their benefits and their limits. Through experience I’ve discovered the best way to achieve maximum success in a minimum of time is to work hard at working smart!

Yes, working hard at working smart will give you the best of both worlds - without the limits each one has by itself. When you work hard at working smart you’re maximizing your potential to the fullest. You have your pedal to the medal and your going full speed ahead - but you’re doing it in the most efficient way possible.

Here are 7 quick and easy ways to help you work hard at working smart everyday. If you take the time make these tips a habit you’ll find yourself achieving your goals much quicker.

1. Work hard at being more adaptable to changes.

Remember that every change that comes your way gives you an opportunity to move ahead of those that won’t or can’t adapt to sudden change. In life they say the only guarantees are death and taxes. I would like to add a third item and that is CHANGE. Try to be the first to learn and adapt to new changes in your industry, in new technologies and new techniques.

2. Work hard at looking for shortcuts in everything you do.

Always be alert to easier more efficient ways of doing your routine task. Can you cut out, reduce, speed-up or combine steps - without sacrificing effectiveness? Don’t fall in the habit of doing routine task with a routine attitude. Stay alert to the possibility of doing it in a different way. Think outside the box if it can save you time, money or frustration .

3. Work hard at thinking ahead as much as possible.

The best chess players always think one move ahead. You should always try to do the same. Prepare yourself mentally before you act physically. This alone will help you avoid wasting time and making costly mistakes. The best athletes establish the habit of anticipating there next move ahead of time. The best quarterbacks know what they’ll do if they’re primary receiver falls down.

4. Work hard at finding working hard at working smart role models.

Always be on the look out for people who work hard at working smart. Here’s a hint; they’ll usually be the people who do more in less time and with fewer sources of money, time or people to help them than others.

5. Work hard at learning quickly from your mistakes and the mistakes of others.

You’re smart if you can learn from your mistakes, you’re intelligent if you can learn from others mistakes - but you’re wise if you can do both. Learn how to fail constructively. You learn constructively when you ask who , what , when , why and how questions. For example, next time who will I consult with first, what did I do wrong, when did I do it, why did I do it and how can I do better next time.

6. Work hard at finding ways to wisely multi-task.

What’s most important about multitasking (doing 2 or more tasks at once)? Is knowing when to multitask and when not to. Routine task is perfect for multitasking. But detailed, risky, and dangerous projects should not be.

7. Work hard at keeping current on the latest technology related to your task.

Allow technology to help you work harder at working smarter. Whatever your task, their is a gadget, software program or tool that can help you do it more efficiently.

It is my hope that these 7 tips will inspire you to think of more ways you can work hard at working smart. The benefits and satisfaction will be well worth your time and effort.

Copyright Roy Primm

About The Author

Roy Primm is a freelance writer who has written hundreds of articles showing peple how to make money by creatijng small niche products and services. To learn more about the power of niches go to http://www.NicheBrain.com.

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Success And Communication

Everything we do in life requires communication. Personal and business success often hinges on how well we understand others and how well they can understand us. If one of the objectives of communication is achieving a shared understanding, what can you do to become more effective when communicating?

Here are few tips that will help you become a more effective communicator:

Do you make eye contact when speaking or listening?

Yes, this is simple suggestion. Take a moment to think about how you feel when someone connects with you in this way. Do you feel really listened to? Does it seem that the person is focused on you and the message you want to convey? Adding a couple of head nods will also demonstrate to the speaker you are really listening and interested in what s/he is saying. Making these simple adjustments in your behavior will help improve your communication.

Do you keep from interrupting and the let person finish what s/he is saying?

One way to enhance your listening skills is to spend more time listening. One of the challenges inherent in listening is that we speak at an estimated rate of 125 to 150 words per minute and we think at the rate of an estimated 500 words per minute. That leaves a lot of time for a listener to wander off into his or her own thoughts, jump to conclusions or formulate a response before the speaker has finished saying what they want to say. One way you can stay focused and present in a conversation is by "listening" for the speaker's non-verbal communication. One estimate has it that 75% of all communication is non-verbal. So, with the extra 350 or so words of thinking time you have available when you are listening, focus on the speaker and what they are communicating non-verbally.

Do your words and actions match?

Since communication occurs both verbally and non-verbally, it is important to make the message consistent. Send one message, not two. For example, have you ever found your posture rigid or tense while saying: "I'm fine, everything is just great." There are two messages being sent. The body is sending one message and the words are sending another. Another example of this is a feeling you can get that someone isn't telling you the whole story. Next time you have this sensation in a business or personal interaction, look at the person's body language and/or facial expression. Are the non-verbal cues in alignment with the words being spoken? When verbal and non-verbal communication is in sync, the message is perceived as genuine.

Does your vocal tone and inflexion match the words you are saying?

How you say the words of your message is as important as the words you use when expressing yourself. Think of the phrase, "Thank you" and the variety of ways it can be spoken. Depending on how the words are emphasized it will change the meaning. The same phrase can mean authentic gratitude or sarcasm. Think about the phrase, "Come here". A parent speaking to a misbehaving child will have a different vocal tone than someone in a business context using the same phrase. Even the word "yes", can have many meanings depending on how it is emphasized. A soft "yes" has a different meaning than a "YES" that is enthusiastic and forceful. Matching your intonation and inflexion to the message you intend to convey will increase your effectiveness when you communicate.

Are you aware of your barriers and filters?

Everyone has a point of view and at times it will affect how one communicates. Just think about the last time you were having a conversation with your spouse or significant other and then somehow, in a split second, you found yourself in the middle of an argument. How did things shift so quickly? One of you hit a trigger in the other, that's how things can change so quickly. We all have triggers and in order to communicate responsibly in personal and business relationships it is imperative to know what they are. Everyone has an opinion and is a result of his/her background; the challenge when communicating is to become aware of how these two factors can shut down the communication process.

In the communication process the speaker AND the listener are equally responsible for the success of the interaction. And, because communication is a process, the roles are constantly shifting during a conversation. The speaker becomes the listener who becomes the speaker and so on.

These tips are just a few of the ways you can become more effective in your role as a speaker or listener. Remember, one of the primary needs that communication fulfills is the need to connect with other people. Incorporating any of these suggestions will give you greater access to connection, as well as personal and business success.

I hope this helps in your future marketing decisions.

About The Author
David Bell
http://www.wspromotion.com/
Advertising research and development center

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Millionaire Mindset: Is Your Brain Sabotaging Your Wealth and Success?

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have success with every they do? Do they have some magical power which helps them accumulate wealth that you don't?

Would you like to quickly get that power?

In a recent interview for the List Crusade program, T. Harv Eker revealed what he calls the Millionaire Mindset-which gives extremely successful individuals what seems to be an "unfair advantage."

(Note: To access T. Harv Eker's complete audio interview for fre^e, see end of article)

Harv is the author of the best-selling book, SpeedWealth, as well as several highly-acclaimed courses such as The Millionaire Mind Intensive, Life Directions, Wizard Training and Train the Trainer. He is also the producer and trainer of the world-famous Enlightened Warrior Training.

He went from zero to millionaire in only 2-1/2 years using the Speed Wealth principles he teaches. He shows you how to instantly rid yourself of limiting beliefs that have stopped you from accumulating wealth in the past.

According to Harv, your subconscious mind may actually be holding you back from the success you want in business and in life.

The subsconscious is much more powerful than your conscious mind.

It's like an ice berg, most it is beneath the surface, and that's usually what sinks ships.

Ideas and misconceptions you formed as a child can affect your life right now. If you believe that money is evil or that money is hard to get, then your success will be limited. Even though you go through the motions to reach your goal, you'll always fall short on something that is critical to your success.

You mind will automatically stop you just like a thermostat turns off the heat at a certain point.

Harv revealed 4 easy actions you can do today to change your money thermostat and gain a millionaire mindset right now.

1) Stop blaming. You must take absolute responsibility for every result in your life. If you didn't cause it that means it's out of your hands. If you did cause it then you can change it and get a different result. What an empowering concept …

2) Stop complaining. When you complain you are focusing on the problem. The Universal Law of Attraction states that what you focus on expands. So if you focus on what you don't want, what do you think you'll get?

3) Use the power of intention. Take your current goal and double, triple it, or even quadruple it. For example, if you want to make an extra $2000 a month, raise your goal to $8000. According to Harv, the Universe usually gives you only what you ask of it. You'll probably find that the higher goal will spark your enthusiasm and energy and make it much easier to accomplish.

4) Bless that which you want. If you see someone with a fancy car, say "Good for him!" Don't use your key to scratch it as you walk by like a lot of jealous low brow people may do. If someone you know gets a promotion, congratulate him. This secret alone will cause money and wealth to start flowing to you effortlessly.

The more you practice these Millionaire Mindset secrets, the more you'll discover that you too will experience dramatic success and your income will skyrocket.

Copyright Rick Miller

About The Author
Rick Miller is a Certified Master of Web Copywriting and co-founder of List Crusade. We've arranged scholarships for 75 of our readers to get access to T. Harv Eker's entire interview, along with 51 other audio lessons from top Internet Marketing and Wealth/Self Help Gurus, such as Jay Abraham, Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Mark Joyner, and Robert Allen--go to: ==> http://www.ListCrusadeArticles.com/sya-eker.html

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The Most Courageous People in the World

Who are the most courageous people in the world? Armed services? Coastguards? Astronauts? Firepersons? Explorers? Mountaineers? ……Sports? For us, the most courageous people in the world are those who are committed to discovering how they can get the best out of themselves. Individuals, who are committed to learning about and changing, their habits and beliefs in order to fulfil their dreams. Individuals, who are fighting the dreaded disease of complacency.

Complacency is one of the deadliest diseases you face in your life. It stifles growth. Kills companies. Destroys the economy of your Country. Changes and destroys your relationship with your partner, friends, children and colleagues.

If you:

have a feeling of self-satisfaction.

find you are low in energy and enthusiasm.

have become unaware of danger, trouble, or controversy in your life.

find it difficult to accept positive criticism and acknowledge your mistakes.

take ages making a decision, especially those that will change your future or may be unpopular.

go through the day with an attitude of ‘ that’s good enough’ or ‘that will do’.

Then, in a nutshell, complacency has you in it’s hands and is destroying you.

Complacency is taking away your spirit.

How do you overcome complacency? What’s the treatment?

Napoleon Hill says the treatment is: Control Your Own Thoughts. “You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and you have the key in your own hands, and you make use of it the moment you learn to control your own thoughts.”

The magic key is NOT to focus on and control your negative and wasteful thoughts but to develop your necessary and positive thoughts.

Negative and wasteful thoughts, like blame and worry, have no useful purpose. Their job is to reduce your energy and your potential. To make you weaker than you really are. Therefore DO NOT concentrate your thinking on your weaknesses because the more you think negative and wasteful thoughts the further and further you will get from your potential. You cannot change negative thoughts to positive ones.

So, what can you do?

There are two strategies that you can adopt to be successful:

1. Focus on your necessary and positive thoughts. Necessary thoughts: those that keep your life working naturally and Positive thoughts are those that move you forward with the intention of forming win/win relationships. Both are invaluable. They bring you energy and success. They are your seeds to a successful life. They drive your feelings, words and actions. The more you can think in the positive the more your feelings, words and actions are positive and you are successful.

2. Stop asking yourself ‘why’ whenever you don’t get the results you want.. ‘Why’ only causes you to respond with ‘because’. And any sentence starting with ‘because’ means that you are now defending your past behaviour and change is impossible. Instead ask yourself; ‘what caused it to happen’ or ‘how did it happen’. Now you have something strong to base your future on.

These strategies are the antidote that finishes complacency and give you freedom.

You have the freedom to choose your behaviour. You don’t have to continue following others and what others say to you. All you have to do is focus on your natural and positive thoughts. These give you power and enable you to find what you are truly capable of.

The most courageous people in the world are those who overcome the disease of complacency and strive to be all they are capable of being.

"Only those who risk going far can possibly find out how far one can go" (TS Eliot 1888 - 1965)

Graham and Julie www.desktop-meditation.com

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Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

We are a learning society. We spend many years and countless hours learning things in school, taking refresher courses, pursuing post-graduate level course work, and internet classes. Yet, when someone does not succeed, it is a truly enlightened individual that remembers to label it for what it is ... a learning experience. People that are able to recognize this when it shows up in their own lives are able to use it to their advantage. If fact, they are typically very successful because they possess a "willingness to fail". They are able to look at what most would consider a failure, as a means to get to their final destination. Just because they go off-track temporarily does not mean they are not even closer to their target. It is simply targeting, realigning, and targeting again until whatever they are after is achieved.

It is often said that children can be cruel, but it is adults that are cruel. Adults would never look at a young child attempting something and label that child a failure. They would say "Aww, Sally that's okay, that was a good try, you'll get it next time!" They might even remark to another adult that it's so wonderful to see how far Sally has come over the past few weeks. As adults we forget that life is a constant growth process. We are always capable of learning no matter how old we are, and we should continue to take risks. We should never be fearful of failure because failure is just another form of constructive criticism. Why is it constructive criticism? Because criticism that fosters lessons and growth that are expressed in a non-threatening manner is constructive. It is the only form of criticism that is in alignment with the universe, and positive self-talk is the best way to approach our endeavors.

If fear of failure is keeping you from attempting something you long to do, ask yourself why you are letting it worry you. Is not taking a chance by doing something, much more courageous than doing nothing at all? If everyone thought of failure as a major obstacle, we would not have the technological advancements that we currently so accustomed to. How many times did Sir Isaac Newton have to be bonked on the head before he made sense of the Law of Gravity? What about Benjamin Franklin and his kite, or scientists and their cures and vaccines? The point is we would still be in the Dark Ages, if various inventors, scientists and others had refused to step out of their comfort zones and dare to take a chance at failure. Isn't it time you made your mark?

Failure is just one step in the right direction to the ultimate goal of growth and success. Don't be afraid to try new things, stretch beyond your comfortable limits and stray off-course. The worse that can happen is that you'll fail, learn from that instance and have to try something new. So, dust off those rollerblades, go take that snowboarding lesson, or go sign up for that class, life is too short to play it safe all the time. Go fail, er I mean learn!

Eva Gregory, master coach, speaker and author of The Feel Good Guide To Prosperity, http://www.feelgoodguide.com, has instructed thousands on the Laws of Attraction in person, on the radio and in dozens of teleconference training seminars and programs. She is the author of several books and e-books and has co-developed several telephone-based and internet-based training courses on the Laws of Attraction. Her most popular program to date is her Leading Edge Living One Year Success Program.
(http://www.leadingedgecoaching.com/Living/index.shtml) Eva is regularly featured on radio and in the media and is a recognized authority on the Laws of Attraction. To learn more about her products and services, visit Leading Edge Coaching, http://www.leadingedgecoching.com.

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Do What You Dream

Dreams abound in the imagination of children. These dreams of athletic grandeur, Hollywood fame and heroic pursuits are more than fantasies to the hopeful young; they are possibilities.

But as the dreamers grow, the negative influences of junior and senior high stifle those dreams and impair success. They are taught to discard their dreams as foolish and seek practical, ordinary jobs so they can live practical, ordinary lives.

They are not taught that dreamers have a duty to fulfill their dreams. The are not taught that they are creatures of infinite potential. They are not taught that if they have the ability to dream a dream, they have the ability to realize that dream. They are not taught that dreamers can be doers and that Dream Doers are unstoppable.

A Dream Doer is unstoppable first and foremost because he believes in himself and in his dreams. He sees himself as someone worthy of accomplishing his dreams as long as those dreams do not defy the laws of God, of man or of nature.

So he nurtures, encourages and feeds these dreams, dreams he sees as a reality even though they have not yet come to pass. As this faith grows, his mind works to find ways to manifest his dreams.

Yet faith alone is not enough. He must take action. But he needs something to bridge the gap between faith and action. That something is courage.

Courage to admit his hopes. Courage to face his dreams. Courage to want his desires. Even when everyone around him is just trying to be normal. To fit in. To live according to the expectations of others.

A Dream Doer exemplifies true courage when he puts his faith into words. By taking pen to paper and writing his dreams, a Dream Doer takes a step most dreamers do not dare to take.

And by telling others and verbalizing his dreams, a Dream Doer demonstrates his courageous determination to succeed despite what skeptics say, do or believe.

Such courage propels the Dream Doer to take action. Focused action. Purposeful action. Definite action in pursuit of his definite dreams. It is this type of action that separates ordinary people from extraordinary ones. For action makes things happen.

So a Dream Doer sets a big goal and then does something small toward that goal every single day. He may not succeed all at once, but little by little, he gets what he wants.

Dream Doers imagine success and achieve it. Be a Dream Doer.

Bonnie Jean Schaefer is a writer and sports performance coach. She teaches young athletes how to think, perform and act like champions. Visit http://www.childrenintochampions.com for more information.

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How to succeed by recognizing the Good Life within Yourself

If fate intended you to be rich, then all you have to do is just wait for the business of the century, money, spouse, health and wealth to fall into your lap. Most people understand fate as something static as if there were a message written in the stars that said, "This is the way it's going to be and it's not up to me." No wonder a passive life develops from this attitude, lives where people wait for their fate to find them and just happen.

Years go by before they realize that in all this time they have not experienced anything and have virtually slept through most of their days in a monotonous routine of work, lunch, dinner, occasional entertainment, television and rest. Each day is the same, boring routine until the days become months and finally they stretch into years. Not to mention, they have probably been struggling for money and possibly survival, experiencing health and relationship problems and such.

It is not surprising that in the end, all this leads to the final confirmation that "I am not intended to live the good life." Joey McCormick, a philosophy professor at the NC Sate University, and author of many philosophical, religious and medical books, sometimes compares life with a jail cell, where institutionalized prisoners no longer remember their previous life of freedom.

Instead, their only goal becomes meager attempts to improve their living conditions (if they can) within the prison walls. They may paint walls with the vivid colors of nature, hang posters or magazine pictures to cover the ugly walls that surround them. All the while, they're dreaming about a better life and envying other prisoners for meager privileges above their own. Even worse maybe their cells are wide open and nobody is forcing them to stay in the prison! They are free to go and experience a new, exciting life.

They refuse to believe that somewhere a better life awaits them. No, they would rather put another poster on the wall, and dream on about a better life than take the chance of moving towards it only to wind up disappointed. For a prisoner to survive inside and behind bars, within the prison system, he or she must engage in a wide range of mind-games. The most important one is to forget your life outside the walls.

Unfortunately, this is also the most dangerous game of all, because its successful execution means you must become satisfied with the limited life you now have. If a new prisoner comes in with grand tales of life outside, the rules of the game force the prisoner to reject them, not because they don't believe them, but because they don't want to believe them. Believing the stories makes living the restricted and limited life inside unbearable. Believing would change their attitude about the limited life they are living and they simply "can't afford" for that to happen. Believing the messenger might elicit talking, thinking and dreaming of escape - but the road from here to freedom is long.

Many people live in a mental prison as strong and confining as those who are behind bars. They have all the freedom in the world, but they exercise none of it because they are afraid to believe, like the prisoner, that a better life can be theirs. Why? Because it takes courage to change your life, to break the old patterns, change old habits and rebuild your mental infrastructure.

It is easier to stay where you are, blame others and tell yourself: "No, this is too hard. Who am I to think that I can make it happen? What if I fail? Right now, I have something; maybe it isn't what I wanted or even what I like, but it's something.

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media, a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow their business fast, and without spending a fortune in marketing and automation. http://www.freehomebusinesstips.com

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How to succeed by recognizing the Good Life within Yourself

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Debilitating Fear

The biggest obstacle with people is fear. Overcome it and understand what your fears are costing you. Monetarily, relationships, the things you need to accomplish to become exponentially successful. That is why it is so important to implement the things we've talked about during these audios. Find the courage the confidence, the ambition, the conviction to become what you want to be. To do the things that you want to do.

Now does everyone have fears? We do. Now here is the interesting thing. A little baby that is a week old, just born only has two fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Some people like to take the word fear and spell it out, like False Expectations Appearing Real, some say it is forget everything and run. I think it is Frozen Energy Actions Required. So the challenge is that we've learned these fears, and so if we can learn them we can unlearn them. It is a challenge, we have on of the big fears that Napoleon Hill even talks about is the fear of criticism. Why do we care so much what people think? Social acceptance? We want to be accepted?

Esteem acceptance and praise is one of our deepest cravings. I've done seminars all over the country and as you speak to people, 50-60 people come up and say “thank you, that was great, I appreciate it.” But there is always that one person that has something negative to say, so the ratio is 50:1 but what is on my mind? That one person. What about the other 50? For example a dance instructor was teaching a lady who always wanted to dance and had saved up her money and on her first lesson, the dance instructor said, "Man, you dance like a hippo." What happens to that lady? Does she ever try it again? She is gone.

When in reality, if you look at some of the famous musicians, they've had instructors say that to them, but they didn't listen to them, but the majority of people do listen to them, they have this fear of criticism, they want to be accepted. Fear is one of those things that we really need to take a look at. If you take a plank and put it on the ground and walk across it, there is no fear, but all the sudden, if you put it up on a 20 story building, and you have to walk across this plank between two buildings, it is the same thing, you know you can do it, but you still feel the fear. For example, public speaking, is that a big fear among people? Why? It is a learned fear, where did we learn it? At school? Somebody laughed and what did we think? They are laughing at us.

I teach students and one of the courses I teach at the University is Public Speaking and one of the first things we have to deal with is the fear in getting out and doing it. In fact, one of the funny things that Jerry Seinfeld says is that one of the biggest fears is public speaking and public speaking is a greater fear than dying. And so he says people at the funeral would rather be in the casket than giving the Eulogy. It doesn't make a lot of sense. We have to look at one of the triggers of your fears. Where do they come from? Whether it's spiders or snakes or monsters under the bed. That is the thing. I'm not talking major psychosis or major fear, I'm just talking about minor fears that we have to get over and one of the biggest things they talk about of course is looking fear in the face. Getting out there and doing it. Have you ever had an experience where you were so scared to do something and then you went and did it and what was the first thing you thought of? That's right, that it wasn't so bad. We spend all this time worrying about it and the most important thing is to identify that trigger and understand where that fear comes from and get past them.

Like again, the fear of criticism, when you look at the fear of criticism, Napoleon Hill says it robs man of initiative, destroys his power of imagination, limits his individuality takes away his self reliance and does damage in 100 other ways. He talks about that it causes lack of initiative and lack of ambition. It is a great enemy, you need to identify that you have and get over it. Does anyone have a fear of getting on the phone? How about fear of rejection? They did studies with children who were deathly afraid of dogs. What they would do is they would actually have the kids watch other children play with dogs. That was enough to cure the fear 99% of the time to see other people doing it will get yourself out there and doing it. Understand that fear is magnified doubt. You create this in your mind. The critical thing is to get out there and do it.

Don't accept random thoughts in your mind. Program your subconscious mind, work on your mental skills and program your mind for success. It works! Success is an open book test. That is the critical thing you need to understand. Sure these are soft skills. Sure things are things you don't learn in school, but these skills I guarantee you will increase your ability to achieve exponential success faster than anything else. Go out there and do it. Achieve your dreams, find your goals and become exponentially successful.

Conclusion
Persuasion is the missing puzzle piece that will crack the code to dramatically increase your income, improve your relationships, and help you get what you want, when you want, and win friends for life. Ask yourself how much money and income you have lost because of your inability to persuade and influence. Think about it. Sure you’ve seen some success, but think of the times you couldn’t get it done. Has there ever been a time when you did not get your point across? Were you unable to convince someone to do something? Have you reached your full potential? Are you able to motivate yourself and others to achieve more and accomplish their goals? What about your relationships? Imagine being able to overcome objections before they happen, know what your prospect is thinking and feeling, feel more confident in your ability to persuade. Professional success, personal happiness, leadership potential, and income depend on the ability to persuade, influence, and motivate others.

Kurt Mortensen’s trademark is Magnetic Persuasion; rather than convincing others, he teaches that you should attract them, just like a magnet attracts metal filings. He teaches that sales have changed and the consumer has become exponentially more skeptical and cynical within the last five years. Most persuaders are using only 2 or 3 persuasion techniques when there are actually 120 available!

If you are ready to claim your success and learn what only the ultra-prosperous know, begin by going to http://www.PreWealth.com and getting my free report "10 Mistakes That Continue Costing You Thousands." After reading my free report, go to http://www.PreWealth.com/IQ and take the free Persuasion IQ analysis to determine where you rank and what area of the sales cycle you need to improve in order to close every sale!

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Stand For What's Right

The time is always right to do the right thing. You achieve according to what you believe. More harm has been done by weak persons than by wicked persons. The problems of this world have been caused by the weakness of goodness rather than by the strength of evil. The true measure of a person is in his height of ideals, the breadth of his sympathy, the depth of his convictions, and the length of his patience. Eddie Rickenbacker encouraged us to "think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience." The right train of thought will take you to a better station in life.

To try and do what's best and to remain essentially ourselves are really one and the same thing. Coach John Wooden said, "Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of being." One secret of success is being able to put your best foot forward without stepping on anybody's toes.

If you seek greatness, then forget greatness and ask for God's will. You will find both. Elevate your personal standards of quality. Whatever you thought was good enough for now, add 10 percent more. Better is better.

The biggest mistake you can make in life is not to be true to the best you know. George Barnard Shaw remarked, "Keep yourself bright; you are the window through which you must see the world."

- John Mason, from the book An Enemy Called Average EXPANDED Edition.

John Mason is a national best-selling author, nationally recognized speaker and book coach.

He has authored fourteen books including An Enemy Called Average, You're Born An Original - Don't Die A Copy, Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop, and Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them which have sold over 1.4 million copies and have been translated into twenty-five languages throughout the world.

"I have posted a special message for you to see on my website http://www.freshword.com In it I talk about right associations and the effect they can have on whether you succeed in life or not. Your best friends should bring out the best in you! If you are an author, or want to be, I have many resources specifically designed for you. Also, make sure to sign up for my Nugget of the Week (freshword.com/signup)- I would love to inspire you."

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Are You in the Mood for Success?

Mood pervades the context in which you do business, coloring the way you work and also the way your clients or customers experience your offers.

Mood is the measure of what is possible. In fact, the English word "mood" stems from the Indo-European root "med," meaning "measure", and is closely allied with the root "me (IV)","the setting of time." Mood, then, is a inseparable from the context or setting in which we live and work.

Context mastery requires mastering mood, and mastering mood involves awareness, choice, and authenticity.

Awareness. We speak as if moods are something we have-but more often it is the moods that have us. (This is true of all aspects of context, for while we generate context by our choices, our context affects our interpretations, which in turn influence our choices.)

When a mood has us, we are unaware of and thus unable to shift it. For example, if you market your work in a mood of resignation ("I'm no good at this. This never works for me."), you will not be surprised when marketing fails to attract new clients (and I will not be surprised to hear that marketing never works for you).

If you are unaware of the mood in which you do business, you're unlikely to be very effective at shifting it. Instead, your failed efforts will cause your mood to deteriorate even further until you become discouraged and stop marketing altogether.

It doesn't have to be this way. You'll be astonished at how developing awareness of your moods invites the possibility of more generative way to conduct business. Here's a deceptively simple practice to get set you on the path to mastery.

Set a timer to chime four times during your workday. When it rings, take a moment to check in. Note your posture, your facial expression, your breath. Jot this down along with a word or two that captures your mood. As with last week's practice, do not try to change your body or your mood-simply record what you notice.

(If your situation will not accommodate a timer, you can log your mood at the start of the day, just before any breaks or meals, and just before going home.)

Keep this log for a month. At the end of the first week, review your log, noticing the patterns that emerge. Are there certain moods that seem to recur at the same time each day, or with certain activities? As you continue to log your moods, bring an interested curiosity to the practice, wondering how these moods arise and how they are setting the stage for your business. Again, do not try to change anything, simply wonder and observe.

Week by week through this simple practice you will become more aware of the moods that pervade your work life. You will notice moods (and the body states that go with them) that make life easier and those that make everything seem like an effort. And that brings us to the other aspects of mood mastery: choice and authenticity.

I've heard people object that learning to choose their moods compromises their authenticity. Yet, authenticity has to do with being true to oneself, not with surrendering to moods that have more to do with habit or history than they do with an authentic self.

You're responsible for the mood in which you do business, and you're responsible for learning to generate the moods that will support success. What will success look like for you? What mood will set the stage for that result?

Note: The etymological information in this article is from Joseph T. Shipley's "The Origin of English Words." This is my favorite source for researching Indo-European roots for, though it is not exhaustive, it is highly readable, very entertaining, and erudite.

Molly Gordon, MCC, is a leading figure in business coaching and personal growth coaching, writer, workshop leader, frequent presenter at live and virtual events worldwide, and an acknowledged expert on niche marketing. Join 12,000 readers of her Authentic Promotion® ezine to grow your strong business while you feed your soul, and receive a free 31-page guide, "Principles of Authentic Promotion."

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Friday, June 16, 2006

10 Times Yourself: How to Live at Full Potential

In sonnet 6, “ten times yourself” Shakespeare writes about being “10 times yourself”. What great wisdom I thought. It was Earl Nightingale who said, in his Gold Record The strangest Secret that “Universities have discovered that most people use only 10 percent of their potential. If that is true, and I believe it is, then most of us have enough room to become 10 times ourselves. But how? You may ask.

The answer lies in the usage of our mind. That marvellous storehouse that fills your cup to overflowing if you utilise it. Strangely though mankind has made a miserable job of utilising this great resource. The question is why is it that most people do not make better use of their mind? Earl Nightingale says that the reason is because the mind is free, you do not buy it. Earl further asserts that the most important things in life are the things we get free, like the brain and, he says, Familiarity breeds contempt.

So how do you become ten times yourself? Shakespeare’s primary focus on this sonnet is to urge young people to get married and in the process of recreation, you would actually be regenerating more of yourself, which is a sure way to become ten times yourself. But looking at the same sonnet (the beauty of art lies in its diversity {of interpretation}) we can just do that by living our lives to the full, utilising our body, mind and spirit as efficiently as possible. Steps to become ten times yourself

1. Move your goal posts. Experts have concluded that bigger goals bring forth more and more from the goal setter who is serious about success and willing to go the extra mile. It is recommended that you multiply your goals by ten and go for them – that’s 10 times your self, right?

2. Believe, and always remind yourself that the human mind has limitless potential and resolve to get more and more from your mind.

3. Make conscious efforts towards the better utilisation of your brain. “If you have all the wealth in this world and use but a nickel you would have been doing what you probably are doing with your mind now”. So realise the great resource that is your brain and tap into it.

Re-read the above steps and make a commitment to become 10 times yourself. For Shakespeare says ten times thy self were happier than thou art. Always remember: the sky’s the limit!

Momodou Sabally is a motivational speaker and author. He has developed a series of articles on Self-Motivation, available at his website WWW.MLSABALLY.COM.

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Fear - A common Motivator for Self Confidence

If you are like most people, you are often confronted with fears that hold you back - consciously or subconsciously. Although you weren't born with them, you are under the strong influence of the environment that implanted them. You might even be tempted to think that worry and fear as the primary base from which your actions stem.

Salespeople know of this powerful influence. People buy truckloads of insurance in preparation for some disaster that "might" happen. "It is better to be safe than sorry." Do you have an extra set of keys (or two) for your house or car? Do you buy food, drinks or even pills that will help you improve your complexion or lose unwanted weight?

Whether it is a fear of losing something good, or getting something bad, fear is a driving force that is always there. Why does someone behave rudely or arrogantly? Because he or she is afraid of losing their "feeling of" authoritative power, which would destroy or undermine his or her position in society.

You already know where jealousy stems from - out of fear for you, wanting or losing something you think you cannot have or the fear that someone else will get what you feel "belongs to you." New situations in life force you to confront a new set of fears. You may even comfort yourself by saying it isn't so bad. Have you ever made a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment or a hairstyling appointment only to arrive in the respective waiting area with no pain or the best hair day you've had in a long time? Now you want to go home.

Fear is a powerful motivator. Some of the more common fears are:

1. Fear of the Unknown
2. Fear of Failure and Rejection
3. Fear of Loss (losing what you have)
4. Fear of Facing Reality
5. Fear of Disapproval

You have to deal with all of these fears if you want to succeed. You cannot deny them or banish them to your subconscious, as that will only add fuel to a fire that will probably and suddenly burst out beyond your control.

Like fires, fears are easiest to squelch when they are still small. Confront your fears and banish them forever. Start with- "The Fear of the Unknown." There isn't a person alive that isn't apprehensive, nervous or even fearful of entering new territory, wandering into the great unknown. What will it hold? How will it change you? Will you be able to handle the situation or complete the task? Will you know what to do and have the ability to do it? Will you be laughed at? Will it be worth it? One way of confronting the unknown is to recognize that without action you will never escape mediocrity.

The primary difference between people who fulfill their dreams and those that don't is action - the former move from words to action, the latter never get beyond the words. Ask yourself: What could I lose if I begin to act? Answer frankly. Typical answers are time, pride and so on. You should note that these answers are merely superficial. What could I gain? An experience that will, without a doubt, make you richer (maybe financially) and one that will bring you closer, above all, to success.

You shouldn't forget that it is self-confidence, overcoming your fears and changing your habits or undesirable attributes (like transforming yourself from timid to outgoing) that bring you a step closer to attaining your desires.

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media, a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow their business fast, and without spending a fortune in marketing and automation. http://www.freehomebusinesstips.com

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Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Whine Club - Are You a Member

When I was younger I was a master at making excuses for myself and my behavior. It was my out for being a quitter and failing at business or other life issues. I discovered it was much easier to fail than succeed. Succeeding took work and meant I had to be willing to step out of that comfort zone everyone talks about. I wanted success, but not bad enough at the time to do anything about it but whine. So whine I did and to my embarrassment, I got pretty good at it!

I’ve recapped some of my favorite whines for you here. Perhaps you are familiar with some of them or have a few of your own to add:

•I can’t.
•I would, but.
•If it hadn’t been for her/him.
•I tried, but it just wasn’t for me.
•I just don’t have time.
•I’ll start next week.
•My husband doesn’t want me to.
•I don’t have the money.
•After the summer and the kids go back to school, I’ll get started.
•Sorry, I missed the call. The kids just wouldn’t settle down. (Actually, I was watching my favorite TV show).

I am sure you have heard these lines and maybe tried a few yourselves. How did I break the cycle and how can you? Realize that success is work, uncomfortable at times and perseverance does pay off. If you want a better life, you have to change. The key being you…not your sponsor, husband, kids, etc. Actually, I am sure you are aware that all this negative feedback we share with ourselves isn’t very comfortable either.

If you truly want success, you will find a way to make it happen. No more whining and making excuses. Find what works for you! Stick with it even when times seem bleak and you are ready to give up. All growth is not straight up…there will be ups and downs. Consider it a learning experience and be willing to invest in your business with time, money and education.

Will you find success overnight? No. I wish I could tell you it was that easy. I can tell you my life has improved greatly now that I quit making excuses for myself and so will yours. And you know what else I discovered? It feels better to no longer be a member of the “Whine Club.”

About the Author: Diane Drayer has been working online for the past 6 years. She is a successful internet marketer and home business professional. She owns and manages http://www.MakeAnEasyWebsite.com and http://www.DirectSellingOpportunities.com

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10 Simple Tips For Attaining Wealth

What with the millions of words printed every day about "How To Achieve Success," why aren't there more new millionaires.

Basically, it's simply because the people reading this "How-To" information don't understand what they read, or else just don't have the drive it takes to put what they've read into action. In truth, it would seem that everyone wants to "find out how to become rich," but the number of people with the drive it takes to "work a plan," is few and far between.

The Basics to Getting Rich can be stated simply as follows:

1. You must control your investment. This is the key to building a fortune from small capital. You have to have the ability and knowledge to make the right moves at the right time, and above all, the innate talent it takes to always land on your feet and never be wiped out, regardless of the setbacks you may encounter.

2. You must know how and where to buy for next to nothing - or produce a product from scratch - and sell at a tremendous profit. With this ability, you can start with $100 or less, and sell it to someone else for much more than you paid for it. Then do it again, and keep on doing it until you have enough money to make substantial investments in other area where your money will grow and prosper.

3. You must buy things that appreciate in value. In other words, learn to buy things that will grow in value as time goes on. Things such as collectibles, land, precious metals and stones. Think of the multiplication factor: You pay $10 for a copyright, sell 500 copies and you're off to a small fortune.

4. You've got to be choosy. Buy the original or pick a limited field. For instance, if you buy written material, buy form the author; or if you're into stamps or coins, work with just one country or type of coins/stamps.

5. You must become an expert in your field of selling - know all there is to know about it. It takes time, effort, and energy, but the financial rewards are worth it.

6. You must know how to work the tax shelters. In the confiscatory tax economy we operate in today, anyone attempting to make important money has to operate with every tax break he can get. There are many of them, and they can be applied in different ways. Make friends with a good tax accountant; he'll be able to give you many angles that you've probably never heard of. Be sure you take every advantage of capital gains, investment credits, take part of your rent or house payment as an office expense, as well as your car - get all you can. It's legal, and it's necessary if you're going to build your capital.

7. You have to set goals and dedicate yourself to attaining those goals. In just about any buy/sell program, you can set a rate of say 20% net profit on each transaction, and work a five-time-a-year turnover. This will double your capital each year. Now the net profit means just that - what is yours after all expenses and taxes are paid - so you'll have to get about 35 to 40% markup on each cycle.

If you've done your homework and are really an expert in your field, you'll often be able to make profits of 200% and more on a single transaction, because real buys will always show up for the person with cash in hand. If you set a goal such as this, and follow this system starting with $100, in 10-years you'll have over $50,000 in cash or it's equivalent.

8. You have to learn to exercise patience. This is the greatest attribute of a good hunter. In your field you'll be looking for bargains that can quickly be resold for a substantial profit. You've got to learn the sources of the items you want to sell, how to spot the bargains, and then have the persistence to allow your investment to pay off for you.

9. You have to learn what to do with your riches. When your capital has grown beyond the needs of your operation, put it to work. Get it into other investments that will produce more capital and even more income. Pyramiding your investments will bring you all the money you can use.

10. You have to learn to keep your mouth shut! The man who has found a method of making money, who understands what it can mean, keeps his mouth shut about it. That's why it's so ridiculous to assume that anyone would sell you a sure thing gambling system for a couple of dollars. If it was a sure thing, he'd guard it with his life. The thing is, keep your mouth shut and you'll save yourself a lot of grief as well as competition.

Copyright by DeAnna Spencer

DeAnna Spencer is a virtual assistant that helps entrepreneurs run a successful business by providing affordable administrative help. She also publishes a blog for small business owners. Visit this small business resource today

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Success Is Success, All The Rest Is Story!

Each one of us the ability to create success the way we want to create success, be it financially, physically, spiritually, emotionally etc. To say it's "too difficult, too hard" etc. is to live from a story you have about about success and not from actual success!

What we need to do is start with a series of questions to really understand what we know about success and to notice whether what we know is empowering or disempowering, has us in action or stopped.

Each interpretation of success has with it a specific impact/meaning and it's from meaning that all action arises, but what's even more interesting than that, is that what really determines a future of success is what success might mean in the future! for most people what success means is determined in the past and then flung into the future!

You see, most of us are living in reaction to what happened yesterday, a year or 10-20 years ago. The problem here is that what happened in the past (if not resolved/completed) is filed into the future to be avoided! How we know this is when we hear people say things like, "I'll never do that again!", or "I did that before and it didn't work".

So the first question we want to ask is "how have I defined success?"
#2 From whom did I learn this version of what success is?
#3 Is this consistent with how I want to create success?"
If not create an empowering meaning, that absolutely inspires you! calls you into action! leaves you compelled to make a difference for your self and with other people! and celebrate!

You see action is the foundational key to success. I started on my path to success with exercise, I was 28lbs overweight, tired and lethargic. I finally got to the point where tolerating wasn't working any longer, I had to do something about it! I started by declaring exactly what I wanted - a lean mean physical machine, that is unstoppable! for most of us just knowing what you want is unique unto itself! Knowing what you want also sets in motion a direction/purpose for your life.

I set a plan to be up at 6am every morning and run for 8 kilometers. Now for most of us getting up at 6am is a goal to be accomplished on it's own! I also made a committed decision to have the body I wanted no matter what, I said to myself that I will be in action whether I want to or don't want to, fell like it or don't feel like it. I will NOT be denied the results!

Today I enjoy the results, a body that is fit and 28lbs lighter. What's really great about this decision is that I am so inspired by my results that I am creating other goals in different areas of my life and I get to share my tips, tools and strategies with many other people! - a real dream come true! and a tremendous momentum builder!

I challenge you to create success for yourself, moment by moment and I invite you to contact me and share your stories about the difference being in action has made for you or to create a plan to success for yourself and your life!

Adam Reed
Professional Speaker
Success Coach

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Success Stories: Making Them Happen for You

True success stories do not happen overnight generally. Winning the lottery is not one of the true success stories-it is just a case of someone getting lucky. Whether you want to lose weight, start your own business, move up the corporate ladder, or just be a success in your own home, there are things that you can do to be successful. So, the next time you see those success stories on the news or in your favorite magazine, don’t just walk away and say “that will never happen to me.” Let the stories and the individuals in them inspire you to make something more of your life. Here are some principles you will find in success stories:

1. Make sure that you define success clearly for yourself. If you think that success would be to make a million dollars in the next 5 years, then that is your definition of success. Most people in success stories have clear goals and outcomes that they want to achieve before they even start out. These goals may change over time and the journey, but you must have something to work for.

2. Outline the steps to your success. Success stories are more than a beginning and an end. They have chapters in between. Set smaller attainable goals which lead up to your big goal of success. For instance, if you want to lose 50 pounds in year, you will need to lose about 1 pound a week. Set goals that will help you to reach that.

3. Enjoy the journey. When people are writing success stories they will have many victories along the way. Document and celebrate those victories. Give yourself a reward-even if it is just a pat on the back and saying “You did it!” This can be a time to refocus on your goal.

4. Changes happen. Anyone who has ever traveled knows that things happen which change your plans. They may be as small as a speed bump, or as big as a fork in the road or a dead end. When the big things happen, you can pick up and start again or you can change your goal and head out again. Failure only happens when you stop trying.

Eriani Doyel writes articles about Success. For more information about sucess stories visit http://fullysuccess.com

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Friday, June 09, 2006

When You Are Down And Out, How Do You Get Up And Go Forward?

Have you been prospecting for months on end, only to end up with no one? Or have you been trying to sell a product or service that has not been selling? Or you just kind of depressed about your current employment? There are many reasons to get down and start to get depressed about your situation. When you are down, do you know how to get back up and heading in the right direction? When learning some techniques in your personal development growth, I believe there are four good principles that you can use to get you headed back in the right direction.

I am going to get these four principles from two passages in the Bible, Psalms 42-43. In the passages, the Psalmist is in a depression. He is searching the depths of his soul looking for God. He talks about how to get one’s self out of a depression. I am going to take these teachings and apply them to feelings of giving up because nothing is happening in your home based MLM business opportunity, your online sales, your job, and etc. We all get down for one reason or another. The trick is to not give up, but get up and go forward in the face of adversity.

The first principle to remember is to talk to yourself instead of letting yourself talk to you. In chapter 42:5, the psalmist says, "Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?" Have you tried everything that you knew possible and see others becoming successful, but doing the same thing is not working for you? In the back of your mind, you start telling yourself that you will never be successful. When those thoughts start cross your mind, you need to stop, take a deep breath and say to yourself, "I am going to be successful". Think outside the box. Don't let your conscious get the best of you. If you have a mentor, talk to them. If you do not have a mentor, set up a small support group that will raise you up when you are down or vise versa. Remember this quote when dwelling on the past, "Success comes in cans, failure in can't"

The second principle is to quit dwelling on things that are in the past and start dwelling on the present. In chapter 42:4, the psalmist says "This things I remember..." He also says in chapter 42:6 "my Savior and my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon-from Mount Mizar." Plainly said, "What is done, is done" Quit worry about things that did not work for you. Do not beat yourself up for things that you cannot change. Only think of ways to not make the same mistakes. Try new things! Again, think outside of the box. A famous quote from Ben Sweetland states "Success is a journey, not a destination." You have to continually think about the present and your journey to success.

The third principle is though there are many reasons to fail, there are far more reasons to succeed. The psalmist states in chapter 42:5, "Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him" This mean to not be bogged down in negativity. You may fail at one of your goals, get up, dust yourself off and try again. Always be focused on the big picture. Visualize yourself succeeding. One of my favorite quotes is by Dorothea Brande who states "To guarantee success, act as if it we impossible to fail"

And the last principle is the affirmation of success must be repeated again and again in spite of failure. Within passage 42 and 43, the psalmist repeats the verse "Why are you downcast, O my soul?" three times. Three times he asks himself why he feels down. The psalmist is affirming that he has blessings to be thankful for. Think positively. Have you ever heard the expression to "will" something done? You have to do just that. You have to visualize your success. You have to see yourself in the new house, the new cars, money in the bank, running a successful business, etc. And you do this repeatedly, visualizing yourself succeeding no matter of the setbacks. Willie Davis says, "The road to success is uphill." To succeed, you will constantly need to tell yourself that you are going to be successful.

By reading the passages, you see a man downcast and downtrodden. He is question himself. But we see that he talk himself out of depression. We also see him quit dwelling on the past and concern himself with the present. Even though he has reasons to burden himself with failures, he expatiates on the success. And last, and probably the most important, he affirmed his belief several times. When you get down, you need to do the same things. And one other important thing, you should only surround yourself with people who are positive and like-minded. You do not need any negativity in your life beating you down. "Will" yourself to success!

Anthoney Hanks is an avid student of personal development, Internet marketing and network marketing. Profit from my spillover, visit: http://www.at-home-incomes.net Also visit my blog: http://www.at-home-incomes.biz

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The 15 Winning Characteristics of the Happiest, Most Successful People

Some people make living their best life and creating success look so easy, don’t they? And yet, many successful people will tell you it’s not actually easy for them, they just rely on their strengths to pull them forward and over the rough spots.

Below are 15 characteristics of the happiest, most successful people I know and have had the privilege of knowing. Use this list as a guide, not an end all and be all. I doubt any one person is strong in all of these areas, but some come close.

1. Willing

Successful people are willing to dig in, do the work and learn new things. They’re simply willing to do whatever it takes to create the life they want.

2. Open

Successful people are open to new ideas. They don’t close themselves off from information that might help them.

3. Courageous

Often, successful people are risk-takers, but more importantly they’re courageous. They tap into the courage that lives deep in them and use it to break ground, try new things and put themselves out in front.

4. Decisive

There’s an old adage that says be quick to make a decision and slow to change it. Successful people do just that. They don’t vacillate or sit on the fence. They decide and move forward. Indecisiveness will kill momentum.

5. Love Learning

Have you ever seen a successful person’s personal library? It’s usually packed full! Successful people are willing to invest in themselves, either through reading, attending seminars or workshops. They know they don’t have all the answers so they seek people that have the answers they’re looking for.

6. Committed

Commitment provides the fuel – the energy – to keep moving forward. Successful people know what they care about and have committed themselves, on a deep level, to getting it.

7. Persistent

No such thing as “giving up” in a successful person’s mind. Just like the Energizer Bunny, they keep going and going. As they say, success is 98% showing up, 2% talent.

8. Adaptable/Flexible

Simply said, successful people go with the flow. Ride the wave. Rigidity is the kiss of death in creating anything you want. Successful people have the ability to switch course as needed. This allows them to stay present to world around them, being more aware of opportunities as they arise.

9. Creative

We all have an innate sense to create in our lives. Successful people have learned to tap into their creative spark and do so in a way that enriches their lives and the world around them.

10. Balanced

The happiest and most successful people usually lead well-balanced lives. They take time for their families and fun times. They celebrate the whole of their lives, not just parts of it.

11. Spiritual

Often, successful people have a deep commitment to their spiritual side. They understand their life is so much more and the source of their power comes from a source deep within. They allow their spirits to guide them.

12. Purposeful

Living a meaningful life starts with a sense of purpose. Successful and happy people have usually spent time considering their unique purpose in life and have taken steps to fulfill that purpose.

13. Fun-loving

Living your best life doesn’t mean work, work, work! Taking time out for fun times and relaxation are important elements in creating a life that works well and feels great. Have you heard where CEO’s on the coast in California have started holding board meetings? That’s board like in surfboard! They meet early in the morning for some sun, sand and surf. They say it does wonders to boost creativity and gives them a fun atmosphere in which to connect with new people. Networking at its very best!

14. Possess Clarity

To create success you need to be able to leverage your strengths. Successful people know who they are, what they want and how they’re going to get it. They’ve learned to leverage their strengths and passions.

15. Patient

Success takes time to build. Successful people, who are also happy, have learned to allow the things they want to arrive in there own perfect timing. They honor the natural flow of life and seldom push to get what they want.

Copyright 2006 Cari Vollmer

Cari Vollmer, personal growth expert, is the founder of LifeOnTrack.com and InspireYourDay.com For practical life strategies and success tips, sign up for LifeOnTrack.com’s FREE e-zine, LivingOnTrack, at http://www.LifeOnTrack.com

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Saturday, June 03, 2006

For More Success, Break Your Routines and Traditions

For the past 30 years, Memorial Day weekend always found me, my brother, my dad, my nephew and several cousins enjoying our annual fishing get-away in Ontario. We’d drive about 8 hours to a beautiful lodge. We would fish for three days, we’d eat a lot and we would share some fellowship that we didn’t often get in the hectic “real-world.”

It’s a weekend that all of us looked forward to all year. And after 30 years of staying at the same lodge, we got to know the owners and staff there too. They’re old friends with whom we share a special bond, even though we only see them once a year.

But, this year was different.

For a variety of reasons, we decided to not go on our annual fishing trip this year. At first it was a hard decision. None of us wanted to be the first to suggest we break a 30-year tradition.

Instead of driving to Canada this Memorial Day weekend, I drove to Park Rapids with my wife and dogs and two nieces.

We had a great time.

So, even though I am somewhat saddened by breaking a 30 year family tradition, I was thrilled to spend time with my wife and nieces.

It’s easy to get caught up in our traditions, our habits and our usual routine. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

But, at the same time, change can be a good thing.

Breaking out of our routine and our traditions can help us experience new things we might have otherwise missed. It can help us see new ways to do things more effectively and often with more fun.

Every time we make a decision, we make a sacrifice. The sacrifice is all other paths we might have chosen.

But if we hold too tightly to our traditions and routines, we also make a sacrifice. We give up many opportunities that can enrich our lives and the lives of people we serve.

So, be willing to make some sacrifices in your routine so you can learn and experience new things. Break out of your habits and traditions once in awhile and walk a different path.

You’ll be glad you did.

Kevin Stirtz has developed a unique concept called “Blow Up Your Business.” He speaks to groups of professionals and business owners who want to attract more customers and put more money in their pocket. Kevin can be reached at http://www.KevinStirtz.com or 952-212-4681.

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How to be Successful - the Secrets of Power, Success, and Happiness Revealed

What do you want?

The first step of success is deciding exactly what you want in life. Do you want to own your own car, home, or business? Do you want financial freedom? Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 25 years?

This is where goal setting and quality questions come in. You must ask yourself those questions, and write down exactly what you want. A very small percentage of people actually write their goals down on paper. If you do this, then you are already one step ahead of the pack, and more importantly MUCH MORE likely to achieve your goals and dreams.

Now rank your goals into order of importance, and realism, for example you won't be able to lift an elephant with your little finger! Also group your goals into 3 main categories - short term (one month), mid term (one year), and long term (one decade). Read and update your goals list regularly and keep them fresh on your mind.

How are you going to get it?

The next step to success is deciding what is the price you are willing to pay to achieve your goals. Forming your action plan is like driving to the destination of your dreams and goals. You must act every day towards the achievement of your goals, no matter how minute the task is, it will still bring you one step closer to reaching your goal.

Research will be required to achieve your goal. How have other people achieved your goal? Which actions will bring me closer to my goal? Remember it is more important to work smarter than harder.

Make sure your goals are achievable, realistic, and measurable. If you spend one hour each day towards achieving your goal this will soon become a habit and you will rapidly be on your way to success.

The power of thought

Let's suppose you are in a bad mood and feeling negative. At that particular moment in time your personal vibration, the energy of your thoughts and words are in a lower frequency. Let's call this particular mood "Frequency F".

Now somewhere in a different location there is another negative experience. Maybe someone loses something precious, and there happens to be an "F" frequency. By virtue of the law of attraction, you will begin attracting that or some other undesirable experience to you. The universe works on a specific set of principals, and like attracts like, whether we believe it or not.

The good news is the opposite is true. For example if you are feeling great, having invested time acting towards your goals and taking care to monitor your thoughts, intentions, and your internal and external dialog, you are now entering a high energy vibration and are in a place to attract other high vibrations, generally things you want to have in your life.

I'm not asking you to accept this blindly only that you begin to observe the world around you and see if this holds true for you.

Further research the power of thought, and Especially read "Think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill and watch the movie "What the Bleep do we know?"

How to stay motivated

There are only three reasons that can keep you focused on a goal:

1. If there is some reward/benefits tied to success that you truly and intensely desire.
2. If you will lose something valuable for failing.
3. If you enjoy doing it.

-Keep your attention on your goals.
-Read your goals list every day.
-Do something small from your list first thing in the morning - start your day with achievement.
-Be prepared for setbacks.
-Believe in your ability to succeed.
-Vividly imagine that you have already achieved a particular goal.

How to stay energised

-Healthy exercise
-Healthy weight
-Regular exercise
-Fresh air
-Day light
-Change of scene (walk around the block, holiday etc.)
-Find a new interest or hobby
-Breathe deeply
-Stop being negative
-Sleep well (keep a regular sleeping pattern)

Traits of the successful

-All successful people have Passion, Persistence, and Vision.
-Constantly improve your Emotional Intelligence, Financial Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, Physical Intelligence, Time management, and IQ.
-Make constant daily improvement with personal development your goal.

Genius Traits

1. A systematic and orderly approach to problem solving.
2. Sense of wonder, with a fresh, open, and almost child like perspective on all subjects.
3. High intensity concentration & focus abilities.

Matt D. Hansen has become an expert veteran in the subjects of Internet Marketing and Home Business. He is the creator of 10 ways to make money online - his site and blog are dedicated to helping people make a living on the internet.

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Habits of the Mind, Habits of the Heart, and Your Life Success

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Your Guide to Personal Success

Persistence, A Prerequisite for Success

Monday, June 26, 2006

A Few Simple Things You Must Do If You Want To Be Wealthy

Conquering 'The Pits' And Our Own Pendulums of Fear

Motivate yourself on Monday - Beat the First Day of the Week Blues

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Key To Success - Work Hard At Working Smarter

Success And Communication

Millionaire Mindset: Is Your Brain Sabotaging Your Wealth and Success?

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The Most Courageous People in the World

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Do What You Dream

How to succeed by recognizing the Good Life within Yourself

How to succeed by recognizing the Good Life within Yourself

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Debilitating Fear

Stand For What's Right

Are You in the Mood for Success?

Friday, June 16, 2006

10 Times Yourself: How to Live at Full Potential

Fear - A common Motivator for Self Confidence

Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Whine Club - Are You a Member

10 Simple Tips For Attaining Wealth

Success Is Success, All The Rest Is Story!

Success Stories: Making Them Happen for You

Friday, June 09, 2006

When You Are Down And Out, How Do You Get Up And Go Forward?

The 15 Winning Characteristics of the Happiest, Most Successful People

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For More Success, Break Your Routines and Traditions

How to be Successful - the Secrets of Power, Success, and Happiness Revealed

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