A Little Thing Affecting Many LivesIt was about a week before Christmas, when I was on a teleconference with some of the people who I mastermind with on occassion. We were talking about the Movie "The Secret" and what a hidden jewel it is. The discussion lead to one thing after another and before you know it, I asked "I wonder what would happen to someone if they watched The Secret everyday for 30 days".
Before the call was over, we had put together "The Secret Challenge". A Challenge to anyone who wanted to participate and challenge themselves to do something to test themselves, but to also empower themselves at an unmeasurable level.
We started the challenge on January 1, 2009 with about 150 participants. Here it is Jan 5 and that number has grown to close to 300.
Find out for yourself what can happen in your life if you focus 30 days to achieve your ultimate lifestyle. I invite anyone who would like to, to join us in this challenge. It is life changing!
To your unstoppable success... So, Just Fire the BossI hear it every day, people really want to get out of their jobs "Fire their Boss" and be free.
Time and again I hear it:
"I want to get out of the Rat Race", "I want more time with my family", "I want a more fulfilling life", "I want more money"
.... I want, I want, I want...
My answer, is Just Do It! Just Fire the Boss, get out of the rat race, have more time with your family, lead a more fulfilling life and have more money.
If you think it is not that simple, then I am compelled to graciously inform you "You Are Wrong".
I do not claim to have the magic pixie dust answer for every problem or to have a unique solution to every challenge. What I do claim is this; the secret to success at any level and any activity lies within it's simplicity.
Here are a few Simplicity guidelines to assist you in laying the groundwork to Fire the Boss.
1) Simplicity of a Vision - Knowing what your destiny is, knowing the end result of a journey, knowing the outcome is a simple process, however, digging deep within yourself to find your purpose and your vision may take some effort. But once the vision is created, the results lie within simplicity.
2) Simplicity of decision - before you can have or accomplish anything, you must make a decision to do so. This is a very deep one-sided commitment to your vision. It is a "My Only Choice is Success" decision. This level of decision removes any chance of failure from the equation. Once the deep seated decision takes hold and you are driven by the vision then you are capable of taking a simplistic approach to the next step.
3) Simplicity of Action - this can be a tricky piece. Most people make the mistake of thinking massive action, 24 hour action, life consuming action is what is necessary. However, the action which is driven by the vision and the decision would be focused action. Simple and consistent steps moving you steadily toward your goal or your vision.
4) Simplicity of results - keeping things simple allows the Universe to put things into motion toward your end or your vision. When we over complicate life, it becomes muffled and hap-hazard.
Simplicity is very powerful but should not be confused with laziness. By the simplicity, I mean to stay focused. Anything can be accomplished when you are focused and working continually toward a goal.
This is why so many Entrepreneurs are able to fire their bosses very quickly, because they have created their vision and stayed on a simple forward moving course. It is also the underlying reason successful people are able to make decisions very quickly, simply because they are driven by their vision and focused like a laser beam on their action.
Give it some thought, start to dig inside yourself to find your vision and then take the simple approach. But I must warn you in advance; when you do this, more than you could have ever imagined will start coming your way.
To your success... Keys for Baby Boomers in the New EconomyToo many Baby Boomers are worried these days. They are losing their 401k's, being laid off from long time career positions, being down-sized and being replaced by younger (cheaper) employees.
We have worked our entire lives to be able to live a robust and fun retired life and hopefully retire early. Our kids are either in college or just finishing college and we are looking forward to them starting their own lives so we can start ours!
As a Baby Boomer, I have a passion for assisting those who are in my age group to live the life they desire. But that life should not involve living on a pittence of a retirement income or working for $10.00 per hour greeting consumers at a super store.
Baby Boomers deserve to be free, to live a robust life to live life large instead of small, to travel and have fun anytime and anywhere they choose.
Regardless of your age, this New Economy is probably affecting you. But for Baby Boomers, upcoming retirees, it can be especially taunting and frightening.
When my husband and I decided in 2004 to leave our jobs, our retirement incomes and to start our own home based business, it was very scary. But we were driven by the "Outcome" of our lives we envisioned. We were not ready to live our retirement years shackled to our jobs. We decided to take control of our situation and take the chance that we could create an income that would support our dreams.
The challenge for most of the people in our age group is clear. To continue working day after day, not knowing what the future will hold, or to step out on their own, not knowing what the future will hold. One choice, you have no control over, the 2nd choice, you have total control.
Here is the clear difference though. YOU can have Anything you want. It is never too late to choose to have your dreams. Take time today to decide what it is you truly want. Think big and create a clear vision of the life you will have when you have your dreams come true.
Once you decide what the outcome of your life will be, open your mind for the path to clear. The only figuring out necessary is "figuring out" what you want. Allow opportunities and ideas to come to you. Stay focused on your goals and allow circumstances to fall into place that support your dreams. Stop worrying and stop trying to fix things. Take a "never give up" attitude and you will not have to give up.
Once you open your mind and your heart, everything will fall into place. However, here is the "but", you must allow yourself to take action when the opportunity or the idea comes to you. Creating your future to meet your own specifications will take determination and probably taking a risk.
Here is the question you should ask yourself;
" Which would be the greatest pain, The Pain of Risk or the Pain of Regret?" Don't let yourself regret your choices. Living a full and fun life will take some actions you have never had to take before.
I talk to Baby Boomers every day who are living the life of their dreams. They have taken chances that paid off big time and I am not talking about investments in stocks or anything that you have no control over. I am talking about taking a chance on a home business. There are many people our age who make more money from home than they ever made working for someone else or from their retirement. It is possible to live a life of freedom, taking your business wherever you choose to be and having an income greater than you ever imagined.
Make an investment in yourself and decide today to live your dreams. There are many businesses from home that are legitimate, strong and freeing. Decide today to create your own outcome.
I offer a strong business model that is perfect for Baby Boomers like me. I would love to talk with you and show you how to live life on your terms.
To your success 5 Steps to Getting the Most out of Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development is a life changing journey, not a destination but a journey of creating your life to fit your design. It is a journey that is completely within your power to control.
Too often, people think they are working on themselves because they are broken and need to be repaired. This is in no way true. You are who you are and where you are because it is where you should be right now. It may not be where you choose to be, but where you are is directly related to your current and past thinking, who you are inside and the choices you have made. It in no way reflects on the future and where you can be 1 year, 5 years or 20 years from now, it is simply the past.
This is the challenge we face. Instead of giving energy and effort in fixing ourselves, we should focus on molding or creating ourselves to be exactly what we really want to be. We must have a solid vision of what we are creating and go about the process of creating it.
In order to do this, we must have a solid Personal Development regimen to guide us so we can get the most out of our development. The universe likes speed and once the alignment of your desires, your goals and your actions are in alignment, things can happen very quickly.
Here are a few steps you can take to get the most out of your development:
1) Have crystal clear goals - know exactly what you want. The more specific the better.
2) Write out your goals everyday - Spend time first thing every morning to set your goals into your subconscious mind. Write them out...
3) Visualize your goals. See yourself in possession of whatever it is you are working toward.
4) Read good books, books that will help you get what you want.
5) Practice diligence. As I tell people I coach in my business, "the only way you can fail is to quit".
If you want something badly enough, it is worth commiting to yourself the diligence necessary to have it.
Draw yourself a clear map of the journey you are on. Develop a daily plan of operation and stick to your plan.
If you do not have the level of commitment to accomplish your goal, then possibly you are working toward the wrong goal. Spend quiet time every day to meditate on your goals and make sure the goals you are working toward are what you truly want. How Committed Are You to Your Goal?Serious goals can not be taken lightly. Goals such as financial freedom, owning a successful business, finding the right partner and living a life of prosperity are very serious and require certain actions on your part to accomplish.
Too often, I talk to people who want to accomplish something outside their normal realm of thinking and expectation. They are very serious about the goal, but are relying on their old thinking to get it.
They are serious goals, goals that require much more than they are accustomed to giving. I usually find they have failed to accomplish much smaller goals, so just changed the goal to something larger, but did not make any changes in their thinking or their actions.
I do want to be very clear right up front, anything can be accomplished by someone who is totally committed to a goal. Being committed to a goal requires a level of thinking and actions that are outside the box for the majority of people. It also takes a level of clarity most people are not willing to work at getting.
Take for example the young man who came to me and wanted to make $150,000 within the next year. He really “wanted” it. So I asked him:
“How does it feel to make $150,000 in a year?”
He looked at me like I had two heads and said “If I knew that, I would have it and not want it.”
My response; “No, if you knew that you would have it and want something bigger!”
In our conversation, I learned that he had never made more than $40,000 in one year. His goal was wrapped around the lifestyle that he wanted to create for he and his new bride. He was very serious about this, but his thinking was completely backwards.
He thought in order to increase his income from $40,000 per year to $150,000 he had to figure out how to make it and then do the thing to get it.
But I reeled him back in and taught him:
1) Before you can have it, you must become the person inside who has it. You must “BE” the person who makes $150,000 per year inside. You will only receive at the level you are able to Be.
2) You must get completely clear about what $150,000 in one year will do for you. What will it give you that you do not have right now. Exactly how will it change your life and what will it buy?
3) You must “feel” what it will “feel” like to have it and to have the thing that it will accomplish for you. See in your mind what the having is like. Feel the energy of having and the excitement of having.
4) You must take “right action” toward having it. This right action is not necessarily working hard, of course it is changing the current pattern you have, but it can be as simple as taking small right actions toward your goal, but taking action forward nonetheless.
5) You must be committed and diligent to your goal. Your goal must become the underlying belief system deep within you. You must be committed every day, every hour and every minute to it.
6) You must have integrity to your goal. You must stay the course with diligence and determination. This is integrity.
7) You must change your thinking to align with your desires.
The universe is vast and abundant. Anything you really want is available there. No one is left out of the storehouse the Universe has to offer. But why do so many people fail to get what they want?
The answer really is simple and you may think my approach is too simplified; But some people are committed to having their goals and others are committed to wanting them.
Accomplishing something major takes a level of commitment. It takes a level of planning and action that most people are not willing to give.
Success begins with what is inside. It begins with how you feel inside about the goal, how you think about it and what action you are willing to commit to it.
Success takes daily belief, commitment and action, not just occasional.
This is why I ask, how committed are you to having your goals?
If you want to get serious about some major Financial Goals, I can help:
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All Things in Due TimeIt is a beautiful day here in the Outer Banks of NC and as usual, inspiration is just outside my door. I am so blessed to live here and grateful every day for the opportunity to be here.
During the past month, I have begun to realize the limitations of the blog provider I have been using for a couple of years now. This is simply due to the size and popularity of my blog and believe me, I am grateful for that as well.
So, I am in the process of moving "Creating Abundant Lifestyles" to my server and therefore taking it to the next level.
I expect the change to be seamless for my readers. I am maintaining the url of CreatingAbundantLifestyles.com and when the new blog is ready, it will be automatic.
For those who access it through the Blogspot url, you will see a redirect message when this transpires.
I am so very grateful to each and everyone of my readers and receive such inspiration from each of you. I promise to continue to share my thoughts and as always, welcome your feedback. You are the reason for the success of this blog.
To your success What You Believe is Exactly What You will SeeAlthough I am not an advocate of TV, the Media and any other venue for telling me how to think and feel, there is something very powerful going on in the Media today.
"They" are telling us the economy is bad, times are tough, people are suffering and etc, etc, etc. And, although this may be the truth for some in our country, it does not have to be the truth for us.
When we hear these things, although I firmly believe we are better off not listening to it, it is entirely up to us to determine if these points of view will affect our results and therefore our lives.
Do not allow others, regardless of who they are and what they say they know, determine your future and your results. You are only becoming a slave to thier beliefs, albeit false, if you allow this to happen.
Let's look at this quote from U.S. Andersen. I hope you will agree with me this is a powerful awareness and something that is life changing.
"It is an established fact that a half dozen people can stand on a street corner and each see things that are imperceptible to the others because of the different qualities of their consciousness. One person might be a realtor and be primarily concerned with the value of a vacant lot. Another might be a doctor and be preoccupied with the erratic gate of a pedestrian. Another might be an advertising person with their attention focused on a vacant billboard atop the drugstore. Still another might be an old lady concerned with the speed of the traffic. There might be an automobile salesman whose attention is riveted upon the new model of a competitor. There might be a contractor who observes that the drugstore needs painting.
Such a list is endless. Because of the infinite variety of the human species, it would surely be impossible for any two people out of any number of combinations to see exactly the same things on the same street corner. What we see is the result of our consciousness. We see only that which we are.
There is no liberation from this fact. It is the basic law of existence. It can be used to restrict consciousness or it can be used to expand consciousness, but work it must, and always. By using it, and we cannot help using it, we either shrivel our souls or expand them, there is no in-between. We are cursed or blessed from within, and upon the judgment seat sits our ego, a false judge to be sure, an illusion to begin with.
When we subordinate ego to spirit, then we are able to expand consciousness and increase awareness, to fully use the law of growth and power. But as long as the ego remains king, that long will we be slaves to a tyrant which imprisons our consciousness within narrow boundaries."
You determine your life and your destiny, no one else. Your truth is the truth that you see. Others can not tell you how things are, they can only give you their perspective, which is the truth for them. Your truth is up to you to decide.
So decide today what your economy is, what your results are and what your future will be. Never let others, who have limited thinking, control your thoughts.
To Your Success... Bring Awareness into the MixWhen one is on the path to accomplish great things, awareness is always necessary and is the guide to that greatness.
In order to have a plan of action, you must first be aware of where you are going and how you are going to implement the plan.
But awareness goes much deeper than this. It is the backbone of our desires. We can not desire a certain home or car until such time we are aware of their existence. On the same hand, in order to accomplish something great, you must be aware of what you are looking to accomplish.
Here is the power though, until we open our minds to awareness, we will always live in a box. If your desire is to be rich for example, until you are aware of what being rich would be like, until you can feel it inside and be aware of the excitement, the accomplishment and how it will change your life, you will never be rich.
This goes much deeper than "wanting" something. This is opening the mind to the "Being". The Be, Do, Have principle is based on this awareness. In order to have, you must first BE and DO. But to Be, you must be aware of what the Being is like.
I know, it all sounds pretty deep. But it truly is simple. It is as simple as tapping into your desires, allowing yourself to see the possibilities of what your life will be like and then letting everything come together.
Claim the power you have within. Become aware of your possibilities and allow your world to change and allow yourself to do great things. Going from Surviving to Thriving - A Clear ChoiceI admit it, I really do wake up each and every day and do what "I Want To Do". Some may think this is a selfish approach to life and others may think it is a fairy tale, but it is my life. But how is it that I can do this?
The answer is very simple, " I just decided to". Okay, so I hear the eyes rolling and the laughs and the moaning "yeah right". But it is very true. Did I realize it at the time I made the decision that 4 years later, I would be starting each and every day on my own terms and living my life only as I choose? No, but in hindsight, I now know the power of the decision to take control of my life.
Let's go back a few years so you can see the transition a bit. I worked for an airline for 28 years and suddenly lost that job. At the time I was devastated, so close to retirement and being let go with nothing to show for the 28 years. I went right to work for another company, a Pharmaceutical company, building and running their customer service call center. At the time, I felt so lucky to have a job that paid even more than I made with the airline (which I thought was excellent pay), and they let me have autonomy, which simply meant I worked 80 hours a week, because I did everything that needed to be done to get my assignment completed.
Then one day, my husband and I realized that we hated our lives. In our 50's and although we lived very comfortably, we had no "life". We never saw each other, we lived paycheck to paycheck, we were tired all of the time and life in general became a real drudgery. We were just surviving at life.
So I started exploring options and very quickly got started in a home business that I knew I would love. Now here is the amazing part, within 3 months, my husband and I had both quit our jobs. Sounds great, huh? Well it was, but we learned very quickly that we were not emotionally prepared for having complete control of our lives.
We worried about our business, we worried about what others thought of us, we worried about our family obligations and on and on and on. Within a few months, we put ourselves right back into a very stressful situation, even though we no longer worked for someone else.
It was a situation that we created. There was almost a need to be stressed since we had lived in stress for so many years. It directly affected our income, simply because we were limiting the amount of our income based on our limited thinking. We had gone back into the SURVIVAL mode without realizing it.
We needed an Epiphany, we needed an awakening. One day, an associate in our company wrote an email to me and said "Wanda, when did you mentally go back to your days of working for someone else and give control of your life back to others? What made you stop thinking big and go back to thinking so small?"
That was all it took for me to realize that after all those years of being under the control of others, I was not allowing myself to be in control of me! I stopped thinking big and started thinking survival. My husband and I were both totally wrapped up in survival and forgot that the reason we chose to be self employed and quit our jobs, was to LIVE! We had denied ourselves of our deepest desires, simply because we gave up the control.
Today, I pinch myself every day. I wake up when I want (and yes, I still get up early by choice), I walk on the beach every morning, sometimes for miles. I read, write, sleep and whatever I feel is best for me at the time. Then I work my business for a couple of hours and Jerry and I spend the rest of the day together. Sometimes doing our volunteer and community work and sometimes just fishing or boating. But the point is, we are living.
So what took me/us from surviving to thriving? Again, it was a clear decision. Surviving is not a good thing. It is what you do in the work world. You survive in the masses which sometimes leads you to surviving in your own life.
But thriving is rich! It is being in total control. It is thinking big, it is rejoicing and being absolutely grateful, it is juicy, it is delicious. It is just very special. Thriving is living your life on your own terms, touching other people's lives everyday and living life to the fullest. When you thrive, everything else just works out, even the money. The mindset of thriving takes you to unbelievable levels of success.
Getting to this point sometimes takes a slap in the face. Sometimes people get a slap and do not realize it. They miss the opportunity to wake up. These little slaps, or bumps in the road will then set you back in your growth, instead of moving you forward to unimaginable levels of growth. We were very fortunate that it moved us forward. We clearly received the message of thriving versus surviving.
My message to you today is to go forward in your life and thrive. Life is an amazing experience and it is meant to be exciting, delicious, juicy and fun. It is meant to give you great peace and great joy as well as providing these same things to others. Thriving gives you the life you desire, but you must make the clear and conscious choice to thrive, to live your life by your own terms, the way it was meant to be.
The difference in surviving and thriving are as simple as a decision. Make the decision today to THRIVE!
To your success... Millionaire Status in Much Less Than 30 Years!I was absolutely shocked at this article in CNN Money, published a while back, explaining how to become a millionaire. The article talks about how to put yourself in a position to be a millionaire within 30 years! http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/moneymag/ontrack_millionaire/index.html
This is the mentality of our Corporate Leaders and Colleges today. Our young people are not being taught how to achieve success while they are still young. It is a fact the majority of Self Made Millionaires in North America, became Millionaires in less than 5 years.
The truth is, our society is misleading people into believing that financial success can only come to an elite few, or those who are willing to save forever, while the corporate gurus are making millions themselves. Maybe we should look at the fact that corporate leaders do not want you to succeed, they want you to remain an employee, therefore having an employee or need mentality. And as for professors, how many millionaire professors do you know? They do not teach success strategies or the economics of making money, and they certainly are not financial success stories themselves as a rule. I do believe that education is extremely important today, I do not however believe higher education is an absolute necessity to succeed financially. The best way to learn how to make money is to learn from those making money.
This is exactly why Network Marketing creates so many millionaires. Successful people are teaching others how to have the same level of success. It's all about learning to work smart, not necessarily hard. It is very important to live your life while you are making your million.
The old saying "you are the company you keep" is so true. To make a million dollars, start associating with people who have made a million dollars. Successful people are so, because they are willing to share and assist others in the same or greater level of success.
If you are shooting for a higher level of success, first of all, take a look at who you are spending your life with. Are they providing you the empowerment to get to where you wish to be? Be sure to bring powerful people and mentors into your closest circle of acquaintances.
Another important step is to fill your mind with empowering information. Read biographies and the works of powerful and successful people. Turn the TV off and be very focused on what you put into your mind.
These simple actions will get you closer to becoming a millionaire faster than any other action. Sure, you should save and invest, but never count on saving a million dollars, decide to make a million first.
To your success... Retirement or Lifestyle - It is Your Choice!Yes, I am a baby boomer and very proud of it! I am living a lifestyle that most people dream and hope of living when they retire, but I am and have been living it for several years now.
At the age of 52, I started my business. I knew that I would never be able to retire with the lifestyle I hoped for and if I were going to, things had to change. Our 401k was a pittance, there were no retirement programs from our jobs of many years, the amount of social security we would earn was a joke and few of our investments were working for us. The truth is, we were living from paycheck to paycheck and that would not change as long as we stayed on the same path. Since the age of 14, I had never been unemployed. I decided that I was tired and my husband and I deserved to live a life of luxury and freedom, NOW!
So, I found a powerful business model, one where other people were having the level of success I wanted, I got started, I did exactly what I was taught to do, and within 3 months, my husband and I both had quit our dead end jobs.
Now we live at the beach, free to travel or just sit on the beach, whatever we choose each day and loving it! All because we made a decision to make some things happen for ourselves. So what is my point? It is never too late to live the life you really want.
Success is not just for the young. We have proven that. Of course we are not old, I am 56 and my husband is 62. But we took action. There are a few major components to creating real results in life. Regardless of what you are looking for. It may be wealth, freedom, better relationships or career advancement. The components of success are the always the same.
1) Decision – Everything starts with decision. But not just making up your mind. Making a real decision means to remove all other options from the table. When you make a real decision, you have only one direction and one outcome.
2) Focus – Accomplishing major change in your life requires focus. Laser beam focus on the goal is the driving force to keep you going in the right direction.
3) Belief – Or some may prefer (as I do) to call it faith. Regardless, in order to have anything, you must have absolute and total belief. The level of belief that removes failure as an option. This is a level of belief that KNOWS your goal is at hand, KNOWS that whatever you desire and are focused on is happening for you. It is a deep seeded, inner belief that is not understood by anyone who does not have your level of commitment to the goal.
People frequently ask me why I started a business in my mid 50's and quit my job when I was so close to retirement. What an absurd question that is. My life was just beginning and I wanted to live it in an extreme way. I had to take massive all out action to have what was very important to me.
When I started my business, I knew that continuing on the road of the "work world" would do very little at my age to give me the lifestyle I really wanted. Instead, I took the higher road, the road of creating my own life. Looking back, it is the best decision I have ever made (except for marrying my wonderful husband of course). Our society fools people into thinking if they work hard, save a few dollars and retire, life will be wonderful. People are stuck in jobs they hate, and in a lifestyles they do not want to live. The real reason people are stuck is FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real). Fear of the unknown keeps more people from stepping out and claiming their success than any other reason. There are a million ways to make a million dollars and far easier than saving for your entire life while someone else pays you what they think you are worth. I implore you to take a long hard look at where you will be just 5 years from now on your current path. The best way to have financial independence is to create it for yourself with a solid business model. I now make more in a month than I used to make in a year as a Call Center Manager and more in a year than I would have ever been able to save in a lifetime. Plus, I work only 15 - 20 hours per week instead of the 60 I worked before.You can too, it is so easy. But, the hardest part is making the decision. So, Baby Boomers take heed and people of all ages know this; the road to retirement is a smooth one but the retirement itself may not be. Step out of the box and grab the golden ring. I did and what a difference that made in my life. Make it a great day and Take Action! To Your Success… Empowering Leadership TogetherBetty Ford said, "You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone."
I absolutely agree with this quote by Betty Ford. A strong team to empower you along your path makes your success inevitable. Team up with a group who will guide, teach, mentor and most importantly lift you up! Lifting up does not mean holding your hand and doing the work for you but instead, it means EMPOWERING you to be the leader.
When you are ready for your own home business, make sure it is with a group of empowering leaders. Leaders who show you the way through demonstration and mentoring.
I am proud to be a part of such a team. The mentorship and training I have received has guided me in building my own strong and empowering team. Entrepreneurs who learn strong leadership mindset and skills become unstoppable.
To your success... Feeding the Mind"Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." Benjamin Disraeli
We feed our minds daily. It may be through TV, Radio, our friends, our family, our co-workers and through what we read. What is going into your mind? Are the thoughts and visions you are instilling in your mind moving you toward your ultimate goal you desire?
Your future is entirely dependent on your level of thinking. If you are feeding your mind with visions of where you want to go, with powerful and empowering fuel, with the expectation of success, then you are creating a level of thinking that catapults you to higher levels.
You will NEVER out perform your own expectations of yourself and the person you have inside. Feed your mind with great expectation and great words. Determine who you really want to be and change your "self" into that person. It begins with the fuel you feed your mind.
There is no limit to what we can accomplish. The common thread between people who have had great successes is always thier unlying thoughts. Thoughts become words, words become beliefs and beliefs lead to great action. But you must have the thoughts first and those come from what you feed your mind.
To your success... Today's Thought - PerserverenceIt doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.
Charles Kettering
Life is all about "playing to win" instead of playing "to not lose". Kettering speaks of failing to try again once you have failed at something. Aren't they the same thing?
In coaching people to achieve major financial goals, I have talked to many who failed at business opportunities and then failed to try again. History teaches us of many successes that were based in perserverence. Edison for example, tried thousands of times to invent the incondescent light bulb, but instead of giving up, he kept trying.
When you have a deep desire to be free from a job or to have financial independence, it will often take many attempts to make it happen. The fact that you have the desire, is enough to justify playing to win. Each so called failure is only taking you closer to your destination.
Successful people always play to win and unsuccessful people play to Not Lose. You MUST play to win in order to be a huge success. Never ever give up on your dreams. If it is business you are looking to succeed in, all you need is the right vehicle. By eliminating those that are not right for you, you will bring the best one closer to you. But do not give up! That vehicle is just around the corner.
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To Your Success... Today's thoughts - Motivation"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."
Andrew Carnegie
There is a clear reason why some people create their lives and others just sit back and watch it happen. It comes down to self motivation. We all have the ability to have whatever we choose our lives to be, but some are not motivated to make it happen or to even envision what life could be like.
Not every self motivated person is an entrepreneur, but successful entrepreneurs are always self motivated people. Regardless of your direction in life, realize in order to achieve major goals, you must first look within and determine your level of motivation.
To your success... Today's Word - Take Action"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?"
Henry David Thoreau
When envisioning and working toward a specific goal, corresponding action is required. Many times it is easier to appear busy than to actually take strong action.
I speak to many people who wonder why they never meet major goals. Although there are many underlying reasons, often it is as simple as lack of action. For example, if someones goal is to greatly improve their financial situation, but are not willing to do anything other than they currently do, then that goal is simply a pipe dream.
In order to change the current situation, you must do something totally different than you currently do. Looking at thousands of business opportunities will not get you to where you want to be. There is a good chance you could get closer to your goal by getting started in a business and taking the necessary action to make it a successful endeavor.
Take a look at what you want to accomplish, be willing to step out of your comfort zone and take corresponding action.
I will gladly assist you in determining what the corresponding action might be.
To your success... Vision and Courage to Live Your Dreams"It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams."
- Les Brown
Truly a remarkable and insightful quote. Les Brown has in two simple sentences "nailed" the primary reason most people do not reach their goals in Home Based Businesses.
In order to have any level of success at anything, one must first of all KNOW where they are going. You must have a clear and definite VISION of what their success will look like. This Knowing creates an energy to flow into and drive you to your goals.
Secondly is the courage to live dreams. Having something you do not currently have, regardless of what it is... money freedom, time freedom, sports, relationships or anything else that drives us, requires immense courage.
What you want is yours, but you must have the courage to step out of your box and claim it.
"To have something you have never had, you must do something you have never done". Choose to have vision and courage in every area of your life.
To Your Success... Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival 5/5/08 editionThis week's edition of the Success and Abundance Mindset is once again being hosted by The Home Based Business Center. There are some great articles on success and mindset posted this week. Be sure to check it out here. Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival Now AvailableThis week's edition of our Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival is being hosted by The Home Based Business Center
We know you will enjoy these insightful articles. The carnival is located HERE. Negative Advertising - Does it Work?I really never thought I would have to put this into writing. I actually assumed that everyone using the Internet understood this. But hey, I am a big thinker, I do not spend my time thinking about or sweating the small stuff. Until it came to my attention how harmful this is to the real business marketers out there and how silly it is for this to even be an issue.
So what is it? It is Negative Advertising on the Internet or Using Search results against others for ones own greed.
A couple of years ago, I took an Internet marketing class, although it was basically a waste of my time, there is one thing which really stands out from that class.
We were taught "when advertising on the Internet, find something that is really hot and connect your keywords to it" to generate more traffic and greater results. The example we primarily used was "who is hot in entertainment". For example, if Britney Spears is in the news, use her as a keyword and link your site and your ad to anyone who is searching for information on her.
Well, at the time, I thought it was silly and actually unethical, so I never used that technique. After all, people searching for Britney would never be looking for a way to improve themselves or even a home based business.
But today, I find this tactic is being so badly misused in Internet Search Marketing. Google any legitimate business or person and what you will find is paid advertising, ads that blast or slam the company only to bring attention to another company.
I find this especially true in home based businesses, but don't just take my word for it. Google any legitimate business, businesses where people are having amazing success and results and see for yourself what those with no ethics are doing.
You will find things like "Why I did not join", Why I quit", "This is a scam" and the disgusting antics go on and on and on. The idea of "get on the bandwagon of something popular" is unfortunately, very effective in internet advertising.
Most Internet marketers would NEVER pay any attention to ads such as this. Marketers know these people are just using unethical approaches to ride the tide of success of other legitimate marketers. But the inexperienced public does NOT know this. Unfortunately they believe what these guys are saying. All they really have to do is click on the ads and see that it is actually an ad for another company. Duh! How hard is this to figure out??
Why do you think their advertising always slams the other guy? If the other guy is hot, then jump on the bandwagon. That is all tye are doing, is jumping on the bandwagon of success. Making a disgusting attempt to legitimise themselves by disenfranchising the real marketer.
So, what do I suggest? Do your homework. Talk to people who are ACTUALLY involved in the opportunity so see what they think. Talk to the Attorney General of the listed home state, talk to the Association of Home Business, talk to the State Incorporation offices, talk to Dun and Bradstreet, they will tell you all you need to know. BUT, do not listen to unethical, sleazy people who do not know how to advertise without slamming another company.
Anyway, why would ANYONE want to get started with a business who bases it's advertising on slamming other businesses? That would certainly be a red flag to me and businesses started with this technique are surely going to have little success. It is the law of nature, the Law of Reciprocity".
And one more thing I absolutely must add here...
Adults have to be responsible for their own results in life. If someone fails at any business opportunity, it is because THEY failed. Either they did not follow the already proven systems (reinventing the wheel), or they were waiting for someone else to do the work for them, or maybe even they never expected to succeed anyway. I truly believe this is why most failures occur, there was never a level of expectation for success.
You should also trust your feelings in these cases as well. If a product feels right, if it is hot, if it is cutting edge, and if others are having success, then there is no reason why you can not as well as long as you are willing to do the work.
So get out there and find what you are looking for, but stay away from paid advertising slamming your company and let those who are practicing this know, it DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU!
To your success... Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival April 13, 2008 editionThe April 13 Edition of the Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival is being hosted by The Home Based Business Center. There are many great articles from some powerful bloggers. I hope you enjoy. CEO Pay from Home - Is It Really Possible?First of all, what is CEO pay? If you scan the internet, you can find the salaries of CEOs. Most are in the area of $150,000 per year upwards to millions per year. I think we will all agree that basically, CEO compensation is pretty high and the benefit packages are usually quite impressive. But why is that? Simply said, CEOs take on a tremendous amount of responsibility in leading a corporation. They are people who have taken specific action to get them to a level of command in their industry and in their lives. To a degree, they sound like Entrepreneurs.
If you research the Home Based Business industry, you will find there are many people who fall into this level of success. People who have taken action and are reaping the results of their actions. This is a common trait of anyone who is successful. “Successful people are willing to do things that unsuccessful people are not willing to do”.
But, before you go rolling your eyes or assuming you have to do something bad or unethical, hear me out!
There are just a few things that successful people are willing to do that greatly affect their level of success and primarily, the thing is to Step Out Of Their Comfort Zone.
For anyone who is willing to step out of the things they are most comfortable in and do things that make them uncomfortable, the chances of making a CEO payscale greatly improve.
So ask yourself, what makes you uncomfortable about your home based business?
· Marketing? Well, that’s easy, there are many people available to teach you how to be an effective and powerful marketer
· Selling? Then find a business model that does the selling for you.
· Calling People? Make sure you have a script to follow and people who will model the process for you by making live calls for you to listen to.
· Talking to your friends? I’m with you on this one, I had to find a business where I did not have to call or approach my friends. This is not necessary to have huge success from home.
· Websites? Your business should have the tools available to have websites already available for you to use.
· Oh, here we go…. It’s MONEY! This is the biggy. I really can’t help you here, because I will not tell you money is not necessary to succeed from home. What I will tell you is… If you are looking to make a huge amount of money, it is going to take one of two things. It will either take a long time to build a highly profitable business on small profit margins or it will take investing into a product line with a huge compensation model. Personally, I chose the latter. I realized I could make money a lot faster at $1000 profit per sale than I could at $20 profit per sale. I saw spending a small amount of money as a real investment opportunity and a very small price to pay to have a real business with a real potential.
So I took the action necessary to create a large income. It comes down to the deciding factor of why some people succeed and others do not. Some see the cost getting a business started and weigh it against their results of the past and the things they have done in the past that were comfortable.
Others, like me, see it as stepping out of the box, doing what is necessary to succeed and taking the action to make it happen. This is exactly why some people have CEO level pay from home and others do not.
So if you are looking to make a CEO level income from home, you will find that everyone who is doing so, were willing to take action in these areas and any other that may be uncomfortable for them. But does it take a great deal of money?
NO!!! Look at the comparisons of some franchises and what they cost. Of course my feelings are that buying a franchise is like buying a job…. But that is another article….
Franchises usually cost anywhere from $100k to $1 Million to start and the time for turning profit is normally 3-6 years. Not to mention working 60 hours per week or more.
There are businesses from home that cost under $20k to start full out and you can virtually be in a place of profit in a couple months! That is the route I chose. Plus, the time I work my business is less than 20 hours per week!
If you really want this level of success, then go out and make it happen. I will gladly assist anyone who is serious. Drowning GiantsI wish I could tell you the origin of this story, in fact, I am not certain I even remember where I heard it first. Recently, I was reminded of it and truly inspired by its lesson. So please allow me to share my version (as I remember it) with you…
There was a land where there was great abundance. Everything was lush, the people were prosperous and it was definitely a Utopia. The Utopian people were energetic and lived their lives in great prosperity. They were great artists, inventors and entrepreneurs. Everything they touched seemed to turn to gold and they were a very happy people.
But near this land, lived a tribe of giants. Real giants, many feet tall who were mean and vindictive. The giants were unhappy and lived in constant turmoil. They had very little and everything they had, they stole from other tribes. They were truly miserable.
The giants were very envious of the lifestyle of the Utopians. They would spy on them and dream of having what the Utopians had. They knew that if they just had the possessions of the Utopians, their lives would change dramatically and they would be happy.
So one day, the giants decided they wanted what the people of the Utopian land possessed. They decided to invade and take everything, killing the Utopians and then possessing all the wealth, comforts, joy and peace of the Utopians..
On the day of the invasion, they were surprised to encounter resistance from the Utopians. They had assumed since the Utopians were so peaceful, they would never attempt to fight the mighty giants.
The giants were outnumbered and more importantly, outwitted at every turn. Eventually, the Utopians lured the giants to the beautiful lake which was the center of the land. At this point, the giants were hit by a barrage of stone which forced them all face down in the water. Remarkably, every one of the giants drowned in the lake.
After the battle ended, the Utopians proceeded to walk into the lake and pull the giants out. But wait, did they WALK into the water and not take boats? Yes, at its deepest point, the water was only 4 ft deep. The entire tribe of giants drowned in only 4 ft of water!
So what is the moral of this story? If you are in the habit of thinking big, you will always stand up and press on, but if you think small, not realizing your own personal ability, you will accept your defeat and drown!
During the next few weeks, I will publish a series of articles I call "Just Stand Up”. I hope you will join me and enjoy this series.
Full access to the series will be available through my Ezine; Creating Abundant Lifestyles. To receive the ezine in your inbox every week, visit the link above.
To Your Success… New Website is LaunchedFor a very long time, I have had the desire to provide my readers with more resources on how to find, build, market and operate a real Home Based Business.
I am very pleased to announce that this is another accomplishment from my dream board. On March 30, 2008 I launched http://www.TheHomeBasedBusinessCenter.com
My new website is still under construction but as it evolves my goal is for it to be a major player in business tools and mentoring. It will be a marriage between sound business principles and personal development principles.
When you visit, you will notice a link on the home page titled: How My I help you? I strongly suggest you use this to let me know what you would like to see on this site. Tell me what tools you need and what information would help you in building your business.
I look forward to hearing from my readers.
To your success...
Click here to see my new website Are You the Master Of Your Destiny?Opportunities frequently come our way that are so out of the ordinary, our gut reaction is to just run in the other direction. As a child, I grew up in a very simple and meager situation. Our parents did not encourage us to step up and try new things. Everything was compared to what the family had “always done” in the past.
I was a rogue. Always bucking the system and never falling in line with my older brothers and sisters. In our home, we were not encouraged to complete our education, after all, no one else in the family did , and they were just fine!
But I had huge dreams and visions for my life, so at the tender age of 16, I decided to step out on my own. Yes, I left home and started taking care of myself. I put myself through school and learned to make my way in life, and what an adventure it has been.
Later, I went to work for an airline and had incredible opportunities to work overseas in various countries. I traveled all over the world, normally alone and loved it. It really never occurred to me at the time to be afraid of doing this. What an opportunity I had and I was very grateful for it.
So what is the point? You can not make decisions in life based on fear. Don’t let fear hold you back. Great things are never accomplished through fear. Yes, I was sometimes afraid (boy, the stories I can tell) but what I gained from that opportunity has led me to take on some major tasks in my life and also helped me to become the powerful business person I am today.
We are all in total control of our own destiny and the level of success we enjoy. Of course there are at times some factors we have no control over, but we can not worry about those factors. Instead, concentrate on the things you can control. You CAN control your own thinking and your actions. The power is not in the “situation” but instead in how you handle the situation.
Fear is the number one factor stopping people from getting what they want in life. Always be open to new ideas and opportunities. To have anything worth having, you must take a chance.
Many people talk about being successful, but few truly are. Be a “doer.” Make a decision to have what you want and fearlessly walk forward toward your goal. Live your life open and ready to receive. Your destiny is entirely in your hands.
Serious entrepreneurs are invited to request information on how to achieve financial goals. Please understand that I work only with those who are serious about committing themselves to their goals. If your goal is big enough to get you excited, then contact me.
Success in business and in life is up to you. Take a chance, make it happen. You and your family deserve it!
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