2- A Rich...Life 'Personal Development Business'

“Healer Of Hearts” are you being authentic in your relationships

2011-01-11T21:10:00.000+11:00

I am busting out of my own skin and it’s only the 8thday of the first month of the new -year when I started this blog...If life has started out this good for me then imagine what the rest of this year holds.

I want to share with you today the ‘most inspiring’ true story that I know has not only affected myself but guarantee to affect you too and it starts out with me telling you I thought I was never any good with personal relationships hence the failure of my own marriage after 11 years.

I know you can fail many times at something until you succeed there is a quote by Napoleon Hill that fits this story...(Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.)

I did find myself how-ever in another relationship following the termination of my ‘marriage contract.’ I know this is going to put a smile on your face when I tell you my secret...and now my whole family will know too...

In August of 2010 I made the decision to end my 5 year relationship with a loving man whereby we both were not serving each other well, in other words we both knew it was failing in slow motion and luckily for me I had acquired all the right tools and information to “handle it” I really mean handle it mentally and emotionally, thanks to my personal growth I have developed and learnt, along with a community of like-minded people who surround me. I have not told anyone about my situation probably only 3 people I trust have known about it, you know who you are.

I even had my parents here with me in October 2010 who did not know. I truly could not see the point in letting them know and I wanted to spend my time with them and enjoy them being here to which I actually gained more growth and confidence to become independent on my own. Every-day they were here I would wake early to find myself in “tears of gratitude” for having them with me it was such a powerful feeling, they did not need to know a thing, everything was taken care of....so beautiful!

Now that you and my family know I now want to let you in on the “kicker” for 2011...if you thought this was it, wait for it...yes there’s more...

I recently met a man who I have known for around 3 months only, we would chat about leisurely things, I love fishing, camping and golf, he loves fishing and camping we really had and still do have an excellent connection with each other. One day he asked me if we could chat, of course we did and to my surprise he told me he wanted to be with me, wanted to leave his wife after (wait for it).......27 years of marriage.

It sent me into a mild state of shock (that’s not the ‘kicker’) the kicker is I ended up helping this man just by being brutally honest, upfront with a few words of wisdom that inspired him to stay and rekindle his 27 year marriage to his beautiful wife...

To me...that is ‘GOLD’ I feel so blessed, alive and best of all loved by many.

Not only have I squashed years of all the limiting beliefs about my own personal relationships and marriage, I have also helped in the process of healing another’s heart...I could write a book on it, nothing else matters...This is the ‘kicker’............ and I am in love with life.

"The Unlimited Mind”

2010-12-23T21:48:00.000+11:00

Speaking to an elderly lady friend the other day I asked her how life was treating her as she has various illness’s and ailments an arm’s length long, she told me life was okay and didn’t say much else. You see I didn’t ask her how she was, but ‘how life was treating her’ so she didn’t go into all the little details of every little thing, excellent I thought now we can start chatting about other things.

I really wanted to just chat and brighten her day and mine, two people interacting that was all, she knows me enough now to know that I don’t dwell on things like the news or anything terrible that has happened in the world so I Iove that.

On further discussion I was telling her how my own mother pulled herself through two strokes in a row just last year that could have been fatal but because of her not giving up on ‘life’ she is now alive and well. She mused and said well I’m a widow and she has a husband for support so that is why she is better than I. At that moment it struck me how after nearly thirty years of being a widow she now felt that this was her reason for feeling poorly, because she is alone. I understand that by having a mate for life can increase or decrease your chances for a better life, (pardon the pun) depending on your perspective of that one lol...

I wondered why after so many years she chose to be alone or a widow if she was not happy. Wouldn’t you want to be happy and not sad?

Immediately it came to me, “is it too late to start living at 86”? according to my mother it’s never too late, she believes she has a second life now and as long as she can put one foot in-front of the other, have a laugh with her dog each day and eat seafood when she wants it then that’s living!

My elderly lady friend has been a widow for many years, she is a good woman who struggles to go to church each Sunday, has tightened her purse strings all her life and has the most amazing garden yet sees her life as over because she is alone. She even told me there are some things in life that are out of your control...to which I answered “that is because you can go through life and not take control”

When do you start living if you have given up years ago!

In such a contrast of the two perspectives I then thought to myself...I KNOW WHAT PERSPECTIVE I’D WANT TO HAVE AT HER AGE...and it’s not the latter.

Every-day life is a great experience for me with so much to “learn or unlearn” from our elders. For both these women although they have a different perspective from each other there is no ‘right or wrong’ way to think because we are all individuals, we all choose to believe what we want to believe.

Right or wrong, you choose...

"An Interview With My Parents On Marriage, Divorce & Longevity"

2010-10-29T08:29:00.000+11:00

On the 28th of October 1947 my parents were married for the first time I say this because being a first and last is a rare thing for many people let alone having that sort of stamina and sustainability. I remember my mother telling me how they became a couple back in the day, with a keen sense of humour she informed me being a young girl working on her families dairy farm getting up for early starts at 4am to milk cows everyday of her life was not what she recalled as being the life she wanted. Her mother, my grand-mother was a strict woman and her father equally more was a proud horse-man who also delivered all of her brothers and sisters single handedly and from their family home.

Mum, one of 17 brothers and sisters decided she had had enough so asked a young boy around her age she knew from her local yet remote area if he would marry her so she could leave her family and milking cow’s every-day. He agreed so started the courting process and finally asking her parents for her hand in marriage.

This young man my Father a very hard worker who at the time worked for a timber felling company in the middle of no-where agreed to marry my mother who nervously asked her parents while sitting in a small row boat. As my Father recalled he was extremely scared of her parents as my mother fearlessly coaxed him along.

They were both married at a local post office in the town their first house was a mere tiny shack with four corrigated iron walls in the bush where my Father worked.

His fondest memories were my Mother’s keen ability as a gardener and having the best garden for miles around and coming home to the biggest, freshest vegetables everyday straight from their small garden.

Divorce was never an issue with my Parents, they had their fair share of relationships woes through-out their 63 year marriage though, what would life be without it.

There were many times of confrontation, separation and infidelity yet to understand someone else in your life really is to understand yourself first. This can take many years to confront your own past and fears of not being satisfied with someone or something in the relationship where you come to a point where you both look at each other and say “I LOVE YOU” after being together for a long time.

My Father gave me an important message many years ago he said there were three things to say to your wife and three little words that would melt their hearts. Those things were;

1. I’m Sorry

2. Please Forgive Me

3. I Love You

I couldn’t agree with him more. Life really is this simple if we can all take a leaf out of my Parents book of life...

My Father is a real romantic by the way and I only found that out at their 60th wedding anniversary whereby he wrote my Mother a heart-felt note to which he read out to everyone needless to say there was not a dry eye in the crowd. At the end of the day I approached my Father to chat to him and said I believed with all my heart they would reach to their 70th Wedding Anniversary, he said to me “You think so” I said YES without a doubt.

My Mum has amazing inner strength she was the strict yet caring mother who made sure our home was clean with a decent meal on the table. She has been active her whole life along with my Dad and had 2 strokes last year to which she amazingly recovered due to her inner strength of not giving up on life. At 84 years old she has not changed much, she told me the other day when she had the stroke which left her motionless and emotional, she hated being like that and was determined to get her life back, to which she has.

My parents have never forgotten their humble beginnings along with many years of life experience and a journey of two people through longevity, all relationship adversity, tears, heartache and love. They have both come out in their eyes as loving each other even more than ever before.

Through their own faith and sticking it out attitude I watch the gentle humour with fascination and love from their little jibes and gentle persuasion to the daily comedy of how two people can truly be the genuine article with all things aside.

The only thing I would say here is, It’s like watching two kids together who are the best of friends, who only care about right here, right now, and who totally love each other unconditionally for the rest of their lives.

My Name is Rose

2010-08-23T13:16:00.000+10:00

I saw this story posted recently and wanted to share because I got a very positive response from the people I sent it to and needed to share it with everyone I know...ENJOY!

The first day of school our professor introduced him-self and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being ..

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'
I laughed and enthusiastically responded 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every -day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop.
I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a 20 campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.
She loved to dress up and she revelled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.. I'll never forget what she taught us.
She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery.
I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day.

'You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die'.

'We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

'There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up'.
'If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old..
If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older! That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

'The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'
She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had
begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example
that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get.

'We make a Life by what we give'.

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2010-07-26T07:58:00.000+10:00

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A Fine Line Between YES or NO!

2010-07-10T10:50:00.000+10:00

The Fine Line Between YES or NO!

I remembered a story that came to mind about a young girl who was given the keys to a golden opportunity to have wealth and enjoy an incredible life of journeying with others to far off distant lands, the only thing she had to do was leave everything behind her.

When the time came for her decision as tempting and tantalising as it all felt, she declined as she wanted nothing more than to stay with what she already knew, although not as exciting an offer had ever come her way before, with a curious yet cautious mind set her decision on playing it safe. Her keen sense of adventure and curiosity for new experiences gave her a sense of freedom because she was born into a community and family of honour and stealth beliefs.

Here I will leave the conclusion or definite purpose up to the reader of her intention and to take note.

Starting from a point of “what you already know “ to stay safe is an interesting thought, you can look at this differently depending on your perception of it. Creating new and expanded thoughts can bring about a sense of excitement and desirability for more learning.

What you already know, you already know...it is admirable to the person with a history of knowledge base and know how.

When you reach your decision, is it final and how did you come to that?

“To stay safe” is debateable and to step out of a safety zone is the decision to say YES or No!

"PLANTING THE SEED"

2010-06-22T12:10:00.000+10:00

It’s interesting that the other day I spoke to a woman who told me she recently had a second hip replacement and found that she lost her belief in most things in her life and found it hard to think clearly about what she wanted. I asked her what it was she wanted to achieve?

She told me she wanted to be well and heal herself. I immediately thought if she had ever considered self healing through thought so I started right away visualizing her being well. Later on she said she has a tendency to procrastinate over things to which I replied that most people do and it becomes a habit that can be set up for life unless you want the change so much that you start making small steps towards the opposite direction.

Many of us know people that have gone through a process of elimination and when our lives get this out of control in our well-being and the last resource is to find a way that will help heal our thoughts, this woman was exceptional to the point that she did have belief in herself because she decided that by changing her thinking she might be able enough to speed up her healing process.

So implanting the seed of thought to wishing her well gave her just enough encouragement in her own mind to feel even a very small amount of strength left to process healing from that point forward.

Her healing process started within our conversation about thoughts and considering a better life through self healing. There is no end for a better life and health is only the beginning of improvement in all her areas. It only takes a single pointed thought to start the process going and the only consideration is to continue that same small focused thought which will lead her into the health she truely desires and giving up is never an option.

All wonderful things start with the tinyest amount of thought just like the seed of a tree that grows into the natural beauty, grace and wonder that it is.

On June 21st 2010 - "AWAKEN YOUR BUDDHA SEED" - His Holiness the Dalai Lama told a crowd of over 300 Japanese Buddhists that all human beings have the same potential to achieve Buddhahood if they realize the source of all sufferings is ignorance and delusion about one's true nature. "Awareness of one's innate Buddha nature will give self-confidence and provide a key to happy life."

EMPOWERING POEMS

2010-06-12T18:11:00.000+10:00

IN BLIND FAITH By Faenza Aitken

My Blind Faith I asked myself to which extent do I have?

Says universe to me to all extent you prosper don’t worry your very soul

To change and move ahead says they we know and believe in you

Erase the past and seek us fast your there yet did not know

We welcome all your queries and oppose your comment last

You are in light and speeding through quicker you last the task

To know you are exceeding the road we can now show for in the place there are no words no shadow’s or over-throw

So keep it light full of surprise and save your very soul from complicated drama-based in fear that will not grow

ODE TO MONEY By Faenza Aitken

Money is my friend money is all around

It comes in any currency US dollar note or pound

It keeps you in good company and yields you shares and stocks

For me it brings great pleasure with thoughts of riches and diamond rocks

I see it now everywhere and dream it right out loud

I see it in my slumber time all dripping golden sublime

Of course it sees me too I know its waiting shimmering and proud

So come my friends you modest lot I’ve plans for you ahead

Come forward take your place and stand

You are with me joyous to the end

“AU-GRATIS” By Faenza Aitken

My Gratitude abound no end of boundless dreams and memories that be

Given the strength of a perilous journey in the wake of dreams untold and penniless agreement foretold
You are now the creator of your ‘destiny’

I shall seek in the game within my given name a passage of right and secrecy

Hath I not been so bold in choice’s of old and caring for more that it’s given me

I see in the air a wisdom and promise to bear all fruits of the forest

No judgement is due not expected of you and share all the profits I give to you
All dreams that surpass they are not from the past they exist in an endless array
Of incredible passion and desire that happens when attachment is no longer the game

EMPOWERING POEMS

2010-06-11T09:41:00.004+10:00

It is incredible how the universe works, I have just finished assisting my son with his project that he chose about our incredible snowy mountains here in Australia and to my surprise I realised I had not known certain interesting facts about the area and the people who were inspired by it. At the end of his project which was a brochure he had to design and of course we were sure to include some very important information for people wanting to know about the area apart from the ski fields.

We happened upon a poem which was inspired through one of Australia's famous bush poets "Banjo Paterson" who wrote "The Man From Snowy River" a classic poem full of thrill, surprise and the hard-working man. Of course we added a short description of this classic tale excluding the poem itself knowing that first it was quite a long poem and second the chosen words would be challenging to a year 4 child. We also noted that the area he was from was indeed our town and area and where we lived was also connected to and named after places and words right out of the poem itself.

So through my own thoughts and feelings inspired me to write these poems which have come directly from my core of who I was being at the time.

"Blind Faith" by Faenza Aitken

My Blind Faith I asked myself to which extent do I have

Says universe to me to all extent you prosper.. don’t worry your very soul

To change and move ahead says they we know and believe in you

Erase the past and seek us fast your there yet did not know

We welcome all your queries and oppose your comment last

You are in light and speeding through quicker.. you last the task

To know you are exceeding the road we can now show

For in the place there are no words, no shadows and over-throw

So keep it light full of surprise and save your very soul

From complicated drama-based in fear that will not grow

"ODE TO MONEY" by Faenza Aitken

Money is my friend money is all around

It comes in any currency.. US dollar note or pound

It keeps you in good company and yields you shares and stocks

For me it brings great pleasure with thoughts of riches and diamond

rocks

I see it now everywhere and dream it right out loud

I see it in my slumber time all dripping golden sublime

Of course it sees me too I know its waiting shimmering and proud

So come my friends you modest lot I’ve plans for you ahead

Come forward take your place as you are with me

joyous to the end

2- A Rich...Life ' Personal Development Business': "CHILD LABELLING"

2010-06-07T12:34:00.000+10:00

2- A Rich...Life ' Personal Development Business': "CHILD LABELLING"

"CHILD LABELLING"

2010-06-07T12:31:00.000+10:00

One of the most frequent, undiagnosed habits a parent, neighbour, friend or relative can do is to put children in categories labelling them which can really DAMAGE their perspective and general view of how they see themselves.

Most innocently, some don’t even know what they have done by auto-suggestion and on-going thoughts about the child. Taken for granted in the normal or usual way you might say yet more than likely everything that is thought of and suggested has been done through a limiting belief system of the person or people thinking it.

Belief system’s that have been set up by past conditioning and fear of the un-known. A crisis in the making for anyone who has either been subjected to labelling or has labelled by someone else, there is no difference between the two so the common denominator is that the outcome is fear, shame and embarrassment because of the obvious label put to the child and the same applies to the one labelling them.

The WIN, WIN situation is set up nicely and the only detail here is your perspective of that. Win because both the child and other person or people have convinced themselves and settled for the un-natural act of “Child Labelling” for life!

The pivotal point to remember and to apply is in-fact the opposite of any un-natural thought and thinking towards these adhesives. Stop the drama of un-wanted negative forces in your mind and continue ON-WARDS and UP-WARDS to challenge yourself about these beliefs and get your answers from within rather than relying on outside sources, clinical studies, negative media, friends or relatives.

As a parent, teacher, mentor, friend, neighbour, relative you deserve to seek the truth inside, nothing from outside influences will ever contain your truth.

First and foremost, a mother has the intuitive nature towards their own children and by all respects is usually the first to have insight.

Big Kidz Biz, Orange

2010-06-02T14:37:00.000+10:00

Big Kidz Biz, Orange

I VALIDATE YOU!

2010-05-21T12:56:00.000+10:00

I use to think about validation as a stamp that was put on something as a way of saying Yes you are good or passed or No meant no good or rejected but in this case I refer to validating other people and in particular yourself. To give you a visual of this would be to say as an example I came from a family of 12 and living in a large family has its definite benefits and pitfalls. My beautiful parents like many probably wished they had a hand-book about parenting yet they did their very best at the time. All of my child-hood I would visualize myself as someone on a production line with a stamp being validated for something, so as I grew into my early adult years you can guess what type of job I was in...and that is fair and accurate to say ‘what-ever you think about , you become’.

So why did my thinking cause this, well many things I probably heard someone say something to me early in life as a child which brings me to my own children and all children to be specific.

Fast-forward to my adult life and the realisation of thinking patterns from past conditioning, upbringing, friends, family and acquaintances. Understanding where you started from and where you are going from here is really the only thing that matters to you and ultimately ‘effects’ the people closest to you namely your children. We have all heard of the saying “The Child Within” referring to your innocence and purity from the beginning of your life. Rekindling memories of my children and young babies always brings up for me the purity and spiritual little beings of pure love that knows only this... and nothing else matters to them. They are saying ‘just love me, feed me and care for me I am yours’ who could resist such a beautiful and loving feeling and bond between parent and child.

Your validation starts from that time and continues all through-out their child-hood, young teens and adult-life. There is no stopping, turning back, toning down, re-direction, caution and fear-based awareness. Continued validation is ‘infinite’ and endless towards your child and towards all other children.

The parent becomes the student from parent-hood and your learning takes on a whole new meaning of self-awareness, responsibility and duty. If you are the parent and one who wishes only the best and continued support for your child and children for the future then doing all you can towards your own learning and developing yourself fully with the ‘right’ knowledge and good parenting to only “validate” your child without any other agenda then

I VALIDATE YOU!

You are a super-human and you’ve passed.

It's not what you SAY that's important it's how you FEEL about what you SAY

2010-05-12T16:31:00.000+10:00

Just the other week while going through my daily routine of asking myself how I felt today, I realised just how incredibly contented I felt about myself in general. This is something I do daily to gauge how I am travelling towards goals in my life, at that moment everything seemed to slow down as if I was watching a movie of myself in slow motion, it then fast-forwarded a little and played again at normal speed which to me felt like I had just seen myself change dramatically from one way of thinking directly into another new, transformed and exciting way that it meant I had actually expanded my own little universe and acquired the knowledge I needed to feel differently.

It was a 'Paradigm' for me and one of a few that have started showing up in my thoughts about 'how I really feel'. This is something I have asked myself for quite a long time without really getting a sense of complete satisfaction and the only answer to this was allowing one's self to be open to the change you are looking for. Again something I have found to be very difficult to master until now, so my thinking was obvious and closed to this notion.

I heard someone say once that 'your mind is the most powerful thing you have so any resistence to great change will exist because some people have very powerful minds' to me a paradigm in itself as I comtemplated not only myself but many other people who have very 'powerful' minds, and of course I had this powerful mind so in my own world I feel special as we all should.

I was able to relate this very thought to the people closest to me and und to have more of an understanding about their own mindsets and resistence to changes in their lives. It's a beautiful thing to validate about others close to you which also can bring you closer together within your personal relationships and family lives.

I understand the knowledge I have now learnt and the skills attained by me through the application of and the shift in paradigm's that have helped me speak the words but better yet feel the authenticity of them.

2- A Rich...Life: "LEST WE FORGET"

2010-04-26T00:57:00.000+10:00

2- A Rich...Life: "LEST WE FORGET"

"LEST WE FORGET"

2010-04-26T00:34:00.000+10:00

As I stood in proud acknowledgement to the ANZAC's we gathered around the Cenotaph with a cold chill in the air Pastor John spoke of those who had fallen as the autumn leaves fell from the trees all around us.

He spoke of courage, resilience and caring for one another, I felt my confidence rise inside me knowing our small gathering community had come together for this annual sacred day for the benefit of those past and present who fought and served in war.

He spoke a universal language to end all wars, then in conclusion he said,

"let today be a window and a mirror for us all"

So eloquently put, the window is to look through to see what is possible in life and the mirror is to reflect and find it inside ourselves.

As we observe this for ourselves we are able to take the time out from our routines, busy work schedules and family commitments to look through our own little windows of life and rediscover what we truely want that was put off and to make it a reality just by thinking about taking action today.

ODE TO THE FALLEN

Polaris Community Blog: Share your Random Acts of Kindness with Polaris Global

2010-04-19T08:23:00.000+10:00

Polaris Community Blog: Share your Random Acts of Kindness with Polaris Global

2- A Rich...Life: 2-ARichLife.blogspot.com - Old Man Worry

2010-04-11T14:38:00.000+10:00

2- A Rich...Life: 2-ARichLife.blogspot.com - Old Man Worry

2-ARichLife.blogspot.com - Old Man Worry

2010-04-10T23:43:00.000+10:00

Have you ever pondered the thought about why some people worry so much when you may be thinking to yourself you don't worry as much they do, or as your parents do or your boss or even your friends in general. You have probably even thought because these people "stress" over some really insignificant ideas that you wished they would just live a little and ease up on themselves. Well here are some interesting thoughts to ponder upon and very useful information from a man that believed that "Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do".

Worry is a state of mind based upon fear. It works slowly, but persistently. It is insidious and subtle. Step by step it "digs itself in" until it paralyzes one's reasoning faculty, destroys self-confidence and initiative. Worry is a form of sustained fear caused by indecision therefore it is a state of mind which can be controlled.

An unsettled mind is helpless. Indecision makes an unsettled mind. Most individuals lack the willpower to reach decisions promptly, and to stand by them after they have been made, even during normal business conditions. During periods of economic unrest (such as the world recently experienced), the individual is handicapped, not alone by his inherent nature to be slow at reaching decisions, but he is influenced by the indecision of others around him who have created a state of "mass indecision".

During the depression the whole atmosphere, all over the world, was filled with "Fearenza" and "Worryitis", the two mental disease germs which began to spread themselves after the Wall Street frenzy in 1929. There is only one known antidote for these germs; it is the habit of prompt and firm decision. Moreover, it is an antidote which every individual must apply for himself.

We do not worry over conditions, once we have reached a decision to follow a definite line of action. I once interviewed a man who was to be electrocuted two hours later. The condemned man was the calmest of some eight men who were in the death-cell with him.

His calmness prompted me to ask him how it felt to know that he was going into eternity in a short while. With a smile of confidence on his face, he said, "It feels fine. Just think, brother, my troubles will soon be over. I have had nothing but trouble all my life. It has been a hardship to get food and clothing. Soon I will not need these things. I have felt fine ever since I learned for certain that I must die. I made up my mind then, to accept my fate in good spirit"

As he spoke he devoured a dinner of proportions sufficient for three men, eating every mouthful of the food brought to him, and apparently enjoying it as much as if no disaster awaited him. Decision gave this man resignation to his fate! Decision can also prevent one's acceptance of undesired circumstances.

The six basic fears become translated into a state of worry, through indecision. Relieve yourself, forever of the fear of death, by reaching a decision to accept death as an inescapable event. Whip the fear of poverty by reaching a decision to get along with whatever wealth you can accumulate without worry. Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision to accept it, not as a handicap, but as a great blessing which carries with it wisdom, self-control, and understanding not known to youth. Acquit yourself of the fear of ill health by the decision to forget symptoms. Master the fear of loss of love by reaching a decision to get along without love, if that is necessary.

Kill the habit of worry, in all its forms, by reaching a general, blanket decision that nothing which life has to offer is worth the price of worry. With this decision will come poise, peace of mind, and calmness of thought which will bring happiness.

A man whose mind is filled with fear not only destroys his own chances of intelligent action, but, he transmits these destructive vibrations to the minds of all who come into contact with him, and destroys, also their chances.

Even a dog or a horse knows when its master lacks the courage; moreover, a dog or a horse will pick up the vibrations of fear thrown off by its master, and behave accordingly. Lower down the line of intelligence in the animal kingdom, one finds this same capacity to pick up the vibrations of fear. A honey bee immediately senses fear in the mind of a person whose mind is releasing vibrations of fear, much more readily than it will molest the person whose mind registers no fear.

The vibrations of fear pass from one mind to another just as quickly and as surely as the sound of the human voice passes from the broadcasting station to the receiving set of a radio - and by the self-same medium. Mental telepathy is a reality. Thoughts pass from one mind to another, voluntarily, whether or not this fact is recognized by either the person releasing the thoughts or the persons who pick up those thoughts.

The person who gives expression, by word of mouth, to negative or destructive thoughts is practically certain to experience the results of those words in the form of a destructive "kick-back". The release of destructive thought impulses, alone, without the aid of words, produces also a "kick-back" in more ways than one. First of all, and perhaps most important to be remembered, the person who releases thoughts of a destructive nature, must suffer damage through the breaking down of the faculty of creative imagination. Secondly, the presence in the mind of any destructive emotion develops a negative personality which repels people, and often converts them into antagonists. The third source of damage to the person who entertains or releases negative thoughts, lies in this significant fact-these thought-impulses are not only damaging to others, but they in bed themselves in the subconscious mind of the person releasing them, and there become a part of his character.

One is never through with a thought merely be releasing it. When a thought is released, it spreads in every direction, through the medium of the ether, but it also plants itself permanently in the subconscious mind of the person releasing it.

Your business in life is, presumably to achieve success. To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain happiness. All of these evidences of success begin in the form of thought impulses.

You may control your own mind, you have the power to feed it whatever thought impulses you choose. With this privilege goes also the responsibility of using it constructively. You are the master of your own earthly destiny just as surely as you have the power to control your own thoughts. You may influence, direct, and eventually control your own environment, making your life what you want it to be-or, you may neglect to exercise the privilege which is yours, to make your life to order, thus casting yourself upon the broad sea of "Circumstance" where you will be tossed hither and yon, like a chip on the waves of the ocean.

Excerpt from "Think and Grow Rich" (Napoleon Hill)

WHEN YOUR START GIVING OUT, YOU’LL SOON BEGIN TAKING IN.

2010-03-08T11:23:00.000+11:00

I came across this wonderful thought from Napoleon Hill's website the other day and wanted to share this with you all here, just so simple...

There’s an old folk song about a thirsty traveler who comes across a pump in the desert. An attached note explains that there’s a jar of water buried nearby to prime the pump. You’ve got to give before you get, the note says. It is up to the traveler to decide whether to drink the water from the jar or take a chance that the small amount of water invested will result in an unlimited supply of cold, clear water. So it is with going the extra mile. You’ve got to give before you get. You cannot expect to receive generous rewards and then decide what to give in return. You must give freely and have faith that the rewards will eventually come. As clergyman Frank Crain once said, "You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough."

The Human Spirit

2010-02-23T19:42:00.000+11:00

WOW…CHECK IT OUT!!

Polaris Media Groups Award Winning Documentary, UNBEATEN, is featured in MOVES, a Magazine "About Professional Athletes & For Professional Athletes". Go to
http://www.unbeatenthemovie.com.

Shane Krider is CEO and visionary of Polaris Media Group, a worldwide media company specializing in entrepreneur education. “UNBEATEN” is one in a series of high-profile documentary partnerships with award-winning documentarians that explore many facets of human spirit.

Faenza's LIVE YOUR LIFE - Testimonial

2010-02-01T11:27:00.000+11:00

At a recent business conference I had the honour of being in a room with sone of the most inspiring motivational speakers, one who just happened to be in a 'Wheel Chair' by the name of Scott Burrows.

I say this and emphasise in brackets, 'wheel chair' because what struck me as I listened to him was his humble story about never giving up the dream you have. Through adversity, challenge, set-backs, and obstacles never letting go of your dream no matter what the masses think or say.

Through the courage and determination he acheived so much more than I could have ever imagined, he just decided to 'walk'. As he continued to speak he stood up off his wheel chair and walked... to the startling surprise of many who didn't know.

Scott Burrows is a Motivational Speaker who travels the world with his empowering story and many hearts were filled with inpiration that day, he has inspired us all to be much more. He showed me how very small my own obstacles are, how pushing through adversity is the key to your success and to trust in your ability to find your truth.

THE HEART OF A CHAMPION!!

Polaris Media Group - Review of Unbeaten film by NYC Movie Guru. http://bit.ly/4vyodO

The film "Unbeaten" debuted at Polaris Media Group Foundation Live Event. Star of Unbeaten, Paralympic medalist Oz Sanchez, attended the event.

Adding Value To Life

2009-12-14T12:06:00.000+11:00

Let's Get Started!

The biggest singular thing people are looking for right now is the opportunity to make more money, have more time and freedom doing the things they enjoy the most.
Looking for financial solutions and finding the right tools to acheive freedom can be tough if you don't have the right support group behind you.
Why are you looking?
Because everything does change, jobs, careers, mindsets, people are looking for answers in their lives and not sure what it is to look for.
Working a job today has added pressure for those wanting to save for the future and retirement. It means having to work harder, longer and have less time for yourself.

Here are 5 questions to consider...

1. Have I found the perfect job I've been searching for?
2. Am I looking for it everyday?
3. How would I like that to look for me?
4. Am I ready right now to change to that ideal life?
5. If I don't change anything what would happen?

The biggest excuse is always about not having enough TIME, FREEDOM OR MONEY to do anything else.
So really what it comes down to is just a CHOICE and DECISION to change everything that has not served you well, starting with your MINDSET...

Being realistically optimistic about what you really want to focus on then moving forward to apply it to everything now. Utilizing the economy and finding an opportunity in the problem without focusing on what is not working.

Self reliance and trust is something that will drive out past conditioning, without limiting beliefs you are free to make confident decisions that give true feelings of value. Re-creating a new mindset just by choosing and dilligently focusing on it daily while taking the necessary actions to acheive it.

Then you will persist without exception to do what-ever it takes!
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