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2017-04-24T05:00:00.000-05:00

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101 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting 2017!

2017-04-22T09:01:00.000-05:00

"Successful People Reflect On Their Progress Before They Start The New Year"

Reflect On The 9 Most Important Parts Of Your Life
Successful People Reflect On Their Progress Before They Start The New Year 2016.

Some People Asked Me How Do I Reflect, So I Took Some Time And I Have Listed Some Questions I Ask Myself To Reflect Every Year ;-) I Hope It Helps You ;-)

Take 1 Hour In Peace To Go Over The Following List Before You Start Taking Action In 2016, It Can Make All The Difference To Create A Successful Year!

What Did I Learn In 2016 ? What Did I Achieve In 2016?
How Does This Make Me Feel?

What Did I Learn From Failure And Success?
What Am I Proud Of?

Where Am I Balanced And Unbalanced In My Life?

What Do I Want To Improve In 2017?

What Do I Want To Achieve In 2017?

What Were My 5 Biggest Strengths In 2016?

What Are My 3 Weaknesses That I Can Improve To Perform Better?

Am I Happy About My Result?
What Am I Not Happy About And Why?

How Can I Make It Better?

1. My Health

Did My Health Improve In 2016?

Did I Gain Weight Or Lose Weight?

Did I Improve My Stamina? How Was My Eating Habit, Healthy Or Unhealthy?

How Many Times I Exercise A Week? Did I Follow My Health Plan?

Is My Body Getting All The Right Nutrition? Did I Feel Energetic, Younger Or Older In 2016?

How Did I Deal With Stress? Whats My Health Goal For 2016?

2. My Surrounding

Who Are The 5-10 People I Spend The Most Time With In 2016?

Are They Bringing Me Up Or Down? Are They Mostly Negative Or Positive?

Are They Big Thinkers Or Small Thinkers? Do We Have Unconditional Love Or Conditional Love?

How Much Are They Earning A Month? Are They Working On Themselves Every Day To Create A Better Life?

Did I Make New Positive Friends In 2016 That Encourage Me To Follow My Dreams? Help Me To Think Bigger? Give Me A Vision Of Better Life?

How Can I Improve My Surrounding In 2017?

3. Self Education

What Books Did I Read In 2016 That Made A Positive Impact In My Life? What Self-Help Seminars Did I Attend? What Tapes I Listen To That Empower Me?

Am I Reading The Right Books To Bring Me To The Goal I Want To Achieve?

Am I Waiting For Somebody To Inspire Me Or Do I Inspire Myself?

Which People Did I Learn The Most From?

What Do I Want To Learn In 2017?

4. Money Management

How Did I Manage My Money In 2016? Did I Had A Plan? Did I Save? Invest Back In My Business?

Did I Give Charity?

What Is My Plan For 2017?

What Is My Plan To Protect My Wealth From Inflation?

Is My Money Working For Me?

5. Business Skills

How Did I Follow My Business Plan In 2016?

Am I Doing The Business As A Hobby Or As A Business?

Did I Keep Gauges? What Did I Learn From My Gauges?
Is This Number Going To Bring Me Where I Want To Go?
How Can I Improve This Number?

What Business Skill Do I Want To Learn In 2017?

6. Love And Relationships

How Loved Did I Feel In 2016?

How Did I Show My Love To My Friends, Family And My Love?

Did I Spend Quality Time With My Friends And Family In 2016?

Did I Love Myself In 2016? How Did I Practice Self Love?

Did I Easily Forgive Myself In 2016?

What Do I Still Carry With Me That I Want To Let Go Before I Start 2017?
Did I Forgive Others?

How Did I Practice Forgiveness?

Take Time To Forgive Now And Let Go ;-) Did I Love Conditionally Or Unconditionally?

What Do I Want To Improve In My Relationships And Love Life For 2017?

What Goals Do I Have Regarding Family, Love And Friends In 2017?

How Can I Make My Relationships More Fulfilling?

7. My Emotions

Did I Spend Most Of My Time Thinking Negative, Blaming, Complaining What I Do Not Have? Living In Fear? Concerned About What Other People Think?

Or Did I Spend Most Of My Time Being Grateful, Focusing On The Good I Have And The Future I Can Build? Helping Others?

What Emotions Do I Want To Have The Most In 2017?

8. My Habits

What Daily Habits Help Me To Create A Better Life And Growing Business?

What Negative Habits Holding Me Back?

What New Empowering Habits I Can Create For 2017?

9. Spirituality

Did I Take Time To Sit Quite And Meditate?
How Can I Do This More In 2017?

Was I At Peace With Myself? Or Was My Mind Too Busy?
How Can I Be More At Peace With Myself In The World In 2017?

DId I Take Time To Connect With God/The Universe?
How Can I Connect More With The Universe/God?

Do I Feel Lonely Most Of The Time Or Can I Be Happy With Myself?
How Can I Be More Happy With Myself In 2017?

Do I Have Faith Or Do Worry Too Much?
Do I Act Out Of Love Or Out Of Fear?

Did I Follow My Heart? Did I Follow My Intuition?
Am I Doing My Passion?
Following My Hearts Desire?

Am I Spending Time Quite In Nature?

Am I Grateful Everyday For The Simple Things In Life? Am I Happy In The Now?
Was I Flowing In The Present Or Always In The Future With My Mind?
How Can I Be More Present In 2017?

What Daily Habits Can I Create In 2017 To Be More Present, More In The Flow With Nature, More At Peace With Myself And More Connected With God?

What New Empowering Habits I Can Create For 2017?

Commitment:

What Am I Committed To Change And Improve And Why?

Do I Need A Mentor A Coach?

My Why:

What Is My BIG WHY To Improve My Life?

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The Power of a Positive Attitude

2017-04-16T19:55:00.000-05:00

For those of you that know me, most would agree that I'm a pretty positive person. This week I want to talk about something that I've started to see appear more around me lately, and that's negativity. The road of life, whether personal or professional, can be fraught with bumps and obstacles. At times, these stresses can seem overwhelming to all of us. Everyone, including me, has an occasional bad day, but learning to maintain a positive attitude is the first line of defense against the negative effects of life's challenges.

I think negativity is like a wet blanket. It is not comforting, and it depletes your energy and drive for achievement. A negative attitude wears down your happiness, your motivation and your chances for success. A positive attitude promotes happiness, energy, confidence, and creative inspiration. These effects drive you to take on problems and challenges with a determination to solve them, and you feel motivated to strive for new goals and embark on new endeavors. When you adopt a positive attitude, you exude the confidence to conquer life's obstacles, and this confidence empowers you to achieve your goals. A positive attitude is contagious as it radiates from your demeanor and encourages others around you. When you believe in yourself, then your family members, friends and coworkers are inspired to believe in themselves as well.

If you are a parent, you likely want your children to be all that they wish to be. You have done your best to instill confidence in your children, encouraging them to try out for the school play, tackle the tough math problem, enter the writing contest or even apply to the college of their dreams. We all believe in our children. You must believe in yourself, just as you would believe in your children, to achieve the rewarding results we're all working towards.

Many people have asked me how I manage to stay so positive despite difficulties or problems. Adopting a positive attitude is a matter of learning to acknowledge your abilities and conveying from within that you are more than capable of expanding on your talents. Once you achieve this powerful first step of self-appreciation, your renewed confidence in yourself will start to inspire others. I've found that others are very drawn to positive people, and the same is just as true for a positive person. I don't want to be around those who are always negative, so I try to help by giving them tips that have helped me.

There are several additional simple things that you can do to increase your happiness, confidence and motivation. First, simply choose to be happy. This may seem silly, but the decision to be happy is your choice. There are times when this is easier said than done, but most of the little annoyances that bring you down can be cast aside in your mind. Many of these things are likely insignificant in the grand scheme of your life, and dwelling on them will only detract from your goal of maintaining a positive attitude.

Force yourself to be optimistic by finding a silver lining in every cloud. View challenges and obstacles as opportunities and learning experiences. If you try to visualize the outcome that you desire and mentally accept nothing less, the solution will come into focus more easily. By worrying over the potential outcome that you fear, your negativity will only lead to your mind spinning its wheels in a desperate search for the solution.

Find things to smile about, no matter how trivial some of these things may be. A smile has the power to elevate other people's confidence in you, which boosts your own positive attitude. The client on the other end of the phone can actually detect your smile in your voice while talking on the telephone.

Seek inspiration from others. Read inspiring books, watch an inspiring movie or put an inspiring quote on your computer monitor where you'll see it each day. The achievements of others who began from a similar background as your own can be the most powerful motivators.

A positive attitude will set the stage for thriving in the workplace, effectively dealing with challenges at home and be successful at keeping you healthy. When life throws you a curve ball, you will find yourself surrounded by a support network of those who have benefited from your positive attitude to help you through those hard days. Being a member of a group that strives to be uplifting and successful will offer you a front row seat to witness the ultimate power of a positive attitude.

6 Easy Tips To Achieving Happiness

2017-02-21T17:58:00.000-05:00

Our destiny is a result of our life choices. The things that are happening around us cannot be controlled, but the way we deal with them make all the difference.

Get use to rejection.

Some people deal with constant failure and put-downs, and yet manage to be huge successes. Some people, on the other hand, are dealt with good cards, yet fail to see the beauty behind their blessings, thus making them failures.

There is deep correlation between happiness and life success. One without the other would be empty, and seem so worthless. Happiness is a choice, but one must remember that the results in your life are greatly affected by the degree of happiness you feel. No task is too difficult, no challenge too impossible when you feel joyous inside. So how do you achieve happiness? Are there techniques to help you realize more fulfillment in life?

Keep your dream alive.

Adapt the best attitude. Most people are limited by their own thinking. The best way you can achieve a life goal is by thinking that you can do it, and by constantly giving it your all. It's not going to be an easy ride, but all the potholes you will encounter along the way help you be the best person you can be. If you feel your goal is too difficult to reach, stop keeping your eye on the goal (your destination) and instead set your eyes on the journey towards your goal. Sometimes, we fail to realize that the lessons life teaches us are those which are most important, and not the success at the end.

Ignore the little man. (Negative naysayers)

Be with the right people. Don't waste your time dealing with people with a negative attitude - they will only bring you down with them. Instead, spend your life with positive, hardworking and determined people. These people will inspire you to be your best, and prod you to go on whenever you feel like giving up. The best people are those who will help you get back up when you fall, not those who will kick you to the curb.

A positive person's attitude is catching- there's always sunshine surrounding them, and they always see the silver lining behind every dark shadow. These people will hold your hand every step of your journey towards success, and hang on to you when you fall.

Stay Focused

Focus on what you have. This is the root cause of envy. It's not true that the grass is greener on the other side - it's all a matter of perspective. Learn to appreciate what you have, and stop wishing you had what others have. Do you know what their pains are? Are you aware of what they had to give up in order to get to where you are? If you are not ready to give up everything, then stop wishing for the things which are not yours. I had a friend who told me that the price he had to pay for his success in business is losing his entire family in the process.

This is a lesson for most of us - focus on your life, not others'. If you wish to emulate other successful people's triumphs, then use them as inspiration - and work you way towards success. Envy will get you nowhere, plus it also often makes people angry and bitter.

Keep smiling

Smile more often. When you smile, people are drawn to you. You come off as pleasant and cheerful, even if you have pain. A smile makes you and everyone around you feel better. It sends a positive message to everyone. Have you noticed how lonely Mr. Scrooge is despite his wealth? It's because he is always grumpy and mad, never smiling, even when things are going well. He is alone at the top, despite sitting on bags and bags of money. After all, what good is wealth, when you don't have anyone to share it with?

A person who has little, on the other hand, but is always eternally smiling because of the very little that he has will most probably have a load of friends. These friends are actually the best treasures a happy person has in life. They are the ones who will enter his room when everyone else decides to head out to the exit. They will be there when they are needed most.

Let it go

Let go when you know you should. Too many people are unhappy and unsuccessful because they fail to realize when to quit. There are just some battles which are better left not fought. When something (or someone) is not worth fighting for, then let go. You will not only save yourself from more pain, you will also have more time to pursue better options. There is a thin line separating persistence and being hard head. Persistence is fighting 'til you reach your goal. Hard head, on the other hand, is insisting on fighting even if you know the battle isn't worth your while. Holding on is being brave, but letting go takes more courage. You must choose your battles, because not all battles are worth pursuing.

In the end, it is always your choice to be happy.

My Favorite (Brian Tracy) Goal Setting Technique

2017-01-03T13:47:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!

How is the goal setting going?

If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed with setting goals in each area of your life, or if you are overwhelmed now that you have set goals in every area of your life and you are already wondering where you're going to get the time to do it all, then you're not alone.

I've been goal setting for years, and while I (and the rest of the world) may get pumped up by all the wonderful things I'm going to accomplish and all the changes I'm going to make, what I've learn is that there is only so much time.

It's an old story, but if you want to know how much of the goal setting (and accomplishing) really goes, just drive by your local gym's parking lot during the first week of January and compare it to the first week in March.

I once heard Brian Tracy talk about setting goals, and he recommended a technique that not only made a lot of sense, but that turns out to be so powerful, it is life changing...

He said what you do is make a list of your top ten goals for the year. Think about what's most important to you in the different areas of your life, and write down ten things.

Next, prioritize that list so that the most important goal is number one. The way to determine which goal is number one is to ask yourself which of the ten would have the most impact on your life if you actually reached it.

Once you have your list prioritized, throw away the other nine goals and make a commitment to making that number one goal a reality in the coming twelve months.

And once you've made that commitment, ask yourself what one action you can take today, right now, to begin reaching that goal. And once you have identified that, do it.

Before you go to sleep tonight, identify the one action you're going to take tomorrow, and then commit to taking it.

And then do this each and every day until you have accomplished that one most important goal.

When I heard this, my first thought was, "Yeah, but what about the other nine goals? What about balance and all that?"

And that's when he explained that despite our best intentions, most goal setting starts strong, but by March we've given up on half of them, and by the summer most - if not all - have been abandoned.

That's why identifying one goal, the most important and most impacting goal, is a better way to go.

Think about how much your life will change (and the lives of your family members) if you reach your number one, most important goal.

If your goal is to become a top producer in your industry and double or triple your income, think about the impact that will have on your family! Think about buying that new home, or providing for your parents, or allowing your wife or spouse to stay home.

If your goal is to finally write that novel, think about how your life will change when you finally accomplish that this year! Think about the weight off your shoulders now that it is a reality rather than just another dream.

If your goal is to lose weight, get in shape, and get off your medication and live a longer, healthier life for yourself and your family, think about the long term rewards achieving that goal will bring you! (And think of the consequence if you don't.)

Whether or not you agree with Brian, I'm here to tell you that it's more impacting for you to hit the most important goal in your life than it is to set ten and not hit any of them...

And, hey, if you reach your number one goal by July, you can get to number two!

If you've set goals for years and not been very successful at following through, then why not take the pressure off yourself and try Brian's method? Take his 14 day goal setting challenge:

In just 14 days, gain clarity on exactly what you want to achieve in every area of your life. Create a plan of action to start reaching your goals immediately from BrianTracy.com.

How bad would it be if you actually reached your most important goal in 2017?

Personal Development Tip - True Inner Intent Equals Outcome Always

2016-11-26T22:36:00.000-05:00

No matter what the outcome is; it holds purpose and is created as we desired it to be for a higher level of self realization.

Find ways to empower self by being responsible for what stands before you as an experience you chose to have. Without judging the experience, allow yourself to feel it, learn from it, and contemplate the change that will assist you in reaching both your short and long term goals, then place an action behind your words. If you judge, blame, run away, or turn your back on what challenges you, you will soon discover that what you are running from is an aspect of self that you haven't accepted/loved as self. We all know that we can't run away from ourselves.

If you maintain clear vision, focus, clarity of intent and a continual commitment to empowering/loving self expands you are able to open doors of opportunities that are closed to those with self defeating attitudes. Continue to pray, meditate, love, laugh, declare, and create a playfulness in what you do. Be who you desire to be through balanced action, trust and keep the inner knowing that all that is internally desired is given unto you.

If you are sincere about your passion, and your dreams, don't do it halfheartedly. Go for it. Accept no excuses. Just do it. Flow with and live life instead of reacting to or running from life. Quit looking for life to be reasonable from a limited perspective. Expand beyond old ways that no longer support life as you dream it to be.

Read: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

If your life doesn't appear to be 'working', reevaluate what you are doing to find your true intent. Refine and improve the questions you ask yourself by looking honestly at what 'is' the outcome. Whatever the outcome 'is', is exactly what you wanted to have to receive an expanded level of self-realization. Examine what you perceive you may lose or gain and you can discover your unconscious beliefs. Remember the most important aspect that allows the desired change to accrue is honesty and responsibility to yourself. Accept the fact that what is 'reality' in your life is exactly what you internally desire. If you create a life of hardship, it is because you gain a worth from it being that way.

If you logically speak this is not what you desire, go deep within your heart and ask yourself what are your payoffs. For all actions are for self-interest and there is a payoff if you look under the layers of reactive behavior. You react and perform for others in the desire to receive or give what you perceive love to be. If your need for validation is stronger than what you speak you desire, you will create a reality to support your strongest requirement. Take full responsibility for your creations without judgment on self or blame on another.

Remember, all that stands before you, whether you like it or not, is your creation. It is your way to receive what you perceive love to be. The only way to change your reality is by being responsible for what you have created without judgment or blame. Whatever you have created holds purpose. Find the purpose, find the good, then move on! Holding onto the mindset that what was created was painful only gives it the opportunity to recreate more pain. Remember, fear and pain can not live within self unless it is given credence to do so in any form. Fear perpetuates fear. To end an existence of fear, discover what unconscious thought is creating it.

Also Read: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

Look at the outcome of each situation and how you were served by that situation. Denial that you have not been served continues the re-occurrence of that fear. We are always being served no matter what is the perceived pain. That which is not to be for our highest good will never be, and that which is to be for our highest good will always be. Trust in an intelligence that lives within self as an all knowing energy force in its purest form.

When you silence the ideology of a judgmental mind, you will open your world to peace, harmony and an inner fulfilling abundance. This type of allowance unfolds a joyous, harmonious love within self. As we continue to unfold the unshakable love that lives within all of us, we realize we are never at the "effect of" any human experience unless we chose to be.

Best Personal Development Tip - Accept Only What Brings You Joy, Yet Allow All

2016-11-24T19:05:00.000-05:00

This article is about developing the most empowering approach, which is knowing that what you can learn and grow from expands your consciousness into a remembrance of the incredible power of love that lives within self. This type of allowance creates incredible joy and fulfillment because you are okay with yourself in all choices and in all moments.

Being okay with yourself in all situations doesn't mean you have to like or accept what is occurring in your reality. Just be responsible that it was created exactly the way you wanted it because that is the way you have learned to give or receive your love/acceptance, worth or identity.

The mind is a computer and will only give back information you have given it. If you have recorded painful emotions surrounding your perception of love, it is those perceptions you project on any given subject, (i.e. relationships or money) that crate your outer reality. It is those buried, suppressed emotions that surround your beliefs on receiving or giving love projected on those subjects that keep you in reactive, robot-like behavior.

If you feel that the way you have learned to give or receive love will be taken away, it will be more painful for to receive what you say you desire, even if you are unaware of it. Therefore, you will continue to create what you perceive love to be, even if it is painful, until you are ready to be fully responsible for what you create.

Read: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

To change how you are experiencing life, you must change how you feel about what you are creating. To be okay with whatever was created as purposeful and good. Finding the purpose and good allows an instant acceptance of self. In time each experience will build upon itself and the acceptance you seek from others will be found within. Do not misunderstand what I am saying, this doesn't not mean complacency if you desire to continually grow.

Complacency is a killer to the human spirit and growth. This only means to create a space for yourself that allows self to be okay and thereby fulfilled in every given moment. What occurs within is a feeling of fulfillment; this creates a feeling of a continued abundance. In abundance there is a feeling of limitless options. One can begin to change their circumstances by creating a basic foundation of feeling abundant through taking the following steps:

1) Cultivate within self, a desire, motivation and discipline that allows your dreams to become a reality.

2) Be willing to put forth the effort required to have your dreams fulfilled.

3) Have an ongoing belief in yourself no matter the perceived obstacles.

4) Persevere throughout your journey. Know that you and only you are the creator of your reality and no one can do anything to you that you have not chosen to experience.

As harsh as that may sound, it is a prevailing truth. 'As above, so below,' reveals a continuing ancient metaphor that tells us that whatever is on the inside of us expresses itself on the outside. If you desire long-lasting and unshakeable results to be in your life, know that this only occurs through internal changes.

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How To Create Successful Habits

2016-11-17T10:20:00.000-05:00

Learning how to create successful habits is imperative if you are going to succeed in the long run, in business or in life. Everyone has habits that over the years they have formed, which essentially set the groundwork for the person you will become. Now these habits are not always positive habits that push you in the direction of what you want to achieve. Some are completely destructive and can prevent you from living a successful and prosperous life, others may not really make much of a difference, and then others are very positive and allow you to keep on improving as a person.

Now it is not a quick thing to do, forming a positive habit, they are formed through consciously making the effort to do something every single day for many weeks, months and sometimes even years, until you begin to start doing them without thinking about it. Your subconscious mind takes control and this is when you know that you have successfully made it a habit.

You can also break bad habits too and one of the best ways to do this is changing the person you believe yourself to be. You consciously make an effort to change your self-image by no longer seeing yourself as the person who smokes or the person who drinks or the person who is lazy and never exercises. You begin to think every day about the person you have decided to be and get that clear in your mind. You begin to hold yourself as that person and if you ever speak about yourself, you always refer to yourself as that new person with better habits.

So you know that habits form the person you become, I now want to take some time to go through 3 habits that I have applied in my life to great effect and I feel have benefited me massively in improving my self-image, self-confidence, health and given me personal power to go after all of the my goals.

Walk/Run Every Day

This is such a simple practice that you can initiate immediately in your daily routine and if you can form a habit of doing this every day, then you are well on the way to becoming far more healthy in the long term, lowering the risks of common diseases and also giving you far more energy during the day. This will make you much more effective in your life, your business, whatever it is you choose to put your efforts into. It's just a bonus that you will also look very aesthetically pleasing if that get into this, I mean come on, how bad does that sound?

Healthy Home Cooked Meals

Now I am not doing to go deep into detail about this one as there is a lot to cover when it comes down to it, but what I want to say with this is that healthy eating can be made far easier with preparation, so cooking your meals the day before and having them ready to go the next day is a great way to ensure you know what it is going into your food and leading a far more healthy lifestyle with far less processed foods.

Visualize The Person You Want To Be

Put yourself in the shoes of the person that you want to become. See yourself as the person who reaches all their goals, has the life you want and do it in vivid detail. You need to train your own mind to believe that you are already this person, then your subconscious mind will always be looking at ways to make it happen.So there are some great habits to form on a daily basis. Eventually you will realize the amazing potential in creating some simple habits on a daily basis and learning how to create successful habits isn't that hard after all.

What Is Your Passion?

2016-11-09T06:42:00.000-05:00

What is passion? Dictionary definitions include "a powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger; ardent love; strong sexual desire; lust; the object of such love or desire; boundless enthusiasm or the object of such enthusiasm; an abandoned display of emotion, especially of anger", and so on.

This article is about passion in the sense of powerfully focused emotion/enthusiasm. Your passions can be an excellent indicator of what you are here to do. Before coming to this planet, we agreed to a separation from our eternal selves, so that part can only speak to us through our emotions, saying "yes, that one" or "no, not this way". The more passionate you are on a certain topic, the more likely it is to be part of what you are here to do. The following questions will help you identify your passions:

What do you LOVE?
What do you KNOW?
What do you DESIRE?
What do you EXCEL AT?
What do you FOCUS ON?
What do you SEE that others don't?
What do you need to INTEGRATE? That means getting your system lined up with what you want, on all levels.

These seven are the components of PASSION. So let's look at them:

What do you LOVE? When you love someone or something, then you automatically see the best in that person or topic, and willingly lend yourself to its care and support. This opens up your faculties for compassion and light. You are more naturally light-hearted and enlightened about those things you love, and this increases your desire and ability to learn about that person or subject. Remember when you were in love? And how you wanted to know everything about your beloved? Well, some people feel the same about medicine, design, or engineering: it's endlessly fascinating if that is the object of your love. Well, if that topic is part of your blueprint, you will have a similar enduring fascination. So what you love is going to be part of what you are here to do. In fact, learning to love is one of our required courses during this lifetime.

What do you KNOW? Your inner blueprint is always going to combine your previous experiences and types of training, no matter how diverse. Whatever you did and learned in the past adds to your unique skill set and perspective, both of which can be used in the service of your divine blueprint once you are in alignment.

What do you DESIRE? What do you lean in to? What do you feel the lack of when it's absent, and enjoy when it reappears? Contrary to some religious positions that distrust desire, or see it as the root of all suffering, I believe that desire is your firmest connection between your higher self and your human self, between the seen and unseen fields. Through desire, your eternal self is attempting to guide you using your emotions. When you have expanded feelings, it means "go here - do this!" Contracted or negative feelings mean "not this one". So you can use your desire nature to find out what you are here to engage with. Usually your desires are positive, and bring you joy or pleasure. Of course, sometimes the lesson is "don't do this again!"

What do you EXCEL AT? If you are designed to do something specific, you will naturally have the resources to fulfill your assignment. You come fully loaded with the talents and programs you require to thrive! So many people think they should do this or that, then look at how they can train as an accountant, doctor, architect, or whatever. They think about what might work for them, rather than asking what their inner blueprint calls for. People who go the conventional route tend to get burnt out by their 40s, because the work they do is out of alignment for their lives. It's so much more efficient and enjoyable to listen within and find out what programs you already have, and what you require to polish that up and express it. Mozart had a innate genius for composition; he just needed to practice the piano, and fortunately was born to a father who taught keyboards. Now, that's the way to learn excellence!

What do you FOCUS ON? By universal law, what you focus on expands in your life. You always focus on what's important to you, for good or ill. Some people appear to relish suffering, martyrdom, poverty and depression - at least they stay focused on stress or pain. Your focus says a lot about what your Spirit finds important. One person devotes a lot of time to staying fit and healthy; another speaks/writes/thinks about spiritual issues all the time. Yet another is fascinated by numbers and spends all her time on mathematics and physics. Someone else loves order, and becomes an accountant (as well as keeping a tidy home and having a haircut every month). Your focus shows up everywhere in your life, not just your profession, though of course, it's best to have a profession that uses your natural focus! Fortunately it's usually easy to identify your natural focus, because (of course) you'll be spending a lot of time doing whatever that is.

What do you SEE that others don't see? This identifies your area of service, and thus what you are passionate about. Serving humanity, the planet, and God (however you think of God) is about seeing problems and creating wonderful solutions that restore, improve or create better conditions for everyone. In order to solve a problem, you have to see that there is a problem. The more precisely and clearly you see a particular problem, the more likely it is that you are part of the solution, and the greater passion you will have for solving it. We each have a unique vision of the world, and we can use that to help co-create heaven on earth. This applies equally to the negative (situations that are out of whack) and positive (your vision of how great and wonderful things could be). Your vision will indicate your unique contribution to rebuilding the world.

What do you need to INTEGRATE? Most of us have issues that need to be resolved, and goals that need to be integrated so that we can get back in alignment with who we truly are. Integration means bringing your goals into harmony with your field so that what you desire becomes possible for you. A goal is anything you want that you don't have yet. Most people don't attain their goals because they have contamination's to their bio-computers that are blocking their system; when those contamination's are cleared, many things become possible that were not possible before. The most effective way to to integrate your goals is using Geotran human programming, because Geotran integrations are designed to get you back in alignment with your divine self. Setting your goals helps you to see who you are and what you truly want, and integrating them resets your alignment - so it's a double treat!

So what are you passionate about? Where does your enthusiasm show itself most strongly? That is the single most important indicator of what you are here to do. The fortunate ones have such strong passions that they know immediately what path to take. Most of us have to work at it a bit, because everyone has pressure from their family, culture or society, and that can be distracting until you learn that being who you are is the most important thing you in life.

So, although detachment is required for mastery, and that makes many masters look unemotional, detachment does NOT diminish your passions. Rather, detachment gives you a sense of proportion, so that you can channel your passions in the best and most obedient way. With detachment, you can balance obedience and your passions in the service of your divine assignment here on planet earth. Without passion, you don't have a direction or assignments to focus on. So cherish your passions, have fun with them, give them free rein, and allow them to direct you in line with what you're here to do!

5 Ways to Identify Your Purpose and Unique Talent

2016-10-30T14:28:00.000-05:00

How many of you 'get' the concept of finding your passion and building a business around it, but are

struggling to make it happen?

I get it. Being told to find your passion is like being told to cheer up when you're feeling depressed. Not only is it not helpful, it's counter-productive because it just makes you feel even more disconnected from your inner gifts.

Wherever you are on the spectrum of finding purpose and meaning through your creative expertise, everything you need is within you. It's just a matter of bringing it to light, little by little.

Here are 5 ways to help you do that:

1) Meditate (any which way you can)

As those of you who've been hanging out with me a while know, I fervently believe personal and professional development go hand-in-hand. If you don't manage your mind someone else will do it for you (and believe me, that's never going to end well!) So how do you do that? Pretty much every entrepreneurial or spiritual leader will tell you the same thing - through meditation.

I know, I know, meditation's hard. Who wants to sit still, trying (and failing) to still their monkey mind, especially when there's so much to do? If sitting still and meditating feels too challenging, try listening to a guided meditation on your iphone as you walk. Anything that stills your mind, even for a minute, is helpful. One minute a day. We can all try that, right?

2) Look for ways to feel inspired

I can't tell you how many times I get an idea for a newsletter, talk or program by listening to an interview with someone I admire. In fact, this post was inspired by this Brené Brown talk. No matter what field you're in, there are thought-leaders and pioneers paving the way. Read their books, go to conferences where they're speaking, watch or read interviews with them. Greatness is contagious, so rub elbows with those who've got it going on.

3) Get input from a trusted partner

The tricky thing about gifts is they come so easily to us, we think everyone possesses them. When in fact, it's precisely that gift that others need, and will pay for. Using a trusted partner as a mirror to help you identify your talents can be incredibly clarifying, so consider recruiting a great client, a supportive friend/accountability buddy, or a coach to help shine a light on it.

4) Identify the problems you are uniquely equipped to solve

The thing that makes your unique gift have value and IMPACT in the world is figuring out what problems you solve, and for whom. Knowing who your ideal client is will give you clarity, purpose and make your efforts all the more effective. Not knowing who your ideal clients are, or how you solve their biggest challenges, is often the missing piece of the puzzle for struggling entrepreneurs or freelancers, so if you could use some clarity around that's my specialty!

5) Communicate how your ideal client benefits from your gifts

As a result of working with you, will your ideal client:

- Have a more successful brand
- Feel healthier
- Have more free time
- Make more money
- Look better

People will only hire you if they can immediately see how doing so will positively transform your life. Take the time to really get clear on these benefits and make those the center of your messaging and content. I promise, it's a game changer.

I get that there's a lot of information here and putting it all together, in the right order and sticking with it long enough to get results is a tall order. If you're ready to get the clarity you need to align your gifts, message and services with the clients who have the burning desire and money to invest in working with you, I'd love to help you reach your goals.

The First Step to Happiness, Wealth and Abundance (Hint: It's All in Your Head)

2016-10-29T23:42:00.001-05:00

Have you ever noticed that people who are confident, bold and apparently carefree tend to enjoy a fulfilling and abundant life? When you look at those people what do you think? Do you assume that must have had a privileged upbringing, a top-tier education and financial support, or do you admire them for creating the life they have?

When I was growing up in England, the cultural tendency was to knock people who were clearly doing well. For example, when my brother, who is a successful lawyer, bought his first fancy car (a gorgeously sleek Lotus), other drivers visibly bristled. They would challenge him to races at stop-lights, yell insults and even flip him the bird! Isn't that insane? All because he had the kind of car they would have given their right arm to be driving. I'm sure they made all kinds of snap-judgments about him, but in reality, he went to public school and was brought up in a middle class home by parents who had their fair share of financial challenges.

So, if privilege and opportunity aren't the reasons for success, what's the X-factor that makes some people joyful, wealthy and abundant? I've learn that it comes down to one thing, and it's something we can all have. A Positive Mindset. Successful happy people have learn how to use their most powerful tool, the mind, to their advantage, rather than being a slave to it. The great news is that we ALL have the ability to make our mind work for us - it just takes a little knowledge and a lot of practice. When we are able to let go of fear, doubt and regret - all of which come from living in the past or future - we are free to innovate, create and allow success, happiness and wealth into our lives.

Now, I'm no expert and am definitely a work in progress, but I'm working on it and would like to share a few things that are working for me right now. At the end of this post, I'll ask for your comments. Please do share what works for you.

1) Keep learning

Ever since I learning about the power we have when we use our thoughts and words wisely, I've made a conscious effort to keep learning about the subject. I read books, listen to recordings, attend classes and associate myself with people who share my beliefs. For me, keeping on track is a moment by moment affair, so the more I read and learn, the better my odds. I'll share some books that I've found immensely helpful at the end of this post.

2) Practice being in the Now (any which way you can)

The underlying philosophy of establishing and maintaining a wealthy, abundant joyful mindset is mastering the art of being in the moment. For anyone who's ever tried this, it's incredibly hard! The human mind seems to default to thinking about everything BUT the present moment. But when we focus on things that may happen in the future or stuff that happened in the past, we open ourselves up to anxiety, fear, doubt and regret. So how do you master the art of being present? Here are a couple of things that I'm trying:

Meditation:

I'm going to come clean here: I'm the woman who squanders her Savasanas thinking about shopping lists, what I'll make for dinner, calling my mom or any other crap that happens to enter my mind. Meditation does not come easy to me, but then I don't think it comes easily to anyone, so I'm persevering. I went to a meditation class and was relieved to learn that you can meditate anywhere - in the car while waiting for your kids to come out of school, cooking dinner - anywhere. The trick (it seems) is to find the joy in all things. Sound like a stretch? Let me give you an example: When I'm cooking dinner for my family I can choose to feel one of two ways (1) put upon and resentful that I do all the cooking, or (2) joyful that I have the ability, resources and time to feed my family healthy food. I know from my days living in Harlem, where so many people are on food stamps, that this is indeed a privilege.

Running:

I find running a much easier way to meditate, so it tends to be my go-to method. Once I get past the first 20 minutes where my internal voice is grumbling about how my legs feel like lead, my mind starts to ease up. I notice my surroundings, feel the strength and vitality of my body and enjoy feeling the cobwebs being replaced by creative ideas and thoughts. Yoga, swimming or walking might be your thing. Do whatever works for you a few times a week.

3) Lead by example

When I first met my now-husband, Steffen, he was not into ANY of this stuff! I learned that trying to change or convert him in any way was futile, not to mention arrogant, so I decided to just do my own thing and let him do his. Slowly, but surely, he started to pick up the books I left around accidentally-on-purpose. Before long he saw my point about amps, bicycles and deck furniture not being energetically-optimal things to have in, say, the bedroom. Do your own thing and you'll attract like-minded people naturally.

Of course, I'm just scratching the surface, but these three practices alone have made a huge difference to my life and business.

What about you? How do you feel about mindset and the law of attraction? Are you of the mind that it's all a load of hooey, or have you experienced transformations or found resources that you'd like to share?

Here are those book recommendations I mentioned:

A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi

A New Earth: Awakening to your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scoval Shinn

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Creating A Vision For Your Business

2016-08-10T16:56:00.001-05:00

Winging Your Average Life..

I want you to look at that heading and really think about what it means and subsequently what it means for your online income. That's what your here for right? To make a living on the internet, creating an amazing business which lets you take control of your life and make it by your own design.You can't make anything great unless you plan on making it that way, there's a saying that goes, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". I'll be honest I have no idea who said that but the meaning behind it resonates with me so deeply, that every day I get up I know what I am doing and what I am working towards. But too often I speak with people and they don't know what they are going to do in that day, they might say "oh I'm just working" or "its my day off".

These are the same people who don't know what they want out of life and they end up winging every day they get through. Even business owners who have the motivation and drive to make something of their business, don't always have a clear vision of how they are going to grow their business and where it is going to be in 3, 5 or even 10 years.

I want you to think of it this way, if you plan on going on holiday you have to really plan that holiday in detail if you are going to make it a great holiday. The location, the activities, whether its hot or cold there, whether the accommodation is classy or cheap, whether or not there is a mini bar because you know you are going to want a drink when you arrive at your room. The point is if you don't think about what you want out of a holiday, you will probably have a rubbish one. What I want to show you here is exactly how you can create an epic vision of your future business and use it to map out your success over a 3 or 5 year period.#

Creating Your Vision

Whether it is creating your online income generating business, or even a combination of both online and offline, you need to start with a vision. The vision needs to be of you already having reached your end destination. When a plane fly's to another country, the pilot already knew where he was going and they have a ETA already calculated. They know where their going, why and roughly how long it will take, its the same with your vision.To enable you to create a great vision of your business, here are the steps that myself and many other entrepreneurs are using to create great businesses with a purpose.

Step 1 - Create your picture

We think in pictures, so sometimes the best way of seeing the future you want is by drawing it. Now this doesn't have to be picasso grade work, it just needs to work for you, enabling you to put what you want your business to look like in years to come in drawing. This will be the starting point of writing your vision so think about the different components that would make up an ideal business for you. I remember I drew a picture of a laptop and a hammock on a private beach to begin with, I love travelling and if I can run my business like that, which many other people do in the same way then I am going to do so. The same goes for you, what do you really want out of your business and what do you want it to be?

Step 2 - Collect some photographs

Creating an online income or for that matter any other business is extremely ball breaking at times and it does drag you down if you rely on will power alone. Sometimes you need to remind yourself of why you are doing it, remind yourself of why you are putting in the effort in the first place and collecting photos is a great way to do it. Collect photos that reflect what you want out of your business, if that means you want a flash car and a mansion as a result of the online income you generate, then you need to find some pictures of these things. Do not under estimate the power of this step, seeing visual reminders of what you are working towards is great motivation to keep on going even when the going gets tough.

Step 3 - Describe your perfect day

Now were really getting into detail in this step. Now you need to describe your ideal day and what you want it to look like. What would you consider to be a day that just goes right for yourself? One that you come home and just can't stop talking to your other half about, a day that has been formed from lots of hard work and graft. Write it all down in detail so you can come back to it on a daily basis.

Step 4- Imagine what life will be like

Now you need to imagine exactly what your life will be like once you have created your ideal business. When you think about something already having been done, your subconscious will do everything it can to make it a reality as it does not know the difference between make believe and reality. Once your subconscious begins to work for you to make it reality, you have the most powerful tool on your side. Be as specific as you can, remember you need to make it so real, because when it comes down to it, the time in between you achieving your vision and now, simply becomes the buffering time of life.

Step 5 - Get clear about the value you deliver

You need to decide now exactly what the value is you are providing to your audience. Not just the features themselves, you need to explain the benefits of your business and what it can do for your customers. When you wake up knowing what you and your business is all about, you can create an online income unparalleled to any other income source, because you have a business that fuels the fire of your passion and a limitless platform of which to promote it. Know your features and benefits like the back of your hand.

Step 6 - Write your vision

Now it is time to write down the vision for your business. Don't worry if it isn't perfect, you can tweak it and add to it in time, it just needs to be believable, like it has already happened. Just start writing now!In time you will be able to emotionally charge it in various different ways, using language that really gets the hairs on your neck to stick up. If you have a strong vision written down now, giving you a reason to get out of bed every day to make it happen, if you read it every day and make it a part of you, well you are on your way to achieving your desired online income, business and lifestyle.

Author: Joe Searle

Want REAL Success? 8 Proven Success Strategies.

2014-12-23T08:37:00.003-05:00

There are 8 proven strategies to success that highly successful people have always used to overcome obstacles to their goals.

 
1. Get Aligned 
It's important to first clearly define exactly what you are truly passionate about -- then find a way to become successful at that passion. Only passion stirs up the kind of energy you'll need when you hit those inevitable bumps in the road. An important proven effective success strategy is to set passionate goals!

 
2. Focus on Your Priorities
Many folks try to fit their dreams into their life -- complaining there are not enough hours in the day to make it happen. If you want your dream to become a reality, make it a priority. Otherwise it will never be more than a pipe dream, and you're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

Making something important happen in your life requires more than just a goal -- it requires a REAL plan of action to get you on target! Create a realistic goal plan that fits the reality of your life.

 
3. Don't Force It
Don't try to force something that isn't happening. Go for the type of inspired, joyful action that comes along with pursuing a goal in true alignment with your dreams. This causes things to flow along easily and without energy-consuming "effort."

Contrast this to forcing yourself to take an action you really don't want to take. Most likely this will take you twice as long, and you'll bump up against obstacles.

Whenever possible swim with the current ... not against it. And stick to your goal plan to success.

 

4. Manage your Stress
Stress throws us off balance and into an older, less productive portion of our brain. It prepares you to fight or run. But it does not prepare you to successfully achieve a goal (unless that goal is to escape a tiger.)

 
5. Build your Strengths
Success comes easier and more quickly when you focus on your strengths, and delegate in those areas where you are less capable. Your natural talents are those things you do so easily and naturally. They contain the seeds of your greatest potential accomplishments.

It's very important to identify and work on your natural talents and abilities. This is where self knowledge pays off in big dollars and accomplishments. And don't forget to also your build your mind power!

 
6. Disarm Your Inner Saboteur
Fear of failure is the biggest internal fear most people will ever have to face. It is why so many ideas never get beyond the idea stage -- and why most new projects are started, but never finished.

It's okay to have these feelings, but it is important to identify them for what they are.

Most fears of failure go all the way back to childhood, and are not even accurate for who you are today. Drag them up into the daylight, and take serious action to face them head on.

 
7. Develop ResilienceThe truth is, you will have setbacks along the way. This is inevitable. The sooner you accept that, the better. Often if you look closely, you will find these setbacks are directly related to your innermost thoughts, fears and beliefs. This is because we create what we focus on, including those things we don't want.

Don't get stopped by these bumps in the road. Learn from them. As you work through them you will become the person you need to be to create your dreams. And along the way, be sure to refine your stress management skills. This is an essential key to resilience!

 
8. Use the Power of VisualizationThe muscles we use to physically take action in our lives begins in the mind. That is why all great golfers, tennis players, basketball players, dancers, etc. visualize themselves performing successfully.

6 Ways Structure Can Help You Achieve Peak Creative Performance

2014-10-31T20:02:00.001-05:00

As a business coach for freelancers and creative professionals, I specialize in working with people who are in a place of transition in their career or creative business. While their unique circumstances vary, more often than not they share one key challenge; they're not fulfilling their creative and commercial potential. I've come to believe that a successful creative business is a blend of four things:

(1) a great product or service

(2) good strategy

(3) hard work and

(4) a willingness to be out of our comfort zone more often that not.

Hey, if it were easy, everyone would do it, right?

But the creative business is a unique and sensitive animal. If it's all about strategy and objectives, we lose the creative magic and if it's all about creativity, nothing gets done. So, how can we find and maintain balance?

After working with creative professionals for 15 years, being business owner myself for eight and benefiting from the wisdom of mentors and coaches, I've come to the conclusion that success comes down to one thing:

Creating a solid structure, within which there is a lot of freedom.

If you're in that place of transition and don't know how to balance structure and freedom, I'd like to share 6 strategies that have worked for me:

1) Know what you want from your business


If we don't know where we want to go, we can't create a plan to get there. Set aside some uninterrupted time to really think about what you want from your business. When we're honest with ourselves, the answer is sometimes very different from what we think we want. For example:

- Are you starting a business and want to build a roster of ideal clients? 
- Are you happy with your business and clients, but would like a few more? 
- Do you want to build a business that is flexible enough to work around your family's schedule? 
- Do you want to be known as a thought-leader in your industry? 

You can see how the strategy would be vastly different for each of these businesses, so it's important to get clear from the outset.

2) Write down everything you need to do to achieve your goal


Doing a brain dump is a great way to get all of your ideas out of your head and into one place. I love the mind-map method. It's simple, effective and perfect for visual types. Here's how you do it:

Take a piece of paper and put your main topic, e.g. your business name, at the center. As thoughts come to mind, draw branches from the main topic and write down that thought or objective (use as few words as possible). You can create sub-branches for additional thoughts or action steps. 

I love Goggle for creating mind maps that look pretty too!

3) Prioritize and calendarize

(I know it's not a word, but it should be!) 
Take your mind map and number your goals by priority. Start with number one, let's use Networking as the example, and list action steps you need to take. They night be:

 
(a) Research BNI and visit one chapter this month

  (b) Become a member of Freelancer's Union and attend one event this month

   (c) Research local AIGA chapter

Now enter those action steps into your calendar. Once it's in the calendar it moves from a "should" to a done deal. Now you're free to do something else.

4) Bundle your to-do's


Have you ever ended your day feeling exhausted and frustrated because you ran around like a headless chicken, without much to show for it? I have and it sucks.
I now bundle similar tasks together and take care of them in one sitting. I set Friday aside for book keeping and general admin. Monday is dedicated to content development and marketing and I cluster my coaching sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so that I can stay in the zone and be as present as I can. Clustering your efforts also helps you balance "doing" and "creating".

5) Work with your natural rhythms


It's no coincidence that my writing/content work is slated for Monday when I'm fresh and my boring admin is on Friday, when I'm spent. I go for an early morning run on one of my coaching days, knowing that I will benefit the most from the boost of energy and clarity it provides.

6) Make time to play and create


Do you deny yourself downtime because you feel guilty that you're not being "productive?" I struggle with this and, while we may think of it as a noble trait, it's really not. The fact is, we need time to dream, play and create. It's what gives us the magic, the inspiration and energy we need to do all of the above steps. Down time should be as much of a priority as everything else. So put THAT in your calendar and stick to it!

How Do You Value Your Self-Worth?

2014-10-29T23:17:00.000-05:00

Quanta Review - How Do You Value Your Self-Worth?

How do you value your self-worth? This is a very tough question and not so easy to understand, huh? What I mean is do you focus more on what you already have or more on what you don't have? This focus goes a long way in determining how you value your self-worth. You see, the way our mind works is we move toward what we focus on (according to the 8 rules of the subconscious mind). With one of the most important subconscious mind rules being "What's expected tends to be realized". So, I ask again, 'Do you focus on your lack or what you don't have, or more on what you do have'? So, if you focus on your lack what do you think you will create? You guessed it, more lack. What we focus on is what we create. If you focus on what you don't have, you will create more of what you don't have.

The point is, the focus on lack or what you don't have will bring you weakness and insecurity. Focusing on lack will bring you down. OK, so if you don't have what you want currently, how do you obtain millions (if that's your goal). It all starts by valuing where you are and who you are currently.

You value your situation as it exists right now, and who you are as a person right now, and moving toward what you want to have and who you want to become. The #1 secret to creating wealth (if that's your goal) is to value your self. In other words, you value your current situation, staying focused on where you want to go and placing no one above you. In your mind, you stand face to face on an equal level with everyone. You value your own life as it exists currently where you are today because you continually put forth your best. You put forth the very best you know how to do. When you value yourself and always put forth your very best your value to others increases. When your value to others increases a funny thing happens. You guessed it, as your value to others increases your income increases accordingly. When you value yourself, you create a very powerful and effective presence that is attractive to others. When this happens, other people will want to hitch their wagon to yours.

By developing and projecting an attitude of self-worth, the mind immediately eliminates any financial struggles. You see, when you focus on where you want to go, you have to let go of the lack. This is another rule of the subconscious mind which states, "The subconscious mind cannot hold two opposing thoughts at one and the same time". Take a look at all the things that make your insecure. Then simply let go of those things you cannot control, and focus on where you want to go and what you want to have.

When you feel secure and content about where you are and let go of the insecurities, you will see a shift toward what you are focused on. In other words, you will move in the direction of your focus. That is another simple a rule of the subconscious mind (we create more of what we are focused on) and has been practiced for hundreds of years by the super wealthy. In summary, learn to let go of your insecurities or what's holding you back from where you want to go and then focus on where you want to go. Amazing things will begin to happen.

The 7 Most Popular Life Goals And How You Can Achieve Them

2014-03-09T21:08:00.000-05:00

If I were to ask you what your number one goal is right now, I bet it would be in this list.

1. I want to write a book

2. I want to start a business

3. I want to be healthier

4. I want to travel

5. I want to make money doing something I love 
6. I want to do something positive for the world/volunteer.

7. I want to reduce my stress (money worries, relationship worries, etc)

This is a pretty ambitious list of things to want to do. Do you see yourself here? And if so, what have you been doing to try and achieve one or more of these?

Dreaming and doing are two different things. If you've been dreaming of a goal for weeks, months or even years now, here are some simple ways to make any of your goals come true.

Life Goal #1: I want to write a book

In order to write a 50,000 word book in 30 days, you'll have to write 1,667 words per day. Sound like a daunting task? Stretch it out into a three month or six month process, and the numbers drop to 556 or 278 words per day respectively.

The problem isn't in creating the book; its usually in finding the time to do it. When you look at it in a slightly different format - I'll write my book in six months - it gives you a new perspective. If you normally get up at 7 in the mornings, get up at 6 and dedicate that hour to writing your 278 words. While the first few days might be extremely difficult to get your 278 words out, by the time you're several weeks into the project, 278 words will fall out in a few minutes time.

You can also dedicate time to your new found craft to make things easier. There are many writing and self-publishing groups online and in your local area. Consider joining a group like National Novel Writing Month to keep you on track with your writing. Or read one of the many books on publishing your own book - try APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur - How To Publish a Book

Life Goal #2: I want to start a business

Starting a business has never been easier. It doesn't take a lot of time. It doesn't take a lot of money. And it no longer takes a lot of resources. If you have a laptop and Internet connection, you can set up a portable business from just about anywhere. In the book Laptops Millionaire it provides many ways to turn ideas into something we can do from our kitchen table, no matter what city our kitchen table is currently located in.

The problem with setting up a new business is overwhelm. If you've been thinking about starting up your own business for a while now, what's holding you back? Chances are it's the complexity of your goals. Instead of saying "I'm starting up a business", change it to something more manageable, such as "I'm printing up business cards today". All of a sudden you can quickly see your goals fall into place, just by shrinking up the requirements you think about every day.

Life Goal #3: I want to be healthier

Why doesn't a diet work? Because you're not going to the root of the problem. Ask anyone on a diet how they are doing, and you'll start hearing a list of "I can'ts". I can't have this. I can't do that. A brain on "can't" will never make it.

When I decided to go vegetarian, I never once thought of all the things I couldn't eat. Instead, I focused on the delicious foods I got to eat. When I reduced the amount of sugar I take in to almost nothing, I never looked at sweets longingly. Instead, I chose to eat things I knew were healthy and made me feel better both inside and out.

In order to be healthier, you have to learn to turn your can'ts into cans. Commit to something you believe in - becoming vegetarian for instance - and do everything you can to turn that into a lifestyle. Buy a vegetarian cookbook - The Happy Herbivore is one of my favorites - and pick out one recipe for every day of the week. Add those ingredients to your shopping list, and make the time to incorporate them into your meal planning.

Life Goal #4: I want to travel

What does travel mean to you? Do you like to get away for the weekend? Or does around the world travel, 365 days of the year fit more into your plans?

One of the best ways we've found to get more out of our travel bucks is to rent apartments and homes instead of staying in a hotel. Last year we spent six weeks in Spain and Italy, and rented two bedroom apartments in every city we visited. We had beautiful kitchens and used them almost daily for breakfast, lunch and dinners. We packed picnics when we went sightseeing for the day, and only rarely took in fancy restaurants. I guarantee we saved hundreds of dollars this way (and its healthier too) - which meant we could easily boost our travel time to six weeks on the savings. HomeAway and Vacation Rentals are two great resources for you to find cute vacation rentals right in the heart of everything.

Life Goal #5: I want to make money doing something I love

Let's face it, we all get sick of "life" on occasion. But if you find yourself sick of your day job every single day, it may be time to re-evaluate what makes you happy.

If you are one of the people that exists at work because you don't know what else to do, and a "big idea" has never hit your consciousness, it may be time to focus in on what will make you happy  right now.

Looking for one great idea puts too high of expectations on your lifestyle. Instead, simplify it and look at what you enjoy today and what you can see yourself doing right now. Focus in on the present, not what is feasible a decade or more into the future. By turning to who you are today and what's possible with your knowledge right now, its easier to focus in on things that are possible.

Life is full of opportunity. You just have to focus on what's possible right now in the present.

Life Goal #6: I want to do something positive for the world/volunteer

Sometimes a change of scenery is all you need to make you look at the world a little differently. Why not volunteer? You can take the traditional road and volunteer for something right in your own community, like Habitat for Humanity. Or combine your volunteering with a travel opportunity with organizations like Heifer International.

Volunteering can quickly set you up for finding a passion in your life. From there you may decide to help others set up their own life's purpose with places like Kiva. Or fund your own ideas with a place like Kickstarter.

Life Goal #7: I want to reduce my stress (money worries, relationship worries, etc)

Think stress has to be a part of your life? Think again. Get to the root of the problem and eliminate it.

Stress doesn't go away without working at it. Stress is simply an outward expression of your reaction to something going on in your life. And if you don't change the pattern, it will continue to fester and grow until it impacts your life and/or your health.

You can start by taking control over your health. Meditation is a great way to put everything else aside and increase the peace you feel from the inside out.

Have specific issues going on in your life right now that you want to change? Don't go it alone. Sometimes an outside perspective can help you see things in an "a-ha" way. I've helped hundreds of people through my coaching programs. Being able to see things in a new light, and change your approach can truly put you on an entirely new path.

Do you see yourself in any of the above? Quit dreaming about it and just do it.

How To Find The Right Market For Your Online Home Business

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Regardless of the number of good Internet business ideas you have, if you don't find the right market, you won't have a business. Finding the best market for your Internet business ideas means identifying a need for a product or service within a niche and then seeing if it will actually make you any money. There is little benefit in marketing something that people don't want and will not buy.

Finding a Need For Your Internet Business Ideas.

If your Internet business ideas fulfill a 'need' in your marketplace, they will be more successful and profitable. When people are searching for a solution to a problem, they will have a strong need for that solution. Therefore, they are going to be willing to buy it from somebody who can provide the answer to their problems.



What are your Internet business ideas? Do they have an intense need? For example, let's take two products: 'How to Cure Acne' and 'How to Make Your Hair Curly'. Which product do you think would sell better? The 'How to Cure Acne' product has a high 'need' as when people suffer from ache, the need to cure it is quite high. The 'How to Make Your Hair Curly' product might sell to a certain degree, but the need for that product isn't as strong.



The stronger the need for your Internet business ideas, the more sales your product or service will get, so try to find a niche where people have a strong need.



Finding a Pre-Existing Market.



Trying to sell a product into a completely new market is risky. You may come up with a great Internet business idea about a training course that shows dog owners how to teach their pet to walk on two legs. It is a new market nut would there would be much demand for this product? Of course, you could come up with a better idea which will attract a new market and it may become very successful if there is a demand for it. But, often with brand new products trying to break into new markets there is often no demand. You are creating a solution for a problem that does not really exist.



The best Internet based business ideas provide products or services to a pre-existing market where there is a demand and products already sell well and then find an untapped area within that market.



What Makes a Good Target Market For Internet Business Ideas?



The best Internet business ideas become successful when they sell multiple products to customers within a target market. Your income will be limited if you just sell one item but if you can sell different items to the same customers then your income potential is much higher.


Your target market wants to be a market where people are ready to buy. If you are targeting the 'How to Make Your Hair Curly' market the chances are that people are looking for free information and not ready to buy a product.

However, if you are targeting the 'How to Cure Acne' 'market, people are desperate for this information and are ready to buy.


Take time to do some market research for your online business ideas before you start spending any money on marketing and promotion. This will give you a much greater chance of success. If you can find a need and a pre-existing market then you are off to a good start.

Stop Letting Others Lead Your Life With These Top Leadership Tips

2013-11-14T01:16:00.002-05:00

When trying to be a leader and learning all you can to do your best, you have to get the right kind of information to do well. The following article is filled with useful information on how to develop your leadership skills. You should have a much better idea of how to become a leader after reading the following article.

Honesty is integral to leadership.

Work every day to build trust with your employees. While you build your skills in leadership, try to keep a precedent of trustworthiness and honesty. When people trust you, they also respect you.

Use incentives to encourage good work. People are paid salaries for performing their job duties, but incentives can play an important role too.

When a member of your team does something exceptional, reward them with a bonus, promotion or gift. A good leader isn't a cheapskate.

Mean everything you say. Be accountable for your actions and words as a leader. You are an important piece of the business, and anything you do or say will reflect on it. If you do or say something you shouldn't have, you need to make things better. Don't wait for other people to fix the problem for you.

Find out how you can write in an effective way.

Your personality is vital to good leadership, but there is more to it than that. It's also about the presentation of your words. Writing with bad grammar and spelling errors will make it difficult for others to look at you as a strong leader. Remember that, and take note of how and what you're writing.

Work to build cooperation within your team. Be able to be there when people need to speak with you about a problem they may be having and be sure you answer them honestly and as best you can. You also don't want to interfere too much in your employee's daily tasks.

If employee reviews are part of your annual reports, remember that it's important to review both the positives and the negatives.

Motivating your team is easiest when you are able to positively reinforce their better traits while giving constructive criticism as well.

A genuine business leader leads through his own actions.

Let people know what you expect from them, help them when they need it, and exhibit passion for the tasks at hand; that is great leadership. A good leader is also constantly in communication with their team.

Leader should know how to compromise.

Read: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)

Compromise allows you to get what you want without tearing down what someone else wants. By having a tough position, you become a much better leader. Practice compromising with communication and recognition to increase your leadership skill.

Try becoming a real role model for the people around you. Act in a manner you want your team to emulate. Ensure that you keep your eye on your goals, strive to reach success and don't waste time on doing things that will bring you and your business down.

There are many qualities needed to be a great leader.

Leadership cycles as everyone helps contribute great skills and necessary talents. Apply the tips you just read to start developing your leadership skills and you will soon meet your goals.

Starting a New Business - Overcoming Negative Self-Talk

2013-11-09T02:30:00.000-05:00

Did you ever hear the saying 'there is nothing to fear except fear itself'? Think about that for a minute - it seems to say fear creates itself and really has no basis - there is nothing to actually fear.


The same thing could be said about thoughts of doubt or skepticism. For whatever reason, there is a lot of low self-esteem going around. It can be the result of having harsh criticism from others, or of never being able to please our 'authority figures'. They mean well, supposedly, and just want you to do your best.

However it appears your best is never good enough for them because they wrongly think that by telling you to always 'aim higher', or pitting you against someone who is more proficient to compete with them, that this will somehow compel you to be their champion! An "A" is not even good enough - 'see if you can't try harder and get an "A+" next time'; 'See how well Molly does that? Maybe she could give you some pointers'; 'Don't you want to be like Jack? Look at those trophies he has!'

The problem is two-fold - everybody is different, with different talents and gifts - and we don't all have the same interests. They say you do best what you like to do - so if whatever you are doing is 'not your cup of tea' you will likely not do as well as someone who breathes, eats and sleeps whatever it is. That doesn't mean you are less of a person or in some way inferior at all - it just means you are different.


Whether it is sub-conscious or conscious, you hear all that negative self-talk.

You just need to 'deprogram' yourself from believing negative things about yourself.

Make an effort to think of something you do well and that you enjoy, whenever you hear 'you can't do this' or 'you could have done that better', or 'so and so does it better than you do'.... and even if you can't think of something you are proud of and that makes you feel good about yourself, then think about something pleasant that you enjoy - a memorable day you had at the beach - or even the beach itself - what you love about it - the smell, the sound, the colors, the warm sun.

Just immerse yourself in it and replace the negative thoughts with something that makes you feel happy.


This is particularly relevant to starting a new business because most of the people you know that are not involved, will try to discourage you - again for whatever reason, they will try to make you skeptical - 'are you kidding'? 'That sounds like a rip off'; 'Oh, it sounds like a scam'; 'good luck buddy, I would never buy anything online'; 'I know somebody that lost it all on a game like that'; 'You probably don't have the experience to do that'; 'People are far ahead of you and you will never catch up'.



To reinforce this negativity, you likely will not see any tangible results at first - starting a business is not like starting a new job, where even though you don't know what you are doing or where you are going they still pay you while you are learning. When you are brave enough and creative enough to try to start something of your own, you are not paid and you are spending long hours learning and trying new things; and frankly many of the things you try will not work - at first or even at all. This just means find another way, it doesn't mean 'I told you, you couldn't do this'.



You have to be able to tell yourself 'it is ok'- 'I will learn', 'I will catch up', 'I will do it right' - and you will have the faith in yourself to keep plugging away until you can see the results of your actions. It may not be today or tomorrow but if you are consistent and really determined, there is nothing that can stop you. Good job!

3 Steps to Change - Ready, Willing and Able

2013-09-27T02:48:00.004-05:00

We are creatures of habit, and therefore we may forget that we have the ability to change our old patterns, behaviours, and mindsets. Whether it's things from yesterday, a month ago, or a year(s) ago, it is possible to make some changes starting today.



Maybe you have been putting off things until tomorrow that you can do today, or you've been waiting for something to happen before you take the next step(s), or some of your patterns or behaviours are so ingrained that you feel you can't change them.


Perhaps you haven't been taking enough time for yourself or spending time with others, or you've been meaning or attempting to commit to something but you haven't had very much success, or you have been feeling stuck or unsatisfied at work or home.

There maybe something going on for you personally, or there may be someone you need to forgive, or you are holding onto past hurts, resentments, or grievances.


Just about anything, including excuses, can become a deterrent to taking steps forward if you let them. No matter what's going on, or what you are holding onto, or what you aren't doing, it's not too late to make a change!

Read: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Revised and Expanded): The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems

The question is, "Are you willing to?"



Do you really want to do what you are saying you want to do?


Have you heard the saying, "Ready, willing and able"? This is what you want to ask yourself.


Are you ready to take a step, and it doesn't have to be a gigantic one, towards that which you would like to change?



Are you willing to do what is necessary to move forward even if it's uncomfortable or difficult to do?



Are you able to accept the setbacks, fears, trials and errors, rejections, disappointments, tough conversations, etc., that at first may accompany what you want to change? This can be the tough step and the one that holds you back the most.

Being "able" to accept what's holding you back is exactly what needs to be looked at in order for you to make that move forward again.



You don't have to change anything if you don't want to. But, if you recognize something within you that is stopping your growth, or creating unhappiness in your life/relationships, or something you are complaining about, or you hear yourself saying something repeatedly that you want to do or commit to, then it's time to do something about it, and now is the time.


It may not be easy to change some things, and others may be easier than you think. Either way, you won't know until you try.

What's the worst that can happen? If you try something and it doesn't work, then you have a stepping stone for your next step.


If you really want to change something then you can do it!


If you are willing to do what's required then you will do it!


If you are able to accept that things will be different and maybe even difficult at first, than you are able to do it.



If you are can do all three steps, then you are capable of making a change.


Look over the last month or previous couple of months. What have you been saying or wanting to do and haven't, or what do you want to change about yourself or something in your life?



If there is more than one thing you want to work with, choose the one that you feel is the most important, or you think the most about, or weighs the heaviest on you.

What step(s) can you take to bring about this change?



When you took that step, what happened?


What, if anything, surfaced for you?

What did you learn?



Are there any other steps you need to take next to implement that change

further?

Remember, change may not be easy, but you will never know what lies around the next corner if you don't take the step(s) to see. Use these techniques to help you find the insight to assist you in taking the next steps to change and facing what is holding you back, or surfaces, and then using that knowledge as a stepping stone for your next step(s).

How To Boost Your Creative Abilities

2013-09-21T02:18:00.001-05:00



Creativity and innovation are two important ingredients that contribute to the success of modern entrepreneurs. These help you create new insights, fresh ideas, and enhanced solutions to old problems. Here are a few tips on how to improve your creative abilities:



I. Think Like a Child


There are not limits to a child's imagination. As we age, we become less creative because we let rationality and logic stop our minds from traveling far away. Their lack of inhibitions allows them to come up with brighter ideas, crazier solutions, and more enjoyable stories. Trying to act like children is not being negatively childish and immature - it is only allowing your brain to push itself beyond its imaginative limits.



II. See Things with Brand New Eyes

Every time you are presented with an old scene, routine, hobby, or activity, pretend to experience it for the first time. Zen practitioners explain this as seeing things with brand new eyes. It allows you to become open to new angles, sights, and experiences that you have not noticed before.

III. Get Out off the Couch


Throw away lazy habits and say goodbye to your career as a couch potato. Laziness freezes your thoughts and leads you into being stuck to the same old paradigms and patterns of thinking. It prohibits you from exploring possibilities.

Read: The Mind Map Book: Unlock Your Creativity, Boost Your Memory, Change Your Life

IV. Sweat It Out


Exercise - it does more than giving you a supermodel body, it can also boost your creativeness. Research suggest that at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day can help a person produce more innovative thoughts. It can also release endorphins or "happy hormones". Endorphins are known to create lighter and more positive moods. According to psychologists, people come up with the most creative thoughts ever time their positive emotions are running high.

V. Get Some Rest


Plenty of studies have proven that naps and quick breaks between work tasks can help recharge the brain. An overly stressed mind can no longer have the capacity to develop new insights and solutions. Resting replenishes the mind and makes neurons work more efficiently.

VI. Dare to Fail


Do not be afraid of failure or making mistakes. Desiring to be perfect and becoming preoccupied about what others might think can paralyze your capacity for idea generation.

VII. Open Yourself to Creative Pursuits


Just because you work in a corporate environment, it does not mean that you have to limit yourself to activities involved in your field. Open yourself to other activities such as dance, art, music, and sports. This widens your perspectives and provides you with new sources of inspiration.


Following these creative thinking techniques can definitely make you a better innovator. As the world becomes more competitive, it is important to develop ideas and solutions that stand out. This can definitely help you strengthen your enterprise and achieve promising success.

Your Legitimate Home Business Will Fail Without Consistency

2013-09-16T18:26:00.000-05:00

Embarking on a work from home opportunity can be the most thrilling time of your working life. But failure awaits those who think it is an easy road to financial freedom. Prosperity does await, but only to those who apply themselves. You don't need to be a tech guru or computer code geek, but one of the key ingredients to home business success is consistency.



You are a professional - act like one!



Apply yourself to your home based business like a professional - because you are a professional. You need to think like one and act like one. Professionals in any endeavour work hard - think sport for example. The dedication required to reach the top in any sport is truly admirable. The danger in home business is that almost no one starts out as an expert, yet most people seem to compare their rate of success with those who now are experts and have a solid track record of success.



So how does this apply to a legitimate home business?



Starting a work from home opportunity part time is a highly recommended strategy. The danger or trap to avoid is the start and stop method where you have a burst of activity for a day or so, then you put it aside for a week or more. There is a high risk that this will kill your business dead. A far better strategy is to spend say a couple of hours a day, 5-6 days per week, working consistently on your home business.



Is there a reason your home based business is not growing?



Showing your products and services to new people (also known as prospects) is the key to success in any home based business.



1. Finding Prospects

2. Inviting Prospects to understand your products or opportunity.

Read: Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams

The biggest problem most people have is fear and procrastination. This stops them doing the activities that could eventually reward them with all the success they could ever want.



The main reason your business (or any business, for that matter) isn't growing is because you are not getting in front of enough people on a consistent basis. There is that word consistency again!


Got a plan?



Develop a plan for doing daily activities to build that consistency. And give yourself a pat on the back for being consistent. And don't criticise yourself if you miss a day. Sometimes we simply do have other priorities and we just need to acknowledge that. If you find yourself lacking consistency for the wrong reasons (we know what they are!) then don't beat yourself up. Instead recognise what prevented you doing what you should have and find the determination and motivation to overcome it next time.

This is the positive mindset that will set you on the path to success. Whinging, moaning and complaining is old school and you need to dump that mentality quickly in order to make your home based business succeed.


Your plan will depend on your business and your strategies. It may mean talking to two new prospects every day, it may mean blogging, posting and syndicating new content everyday, it may mean hosting training gigs every week. Whatever the strategy, consistency in your home based business is crucial.


Not coping?



If you are feeling overwhelmed by all the work that needs to be done, then follow this simple but surprisingly powerful routine. Decide what your five most important action steps are each day. Ideally do this at the end of each day in preparation for the next day. Then on the next day, prioritise these steps before you get distracted by anything else. Because distractions are the killer disease that stops us achieving our goals. Turn off your Facebook (unless of course you are working with it!), put the dog in the yard, no texting, and get to work. Once the "must do" priorities are done, then you can turn your attention to the other jobs that you would "like" to get done.



Embrace your work from home opportunity. To work from home (or wherever we choose) is the way of the future for many of us. But be prepared to work at it and to work consistently. All the gurus will tell you (when they are being honest), that overnight success only came once they knuckled down and really worked hard and consistently. Definitely have fun doing it, but just chip away, prioritise and be consistent. Your legitimate home business will eventually reward your efforts and set you on the road to financial freedom.

Find out Three Strategies For Creating More Success

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There are a many reasons why developing a successful psychology is important. By establishing this sort of thinking you will gain greater control over your immediate and future business success. It will also allow you to avoid losing control of your business endeavors due to faulty thinking and execution.

Finally, it will allow you to gain a greater sense of enjoyment in your business results.

In the rest of this article we will look at three strategies you can immediately employ to develop a greater capacity for business success.

These strategies include finding a mentor, modeling a successful person and self evaluation.

Read:Thinking, Fast and Slow

Business Success Strategy #1 - Finding A Mentor


Wikipedia defines a mentor as 


"To advise or train (someone)."


So the main intent of this concept is to find someone that has the necessary knowledge and know-how to advice and train you on developing your business. If you talk to successful business people, you'll often hear they had a mentor.


This strategy works because an appropriate mentor has gained the necessary experience, knowledge and expertise through hands-on application. They can effectively shorten your learning curve by giving you expert feedback to allow you to quickly learn the things you need to master.

Business Success Strategy #2 - Modeling A Successful Person


Wikipedia defines modelling as


"the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)"

The first step is to find someone who has achieved the success you are looking to achieve. Then the modelling part comes in when finding out what they habitually do and think about. It's really no mistake that they have done so well for themselves. In most cases, a foundation is never laid by those that find success through luck. Others that are so-called lucky individuals are only successful because of what they have done.

Business Success Strategy #3 - Self Evaluation Dictionary.com defines "self evaluation" as follows:

"an act or instance of evaluating or appraising self." People that succeed always recommend knowing your weaknesses, and your success levels as well. Believe it or not, it's not as easy to do as it would seem since your ego will certainly get in your way. It's all about becoming self-aware, looking at yourself as you truly appear.

Typically, the common person does not look at themselves in the mirror in a realistic manner, even though they know they are not perfect. If you are challenged in this area, then it's something you can overcome with effort. You can use the knowledge about yourself (your two aspects) to improve areas of your life and also any business endeavors that you may have.

Anytime you see something that is a real, or very potentially real, opportunity that you can go for - then take action on it. While having a sensible idea of what your abilities are is a good idea, those how have a real business mind aren't going to waste any time at all. When you decide to pull the trigger on things just do it; don't sit around and wait to see what will happen. This one thing is something that marks a huge difference between the successful and those who never quite seem to be successful.

There are all sorts of reasons that regular people do not take action quickly; perhaps it is due to a lack of confidence, fear, etc. Worrying over "what ifs" is a mistake, if you know that you can do something, you should just do it.

Probably 99% of people, maybe 100%, have some kind of fear of something. And most of us will let that same fear hinder our actions so that we never actually try anything different. It's not a difficult concept (at least, it doesn't have to be), stare directly into the face of what scares you and then just keep going anyway. This is just about as simple an explanation as you are going to get. If you want to make major breakthroughs in your life, you need to be able to work through the things that scare you--both personally as well as professionally.

Sure, you may be scared to death, but join the club - you're not special with being scared out of your wits. The only thing that makes you different is your ability to work through the things that scare you. If you can manage to do this once, you can be sure that you will be able to do it over and over again. One of the major problems with reading business sorts of information is that all of it makes a complete kind of sense.

And you may think, "I can do that," but things may break down when it's time to perform. The thing that you need to work on is the basics of mindset development so that you can actually use this information.

30 Day Challenge - Improving Your Productivity By Creating Better Habits

2013-08-12T12:30:00.000-05:00

When it comes to improving your productivity there are a number of strategies you can use to make it happen. One strategy that we like to suggest is to challenge yourself to add a habit or behavior that will support your overall productivity.

You can also approach this from the perspective of getting rid of a habit or behavior that currently hinders your overall productivity. It doesn't matter as much which of these two you choose to do as long as you actually complete the thirty day challenge.

At the end of this you can be an even better example of possibility to your friends and family. You will also get the feeling of being able to overcome the things that in the past have been holding you back from being more productive.

THE THIRTY DAY HABIT CHANGE CHALLENGE;

Since it is probably safe to say that we understand why you would want to increase your level of productivity I think we should make sure we are talking about the same thing. Wikipedia defines "Habit" as "...A habit, from the standpoint of psychology, is a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience." There are of course two sides of the coin with this. We all have positive habits that we do day in and day out that enrich our lives. Because they have become automatic behaviors they will keep happening until we make a conscious effort to change them.

What we are looking to do with the thirty day challenge is either add a positive habit to our existing set of habits or get rid of a habit that we have deemed negative. That is an automatic behavior that we keep performing day in and day out that actually takes away from our lives.

Since our focus in this report is on increasing productivity we will be looking with that outcome in mind. So Why Will This Work? The thirty day challenge is based on three specific principles that make it work. The first principle is the idea of "Awareness Is Curative".

This is the idea that as we make ourselves consciously aware of something then we can do something about it because it's not happening out of our awareness. This is important because if we are trying to change a habit then we have to make ourselves consciously aware of when we are performing the unwanted behavior. Conversely, if we are trying to add a new habit then conscious repetition is one of the keys to making it an automatic behavior.

The second principle of "Focus Causes Growth" works on the idea that the things we focus on tend to grow. This is partially because that increased focus implies increased importance. Since we usually perform or tend to the things we deem important first then this is a way to leverage that mental strategy.

Finally, the thirty day challenge works because a "temporary commitment is easier to keep then a permanent one". That is you can more easily make the mental decision to do something for thirty days then you can to say you will do it for the rest of your life. It's a well-known psychological adage that a habit can be formed in 21 consecutive days.

Once you have formed this habit then no more conscious input is needed on your part.

60 SECOND DECISION MAKING PROCESS STEPS

Step 1. Identify a habit to create or change.

Step 2. Commit to daily execution.

Step 3. Keep track of your execution or lack thereof.

Step 4. Adjust your execution using triggers if needed on a daily or weekly basis.

Step 5. Add controls as necessary.

COMMON THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE ISSUES

Of course whenever you are given a new set of tasks to do there will usually be some form of resistance to it even if it was your own idea. Let's take a look at three of the more common issues that people have encountered with this and what they have done to get past them.

Issue #1 - Looking Past The Thirty Days This is when instead of keeping their focus on just doing what needs to be done today their focus shifts to what happens a month or six months from now. Solution The biggest solution here is to just trust that if you do your part for the next thirty days that the rest will work itself out. The reason we know this to be true is that you currently have positive habits that are working for you right now that you are not even conscious of. We are just giving you a more direct way to add to that collection.

Issue #2 - Making It To Cumbersome To Track There are two things that will allow you to be successful in the thirty day challenge. The first is to make sure you perform the new habit or substitute something in place of an existing habit you are trying to change. The second part is to make sure you track this. Solution Tracking your daily execution doesn't have to be complicated. It could be as simple as adding a tally to a piece of paper or adding an entry to your digital diary or notepad. Keep it simple.

Issue #3 - Focus On The Habit Instead Of The Process This is like trying to watch water boil and forgetting the fact that if it's heated at a certain temperature for a certain amount of time it will boil most of the time.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

I know we have covered a lot of new information in this report. We looked at why you would want to improve your productivity, introduced the thirty day challenge, covered the principles that make the challenge work and finally what to do if you encounter three popular stumbling blocks. By allowing yourself to commit to the thirty day challenge you can fully expect your productivity to increase in the specific area you have chosen to tackle first. Depending on your choice this could mean more fulfilling relationships, more satisfying career and/or business outcomes and of course a greater sense of accomplishment.

Tips To Help You Become A Leader

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Leadership is basically how able you are to help people get started on working towards bettering a company. Some are natural leaders, others need to work hard at becoming one. If you would like to become a better leader, the following tips will assist you in that process. 



Your team should understand your vision. Use it as a compass to guide your way through work. It is important that you communicate the bigger picture while you help your team see how their roles play a part in the big ideas. This is a great way to provide direction and build strong relationships with employees.



If you want to boost leadership skills, begin with your honesty. When you're in a leadership role, it's also your job to show those you're leading the right path to go down. Your followers will recognize honesty and you will be appreciated for that quality. Being honest with your team also encourages everyone else to have the same high standards.

You can compete with other businesses and still uphold your work ethic. If your competition is behaving in an uncomfortable manner, look for an alternative so you can compete. You never have to sink lower than they are. Just figure out what you can do which is morally acceptable.

When you are working with customers or colleagues, you must conduct yourself ethically. In order for your business to be successful in the long-term, being ethical is key. Knowing a company is ethical makes consumers trust them much more.

Read: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)

Develop a sense of moral responsibility in your team, and ensure that they follow the rules. 




When you set goals for your project or team, make them rigorous, but not impossible to attain. This will only lead to failure. That will in fact prove you aren't a good leader.

Always set goals for everyone in your company. Everyone loves to have goals, and leaders are able to set goals for people. Never let your employees lose sight of their goals. Meet on the goals at least monthly, and hold everyone accountable as a team for reaching them. 




Listen to your subordinates; this is extremely important for a leader. They can take your goals and ideas and take them in new directions that you would not have conceived yourself.

When you have told them what you want to happen, listen for their responses and ideas, which might lead you to even more success. 




Focus on team building and creating an atmosphere of cooperation.

You should always try to help your employees solve problems, and give them honest answers. Your workers ought to be able to work without too much pressure and hand-holding from you. 




Do not make mistakes that push you backwards. When you do make mistakes, let them propel you by what you learn from them. You should now be ready to start putting what you've learned to good use.

Leadership requires confidence in what you can do for others.