DAVETTE'S STRAIGHT TALK

COVID 19 THE GREAT AWAKENING

2020-04-26T09:48:00.002-04:00

Can you see it? Are you still asleep? COVID-19 the great equalizer, see it doesn't matter if your light skinned or dark skinned, tall or short, fat or thin, black man or black woman it's killing you all black people.

Have you opened your eyes yet? Black people will you survive and thrive or lie and die? Even in a pandemic the narrative continues. When will you jump off this hamster wheel of self hate, low self esteem, self doubt and self destruction. The separation is furthered, even the closeness of death you still do not see or do not learn.

Can you see it? COVID-19 doesn't care about if your light or dark your skin, it doesn't matter if your hair is nappy, curly or straight. It doesn't care about your religion, your job status or your bank account. It doesn't care who you know, where you live or who you are related too. Its a virus just like the self destructive hate that has infected the black community this contagious sickness that has been passed down throughout generations.

Can you see it yet? COVID-19 doesn't care about the difference in your complexion so why do you? It doesn't care about the differences in your hair texture, why do you? Ask yourself why? It doesn't care about why are you not happy with the way you were born or why you envy others. Ask yourself why do you feel the things you are feeling about yourself and others. It doesn't care about which religion you choose to believe in, so why does it matter to you if someone doesn't believe how you believe. We were born unique individuals not carbon copies, we are different each with our own talents and skill sets.

Can you see? COVID-19 is a wake up call, it has locked you in the house to see and face the truth we have been so busy ignoring. Our differences doesn't matter as far as COVID-19 is concerned. We are the same to it, we are equal opportunity to kill in it eyes.

Do you see it yet? The changes we can make, we can make together. Ask yourself do you want to survive and thrive or lie and die? We all know we are stronger together throughout history has proven this, but there is something else that has also hindered us throughout history. Lack of knowledge, it enslaved us, and continued ignorance is what keeps us divided.

Do you see it no you don't see it do you? Lack of knowledge of who we are as a people, where we came from, knowledge of our own talents, abilities, or limits. No you don't see it do you, what you don't know does hurt you and it has been hurting us for hundreds of years. Fear, lack, isolation can you see it yet?  COVID-19 the eye opener, if you choose to take off the rose colored glasses you have been wearing. Fear, lack, isolation can you see it? Which one are you focused on fear, lack or the isolation? COVID-19 feeds off of blacks killing blacks, it thrives off of black men against the black women, and the black women against the black men, it hungers for the nutrients of a poor diet, lack of exercise, drugs and alcohol. It loves the self hate, it spreads with the ignorance,selfishness and disregard of many, it mutates in the confusion of debates of right and wrong!

Can you see it or should I ask do you want to see it? That's it do you want to see it or are you willing choosing to be blind or ignorant. Is it fear of dying, fear of ridicule, or just fear of life? Or is it lack, lack of money, lack of self confidence or lack of knowledge? I know it can't be isolation could it, we just got locked down or was it your own self imposed isolation?

Can you see it yet? COVID-19 how do we fight it, washing our hands of the fear, (cleansing ourselves), social distances (isolating from those not like us) stay at home (remove the lack if we came home together). We have the cure and COVID-19 is giving us the time to cultivate it.  As they are finding a vaccine or cure for COVID-19, its time to seek the knowledge of healing the pain of self hate we have been infected with so many years ago. To know and feel that we are beauty from the albino to the darkness of coal, from nappy to straight, short to long, slender to epic, we are beautiful people. COVID-19 is the ugliness we show each other, the hate we feel for each other, it is the abuse we inflict on each other. It is the lies and deceit we tell each other throughout our communities. Its a virus that has been to the most deadly to us throughout the centuries.

When you see it. Be vigilant in changing it. When you see it. Show kindness and compassion. When you see it. Show understanding and patience. When you see it. Teach and give solutions. When you see it. Spread positive messages and hope. When you see it. Show empathy and love.  We are always helping others before we help ourselves we can no longer continue to sacrifice ourselves. This is the time we need to look at each other with compassion, kindness, empathy and love. We first must heal ourselves in order to help others. Its time for us to see it, learn from it, and heal it. Lets be vigilant and resilient our legacies depend on it!

Fighting the Fear and do it anyway!

2019-01-25T10:19:00.000-05:00

Have you every felt fear that was paralyzing and stopped you from doing something you really wanted to do? What did you do about it? Did you have anyone to help you through this petrifying experience? Well let me help you, it is all in your mind! You are causing the thoughts you are thinking. You can tackle the fear by tackling the thoughts you are thinking.

First, take a deep breathe, now that your mind has thought the worst that could happen let's start thinking of the best that could happen.

Change your thought pattern by telling yourself everything will be okay, after telling yourself this at least a hundred times while taking deep breathes, start to isolate each problem and work on finding one solution at a time.

Use aromatherapy or music things that will help you to remain calm while and distract your mind from the fear. And please stay away from people who are only there to agitate the situation not help. Surround yourself in quiet peaceful places to relax your mind giving you the calmness you need to focus on solutions!

2017 Paid Internships

2017-06-06T13:30:00.000-04:00

As more and more employers see the value of having educated, professional students interning for them, they’re offering some pretty enticing benefits to interns. Paid internships offer a variety of benefits such as college credit, competitive pay, stipends, or even give traditional full-time employee benefits like overtime pay or paid time off.

Are you looking for a Paid internship in Philadelphia, PA? Paid internships are the best way to bridge the gap between going to school and landing great job. Internships can help provide valuable work experience by learning the ropes from more experienced professionals. At the end of your internship, you’ll have relevant experience to help you decide if starting your career in the field of your internship is the right choice for you. It also helps that 7 out of 10 internships result in a full time job offer, which means interning in Philadelphia, PA can also serve as the foundation to landing a full time job in that city after graduation.

Paid summer internships in Philadelphia, PA are pretty common, but don't expect to be in charge at the end of your internship! Usually, you’ll have to work from the bottom up, but interns are much more likely to get a job offer from the employer they’re interning with. If you decide to intern at a smaller company, you’ll sacrifice the name prestige for other benefits, such as having an opportunity to see your projects go from start to finish. Simply gaining Paid experience is essential in order to provide value and creativity to the team.

Here are a few internships taking applications now!

Marketing Intern

GROUP 0 — Philadelphia, PA

June 03 2017

At Group O, we realize that our employees are our most valuable assets. We strive to maintain an environment in which individuals are given the opportunity to perform and are rewarded through competit…

FULL TIME PAID

HR Coordinator Intern

Good&Co — Philadelphia, PA

June 02 2017

Good&Co has often been referred to in the press as "eHarmony meets LinkedIn". The combination of a playful experience & potent science helps us solve quantify and solve the biggest problem facing peop…

FULL TIME PAID

Marketing and Sales Intern

Life.io — Philadelphia, PA

June 02 2017

Come join one of the fastest growing startups in Philadelphia! Life.io is looking for marketing and sales interns to support our Sales and Marketing department. Interested in working at a startup, com…

FULL TIME PAID

Paid Social Media Marketing Internship

Bumpn — Philadelphia, PA

June 02 2017

About us: We are a location based social network that lets you create and share personalized beautiful moments with photo and video! You can meet new people from different communities around the world…

FULL TIME PAID

Accounting Intern

UOP LLC — Philadelphia, PA

June 01 2017

People are the ultimate differentiator at Honeywell. We focus on having the best people organized the right way and motivated to do the best job for our customers every day. Thats why youll find Honey…

FULL TIME PAID

University of Pennsylvania Global Marketing Intern

StudySoup — Philadelphia, PA

May 29 2017

Is your dream to travel the world while advancing your career? Its easier to do than you think. Learn to live the life you want by applying to StudySoups Global Marketing Internship. Top-performing in…

PART TIME PAID

La Salle University Global Marketing Intern

StudySoup — Philadelphia, PA

May 29 2017

PART TIME PAID

Temple University Global Marketing Intern

StudySoup — Philadelphia, PA

May 29 2017

PART TIME PAID

Sales / Marketing / Public Relations Intern

Royal Solutions — Philadelphia, PA

May 28 2017

Royal Solutions is one of the lead marketing firms in the Greater Philadelphia Area. We offer highly specialized customer targeting and acquisition marketing services to businesses looking to grow and…

FULL TIME PAID

Event & Venue/ Business Development/ Sales & Marketing Internship

Royal Solutions — Philadelphia, PA

May 28 2017

FULL TIME PAID

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Scholarship Essay Samples

2017-05-04T00:38:00.000-04:00

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Scholarship Essay One - Crabiel
Scholarship Essay Two - National Merit Scholar

Scholarship Essay One

CRABIEL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER - won $3,000 scholarship

Like Mr. Crabiel, I literally work tirelessly in many academic and leadership roles. I sleep no more than six hours a night because of my desire to expertly meet my many commitments. Throughout my life, I have worked as long and as hard as I possibly can to effect beneficial changes in both school and society.

During the summer of tenth grade, I took a number theory course at Johns Hopkins University with students from Alaska, California, and Bogota, Colombia. Similarly, during the summer following eleventh grade, I was one of ninety students from New Jersey selected to attend the Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University. At Drew, I took courses in molecular orbital theory, special relativity, cognitive psychology, and I participated in an astrophysics research project. For my independent research project, I used a telescope to find the angular velocity of Pluto. With the angular velocity determined, I used Einstein's field equations and Kepler's laws to place an upper bound on the magnitude of the cosmological constant, which describes the curvature of space and the rate of the universe's expansion.

In addition to learning science, I recently lectured physics classes on special relativity at the request of my physics teacher. After lecturing one class for 45 minutes, one student bought many books on both general and special relativity to read during his study hall. Inspiring other students to search for knowledge kindles my own quest to understand the world and the people around me.

As president of the National Honor Society, I tutor students with difficulties in various subject areas. In addition, I am ranked number one in my class with an SAT score of 1580 and SAT II scores of 750 in math, 760 in writing, and 800 in physics. In school, I take the hardest possible courses including every AP course offered at the high school. I am the leading member of the Math Team, the Academic Team, and the Model Congress Team. In the area of leadership, I have recently received the Rotary Youth Leadership Award from a local rotary club, have been asked to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and the Constitution in Washington D.C., and wrote the winning essay on patriotism for South Plainfield's VFW chapter. Currently enrolled in Spanish 6,I am a member of both the Spanish Club and the Spanish Honor Society. In addition, I recently was named a National Merit Scholar.

Besides involvement in academic and leadership positions, I am active in athletics. For instance, I lift weights regularly. In addition, I am the captain of my school's varsity tennis team. So far this year, my individual record on the team is 3-0.

Working vigorously upon being elected Student Council President, I have begun a biweekly publication of student council activities and opinions. Also, the executive board under my direction has opened the school store for the first time in nearly a decade. With paint and wood, we turned a janitor's closet into a fantastic store. I also direct many fund raisers and charity drives. For instance, I recently organized a charity drive that netted about $1,500 for the family of Alicia Lehman, a local girl who received a heart transplant.

As Student Liaison to the South Plainfield Board of Education, I am working to introduce more advanced-placement courses, more reading of philosophy, and more math and science electives into the curriculum. At curriculum committee meetings, I have been effective in making Board members aware of the need for these courses. In addition, my speeches at public Board meetings often draw widespread support, which further helps to advance my plans for enhancing the curriculum.

I have also been effective as a Sunday school teacher. By helping elementary school students formulate principles and morals, I make a difference in their lives every week. The value system that I hope to instill in them will last them their entire lives. I find teaching first-graders about Christ extremely rewarding.

Clearly, I have devoted my life both to working to better myself and to improving civilization as a whole. Throughout the rest of my life, I hope to continue in this same manner of unselfish work. Just as freeholder Crabiel dedicates his life to public service, I commit my life to helping others and to advancing society's level of understanding.

Scholarship Essay Two

WINNING NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR ESSAY

Nothing in all the world is comparable to reading Ayn Rand beneath New York's skyline or to studying Nietzsche atop a mountain summit.

Since childhood, the studies of philosophy and science have interested me profoundly. Having read many books on relativity, quantum mechanics, existentialism, religion, capitalism, democracy and post-Aristotelian philosophy, my quest for knowledge has only intensified. Certainly, the purpose of my life is to discover a greater understanding of the universe and its people. Specifically, I plan to better grasp the interrelationship among forces, matter, space, and time. In addition, I hope to find a unified field theory and a convincing explanation for the birth of the universe.

During the summer of tenth grade, I took a number theory course at Johns Hopkins University with students from Alaska, California, and Bogota, Colombia. My attendance of the New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences is another accomplishment that exemplifies my dedication to knowledge. During the summer following eleventh grade, I took courses in molecular orbital theory, special relativity, cognitive psychology, and I participated in an astrophysics research project. For my independent research project, I used a telescope to find the angular velocity of Pluto. With the angular velocity determined, I used Einstein's field equations and Kepler's laws to place an upper bound on the magnitude of the cosmological constant, which describes the curvature of space and the rate of the universe's expansion.

Also, as president of the National Honor Society, I tutor students with difficulties in various subject areas. Moreover, I am ranked number one in my class, and I am the leading member of the Math Team, the Academic Team, and the Model Congress Team. In the area of leadership, I have recently received the Rotary Youth Leadership Award from a local rotary club and have been asked to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and the Constitution in Washington D.C. Currently enrolled in Spanish 6,I am a member of both the Spanish Club and the Spanish Honor Society.

As student council president, I have begun a biweekly publication of student council activities and opinions. Also, the executive board under my direction has opened the school store for the first time in nearly a decade and is finding speakers to speak at a series of colloquial on topics ranging from physics to politics. Directing fund raisers and charity drives also consumes much of my time. For instance, I recently organized a charity drive that netted about $1,500 for the family of a local girl in need of a heart transplant.

Consistent with my love of freedom and my belief in democracy, which is best summarized by Hayek's Road to Serfdom, I have recently initiated an application to become the liaison to the local board of education. Also, in keeping with my belief that individuals develop strong principles and ideology, I teach Sunday school three months a year and have chaperoned for a local Christian school.

Outside pure academics and leadership roles, I lift weights five times a week for an hour each day. In addition, I play singles for my school's varsity tennis team. Because I find extraordinary satisfaction in nature and have dedicated my life to its understanding, I enjoy mountain climbing. Among the notable peaks I have reached are Mt. Washington, Mt Jefferson, Mt. Madison, Mt. Marcy and Mt. Katahdin. Unquestionably, my life's aim is to dramatically raise the height of the mountain of knowledge so that my successors may have a more accurate view of the universe around them.

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Forgiveness -- The Eraser of Anger

2017-04-15T22:53:00.000-04:00

Forgiveness really is the eraser of anger and guilt. It is the key that opens the shackles of the past and permits us to move on with our life in a freer, far lighter way. Once we realize this we can begin the process of healing that we deserve.

Keep these approaches in mind as you consider things and move along on your journey of forgiveness:

-- Your ultimate aim is to release the hurt and the rage that is feeding the pain. Just as you can heal from a painful thorn in your finger by taking it out, so you can recover from a hurtful experience by leaving it behind. When it doesn't have any place deep in your heart and mind, it can no longer fester, and the hurt can finally come to a stop. Choosing to forgive means you allow those bad feelings to leave your life for good.

-- It's essential to replace bad feelings with neutral ones. When the facts remain unchanged, but those facts no longer have the capacity to damage, then you are free of the past. You change from being a victim to the victor. You are human, and it's natural that you can be hurt. People really are resilient, and because you are human you can recover - from a love betrayal or awful, unfair experiences in your life. If you find yourself still reacting, then you have not broken free from the emotional chains of past experience. Through forgiveness you can be free of those toxic reactions.

-- Humor is a wonderful agent of healing. If you are able to smile about the love that once hurt you, or joke about the years you fought with a sibling, family member, or lover then you trade pain for a different emotion. That heavy load is lifted, substituted by a much lighter new found feeling that can even put a spring in your step. The healing power of forgiveness comes from our ability to move on from our anger and resentment. These emotions don't really hurt those who have hurt us, but nonetheless they absolutely do hurt us. When we forgive we protect ourselves; we clear our mind, our emotions, and a good deal of our time. Focusing on more empowering and positive areas frees and moves away from the event or person who has hurt us.

Forgiveness removes us from harm's way. As far as we continue to dwell on and focus on hurt in the past, continually reacting to the pain someone has created, we remain emotionally stuck with that person and with what they have done. Forgiveness breaks the chains that lock. With it we take a gigantic step forward with our lives, releasing the negativity and shielding our self from toxic emotional involvement.

-- Constantly going over a hurtful experience over and again keeps it fresh in the mind, creating mental and emotional upset. Should the topic arise in conversation, it's a lot better to respond with: 'I'm choosing not to focus on that incident. I'm letting it fade from my life, and I'm moving on to happier things.'

-- One of the most important factors of the healing process is our own self-talk. What we say to our self is the most powerful driving force. Choosing words that feel authentic, we may say: 'I choose to feel wonderful today. Regardless what others may say or do, my happiness comes from within. I alone determine how I feel.'

Affirmations such as: 'I am now taking care of the child within, and I am doing a really good job. I alone have direct control over my psychological well being. I look at the positive things in life. I wake up every day and focus on things that are beautiful and right.'

Once we finally come to see that our anger hurts only ourselves, then we are able to arrive at that state where forgiveness becomes reality. Through forgiveness we draw that line under the past and allow ourselves to move on with our life.

In this state of grace, we can finally move on from the past, and at last begin to live the life with which we have been gifted.

Focus On That Which You Want!

2017-03-04T17:14:00.000-05:00

It amazes me in a given day the amount of conversations I facilitate regarding the level of confusion people have about why their lives are showing up the way they do! People fundamentally do not realize that they are the creator of their reality, period! What you focus on, on a daily basis, will be directly proportional to what you get back.

Take personal relationships for example.   Doesn't take a rocket scientist that if you continue to make your partner wrong and you will find enough evidence to sink a ship! LOVE is the only premise for personal relationships so why do so many people not focus on LOVE?

Why, because they need to valid their own default (negative listening of themselves and others) and there in lies crutch of the problem.

It intrigues me the degree to which we are not disciplined in what we focus on.   If you want to experience more love in your life, it makes sense that you should focus on only loving thoughts.   9 times out of 10 the expectations you have of another are not known so why on earth do you expect to have your partner, in this case, live up to them when they are not even aware of them?

Why do couples continue to tolerate not living in a harmonious way? Why do we tolerate dis-empowering communication when it is obvious that NO ONE wins in this situation. So I ask you today that if you are in a relationship that is not working to the degree to which you would like why do you tolerate this?

Here are some standard excuses why people tolerate not improving their relationships:-

Top 10 Key Excuses For Not Improving Relationships - see if any apply to you?

1. It's not the right time
2. If I rock the boat I do not have the financial backing to leave the relationship
3. Marriage is for life, regardless of how bad it gets
4. I am staying because of the children
5. Nothing I try works, and they (the other party) are unwilling to work on the relationship
6. He/She just won't listen
7. I've tried and it doesn't work, eg We tried marriage counseling and it didn't work
8. It's been like this for so long why should I change now - resignation
9. I am fearful of what they will do, I am fearful of the unknown if I was to leave so best to stay with what's known
10. It's not me, they are the ones who are creating the problem/s

News report, if your relationship is not where you want it to be it is because:-

1. You are getting something out of staying in it and it feeds your own negative/default listening of yourself
2. You are not committed to living in a harmonious way, evidence will prove this people! If you were committed to living in a loving relationship you would be in one by now
3. You are fearful of the unknown
4. You tolerate things the way they are because you are stuck in the HOW and are UNWILLING to get the required support to rectify the situation
5. You are definitely not present to the cost of his and or her or your own negative/default behavior, for if you were you would move in a heartbeat!
6. You get to be a victim!   You get mileage out of enrolling people in your life, family, friends, acquaintances about how bad your lot is - very attention seeking
7. You do not believe that things cannot get better because of the years of evidence to the contrary - so beliefs are running the show - fundamentally you are resigned to a new possibility
8. You do not trust your faith, if you did you would not tolerate what you tolerate
9. You get to remain a martyr in your life given the impact your situation has on your own well being
10. You need to validate your own unhealed aspects of yourself by staying in a dysfunctional relationship.

So, what now?   Stand for LOVE, stand for an EXTRAORDINARY relationship, after all what is the point of being in a relationship unless it is EXTRAORDINARY!   If you want assistance with revolutionizing your relationship STOP tolerating what you tolerate.

How to Create Focus Time in Your Day

2017-02-21T22:13:00.001-05:00

Every entrepreneur needs to have some dedicated focus time in their business to be able to grow it whether growing it for you means getting more clients, making more money or if it means leveraging and multiplying it by leaps and bounds. You need to create some focus time in business to make that happen.

When I say to people, "Try to create at least four hours per day for marketing or growth or development," I hear lots of shrieks, "Ah, how can I do that? I'm so busy."

Not only is someone busy in their work life, but also in their personal life especially when we're starting out because many people who are starting out are starting out by working from home. I have some very, very specific strategies as to how to take time to clear the decks and create focus. In fact, one of my favorite mantras that I've had for many, many years is, "A strong focus now creates a different future later." So, how do you create focus time in your life?

Well, as you know, in your business it's about delegating and getting other people to do things for you that you're not that good at doing or that at this point should be done by somebody else. What about all that extra time that is taken up in your life? Such as non-work related busyness that happens that actually eats into your work-related focus time. That is the time that it takes to run your life.

I'm a busy mom and if it were just even me, there's so much that I need to do outside of work to keep things going, with a house and other responsibilities lots going on it would be easy for me to use my work time to do these extra-curricular things.

Here are some of the things that I have systematized so that I no longer do, which creates more focus time in my day. Work on things that are going to bring in clients and more opportunities as well as more revenue.

Some of the things that I would like for you to consider as personal time wasters are the things that you do, but don't necessarily need to be done by you. Think about grocery delivery or laundry services. Some people go to the grocery store two or three times a week. This in some situations are not necessary with a delivery service, Laundry can be dropped off and picked up at the designated time given by the service. These are things that can help you free up some focus time.

There are the online drug stores. Why run off to CVS or something like that when you can order it online? House cleaning, you shouldn't be doing your house cleaning by yourself if you can afford it. Sometimes people will charge as little as $50 to $100 to clean your house once a week or maybe once every two weeks.

For many, many years I drop off the laundry because it saves me time and energy and only, for about 8 bucks to 10 bucks depending on the amount of laundry, they match my socks and fold everything so that I don't have to do it and easy put away when I get home.

Then there's online banking. Instead of going to the bank you do everything online. Especially if you pay your bills online and you use credit cards to pay for a lot of your business expenses and of course you're going to want a business card for business and a personal card for personal. If you put it all on one card that means you only have one thing to pay or two credit cards to pay off.

I know some of you might be thinking, "Yeah, that's fine when you're established in your business." I started off where most people start off which is to not lot of money and everything was a shoestring budget, but I looked at, "Okay what if I could just have somebody for $10 once a week do all of my laundry and fold it and it would be all there just ready for me to put into the drawers. How much time would I have saved for myself?" That's about three hours and it's not that you sit on your sofa eating bon-bons while all these other people are doing this.

You use that time to get more clients and make more money by applying more of these client-attraction strategies. So, imagine the more time you create in your day by delegating some of your personal stuff or systematizing it or doing it online instead of going to an actual store. This is the more time you create for marketing in your day so that between the hours of let's say 8:30 and 5:30 you are really only doing all work. I'm not saying that you can run out and have people clean your house and do your food and everything for you, but just start with one very little thing.

Use that time that you saved to do more of the focus on growing your business. It will transform not only how you live your everyday life, but it will transform the time that you create that you don't have to run off doing errands.

That is your assignment for the week. What are the time wasters in your day, in your personal life, that are eating up your business time? Write these down and start thinking about how you could do some of these things online or have them done by somebody else, somebody that you could hire at 10 bucks an hour to run a few errands for you so you don't have to.

Then reapply and reinvest that time back into your business so you get more clients, make more money and multiply your business.

3 Secrets to Reaching Your Financial Goals in 2017

2016-12-27T00:47:00.000-05:00

Now that December is almost over, it is time for me to solidify my goals for 2017. As always, I balance and set goals in all areas to maximize my growth as a person and as a professional. I have goals for health that include a targeted lifetime eating plan; goals for my business that emphasize professional growth; goals for creative expression that include writing and photography; goals for relaxation that include travel and a lot more NFL football games!

When it comes to setting and reaching these goals, I use a simple and proven 3 step process that virtually assures that I reach my goals. I'm going to lay it out here as it applies to a financial goal, but recognize that this method applies to the success of reaching ANY goal. Here's what you do:

Secret #1: The first step is to be absolutely precise on the desired goal. While you may have heard this before, it's still amazing that many people I work with don't practice this. For example, I still ask people what their financial goal is and they tell me, "earn more money than I made last year." If you earn $1.50 more in 2017, then you will have reached your goal, won't you?

Instead, you need to know the exact amount. In determining that number, I always look at each month, factor in vacations, holidays, projects, etc., and then I add up each month and come up with an EXACT figure. And then I add 20% more!

Once I have that "stretch goal," I break it down again per month and write each month's specific dollar goal everywhere so I'm looking at it each day of every month. I post it on my desk, in my car, in the bathroom; I know exactly what I'm going to accomplish each and every day.

I also adjust it per my production for that day so it is a fluid and ever changing number. Sometimes the daily amount gets bigger as the week goes on, and sometimes it gets smaller (depending on my production each day). But the point is that it is specific and exact, and I'm always aware of what my daily, monthly and yearly, specific dollar amount goal is for each and every day.

If you haven't done this yet (especially the "add 20%"), then do it before January 1, 2017. You'll be amazed how much this will keep you motivated and into action. And you'll be amazed by your increased production!

Secret #2: Get clear on where every dollar of your income is going to go. Ask yourself: "What am I going to do with all the money I'm going to earn this year?" How much are you going to save by the end of the year? How much debt are you going to pay off? Are you going to buy a new car? Pay for your kid's education? How much do you have budgeted for vacation? How about taxes? How about retirement?

These are just some of the questions you need to get in the habit of asking yourself this month, and you need to be completely clear on exactly where each dollar is going and where you're going to be financially by the end of 2017. Having this kind of clarity and purpose helps keep you focused and disciplined, and it has a magical effect on how the Universe helps you accomplish your specific financial goal.

Now I know that things come up, but when you have every dollar accounted for, you'll be amazed at how you can earn extra money to handle the unexpected. That's just how it works. But I have found that when I'm crystal clear on how much I'm going to earn and what I'm going to accomplish as a result of it, my focus is razor sharp and I remain motivated each and every day.

In addition, when you know why you're working so hard and what for, you're ready to put secret number three into effect:

Secret #3: Once you are clear on your exact financial goal and know what you are going to get as a result of it, you can now practice one of the most important parts of any goal accomplishment: acting as if you've already attained your goal. If you've ever read any book on the Law of Attraction, then you know all about the importance of accepting and believing on a subconscious level that you already have what it is you're trying to accomplish.

The Law is simple: the Universe responds to what you feel and believe to be true. If you think you're broke or that your territory is poor or that you can't do something, then you'll find evidence to support your belief and you'll act (or not act!) accordingly. If you believe the opposite, then you'll find a way to keep taking actions to accomplish what you believe is possible, and the Universe will provide you with the opportunities to confirm what you believe.

But the key is to believe it has already happened. By acting as if you are already the top producer at your company, or by going to sleep at night already feeling the feelings of having accomplished your goal, you'll act like a magnet for the success you've already determined is yours.

By acting as if you've accomplished your goal, you'll automatically and easily take the actions necessary to achieve them. Suddenly it will be "like you" to come in earlier, to make more calls, to qualify better, etc. I have found that acting as if is the most important thing I have ever done to catapult me into new earning levels and new conditions in my life.

And I have found that it ALWAYS works. Whether I believe I can or I can't, I'm always right.

There are lots of ways to achieve the "being state" of acting, feeling and experiencing your success in advance, but my favorite is to write and read affirmations that are rich in feeling and emotion. There are many books out there that will teach you how to do that, and I recommend you invest in them today.

The bottom line is that when you follow these three secrets to successful goal attainment, you will become unstoppable. There will no longer be road blocks, and no outside element will ever permanently get in the way of your accomplishing any goal you'll set. You see, there is always a way to achieve anything you can dream of. And if you're absolutely clear on what it is, know exactly why you're going for it, and can feel and live as if you've already accomplished it, then nothing can stop you from attaining it.

I encourage you to use this month to put these secrets into your goal planning for 2017. If you do, then next year at this time you will be reaching for even more aggressive goals because you'll have discovered the real secrets to performance in life.

All the best for 2017!

Overcoming Procrastination: Essential Advice

2016-12-21T06:48:00.000-05:00

In today's fast-paced world, lots of people have a problem with meeting their personal or professional objectives.

They are told to go back to the drawing board and come up with schedules.

However, what individuals forget to realize is that no matter how complex the timetable is, should they do not have the will to follow along with it, then it serves no purpose.

A lot of people have problems with procrastination, which is the malady which has held many gifted folks back from reaching their goals.

Just about the most effective ways to handle procrastination would be to prioritize your work from the most significant, to the least important. Read on and learn how to overcome procrastination and how to make the most of your time.

It is because they are sensitive and may require you to spend more time and pay much more attention doing them. Although you ultimately want to accomplish all of the tasks within this list, there are going to be some that are more time sensitive or important than the others. Begin with the most crucial ones and move the right path down. Furthermore, you should also attack your list by starting with items that are interrelated.

Read: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

When you take on similar tasks at the same time, you'll end up spending less time overall then if you had taken them on at separate times. Because of this you should first do an assessment of all the jobs before you do any.

You should also ensure that you fully grasp your time constraints. The reason most people end up procrastinating is the fact that they overestimate the time they have to conduct a particular task. In the same vein, you should allocate time to every activity, know the time available and then how to proceed.

This gives you the earliest expertise in what you can do and that which you are not able to do. This cushions you from establishing overambitious agendas that you are not able to keep. If you find that you could have overestimated the time you might have, quickly readjust your routine and do what you can do in the remaining time.

Finally, make use of the multiple reminders available such as alarms to track your progress and get away from any backsliding into procrastination once more so that you figure out how to get motivated more easily. With so many electronics on the market now, it should be quite easy to evaluate how you're progressing from time to time. Finding the time to put these alarms in place will help you to improve your speed or even change your schedule to make the most out of the time you have.

What defines most procrastinators is the fact that they always quit every time they sense failure. Despite your inability to keep your initial strategy, you must do all in your ability to reap the most out of the rest of the time. For instance, if your plans entailed going to the bank, finishing up with a book you were reading and then carrying out laundry, you may run out of time before you fit everything in.

In short, you do not achieve because you're the perfect person. It is simply your ability to accomplish much using the time and resources accessible to you.

How To Motivate Yourself -- Motivation 101

2016-12-20T22:40:00.004-05:00

Have you ever listened to a motivating speaker, felt motivated to make a change in one or more aspects of your life as a result, but then failed to take action upon leaving the conference room or auditorium?

Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common.

Read: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Consider this; every year on January 1st millions of people outline a list of goals they intend to achieve for the New Year. Yet, all too few accomplish their goals. Why is this?

You cannot achieve your goals and dreams unless you get started. Newton's Law of Motion certainly rings true when it comes to motivation; bodies at rest tend to stay at rest. Getting started is often the largest hurdle for most people to overcome. However, once you begin a project, initiate an idea or take action steps, most people stay the course and accomplish their goal.

How do the most successful people get motivated, and remain motivated? The answer is simple -- commitment. Well, at least that's part of the answer.

The other parts of the answer involve going after the right goals or targets, having a realistic game plan, maintaining a connection to the established goals, and simply having fun during the process.

Does your Goal Pass the Acid Test?

When you consider your goals and dreams, how badly do you want to achieve them? Are you willing to do just about anything to accomplish them? This is the real acid test. Or, are they merely things that you would just like to accomplish? Herein lies the difference between goals and dreams.

If items on your to-do list, would like to have list, or goals and dreams list don't really matter enough to you at the end of the day, you aren't going to be really motivated to press on come hell or high water and accomplish what you need to. So, review your list of goals to see if they pass the acid test. Shorten your list to only those items that pass. Then, commit yourself to working through the process.

Visualization

There's a reason professional athletes spend a great deal of time before a game, match or event visualizing. They are focusing on not only accomplishing their goal of winning, but on how they will feel as a result.

Spend time considering what your goals look like? How will you feel the moment that you accomplish them? Who will you celebrate with? And what are the actual benefits or rewards that will accompany this success?

Visualization allows you to feel connected to your goals. And it can build the confidence needed to take that first step.

Defining a Realistic Game Plan

Now that you have identified what your 'actual' goals might be and have visualized what it will be like to achieve them, it's time to determine the steps you need and intend to take. Outline specific action steps and completion dates. This is where so many fail. When defining your plan of action, you must consider what you will accomplish and by what date; otherwise, your goal is simply a dream.

When defining deliverable dates, be realistic. Set milestones that you can actually accomplish. Setting unrealistic goals is a recipe for disaster. In addition to the ultimate completion date, be sure to insert short term milestones to work as check-points.

For example, if one of your goals is to lose 15 pounds this year, you will first want to break this goal down into bite sized chunks (1 lb. at a time). Establish quarterly weigh in points. After each weigh-in, track your progress against your larger goal. Post your progress in an area that you will see daily for additional motivation; your bedroom, bathroom mirror or refrigerator. If you are on track, reward yourself. If you aren't on track, take corrective action.

Have Fun with Rewards

If one or more of your goals are long-term, it can be challenging to stay focused over the entire time period. Shorter milestone check-points will provide you with realistic targets where you can check-in to see how you are faring against goal. When you are on track, reward yourself.

Rewards don't have to be monumental in order to be effective. They must simply represent something of value or personal enjoyment. Treats if you are on a diet, the purchase of a much coveted item, a massage or a night out are simple examples of potential rewards. Your rewards need to be personal and meaningful to you personally in order to motivate you.

Be Flexible

If you get off track during your journey, allow yourself the flexibility to modify your plan. Sometimes you need to adjust the goal. Don't beat yourself up -- learn from the experience, make the necessary adjustments, and get back on track.

Ask for Help

One of the most motivating things can be encouragement from someone you respect, trust, or love. Share your goals with a mentor, family member or friend and ask them to assist you along your journey. Check in with them and give them permission to hold you accountable.

External motivation is often readily available; speakers, a book or a favorite song or tune. Motivating yourself requires focus, dedication and commitment. If you have identified the right goals, formulated a realistic plan and utilize tools along the way, your chances of achieving your goals will be powerfully increased.

How To Take Control Of Your Emotions

2016-12-18T11:06:00.002-05:00

Do Emotions Control Your Life?

To a certain degree, yes I do think that emotions can control your life and for many people, they are also running their lives. Emotions are pre-determined and they make us human. Some people think that you can merely ignore your emotions or even worse, try eliminate all emotion from their life!

The problem with this belief is that no matter what you try to do, no matter how hard you try to suppress the way you feel, your emotions will always win. They are banging on the door of your mind. The more you try to ignore it, the louder and louder they bang and the harder and harder they pound. This is where some people will inevitably bottle up these emotions until they explode and depending on their personality type, each person will respond in a different way, none of which are particularly pretty to witness. Some time ago, there was a lady who knew her husband was cheating on her, she knew and remained silent for the good of her kids, but also because she was so scared to lose him. The longer and longer this went on, the more and more it became apparent that the cycle of endless cheating would not end. More than a year down the line, she could not take being hurt any longer and just up and left.

Now why did this happen? Simple, she bottled up all the emotions that she had, which she subsequently decided to ignore. Emotions are not something that should be considered as a weakness or a negative thing, they are there to serve as a warning that one or more of your beliefs and life rules have been violated. This woman never pulled her husband up on the belief that he was cheating. If she had, she may well have found that actually, the husband was not cheating on her at all, he was working another job just to feed their family.

Now there was clearly a big issue with communication, as a matter of fact there was no communication and this was a big part of the problem. However this is not something that I will cover in this article. The point here is that emotions can not only be warning signs, they can be felt by people as a result of some one's perception of a particular situation, even if the situation is being perceived completely wrong. This lady took her husband's absence as a violation of her own rules, perceiving it to be that he didn't care about her or want to be with her, she then created a story in her mind as to why he wasn't spending time with her and showing her that he still cared, when really he was just incredibly burnt out.

Now, emotions serve as a very useful tool for anyone trying to improve the quality of their own life, their business, and their relationships, so let's take a brief look at the 10 emotions I Believe to be directly responsible for the quality of one's life.

The 10 Emotions

Discomfort - this is not an extreme emotion but will leave you feeling uneasy feeling as if something is not quite "right"

Fear - this is possibly one of the most useful as it is a clear warning sign for us. Scared, frightened, are words that could be used to described this emotion

Hurt - this could be when someone violates one of your rules that you live life by, this can also be linked to a feeling of loss, which could be tangible or intangible, depending on the situation that can caused this emotion

Anger - being enraged, livid and aggressive, this emotion can be the most externally shown emotion and can take many people by surprise through the actions of the person experiencing it

Frustration - this is an emotion that entrepreneurs and business people often experience and can stop even the most dedicated people in their tracks. This can be altered to serve you in your endeavours as with the other emotions which I will explain shortly.

Disappointment - a feeling of not quite making it, not performing at best or being let down are often used to describe this emotion.

Guilt - This is an emotion that you must act on quickly if you can to stop it from growing root. Sometimes this may not be possible because it has been left too long already, but this can potentially be another devastating emotion if people do not control it.

Inadequacy - the feeling of not being as good as the next person, not as smart, not as strong, not an equal.

Being overwhelmed/Depressed - sometimes people go into a state whereby they describe themselves as being depressed and overloaded in their life, it can also be a pre cursor to the next emotion

Loneliness - The last emotion is that of being lonely, you may feel like the walls are closing in, nobody is there to help you or talk to you. A feeling of being completely on your own can be horrible, especially as we humans are very social creatures and as such, we need connection and love from time to time

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How to Utilize Your Emotions

So now you understand the 10 emotions, how do you go about changing them to help you create a better standard of life and increase your own happiness? There are two ways in which you can do this, changing either your perception of your emotion, or changing the situation you are in. For example if you are running your own business and all of a sudden the demand for your products takes a nosedive. You may well have emotions of fear, discomfort, anger, frustration, you could be feeling a number of different emotions depending on your past references and experiences and your own personality type.

So you have these feelings, but remember, they are there to serve you, they are telling you that you need to change the way you are looking at it and perceiving it, or you need to change the situation that you are in. In this case you could first change the perception of the situation and instead of looking at the sudden lack of demand as a bad thing, you can turn it around and say that now you know that demand is shifting so you may need to consider altering the product, changing the product or even the way that it is marketed. This way you will turn it around and potentially make an even bigger profit than before. Notice that after changing your perception, you are then already ready to change the situation that you are in.This may not be the case for every situation, so you need to be mindful as to what you are feeling and what is causing the emotion, then act accordingly to make that shift and change the quality of your life for the better.

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5 Fear Based Emotions That Destroy People

2016-12-12T00:49:00.000-05:00

Let's face it. There are only two ways to approach life. You either honor the fears in your life, or you love your life. You see, the opposite of fear is love. If you honor the fears in your life, these 5 fear based emotions will destroy you. What do you honor?

1. Anger. Do you know anyone that is always angry? These people are angry at everyone. They are angry at their spouse, angry at their children, angry at their co-workers, angry at the traffic, angry at the long lines they are standing in, angry, angry, angry.

I know a few people like that, do you?   Have you ever thought to yourself, 'I wonder why that person is so angry?'

I know I have. One person in particular comes to mind. With this particular person, my opinion is that this anger derives from feeling a lack of control. I was always taught that if you have a need to be in control, then you are out of control.

But make no mistake, anger definitely comes from living in fear. Maybe that person is fearful of losing a business, or losing an income, or losing a person in their life, or whatever.

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

2. Jealousy. Aah, the 'ole jealousy emotion. This is by far the biggest destroyer of them all. Excuse me here, but I have to relate this fear based emotion to relationships, more specifically a sexual based relationship. After all, the most powerful emotion since the beginning of mankind is sex.

If you suffer from severe jealousy of a spouse or partner, you need to take a closer look at yourself. To overcome jealousy you have to overcome your own shortcomings. The way I look at it, jealousy is a fear of being out of control. You can't control if someone cheats in a relationship anyway, if they are going to cheat you can't stop it, so don't fret it. And again, a need to be in control means you are out of control.

3. Resentment. Carrying around resentment, in my opinion, comes from a failure to communicate and/or express your expectations of another. Once again, I know a particular person that carries around loads of resentment for family members. This person expects certain business family members to perform certain tasks, and when they fall short, resentment explodes. The fact of the matter is that this family member that falls short of expectations doesn't even know that task or tasks was expected of them in the first place. A classic case of miscommunication.

Resentment is totally created by the person carrying it. It takes loads of energy to carry around resentment. Refocus that energy in a focus, productive way and just let go of this crippling emotion.

4. Anxiety. We all have felt this type of emotion in some way, shape, form or fashion. Feeling anxious begins at an early age. You are anxious because you don't want to be late for school, or you don't want to miss the bus, or you have to be home at a certain time, or a certain project is approaching a deadline, and on and on.

Feeling anxious, in my opinion, results from trying to meet certain expectations of others. To relieve this emotion, simply replace your expectation or the expectations of others, with an aspiration. You simply aspire to do your best. You aspire to be on time. You aspire to perform at your highest level. When you aspire and not expect you are not disappointed, and your anxiety will fade.

5. Insecurity. The emotion of feeling insecure affects millions. Feeling insecure in your relationships, your finances, your marriage, your job, etc.   A lack of self-esteem combined with a poor self-image is a major factor in feeling insecure. How do you overcome feeling insecure? My rule of thumb was always 'just go to work'. Work hard, aspire to do your best, and let the chips fall where they may. When you have a 'hard work attitude' combined with an aspiration to do your best, you self-image will increase dramatically.

Do you suffer from any of these 5 fear based emotions? Remember, the opposite of fear is love. Love casts out fear. So, try loving more and letting go of fear. You will see a dramatic effect in your life and your business.

How To Succeed By Loving Failure

2016-11-25T20:54:00.002-05:00

There is one universal rule in life, you learn from your failures, or you let it destroy you. You can look at every time you mess up either as a way of proving that you are never going to succeed, or you can look at it as another opportunity to better yourself. Every time you fail at something, how do you look at the situation? Do you say to yourself that this is just another failure and you are one less failure away from succeeding, or do you moan and wine about how nothing comes right in your life?

How do you hold yourself when things get hard? This is the question that every person should ask themselves because quite often they realize that they are just moaning for the sake of moaning. It's hard, life is hard and you have to accept that, nothing is going to get handed to you, you have to get your head down and grind never looking back at your failures because you cannot travel to road to success when you are looking behind you. When you drive your car, you don't look at your rear view mirror constantly when you're going forward, so why would you do it in your life?

Some of the most successful people on this planet have failed more times than you have had hot dinners. They unlike the general population figured out a long time ago that progress is made through failure, Life isn't a marathon of just ups, and it's formulated through failure, through getting slapped around a lot and getting told no on numerous occasions.

If there is a major goal of yours that you are trying to reach and you fail many many times, just look at it as if you are eventually going to run out of things that don't work, so inevitably you are going to find something that does work.

Read: The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy

Fail and fail forward

Let me give you a classic example of someone who overcame the odds in his life. This kid, he didn't do well at school, he was classed as being slow eligible mentally retarded and as such, he was said to be slowing down the betterment of his classmates. His parents took him out of school and put him to work but he kept getting fired from each job that he took on. Then eventually he found his calling, something that inspired him to be someone, someone who would later be of great significance to the modern world. He burned the candle both ends, experimenting and experimenting, this is a guy who failed at everything in his life.

Another Great Read: The Compound Effect

He failed on one experiment over 10,000 times, when do you fail at something that many times and still carry on? Well this guy did, he didn't give up and kept on failing again and again and again until eventually the light bulb lit up. That was Thomas Edison, inventor of the incandescent light, something that is regarded as must have in these modern times. He created something incredible, something special through pure failure, all because that was his vision and that's what he wanted, but more importantly he knew failure was going to equal success if he kept on pounding at the door.

It doesn't matter what you're trying to do, whether it's coming back from a seemingly untreatable injury, battling with long term back pain, reach a pinnacle point in your life or whatever it is, you have to lay the foundations for a strong positive mental attitude. You have to cultivate the love of failure, knowing that it's not forever, unless you give up that is.If you can learn to see every failure as a blessing and as a stepping stone to success, then you will fail a lot in your life, but fail towards your ultimate goal.

Ways To Increase Motivation

2016-11-25T12:18:00.001-05:00

What pulls you, drives you, pushes you?
It might seem like the people around us are very polarized -- some people want to make a difference to the environment, while others want to retire at 50 -- but research shows that humans are actually much more complex and multifaceted than this.

It isn't just one thing that motivates and allows us to make that motivation breakthrough, but many things all at once. Researchers have narrowed down the many motivators to a few distinct categories. If you want to get to that motivation place within, then here are a few pointers that will aid in your self help motivation.

Read: Make it Happen: Surrender Your Fear. Take the Leap. Live On Purpose.

Goal Setting

Setting goals can improve motivation and get you moving. But when setting goals make sure they feel achievable, realistic, and that they really do motivate you. Improving your average sale at work may not push your buttons, though it looks good on a resume -- so what does push your buttons? Saving up for a holiday to Fiji? Taking art classes at night?

These sorts of goals might inspire you to push your average sale up, for example, more than just focusing on improving your work performance.

Goals should feel exciting. They are tied in with your dreams you have for your future. If, however, you find that your goal setting is too daunting or feels to difficult, you may have overreached what you feel is capable and achievable. Instead of writing a novel, maybe just start with a short story.

Then work your way up to 5 stories. Once you have completed 10 stories, even if it takes a whole year, writing a novel may not freak you out. It will probably feel more achievable by then.

Understanding Your Drives

According to a study published by the Incentive Research Foundation in 2011, there are four basic drives that determine human motivation: acquiring, comprehending, bonding and defending.

Acquiring is about the tangible benefits we can gain e.g. money, skills, training, promotions, respect, etc.

Comprehending has to do with doing something we feel is meaningful, such as working with complex ideas, creativity, or participating in a job that makes a difference to the world. Bonding all about friendship, camaraderie, and social connection.

Defending takes into account issues around fairness and justice -- we are more motivated to work with and for people who treat us (and others) well, than those who treat us (and others) unfairly.

While some people may feel they lean more towards one drive than another, the studies show humans actually need a balance of all four areas. Failing in one area can negatively impact how we feel about all other areas. When you achieve a holistic balance of all four drives, you naturally access that motivation place within, make that motivation breakthrough, and become highly motivated.

Read: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Teaming Up

Setting goals, chanting affirmations, working on projects -- it all helps, but sometimes you just need a bit more external support.

Some of us thrive from working alone, the triumph is all the more great once you reach the finish line all by yourself. But some of us are team players. Support, camaraderie, creative collaboration -- working with others brings a lot to our lives and the things we are trying so desperately to achieve.

If you are not sure what you prefer, just try it. Invite someone to collaborate on a project, partner up with some like-minded colleagues, or join a group. Not only does this sort of networking provide you wish fresh perspectives and ideas, it also provides accountability. Tell people about your goals and projects.

It can really motivate you to know that someone supports your dreams, and is cheering you on.

Conserving Energy

Increasing motivation is hard when you are tired. Often people are hard-working and dedicated to their goals. But dedication can lead to fatigue, if you don't pace yourself and self-manage your energy output. Even when you love what you do, even when you feel happy and excited, the mind and body need to rest.

Being "on" all the time, or worse, experiencing chronic stress, can lead to fatigue and exhaustion that feels as if it leeches into every part of life. At this point, you need to be realistic. It is hard to be motivated if you have pushed your system too hard.

To increase your motivation, the best thing you can do is take time out and re-fuel. Take a break from your goals, take a break even from your career or job, just for a little while, if it is possible.

People who care about you always want to help out. Ask those around you to share the load, so you can get away for a while. Ask yourself how long -- you know the answer. One weekend? A week? A month?

Soon as you get the rest you need, being motivated and enthusiastic about your goals becomes a whole lot easier.

How to be More Social

2016-11-24T10:47:00.000-05:00

Sometimes even the most sociable and outgoing people suffer their moments of shyness and self doubt. But if you're someone who always feels this way, then it's time you took action.

If you regularly feel uncomfortable and uncertain in social situations, it can be a crippling and frustrating experience. You want to be more social, but you just can't do it.

The good news is that being more social is something that you can work on improving. Check out the following tips on how to do it.

*** Practice Makes Perfect

Yes, that old saying is still true. With anything in life, the more you do it, the easier and more natural it becomes. The same is true for being more social. It might feel difficult or really frightening at first, but with practice it will slowly become easier and less scary until it becomes surprisingly easy.

The first step to becoming more social is to commit to doing it. This doesn't mean that you have to put yourself completely out of your comfort zone right away, but it does mean that you need to put yourself out there little by little and as often as possible.

'Everything is practice.' -- Peleacute;
*** Change Your Attitude

Many "antisocial" people can be quite critical and negative of both themselves and others. They are antisocial because they are fearful of being judged by others, but at the same time, they are often harsh critics of others.

If you find yourself being critical of others and of yourself, it's important to recognize this and to do some work on changing your attitude. Instead of focusing on the negative in a person, try to actively identify positive things. Do your best to be more open to situations and people. Don't assume that you know everything about everyone based on minor interactions.

'Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.' -- Winston Churchill
*** Accept That It's Not All About You

Many shy people feel so self conscious because they are constantly worried that everyone is looking at, judging, or watching them.

Read: How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

Generally, people are much too wrapped up in their own lives and concerns to notice too much about what is going on with another person. Most people are usually too busy worrying about themselves and their own lives than to be spending a lot of time judging you.

'At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.' -- Ann Landers
*** Make a Change Plan

How are you going to work on being more social?

Start with small steps. Strike up conversations with the people you interact with on a daily basis. It could be the cashier from the supermarket, the person you buy your lunch from, or a coworker you always see in the break room.

Spend time with your more social friends. Force yourself to do things with them that you wouldn't normally do. They are your friends, so they will be there to support you if you start feeling insecure or alone. When you are invited to do something, accept the invitation. Don't let yourself make up a lot of excuses about why you can't. You really can change, so make a change plan, and stick to it!

'The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.'
-- Alan W. Watts

*** Work With a Therapist, Counselor, or Life-Coach

Turning to a professional can really accelerate your social progress. An experienced therapist, counselor, or coach can help you overcome your difficulty and make being more social much easier. With the right therapist, you might be surprised at how rapidly this can be accomplished.

In the end being more social really is down to you and your commitment to making it work. Think about the hardest thing you have ever learned to do. At first it might have seemed impossible, but each time you did it, it got easier and easier. Becoming more social works in a similar way.

Take small steps every day and in no time you'll be a much more sociable person, and feel a whole lot happier for it!

How To Build Confidence - The Foundation You Must First Have

2016-11-17T20:27:00.000-05:00

There are many books available today that are motivational, inspirational and informational in regards to boosting your confidence level. Many of these tips range from being aware of your strengths and celebrating them to focusing on what makes you happy. While these tips are helpful and can strengthen your self-confidence, if you don't have the foundation for practices to be built upon, then many of these tips will not be long lasting. This can cause a tremendous amount of frustration for those that are using these tips and are not seeing any permanent improvement in their own level of self-confidence.

The foundation that needs to be in place before using a process to increase your confidence level is adopting the mindset of being unconditionally responsible. Being unconditionally responsible means that you understand you are the creator of your experiences, whatever they appear to be. You come to know that you had a hand in influencing the reality of your experience. When you embrace this frame of mind, you actually empower yourself because you can then begin to come to the understand that if you created or at least influenced your experience, you create it differently if you don't like what you are currently experiencing. With that understanding, you begin to feel less like you are a victim to your circumstances and you actually have some say in what happens to you, the "good" and the "bad". Embracing that you are responsible for what you create/experience is the beginning of the core foundation for having self-confidence.

In addition to being responsible, you must also be unconditional. This is important because being unconditional allows you to have the courage to look at your reality and what you are experiencing, and what you do to create/influence your reality. Being unconditional means you are not judging what you are experiencing and what you have created. There is no lesser or greater; it just is what it is. Look at all of your experiences in such a way as they are there only to clarify what you say you want in life and how you want to experience that life. Sometimes, you can't know what you want until you experience what you don't want. Judging the experience as something that you did or didn't deserve, only keeps you from receiving the empowering message and insight that would allow you to move to the next level in understanding what you do need to do to have the kind of experiences you would love to have. If you look at your experiences as just experiences, then releasing the judgment will truly build up your self-confidence because you are no longer repeating and reinforcing limiting and self-deprecating thoughts to yourself that tear down your confidence.

When you know that you can make no mistakes when it comes to the experiences in your life, there is a certain type of freedom you have that no one can take away.

This brings up the third point of that unconditional responsibility foundation. Even though nothing you do is cause for judgment, it does not mean that you are released from any damage or harm that you would cause on another. If you have harmed another, you must be responsible for that damage you caused them. The great news is if you had the power to cause the harm, you have the power to fix the harm you caused.

Building self-confidence is simpler than you may feel if you have the foundation of unconditional responsibility firmly in place. With that foundation in place, any other tips you may receive later on will be more long lasting and more effective in raising your confidence level to even greater heights.

Who is Your Biggest and Worst Enemy?

2016-11-13T16:48:00.002-05:00

This writing is an excerpt taken from the interview of Bill Bartmann, a self-made billionaire. This interview comes from inside the minds of mega achievers within Quanta. Quanta is a personal development company co-founded by Jim Britt and Jim Lutes, two world renowned personal development experts.

In business there are enemies. First, let me tell you who the enemy is not. The enemy is not your competition. The enemy is not your tax man or government. The enemy is not your spouse. The enemy is not the bills as they come rolling in month after month. Your biggest and worst enemy is YOU.

Being successful in your business is not a coincidence. It does not happen by chance. Upon several discussions with very successful business owners, offline brick & mortar owners and online Internet marketing owners, these 6 traits continue to exist over and over again.

These 6 traits exist in us already. You don't have to buy them, you don't have to subscribe to them, you don't have to sign up for them, you don't have to opt-in for them. You already possess them. The key is figuring out how to use them.

Per Bill Bartmann, these are the 6 characteristics of successful people.

1. You have to think BIG. If you want more than you have now, you have to think bigger than where you presently are. Give yourself permission to think big. You have met the enemy and he is US. Most people are just trying to survive, when you should be thinking THRIVE. The 'ole saying 'if you shoot for the stars and land on the moon', you still have succeeded.

2. Believe in yourself.   I'm not talking about an arrogant belief that your better than anyone else, or your smarter than anyone else. I'm talking about an inner belief that you have the skills, experience, and attributes to do what it takes to get your where you want to go. Believe you are unique and have the special skills you need and are capable of putting those skills to work for you.

3. Share the vision. When you have this big dream, big idea, big goal, tell everyone. Share what you want, share what you hope for, share your desires and dreams. When you do this one of two things will happen. The people closest to you that love you will help you or the people that don't love you will laugh at you. Both of these are good. The people that laugh at you are great motivation.

4. Focus. Focus on your specific plan or goal. I'm talking about that one particular goal, not trying to achieve several things at once. If you do several things and not focus on one particular goal, you will probably wind up doing several things badly. Forget multi-tasking. Take that one particular task and perfect it. Don't waste time trying to be good at several things. Everyone has a certain skill level to be good at least one or two things. Find yours, focus on it, and perfect it. Narrow the vision, narrow the target, and focus your skill and energy on that target.

5. Execute. It doesn't matter how big you think, or how much you believe in yourself, or if you've shared your vision, or how focused you are if you don't execute. Get off the couch and go take action. You will never have all the answers, but you have to use what you have.

6. Never Give Up. You will face obstacles. You will face challenges. You will encounter setbacks. You will have unexpected occurrences that will try and knock you down. But don't give up, don't ever give up. No matter if the obstacle was your fault or someone else's, don't quit. The only time you lose is when you don't get back up.

As Bill, states these 6 traits are already within you. It's how you use them that will determine your destiny.

Homeschooling Can Be Fun

2016-11-02T10:21:00.000-04:00

Education is not just about sitting in front of books and reading about the world and how it works. True education offers the opportunity to see the world first-hand, and to learn up close about those things. Viewing something in person rather than just reading about it allows for greater memory retention. Learning information by reading is suitable for many situations, but learning by seeing with one's own eyes is irreplaceable.

Choosing Where to Go

When you are planning a homeschooling class trip, the first thing you need to do is to choose where to go. Perhaps you are studying a particular subject and would like to explore it further. Maybe your child has expressed a keen interest in a certain subject and would like to pursue it outside of their regular studies.

You may have a friend who works in an interesting field that can give you connections to a location you may otherwise not be permitted to go to. Maybe you need a break from the usual routine and have a fun idea in mind. For whatever reason you are going, choosing a place to go is your first step.

Choosing Who to Go With
Does your child learn best when alone, and only with their siblings? Or maybe your child is very sociable and this could be an opportunity for them to get together with some of their fellow homeschooling friends. Decide if you would like to take anyone else along and if so, invite them.

Choosing How to Prepare
Depending on where you go, there are a variety of things you can do to prepare for your class trip. Maybe you will do a quick study on the location or subject, if you haven't already. You will want to gather any materials you plan to take on the class trip, and make copies for anyone who is going. For example, if you are going to a bird sanctuary, you may wish to take supplies such as pens, paper, and a list of birds to look for.

Read: Do It Yourself Curriculum - Fun-Schooling with Minecraft: 400 Homeschooling Lessons (Homeschooling with Minecraft) (Volume 1)

Choosing How to Record

Before your class trip, let your child know how you expect them to record their experiences. Recording an experience can help your child to remember what they saw and retain more details. You can choose from a variety of ways, such as making written notes, or drawing pictures. You can turn a class trip into a scavenger hunt for the children in order to make it even more exciting, with a list of pictures or items to check off when found.

Choosing How to Review

After the class trip is done, review what you experienced a day or two later. Ask your child questions and help them to remember both the obvious and the obscure details. Reviewing what was learned on your class trip will help your child to remember what he or she experienced even into further the future than they normally would.

Class trips are a fun and exciting way to promote learning and bring new experiences to your children. Seek out a variety of places that would be a good fit for you and your children to see. It will be a welcome break from your normal routine, while expanding their world.

The Real Brain Game: Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Improve Our Mental Equipment And Brains Fitness

2016-10-30T19:06:00.000-04:00

In preparation for the new season of National Geographic's Brain Games, their producers asked me to participate in a virtual roundtable around this thought-provoking question:

"Do you think individuals can train their brain to respond in a particular way to certain situations, or do you think our brain's innate "startle response" is too hardwired to alter?"

My short answer: Yes, we can train our brains.

My long answer: Not only we can, but we SHOULD train our brains to respond in particular ways to certain situations. That's why we have a human brain to begin with...

At the core, the question above goes back to the old "Nature vs. nurture" debate. It's pretty clear by now that both matter. As the growing field of epigenetics has shown, genes and lifestyles interact with each other.

The idea that we are genetically "hardwired" for many behaviors is deeply misleading. Yes, we are born with many predispositions, but how those are expressed depend on our lifelong experiences, thoughts, feelings and decisions. We are ALWAYS training our brains, for good or for bad.

The range of possibility--while certainly not unlimited--is much larger than previously thought. The new fundamental understanding is "cells that fire together wire together." The brain never stops changing through learning (this is called "brain plasticity"). And the brain, and the mind that emerges from it, is of course the driver of behavior.

The Brain Games TV program explores multiple examples of how learning changes your brain, such as what happens to the brains of taxi drivers, musicians and experienced meditators...including how brain training can take over the innate "startle response" and others.

Why does this matter? Why SHOULD we figure out ways to better train our brains and harness our human potential?

Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit Oslo's Nobel Peace Center. Exposed to so many inspiring stories by Prize Winners, it struck me what a beautiful example they provide of our power to transcend our genes and even our "memes" (cultural and environmental influences, as coined by biologist Richard Dawkins).

See this powerful paragraph by Dawkins, in his influential book The Selfish Gene:

"The point I am making now is that, even if we look on the dark side and assume that individual man is fundamentally selfish, our conscious foresight-our capacity to simulate the future in imagination- could save us from the worst selfish excesses of the blind replicators. We have at least the mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term ones...We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. We can even discuss ways of deliberately cultivating and nurturing pure, disinterested altruism-something that has no place in nature, something that has never existed before in the whole history of the world. We are built as gene machine and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators."

Please notice these fragments...

-- "conscious foresight-our capacity to simulate the future in imagination

-- "our "mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term ones"

-- "ways of deliberately cultivating and nurturing pure, disinterested altruism"
What if we can train and expand that "mental equipment"? What if we are witnessing the birth of a new "brain fitness" culture and toolkit, combining old meditative and cognitive techniques with new digital platforms, to help us improve imagination, working memory, emotional self-regulation, altruism, and more?

Shouldn't we find ways to adopt them, in our schools, our workplaces, our lives, and become better and happier human beings?

In my mind, that's the real brain game. To find ways to harness our brain's lifelong neurogenesis (creation of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (how the brain changes itself responding to experience) to lead happier, fuller lives.

by #SharpBrains

5 Ways to Take Inspired Action and Get Results

2016-10-29T14:50:00.005-04:00

Once at a networking event where one of the speakers was a Facebook executive. She said that the company motto was "Move Fast and Break Things". They got new ideas out there as fast as they could, saw what worked and what didn't, and fixed the problems as they went along. When I thought about it later, I realized that the trait was common to all of the outrageously successful entrepreneurs I could think of. The Richard Bransons of the world don't wait for everyone to agree that their idea is a good one, or for it to be perfectly formed before they put it out there. They test and tweak as they go.While none of us are likely planning to launch a space mission or airline anytime soon, why not take a leaf out of their book?

Here are 5 ways YOU can get results by taking inspired action:

1) Put yourself out there

You could have the best product or service in the world, but if people don't know about your, your impact and potential will be limited. Who do you know who could introduce you to more of your ideal clients? It could be a person, a community or an association - anyone who has access and influence with the clients you serve (or want to serve). I serve creative professionals, so I focus on places where creative types congregate. I teach workshops at WeWork co-working spaces, write guest blog posts for the Freelancer's Union (you can check out my most recent post here), teach workshops and webinars for entrepreneurial communities such as In Good Company and Smarty, and attend creative conferences such as99U and HOW Design Live. It's not as hard to get started as you think. Groups are always looking for new resources that will help their community, so drop them an email with an idea for a talk/workshop/webinar and start the conversation.

2) Seize opportunities (even when you don't feel ready)

Did your mom ever tell you "Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it"? Mine did. When you up your inner game, opportunities start coming in thick and fast and chances are, some of them will force you outside of your comfort zone. Don't let the fear stop you. Pushing it off won't make you feel any more comfortable, so when someone asks you to speak at a conference or lead a workshop, say "yes" and then figure out how to do it. You'll be surprised at how resourceful and brave you really are.

Read: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

3) Prioritize projects that 'have legs'

Successful entrepreneurs know that a thriving, dynamic business needs equal parts structure and flexibility. Absolutely map out your goals, along with the steps you need to get there, but be prepared to pivot if you get traction on an idea in the form of client support or interest. When it comes to getting results, inspired action will always trump plain old effort, so go for glory.

4) Get support

Putting yourself out there is a lot easier when you have support. There are lots of communities and programs dedicated to masterminding, support and accountability. I'm really interested in trying Savor Circles, you could also create your own group. The best groups consist of like-minded people with complimentary skill sets and experiences.

5) Don't wait for things to be perfect

An idea is worthless until you make it a reality. Get it out there and know that sometimes good is good enough.

Let's inspire one another to reach for our goals!

by Justine Clay

http://www.PitchPerfectPresentation.com

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon Tempe, Arizona

2016-08-16T22:00:00.000-04:00

City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority
3500 S. Rural Road, 2nd Floor
Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
480-350-8950 http://www.tempe.gov/housing

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 12th, 2016.

Tempe, AZ is about 10 miles east of Phoenix, AZ.

Please note:

Although Tempe, AZ is in the Mountain Time Zone, it does not participate in Daylight Savings Time, so the current time in that area is the same as the Pacific Time Zone, rather than the Mountain Time Zone.
This waiting list has preferences. This means that applicants who qualify for these preferences will receive assistance before applicants who do not. Because of these preferences, applicants who do not qualify may have a longer wait to receive assistance.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application that will be available on the CTHA website. Computers, tablets and smart phones may be used to access the application. The application will be available in English and Spanish.

If an applicant does not have access to the Internet, they can use a friend or family member's computer/device, one at a local library, or one at the following locations (contact the facility for office hours):

Cahill Senior Center, 715 W. 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-2420.
Westside Multi-Generational Center, 715 W. Fifth Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-2400.
Escalante Library Resource Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 350-5800.
Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85282 (480) 350-5500.
North Tempe Library Resource Center, 555 N. Bridalwreath St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 350-5200.
North Tempe Multi-Generational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-6500.

Disabled applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application must call the CTHA office at (480) 350-8950/TTY (800) 842-4681; or visit the office, located at 3500 S. Rural Road, Suite 202, Tempe, AZ 85282, from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, before September 1, 2016.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Involuntarily displaced by federal or local government action, homeless in the City of Tempe, reside in the City of Tempe, working or hired to work in City of Tempe, extremely low income households. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the public notice here.

Applicants will receive a confirmation number after submitting their application. It is important to print and keep this information in a safe, easy to access place.

Important note: Applicants who have been placed on the waiting list must inform the housing authority immediately if your application information changes (such as contact information, income, and household members). In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.

Persons on the waiting list can update application information online here.

For more information, read the CTHA public notice, visit the CTHA website, or call the office at (480) 350-8950.

Hawaii Public Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

2016-08-16T21:43:00.001-04:00

Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office)
1002 North School Street
Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI
808-832-6040 http://www.hpha.hawaii.gov/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 16th, 2016.

Please note: The Hawaii Public Housing Authority Section 8 HCV program covers Honolulu County, HI.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Voucher and Non-Elderly Disabled waiting lists are currently open on a limited basis, from August 16, 2016 at 12:01 am, until August 18, 2016 at 11:59 pm HT.

Please note:

According to the HPHA, "applications will be accepted from eligible applicants with the following preferences: 1) Homeless; 2) Victims of domestic violence; or 3) Involuntarily displaced."
This waiting list was scheduled to open some time in November 2015, but was pushed back to a later date.

To apply, complete the online pre-application here. The pre-application is available in 12 languages. Computers, tablets and mobile phones may be used to access the pre-application, but not all operating systems are supported.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application must contact the HPHA before August 18, 2016.

The following documentation is required when submitting the pre-application: Name, date of birth, Social Security Number, yearly gross income of all members of the household.

Applicants will receive a confirmation number after submitting the pre-application. Keep this number in a safe, easy to access place.

Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the pre-application is received. Persons placed on the waiting list will receive notice if they were placed on the waiting list about 30 days after the waiting list closes.

For more information, visit the HPHA website, or call the office at (808) 832-6040.

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

2016-08-16T21:40:00.000-04:00

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority
2117 Jack Warner Parkway NE, #2
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL
205-758-6619 http://www.tuscaloosahousing.org/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 15th, 2016.

Please note: The Tuscaloosa Housing Authority covers Tuscaloosa County, AL.

The Tuscaloosa Housing Authority (THA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from August 15, 2016 at 8:00 am, until August 17, 2016 at 12:00 pm CT.

There are two ways to apply:

Complete the online application here.
Pick up an application at the Bethel Baptist Church, located at 3003 25th St., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be mailed to the THA office, at 2117 Jack Warner Pkwy NE #2, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 by August 26, 2016. Applications must be postmarked before August 26, 2016, or it will not be accepted. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application can call (205) 758-6619.

Copies of the following documents are required when submitting the application: Government issued photo ID, Social Security Number, income verification, birth certificate for all household members.

Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

Some of this information has been provided by Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

For more information, read the THA public notice, visit the THA website, or call the office at (205) 758-6619.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

2016-08-16T21:30:00.001-04:00

New York State Homes and Community Renewal
25 Beaver Street
New York, New York County, NY
212-480-7221 http://www.nyshcr.org/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the New York State Homes and Community Renewal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on July 27th, 2016.

Please note: New York State Homes and Community Renewal (NYSHCR) manages 43 organizations that provide the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program in the state of New York. A list of all organizations that operate on behalf of the NYHCR can be found here. Please view waiting list information for each office below. We will update this page as more information becomes available.

For more information, visit the NYSHCR website.

The Rural Ulster Preservation Company covers the Counties of Greene and Ulster, NY.

The Rural Ulster Preservation Company (RUPCO) Greene County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from July 18, 2016 until August 31, 2016 at 4:30 pm ET. It was last open in November 2014, and prior to that in 2011.

Please note: Although this housing authority covers both Greene and Ulster County, NY, the public notice for this opening specifically states that the Greene County waiting list is open, and does not mention Ulster County. We have left a message with the RUPCO office to confirm if this opening is for Ulster County as well, and will update this page when more information becomes available.

To apply, download and print the application online. The application is available in English and Spanish.Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed or hand delivered to the RUPCO office, located at 408 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414. Applications must be submitted by 4:30 pm on the closing date.

Applicants who require assistance filling out the application can visit the Catskill Community Center, located at 334 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 on July 25, 2016, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm; and on August 31, 2016, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.

500 applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

Applicants must inform the RUPCO of any application updates in writing.

For more information, read the RUPCO public notice, visit the RUPCO website, or call the office at (518) 943-5170.

The Subsidy Services Bureau covers the Counties of Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, NY.

The Subsidy Services Bureau (SSB) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when the waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

As of April 2015, the SSB stated on its NYSHCR web page that there are currently many households on the waiting list and there are no plans to reopen this waiting list in the near future.

For more information, call the SSB office at (212) 480-6672.

Please note: New York, NY is also covered by the New York City Housing Authority and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development. Please click the links for other affordable housing opportunities in that area.

The Community Development Corporation of Long Island covers Suffolk County, NY and manages a separate waiting list for the Town of Smithtown Planning and Community Development Department.

The Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDCLI) Suffolk County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for nearly two weeks in November 2015, and prior to that in 2008. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

For more information, visit the CDCLI website, or call the office at (631) 471-1215.

The Putnam County Housing Corporation (PCHC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in March 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

For more information, call the PCHC office at (845) 225-8493, Ext. 211.

CVR New York covers Westchester County, NY.

The CVR New York (CVRNY) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in September 2011. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

For more information, visit the CVRNY website, or call the office at (914) 995-2415.

Waterbury Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

2016-08-16T21:19:00.000-04:00

Waterbury Housing Authority
2 Lakewood Road
Waterbury, New Haven County, CT
203-596-2640 http://wtbyha.com/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the Waterbury Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 15th, 2016.

The Waterbury Housing Authority (WHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from August 15, 2016 at 8:30 am, until August 17, 2016 at 4:30 pm ET. It was last open in November 2012.

Waterbury, CT is about 20 miles north of New Haven, CT.

To apply, complete the online application here.

There are no preferences.

2,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the WHA website, or call the office at (203) 596-2640.

Public Housing Waiting List Status

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the Waterbury Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting Lists. This is what we know as of our most recent update August 2nd, 2016.

The Waterbury Housing Authority (WHA) is not accepting public housing waiting list applications at this time.

For more information, visit the WHA website, or call the office at (203) 596-2640

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Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon Tempe, Arizona

City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority 3500 S. Rural Road, 2nd Floor Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ 480-350-8950 http://www.tempe.gov/housing

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon

Hawaii Public Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office) 1002 North School Street Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI 808-832-6040 http://www.hpha.hawaii.gov/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority 2117 Jack Warner Parkway NE, #2 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL 205-758-6619 http://www.tuscaloosahousing.org/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

New York State Homes and Community Renewal 25 Beaver Street New York, New York County, NY 212-480-7221 http://www.nyshcr.org/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Waterbury Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Waterbury Housing Authority 2 Lakewood Road Waterbury, New Haven County, CT 203-596-2640 http://wtbyha.com/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Public Housing Waiting List Status

City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority
3500 S. Rural Road, 2nd Floor
Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
480-350-8950 http://www.tempe.gov/housing

Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office)
1002 North School Street
Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI
808-832-6040 http://www.hpha.hawaii.gov/

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority
2117 Jack Warner Parkway NE, #2
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL
205-758-6619 http://www.tuscaloosahousing.org/

New York State Homes and Community Renewal
25 Beaver Street
New York, New York County, NY
212-480-7221 http://www.nyshcr.org/

Waterbury Housing Authority
2 Lakewood Road
Waterbury, New Haven County, CT
203-596-2640 http://wtbyha.com/