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Self-Publishing

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 04:05:00 +0000

I made a decision a few days ago that i would self-publish with the aim of becoming a successful writer - that means: make a living off publishing!

So i began training with the Number One Book System (Deiss) and then i jumped onto Youtube with the intention of tracking down some hints regarding Book Covers. One video lead to another video and i ended up watching Amanda Hocking. I found her using the search term Publish Kindle and went straight to Project Life Mastery and listened to Stafan talk about earning 6 figures, this lead to Amanda Hocking E-Book Millionaire; and it took off from there.

I got to bed at 1:30am after watching her TOP TIPS video; my favorite tip:

Write alot
Read widely
Read different GENRES of books
Outline and take a ton of notes
Turn off the INTERNET
EDIT: story line, cut and add etc - not just grammar
BETA READER - secondary reader before it goes to audience - join a critique group and get honest feedback
Let things SIMMER: give time to think about it
BOUNCE IDEAS off people
MUSIC - listen! Inspirational

Nice

Hauiti

Start Up Business September 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 10:49:00 +0000

I'm back and ready or rather getting ready to start a new business venture using the APP_SUMO program: $1000PM. Out of necessity of course - but i came across this program (APPSUMO) and
i have just finished the first Module:

Looking forward to tomorrow!
H

June 2013 Half Way

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:11:00 +0000

Greetings!
It's June 2013 (in our country at least) and I haven't posted for almost 2 years! Slack I know, but i have been busy!

Let me see, this is what I have been up to in a nutshell:

Jan 2010 - I flew to Gisborne to finish up some cultural mapping (significant sites | Waahi Tapu)
Feb 2010 - I flew to San Fran to train with Google Outreach - awesome training and holiday
March 2010 - In Christchurch - meetings with Tuwharetoa regarding their WAI claim
April - June - write up my dissertation (9 weeks to hand in!)
Aug - Sept Editing all the comments from both supervisors
December 2010 I handed in my Doctoral Dissertation to be marked DONE and DUSTED!
Jan - March I build affiliate websites (still waiting for dissertaton to come back)
May - dissertation comes back - it takes me a week to address small changes - DONE!
August 2011 I graduate! Awesome weekend!
Dec 2011 - I start working at Casino
Feb 2012 -- San Fran for another Google Conference
June NAISA in Connecticut - presentation; meet Renee
Nov - Sydney Google training
Nov - Apakura maps - start and finish up
Dec - Feb 2012 Te Rohe Potae maps (80 odd maps)
Feb|March 2013 ACE conference: keynote address went well!
March Hapu Maps proposal for WAI 575
April|May Taupo | Turangi working with LTFT and THF claim mapping

B O O M!

Fight Science Queenstown: Boxing 101 - June Training

noreply@blogger.com (jwhiu) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:12:00 +0000

Fight Science Queenstown: Boxing 101 - June Training: "4 Weeks out from the next fights ( UBX - Owner /Trainer Stewart Mitchell ) is getting his team in shape, through his own unique workout..."

12 Fridays Project - The Cash Machine

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:36:00 +0000

I have been working on plan to create my own Cash Machine based on Loral Langmeier's book by the same name!

My cousin came to visit and stayed over for about a week; we sat down and nutted out how we were going to develop a cash machine based on a program he had just purchased: Mass Money Makers - it is a strategy for affiliate marketing that uses a keyword tool called Super Affiliate Tools - real smart tool that ranks your keywords and finds your buyer keywords - handy!

Needless to say we jumped into the program straight away!

One of the things i did to keep me focused was create a vision board:

How to achieve an extraordinary life

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:41:00 +0000

I am reading a fascinating book at the moment called The Answer written by visionary John Assaraf and business guru Murray Smith. Two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world collaborate to produce a guide to setting up a successful business and by extension - life style; for me, it has proven to be a guideline on how to achieve extra-ordinary goals and live the life you dream of living!

I picked this little gem up on one of my travels down the North Island heading home to Dunedin in the South Island (NZ) - that was way back in June. I put it aside in my book case and finished up writing my PhD - handed it in 3 weeks ago!! I have just begun to relax into the end of the year and have started to think about my approach to next year - i spotted this book in my book shelf and opened it up - haven't been able to put it down since! - The ideas swirl around in my head - the opportunities and possibilities are astounding!

The Answer provides a framework for showing you how to to rewire your mind for success! It really is an extension of the secret; that seminally piece of work produced by Rhonda Bryne a few years ago which featured John Assaraf and many other illuminaries. The Answer shows you step by step how to achieve your goals and how to create an extraordinary life by changing your mind-set, habits, thoughts and actions.

There is no doubt in my mind that anyone who follows this step by step process to build their dream career, business or lifestyle will experience an enormous transformation and reach an exceptional level of living - i am implementing it as i write!

Why is Social Media Management important to your business?

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:49:00 +0000

Quick Definition: SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT can be described as an innovative, creative and smart way of establishing and managing your online business profile & presence to the masses

What is SOCIAL MEDIA?

Social Media is a network of online communities that connect with each other often relaying what they are up to and what occupies their thinking! It all boils down to "Hello world, this is me and this is what i like doing"

Why is this important for your business?

Essentially, it is all about people and how you can find out what they need. Social media platforms provide opportunities for businesses to engage with their communities in a unique way, listen to what they need, and respond in a in a way that meets their needs!

Promoting your business online is one of the most innovative ways that will yield results almost immediately.

Managing Blogs, chatting, managing a profile with social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook are some of the easiest ways for letting people know about your range of services.

Once you become familiar with the range of platforms available for networking with the masses the more you are bound to succeed with managing your business profile

How can you participate in this approach to build your online business presence?

Personal insights: My cousin and I have decided to take a leap into developing an online presence and innovating a way forward for our own business - and what follows is our FIRST STAGE

The Key Outcome: Set the platform in place

How: Strategy for stage one

Establish a presence with Social Media Sites including: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, U-Stream, Skype, SWOM, & BLOGS
Set up a specific WEBSITE and establish Page Ranking and Authority
Secure a specific DOMAIN
Develop a professional PROFILE: a short bio for sites such as Twitter and a Long bio for sites such as our website and LinkedIn
construct a SPLASH page to provide quick information re: service/product
BACKLINKING - established using BLOGS, social bookmarking sites (Technorati, DIGG, Propellor etc), videos, articles, and from social media sites (FB, Twitter etc)

Well, thats the plan; check back for an update on how we actually did it!

R E X: the bionic legs

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:40:00 +0000

Here's a heartwarming story about a couple of Kiwi inventors, Richard Little and Robert Irving, who have invented a pair of bionic legs that allows a paraplegic to walk again.

Nicknamed Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton, Little and Irving have been working on this device for seven years. It consists of a pair of robotic that enables a person confined to a wheelchair to stand, walk and even climb steps.

Launched today, using Hayden Allen's who suffered a serious spinal cord injury five years ago puts this design at the cutting edge of technology

This device makes Hayden one of the first people in the world to use the bionic legs.

Childhood friends Little and Irving say Rex is not a replacement for a wheelchair, rather Rex offers a range of options that are not available anywhere in the world.

Each Rex is custom built onsite at the Rex Bionics' headquarters in Auckland . It has a long-life rechargeable battery with sufficient power for a typical day of use.

COST: is estimated to be approximately $US150,000

AVAILABILITY: for purchase in New Zealand by the end of the year and in other countries by the middle of 2011.

The C H A L L E N G E

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:45:00 +0000

The 2010 30-day challenge has kicked off - we are now at day three!!
A new format: 7 modules, each module conducted over 7 days - with 7 days between each module - do-able! All the modules are designed to teach you how to derive an income over the internet!!

So far: pre-CHALLENGE

Set up Twitter AccountSet up USTREAM account

Set up Google CHROME with all the extensions

Get on board!!

- PASSIVE INCOME = FINANCIAL FREEDOM -

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Kia ora everyone!
My cousin Johnny and I were pondering one day about a lot of things & one of the things that popped up was the notion of how to get out of the RAT RACE! The idea is not a new one, but check out Robert Kiyosaki's (richdad.com) game CASH FLOW - AWESOME GAME and you will get an idea about what we mean.

We made a commitment to finding ways in which we could get out of the Rat Race so that we use the bulk of our day, week, month & year doing the things that were important to us. So, this meant that we needed a PASSIVE INCOME! This is exactly what interest is: it earns while you sleep 24/7! We needed to develop a passive income to take care of all our expenses & provide us with a lifestyle.

Now don't us wrong - there is nothing wrong with work & paying taxes - but we wanted to put our efforts into securing an income that will be automatic, an income that will take care of all our expenses & lifestyle and then allow us time to do things that matter to us. For us Passive Income = Financial Freedom & thats exactly what we wanted!

Passive Income = Financial Freedom
Why?: To create more time for ourselves so that we can do the things that matter!

So, this BLOG will hopefully serve as (1) A learning tool for us (2) A place to record our journey towards financial freedom & (3) A road-map for you to learn from

My name is Hauiti aka Urban Rat

- naaku noa -

Forex 101: Newbie - Absolute NEWBIE

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:38:00 +0000

Here we go!! Another Forex article written by another Forex wannabe!! NOT WRONG by much!!

Here's the difference:
I just set up a new twitter account: 2whare with the express purpose of following & learning about how to trade on the Forex Market - so i went in search for anything resembling FOREX & came up with a number of people using Forex as part of their twitter username!

So, i decided to check each one of them out, starting with: forextrading165 (this is his username)

First Glance:

No Bio
No web/blog/squidoo link
131 followers
369 following
12 updates: first 31 Oct 08 - 2 Mar 09

Not very busy at all!

Anyway, i decided to look into his Updates, starting with the first one dated 31 Oct in which he mentions an article worth looking at but doesnt give a link!!

"I came across this forex currency trading article the other day. It’s got some great information on why forex can be so lucrative."

The next update (dated 6 Jan 09) though has a link: http://tinyurl.com/8pprtu
which i thought was work a look! And this is what i found!

Forex Trading Education - The Basics You Need To Make Serious Profits Today

So, scavenging around this site i came across an article which our 'guy' had submitted (some two months ago!) - there's a photo with a real name!! Its a SCRIBD page! Now Scribd is a social publishing site where anyone can upload & share their documents.

So, i tracked down his documents on a separate page and found a BIO!!

Peter Johnson
Sydney
I am a keen forex trader with over 5 years experience. Currently I dont have a full time job, and am enjoying the flexibility of working from home.. Feel free to drop by anytime and share your experiences with forex.

A quick browse & i find more information about our intrepid Forex trader:

Website: Forex Trading Software review

You guessed it - a few articles & of course software to buy!! [Not really what i was looking for!]

Ok, back to the documents on his SCRIBD page: there are 9 of them - i'm going to dig in for a quick look!

At first glance he has been busy over the last 2 months, the latest document was uploaded 15 hours ago (its 2:11pm NZ time)

Documents:
[1] Uploaded Jan 09: Forex Trading Education: The basics you need to know to make serious profits today

Great title i must admit! [just what i am look for - let me explain - i am absolutely NEW to FOREX TRADING!!]

Content? - sections:

Trade with your head not with your heart
The secret to true profits
Forex Trading Software?
Conclusions

Is that it?
Lets drill right down!!

Trade with your head not with your heart

Forex is purely mathematical & historical.
There is no emotion or instinct involved

It comes down to predicting & analysing previous trends & applying this to live markets

Reading on the history of Forex & how the market operates will stand you in good stead for future profits

The secret to true profits

Learn the basics of the foreign exchange first before using a system or software!!
Successful traders make their millions by consistent small profits
They achieve these through leverage & having large amounts of capital to play with
You are not going to make thousands through one trade
The foreign exchange market is extremely volatile & & small profits are the pathway to serious forex profits

Forex Trading Software? [or systems]

These are platforms or software that allow you to interpret marketplace data & base decisions to trade upon
Some platforms are automated - known as forex robots

Thats it!!

Document 2: Uploaded Jan 09: Forex Autopilot: Why it only works for some?

Great introduction!!
The article was written in response to all the negative feedback re: Forex Autopilot

Contents

Well packaged get rich quick scheme?
You need to understand forex first
Not enough capital

Detail
Well packaged get rich quick scheme?

He admits that forex autopilot is packaged as a GET RICH QUICK SCHEME!!
It is an advanced piece of software
Attracting alot of attention

You need to understand forex first

First principles: take time to understand the markets
Place some demo trades
ease into it slowly

Not enough capital

to achieve significant profits in forex you need capital!!

Experience & approach is required to make this type of software work for you

Document 3: Uploaded one month ago- Does The Forex Miracle System Deliver Results with Minimal Capital?

Contents

What the forex miracle is not
What sets it apart?
Haven't i heard this all before?

What the forex miracle is not

It is not an automated forex system (robot)
it is a purely mechanical, step-by-step system which you can copy and use in your manual trading
It is not software that analyses the market & provides indications of swings & trends

What sets it apart?

Designed for new traders!!
Does not required a lot of upfront capital
a reliable system with some element of risk
you can use as little as US $ 300 to kick this off

Haven't i heard this all before?

60 day money back guarantee
Creators confident the system will work if you follow the instructions

Forex Miracle Review
I had a quick look at the bottom line - scrolled right passed all the information to the bottom line

US$97.00!!

Thats me for now!!

The RULE of 5

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:27:00 +0000

I was born in a town called Taupo, North Island of New Zealand - te Ika a Maui, Aotearoa. We boast the largest lake in the country from which flows the mighty Waikato River, north to Port Waikato on the other side of Hamilton.

Taupo is distinctive in that it is smack in the middle of the North Island and is flanked to the south by 3 distinctive mountains: Ruapehu, Ngauruahoe & Tongariro (there are lots of stories about these maunga, but at a later post) Taupo is also surrounded by forests; mainly to the north and east.

I worked in the bush when i was a teenager: pruning & releasing during my school holidays. Sometimes we whacked a few pines down with slashers; once i got to work with one of the bosses carrying all the equipment while he dropped some huge trees!!

But i never got to use a chainsaw, just a slasher - a square shaped head - as long as it was sharp & your aim was true you could eventually bring down a 5 year old pine - you just had to swing that slasher at the tree - one after the other until it fell!!

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out"
- -Robert Collier

This is principle number 23 in Canfield's book: The Principles of Success - the RULE of FIVE

Here is how the RULE OF FIVR works:

Figure out what you want to achieve
then decide what 5 things you are going to do today, & the next day etc to move you towards your goal & eventually towards completion

SIMPLE!!

Now this month Poutu-te-rangi (March) is BREAKTHROUGH month & i have set out some big goals to attack for the month!!

So for this week: 9 - 15 Poutu-te-rangi - these are the 5 things i will do this week to move me towards my BREAKTHROUGH GOALS

B4L workouts at the gym 6/7 days
DETOX - start tomorrow
WRITE each day!
READ each day
complete BUDGET for CLAIM

- naaku noa -

W H A N A U

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Just how important is whanau? Thats family!!

When the ancestors looked into the pool of water, he saw his moko reflected back - he saw his children and their children - all the generations yet to come - he saw his mokopuna!

Family is important!
Here is mine: - - - >>>

101 Major Goals

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Mauri ora!

I got this idea last year from one of Jack Canfield's book: The Principles of success - 101 goals to complete before you pass away!

These are a list of my 101 major goals

Education

Complete & graduate with a PhD
Develop Wisdom & Understanding
Write & publish a novel
Study the works of 100 great persons
Create my own library of 1000 personal development books, DVDs, Audios & resources
Read 1000 personal development books
Collect 1000 positive thoughts
Compile these thorts into a book
Compile a 12 month calendar of thorts
Create & publish my own Planner
Organise a Maori GIS conference
Prepare a Best-Practice Manual for mapping cultural assets
Read all Clive Cussler's books
Read all Tom Clancy's books

Financial

Start & manage a successful national & international company
Create my own successful website
Become financially independent
Become a Millionaire
Eliminate all my debt
Develop no less than 5 streams of income
Develop a real estate portfolio
Develop a share portfolio
Invest in the Forex Market
Attend a Jamie MacIntyre seminar
Attend a Jack Canfield seminar
Write a book on business success/financial success
Run a seminar for Financial Literacy
Become a life-coach & mentor
Run a life-coaching seminar
Create a tee shirt business with whakatauki & other Indigenous statements on them!
Create training modules (GIS/Indigenous Mapping) & procedures for Mapping Cultural assets

Physical

Learn Tai Chi
Learn Qigong
Shodan Grading in Goju Ryu
Learn Aikido
Learn Kung Fu
Learn & practice yoga
Reach and Maintain a healthy & strong 87kg body
Learn how to use SAI
Nunchuks
& Bo
Learn to swim properly
Build 18" arms
Cycle around lake Taupo
I want 6 pack-abs

FUN

Build an Acoustic Guitar from scratch
Learn to play 10 classical guitar pieces
Learn to play flamenco guitar
Learn to play 10 songs on the piano
Learn to speak basic Spanish
Learn 3 Spanish guitar songs
Own a Hummer
Learn 3 Latin Dances
Attend a world cup rugby game

Cultural

Revive the art of whai
Publish the first series of 4 DVDs & Booklets on WHAI
Run a successful TRUST that deals with wananga & creating cultural resources
Learn 500 whai figures
Produce DVDs & booklets on all the figures
Create a TV series for whai
Join the International String Federation (ISF)
Attend at least one seminar hosted by the ISF
Write an article for the ISF magazine
Host an International Seminar on whai
Perform whai at Te Papa
Create an art series for an art display of whai
Transform the current whai books into instructional DVDs
Make a pukaea & putatara
Learn whakairo
Work on a whare - carve!
Visit a place of Wananga - an ancient wananga place
Learn 100 karakia
Learn 200 moteatea
Learn 5000 whakapapa names
Learn & make a manutukutuku
Carve a Rakau Whakapapa
Weave a Korowai & Maro
Learn tukutuku
Learn taiaha,
tewhatewha,
patu
& pouwhenua
Create a star map in Maori
Get a Moko
Learn ancient navigation skilss
sail a boat from the islands to Aotearoa

More FUN

Visit Cambridge University
Fly in a helicopter
Bungee jump
Hang glide
Get a pilot's license (small plane)
Learn to play golf
Holiday in Machu Picchu & Titicaca
Holiday in Hawaii
Holiday in the Mediterranean
Holiday in Africa
Holiday in South America
Holiday in Canada
Holiday in Europe
Visit Gallipoli
Visit Rome
Visit Stonehenge
Visit the Great Wall of China
Visit the Washington Memorial
Attend an Indigenous Mapping Network Conference
Meet Nelson Mandela
Meet Michael Jordan
Meet Tiger Woods
Build my/our dream home
Have my own in-house movie theatre
Create my own Bonsai garden of Natives
Own a Fender Stratocaster
Firearms training

Whanau

Home school all my children
Raise 7 leaders!
Write my Autobiography
Create a family trust for our lands
Organise a Hakopa Family Reunion
Organise a Te Kuru Family Reunion
See my children rise to their full potential

I just added up my list - there are 120!

Naaku noa

H24

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Believe

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Lets re-cap:
First Principle: take 100 % responsibility for the quality of your life & everything you do!
Second Principle: Be clear about why you are here! Create your own Personal Mission Statement!
Third Principle: Decide what you want

- - Principle 4: Believe it is possible - -

Expectation
I have always had high expectations!! When i first read the title to this chapter i didn't bother reading the rest of the blurb. One year later i read it: it teaches us to "Condition ourselves to expect the best"! When we do this then our brain will expect something to happen in a certain way - thus we will achieve what we expect

"You can be anything you want to be, if only you believe with sufficient conviction
and act in accordance with your faith;
for what ever the mind can conceive & believe
it can achieve" - Napoleon Hill

Believe in yourself, & if you don't believe in yourself just yet - then find someone who will believe in you!!

- Urban -

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- Decisions -

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:34:00 +0000

- - Principle 3: Decide what you want! - -

Q: what do you want to accomplish?
Q: What possessions do you want to acquire?
Q: Where do you want to be?
Q: What does success look like to you?

- This lesson is about clarifying what you really want in life -

Make an I WANT LIST!
An easy way of clarifying what you want is by creating a I WANT LIST
- Make a list of 30 things you want to do
- Make another list of 30 things you want to have
- and another list of 30 things you want to be -----before you die!!

Make a LIVING from doing the things you love to do?
- Make a list of 20 things you love to do
- then, THINK of ways you can make a living doing some of those things!

Clarify your VISION of your IDEAL LIFE!
Q:How do you get from where you are to where you want to be?
Two things you need to know:

where you are
where you want to go to

Thus your VISION is a DETAILED DESCRIPTION of where you want to get to
- your vision describes what your destination looks like
- your vision needs to cover all your basic goal areas
- just figure out where your destination is, what it looks like and feels like

Inner GPS
You remember how we talked about your inner GPS?
Well, this consists of GOALS, AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALISATIONS!
All these elements help you to lock onto your destination and gets you moving in the right direction!

Clarify your VISION - exercise
Here is an exercise to help you clarify your vision (see Canfield pp32-33 for full description)
Set aside some time where you can have peace and quiet, and perhaps some soft music and close your eyes.

Focus on one of your goal areas - for example - your financial goals
- visualise what your annual income will be,
- visualise what your cash flow looks like
- visualise how much money you have invested & in savings
- visualise what your house looks like, how big it is, what the detail is like inside and out, where it is located,
- visualise the kind of car you have!
- and so on. . . .

You get the picture?

Visualise all your goals in the above manner!

then WRITE down what you have visualised!

- Urban -

A Personal Mission Statement

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:30:00 +0000

Clarifying why you are here (Canfield Principle 2)
This lesson took a lot of thinking through - but once i committed my thinking towards clarifying my "life purpose" or rather the why behind why i do things - it became smooth!

Internal GPS
GPS is a Global Positioning System which makes use of a network of satellites to determine your position on the surface of the earth and to help you to navigate from A (where you are) to B (your destination).

We have an Internal GPS which helps us to navigate from where we are to where we want to be - it is referred to as JOY or HAPPINESS!! Quite simply, we can tell whether we are on or off our purpose by the amount of joy or happiness we experience!

What we need to do is identify the times when we have experienced the most joy, figure out what the common elements are in each of the experiences, and then look for a way to make a living from doing the things that make us happy!!

L i f e P u r p o s e E x e r c i s e
Following is one way in which you cna develop your life purpose or Mission Statement

List a couple of your unique personal qualities: e.g enthusiasm & creativity
List ways in which you express those qualities when you interact with others : e.g such as support or inspire
Ask yourself what your perfect world would look like? How would people treat each other, how would they interact with each other. Example: everyone is freely expressing their own unique qualities & talents. Everyone is working in harmony. Everyone is expressing love.
Now combine 1 - 3 above into a statement that identifies what your "life purpose" is: My purpose is to use my creativity & enthusiasm to support and inspire others to freely express their talents in a harmonious and loving way

The idea behind defining your LIFE PURPOSE is to ensure that your vision & goals are aligned with the 'why' you do things!!

M I N E
Unique qualities
- - - Vision, drive, creativity, persistence, innovation, proactive

How do i express these qualities when interacting with others?
- - - teach, guide, inspire & create

What does my perfect world look like?
- - - Everyone achieving their dreams & aspirations
- - - Everyone living to their fullest potential
- - - Everyone happy doing what they are doing every single day

My Life purpose - my MISSION STATEMENT

"My purpose is to use my vision, creativity & drive
to teach, guide & inspire others
to achieve their dreams & aspirations,
to realise their full potential
and to live happy & full lives"

Thats me in a nutshell

- Urban -

100% RESPONSE-ABILITY

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:10:00 +0000

I have started re-reading Canfield's book: The Success Principles: How to get from where you are to where you want to be.

While i was reading through the introduction it occurred to me that that i should share what i learn as i read & implement the principles espoused in this book - so i made a commitment:

to implement each PRINCIPLE as i come to understand it
to SHARE each principle through this blog
& to MONITOR my EXPERIENCE throughout the year & again share that experience in this blog.

I have already set out my GOALS for 2009. No doubt - It is going to be a BIG year & what better way to develop a PROSPEROUS & SUCCESSFUL MINDSET (this is one of my personal growth goals!!)than by applying the PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS as outlined by Canfield?

I am looking forward to the rest of 2009!!
I am looking forward to achieving ALL my goals!!
I am looking forward to developing the type of mindset that attracts PROSPERITY
& I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with the people close to me & to YOU

SO, TO THE FIRST LESSON FOR THE YEAR!!

- - 100% RESPONSIBILITY! - -

Responsibility is a choice
You, me and everyone else is responsible for the quality of life we as individuals enjoy!!

"No one can do your push-ups for you, you must do them yourself to get the full benefit"

If you want to be in all your achievements, relationships, education, spirituality, personal growth, health & fitness, income, career, feelings - then you must take 100% responsibility for the outcome that you want!
:
If you want to create the life you always dreamed of, then you have to take 100% responsibility for your life

What does that mean?

It means giving up all your excuses, all your poor me stories & you must give up blaming other people & circumstances for the way thing are in your life!!

Dr Robert Resnick uses a simple formula that clarifies the idea of "100% responsibility"

it is expressed thus: E + R = O

where:

E = the event
R = is your response
O = the outcome!!

There are two choices that you can make when the result isnt to your liking!

1. you can blame the event (E) for your lack of results (O)

or

2. you can change your response (R) to the event (E) until you get the Outcome (O) you want!!

Everything you experience today is the result of choices you have made in the past!!

You have control over 3 things in your life:

1. the thoughts you think
2. the images you visualise &
3. the action you take - or your behaviour!

Now these 3 things are important to the experiences we have!
If we do not like the experiences we have, then we have to change the responses we have to the events that take place in our lives!!

Change
We can change negative thoughts to positive thoughts
we can change what we daydream about
we can change the images we hold in our minds
we can change our habits
we can change what we put into our minds - what we read!
we can change how we talk
we can change our friends

Don't blame others for what happens to you & dont complain about what happens to you - instead, do something about it!!

To be more successful all you have to do is act in ways that produce more of what you want! This may be a simple principle but is not easy to implement. You need to pay attention to what you are doing & the RESULTS you are producing. You need AWARENESS, dedicated DISCIPLINE & a willingness to EXPERIMENT & take RISKS!

You need to constantly ask yourself:

What am i doing that's working & i need to be doing more of?
What am i doing that's not working and i need to be doing less of?
What am i not doing that i need to try to see if it works?

So, do more of what's working
Do less of what is not working
Try new behaviours to see if they produce better results!!

- naku noa -
Urban

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te TAU HOU 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:35:00 +0000

One of my favourite places:
the Esplanade,
St Clair Beach
Dunedin,
South Island,
Aotearoa, NZ

"It has been said that a goal not written is just a dream!
However, it follows that a goal not reviewed is just a WRITTEN DREAM!!"

Towards the end of last year, i began the process of unpacking 2008 in preparation for 2009

I began by asking several questions:

If i could turn back the clock 12 months, what would i change that would have the greatest impact on my life?

- I would focus on BALANCE & PRIORITIES
- I would give consideration to my weak areas: EDUCATION & FINANCIAL.

What went well? What were the highlights of 2008?

What did i learn last year that will help me this year?

- CONSISTENCY: I need to be consistent with setting & following through with my goals
- MONITORING: I need to monitor my goals on a daily / regular basis
- SCHEDULE: I need to schedule in time for my goals each week & month
- CLARITY: my goals need to be crystal clear!
- VISION BOARDS / BOOK: create images/pictures of my goals & look over them each morning/evening
- AFFIRMATIONS: create affirmations for each goal & read these affirmations at least twice each day!!
SPECIFIC: be specific with what i want to achieve
- HUMILITY: cultivate humility to strengthen my character
- BALANCE: cultivate balance across all goal areas
- PRIORITISE: prioritise my goals
- BREAKTHROUGH: identify the goals that will have the biggest impact on my life!!

What were the biggest challenges that i faced last year with my goals?
- trying to do too much
- & high expectations
- lack of balance across all goal areas
- lack of priority with my goals

What is my personal mission statement?

"to teach, create, support & drive myself towards my dreams & aspirations"
Something like that - this needs some more work!!

What type of person do i want to be?
Courageous, prosperous, proactive, humble, trustworthy, honest, faithful, hopeful, loving, caring - Happy & Content!

2008 would have gone well if i:

Find a mentor/model/teacher to help me with my goals
Was patient in teaching
Focussed 100% on achieving my goals
Followed-through effectively to achieve my goals
Communicated effectively
could be more loving and respectful in all my significant relationships
took proper care of myself
became financially independent
educated myself for the 21st century
prepared 18 months of long-term storage

Identify STRATEGIES that worked - transfer to this year

set out a 90 day plan for all my goals to kick off the year
identify my BREAKTHROUGH GOALS 4 each month
clarify, specify, monitor, affirm, visualise & act

My ANNUAL GOALS for 2009
Spiritual: to tune in to the whisperings of the spirit

Physical: to have a lean, mean, strong, fit, flexible & healthy 87kg body!! & to look good along the way!!

Whanau: to raise my kids to be LEADERS & to develop loving & respectful relationships with my significant other

Mental: to develop a smooth & understanding mind

Educational: to develop a solid knowledge base and complete my PhD

Financial: to develop a prosperous & wealthy mindset

FUN: to be happy & content

Social & Community: to develop cultural depth, skill & capacity

2008 is now history, 2009 has arrived with a bang!!

- Urban -

90 Day Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +0000

My 90 Day Plan

Read every day
Write every day
Set goals for each week, plan for each day
Review my goals every day
Visualise my goals every day
Meditate every day
Exercise each day
Express gratitude each day
Smile every day
Review each week
Rate each week based on my goals
Plan each week
Review each day
Karakia each day
Waiata each day

- Urban -

Visual Goal Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Mauri ora!!

I was playing around with my 'planner' last week thinking . . . mmmm . . i need a visual chart to help keep my self in check - & to help my kids visualise the process of setting goals. So i created a document, then a PDF and finally an image to load up on this BLOG - so here it is - - - My first attempt at creating a Visual GOAL Chart for Setting GOALS: in a nutshell!!

- - - VISUAL GOAL CHART 101 - - -

This is the sequence in a nutshell:-

ask yourself this question:It all starts with a DREAM session:-

What would you like to achieve? Do? Be?

You've heard of SMART goals?
Well try the M.A.S.T.E.R. goals

M = Measurable
A = Achievable
S = Specific
T = time-based
E = Exciting
R = Realistic

get yourself a GOAL BOOK

Write your GOALS out in DETAIL

READ your goals every day - 3 times!!

identify your BREAKTHROUGH G O A L S

these are the GOALS
that will have the largest impact on your life!!!

PLAN of ACTION

Set out a PLAN of ACTION to progress each GOAL
- this is the HOW you are going to reach your DESTINATION

DAILY LIST

Each night

- set out a list of things to do for the next day
- that will move you closer to your goals!

WHERE can you find HELP?

Identify what Resources
or who is going to help you reach your goals!

- - - ->Coach - - --- --- >Books ------ -- - -> Mentor ----- ---- - - >Internet

Create AFFIRMATIONS for each of your goals
Write them on 3x5" cards & carry them around with you!

READ your affirmations each day!

VISUALISE your goals

Create a GOAL BOOK with images of your GOALS

Create a VISION BOARD with IMAGES of your GOALS

Take ACTION ! !

- - START - get going on your goals!!
this is the READY stage

- - - FIRE - - -
- just fire & adjust your aim later!

- - - AIM - -
- adjust your sights then take another shot !
- just get going & keep going!

- - REWARD yourself for each success!!

- -Now REVIEW your progress frequently!!

Naaku noa
Urban

- - Journey of a 1000 Books - -

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:03:00 +0000

I set a goal at the beginning of the year to read a 1000 inspirational & motivational books!

As part of my my quarterly goals which I set out last weekend I set a goal to read a couple of Inspirational books and a couple of Biographies of Nobel Prize winners as well as the Old Testatment.

Well a couple of days ago i picked up “The Winner Within” By Pat Riley who was coach of the LA Lakers basketball team – awesome read!!

This book is about team-work and concentrates on developing a ‘winning team’. You dont have to be a basketball fan to benefit from this book because teamwork is essential in business, sports & personal development. Riley suggests that teamwork is the key to success in life & not just in sports!

Its an easy read with lots of examples taken from his coaching experience & his life time – i especially like the example of the Vietnam veterans story of re-claiming their place in American society – & i am not American – but it was a wonderful story.

Pick it up – you wont regret it

Urban

Inspiration is contagious!

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:55:00 +0000

There is something about inspirational & positive thoughts that touch the heart & inspire the soul - they seem to generate a feeling of euphoria & and sense of well-being that go a long way to helping you reach higher!!

Dr Norman Vincent Peale, regarded as the champion of Positive Thinking said that "People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."

Dr Robert Anthony & many others have stated that if you "Act as if you have already achieved your goal [then] it is yours."

Charles Kettering said "Believe & act as if it were impossible to fail"

Rich De Vos of AMWAY fame said “The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible."

Add to that: "You have to believe in yourself. And you have to, down deep within the bottom of your soul, feel that you can do the job that you've set out to do." from William Castle DeVries

Affirmations really are part of the key to developing a success consciousness - you must believe in yourself!! To help you do that you must fill your mind with positive & affirming thoughts - and you must read them everyday, at every opportunity - after all: "You are what you think about all day long." - Dr. Robert Schuller

Mauri ora
Urban

Mini-FUNNEL websites

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:30:00 +0000

Mini-Funnel websites a smart idea by MAKI!!

Mini-sites are created to provide answers to specific questions - the goal is to funnel traffic to your landing sites or home base where your site will provide a clear explanation on the specific topic.

Thus the strategy is quite clear: Create a mini-website for with the express purpose of answering specific search queries or to deal with specific topics - then to use them to generate leads or send traffic to your home site!!

Smart idea!!
Maki provides some elements to make mini-sites rock!

Keep it clear and simple by dealing with a single-issue.
Reference-friendly - cover the issue in full - use original content & external links
Novelty/Simplicity - you can eat an elephant if you eat it one bit at a time!! . - a single-page website is easy to digest
Viral components - encourage people to spread the word!! - by providing sharing options like an email-a-friend feature or link-to-me banners.
Sell elsewhere - quite simply - the funnel-site is not the place to make money!

Smart thinking - i must implement this!!

Urban

INTERNET MARKETING MADE EASY!!

noreply@blogger.com (Urban Rat) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0000

I just invested in Market Samurai!! - thats the program used during Ed Dale's 30-day-challenge!

What is the 30-Day-Challenge?
In a nutshell: In 30 days Ed Dale & his team show you exactly how to start your own Internet business and generate your first income online without spending a dime.

So, back to the Market Samurai
If you EVER have any interest in ever doing any:

Keyword Research,
Search Engine Optimization,
Publishing Content Online,
Link Building,
Affiliate Marketing,
Virtual Real Estate,
Adsense, or
Google Adwords

Then this is the software for you!!

Background
Market Samurai was released into the market (into the 30-day-challenge) on August 2, yep its just over month old!!

Does it work?
Well, it was put to the test during the 30-day-challenge:

It needed to produce fast results for the 30-day-challenge
It needed to be simple enough for 30-day-challengers, some who have had little or absolutely no experience, to use & to produce results - in 30 DAYS
It needed to be streamlined, cut-2-the-chase practical to produce results with very little work involved!!

So how did it do?
Market Samurai shattered all previous 30-day challenge records!

The fastest recorded sale ever - less than 1 day!
The fastest recorded number 1 ranking in GOOGLE - less than 30 minutes!
Most Front Page Google rankings ever!
& The highest % of Front-Page Rankings in Google ever - currently over 28% of all 30DC sites!

Not bad eh!!

So how come people were successful with Market Samurai?

Well, in the first place it cuts down wasted-time on activities that don't create results - allowing you to get on with what matters!
it tells you exactly what you need to do next
and it helps to complete critical marketing tasks quicker, easier, more efficiently and allows you achieve results

In a nutshell - it will tell you:

What markets are worth targeting;
What markets are worth avoiding;
Which keywords you should focus on for fast results;
Which keywords should be avoided;
Which markets have weak competition;
Which markets show impossible levels of competition;
What are the chances of achieving front-page rankings for a keyword;
What topics you should write articles on for your web-site;
Where to find quality backlinks;
How many backlinks you need;
What quality backlinks you need;
How to determine the quality of a page for a backlink;
and then some!!

Is it worth a look?
Yup Market Samurai is worth a look!!

Mauri ora
Urban