The art of delegation is being able to prioritize and outsource low margin activities for high margin activities. How good are you at this process?  Listen to this 11min 22 second podcast to learn 10 steps that are part of my “Best Person For The Job Technique” and you will be well on your way to delegate like a pro!

Let me know what you think and comment below!

Ray Stendall

Have you noticed that sometimes despite your best effort you do not follow through and don’t stay focused?

When we do not follow through, we have feelings of frustration and anxiety because deep down we know we are not on track to live the life we want.  In this Podcast, I reveal one of my secret techniques made up of 10 steps you need to know to solve this problem.

I look forward to your comments!

Ray Stendall

This is a great example of a “Great Mind”. Look at the innovation. Look what is possible when we really really think. Please share your comments!

I hope you enjoy this keynote

Ray

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Have you come across people in your life that just seem to suck all the energy out of you like a vampire…

We all have ….the trick is knowing how to deal with them. In this Podcast, I want to share some ideas you can use to identify and eliminate Energy Vampires from infecting your consciousness.

Listen to this podcast and I will reveal the three ways you can identify an Energy Vampire and then I will show you what to do to eliminate them!

Your priority must be to live a life on purpose that leads to fulfillment and happiness. This can only happen when you are growing. To grow you need to monitor and manage your energy levels and the people around you.

By the way – the reference in the podcast was to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States

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Your Friend and Partner In Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.” Paul Harvey
Is the current economic situation brutal and difficult and challenging?  Of course it is!  But there have always been obstacles to growth, success and happiness.  Many say that now is the time to hunker down and wait out the storm, yet there are entrepreneurs and small business owners everywhere who are experiencing unprecedented growth and extraordinary success.

Are there large numbers of businesses failing in today’s economy?  Yes!  But that has been the case forever.  In fact, most businesses do fail – regardless of the economy.

Are there businesses succeeding in today’s economy?  Yes!  There has never been a better time to succeed and grow a business.

The question then becomes, if there have always been times like these – what are the successful entrepreneurs and business owners doing that the failures are not doing?

Could it be as simple as looking not at the external surroundings and market conditions, but rather, looking within at the opportunities you have to grow and prosper?

How do you look at your business and your entrepreneurial opportunities?  Remember, your business has a future.  The question is whether that future happens by chance or by choice and since there have always been times like this, you have no time to lose – only time to win!  Create your time for success today!

Let me know what you think below!

Ray Stendall

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2009 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

The old phrase, “You learn something new every day,” should probably be turned into the question, “Do you learn something new every day?” Do you?

Please share your comments!

Ray Stendall

My dear friends,

I would like to wish you a wonderful and safe NYE. I hold the vision that 2010 will bring you exactly what you want.

I see you being happy and healthy.

I see you filled with prosperity inside and out.

I see you having amazing and fulfilling relationships

Most of all I see you growing and getting closer to your highest potential!

I look forward to our paths crossing and of being of service to you.

Here is a quick video message for you.

Ray

Top Achievers view personal development as a constant and never ending life passion.
Low Achievers consider personal development as drag and not necessary for life success.

Top Achievers believe to their core that learning is a constant state and will be that way until they die. They are intellectually very curious – they want to understand how things work so they can begin the process to identify how things can be made better. The starting point for  improving the outside world (i.e. things) is to begin with the inside world. The inside world is a world that is far from being fully discovered. There is an incredible amount of potential and talent within each one of us that the vast majority of people have no idea exists and very few have really started to harvest it.

Top Achievers, because of their curiosity want to understand more about themselves. They want to understand why they think the thoughts they do, the beliefs they have and take action on some things but not others. They want to understand what habits, beliefs, character traits and attitudes leads to success and fulfillment so that they can make the most out of their vacation on earth.

Low Achievers maintain a different view when it comes to personal development. First they tend to believe that education is limited to formal education that is taught through the school system. They fail to realize that school teaches you how to find information and better schools teach you how to analyze ideas into logical conclusions. They realize that there are few schools if any that really cultivate our intellectual assets such as our imagination, intuition, perception, memory, or the will.

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Ray Stendall

“If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.” Robert H. Schuller

It has also been said, “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these – I might have been!”

Fear is an incredible force in your life – fear of failure, fear of rejection and even fear of success can influence your behavior and action. Living by fear is very exhausting and prevents so many from achieving true success and true greatness.

As an entrepreneur or small business owner check your fear quotient and discover what might be holding you back. Also check the fear factor of your employees to see if you are creating a “no-fear” environment where employees can thrive, innovate and excel.

Fear is the great reason we do not live up to our potential. Fear comes from worry and doubt. Worry and Doubt comes from Ignorance which is the lack of knowledge. Identify your fears and trace them back to the knowledge you need to extinguish them. If you do this consistently you will not have to deal with fear. I am of course referring to imaginary fears like speaking in public or buying a house or if you are 5 years old reading this the boogieman in the closet!

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Ray Stendall

Dear Friends,
I came across this story from a friend of mine JR who sent it to me so I can share it with all of you. I hope you enjoy it!

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The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, ‘Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?’

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, ‘Of course you may!’ and she gave me a giant squeeze.

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

She jokingly replied, ‘I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…’

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

‘I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!’ she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this ‘time machine’ as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, ‘I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.’

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ‘ We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die

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

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.’

She concluded her speech by courageously singing ‘The Rose.’

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep….

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

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

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

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

Universal Energy promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If Source Energy brings you to it, it will bring you through it.

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What did you think? How does this make you feel? What are you going to do differently based on reading this?

Please comment below

Ray Stendall

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2009 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Long ago in Korea, before a girl was married, it was very hard for her to leave the house. In fact, many young girls in the noble class were prohibited from leaving their homes.

Back then, most houses were surrounded by walls, almost like large fences. So the girls could go outside but were not allowed outside of these walls. Naturally, they became very curious as to what the world was like on the other side of the walls.

Thus, the Korean seesaw was born….

Children would place a thick board on top of a straw bag or a log for support somewhere in their yard. Then, two people would stand on either side of the board, and going back and forth, they’d take turns jumping.

Every time they were propelled into the air, they could catch a glimpse of the world beyond the walls.

Click here to see just how high they could jump.

Amazing, isn’t it?

But look closely.
Someone has to push down on one side for the other person to see the outside world.
There’s no way to seesaw like this on your own.

I share this analogy with you, because it demonstrates an important point. To achieve anything really worthwhile requires the support of enough good people. Make it your policy to help others to obtain their goals and reach new heights by pushing down on your side of the seesaw, and you’ll see that based on the law of reciprocity they will do the same for you. This may not happen with each and every person you help and that is fine; but more often than not this law will be respected.

What do you think? Please comment below!

Ray Stendall
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Have you seen the movie: The Pursuit of Happyness?

This happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time.
The message is simple and often not fully appreciated.

Have you ever had a dream that you did not protect or talk yourself out of?

Being successful in life and business is a decision – it has nothing to do with fate or your destiny. It has everything to do with being clear about what you want and what you plan to give in very definite terms to get it. Many people in life go through the process of living in an automated way. Some never take the time to figure out exactly who they want to be, and what they plan to do, so they can have what they really want.

When you “want something in life …go get it period.”

Watch this clip and then watch the movie… even if you have seen it before (great learning lessons can be found here and if applied can make all the difference in the world).

Share your inner power with me … comment below

Till Next Time,

Your Partner In Your Success,

Ray Stendall

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This is a CNN profile of teen who created a $30 Million company, BizChair.com. Sean Belnick had an idea (if you have red Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich” this example will make perfect sense) and the desire to make it work. There is a lot to learn from this great example.

Comment and Show Me Your Alive!

Ray Stendall

This is amazing!! There is a lot we can learn from this little story- share your comments on how this makes you feel and the thoughts that come to mind.

Polar Bear: I come in Peace

Norbert Rosing ‘ s striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon
tethered sled dogs in the  wild of Canada ‘ s Hudson Bay.

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the
polar bear wandered in..

It ‘ s hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone!

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.

May you always have love to share,

Health to spare,

And friends that care

Ray Stendall

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Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater. Mary Mannin Morrissey

Far too many entrepreneurs miss out on wonderful opportunities because they are waiting for something – a big event, the perfect presentation, the right time, the right circumstances. This is like the anchor leg runner in a relay race standing still waiting for the previous runner to hand him the baton. If he is standing still he will get run over, the baton will be dropped and the race lost.

In order to receive an opportunity you must be running full speed. Then the previous runner can pass the opportunity baton to you in full stride and you can dash toward the goal or finish line.

You or your team members might be saying things like, “I will pick up the pace after this killer quarter is over.” Or, “Once I get past the convention, then I will get organized.” Or, “The moment I get the new presentation I am really going to sell.” If statements like these are floating around your business, it is time to get moving.

In order to succeed you must start where you are, with what you have…

Are you standing still are running hard?

Let’s stay connected and I can let you know when I have a new blog post.

Ray Stendall

There is no such thing as “time management.” The word manage means to hold, mold, shape or form, influence or have direct control over – NONE of which you can do with time. You can’t hold or mold time, you cannot shape it or form it, you cannot influence time (make it go faster, or slow it down and save it for later) nor can you control time.

So what does that leave you with? CHOICE management. You can shape, influence and control, for the most part, your choices and the activities you choose to engage in each day.

Many entrepreneurs say, “I don’t have enough time.” The truth is you have all the time there is. Each of us are given 24 hours in a day or 1,440 minutes – no more, no less. What we choose to do in those hours and minutes is what will determine our success.

Look at your choices as you begin this new week. What activities will you choose to engage in. Will you choose activities which are tension relieving or goal achieving. Will you choose to waste time on low priority busy work or will you choose to do more challenging activities which produce meaningful results?

Manage your choices wisely or your poor choices will manage you and your business.

Your Friend and Partner In Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“There is only one boss – The Customer. The customer can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending their money somewhere else.” Sam Walton

In an age where the difference between competing products or services is shrinking, the decision for most customers comes down to service. Recognize value added service as your greatest weapon against your competition.

It is also important to note that many of your competitors are cutting cost and scaling down in the current economy. This provides a wonderful opportunity for you to capture new customers and market-share.

Evaluate what services your competitors are cutting or eliminating and then counter with some extra service in that area. Their customers are probably frustrated by the lowered service experience and if you can deliver something special you just might find your business growing in a down economy!

Use These Ideas To Make A Real Difference in Your Business.

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Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“The final test of a leader is that he (or she) leaves behind in others the conviction and the will to carry on.” Walter Lippmann

It is easy for employees or individuals to do what is right and perform at a high level when the boss or leader is present. The real test is what happens when the leader is gone. Will they continue to execute with excellence or will they slacken their efforts and accept mediocrity when left to themselves?

Every leader must instill the expectation that it is the standard that is always the focus, not who is there to make sure it is kept. Helping the employees and individuals you lead understand the “why” of their assignments as well as the “how” will ensure they have the conviction to do what is right, even when no one is looking.

What level of conviction are you instilling in those you lead?

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.”
Walter Scott

Your attitude truly is your mental compass. It is what drives your thoughts and what ultimately drives your actions and behaviors. Often the difference is not between having a good attitude or a bad attitude – the real difference is found in the slight difference between having a good attitude and a more powerfully focused great attitude.

Attitude has little to do with bouncing off of the walls or seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. It has everything to do with a quiet confidence which focuses on the positive opportunities in any given situation.

A slight shift in your attitude changes your short-term direction and leads to a destinational difference. Where is your attitude leading you? Where is it driving those you lead?

Have a fantastic Monday June 1, 2009

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

Avoidance leadership has become all too common in business today. There are hosts of reasons why people don’t recognize and deal with problems early including: fear of upsetting someone, fear of the potential cost, worry about raising negative issues, overconfidence in their ability to adapt and some just hope the problem will take care of itself.

Effective leaders are always scanning the horizon for potential problems or issues which might prevent them from accomplishing their goals. They recognize most business failures occur because some small issue, which easily could have been taken care of early, turned into a crisis, an emergency and ultimately a crushing blow to the business.

Spend time regularly on early stage issues and the strategies to correct them.

Pick one and solve one today – it will save you and your business an emergency tomorrow.

Please share your comments!

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2009 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

To an entrepreneur or small business owner hope is very important. But, hope is NOT a strategy!
Far too many entrepreneurs and small business owners are hunkering down hoping. They hope the economy will pick up. They hope the price of gas will go down. They hope they can make another payroll. They hope they can survive the next quarter. They hope their customers will remain loyal. They hope sales will pick up soon. Hoping, hoping, hoping…

Again – hope is not a strategy! If you are going to be successful in any area of life or business you must have a strategy. The most important question you must be able to answer for yourself and for your business is, “What is my strategy?”

Take this week and review or create your compelling strategy. If you do not establish your strategy first, you will never build a successful business which will last.

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“If you aren’t playing well, the game isn’t as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.” Thomas J. Watson

When in a slump, athletes often go back to their uninhibited childhood playing days to recapture the passion, excitement and energy needed to get back on track.

Do you find your passion waning? Has your entrepreneurial vision collapsed into day-to-day drudgery? Have you lost that magic and spark which used to drive you to achieve excellence?

If you are feeling a bit run-down and frustrated, return to your early entrepreneurial days. Get back to the vision which got you into the entrepreneurial game in the first place. Remember past success. Review periods of peak performance and fun, fulfilling growth.

Remember why you became an entrepreneur and do something today to recapture the energy and vision you need to face the challenges to come.

Have a great weekend,

Ray Stendall

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” Seneca

Do you know specifically where you are going? Have you developed a strategy to get where you want to go as an entrepreneur or business owner? In today’s economy there is no time to drift. Write down the specific places you are going to take your business then chart a course to get there.

Everything begins with a decision and a desire to move from point A to Point B.
Today – this very moment get clear on what you want and the price you are willing to pay for it to come true. Make sure you are very clear on the “Why” you are doing this – to motivate yourself during the difficult times and there will be difficult times. How else would you appreciate the good times if you had nothing to compare it to? From now on please view challenges in life as tests… tests to see if you are worthy of the success you seek.

Till Next Time – Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.”
Charles Kettering

Whether you are working with your employees, your children, a group of peers or even when working with yourself – expectations drive performance. Rarely do people rise higher than the expectations placed upon them. (Even if those expectations are self-imposed.)

Start this day by reviewing your expectations of yourself. Then review the expectations you have for the individuals you lead. Have you settled for mediocrity in your personal performance? Have you settled for mediocrity from the people you lead?

Raise your expectations, and always remember to express confidence in people’s ability to achieve greatness and deliver the extraordinary.

Have a Fantastic 5/19/2009

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“Fail forward fast.” Tom Peters

It is far better to have sloppy success than to have perfect procrastination. It is easy to get caught up in the endless tinkering and perfecting of a project. It is true some things require perfection – most simply need excellence. All need action today!

Do you find yourself waiting to launch important projects? Are you forever splitting hairs about elements that are not mission critical. Do you spend hours and hours on details that don’t matter much?

Start your Monday with action! In taking action you may fail – but even that failure will move you forward toward ultimate success. Pick a project you have been putting off and begin today to take the action which will accelerate your path to achievement.

Please share your comments!

Ray Stendall

“The best way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.” Benjamin Jowett

Sharing the limelight and sharing the credit are hallmarks of a true entrepreneurial leader. If you want your people to rise up and do more, be more and become more you must validate their performance by giving them the credit and celebrating their success.

What will you do to place employees, friends and family members who do well in the limelight?

Have a Fantastic Day!

Ray Stendall

Martin Luther King said, “You don’t need to see the whole staircase. You just need to see the first step.”

Every entrepreneurial journey begins with a single step – FORWARD and UPWARD. Often the successful journey requires that we step to the edge of the light and even one step into the darkness. It is there we find that the path is lit for another step.

Far too many become paralyzed simply because they cannot see the whole staircase and end up waiting and ultimately missing the opportunity because they were unwilling to take an uncertain step toward a certain goal.

Are there any areas of your business or life where you are waiting to take a step forward and upward? Take a step today!

Wishing you the very best and please share your comments!

Ray Stendall

“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product or service, and that bring friends with them.” W. Edwards Deming

What do your customers say about you? Are they glad they do business with you? Have they emotionally connected with you, your company and your product or service? If not, now is the time to improve and enhance your customer’s experience.

A down economy is the best time to increase service and go get more customers. Your competitors are probably cutting back on service and raising prices. The strategic entrepreneur and business owner will see the best way to increase profits during a down economy is to improve service in order to capture more loyal customers.

What will you do today?

Please add your comments

Ray Stendall

The argument is leadership is seldom an innate skill. To be sure there is a case for personal charisma or even the ability to inspire those around you, but true leadership, the kind that rallies nations, is a refined, learned skill. Military intuitions, like West Point, have long believed that leaders are trained, not born. Leading men and women into battle or into the boardroom, the skills are essentially the same. It is no coincidence: a disproportionate amount of military-trained individuals find themselves in leadership positions in the corporate sphere.

Humans have historically been concerned with their personal security and survival. Now, they spend an inordinate amount of time in the employment of organizations, typically corporations. Yet, humans are still driven to affiliate themselves with one another to protect their security and belongings. Indeed, even within the corporate structure people are compelled to protect one another from being fired or protecting the “herd.” Amidst all this they are constantly looking leaders to help them, and they are seldom to found among their supervisors.

Leaders emerge from an informal structure, not from rigid institutions. So, despite the military’s emphasis on leadership, true leaders of men and women are unofficially and seemingly randomly appointed. The theory as to why one person is held up as a leader and another is not is still subject to much speculation. They are never appointed or respected because of their position within the organization; they emerge by means of influence. This influence is the ability to gain cooperation from others by means of persuasion, not necessarily force.

Abraham Zaleznik, a theorist concerned with leadership, identified substantive differences between leadership and management. According to Zaleznik, leaders are inspired visionaries, concerned with substance. On the other hand, managers are planners who are concerned with process. Another leadership theorist, Warren Bennis, further explained the difference between managers and leaders.

Bennis alleged that managers administer, while leaders innovate. Managers ask how and when, while leaders ask what and why. Managers imitate, while leaders originate. Furthermore, he argued managers emulate the classic good soldier, whereas leaders are their own person, preoccupied with originality. Indeed, it seems leadership, though a skill that can be learned is a way of living. Leadership programs can teach you how to lead, but it seems a leader simply knows how to lead.

by James Gilbert Pynn

People are more concerned about their health nowadays and it is hard to not hear of the acai berry when watching TV, listening to the news or reading magazines, especially if they are health related. If you watch Oprah or the Rachel Ray Show, you will hear of the acai berry and how great it is for your health.

Although you may have heard about the acai berry for the first time, this berry is not a new berry or organically created in a lab to contain amazing properties. The acai berry has been around for a very long time but it was tucked away deep in the rain forests, unknown to most people elsewhere in the world.

The acai berry grows on a branch of an acai palm tree called Euterpe oleracea, which is more commonly known as the acai palm tree. The acai palm is large and tall. Each tree can have as many as 25 trunks although it is not very common. An acai palm tree can be as tall as 25 meters.

On each acai palm trunk, you will see many strands of ribbon-link branches hanging from it. Acai berries are found on the branches. Each acai berry is attached to a thin, small but long branch. Each branch has many acai berries on.

An acai berry looks very similar to a blueberry when ripe. The acai berry is round and small, similar to most berries. It is dark in color. Some are darker than others but most of them are dark purple in color. Each acai palm tree can produce as much as 20 kgs of acai berries a year.

Like most berries, the acai berry is edible. Many people eat the acai berry as fruit but some make use of other parts of the berry too. The acai pulp is where most of the nutrients are and it is very commonly used in wines, liqueurs, or as food flavoring or colorant. The acai berry has many uses so it is not surprising that there are many acai berry products around.

However, the most amazing thing about the acai berry that has caught most people’s attention is its health benefits. The acai berry is very healthy to eat since it contains more nutrients and minerals than almost everything else. There have been many researches into the health properties of the acai berry and all of them are positive.

Since people now know that the acai berry is so healthy, the acai berry is more in demand now than ever. In the past, the acai berry used to be hand picked but nowadays many companies have them mass harvested to meet the world demand of the acai berry. Unfortunately, automation will always decrease the effectiveness of the end product.

Dining out is a big part of many people’s lives. Maybe you’re eating out more frequently because you entertain clients. Perhaps you don’t like eating out. Either way, if you want to keep a nice trim body, restaurant meals will give you a huge obstacle to overcome. In fact, eating out is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while the road.

If you’re interested in staying lean while dining out by using a few healthy tricks you’re in luck because I’m going to share some below.

The 3 most important things to avoid that are everywhere at restaurants are:

*** any sodas, juices and other sugary foods (except fresh fruits, which are great) *** deep fried foods (anything dropped in a scorching bath of trans fats) *** refined starchy foods

Skip these major culprits and you can eliminate the major food sources that do the worst damage to your body – trans fats, refined vegetable oils, refined starchy carbohydrates, and refined sugars.

Ok, so what do you need to do? Well, this means you should try to skip the cheap white bread, cut out the french fries that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man, and wipe out all of the huge portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plates as well.

Instead, just try to order meat and a side salad, and then, asking for the vegetables as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with.

Almost every restaurant I have ever been to will always allow me to change to vegetables or side salad for the regular french fries or chips that almost always come with burgers or sandwiches.

Just a quick side note, it amazes me how many people scrutinize my substitutions of veggies for fries by telling me that I am ‘not living’ because I refuse to eat deep fried french fries… are you kidding me! If french fries are your idea of ‘living it up’, you need to get a better hobby!

Ironically, these same people are the first to complain that they are fat, overweight and have tried ‘everything’, yet can not lose their big guts. I am not sure why so many people think eating deep fried foods equals ‘living it up’… I am for moderation with many things, but there are 2 things that should be totally removed from every diet because these foods are simply dangerous… it is sodas and fries!

Take a look at the typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most other people do…

Most people will eat a meal out such as this:

* Burger or sandwich or burger * chips or fries * soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!)

A MUCH more smart alternative (if you care about your body and health) is this simple change you can make:

* Salad or veggies * Burger or Sandwich * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks — unless you like to drink poison!)

These 2 simple substitutions every time you eat out can save you around 400 – 900 calories… AND you are cutting out the poison’s to your body as well, by avoiding the trans fats and fructose corn syrup from the fries and soft drinks.

Here’s a side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of pasta, rice, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the body fat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training exercise (can be free weights or body weight training) BEFORE your scheduled meal time.

Sometimes it can be really hard to fit the workouts into your schedule right before the meal, but if you can, the meal can be your ‘post-exercise meal’. After a high intensity resistance training exercise, your body can handle a higher amount of carbs than normal to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion you had during the intense exercise.

Your moderate intensity cardio workout will NOT work for this… it must be high intensity resistance training to deplete enough glycogen in the muscle to handle restaurant portions of these carbohydrates.

I hope these dining tips help you choose smarter and healthier for a leaner body next time you eat out.

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2008 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

All too often I hear statements like, “Once I have gotten rid of my stress, I am going to quit smoking” or “It’s going to be my New Year’s resolution” or “I could quit right away, if it weren’t for (fill in the blank)”. You know what I’m getting at.

First things first. Get out a notepad and spend some time writing down the exact reasons that are driving you to rid yourself of this habit. Then once you are done with that, turn the page over and jot down all the reasons (excuses) you might make to justify why you haven’t.

Just putting excuses down on paper so that they are something solid you can see is enough to make some people look at how silly they really are. For others, they may have to analyze their list of excuses and figure out why they believe these reasons to be true. Usually it is due to repetition. You’ve been telling yourselves for years that these are the reasons why you smoke, and if you tell yourself something enough times, eventually it will become an ingrained belief, whether it is the truth or not.

I’ve listed some of the more common excuses here, but ultimately it is your responsibility to list EVERY reason you think keeps you smoking.

“If I quit smoking, I’ll gain weight.”

Really? Would you believe that it has been shown that we are better off healthwise to be 70+ pounds overweight than to continue smoking. Of course that doesn’t give us the excuse to binge. Yes it is true that some people do put on a few pounds when giving up smoking, however there is healthy alternatives to your diet which will help alleviate this. Just keep in mind to snack on healthy foods like fruits and vegetables, not chocolate bars and pretzels.

“Smoking is too enjoyable to quit.”

If that were truly so, then chances are you wouldn’t be sitting there now gathering information on quitting, would you? Don’t worry. I’m not picking on you. I used to say the very same thing. Making statements such as this creates one major issue. And that is the fact that the more times you say it, the more you become to believe it. I’ve said it before. So time to come clean and be honest with yourself, is smoking really that enjoyable or is it just a fallacy you’ve convinced yourself to be true? What is it that you think smoking gives you? More money, better health and cleaner, fresher breath? Looking at it from that angle and writing down the answers will show you that you really don’t enjoy smoking that much at all.

The thing is that I am not trying to come across as mean or condescending, so please don’t take what I am saying the wrong way. No, what I am trying to do is be truly helpful by telling you that none of the excuses that you are currently using or have used in the past do anything for you other than keep you smoking and once you come to terms with this fact, the easier quitting will be.

Don’t doubt your abilities to beat those lies. You can do this.

You have just made the initial step on your path to weight loss, admitting that you have a desire to lose weight. Weight plays a big part in how you feel about yourself. If you aren’t happy you will feel bad physically as well as emotionally.

But people can have a difficult time realizing that in order to lose weight they actually should eat moe often throughout the day. A common strategy at the beginning of a diet is a drastic reduction in the amount and kinds of food eaten. However, that may in fact ultimately do more damage than produce any benefit.

Eating too little during the course of the day actually sets up your body for weight loss failure. By not eating enough you set your body up to have low energy throughout the day. Try to store as much fat as possible, which will thwart your weight loss attempts,your body will also go into starvation mode. You should also know that once you begin to keep yourself from eating you will have a greater food craving than if you were to just eat sensibly.

Your body’s main goal is to keep yourself alive and operating properly and healthfully. Our systems have all sorts of survival mechanisms in place to keep your systems working. These systems will automatically start up when your body gets the signal that it is needed. One of our most highly developed defensive mechanism is our response to famine.

You could sit down and eat whatever you want that your internal mechanisms do not really realize. Your body does not recognize your choice to consume fewer calories, but operates in a starvation mode, making adjustments to be able to provide energy for its functions.

Your body will begin to think that it is starving if you choose not to eat enough or if you wait for long periods of time between meals. You shouldn’t do this because your body will react in a negative way. You will slow down your metabolism making it harder to burn the fat you are trying to lose. An effecient metabolism is the keystone of a successful weight loss plan.

Instead of the fat as a result of your eating habitsyou may start to lose the toned muscle. If your body does not get enough protein to support your regular activities, then you will lose muscle mass. You will be slowing down your metabolic rate even further,additionally, by loosing this lean muscle. Again reducing the amount of fat that your body is able to burn.

If you intend to loose weight then make sure that there is no problem with your metabolic processes. The best way to keep your metabolism up and running is to eat a small meal every three hours. You are sure to quickly become the new you that you have always dreamed of being if you do that in coordination with a fitness program.

Tom Venuto created the Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle program to help bodybuilders get the kind of lean muscle that they are after. You will learn with this program how to cut the fat out of your diet and your muscles and create a lean and strong physique. This book delivers a great program that has been hot on the market for years. The author of the program is a competitive bodybuilder that gives you all of the information that you need to get the results that you want.

Venuto’s aim is not only to teach every minute details of bodybuilding but also makes it easier for beginners to start off and achieve their goals, be it shedding 100 lbs or adding some extra pounds to get a six-pack. Venuto’s writing style is quite calm and confident, it’s highly communicable. It will also help you in having a clear perception about the fat loss program.

The e-book is refreshingly devoid of ego. Piles of e-books are available on the web these days, which have “n” number of nutrition plans, supplements and fitness routines; but with least focus on attaining the real goal. Though the authors try very hard to convince the readers and they succeed too, but it doesn’t last long. Tom makes no such false claims of knowing everything about bodybuilding and is the founder of the fat loss secrets. He genuinely is trying to help you with his book and I agree with the fact that he is the most competent person to guide a beginner through the course.

Tom’s BFFM program comprises of 4 key components:

* The importance of goal setting

* Nutrition

* Cardio, and

* Weight training and its importance

The very first chapter of this e-book is the most informative and will provide you with a great deal of motivation for reaching your goals. There are some great goal setting formulas that you can use to reach your goals no matter what they are. The program will teach you how to train your brain so that you have a great chance of reaching those goals.

The problem that many people have when they are bodybuilding is that they do not set proper goals in the beginning. Tom believes that this is the most important part of reaching your goals. There will be those who will skip past this part of the book and jump right into the bodybuilding techniques, but this would be a big mistake. If you want to make a lasting impact on your body, you should not skip this part of the book.

The focus of the program is on your nutrition and not dieting. You will find a great approach to reducing your body fat while you are gaining lean muscle. The program will focus on a permanent solution to losing body fat and not simply a starvation approach. When you use starvation to lose weight you will be in danger of gaining back the weight once you are off the program. If you focus instead on a healthy approach to eating and nutrition to get the results that you want. The diet advice is real and based on real life experiences.

The habits that you develop about food are not the only approach that is taken. You will learn all of the advanced ways that a person can lose extra weight while they are building their muscles. The first step is to learn the basics, however, and these will be tended to first. The book will cover everything that you need to learn about bodybuilding and how to lose the extra weight that you might be carrying.

Once you have learned the basic information you will be given advice on your nutrition that will help you to separate the myth from the fact in your diet. This information is essential to gaining the kind of muscle mass that you are after.

After you have gotten down the basics of bodybuilding you will learn some of the more advanced techniques that are used to give you the body that you want. The methods that are used will apply a carbohydrate manipulation to get the results. You must be very careful when you are using these techniques because when they are used incorrectly, you could have poor results. The bodybuilders who use these techniques are on an advanced level and have complete knowledge of the process before they begin and so should you.

A new mom stranded on an island with no food would naturally lose the pregnancy weight fast because of the lack of food. Although there are many factors that affect and contribute to being overweight, the one factor that stands apart from the rest is FOOD. Food by itself is not the problem. The real problem is our unhealthy relationship with food and lack of knowledge about the food we buy and fuel our bodies with.

1. Making Poor Food Choices

If the majority of the food you buy from the grocery store is packaged in a box or can, then you need to make some serious changes. Most processed foods are high in fat, sugar and salt and low in vitamins and minerals because these foods are changed from their organic state for reasons of safety, longer shelf life and convenience. Processed foods are bad for your health and can be a roadblock to lose your pregnancy weight fast.

Be a smart consumer and opt for more natural foods (fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and fish) or food products with more natural ingredients. Go for healthy processed foods such as fortified milk and fruit juices or frozen produce which, although frozen, still have their nutrients.

2. Fast Food Nation

Fast food is addictive. The convenience of fast food is an easy meal solution for moms on the go. But due to the high in saturated fat, sugar, salt content, these foods are just empty calories. Eating too much fast food will increase your size and is a definite self-sabotage to losing the pregnancy weight fast.

Pre-planning your weekly meals and grocery lists is one way to get organized to start cooking and eating healthier meals. There are thousands of delicious healthy recipes available that are quick and easy to prepare. So plan ahead and recruit the rest of the family to get on board with eating healthy and make the next meal at McDonald’s a special family treat and not the family meal norm.

3. Skipping Meals

Do you eat during the wrong times of the day? Some moms are so preoccupied with looking after the baby, running errands, and so on that they forget to eat until the end of their day. Not fueling your body properly and frequently will affect your metabolism’s normal rate of activity and prevent you from losing your pregnancy weight fast. Skipping meals such as breakfast or eating just one big meal for the day only serves to make your body conserve energy instead of burning it.

Just think of how often you feed your baby and how often you feed yourself. A baby feeds often because a baby’s body needs frequent nourishment to provide energy to fuel proper development and growth. Likewise, in order for your metabolism to be able to sustain your daily activities and to lose pregnancy weight fast you should eat six small healthy meals per day.

4. Eating Food to feel Better

How often do you find yourself watching favorite Soap Opera with some junk food? Or if you are depressed about your current body image, you soothe your depression with your favorite pint of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Bad eating habits prevent you from losing pregnancy weight fast.

One surefire way to help lose pregnancy weight fast is to stop buying or replacing these foods with healthier choices. Also finding other non-food outlets to deal with your emotional eating such as joining a yoga or meditation class can help wean you off of eating for comfort.

5. Lack of Exercise

How often do you walk your dog? Our bodies are built for action but thanks to technology our lifestyles are becoming more and more sedentary and we’re getting fatter and fatter. We spend more time in our cars, on our computers and on our couches than walking, running, cycling or hiking.

If you want to lose pregnancy weight fast, you have to do some form of daily exercise that elevates your heart rate for at least 30 minutes. Going for a brisk walk, every day rain or shine, will keep the pounds off and you healthy. Make fitness a family affair and plan a Saturday afternoon to go roller balding or playing Frisbee at the park. The choices are endless when it comes to fitness activities. So have fun and in time exercise will be a normal part of your daily lifestyle.

Take responsibility for your health by being an informed consumer. Eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. Exercise daily with and without your family. Life is what you make it, so take charge to live healthy and make it fun.

To understand what an antioxidant is, we must understand the meaning of the two following terms first:-

FREE RADICAL:

The outer shell of this atom or molecule contains a singular electron in constant search for its pair.

OXIDATION REACTION:

In the event of the free radical losing its unpaired electron, the reaction is known as oxidation.

Although oxidation reactions are very important for our body, some of them are harmful and can cause damage to the cells and DNA of the human biology.

ANTIOXIDANTS basically prevent the free radical from shedding its singular unpaired electron in its outer shell so that it cannot begin a “chain reaction” that can be a health deterrent.

DARK CHOCOLATE:

Dark chocolate has been regarded as one of the most effective antioxidants of all time. It slows down the oxidation process greatly. Although milk is an antioxidant itself, doctors usually recommend people to consume dark chocolate on their own, without milk.

Dark chocolate antioxidants, within an hour of their consumption, resulted in increased level of epicatechin (polyphenolic component green tea also found in chocolate). The Cocoapro cocoa containing chocolate Dove Dark, made by Mars Inc. contains a heavy dose of flavanol, which is rich in antioxidants. These flavanoids neutralize the free radicals. Consumption of cocoa is a great way of antioxidant intake, which in turn lowers the risk of heart disease, cancer (lung, prostrate) and type 2 diabetes. Professor of Penn State University, Penny Kris-Etherton has found in his studies that those who consume high levels of cocoa and dark chocolate have lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol and higher levels of good HDL cholesterol. Cocoapro cocoa even helps in the clotting of blood and production of nitric oxide. Milk chocolate also contains flavanoids, but to a much lesser level.

RED WINE:

Two glasses of red wine if consumed daily, is a rich source of antioxidant. Red wine antioxidants help fight potential cases of cancer. This rich-in-color drink contains phytochemicals, polyphenols such as catechins and resveratrol all contain anti-cancer properties. Polyphenols (main source: skin of grapes) remain contained in the red wine after fermentation, providing a rich course of antioxidants. Since white wine does not include the skin of grapes, these polyphenols are not present, making it a less potent source of antioxidants. Resveratrol is the result of a plant fighting against fungus or injury. It is a strong antioxidant as well, present in red wine. It helps reduce incidence of tumor by sensitizing the cells to radiation treatments.

Red wine also helps fight pancreatic cancer by attacking the cancerous cells’ main energy source, the mitochondria. This ultimately results in the death of such cells.

Red wine consumption also reduces the chances of prostate cancer. However, to derive its beneficial effects, red wine must be consumed under controlled dosage. Excess consumption of it could have severe reverse effects and harm the health seriously.

Carrots, tomato, broccoli, peaches, and apricot (vitamin A), orange, lime and strawberries (Vitamin C), nuts and whole grains (Vitamin E) and fish, eggs and meat (selenium) are other sources of antioxidants.

Since so many people enjoyed yesterday’s video from Napoleon Hill let me share another one!  A definition of the REAL Riches that most people don’t know. Summarized in 12 principles in order stated in Napoleon Hill’s voice from a seminar in Circa 1937. This is only 1 minute long but profound beyond words!

Please share your comments!

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Good morning everyone,

I would like to share with you a video from Napoleon Hill.   Dr. Hill has had the greatest influence on my life. I had the good fortune to study his famous book “Think and Grow Rich” in 1987 when I was 12 and my father gave it to me.  Listen carefully to his message and may it move you to a higher state of consciousness as it did for me.

Over the years my studies have helped me greatly and soon I will be a certified instructor with the Napoleon Hill Foundation which gives me tremendous joy. I look forward to sharing with you ideas and thoughts which can make a huge difference in your life. You have unlimited potential once you take control of your own mind and intelligently direct it to what you want!

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”
www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Good morning everyone,

Today is election day here in the USA! Do you think this election will impact you financially?

I do not think so – listen to this podcast to hear why I have come to this conclusion.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Check out this clip from Tony Robbins. He makes a few great points.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”
www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2008 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

This article was originally published on October 27 2008 by The Napoleon Hill Foundation in their newsletter called: Napoleon Hill Yesterday and Today Issue 92  by: Ray Stendall

I am adding this article to this blog in case you missed it.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

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Have you ever noticed that all great men and women who have done, or are in the process of doing, important work have the attribute of “Supreme Self-Confidence”?

Before we go any further, let’s define the term: Supreme Self-Confidence is the outward expression of an emotion that communicates to others that the individual in question:

a) Has a firm grasp of reality and the work that needs to be done,
b) Has a major purpose they are diligently working towards,
c) Believes to their core that they can provide a World Class solution,
d) Moves calmly in the direction of their vision undeterred by all circumstances and naysayers.

Is it any doubt why these people tend to be successful? How do you feel when you come across someone you respect who appears to have a plan and communicates through their body language that they confidently have the ability to execute? Most of us feel very good, because deep down this is an attribute we all strive for. These individuals are seen as “islands of paradise” in an ocean of worry, doubt, fear and anxiety perpetrated by the media and individuals with a negative mental attitude.

Now that we have a working definition of “Supreme Self-Confidence” how do we cultivate it in our lives?

1) The first step is understanding exactly who you are in terms of:

a)Your values, beliefs and philosophy of life
b)Your perceived strengths and weaknesses in the major aspects of your life such as your health, relationships, business, career, and overall personality traits etc.

2) The second step is to clearly understand what you want. Most of us set goals based on what we think we can do, or what we know we can do, and not what we really want. We need to have a clear purpose that can be emotionalized to serve as our foundation for building Supreme Self-Confidence.

3) The third step is to realize that thoughts are things and they need to observed and respected. Based on addressing the first two steps our thoughts need to be written down. The process helps to clarify your thinking to ensure you develop a laser like focus that is necessary to achieve your goals. After your write down your thoughts, you need to answer the very important question “Why do I want it?” Do not settle for all the common answers – you must find an answer that you can really become emotional about.

4) The fourth step is to condition your mind. Supreme Self-Confidence comes from conditioning your mind on an ongoing basis. You can do this through the process of auto suggestion which is how we volitionally impact our subconscious mind. As you become emotional, your subconscious mind listens and then controls everything you attract into your life in terms of people and resources. This process is critical and always comes before any sustainable action. You need to clearly see yourself being successful at the task at hand down to the very last detail. As you see this happening in your mind over and over again, you will build a white hot burning desire that will begin to radiate from you with everyone you meet.

5) The fifth step is a heightened sense of awareness. Supreme Self-Confidence requires awareness for how you come across to others. You must become hyperaware of how you dress, how you move, how you greet people, your posture when you sit and when you stand, and the tone and fluctuation of your voice. In short every perceivable attribute that can be observed visually along with your body language that is observed at a subconscious level must be considered. A professional is at their best at all times – always remember this. The above should not be misunderstood to be someone else – just be the highest and best version of yourself.

6) The six and final step is to take action. Taking action shows to your subconscious mind that you are serious and not a wishful thinker. As you take action, the conscious and subconscious mind work together to build momentum in the direction of your definite purpose. Taking action helps you develop a healthy obsession for what you want.

As you think about these six basic steps, I want you to make a commitment to objectively examine yourself in relation to the above every 3 months and make course corrections. This process ensures that you are internally aligned – when this happens you will express this quiet Supreme Self-Confidence to everyone you meet. This self-confidence will in turn draw the people and resources you need to fulfill your vision. As you fulfill your vision, you will use this positive experience to give yourself even more momentum for the next vision you conceptualize and move forward on. This my friends is the secret to how the “Greats” exhibit Supreme Self-Confidence.

Ray Stendall is a MindSet Management expert in Silicon Valley CA. He speaks regularly to audiences about how they can significantly enhance their results my becoming aware of their MindSet and level of consciousness so they can elevate it to be in harmony with what they want. Please visit and subscribe to Ray’s new blog to not miss new and exciting articles along with audio and video podcasts: www.YourGreatMind.com/blog or contact him at: Ray@WealthExpressions.com
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Hi Everyone – Dreams Do Come True When You Understand Universal Law!

I just got back from the Bob Proctor 2008 cruise to the Caribbean. I had an incredible time and experienced something very special which is the subject of my blog post today.

One year ago I was on the Bob Proctor cruise when we went to the Mexican Riviera, and as I sat in the first row absorbing everything that was taught I said to myself that -next year I would speak on stage while on the cruise-. This idea made its way from my conscious mind to my sub conscious mind. As I emotionalized this concept, I began to attract the people and resources needed to make my wish come true. I acquired specialized knowledge and followed Universal Law and 1 week before leaving for this cruise an opportunity surfaced to help Steve Siebold with a demo speech to show case how presentation skills can drastically impact a message even using the same words.

Steve and Dawn Siebold are amazing people and I am very grateful for the time they invested in me to prepare this short clip and the continued coaching I receive from them. If you have a dream to speak professionally please visit their website: www.speechworkshop.com and tell them I sent you.

Ray Stendall AKA – The Catalyst

http://www.YourGreatMind.com/blog

I came across this great video today.  One of the greatest single scenes in cinematic history. The movie “Network” might be thirty years old, but the message resonates today more than ever. As we continue to learn more about the mind, we are seeing that when people watch television different parts of the brain activate, while the parts that allow us to use reason and logic are shut down.

Let me know what you think,

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

This morning I went through my regular meditation and would like to share with you how I do it to get great results. I am often asked how to do let go and move into a calmness that is conducive to becoming clear and really present. When I move into this state of mind, I become more creative and innovative and I want to share this with you. In this short video I go through step by step on what I do every morning. Click on the video below!

I hope you enjoy it and look forward to seeing your comments!

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Hi Everyone, I am here in beautiful Aruba and as I was sitting on a beach chair thinking about what differentiates successful people in life with unsuccessful people. This is a topic I contemplate quite regularly… Anyhow check out this short video to hear 3 important things that you really need to master to reach your dreams.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

“Body clock” is a twenty-four-hour rhythm of physiological processes of all living beings including animals, and plants. Jet lag is a condition resulting from alteration of this rhythm in a short period of time. When a person travels across a number of time zones in a day, the body processes which are conditioned by daylight and darkness cannot adjust quickly enough for the destination conditions. A person’s body-clock gets disoriented and is what we call jet-lag.

This disorientation can cause a person to be irritable, forgetful and tends to lose their concentration easily. The person may suffer from mild depression, disturbed sleep pattern and loss of appetite. Occasionally the person may suffer from dehydration and develop swollen or uncomfortable feet.

A long flight to places within the same time zone will not cause jet lag; it may give you cramps, headache and discomfort. A journey from Los Angeles to Tokyo which goes across time zones can cause jet lag, not the journey from Johannesburg to Frankfurt which is within the same time zone. Crossing time zones is the essential condition necessary for being jet lagged.

Jet lag does not affect all people all the time nor is its severity. The elderly seem to suffer much less from jet lag as compared to the younger ones. Also it seems to affect women of reproducing age group more often. It depends upon a person’s physiological adjustability. If you know you are prone to suffer from jet lag here are some of the precautions you can take that will cut down on the severity.

Try to start the journey in a relaxed frame of mind and avoid rushing around. A good night’s sleep on the day prior to the journey is helpful. During the flight take alcohol in moderation and drink plenty of water. Some light exercises such as stretching and walking up and down the aisle helps. Take off your shoes, wiggle the toes, stretch your legs and this will avoid swelling of the feet.

You can find many “anti jet lag” suggestions. Act on them with caution. Do not take sleeping pills to get over jet lag as some people may suggest; it may have rather unpleasant consequences.  In some cases the jet lag condition may persist for many days. Experts suggest that the recovery rate that you can expect from jet lag is “one day per time zone.” Sleep well, eat a sensible diet, relax, and get some moderate exercise are the simplest cures for rapid recovery. How fun does this sound? A vacation is supposed to be a respite from all those “sensible” things. Enjoy your trip -  Bon Voyage!

What did you think of these tips? Let me know.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

A lot of clients often ask me why they don’t see any weight loss result. These clients generally do some things correctly but sadly enough, they often focus on the wrong actions and prevent long term weight release.  First we have to change the way we look at “weight loss”.   As humans what are we conditioned to do when we lose something? Let’s suppose you lose your keys, or you lose your car in a crowed parking lot, what will you do next? My guess is you will find it somehow. If you condition your mind around the topic of losing weight, I promise you will find it at a later point in time. Let’s use the word release. When you release something you do not expect it to come back. Understanding how expectation impacts our lives is very important!  Now on to 7 specific tips to “release weight” as quick as possible:

1) Limiting your calories: Most people think that if they eat healthy and low fat food, they don’t need to limit their calories. I have bad news for you. To release weight you need to burn more calories than you take in.

2) Muscle building: Muscle building is in my opinion very beneficial in losing weight. Why? Because muscle building is a very intense type of exercise that will help raise your metabolism. By raising your metabolism you will be burning more fat and at the same time toning your muscles.

3)Reduce the amount of starchy food: Starchy food like white rice, white bread, pasta and bake goods are not good for weight loss & fat loss. These food have lots of empty calories and when eaten to often will promote weight gain. They lack vital vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy body.

4) Exercise first thing in the morning: A lot of research have been done on exercising on a empty stomach. It as been found that you can tap in your fat reserves faster. The best time to do it is first thing in the morning. Why… because you have been fasting for 8 -10 hours.

5) Drink lots of water: Water as no calories and keep you full for 30 to 60 minutes. Instead of drinking cola or fruit juice, drink some water and you will see that you will release weight faster.

6) Train with a group of people: Training with a group can get you very result. You will be able to help and motivate each others in attaining your mutual goal. I recommend you join an exercise group of your choice like yoga, spinning or aqua fitness.

7) Have a specific goal: It will be easier to release weight if you have a specific goal. I recommend you write down on a piece of paper what kind of physique you would like, be very specific. Write the actual numbers you want. Like “26 inches waist within 12 months”. Read this piece of paper every day and you will start to focus more on your goal.

Let me know what you think of these ideas.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

I think you will find this article very interesting. Let me know what you think.

Scientific American Mind -  September 3, 2008
High-Aptitude Minds: The Neurological Roots of Genius
Researchers are finding clues to the basis of brilliance in the brain

By Christian Hoppe and Jelena Stojanovic

Within hours of his demise in 1955, Albert Einstein’s brain was salvaged, sliced into 240 pieces and stored in jars for safekeeping. Since then, researchers have weighed, measured and otherwise inspected these biological specimens of genius in hopes of uncovering clues to Einstein’s spectacular intellect.

Their cerebral explorations are part of a century-long effort to uncover the neural basis of high intelligence or, in children, giftedness. Traditionally, 2 to 5 percent of kids qualify as gifted, with the top 2 percent scoring above 130 on an intelligence quotient (IQ) test. (The statistical average is 100. See the box on the opposite page.) A high IQ increases the probability of success in various academic areas. Children who are good at reading, writing or math also tend to be facile at the other two areas and to grow into adults who are skilled at diverse intellectual tasks [see “Solving the IQ Puzzle,” by James R. Flynn; Scientific American Mind, October/November 2007].

Most studies show that smarter brains are typically bigger—at least in certain locations. Part of Einstein’s parietal lobe (at the top of the head, behind the ears) was 15 percent wider than the same region was in 35 men of normal cognitive ability, according to a 1999 study by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario. This area is thought to be critical for visual and mathematical thinking. It is also within the constellation of brain regions fingered as important for superior cognition. These neural territories include parts of the parietal and frontal lobes as well as a structure called the anterior cingulate.

But the functional consequences of such enlargement are controversial. In 1883 English anthropologist and polymath Sir Francis Galton dubbed intelligence an inherited feature of an efficiently functioning central nervous system. Since then, neuroscientists have garnered support for this efficiency hypothesis using modern neuroimaging techniques. They found that the brains of brighter people use less energy to solve certain prob­lems than those of people with lower aptitudes do.

In other cases, scientists have observed higher neuronal power consumption in individuals with superior mental capacities. Musical prodigies may also sport an unusually energetic brain [see box on page 67]. That flurry of activity may occur when a task is unusually challenging, some researchers speculate, whereas a gifted mind might be more efficient only when it is pondering a relatively painless puzzle.

Despite the quest to unravel the roots of high IQ, researchers say that people often overestimate the significance of intellectual ability [see “Coaching the Gifted Child,” by Christian Fischer]. Studies show that practice and perseverance contribute more to accomplishment than being smart does.

Size Matters
In humans, brain size correlates, albeit somewhat weakly, with intelligence, at least when researchers control for a person’s sex (male brains are bigger) and age (older brains are smaller). Many modern studies have linked a larger brain, as measured by magnetic resonance imaging, to higher intellect, with total brain volume accounting for about 16 percent of the variance in IQ. But, as Einstein’s brain illustrates, the size of some brain areas may matter for intelligence much more than that of others does.

In 2004 psychologist Richard J. Haier of the University of California, Irvine, and his colleagues reported evidence to support the notion that discrete brain regions mediate scholarly aptitude. Studying the brains of 47 adults, Haier’s team found an association between the amount of gray matter (tissue containing the cell bodies of neurons) and higher IQ in 10 discrete regions, including three in the frontal lobe and two in the parietal lobe just behind it. Other scientists have also seen more white matter, which is made up of nerve axons (or fibers), in these same regions among people with higher IQs. The results point to a widely distributed—but discrete—neural basis of intelligence.

The neural hubs of general intelligence may change with age. Among the younger adults in Haier’s study—his subjects ranged in age from 18 to 84—IQ correlated with the size of brain regions near a central structure called the cingulate, which participates in various cognitive and emotional tasks. That result jibed with the findings, published a year earlier, of pediatric neurologist Marko Wilke, then at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and his colleagues. In its survey of 146 children ages five to 18 with a range of IQs, the Cincinnati group discovered a strong connection between IQ and gray matter volume in the cingulate but not in any other brain structure the researchers examined.

Scientists have identified other shifting neural patterns that could signal high IQ. In a 2006 study child psychiatrist Philip Shaw of the National Institute of Mental Health and his colleagues scanned the brains of 307 children of varying intelligence multiple times to determine the thickness of their cerebral cortex, the brain’s exterior part. They discovered that academic prodigies younger than eight had an unusually thin cerebral cortex, which then thickened rapidly so that by late childhood it was chunkier than that of less clever kids. Consistent with other studies, that pattern was particularly pronounced in the frontal brain regions that govern rational thought processes.

The brain structures responsible for high IQ may vary by sex as well as by age. A recent study by Haier, for example, suggests that men and women achieve similar results on IQ tests with the aid of different brain regions. Thus, more than one type of brain architecture may underlie high aptitude.

Low Effort Required
Meanwhile researchers are debating the functional consequences of these structural findings. Over the years brain scientists have garnered evidence supporting the idea that high intelligence stems from faster information processing in the brain. Underlying such speed, some psychologists argue, is unusually efficient neural circuitry in the brains of gifted individuals.

Experimental psychologist Werner Krause, formerly at the University of Jena in Germany, for example, has proposed that the highly gifted solve puzzles more elegantly than other people do: they rapidly identify the key information in them and the best way to solve them. Such people thereby make optimal use of the brain’s limited working memory, the short-term buffer that holds items just long enough for the mind to process them.

Starting in the late 1980s, Haier and his colleagues have gathered data that buttress this so-called efficiency hypothesis. The researchers used positron-emission tomography, which measures glucose metabolism of cells, to scan the brains of eight young men while they performed a nonverbal abstract reasoning task for half an hour. They found that the better an individual’s performance on the task, the lower the metabolic rate in widespread areas of the brain, supporting the notion that efficient neural processing may underlie brilliance. And in the 1990s the same group observed the flip side of this phenomenon: higher glucose metabolism in the brains of a small group of subjects who had below-average IQs, suggesting that slower minds operate less economically.

More recently, in 2004 psychologist Aljoscha Neubauer of the University of Graz in Austria and his colleagues linked aptitude to diminished cortical activity after learning. The researchers used electroencephalography (EEG), a technique that detects electrical brain activity at precise time points using an array of electrodes affixed to the scalp, to monitor the brains of 27 individuals while they took two reasoning tests, one of them given before test-related training and the other after it. During the second test, frontal brain regions—many of which are involved in higher-­order cognitive skills—were less active in the more intelligent individuals than in the less astute subjects. In fact, the higher a subject’s mental ability, the bigger the dip in cortical activation between the pretraining and posttraining tests, suggesting that the brains of brighter individuals streamline the processing of new information faster than those of their less intelligent counterparts do.

The cerebrums of smart kids may also be more efficient at rest, according to a 2006 study by psychologist Joel Alexander of Western Oregon University and his colleagues. Using EEG, Alexander’s team found that resting eight- to 12-hertz alpha brain waves were significantly more powerful in 30 adolescents of average ability than they were in 30 gifted adolescents, whose alpha-wave signal resembled those of older, college-age students. The results suggest that gifted kids’ brains use relatively little energy while idle and in this respect resemble more developmentally advanced human brains.

Some researchers speculate that greater energy efficiency in the brains of gifted individuals could arise from increased gray matter, which might provide more resources for data processing, lessening the strain on the brain. But others, such as economist Edward Miller, formerly of the University of New Orleans, have proposed that the efficiency boost could also result from thicker myelin, the substance that insulates nerves and ensures rapid conduction of nerve signals. No one knows if the brains of the quick-witted generally contain more myelin, although Einstein’s might have. Scientists probing Einstein’s brain in the 1980s discovered an unusual number of glia, the cells that make up myelin, relative to neurons in one area of his parietal cortex.

Hardworking Minds
And yet gifted brains are not always in a state of relative calm. In some situations, they appear to be more energetic, not less, than those of people of more ordinary intellect. What is more, the energy-gobbling brain areas roughly correspond to those boasting more gray matter, suggesting that the gifted may simply be endowed with more brainpower in this intelligence network.

In a 2003 trial psychologist Jeremy Gray, then at Washington University in St. Louis, and his colleagues scanned the brains of 48 individuals using functional MRI, which detects neural activity by tracking the flow of oxygenated blood in brain tissue, while the subjects completed hard tasks that taxed working memory. The researchers saw higher levels of activity in prefrontal and parietal brain regions in the participants who had received high scores on an intelligence test, as compared with low scorers.

In a 2005 study a team led by neuroscientist Michael O’Boyle of Texas Tech University found a similar brain activity pattern in young male math geniuses. The researchers used fMRI to map the brains of mathematically gifted adolescents while they mentally rotated objects to try to match them to a target item. Compared with adolescent boys of average math ability, the brains of the mathematically talented boys were more metabolically active—and that activity was concentrated in the parietal lobes, the frontal cortex and the anterior cingulate.

A year later biologist Kun Ho Lee of Seoul National University in Korea similarly linked elevated activity in a frontoparietal neural network to superior intellect. Lee and his co-workers measured brain activity in 18 gifted adolescents and 18 less intelligent young people while they performed difficult reasoning tasks. These tasks, once again, excited activity in areas of the frontal and parietal lobes, including the anterior cingulate, and this neural commotion was significantly more intense in the gifted individuals’ brains.

No one is sure why some experiments indicate that a bright brain is a hardworking one, whereas others suggest it is one that can afford to relax. Some, such as Haier—who has found higher brain metabolic rates in more astute individuals in some of his studies but not in others—speculate one reason could relate to the difficulty of the tasks. When a problem is very complex, even a gifted person’s brain has to work to solve it. The brain’s relatively high metabolic rate in this instance might reflect greater engagement with the task. If that task was out of reach for someone of average intellect, that person’s brain might be relatively inactive because of an inability to tackle the problem. And yet a bright individual’s brain might nonetheless solve a less difficult problem efficiently and with little effort as compared with someone who has a lower IQ.

Perfection from Practice
Whatever the neurological roots of genius, being brilliant only increases the probability of success; it does not ensure accomplishment in any endeavor. Even for academic achievement, IQ is not as important as self-discipline and a willingness to work hard.

University of Pennsylvania psychologists Angela Duckworth and Martin Seligman examined final grades of 164 eighth-grade students, along with their admission to (or rejection from) a prestigious high school. By such measures, the researchers determined that scholarly success was more than twice as dependent on assessments of self-discipline as on IQ. What is more, they reported in 2005, students with more self-discipline—a willingness to sacrifice short-term pleasure for long-term gain—were more likely than those lacking this skill to improve their grades during the school year. A high IQ, on the other hand, did not predict a climb in grades.

A 2007 study by Neubauer’s team of 90 adult tournament chess players similarly shows that practice and experience are more important to expertise than general intelligence is, although the latter is related to chess-playing ability. Even Einstein’s spectacular success as a mathematician and a physicist cannot be attributed to intellectual prowess alone. His education, dedication to the problem of relativity, willingness to take risks, and support from family and friends probably helped to push him ahead of any contemporaries with comparable cognitive gifts.

Note: This article was originally published with the title, “High-Aptitude Minds”.

This blog posting was originally published by Ray Stendall on http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog. This content is Copyrighted (C) 2008 and can not be reused in anyway for commercial purposes. This content can be used to increase global awareness for what it takes to be successful but credit must be given to Ray Stendall from http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

We repeatedly see models plastered on magazines with a good looking body with no imperfections. We all want a body like that but as we get older our bodies will start to bulge here and there in places that we do not want it to. These bulges are what we call cellulite and it forms from the toxins and fats we consume over a long period of time. It starts out by invading the connective tissue and then hardening to form the lumps that can be seen. Once people discover they have this hideous looking problem, they will often try to find ways to get rid of cellulite.

One of the techniques that people often utilize to eradicate cellulite is buying lotions and creams. This however, does not work as there is no quick magical cure for cellulite. There is only one technique that works at removing the cellulite and restoring your body to its prime condition and that is cellulite exercise.

Cellulite exercise basically consists of getting your muscles into tip top shape. The best way to do this is through weight bearing exercises. Once you begin building up your muscles in problem areas, the cellulite will eventually go away. You will then be able to see your skin tightening as your muscles stretch and smooth out the dimples.

The first thing you should do is to start massaging the areas on your body that are affected by cellulite. This helps increase your circulation to that area which in turn promotes the fat removal from your system. The best way to massage these areas is by gently rubbing the area with a body brush while you are in the shower.

One exercise you can execute is performing leg lifts while down on your knees. You will need to kneel down on the floor and then place your hands on the floor as well. Next you will lift one leg up until it is parallel with your back. You will have to maintain this position for at least five seconds and then you can relax that leg. You should try to aim at conducting 3 sets of this exercise with 15 repetitions for each leg.

Another exercise you can execute is to do some more leg lifts but this time you will be lying down on your stomach. Simply lie down on your stomach and rest your hands under your head. Next you will need to lift your leg up and hold it in that position. Then you will take your foot and rotate it three or four times. After that, you should then rest it back on the floor. You should try to aim at conducting 3 sets of this exercise with 15 repetitions for each leg.

A further exercise you can execute is to tighten your leg and buttock muscles while you are sitting on a chair. To do this you will need to sit on a stable chair that has no rollers. Then you will want to place a pillow between your legs. Your goal will be to try and squeeze the pillow as hard as you can for one minute with your leg muscles and also with your buttock muscles. You should try to aim at conducting 3 sets of this exercise with 5 repetitions for each leg.

Many older adults, when they find out that they now have cellulite, always try to cover it up because it is so ugly and embarrassing. They will often try to find a quick cure that will rid them of this bulging fat in the form of potions and lotions but these are ineffective and do not work. The only way you can successfully get rid of cellulite is to increase your circulation to carry out some of the toxins and to do some exercises that will flatten out your skin. Curing cellulite and getting back to the body you love is as simple as spending a few minutes each day working on the problem areas.

Now, the question is: Are vitamins included? What are the vitamins recommended for pregnant women? What will be the effects? Here’s the real truth about the vitamins pregnant women can and can’t get away right now.

Vitamins Essential for Moms-To-Be

1. Vitamin C

This vitamin is essential in the manufacturing of your baby’s blood vessels, bones, and the whole skeletal system. Vitamin C helps display collagen, a protein responsible for producing your baby’s skeletal foundation. Vitamin C is also known as skin food because it feeds your skin as well as your baby’s skin with the right nutrients to help build healthy skin. As an antioxidant, it crapper also help you and your child fight free radicals or retard the oxidation process.

Since your body can’t produce vitamin C, unlike most animals, and it can’t store it either, it is important that you get your regular cater of vitamins from supplements and foods rich in vitamin C, such as citrus foods, vegetables, and fruits.

2. Foliate

Foliate, a B vitamin, is another nutrient necessary for the production of healthy red blood cells. And not everybody gets enough.

Foliate is found primarily in fresh fruits and vegetables, and people who eat a lot of canned or pre-packaged foods crapper become deficient. Pregnant women who springy alone and don’t want to cook for one are especially at risk for anemia caused by bedded deficiency.

Health experts suggest that a few servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day are the best bet for prevention. If you can’t bear Brussels sprouts, consider taking a daily nutritional supplement with 400 micrograms, the Daily Value of folic acid (the supplemental form of foliate).

3. Vitamin A

A daily intake of vitamin A between 10,000 and 15,000 IU (international units) may also provide healthy bones, skin, and eyes to your baby as well as healthy cells needed to build your baby’s internal organs.

However, meaningful women should speak with their doctors before supplementing their diet with vitamin A. Studies show that excessive intake of vitamin A crapper bring about relationship defects, such as ear and receptor abnormalities, microcephaly or small head, cleft lip and palate, hydrocephaly or enlargement of the fluid-filled paces in the brain, mental retardation, or heart defects.

Statistics show that meaningful women who consume more than 10,000 IU of vitamin A crapper lead to relationship defects in 1 of every 57 infants. Also, excessive intake of vitamin A during pregnancy crapper cause higher risks of miscarriage.

4. Vitamin D

When researchers in a certain study measured levels of vitamin D in pregnant women, they saw that the more vitamin D in the blood, the better the insulin was at delivering glucose to the muscles. So vitamin D is an important nutrient for many other reasons as well, such as helping produce healthy teeth, tissue, and bones for your baby and may help your body derail diabetes. Studies show that diabetes in pregnant women can be very risky and may even cause birth defects or morbidity.

Though vitamin D is produced when your skin is exposed to sunlight, a more reliable year-round source is milk. Four 8-ounce glasses of fat-free milk everyday crapper get you to the Daily Value of 400 IU. Alternatively, you crapper supplement your diet with 400 IU of vitamin D.

5. Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 facilitates the formation of hemoglobin, the red blood cell component that carries oxygen through the bloodstream. During pregnancy, more hemoprotein is required to supply your child with oxygen. And the fetus also uses this vitamin to build its own blood supply.

Your body needs vitamin B12 to create red blood cells. This vitamin is found in chicken, red meat, dairy products, eggs, and fish, but not in plant foods. Most people get plenty, but super-strict vegetarians who don’t eat some non-vegetable foods are at risk for a deficiency of vitamin B12 and anemia. The solution is to take a regular nutritional supplement that contains at least double the Daily Value of B12 (six micrograms).

Keep in mind that baby’s health depends on the mothers way of getting the proper amount of vitamins, so meaningful women can’t afford to skimp. Hence, meaningful women should make sure that they get enough of the nutrients every day.

What does recreation really mean? While on a recent trip to Lake Tahoe over the Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of renting a speedboat and going around the whole lake. As I was enjoying myself with the wind in my hair and sun in my eyes, I was thinking of you guys and what the word “recreation” really means. So in the middle of the lake, I stopped the boat to make this short video clip so I could share this important idea with you. Check it out.

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In today’s podcast, we discuss the importance of gratitude in making our dreams come true. The “Great Ones” know that through the power of gratitude they are able to keep their mindset clear and positive and they also realize that gratitude is what connects our sub conscious mind to the source. From a quantum physics perspective, everything around us is made of energy, time, matter and space. If everything around us made up of energy – it is gratitude that connects us to the energy that flows to and through us and allows the thoughts  we have to turn into ideas that we emotionalize and take action upon that leads to results.

Grab some paper you’re going to want to take down a few notes from this important lesson.

With Gratitude and Abundance,

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.YourGreatMind.com/blog

This Podcast is on the topic of The Impression of Increase. Successful people in all walks of life understand that It is critical that everyone you meet be left with an impression of increase. In simple terms, this refers to leaving them in a better place then where you found them. The people you meet in turn feel grateful to know you and want to be around you to absorb this positive energy in a world which unfortunately tends to be rather negative.

Successful people also understand they need to lead by example and leave the impression that they are indeed an advancing person. I am sure you would agree that someone who does not themselves believe they are advancing will have a hard time leaving others with the impression of increase. I am going to share some important ideas with you in this pod cast so I suggest you get a pen and paper handy because you are going to want to take down some notes.

With Gratitude and Abundance,

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

In this podcast you will discover some important secrets on setting goals the way the “Greats” do Most people settle for what they think they can get or what they know they can get! Few really focus on what they really want and that is why so many people go to the grave with the music still playing wishing they had more time…Listen to this pod cast and discover how to set goals and how to relate the goals to a strategy that supports your purpose that we discussed in previous pod casts

I hope you enjoy this and as always look forward to your comments

With Gratitude and Abundance,

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

Http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

In this podcast you will discover 30 different questions that will assist you in figuring out why it is that you are here on this beautiful planet. There is an old saying that the two most important days of a person’s life is the day they were born and the day they knew why. I encourage you to listen to this podcast and see if A) what you are doing right now passes the test and B) Perhaps discover what your real purpose is.

I hope you enjoy this and as always look forward to your comments.

With Gratitude and Abundance,

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

Living a life not on purpose is chaotic at best.  This podcast will give you a few ideas about why it is very important to discover your purpose and then how to align you goals and your strategy with your purpose.  Your goals support your strategy and your strategy supports your definite chief aim or master purpose. Your purpose should be grand enough that it will take your whole lifetime to achieve.  Everyday you exchange your time on this planet for something…I want to help you ensure it is on purpose so you obtain fulfillment, joy and more money than you think is possible today by offering a valuable service that is in demand.

Hope you enjoy this and I welcome your comments

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

The mind is our greatest gift. It allows us to conceive ideas from thought and then to manifest what it is we think about into reality. Have you ever stopped to think what your mind looks like so you can better interact with it? Once you do the doorway to making more money, having better relationships, being healthier will open up. You will have more energy and will wake up every day with a sense of purpose as you move forward to attain your dreams. Everything begins with thought and our thoughts originate in our mind. You control your thoughts. Your thoughts impact your feelings. Your feelings lead you to take action. Each action causes a reaction which we call results! I hope you enjoy this and please share your comments.

Ray Stendall AKA “The Catalyst”

http://www.yourgreatmind.com/blog

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This site will offer you thought provoking content that is guaranteed to help you get better results. We will discuss many aspects of MindSet Management and how this directly impacts the extent to which you are happy, healthy and wealthy. We will also cover the various attributes of success based on research that has been done over the last 100 years.

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Do you want better results in your life? Are you searching for answers that you just can’t seem to find from talking with your friends and family? If this is you and you want a better life for yourself and your loved ones I suggest you tune into this blog and review carefully the audio and video posts that are added. I have spent 20 years reading countless numbers of books and attending seminars and I want to share with you what I have found works and steer you away from what does not.

Why Am I doing This? Is There A Catch?

First and foremost I am doing this because I derive significant fulfillment by helping people grow and reach the highest version of themselves. I am sharing this information with you so you can get to know me and understand how I think. My philosophy is to give first and build a relationship…at some point in the future will I try and “see you something”? If what I have access to I really believe can help you then yes I will tell you about and let you decide if it is right for you.

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What I Want You to Do Next:

First explore this blog. When you see something you like share it with others. Help me help you by leaving me comments sharing with me topics you would like me to cover. If you have comments on any posts please leave them - this is a community I am building for everyone to benefit.

To follow this blog the easy way using RSS feeds go to www.google.com/reader.

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Enter in http://feeds.feedburner.com/yourgreatmind

and now you will get updates in your reader whenever I post.

Also check out what my friend and business partner Bob Proctor has to say about me along with a useful lesson:

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