I am learning for a transformation to truely happen in life we need to dig deep and work from the inside out. Life transformations will stick  with commitment and constant kindling of ones inner fire.

Kris Allen says it best in  Live Like We’re Dying. 

We only got 86,400 seconds in a day to

turn it all around or throw it all away

we gotta tell them that we love them

while we got the chance to say

gotta live like we’re dying.

Wow, this part hits the nail on the head for transforming your life in 30 days.  What would you do if you knew you only had 86,400 seconds left to live?  What would you change about you?  Who would you call?  How much would you step out of your comfort zone?  How many seconds have you wasted on pointless things?

Okay, here is the point where some might start to obsess and beat themselves up over the past.  STOP DOING IT NOW!!!!!!! We can not change what has already happend.  HOWEVER, we can change what is going to happen!!!!!!

I know I would live my day completely differently and much more effectively. So, I need to take the time and thank Kris Allen for the song. 

I have found my theme song.  Have you taken the time to pick one with purpose?  One that will help your life transformation?  A song that will get you going when you fall off your track?  Do it!!! What in the heck are you waiting for.

The time is now.  How many millions of seconds are you going to let pass you by?  There will always be a fear  trying to stop you which sounds good to our brains, but the fear of something deeper is trying to prevent us from being who we are meant to be. 

Side Note: Just so you know, I AM BIGGER, BADDER and BETTER than any fear of mine.  I am going to step out and make my dreams a reality.  We all can do this!  Surround yourself with amazing people and anything can become your reality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In order to really be successful at this we have to know where our fear is rooted and deal with it.  The same burning desire I talked about not to long ago will come into play here.  Motivation and inspiration will only get us so far and so it will be the self talk  and commitment which will pull us through to really defeating our fears.  Let’s get to labeling our enemies and figure out what we need to do to kick them in the hiney. Indecesion, fear and doubt you will have no control over us when we are done.  Watch out because here we come! Readers please beware as these three guys work closely together and sometimes we do not even realize they join forces to try and bring us under.  When we choose to educate ourselves and become smarter then they are we will WIN and reach our goals because they will have no place to stand and will shrink away to nothingness.

Read the rest with Caution and an alert mind.  Look at yourself from the inside out and figure out which of these guys is trying to take you down.  No worries if you realize more than one is trying to stop you.  We can and will beat them all and when we do we will see our life is truely beginning and our goals are so much more attainable.

1. Poverty: Riches and poverty so far away from eachother but in the begining have the same exact starting point. Why do some arrive at riches while others wallow in poverty and can not climb out?  The correct answer on a multiple choice test would be state of mind. Unfortunatley my friend this is something that only you can control and ensure happens.  I can be your cheer leader, but you have to want it, feel it, know it in the deepest part of who you are.  Talking to yourself is going to be key especially if your fear of poverty is deepley rooted in your subconcious.  The only way to deafeat him is to let him know who is boss and that is hard work over a good amount of time.  You need to let him know you are boss and tell it is meant to be and so it will be.  If we are willing to accept where we are and do not want to do the footwork then we will stay in the same place.  Remember for things to change we have to change.  To reach the riches we desire we need to do the things we have not done and be consistente with the doing.  I will admit, I too can be a slacker in this area, but I am realizing I can not be if I want my life to be different.  What are you going to do about it??????? Poverty is a brutal fighter is the best in the pack.  He is a leader and will not leave easily.  He is tricky and will use your subconcious to decieve and convince you that procrastination is okay and you derserve a break. He is persistent and will literally take your willpower and ambition and make it fade away as if it did not exist.  These are just some of his purposes.  Knowing this will you let him do it?  or kick him in the tush?  I choose to kick him and the tush and make him leave forever.  COME ON!!!!!! 

Napolean Hill says it wonderfully in Think and Grow Rich.  He takes the fear of poverty and breaks it down to the T, so you can truely see what he is trying to take and his exact course of action.  Napolean Hill makes a metaphor for the fear of poverty to being sick and gives the fear symptoms.  The fear of poverties symptoms are: indifference, indecesion, doubt, worry, overcaution and procrastination.  OUCH!!!  I can feel it in my soul stinging.  Can you?

2. Feedback: Most people call feedback critism and boy is it dangerous and defeating.  Take a break from reading and remember the critisims you have received over the years.  Are any of them helpful or uplifiting?  Most people are trying to bring you down or change a behavior when they critize.  Napolean Hill says it should be considered a crime and I have to agree with him.  If we continue to critize others with mal intent and listen to what they say it will get to our subconsious and start to grow while others choose to water it.  Now, if we shift our attitudes and let our brains know failure is for feedback, this is a key of excellence taught by quantum learning.  We can use feedback or failure to our advantage and shift our brain and subconcious to be motivated instead of put down. Einstein tried to invent the light bulb a million times and received horrible feedback, had he given up or chose to listen to people where or where would we be?  I do not want to think about it and so I choose not too. 

3. Sickness: Yes, we will all die sometime and maybe even become ill.  The keyword is maybe.  I did become ill, I was lucky enough to get breast cancer at the wonderful age of 29.  I will admit for a moment it did defeat me and there are times it still tries to take me.  I will not let it.  I have a life and I intend to live every minute of it with my boys and being happy.  I will reach my goals and I will not let stupid cancer try and stop me.  My boys will see everything is possible and reach their goals as well.  Cancer comes in all forms.  I did get a medical cancer, but do you have another cancer which is stopping you?  Are your fears cancerous to your overall being?  If so, welcome to the family,label them, cure them and move on. Do not let them consume you and imobilize you for what you know you are meant to become and have. 

4. Love: Okay, to some this may seem small, but to me it is huge as I have studied and realize I sometimes hang out here and I am starting to crawl out.  I am worth it!  Do you fear your loved one leaving?  Do you have jealously and you do not know where it is from?  If so, then welcome to this family as well.  Guess what this is not a forever place and you do not deserve to be here.  The only one who knows why we have this fear is ourself.  We are the only one who can get yourself out.  Maybe we saw cheating or it happened to us.  Everyone is not the same, but once again self-talk is key and can kick this fear in the fanny. 

Napolean Hill classifies more fears in Think and Grow Rich.  The book is a must read in my opinion.  Whenever I start to wonder of the road of success it is surely the one I pick up the most.  He has so many great thoughts road maps on how to make your dreams a reality and overcoming fears and obstacles. 

The biggest thing I have gained from the book is knowledge.  To win and reach your goals you do need knowledge.  Someone is not going to hand it to you on a silver platter and it does not happen over night.  Putting one step infront of the other every day while stepping out of your comfort zone will get you there. 

The questions and answers are inside of ourselves.  We know them, but if you are anything like me you are scared. 

Fear is an enemy.  Get to know him and then use him to help you.  He is the obstacle that you tell your best friend, children, husband, mom, dad, family everyday to beat.  Now take that same encouragement and give it to yourself. 

WE CAN AND WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew, you made it.  Now find yourself reading and do not forget to give me your thoughts at the end.

1. Committing: In order to truely make something happen in your life there has to be a commitment.  Marriages don’t work unless we are committed to our partners.  Friendships, heck any relationship is this way.  Unless we are committed to making it work it fails at any sight of conflict, but because we are committed we perserve through the conflict to make it work and build our friendships.  Well loves, this same commitment could do the same for us in anywhere of our lives if we treat and cherish it the same way we do our most valuable relationships. 

2. Connecting:  I have no idea about you, but connection is huge to me and my overall wellness.  The more I connect with the people the happier I am on a daily basis and the more porductive I become.  If you think about it connections make the world go round.  Yes, I know making time for connecting with others is hard and sometimes overwhelming in our busy lives, but believe me it is sooooooooooooooooooooooo important.  Might I add if you are taking the time to connect with people make it real and choose one which lift you up.  You might be thinking I do this, but do not feel I am getting anywhere or building the realtionships I want.  Here is my advice to you, from all the books I have read lately here is what I have learned most.  People like to talk about themselves.  If you ask how they are doing and really listen you will find what makes them tick and they will love sharing with you.  If you are looking for some great women to connect with on facebook check this group out. 

3. Caring:  Once you make the connection caring is the first step, but showing you care is key.  (I am going to be honest here, the showing part can sometimes be hard for me) With out the showing part people do not know what is happening inside of the lovely person you are or are trying to become.

4.Coaching:I know you got to this one and thought I am not meant to coach anyone with their life as mine is a wreck.  Well, I can guarantee if you ask any influential person in this world they felt the same way.  It is true.  I am not lying.  Get out there and ask around. My coach to help me grow my business is amazing.  Most change happens when we are willing to step out and do what we have never done even when it is uncomfortable. Yes,  I know this last statement is harder than it sounds. 

5. Clutivating: Get to gardening.  LOL, yes I know we do not garden people, but to be honest I felt this post was getting really serious and I needed a breather.  Fresh air is great, but sometimes a good sniff of apple pie lightens the mood.  Once we go out and connect with people in order to maintain these wonderful relationships we need to cultivate them and give them some TLC, tender loving care.  I know we all have friends that we can just pick up the phone and catch up even after years of no communication, but I think we would all agree these relationship could go much deeper if we cultivated them as well. 

So get out and start enhancing your life and making it happen for you:)

1.  Talk to yourself: Yup, I said it, now stop acting like you never do this and get started.  For things to change you have to change.  The type of talking to ourselves you need to do it quite different than your used to.   Tell yourself you will achieve your goals and the date it is going to happen.  Get specific and do not be shy.  The best part about this is the more specific the better.  I know you are now thinking what is the catch?  Wait for it…you need to talk to yourself at least twice a day letting your subconscious know you are for real and not settling for less.

2. Daydream With Purpose: Now you are thinking I have lost it.  Remember back to when you were a kiddo and you could see yourself doing whatever you thought up.  If you wanted a prince to kiss you or sing on a stage you would make it happen.  Find that groove and do not settle for less.  See yourself achieving your goals.  Feel yourself achieving your goals.  Napoleon Hill, says you need a burning desire.  When our self-talk and purposeful daydreams are guided in the same direction our subconscious gets the point and starts moving in the direction toward our dreams.

3. You Have to Give to Get: It is true nothing that stays forever is free.  In order to achieve your goals you will have to give something to get your dreams.  Are you willing give and dedicate what it is going to take?  Can you sacrifice now to achieve your goals in the future?

4. Keep it Positive: It’s true we all have our days and sometime we even want to wallow in them, but there is no time for negativity when making your dreams come true.  Surround yourself with like minded people and those who refuse to settle for mediocrity.  You can do this!!!!

5. Stick to It:  Here is were self discipline plays a huge role and if you are a parent you can learn a ton from your children.  If they are all grown it is time to take out the video tapes.  If they are still babies get ready to watch self discipline at its best!  Babies never give up.  The are determined to walk, NO MATTER WHAT!!!  They try, try, try again.  Failure is not an option for them.  They know there goal and they continuously try until it happens.  They do not let doubt creep and stop them from achieving their goals.  They stick to it until they get it.

6. Love it: It is true, you can not succeed at something if it does not make you want to scream with excitement, or giggle with joy. So you might not actually giggle, but you sure will think about it because you know in your inner being it is going to help you achieve your goals.  You will know it is the right thing when you get excited thinking about it, or it consumes your mind  during various moments in your day.

7. Focus: No, I am not your mother, but it is true.  Focus is a key.  Grab hold of it and start to make it your best friend.  A person who dabbles in a ton of things will never be great at any one.  Pick your passion and run with it!  See it coming true and build the fire of burning desire inside.

I am not your typical person and so I will be different here as well and give you seven ways to help you achieve your goals.  Okay I am adding an eighth one, which I just thought of.  This one is no joke and will add spunk to your day when you thought it was gone.  You know the days when you want to crawl in a hole and just be.

Wait for it…….

8.  Pick a Theme Song: All of the above are really important, but this is by far my favorite one. We will go a bit more in depth with this one as it does require and even has a few rules to apply.

• Rules For Picking A Theme Song
• Must be upbeat
• Must put a smile on your face and in your heart when you hear it.
• Learn all the Lyrics right away.
• Burn it to a CD and put it in all your vehicles or carry your ipod at all times
• Listen to it before and after hard times or whenever you feel fear trying to creep in.
• Sing it like no one is watching when ever you need a pick me up!!!!!!!

*Please do not underestimate the power of a theme song.  I promise this will put a positive spin on  journey to achieving your goals.  Find yourself singing in the hard times.  Please do not get me wrong as we all have out moments but your song will make your moments more bearable.  .

Now, now ladies and gentlemen get to work and keep me posted.  I can not wait to hear how all of you are achieving your goals and making them all become realities.

Wowzers, I do not know what else to type execpt I should read this poem everyday.  I wish I could say I know the author but I do not.  He or she was very wise when they wrote these words on a page and shared them for all of use.  I wonder if they knew how true it is and how many people these words would inspire and keep focused on achieving their goals. 

If you think you are beaten you are,

If you think you dare not, you don’t,

If you like to win, but you think you can’t,

It is almost certain you won’t

If you think you’ll loose, you’re lost

For out of the world we find,

Success begins with a person’s will-

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,

You’ve got to think high to rise.

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battle don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man

But soon or late the one who wins

Is the one WHO THINKS HE CAN!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

This poem does really get me going.  I so need to make it an uppercase living saying and stick it to the wall of my bathroom, so I can read it every morning.  How can a person who knows and feels this in their inner-being fail? I do not think it is possible.

Last night on our team call we heard so much motivation and inspiration of people and their success.  Our team lives by this poem on a daily basis.  If you are struggling to do so because of some experience your mentor will surely give you a pick me up and help you get back to the poem being part of your ineer being.  Every Monday night call brings a deeper realization that I am part of something big and life changing.  It is so energizing to and uplifting to be a part of such a movement. 

My mentor, has helped me to grow and press forward even when I do not feel it.  These women are amazing and strong.  Internet CEO Moms is helping women and familes reach their goals everyday.  They are making it possible for women to work from home and be the providers they have always wanted to be, but could not because of financial reasons.  Now we can and still contribute to our families financially one day at a time. 

I am so happy I came across this opprotunity.  My life will forever be changed.  I will be able to solely work from home in a year from now and provide the same income I do now while being with my boys.  Working from home will be amazing. 

And to think it all started with a click on the internet!!!!

For those of you who are familiar with medical reports doctors are required to note anything and everything they find on a scan as well as their reccomendations. They are also required to note further is they are not sure, and to a doctor writing a scan report unremarkable=great.

My scan something like the following, gall bladder unremarkable, heart normal size, thank goodness its normal because my brain sure does not feel normal, stomache unremarkable, kidney one small cysts, what, what is this?  Great I am going to die otherwise unremarkable.  Liver many small cysts and here is where I stop reading the report and was trying to accept death and figure out how to say good bye to everyone I love. 

I know if you are reading this and know me I am over the top.  I can not just be over the top in one area.  I have to carry across all that I am.  However, as I teacher I know to read to the end and I tell my students to read it all before they can correctly answer all the questions and yet I did not because I was too overwhelmed. 

Okay, back to the report.  I took it home and my hubby asked what was wrong with me and I replied I was dying.  Here is where he told me I am no longer allowed to pick up my results by myself or until I go to my doctors appointment as I am not a doctor.  He asked for the report and so I threw it at him. 

He quickly read over it and shared I really should have read the bottom as it stated.  The CT scan shows no sign of metastic disease.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, just think of all the stress I could have saved my body had I read the bottom part of the report.  Stupid me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, next the little researcher in my hubby shared they are normal and not a sign of cancer.  The researcher in me came to school and dug a bit deepear to find they can be a sign of poor eating, caffeine or alcohol. 

Time to be honest.  I gave coffee up when I was diagnosed because it is acidic and our bodies are supposed to be akaline,  but recently picked it up.  I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!!!!! I am now giving it up for good now.  Hello headaches for the next few day, but if giving up coffee will make my liver and kidney  happy and kick the cysts out I am all for it.  For the good diet part.  I eat pretty well, I mean my four year old asks me if I am going to eat something besides salad?  For the alcohol part, well I do not drink a ton, but I am not going to lie when I say I  like a few glasses of Cupcake redwine. I love, love, love, LOVE it.  If you have never tried it you need to get on the ball as it is yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy

What will it say?  Will they tell me?  What will I do if it does say something?  Will I tell people?  Will I cry?  Will I just keep it to myself?  Will I give up?  Will I be excited?  Will I be numb to the whole thing? 

Who knows?  God knows!  Yet, here I sit worried about a CT scan in which I have no control.  Or do I?  I do have control over what goes in my body, yet the past few months I have done nothing but put crap into my body.  I have been eating  junk and not caring. 

I am not being totally honest, I do care about myself and what I eat yet I have recently come to the realization that I eat when I am stressed and can not cope or control.

My weight is rising like never before.  Most of my friends would say I am fine and I look good, but we all know what it feels like to gain weight when we are used to a particular size and comfort level. 

And so I drag it all back to stress and this stupid scan.  One I have not known until yesterday when the CT scan would be.  Now, I know and I can not stop obsessing about the date, time and place of my CT scan.  I am so nervous I have bitten all my stupid nails down to stubs, not that I had beautifully painted nails or anything, but now they are just blah and I despise blah. 

Does anyone else out there get this nervous?  What do you do?  How do you cope?  What keeps you focused?

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another amazing thing about these women are they want the same thing for you and will help you achieve this.  They give you a website for free to get you started.  You do not even have to create the site.  They do it for you and have all the internal stuff set up.  We have a weekly training call every Monday night to help keep us focused.  A facebook fan page. It is a great page to be a fan of because the amazing women are always posting quotes to keep everyone focused.  What a nice site it is to open up your facebook and see all the inspirational quotes.

Anyone can do this business and I am seeing success, but I do not think without these amazing women I would be doing so well.

So I sit here typing my post as my baby is asleep and my older boy is doing dinosaur puzzles watching Legally Blonde.  I love this movie.  Elle Woods gets me fired up and focused and able to stay focused.  Yes, I know it is a movie, but I love it and it gets right the heart of my inner being knowing that if she can do it, so can I.  I really do believe there a few Elle Woods out there and I do not think I am the only one who loves her style.

Man oh man, where my debts are no longer I will dress like her.  I adore her spunk and pizazz.  I think she rocks.

What motivates you to get up and start moving to make your dreams come true?

Here it is.  I just had to take a picture of this.  I am going to ask him to bring the others in by the end of the week so I can photograph them as well.

Yup, you got it, it is a back back solely made out of duck tape.  I can not believe it and it carries all his books and binders.  This sucker is no joke and I believe a ton of students would buy one from him.  This duck tape back pack is truely amazing.  Check out the photos below to see the inside.

You are correct, it has pockets on the inside for his pens, pencils and a cell phone pocket.  I love this thing.  I so need one for my home business.  I am going to ask him if I can purchase one.  I will let you know what he charges.  Oh and check this one out.

You got it!!!! The straps as well are made out of duck tape.  This is amazing. Oh and did you notice inthe back pack there was and  the extra roll of duck tape in case he had a problem.