Success

Use Quality As A Tool For Success

2008-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

People who have not studied the principles of quality often think of quality as a goal to be achieved, and get discouraged because it seems so difficult to achieve. This idea is unfortunate, because it shuts the door on success. In any endeavor, from parenting to playing pool to getting a job or a promotion, using quality as a tool will lead to success, inevitably and by definition.

To make or do something better is to increase quality. Making and doing things better is a mark of success. A simple conclusion follows: to increase quality is to achieve success. The best part of this is that everyone can do it. This tool never gets dull, never gets lost, and always works. The only time it doesn't work is when it isn't used.

The first major principle of quality is this: Quality is an Attitude. This can be interpreted a lot of different ways, but all it means is that a person believes that making something better is a good idea and a good direction to travel. Sadly, not everyone believes this. People who want things to stay the same, or who get some perverse satisfaction from failure, do not have a quality attitude. They are not using the tool of quality, and for them, success is out of reach.

So the first step to using quality as a tool toward success is to decide that better is a good direction. This comes before any thought of how to make things better. It is just a decision, or you could even say, a recognition of truth. Better is preferable to the same or worse.

The second major principle of quality is this: Quality Leads to Opposition. This principle is the main reason people lose their grip on the first principle. The good student gets ridiculed as a bookworm or teacher's pet. The productive office worker is called a brown-noser. The entrepreneur is told by friends and family he is risking too much. The perfectionist meets impatience, and the closet author is bombarded by statistics of failure. Even the best parents get criticized by people who have different opinions on raising children.

So expect negative feedback when you do something better, and ignore it. Arguing with criticism or insults does no good at all. You can laugh at them if you want.

The third major principle of quality is this: Quality Takes Time. Please understand this one. The time involved can be seconds, minutes, or years, depending on what you are doing. It might take two extra seconds to make sure you are filing a folder in the right place, or twenty years to become a chess champion. Glancing over an email for any obvious errors before you send it might cost you half a minute. Take the time.

In order to make or do something better, first you have to actually make or do something, so most of the time is already spent. In comparison, making or doing it better only adds a small fraction to the total time, but leads to much greater accomplishment. For one thing, you will find that you make fewer errors which would cost much more time to correct.

Keep in mind also that improvements accumulate. Small improvements add up. Small successes and minor achievements add up. Just keep making them, and after a while, the results will be large. If it seems like it is taking too long, just compare where you are now with where you were earlier, before you started applying the quality tool on a regular basis.

Beyond the major principles, there are four applied principles and a number of specific actions, but the three major principles of quality are a good starting point, and will take you far. Apply them to your work. Apply them to relationships. Apply them in school. Apply them to anything and everything you do. You will find, almost immediately, that your life will begin to be better, and your future will look brighter.

Quality is a tool, not a goal or a way to describe something. If you treat quality as a goal, you had better hope you never achieve it, because then you will stop trying to make things better, and when that happens, things start to get worse. There are no upper limits on quality, or on making things better. Thus there are no limits on success.

While people may argue about what quality is, no one can argue with the fact that making people unhappy does not lead to success. What makes people happy? When you give them as good as or better than they expect.

Don Dewsnap has spent years studying quality and its principles and applications. Now he has put his knowledge into a readable, useable book: Anyone Can Improve His or Her Life: The Principles of Quality. Read an excerpt or buy this book in paperback or as an e-book at http://www.principles-of-quality.com or as a paperback at any major online bookseller.

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Self Improvement

Self-Improvement: All About Quality

2008-03-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

People run into two major problems when they try to apply self-improvement ideas or techniques:

1) They attempt too great a change in too short a time, and

2) They expect that by changing one aspect of their life, their whole life will improve.

Major changes are always an accumulation of minor changes. You don't change the direction of an ocean liner instantly, and a life has at least as much momentum as an ocean liner. Real self-improvement comes from small, directed changes, each one designed to improve one small aspect of life.

Self-improvement must involve all parts of one's life, because all those parts interact with each other. If they are not all getting better, improvement in one small area will not be stable, as the others will drag it back down. As an example, a student decides to study much harder and get better grades. This won't be possible if he has just as many distractions from friends, just as many money problems, and his girlfriend keeps getting mad at him.

The solution to both of these problems is to learn the actual principles of quality that underlie self-improvement. To improve anything is to increase its quality. This includes self. It includes life. Without knowing the principles of quality, attempts to improve it become "best guesses" or blindly following advice that worked for someone else or seems to make sense.

Here is the first major principle of quality: Quality Is An Attitude.

This simply means that you have decided to make things better. You have recognized that better is a good direction to move in, rather than letting things stay the same or get worse. Of course, deciding to do something and actually doing it are not the same things. That is where the rest of the principles come in. This first one, though, is necessary. You know you have a quality attitude when you see something that is not as good as it could be and you want to make it better. Maybe you can and maybe you can't, but you wish you could.

Here is the second major principle of quality: Quality Leads To Opposition.

What should be a relatively simple and essentially painless process, self-improvement, is made difficult. Improvement of any kind flies directly into the teeth of many people's fear of or distaste for change. Not knowing this, not expecting this, can make a person get discouraged in his attempts to change things in his life for the better. Nor is fear of change the only source of opposition. Learn this principle well in order to be forewarned, and thus ready to ignore or handle the obstacles put in your way.

Finally, here is the third and last major principle of quality: Quality Takes Time.

We get back to the ocean liner here. It doesn't turn on a dime. Neither does a life. When you start to improve your life, it doesn't become perfect overnight. What it does do is start to turn. It starts to move more in the direction you want it to go. It starts to get better.

The above are very condensed, over-simplified explanations of the three major principles of quality. Even so, they contain the kernels of the truths a person needs to begin to make long-term, meaningful improvements in his or her life.

The author discusses the difficulty in focusing self-improvement efforts on narrow life areas. He explains why specific underlying principles of quality must be understood before any improvement can occur, and shares the three major principles.

Don Dewsnap has been researching, refining, and teaching the major and minor principles of quality, and quality actions, for over twenty years. Now they are in his clear and readable book, Anyone Can Improve His or Her Own Life: The Principles of Quality, found at http://www.principles-of-quality.com or at any major online bookseller.

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Stress

5 Simple Ways To Improve Your Life

2008-03-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

As busy people, we tend to get caught up and as a result it's very easy to get out of balance.

For example, those of us involved in writing, internet marketing, and blogging, tend to spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer.

Often we neglect other areas of our lives which upsets our balance.

Self-improvement is all about maintaining balance in our lives and to strive to be a whole person.

Here are 5 simple ways to promote harmony in your life and be a better person:

1. Get adequate rest.

Optimal rest can vary from person to person but not having enough is very counter-productive.

Look for signs that you need to rest such as impatience, being irritable, and inability to focus.

When we listen to our bodies and provide rest when required, we often find that we can become more productive by being able to accomplish more in less time.

2. Exercise.

We humans were simply not meant to be sedentary.

Too many of us lead very idle lives while consuming a high-sugar, high-fat diet.

No wonder diabetes is almost an epidemic in the U.S.A. right now.

We need to exercise. Whether that means a walk in the park, a trip to the gym or the tennis court, the point is to perform 20-30 minutes of exercise 3-4 times per week.

Now get out there and do something!

3. Eat a sensible diet.

This goes hand-in-glove with exercise.

The bottom line is that by eating healthier, you will look and feel better.

Now consider this: learning to control your hunger and cravings for "junk" food will build discipline that will spill over into other areas of your life.

This is why fasting is an essential part of all spiritual practices.

Fasting does not necessariily refer to not eating, it means to control the desire to eat certain foods. Hence it builds the impotrant discipline of being able to better contral the senses.

4. Engage in Daily Prayer/Meditation/Quiet Time.

The important point here is to take time away from your "to-do" list.

If you have religious/spiritual inclinations, pray or meditate. If not, engage in relaxation. Picture a time in your life when you were really happy or in a place that promotes calmness, like at the beach or out in the woods.

Trying to stop that ongoing chatter in your head is not easy, so just relax and let go of thoughts and focus on your heart.

5. Engage your creativity.

For those of us online, this could mean producing some really meaningful information or product.

Something that someone will thank us for.

It could also mean playing a musical instrument, listening to music, dancing, building something, or gardening.

If you have a hobby, pursue it. If you don't you may have to consider getting one.

In Closing

Attending to the 5 core activities listed above will create balance in your life. This is essential to becoming more of what you want to be.

I sincerely hope that you find this information helpful.

I have kept this article extremely simple. Self improvement to me should involve uncomplicating our already complex lives.

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Coaching

The Secret Of Celebrity Success

2008-02-12T00:03:00.000-08:00

Who do you admire? Why does the world take notice of them and not us? Do they have a common way to become a winner in their field? If so then what is the secret formula?

Purpose

Winning celebrities all have a clear vision a guiding purpose a light at the end of their tunnel that keeps them going day after day on their path. These celebrities get what they want because they know exactly what they want. They can feel and sense it, they experience it in their minds and their hearts. They can see it in their minds eye and describe it as if it were there already there. Conversely most of us think that we will be laughed at, if we talk about what we want, we become afraid of looking foolish and stupid, instead we dare not to dream! Try to take a risk today and dream of your North Star, let it guide you on your path.

Core

Celebrity Winners have another big secret. They surround themselves with winners. They find people that want them to win. They know that if you surround yourself with a core of talent then that talent can be focused. Top Celebrities find and develop a team to help them, a human ship with the celebrity at the helm. Winning celebrities acknowledge that cannot do everything themselves so they find and complement their talents with a good team to help move them on. They find team members who are successful in their own fields. Such a team may consist of , accountants, lawyers, publicist, and managers, make up artists, writers, producers and fitness/life coaches.

Aims for Life

Just like a business has a business plan, winning celebrities have a clear plan that they follow. They know what to do and when to do it with uncanny timing. However, they do this because it is in their plan. They are implementing this plan day after day. It may not be as formulaic at a timeline or a map but their own life plans works just as well for them. It shows the steps they have to take on life's journey to get them to their destination. Such a plan may be drawn up with the team supporting the celebrity. Each plan starts out small with baby steps. This ensures early success. As the celebrity becomes accustomed to their map and the steps, then more momentum is built up. This plan is nearly always written down. You often see these winners carrying a diary or a some sort or a flow chart that shows them were they are on their journey in life. I am not suggesting that you create a business plan for your life but rather create a written strategy that keeps you on your path and prevents you taking detours. With such a plan in place it is a case of following the plan and taking one planed step at a time.

Priorities and Goals

With a plan in place winning celebrities often organize themselves with hierarchical things to do. They are the type of people that get organized and have a sense of what has to be done first. They have a knack of knowing what is important and what is fluff. If a higher priority is being ignored they can drop everything a allocate their resources to priority one. Priority two, three and four are put to one side for later attention. If they find they are distracted with meaningless unimportant work they will stop what they are doing and get back to their top priority and get back to the plan and work on that priority and nothing else. Sometimes an even higher priority takes over e.g. your child gets sick at school, or you are suddenly involved in some sort of emergency on the highway. These things happen and winning celebrities deal with them quickly and efficiently. They then get back to their highest priority on their plan.

Reality

Winning Celebrities do not have room in their lives for denial, fitful fancies or fiction. They often deal with life like a child, in the moment, dealing with life as it comes day to day. Rather than setting themselves up for a fall by deluding themselves with impossible dreams they rely on what is do-able, and ignore what in not. When criticized as we all are they do not become defensible rather they absorb the input and feedback and treat it not as an attack on them but as away to improve. At the same time they are able to distinguish what feedback is useful and what is trash. Winning Celebrities know what they can do and what they cannot do because they remain truthful to themselves. No kidding and accepting impossible challenges. They just do their thing to the best of their ability. Their attitude is if I know the problems, then I can plan to deal with them.

Flexibility

Celebrities who consistently win sometimes take what I call missteps. Not mistakes but missteps. Just like a marathon runner who takes a wrong turn, winning celebrities acknowledge the error and self correct to get back on track. They do not waste time saying that they are a failure and get all upset about the misstep. Instead they get on with fixing the mistake, or misstep. These winning celebrities like the marathon runner who takes a misstep and goes the wrong way, they just let it go and carry on, getting back on track in the right direction. One step at a time. If they their path is blocked then like a marathathon runner who has come up against a hole in the ground, then they find a new path around the problem and carry on.

Zeal

Winning celebrities who play to win always have a deep passion about what they are doing. Once focused they become excited about what they are doing. They get energized and eager to get on with taking the steps of their chosen path. To them it is the pursuit of the chosen goal that excites them. It does not become a job or another day at work it becomes their very existence. They are having fun. They can't wait to get to work the next day for this is who they are, this is what they are, and this is them. They love what they do and do what they love. They have a purpose, a passion a dream that they are living one step at a time day by day.

Chance

Celebrities are consistent winners who are willing to take risks. Do not misunderstand, this does not mean that they are foolhardy and reckless. This means that they take calculated risks. They go out of their comfort zone in order to succeed at new challenges. They take the plunge into the unknown. They leave behind the safe world of mundane existence and venture forth as pioneers in their field. They are they explores of life trying out new things. They find new ways to do what has been done before. They realize that people become legacy bound. "It's they way we have always operated our business" someone might say. A winning celebrity will answer. Can we do this any other way? Can we do the opposite? Can we change? They go against the crowd mentality, for that is where no one has been before. Warren Buffet made his fortune by daring to invest his money when others were fleeing the markets, he bought when prices were low. He knew prices would come back someday and he was rewarded for the risk he took. Likewise J.K. Rowling dared to write seven books about a child wizard, not one book like others would have done but seven books. The result was that Book publishers fought over this unknown authoress who scribbled in a cafe. Who could have thought that a totally unknown stranger could write a play script for a violent film and then make and star in it himself. Sylvester Stalone did just that when he wrote the script for Rocky. All of these celebrities have dared to take risks others would shy away from, they stepped out of the comfort zone and became winners as a result.

Achievement

Winning Celebrities always take action. Because these people are not afraid of risk and because they have a do-able plan they are certain of their path. How many of us procrastinate and talk of what could be done. Winning celebrities get on because they do not procrastinate, they are just working their plan and prioritizing. Just like the Nike slogan, they "Just do it". The action that they take is not one off. Instead it is consistent and relentless, day in day out. They remain focused even if their initial actions fail to get results. This is because they know that in society rewards are not given up lightly. The winning celebrities mantra is if one action does the job great, but if it takes ten actions then fair enough. How many of us believe in the once in a lifetime action to fix all our woes. The Beatles did not write hit song after hit song as many people believe, instead between the band members, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star and George Harrison they wrote and recorded almost 365 songs. Not 20-30 top ten hits as most people believe. The Beatles new they would be successful if they just kept on schedule.

In fact Paul McCartney kept a daily journal; in which he would write down what he was going to do that day. This was on top of all the other stuff like concerts and sound recordings. The work ethic was relentless, the rest is history.

Self Ruling

Winning celebrities know that the most important resource they have is themselves. Winning celebrities actively manage their physical, emotional, and mental well-being as they know how important such things are. They keep their life in balance, not becoming workaholics. They keep themselves from burnout as much as they can. The ones who do not are the ones who fall by the wayside and become another has been. Although I've said they all have an important passion that drives them on they also know how to keep this life passion in check. Winning celebrities will not languish in a job that is dead end, or stay in a sick and draining relationship. They take care of number one first, because it is they who are the one who gets the results they desire. They only get such results if they are complete in health both mentally and physically, not high on drugs or alcohol because they worked themselves into the ground. How many sixty year olds can run around a stage like Mick Jagger if they are not fit?

Conclusions

All of these qualities sound too much to some then tough. If you are one of those people who just gives up then I'm sorry you just will not amount to much in life. You are driftwood a loss going with the flow. If this sounds uncomfortable then that is great because you have just taken the first step and acknowledged your anger and realized you can be better. The great thing is that we all can have these winning strategies if we take the time to understand hoe to apply them to our own life. We to can become winners within our own field of expertise. Celebrities are just like you and me they do not have a monopoly on life skills nor do you. The very same skills can be found all around us. Try looking at school teachers, doctors, community workers and the countless others that do their thing. Following their chosen paths. One day they to will be great! Maybe you already do some of the things outlined above, then great.

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Affirmations

The Obvious Truth about Getting What You Want in Life

2008-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

"I wish to be successful." "I wish to get promoted." "I wish to lose weight." "I wish to get rich."

What is your wish?

Unfortunately, wishing for something is not enough. Your wishes will never come true unless they are justly earned!

Let me explain...

In his masterpiece "As a Man Thinketh," James Allen wrote:

"Not what he wishes and prays for does a man get, but what he justly earns. His wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions."

Fabulous! Don't you agree?

The brilliant term "justly earn" holds the obvious truth about getting what you want and wish for in life.

Most people wish for things that they are simply not qualified for - not yet, anyway! They wish to become successful, but they don't think or act like successful people. They just go through life with the same old mentality that got them to where they are today. They wish to become rich, but they have a victim mentality and think like poor people, or they think money is a big evil and they don't want or even deserve to have it. They wish to get promoted, but they are not fully qualified to take on the new position.

If you fall into these same traps, then here is a warning flag: "You only get what you justly earn."

I know you might say that life is not always that fair. THAT IS A MYTH. Life is fair. Yes, life is fair no matter how it may appear to you.

Perhaps you've gone through some hard times and tough circumstances that made you think life is unfair. Perhaps you just didn't understand why all of these bad things were happening to you. But here is a tip that might give you a clear understanding of how life works...

***You burn gold to remove the dross. ***

Life "burns" you to help you develop the qualifications you need to succeed, my friend! Your mission in life requires you to learn vital lessons that are only learned through adversity. Tough times give you what you need to "justly earn" what you want in life.

Look at another profound thought by James Allen...

"Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions. But when he realizes that he is a creative power and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself."

You are the master of yourself and only you are the creator of your destiny. Why? Because you are in control of your thoughts and, therefore, your actions!

Your wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with your thoughts and actions.

Before thinking that life is unfair, first examine your thoughts and actions. Are they in harmony with the level of success you want to achieve?

If yes, then rest assured that you are on the right path, and trust that GOD is fair - and very soon you will see the fruit of your thoughts and actions.

Stop struggling against outside influences and circumstances beyond your control. Instead, learn from all of the experiences that life throws at you, good or bad, because every situation holds a key lesson for you. Use your circumstances to discover your hidden powers. Prove that you deserve what you want before you wish to have it. Harmonize your thoughts and actions with what you wish, and see how success will naturally be attracted to you.

"A man only begins to be a man when he builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and possibilities within himself." - James Allen

The smart farmer trusts that life is fair and that the laws of nature never fail. If he nurtures good seeds, he will reap a good harvest. If he puts in the necessary effort, he will reap the expected rewards.

The smart farmer does his homework - he studies the soil and the weather, and plants quality seeds. You'll never see him just sitting around wishing and hoping that the earth will give him a good harvest!

Follow the laws of the universe, and trust that you will get what you "justly earn".

Unfortunately, wishing for something is not enough. Your wishes will never come true and you'll never get what you want unless they are justly earned! Let me explain...

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Fear

Do you need a High IQ to be Successful?

2008-02-04T00:18:00.000-08:00

I think most of us at one point in time thought that in able to be successful in life that we have to be gifted or talented and even have a very high IQ. Then as we go along in life we meet and see average people doing better than the people who we thought would be more successful in life.

I'm sure you have a friend who you thought would go far in life and someone you know that you thought would never go very far in life. Then you see them several years down the track and to your surprise, you find out that the person you thought didn't have much hope for is actually doing better than the person who you thought would be all that. You might even fall into this category; you finished your bachelor degree at university and then you meet someone who didn't spend their years at school has actually accomplished more than you and is earning more than you.

There are plenty of these examples in life, where a blue collar job is doing better than a person who is in a white collar job. Don't get me wrong, there are heaps of high wage paying white collar jobs and there are also heaps of low wage paying jobs... plus, high income doesn't necessarily means that you are very successful in life. It just means that you are earning heaps of money ... unless, if your definition of success means having lots of money.

Most of us would think that you have to have a high IQ to be successful. I personally met heaps of people and tried to understand the differences between the successful ones and the not so successful. I tried to find out the relationship between having a high IQ and a low IQ and success. Clearly, the conclusion is that you don't have to have a high IQ to be successful. It may help having a high IQ but the determining and underlying factor to success is not how much IQ you possess, it's beneficial but it is not the crucial factor to success. Having a high IQ is actually like a double edge sword, it can work towards you or even work against you. Having a high IQ can actually hinder your success and I will explain this to you in a moment. It is like an inbuilt curse that will stop you from having what you want in life.

Let me illustrate a real life story and example (for privacy reason I am going to name these two people John and Greg):
John and Greg are both my close friends for the past 15 years. I've personally been there, seen them progress and grow in life; I was there in the sad and good times.
About John; John is your so-called average guy, he's the guy who doesn't stands out in a group, doesn't have much ambition in life. I once asked him what he wants to do and achieve in life and his response was "I don't know,... live a normal life I guess." So what are your plans after you get out of school? "...get a job I suppose". John is not your A grade student, his more of like a pass or fail grade student. If I ask John right now what's 7x7?... he wouldn't be able to answer it, smile at me and turn the conversation in a joking manner. Despite that being said, John is a very good, kind friend whose friendship is second to none.
About Greg; Greg is your A grade student, your so-called the popular guy, the alpha male. Greg have great ambitions in life, he is overflowing of his business ideas. Greg can speed read, have photographic memory, excellent with number crunching and very creative lateral thinker. Greg is also a very good and a kind friend.

Ten years surpassed, Greg is working in a white collar job (financial service) and had finished his bachelor degree and John is a trade person (mechanic). Greg is renting and drives a nice car but complains about paying bills all the time. John is a house owner with 2 other properties that he is renting out. The words that comes out of John's mouth are his personal jokes that would have you laughing for hours (lol),... yet John drives an average car. If you don't know these 2 people personally and you see them on the streets, Greg would catch your attention, very successful with a nice car and dressed nicely in a casual semi formal suit. John on the other hand, well you wouldn't even know his existence in his jeans, shirt and average car. Greg has traveled to several places and John's question to Greg was... "Where's Rome?" 5 minutes later I thought John was fooling around, but then I find out that he was serious about his question. I asked John how did he come about investing in properties, he looked at me puzzled and said (along the lines) "I didn't know what to do with my money,... nice cars doesn't really fancy me,... I always wanted a house with a nice fence and a nice pond in the backyard... then the next door neighbour was going overseas and wanted to sell their house... it had a garage and I hate leaving my car out in the rain and out in the sun because its not good for its body,... plus, it also had a lovelier fence and a bigger pond in the back,... so I bought it."

Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that you live in jeans, shirt, drive an average car and don't travel. I don't intend to suggest that you sacrifice the things you want in life in able to get the other things. I also don't intend to suggest that you live a simple life. That is not the moral of this story. I also hear you saying what's IQ got to do with all of this.

As the saying goes "If you don't know where you want to go, the chances are, you won't get there." First, to be successful in life you need to know what you want in life. John and Greg both knew what they wanted. Greg wanted to travel and work in finance and John wanted a house with a nice fence and a nice pond. Both John and Greg achieved what they wanted, so you can count that as a success. But in my personal subjective opinion John is more successful because he is happier in his current state, rather Greg with his complaints in paying bills and the end sprouting results of living the high life. Success means being truly happy in what you've accomplished and being truly happy in what you do. If your definition of success is about materialism (your entitled to your opinion), well in this bout; John is still more successful than Greg because John actually has more money than Greg.
Personal assets minus debt owing; John has more money than Greg.
Bank account statement minus personal debts; John has more money than Greg.
Stress levels and positive outlook in life; John is less stressed than Greg.

Cleary, two different people who have different levels of IQ can accomplish what they want in life. As I mentioned earlier on, having a high IQ can work towards you and in most cases it can work against you. IQ is not the underlying factor to success, it is your ability to focus and concentrate on achieving your goal. Focus is your way of steering your actions towards your goals. Once you lose focus, you lose steering and control. When you lose focus, you lose your control and you lose direction.

Having a high IQ gives you an advantage in solving problems. This is due to the ability to think laterally, to come up with an unconventional idea in solving the problem. A person with high IQ can find more solutions in solving a problem than a person with a low IQ. If you present an item to a person with high IQ there are hundreds of ideas that will sprout in their heads. Compared to a low IQ, only several ideas will sprout.

Having plenty of ideas is good, but sometimes it can be worse. It can leave you un-decisive because there are too many options. That is the curse of having a high IQ; having so many ideas. People with high IQ tend to lose focus due to the flight of ideas in their heads. They are prone to starting things and not finishing what they started, this is because they moved on to a newer idea and other things.

I'm sure you remember the story of the turtle and the rabbit?... well the turtle had one thing in mind, and that's to finish to the finishing line. The turtle didn't think about his speed nor the time when he'll finish,... the turtle didn't even think about his chances against a fast running rabbit. Ok during the race, the rabbit lost focus. An idea came to his head that he should rest since the turtle is very slow, he thought he should take a nap because it will take awhile and the rabbit thought that he couldn't possibly lose the race. Rabbit, plenty of ideas and lost focus: turtle, one idea and stayed focused. In the end, the turtle won and arrived at his destination. It's not what you don't have that will determine your success; it's what you do with what you got.

The positive thing about having a low IQ is that it is less likely to get distracted; this is because it is focused at one thing only. All energy is focused into one thing, rather than sharing the energy to multiple things. People with low IQ tend to approach things in a simple and direct manner.

You know, having a high IQ can lead you to having hundreds of ideas of increasing your wealth, on the other hand it can also lead to hundreds of ideas of spending it. Do you need high IQ to be successful? Having a high IQ doesn't always equal to success.

Breian Malupa is a dedicated individual in providing inspiration, life enhancing knowledge & making positive changes in people's lives. A Professional & a fellow traveler in life who decided that he would contribute his gifts & talents in helping people cultivate & nurture personal development & success. http://success.breian.com

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Music online MP3

Successful Living And Success Words

2008-01-15T00:46:00.000-08:00

It's now been proven by science and psychology that the shortest path to success in your career, relationships, and life in general is tied to your command of the most practical words. But how do you know where to look to find "success words" that pay these great dividends?

You can win success and popularity by developing a treasury of vital, practical words, arranged for every important type of conversation and activity.

In English, we assume that the average educated American knows common words. Now you want a superior vocabulary. But you don't want to waste your time learning words that are not vital to your success. So you first need to master "success words" before you learn lesser-used words."

The famous psychologist, Dr. George Crane, said, "Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good will on earth." Psychologists know that sincere compliments—appreciation, which is a form of love—mean as much to people as food, work, and the other essentials of normal, happy living. So here is one of your most important opportunities for gaining the good will that is necessary for a successful career, marriage, and for friendships, as well as the satisfaction that comes from being helpful.

If it is left to chance, most of us never master this basic vocabulary for successful living. When you take possession of a rich vocabulary, with the power and insight that it gives, you will emerge a more able, more understanding, more important person. The successful people in your field, the leaders in your community and in the world, almost always have vocabularies that are more powerful and more exact than yours.

Notice the words that they use for complimenting, influencing, discussing, enthusing, or understanding. Science has discovered that a top-notch vocabulary is the one ability that successful people share. Important words have helped these people to success. The absence of vital words can keep success from you.

Until you speak, people don't form a definite opinion of you. They are waiting for you to say something. But when you speak, people instantly recognize and rate you in the files of their minds. They begin to decide whether to like you or dislike you, whether to help you or ignore you. And the total of all the words that you speak, and all the impressions that you make, decides in large measure how successful your life will be.

Is your vocabulary commonplace and hence dull and unconvincing? Do you depend on words that are threadbare, like an old garment that should have been thrown out years ago? You most likely would lose respect for people dressed in dirty clothes. Then how can you expect to get ahead with a moth-eaten vocabulary?

Start developing a list of complimentary (success) words to draw from? For the success of your compliments is limited by your vocabulary. If the only verbal bouquets that you can give are "nice" and "terrific," you are not doing an effective job of building good will for yourself, or satisfaction for others.

Copyright (c) 2008 Kenneth Anczerewicz

Psychologists have proven that a vocabulary of the most valuable, most practical words is your quickest and easiest way to a promotion, a better job. friendships, cultural enrichment. But which are the "success words"? Which of the 600,000+ words in the English language will pay you such handsome dividends?

Ken Anczerewicz is an author and publisher devoted to providing time & money saving resources, tools, and opportunities designed to help the average person achieve financial freedom. You can check out his best recommendations for creating your own income stream by clicking here now: http://www.resourceriver.com

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Goal Setting

How Do Successful People Change Their Reality?

2008-01-15T00:32:00.000-08:00

If you are like the majority of people, you might have already wasted countless hours and effort trying to change your reality, without success.

The surprising truth is that when successful people want to change their reality, they focus their energy on only ONE thing - and before long, they get better results and dramatically improve every aspect of their lives.

Let me show you how it's done!

First, let's take a look at the two major components that directly affect your results - your thoughts and your actions.

In his masterpiece As a Man Thinketh, James Allen said, "Action is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruit."

Every action you take springs directly from the seeds of your thoughts, and the result you get, whether it's joy or suffering, is the fruit of your actions.

Breaking this process down into its simplest form - Thought - Action - Result - leads to an inevitable and important conclusion...

Your thoughts are the root cause of all the results you get. Therefore, CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS to change your reality.

That concept is what drives successful people into action. They know that their thoughts shape their reality, and that if they want better results instantly they must fix what is broken in their OWN MINDS. Complaining and blaming are not a part of their world.

Those successful people pluck out the thoughts that hinder them from moving forward, and replace them with powerful new ones. It really is that simple - but as it's often said, common sense is not always common practice.

If you know of any other formula for changing your reality, great! Do it and tell me about your results! But if you want to avoid endless hours or years of trial and error, follow the tracks that other successful people have left behind - Thought - Action - Result - and remember that only YOU have the power to change your thoughts, and therefore change your reality.

What you've just read is a simple demonstration of the natural law of cause and effect. The cause of your reality are your thoughts. Your thoughts drive your actions, which in turn lead to the results you get.

Your mind is like a garden, and to reap good fruit, you must plant good seeds. That is what the smart farmer knows by nature - change the quality of the seeds and you will change the quality of the fruit.

Start planting your mind with quality thoughts. Immerse yourself in the ideas of successful people, and soak them up like a sponge. Before you know it, you'll practically have a brand new life!

Weed out those negative, useless thoughts and fix what's broken in your OWN MIND - because your mind holds the secret key that will unlock the door to a prosperous new reality.

The surprising truth is that when successful people want to change their reality, they focus their energy on only ONE thing - and before long, they get better results and dramatically improve every aspect of their lives. Let me show you how it's done!

Mohamed Tohami uncovers the success wisdom of the ages to help you transform your life from making a living to making a difference. Find out more about how to create everlasting success with his free ecourse, available at: http://www.Success-Avalanche.com

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Affirmations

You can predict your future with 100% accuracy by assessing this one thing about your current life.

2008-01-13T13:00:00.001-08:00

Hello my friend,

Allow me to introduce you to the overlooked, rarely discussed and hardly ever taught strategy of "relationship building".

This success weapon is a gem for you because of the fact that almost no one ever tells you about this yet ALL successful people work on it. ...and trust me it's a big weapon to leave out. This is easily arguably the biggest weapon of them all.

Your relationships could be the difference between success and failure and at minimum alleviate a lot of struggle. WHY? That's simple.

We need to discuss two different areas when it comes to relationships that you must be aware of.

(1) Your relationship "network".

This means that without other people you're only as good as yourself when it comes to your marketing reach. As you grow your business you want to continue to develop other good relationships that will assist you in growing yours.

You are seeking others with influence and a big network. These people can refer lots of business to you or give you another contact that can solve a problem for you. It really becomes priceless. You can't do everything alone so make good relationships to assist you, and you them.

The key to this is to have a "pure heart" and not do it all in selfish motives. The easiest way to make good relationships is to think of how you can assist the other person first. Then they will be much more willing to assist you.

There are many people I promote and speak highly of who have never done a darn thing for me (and possibly never will), yet I still continue to assist them. Why? Because I believe in what they do and how it can assist my customers.

You can't just be selfish in business or your relationships will be very short lived and people will begin to see through you.

This brings me to the next type of relationships...

(2) Your "friends"

Yeah, it's pretty simple, like it or not..."you are who you hang with". You MUST pick and choose your most common friends carefully. Here's why...

==> "Environment will always beat will power"

Please remember that. This also makes it important to choose the people you work around better also since most people spend a lot of time with those people. That may even mean getting a new job because you don't like the character of people where you are now.

Jim Rohn said it best..."What's important is not what you're getting on your job, but the real question to ask is what are you becoming there?"

Ask yourself if you like who you are and who you are becoming because I will tell you it has a LOT to do with your "environment". SO remember environment beats will power every time in the long run so choose your relationships wisely.

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...signing off.

My best wishes!
God Bless.

Your friend,

Phil Barnao

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There are many strategies to becoming successful, earning more money and achieving your dreams but you'll get nowhere unless you have a solid foundation to build on first. This foundation is not just personal development but specific personal development strategies around the topics that will empower you to walk in the greatness you have been created for. This is the quickest and most effective way to live the lifestyle you desire and deserve. Discover how to find your purpose, develop a business around it, earn more money, make a difference and be fired up about your life. Sign up right now for my Christian Success newsletter to find out how to do exactly that - Go here: http://www.SuccessScoop.com

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Time Management

Success In Life Is Closer Than You Think

2008-01-13T00:10:00.000-08:00

Most people want to be successful in life. Success can be defined in many ways and varies with each individual.

There are many key factors that play an important role in your success but in my opinion without this first important step you are at an extreme disadvantage.

You may be surprised that most people tend to overlook this.

In order for you to achieve your goal of being successful you must first know your own personal definition of what success means for you.

It could be something as simple as becoming a better parent or a better spouse. Do you want to become a better employee? Do you have a habit you want to break? Maybe you want financial freedom.

Whatever the case may be the most important thing is to look inside yourself and decide what is important to you personally.

It is important to take your time with this and really know your own heart for it will take some hard work and dedication to achieve the highest level possible.

It's more than likely there will be many obstacles along the way that will require dedication and determination to overcome them however the rewards that you will reap will be well worth the effort.

I already had a deep desire within my heart to help people.I knew this brought me the most enjoyment in life. For me,this was an inner calling that just came naturally but for many years I felt like I wasn't doing enough to feed this strong desire and truly make a difference.

This led to a very unfulfilling life. One of just merely existing and not making a difference in people lives which is what I know I am called to do.

It is important to be able to clearly define what it is that will define success for you as an individual.

Here are some tips to help you get started on your journey.

What is your vision of the way you want your future to be? For some of you this may take some thought and there are others who will already know the answer to this question but never have taken any steps to make it happen.

If you were to set out in the morning to walk a few blocks to the corner store to get a cup of coffee, would you slap a blindfold around your eyes and proceed to walk out the door? You wouldn't get to far if you did.

I want you to think of a lack of vision as being your blindfold to achieving true success!

My philosophy in life is grounded in biblical principles. This is one of those areas. It is said that "Without A Vision My People Perish."

I am confident that upon taking this first step and realizing your vision, you will immediately start to sense a change from within and with each challenge you overcome and every victory you achieve it will create a snowball effect that will help you reach higher and higher.

Copyright (c) 2008 Linda Watson

Being happy and successful is well within reach of each individual. If you start with this one simple step you can be well on your way.

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Recovery

Success Is Simple!

2008-01-10T13:00:00.000-08:00

Are you determined to become a mega success story?

Then this article will show you the simplest formula for reaching heights of success you've only dreamed about.

Remember that simplicity is not the same thing as ineffectiveness, for true power lies in simplicity. As the saying goes, "Common sense is not always common practice."

Let's begin.

Psychologist Arnold H. Glasgow has said, "Success is simple: do what's right, the right way, at the right time."

That's a simple concept, yet very profound.

The quote lays out three easy steps to simplify success, but those steps must be integrated to work effectively ' you can't afford to skip even one of them.

The first step is to do what is right. If you skip the FIRST and most important step, you're eliminating your chances to succeed.

But how do you know what is right for you?

Simply put, the decisions you make every day must reflect your true purpose in life. Every action you take must enhance and solidify who you are and what you were meant to accomplish in this life.

When you have a purpose, your actions naturally become more powerful because they are focused and united to fulfill a sole objective. Consequently, you achieve faster and better results.

The second step is to do it the right way. If you skip this step, you'll find yourself in a never-ending loop of trial and error where you'll just keep re-inventing the wheel, instead of re-inventing yourself.

It has often been said that the easiest way to become successful is to find someone who is already successful and follow in his footsteps.

Take that advice and learn from the best. Look for successful people who have reached the same level of success you want to reach, and learn from both their mistakes and their accomplishments. Imitate their lives, learn their methods, and discover their secrets.

The third and last simple step to success is to choose the right time. Take small actions every single day that lead you toward fulfilling your purpose. Prepare yourself so that when the right opportunity presents itself, you'll be ready to seize it and ride it to unimaginable levels of success. The right time to start taking action is NOW. Even the smallest action can make a big difference. Don't worry about the magnitude of your every move; focus instead on the collective power of all your small actions combined.

"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."

Do what is right by discovering your true purpose in life.

Do it the right way by learning from the best.

Do it at the right time by taking small actions and preparing yourself to seize opportunity when it presents itself.

Can success be that simple?

It can be if you start NOW!

Then this article will show you the simplest formula for reaching heights of success you've only dreamed about. Remember that simplicity is not the same thing as ineffectiveness, for true power lies in simplicity. As the saying goes, "Common sense is not always common practice."

Mohamed Tohami uncovers the wisdom of the ages to help you transform your life from making a living to making a difference. Find out more about how to create everlasting success with his free ecourse, available at: http://www.Success-Avalanche.com

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Bad Habits

Without this ONE foundational secret you will never reach success

2008-01-09T13:00:00.001-08:00

Do you know what the #1 most important thing you can do to impact and sky rocket your success is? The one thing has a more dramatic affect on your becoming successful and living your dreams over everything else.

Knowing this one thing will give you meaning, fulfillment and will have you fired up and excited about life. It will feel as though a major weight has been lifted off of you.

On the other hand, not knowing this one thing can cause you to agonize in frustration and emptiness. It can rob you of your joy and leave you unfulfilled and questioning your very existence.

I hope you're taking this seriously, as you can see it's not a laughing matter.

This one thing I'm Talking about is your WHY in life. It's your reason for getting up every morning. So what's your reason?? ...Does it motivate you and cause you to get up early, be excited and fly out of bed? Does it have you excited about your future?

Or do you not really have a WHY in your life right now. Do you not have a burning, fired up, future pulling, inspirational reason for living. If not that's ok...but we can't let you go on like that!!

It time you uncovered your WHY. But how? Let me offer you some assistance...

First if you're spiritual, pray about it. Seek spiritual guidance and answers as discussed in Fitness For Success Ask God to reveal his plan for your life.

To assist you in finding your passion and purpose here are some awesome questions to help you out...

If you could do anything in your life and you knew you couldn't fail (success was guaranteed) what would be 3 things you would do?

What do you enjoy doing and would probably do for free if money were not an option?

What do others say you are good at?...Don't know go ask them.

What do you feel inside your deepest emotions you were meant to do even though you doubt it or are a bit scared of it?

My friend those are some real good questions to dig into. Meditate on them and write down your answers and "Uncover Your Why" within them. Get out of your head and into your heart with this, it's the only way.

If you still are not sure that's ok but you must keep seeking. Pray for wisdom and ask that it be revealed to you. You might be surprised at what happens.

One of the reasons that you may be having a hard time is found in your personal development. I have found that the more I grow, the more my purpose gets revealed. You may just need to grow some more in your personal development to find your purpose.

Here some assistance in that area for you...

We have a great product called Fitness For Success that assist you with this. You can check it out at www.FitnessForSuccess.com.

God Bless.

My best wishes
Your friend,

~ Fired up Phil
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Discover the one shocking foundational secret that is absolutely imperative for you to do if you want to truly be successful. Without this you don't stand a chance at winning the game of life. The great news is it is so easy, that anyone can do, only most people don't. Don't let that be you.

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Goal Setting

What Would You Do If You Knew How to Meet with Success?

2008-01-08T13:00:00.001-08:00

Are you ready for an unexpected meeting with success?!

Now, you might ask, "What do you mean by a meeting with success? Is this a new fiction story?" But the better question might be, "How can I have a meeting with success?"

You might also be thinking, "I'm working very hard, reading everything I can find about success, and doing everything I can to achieve it. But nothing is working. I'm still struggling, still just hitting my head against the wall."

Well, I was exactly like you once. I can't count the number of times I tried to achieve success and failed.

Don't you agree with me that working hard is not enough anymore?

Yes? Okay, then let me share with you what HISTORY has proven to be the only guaranteed way to meet with success. What you're about to read will give you the information you need to easily set up a meeting with success.

But wait - there's a catch here! You can only set up an UNEXPECTED meeting!

Yes, I know it sounds odd, but that's the way it works. I can only guarantee that you will have this unexpected meeting if you prepare for it in advance and make sure you're ready for it when it comes. If you are, then your life will never be the same.

Every success story has followed the same path - I have seen this firsthand through the almost one hundred interviews I've conducted with ultra-successful people. Want more proof? Just read the biographies of successful people and you will soon realize the truth of what I am saying.

Now, let me show you the magic.

Once upon a time, the great American poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau offered a brilliant pearl of wisdom that enlightened the world:

"If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

I don't know what I can add to such a profound bit of wisdom - it truly leaves the greatest success guru speechless!

As soon as you finish reading this article, you must begin the search for your true purpose in life. You must have a dream and take action to achieve that dream. And when you least expect it, you will meet with success.

Do your homework. Don't be like so many others who complain and place blame and try to lay the responsibility for their unfulfilled lives on other people and external circumstances.

What do you want? What is the true purpose of your life? What is your dream?

If you already know, then you're more than halfway there.

Now you must ask yourself if you are moving toward your dream.

If you are, then congratulations - you have probably already met success. And if you are not, never fear - you are sure to meet it very soon.

If you do not yet know the answers to those questions, however, then you are the one who is blocking your own success. I know that may be hard to hear, but we must all face the truth.

Listen, it doesn't matter how many times you've set SMART goals but were unable to achieve any of them. I don't even care about this SMART stuff at all.

The only thing that you need to do from now on is to make sure that every action you take advances your position in the direction of your dreams and toward living the life you've always imagined.

And DO advance CONFIDENTLY. Believe in yourself and your dreams. Believe that you have chosen the best way to live your life. That is the only path that will lead to success and ultimate satisfaction.

I want you to read Thoreau's quote again: "If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

So here is the guaranteed formula to meet with success:

Confident advancement + Direction of your dreams = Meeting with success.

I can't stress enough the importance of knowing your true purpose in life, and knowing that your dream is worth living for. Moving toward a purpose and a dream that fires your soul and passion is the only direction that guarantees meeting with success.

It all starts with confident advancement and your BIG dream, and voilà - the next thing you know you're meeting with success and experiencing a total life transformation.

Take action today and every day, in ONE and ONLY ONE direction: the direction of your dreams and your true purpose in life.

Do this and be confident that you will achieve success sooner or later, in UNEXPECTED COMMON HOURS.

You're living your life anyway - why not live it in preparation for your meeting with success?

I urge you to prepare NOW, because success is coming your way!

Let me share with you what HISTORY has proven to be the only guaranteed way to meet with success. What you're about to read will give you the information you need to easily set up a meeting with success.

70 ultra successful entrepreneurs are spilling the beans about how they achieved their success, built their empires and live the life of their dreams. Find out more at: http://www.Success-Avalanche.com

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Meditation

Women Need To Be In Charge Of Their Money

2008-01-02T13:00:00.001-08:00

As a woman's psychotherapist, among many other things, I often hear clients express concerns about the younger generation of women and how easily it is for them to lose their way on the rocky road to womanhood. One of the main concepts I preach to older women is becoming a 'mentor' to help guide younger women into adulthood. Having the wisdom gained from years of 'trial and error' experiences in life, older women have so much to offer future generations. I also tell clients that teaching young women about becoming financially responsible and independent is one of the main keys to empowerment as a woman in this society.

Money really is power. I can't tell you how many stories I've heard from clients about how they're stuck in a miserable and/or abusive relationship because they rely on a man to pay the bills. This problem is compounded greatly when there are also children involved who need expensive clothes, dental work, and just basic food and shelter. The cost of living is always increasing and our expenses can be overwhelming when we've got children to look after as well as ourselves.

Luckily, I'm noticing a positive trend these days whereby young women aren't as vulnerable to being completely financially dependent on men because they've learned some very valuable lessons from watching what their mothers and grandmothers lived through. Many young women are realizing that it's futile to depend on someone else to look after them financially. With one in every two marriages ending in divorce, women can no longer expect to be taken care of financially by their partners. We must learn the value and practicality of becoming financially independent so that we feel empowered, in control, and proud of our achievements.

In my book, "What Your Mama Can't or Won't Teach You" (available at www.guidebooktowomanhood.com), I interviewed over 20 women about various topics and asked them to share lessons they have learned with younger women. The following are direct quotes from the chapter entitled, "Money talk". If you are concerned about guiding the next generation of women in a positive direction, here are some gems from other wise women that you can pass on to the young women in your life regarding managing money:

"My biggest advice about money is: get educated- learn about it Read books on investing. Start investing young. Be a balanced spender/saver and be disciplined with money so that you're saving for things you want, instead of 'instant gratification and pay for it later'..."

"I think it's very important for young women to learn about managing finances. It's important to have control over your finances and know where you're going so you can plan for the future and for retirement; don't depend on someone else to do that for you. Things have changed a lot and more people now are single and relationships aren't lasting that long. Women should be cognizant of that and not be emotionally and financially dependent on men, because if the relationship goes away, you are left broke."

"I had an elderly German woman once say to me, "Honey, if you're not alone, you're going to be." What she was saying was: don't count on somebody else providing for you and this is what I tell my daughters. You need to be independent and then if you share with somebody, how absolutely fabulous and wonderful. But you need to set yourself up so that you're financially independent."

"I know it's hard to think about when you're a teenager because you think you're going to be here forever, but my advice is start investing as soon as you have money of your own. Save at least five percent of your earnings and put it into some kind of savings. You can start an RSP when you're 18. Put some money away because you do not want to depend on somebody else for your livelihood. In my mother's day, you'd get married and your husband would look after you. Now that just doesn't happen. It just doesn't make sense. You've got to have your own money and understand how money works. It's not that confusing if you spend time understanding it. The best way to save money is to not spend more than you make. It's pretty simple, but a lot of people just don't get it. Especially with all the credit cards and access to all the on-line stuff- it's very seductive. Pay your credit cards on time and don't ever be in debt."

In this article, a woman's psychotherapist shares her own thoughts as well as other women's wisdom about financial independence and teaching it to the younger generation.

Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor, is the author of "Dump That Chump: A Ten-Step Plan for Ending Bad Relationships and Attracting the Fabulous Partner You Deserve (http://www.dumpthatchump.com), and "What Your Mama Can't or Won't Teach You: Grown Women's Stories of Their Teen Years (http://www.guidebooktowomanhood.com). Sign up for her free monthly e-zine, Women's Community Counsellor, to uplift and inspire women at: http://www.estherkane.com. Please consider this article for publication in your newsletter, magazine or website. Permission is granted to reprint for free with resource box and byline intact. Please send me a copy of your publication if you choose to include my article.

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Sleep

You can predict your future with 100% accuracy by assessing this one thing about your current life.

2008-01-01T16:07:00.000-08:00

Discover The One Unheard Of, Rarely Discussed And Highly Guarded Secret Of Success In Almost All Areas Of Business And Life.

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Fear

How to Find the Clues for Success?

2008-01-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

"Success leaves clues."

This famous old saying holds the ultimate success advice for anyone who wants to become successful but doesn't know how to get started.

Success is not rocket science. Every success story leaves behind some clues, and for observant eyes, those clues are worth their weight in gold. The clever person can take those clues and apply them to his own specific situation to achieve massive success. Those clues are like timeless principles - valid anywhere and any time.

You don't have to re-invent the wheel or spend years of your life in a never-ending loop of trial and error. The clues are out there waiting for you to get your hands on them.

Not long ago, I was watching Brian Tracy speak about how his life has been changed and how he started to create his success empire.

He said that life had taught him that at a certain point in time every person comes across a quote, an idea, or a question that dramatically changes his life forever. And that is what happened to him.

Brian's life changed completely when he asked himself, "Why are some people more successful than others?"

From that point on, he started learning everything he could about the qualities of successful people and how they built their success from the ground up. The fascinating part is that while he was learning, he was taking notes and applying every single habit or quality to his own life.

When Brian read that successful people wake up early in the morning, plan their day in advance, set priorities, write down their goals, and so forth, he started doing the exact same things.

And within a few months his life had totally changed. Yes, he underwent a complete life transformation.

That same question that Brian asked intrigued and inspired me enough to start discovering the clues for success from the most successful people in the world.

And my quest for those clues led me to invite over 90 of the most successful people in the world, in one-on-one conversations, to share with me their stories of how they reached the peak of success and their ideas of how the rest of us could do the same.

It has often been said that the easiest path to success is to follow in the footsteps of someone who is already successful. That is what Brian Tracy did, that is what every single successful person in history did, and that is what anyone who wants to become successful SHOULD do.

Be a success detective and go pick up the clues for success - your OWN success.

I promise that your life will never be the same!

Success is not rocket science. Every success story leaves behind some clues, and for observant eyes, those clues are worth their weight in gold. The clever person can take those clues and apply them to his own specific situation to achieve massive success. Those clues are like timeless principles - valid anywhere and any time.

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Self Defense

What Is The Law of Success?

2007-12-31T13:00:00.001-08:00

If you are striving to be successful in life, then there are a few things you should learn about the law of success. Once you learn these laws and put them into action, you will notice things start to change drastically.

Read on to discover the three main laws of success...

The first law of success is to take full responsibility for your actions. You need to realize that you cannot change the actions of other people but you can change your own actions. Learning to be responsible for every action you take is the first step and a very important step on your way to success.

Another very important law of success is to align yourself with successful people. If you continue to hang out with negative people that are consistently blaming others for their problems, you will never be able to rise above the negativity and become successful yourself.

Find someone who has been very successful in life and study them. Learn their philosophies and their habits. Take note of what they talk about and the books that they read. Get inside their head to learn how they think. When you learn the habits and rules of successful people you will be able to implement them for yourself.

The third law of success is to acquire the knowledge and skills that you need to be successful. Then when you acquire these skills maintain the right attitude. Do not allow your knowledge to go to your head and never think that you are better than other people because you have risen above the rest.

Keep the attitude that there is always more to learn and that the way to be really successful is to be willing to help other people make their lives better. Be willing to give back and always be grateful for what you have achieved. Be thankful for the things that you have acquired and the fact that you have been able to work hard and make your life successful.

Memorize These Laws of Success

Use them every day and constantly work on improving yourself. Never forget to give back and to help others become successful. The more you give the more you will receive. What is success without the feeling of satisfaction that you have returned the favor? What good is money if you can't use it to make lives better for the less fortunate than you?

Just remember that you only live once. Use the laws of success and one day you will be able to look back on your life and realize that you have lived it to the fullest. You will have no regrets...

Do not allow your knowledge to go to your head and never think that you are better than other people because you have risen above the rest.

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NLP

Self Improvement Tips For Success

2007-12-28T13:05:00.001-08:00

Every one of us is involved in some for of self improvement or personal development. This is true of you whether it is something you currently realise or not! If you have any desires, dreams or goals then you are striving to better yourself, your environment or your world and this we call self improvement.

However, there is one key area of your life that stops you from progressing in a fast and effective manner towards your desires, dreams and goals. I will now highlight this obstacle and show you how to effectively remove it forever so that you can create the life you want!

One of the worst things you can do when you need to motivate yourself to reach your long held goals and dreams is to criticize yourself. This is a pattern that has been taught to you since you were very young with school tests, grading, placement in your class and class evaluations. Teachers, parents and peers constantly compared you to others as if that was a way of gauging your true worth. This kind of personal evaluation probably continues to this day with employment superiors over-viewing your work, progress and most likely conducting some form of personal evaluation.

This view of assessing your strengths and weaknesses, although probably well-intentioned, has set a pattern within your own mind for self-criticism and self-doubt. Are you in a perpetual state of comparison? Do you find yourslef comparing how you perform to the performance of other people? Do you beat yourself up for not having attained the same level of success as those around you or those you view from afar? Are you disappointed in yourself when you fail to achieve exactly what you set out to achieve in the time you gave yourself?

Being self-critical can cause untold damage in your life. Criticism, regardless of what area of yourself or your life you have focused it, has a ripple effect that damages all other areas. By believing you are less than you should be you are sending a very strong message to your subconscious mind that you are just not good enough. Such a belief halts your progress towards your desires. It leaves you feeling frustrated and extremely unhappy. If you are really and truly not good enough then how could you ever change anything? If you are not good enough then there can be no way for you to change yourself, your circumstances or your life.

The first step to overcoming this self-defeating pattern of thinking and feeling is to become aware that it is there. Take stock of yourself and begin to notice when you are beating-up on yourself. When you notice yourself comparing your behaviour, talents, abilities or results to those of someone else immediately stop. Only judge your own performance. If you must compare yourself to anyone then compare yourself with yourself. Look for how you have improved. If you give a task everything you've got and do your best then you are already a success regardless of the outcome. You have stretched yourself and your personal self-imposed boundaries.

Keep a journal of all your goals and list the success you have already created. When you can look back at where you once were and see the improvement that you have made personally then your confidence will be increased and your self-esteem will rocket. If you compare yourself to someone else then bare in mind that you do not know the other person's circumstances. You do not know what advantages they had when they began, so comparing yourself to them is a futile exercise. Even if these people did overcome serious adversity to achieve the same things that you now want take it as a positive sign. If they did it then so can you!

Try to encourage yourself when you are faced with a challenge. The difference between internal criticism and internal encouragement can mean the difference between a life of fear, dread, discouragement, pain, frustration and a life filled with abundance, joy, peace and harmony.

Practise giving yourself some approval. If you look at what you are doing when you criticize yourself it is really a form of self-disapproval. Approving and disapproving are just choices. You make them internally and you can re-make them in a different way. Approving of yourself and dispproving of yourself is merely a choice you make!

Right now begin to give yourself some approval just for the heck of it. Many times we disapprove of ourselves and others for little or no reason so turn that around. Begin to give yourself approval just because you are you. Can you imagine how differently you will view the world through the eyes of self-approval? Can you guess what kind of strides forward you can make in your life with an internal voice of encouragement? Do you think you, your family, friends and work colleges would benefit from you taking this new radical approach to how you view yourself?

By taking this approach and viewing yourself in a much more positive way the progress you make will astound you and the speed at which you start to move in the life direction that you have chosen will be amazing. You will gain more peace, happiness and harmony as a by-product and live a life filled with much more contentment, satisfaction and joy. Your personal development is assured!

Do you compare yourself to others? Do you beat yourself up? Are you disappointed in yourself when you fail? If you are dissatisfied with your journey in life and the results you are getting you can turn it all around and its easier than you think?

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Attitude

Women Need To Be In Charge Of Their Money

2007-12-27T16:05:00.000-08:00

In this article, a woman's psychotherapist shares her own thoughts as well as other women's wisdom about financial independence and teaching it to the younger generation.

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Time Management

Become a Smashing Success Instantly with Integrity using this one secret.

2007-12-22T13:20:00.001-08:00

What is Success?

Ask that to 10 people and you'll probably get 10 different answers. Everyone's opinion of success seems to differ.

We must define it because in order to reach success you must first have an understanding of what it is. You'll never get somewhere you don't first see in your mind.

It's probably easier to explain success by first stating what it is not.

It is not a "destination", nor is it a fancy car, jewelry, a giant house or any other type of status (although there is nothing wrong with those things). It's not a certain level of money or a specific job or business.

Success has nothing to do with any of this!

Success is measured by the individual. Nobody can tell you that you are or are not successful because it's different for each of us.

I came across the best definition of success I've ever heard by someone very qualified to give it. With a wall of college basketball records here is coach Wooden's definition of success...

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming." ~ John Wooden

Coach Wooden believed that it was impossible to give 100% effort all the time so he used "knowing you did your best". What's important with this is that it leaves room for ERROR.

Too many people get discouraged if they make mistakes and I'm here to tell you that you WILL make mistakes and you will fall, but what's important is that you GET BACK UP. The only time you lose the fight is if you stay down.

I also believe part of success is finding your passion and "purpose" in life and pursuing it with heart.

From all this I've come up with my own definition of success...

"Success is peace of mind directly resulting from the self-satisfaction of uncovering your purpose in life and knowing you did your best to become the best you're capable of and then using it to bless others." ~ Fired Up Phil's revised definition of success

Success has everything to do with personal development. How much can you learn and grow and build character so you can be a better husband, wife, father, mother, friend, colleague or business person.

..So you can offer a better product or service and be more valuable to others, changing lives in the marketplace and all around you.

The more that you grow the more you will posses inside to offer others and the better relationships you'll have. This will lead to more happiness and fulfillment since we were created to fellowship with others.

The minute you understand that success is a continual process that never ends and you commit yourself to it, you become successful at that moment.

As far as the car, house, money and all the other things, well those are material goals and everyone has different goals. Not everyone wants to own three Mercedes and a 10,000 sq ft house. Again, not that there's anything wrong with that.

I believe wealth and prosperity are spiritual attributes that everyone should shoot for, but you can be successful without money.

Mother Teresa for example did not drive a Mercedes and yet she was a smashing success in her own right and lifetime.

Goals and desires are different for all people and have nothing to do with success.

You can decide right now that you ARE successful. No other person has any right or validity in telling you otherwise. You are a miracle from birth and have been designed for greatness. As the saying goes "God doesn't make junk".

Don't allow your mind (low self esteem) to tell you otherwise. Don't judge yourself harshly and be your own worst enemy. And especially don't compare what you have to others allowing that to determine yourself worth and value.

YOU determine yourself worth, not others! You are a success...a smashing success at that, the moment you DECIDE you are.

"Success is more about who you are, than what you accomplish"

If you insist on having a benchmark, use this...

"Success is giving your best in growing to reach your God given potential and using it to benefit and contribute to others."

If you're doing that, you ARE successful and it's just a matter of getting focused on what you would like to accomplish in your life and steering in that direction. Find your passion and pursue it.

If you know that you would rather be doing something different in life and you're not pursuing it that is what I call "selling out" on your heart.

I'm not saying you have to jeopardize your family and up and quit your current job or business, but I am saying you should be working on your dreams and passions at least on a part time basis so that you can eventually grab a hold of it and take it to the highest level you can, since that is what you truly dream of.

Wouldn't it be awesome to earn lots of income doing something you're passionate about and truly enjoy instead of from a job you don't really care for? Some people HATE what they do.

To them and maybe to you, making money doing what you love almost sounds too good to be true? Yet, that's the way it's supposed to be. This is called "turning your avocation into your vocation".

When you do this life becomes easy and enjoyable because you begin to utilize your God given talents and abilities instead of just doing what you're used to. This is also when more money usually starts to flow into your life as well.

One of the best ways to "grow" is to choose to earn a LOT of money because of the character it builds in the process. To accomplish this will force you to uncover and develop your gifts.

Income rarely exceeds personal development ~ Jim Rohn

As this happens you will be a good steward with the money because of the character you've built and you will change other people's lives because of who you are.

The world needs more good hearted people who are good stewards and have BIG hearts AND BIG bank accounts to be used for good.

Become a Smashing Success Instantly with Integrity using this one secret. What does success really mean? What does it take for you to be happy and satisfied and to be able to live the life of your dreams? Stop settling for less and learn how to become a smashing success right now, right here.

There are many strategies to becoming successful, making more money and achieving your dreams but nothing makes more sense than doing so through your own business. Business is the quickest, easiest and most effective way to get ahead and live the lifestyle you desire and deserve. Nothing provides more leverage and freedom. Discover how to find your purpose, develop a business around it, earn more money, make a difference and be fired up about life. Sign up right now for my newsletter to find out how to do exactly that - Go here: http://www.SuccessScoop.com

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Self-Esteem

Achieving the "Michael Jordan" Level of Success

2007-12-22T13:15:00.001-08:00

Everyone who wants to have a career has the expectation of doing good work. They put their all into what they do and always get great reviews from their superiors. They experience moderate success and are pretty pleased with what they achieve. However, there is another level. I'd like to call it the Michael Jordan level. It is a level of work up and above what the "average" person does. It is work that is so amazing that you shine above most in your field.

Fans always say that Michael Jordan is extremely talented. And maybe that's true. Hearing it from Mr. Jordan, most of his success comes from very hard work. Where other people stop because they feel they have done enough, Michael keeps practicing, studying, and learning. Tiger Woods was once asked if he practices when he isn't in the playing season and he said "of course!" At least 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week. So ask yourself... Do you want to be the best, pretty good, or maybe somewhere in the middle? How much time and focused effort are you willing to put into your career? Do you want to reach the top? Or do you want to be just darn close.

When planning your career, you should be asking yourself these questions. You also have to figure out what steps to take to reach the top. It is not always about working a lot of hours -- it's also about working smart. Make sure the hours you put in get the appropriate results for your time and effort. Being excellent means to always be learning and getting better at what you do.

You should also put into your plan a budget for investing in yourself. This means getting more education, listening to tapes, going to seminars and also getting a coach -- they aren't just for sports! A good athlete has many coaches --shouldn't you have at least one?

A good coach can give you advice about your professional growth. Many times they can see things that you cannot. You can be so wrapped up in a situation that you cannot see the forest for the trees. Your coach will be able to see the bigger picture and help you with issues that come up at your work place. They will help you be the best that you can and be your biggest cheering section. Having a good coach will help you stay focused on your goals. They will make sure you stay on the path. And when you veer off they will be there to get you back on.

Most sports coaches have experience in their particular sport. They use the knowledge they have gained through playing to teach other players. It would be smart for you to find a coach that has experience in the field you are in. They have been there and have done it before so that you have the benefit of their experience. They know the opportunities and the pitfalls of your profession and can help you navigate through it. An example of this; is a sales coach. Who would know better how discouraging sales can be? And who would know better how to counteract the negativity you might experience. A sales coach will also know how to prospect, close a sale, and keep a customer. I cannot speak enough on how a good coach will help you be more successful.

The Japanese word kaizen means "never ending improvement." They are big believers in making small improvements everyday. The Japanese believe over time this makes for changes that have great impact. Think about it, try making a 1% improvement everyday. Over time your growth will be phenomenal! Follow this concept and you will find your career growing exponentially and with great success! Would that not be a great goal for you?

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Meditation

8 Strategies for Bolstering Your Belief in Zero-Limit Success

2007-12-21T13:35:00.000-08:00

Our beliefs have the power to limit us or to inspire us. "Belief" is the mental acceptance that something is true even though absolute certainty may be absent. A limiting belief will keep you from stepping out and going for it. An inspiring belief will push you to go all out - to put your heart and soul into the effort.

Do you really put your all into something you don't believe in? Think about it. After you found out your parents were Santa Claus, it didn't really matter if you were naughty or nice, did it?

You need to believe in what you want and imagine for yourself. Only then will you achieve. You must have convictions about your vision of success. You have to trust it. Belief is not wishful thinking. It's not just hoping. It's more concrete. You must have faith and confidence that what you believe is true.

Let's face it, belief is not always easy. Believing in yourself is a lifelong process. Even for me, after 25 years in business believing still takes daily effort. I have found 8 strategies that I use to bolster my belief in anything I imagine. Use these 8 strategies for creating your CLNC success with zero limits.

Strategy #1. Look to your past successes.

You're a nurse. If you haven't gotten your first CLNC case yet, remember the things in nursing you didn't believe you'd be able to do and then you did them - like starting IVs, resuscitating patients, kicking a doctor off your unit.

Remember your success as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. If you've succeeded in getting just one case from one attorney, you can get dozens of cases from dozens of attorneys. If you've made $3,000 consulting with one attorney, you can make $300,000 consulting with ten. Any time your belief falters - in yourself, in your business or in what you want to achieve - review your past successes to reaffirm what you already know. You're a nurse and you can do anything.

Strategy #2. Expand what you're willing to believe.

Belief is a choice. You can challenge any limitations that are placed on your belief.

During the era of the telegraph, people believed that's all that was needed. But then someone believed there could be so much more and invented the telephone. Surely the telephone was all that was needed until someone believed there could be so much more and invented the cell phone.

As a CLNC consultant you must believe that you can reach beyond the limits of your past achievements. One of those limits might be your attorney-client's past expectations of you.

Strategy #3. Surround yourself with supportive people who expand your imagination.

I have a staff member, Evie, who sees everything from a totally different perspective than I do. Every time I ask her to review something for me, I think, "I'm a glutton for punishment." Before I know it, instead of sitting, I find myself standing up, defending my ideas...but also refining those ideas. Evie gets my imagination going and I get to where I need to be. When you're around stimulating people, people who challenge you and who think differently, you may resist at first, but ultimately your mind will go in new directions and gather new ideas.

Strategy #4. Write down your ideas.

Have you ever made a to-do list? Until you've done everything on that list, is it easy or hard to throw away that piece of paper? That's right. It's hard.

Once we write it down, we've created a covenant with ourselves and increased our belief that we can achieve what we've written.

Sometimes the first thought you write is pure gold. Other times it's only a sieve through which you mine the gold. And sometimes it's nothing more than "fool's gold" - but what have you lost besides a piece of paper?

Strategy #5. Embellish your imagination with sensory details.

Sensory details solidify your belief. As an example, here's a secret vision I have. It's my first appearance on Oprah. I imagine walking out on stage. I hear the audience applauding wildly. I imagine actually making it to the couch without fainting or falling. I visualize feeling happy, confident, poised, totally comfortable just being me. The show is going great.

Okay, now for the next part...I can't believe I'm sharing this...I'm not just a guest on Oprah's show. I'm a great friend, visiting her at her home in Hawaii. We're on her porch enjoying cups of healthy green tea, cucumber sandwiches and girl talk. Then we go shopping together - it's just me and my friend Oprah.Tom, my husband, says, "What does that have to do with being on her TV show?" Well, I'll tell you. This little embellishment is important because visualizing Oprah as a friend will give me the ease of a friend when I do get on her show. And that's what will make the appearance great. Embellish your imagination with sensory details to bring your vision to life.

Strategy #6. See it to believe it.

Faith is a powerful thing, but seeing is believing. I personally know someone who's been on Oprah, and if she can do it, I know I can do it.

When Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile, the previous world record had stood for ten years. Bannister believed he could break it, and he did, at 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. But what's really interesting is that a month-and-a-half later another runner broke Bannister's record. And in the next 40 years over 700 more runners cracked that 4-minute barrier. They achieved that milestone because knowing someone else had done it helped them believe they could do it too.

Strategy #7. Believe you'll find a way despite any obstacles.

If you believe in the outcome, you must believe in your ability to achieve that outcome, no matter who or what gets in your way.

On Halloween when I was eight, I approached a house with ten tall cement steps and I could see nothing but the perils of climbing those steps. So I stayed at the bottom, focused on the obstacle created by my fear, instead of on the prize...unable to move while Cinderella and Batman walked past me with bags of Hershey bars and Skittles.

That same fear of stepping out took me along the safe, no-risk route through high school, nursing school and into a secure hospital job - until I woke up to a different kind of fear - the fear of becoming like so many other nurses - tired, burned out and old before my time. I faced a decision: Step out and start the business I imagined or spend the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, wearing scrubs and coveting the Skittles. So, with only $100 in my savings account, I called my first attorney and the rest is history.

Everybody has obstacles. Everybody. Obstacles can become crutches, if you let them. For some nurses, having children is the crutch for not succeeding. I've got two children. I don't have time to succeed. One of the CLNC consultants who cracked the million-dollar barrier has sole custody of her three children. She's thinking, I don't have time NOT to succeed. For one nurse the obstacle is a crutch. For the other the obstacle is the motivation and the opportunity.

Strategy #8. Repeat your vision over and over and over again.

Athletes and performers are the proof that this technique works. Winning athletes practice what they want to achieve in their minds over and over again. They believe and achieve because they've performed perfectly so often in their minds.

At age 19 the Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso was diagnosed with a detached retina and confined to bed for a year. Despite this incredible obstacle, during that time, Alicia danced over and over in her mind to keep her feet, memory and passion alive. Because she believed she could achieve what no ballerina had ever done before, she didn't just return to the stage, she danced perfectly - even with her limited vision. So perfectly she was eventually honored with ballet's highest designation, prima ballerina assoluta.

Mentally walk through the steps that will make your CLNC business successful. This will imprint its reality onto your imagination, making it more believable and achievable.

Use these 8 strategies to bolster your belief for zero-limit CLNC success. Believe and you will achieve.

Success Is Yours!

Our beliefs have the power to limit us or to inspire us. "Belief" is the mental acceptance that something is true even though absolute certainty may be absent. Do you really put your all into something you don't believe in?

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Plan Your Success

2007-12-21T13:08:00.001-08:00

A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. Business plans that identify and target internal goals, but provide only general guidance on how they will be met are called strategic plans. These plans may also target changes in perception and branding by the customer, client, tax-payer, or larger community. Learn how to create a winning business plan. Writing a business plan will force you to objectively develop and evaluate your tactical and strategic plans.There is no fixed content for a business plan. Rather the content and format of the business plan is determined by the goals and audience. For example,a business plan for a non-profit might discuss the fit between the business plan and the organization's mission. Banks are quite concerned about defaults, so a business plan for a bank loan will build a convincing case for the organization's ability to repay the loan.

In the U.S., many of the new jobs have been credited to small busines. In existence are online small business workshop techniques for developing business ideas, starting new ventures and improving existing small businesses for entrepreneurs. A business plans handbook is a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America. This handbook includes checklists and operating forms for small businesses. The FTC is an organization that works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair practices in the marketplace and to provide information to businesses to help them comply with the law. Please do not forget that most small businesses will need an EIN even if they don't have employees. Most wholesalers will ask for this before you can do business with them.

There is much to do and consider when writing a business plan. Keep in mind this is a critical document. Owners of businesses do not take planning seriously and fail. In the U.S, check local and state laws where you plan to do business. One of the many questions about business planning I receive is how long a typical plan is. The length of a typical business plan can greatly vary from 10 pages to a 100-page document. Growing your business using information technology and the internet takes careful planning and many businesses are unsure about how to proceed.

-- Creating your own business opportunities
-- Planning your personal road map to success
-- Pricing what you sell -- Money: what you'll need and where to get it
-- Making it legal
-- Who owns the business.

Finally, your plan may help you develop as a manager by giving you practice in thinking about competitive conditions, promotional opportunities, sources of finance, etc.

Economics is always part of a business plan in some form or other. Whether you are starting or growing a small business, a sound business plan is your roadmap to success. Business plans can be simple or complex -- it all depends on who is driving and where they want to go. These plans will still be needed for banks or investors, and most businesses need to go through that. A plan that has changes in perception and branding as its primary goals is called a marketing plan. Your business plan will become your roadmap to chart the course of your business and its success!

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Stress

8 Strategies for Bolstering Your Belief in Zero-Limit Success

2007-12-21T00:31:00.000-08:00

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NLP

Plan Your Success

2007-12-21T00:26:00.000-08:00

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Happiness

Your Programming Predicts Your Future and is the root cause of how you think, feel & act

2007-12-20T13:05:00.001-08:00

As we discussed earlier your success must be defined by you. This becomes your purpose or your "why" in life. Once you have it defined the first ingredient you must possess in the attainment process is to have a "burning desire" and "relentless commitment" to its achievement.

Without desire and commitment fueling your success adventure you might as well just throw in the towel now because you'll never achieve anything worthwhile without it. This is what gets you through in the trenches of life where most people fold and quit.

You see I believe firmly that "Freedom is worth fighting for" because you and I were created to live in liberty (Gal 5:13). Deep down nobody wants to have other people or things controlling them. We all desire freedom.

One of the coolest things about a state of freedom is your ability to live your divine purpose in life. The point of freedom is not to just do nothing, but to create a way to benefit others by doing what you truly enjoy.

You were not created to do things all day long that you "dislike". You have been given interests, inspired opinions, skills and talents to be used to benefit others. This is where you'll most likely make your best money and definitely enjoy yourself and life the most.

Ok, so back to the first of the success ingredients desire and commitment...

Some people seem to naturally have desire and or commitment while others seem bankrupt in those departments. I'm often asked why? ..or how do I get them?

Let's start with desire. Through experience the only way I've found to increase desire level is to have you understand "programming". The computer was invented based upon the human mind and what ever is programmed into a computer is what comes out of that computer.

It's the same with us. Desire and commitment level to a large degree are determined by what you are programming into your mind. Every single thing you do from the people you hang with, to the movies you watch, the music you listen to, the sermons you hear, the seminars you attend or listen to on CD, and the books you read all count as programming.

"Everything that goes into your mind right now is programming your future"!

If you want to get fired up about your life and raise your desire and commitment levels simply Control or Filter what goes into your mind.

Basically limit the negative input and increase the positive and empowering stuff and you will be doing success back flips of every morning as your new programming starts to kick in and begin working. It takes some time so you have got to hang in there at the start which brings us to how to stay committed.

We go into this a lot more in => www.FitnessForSuccess.com

I'm going to give you an amazing commitment secret later on but for now understand this... "commitment doesn't even start until you don't want to do something".

Most people are led by their emotions and therefore never stay consistent. When I do fitness coaching and I'm training someone to work with weights I explain this as key ==> The secret is to "ignore you emotions", especially in the beginning because they will tell you to stop.

"Let your schedule lead you, NOT your emotions". It doesn't matter if you feel like working out or not, if your planner says Tuesday at 3PM it's time to train...you have to show up to do it. NO EXCUSES you absolutely must honor your self promise, it's vital.

Simply put.. toughen up, man up, woman up.

Start putting empowerment into your mind everyday and watch the transformation in your life. The bible states that we are to "focus and meditate" on GOOD things. Start choosing your programming right now...

This is arguably the most powerful success secret in history.

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Signing off for now...

God Bless

Fired up Phil
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Goal Setting

What Would You Do If You Knew How to Meet with Success?

2007-12-19T00:52:00.000-08:00

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Self Improvement

Your Programming Predicts Your Future and is the root cause of how you think, feel & act

2007-12-18T00:06:00.000-08:00

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Hypnosis

What Is The Law of Success?

2007-12-16T00:13:00.000-08:00

Do not allow your knowledge to go to your head and never think that you are better than other people because you have risen above the rest.

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Music online MP3

Self Improvement Tips For Success

2007-12-09T00:46:00.000-08:00

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Affirmations

Without this ONE foundational secret you will never reach success

2007-12-09T00:40:00.000-08:00

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Speed Reading

Success Is Simple!

2007-12-09T00:34:00.000-08:00

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Dealing with Depression

Become a Smashing Success Instantly with Integrity using this one secret.

2007-12-04T02:52:00.000-08:00

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General Self Help

Achieving the "Michael Jordan" Level of Success

2007-11-27T00:07:00.000-08:00

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Recovery

Do you need High IQ to be Successful?

2007-11-12T16:13:00.000-08:00

About the Author Breian Malupa is the Founder of www.knowledge-empowers.com A dedicated individual in providing inspiration, life enhancing knowledge and making positive changes in people's lives. A Professional and a fellow traveler in life who decided that he would contribute his gifts and talents in helping people cultivate and nurture personal success.

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Meditation

Do you need High IQ to be Successful?

2007-11-11T16:55:00.001-08:00

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Stress

The Effect of Thought Patterns on Your Success

2007-11-11T16:41:00.000-08:00

Research by leading universities in the field of cognitive and behavioral science proves the existence of so called "automatic thoughts", i.e. thoughts that come to mind involuntarily and effortlessly as an automatic response to certain stimuli. These are the thoughts that ultimately determine whether you'll fail or succeed.

The average person processes over 60'000 separate thoughts per day, of which 90% occur subconsciously. Automatic thoughts are produced by our subconscious mind and continue to execute without the involvement of our conscious mind. Think about how many things you just do day in day out without even consciously thinking about it. These automatic thoughts are like mini computer programs in our subconscious minds. They automatically come into action as a response to stimuli in our environment.

While many automatic thoughts are positive, some of them can create undesirable limitations in terms of our ability to evolve and progress - you could call them "success blockers". They simply prevent us from progressing or being successful in certain areas. Automatic thoughts determine your thought patterns, attitudes and behaviors. The reactions we then observe from your environment validate your thoughts.

Certain negative "automatic thoughts" are triggered by common negative deeply rooted belief and thought patterns with groups of people who experience the same or similar challenges and limitations. Conversely, observations of successful people reveal that many of their successes can be attributed to a distinct set of positive cognitive patterns in their belief system.

Thanks to continued research, we now have much more accurate insight into positive as well as negative cognitive patterns. Identifying and recognizing these very patterns forms the foundation of effective cognitive conditioning. Let's have a look at some success enabling patterns:

Success Enabling Thought Patterns

Believing in your Unique Skills, Talents and Capabilities - Believing in our own innate skills, talents and capabilities is not only important from a professional development perspective; it also enables you to align your uniqueness in its entirety with your potential. Several studies reveal that we are the happiest and most effective when we can utilize our individual abilities to the highest degree possible. The objective is to allow you to raise beyond your current limitations and maximize your personal potential.

Viewing Life as a "Platform" for Opportunities- Viewing life as a big platform of opportunities opens doors for opportunities to materialize. It focuses our minds on the possibilities rather than the limitations. Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have a disproportionate amount of luck? They seem to be at the right place at the right time or meet the right people at the right time. The truth is that it isn't mere luck, most of these people consciously as well as unconsciously look for opportunities and find them, because their mind is open and receptive to opportunities.

Accepting and Expecting Positive Change - Change has a tendency to reward people who embrace it. Welcoming change also means having the courage to explore new areas of potential success. An open attitude toward change is essential for positive change to take place.

Feeling Empowered and in Charge - Accepting responsibility for your own destiny and feeling empowered to shape your destiny according to your ideas is a key success factor. Successful people don't look for other people or circumstances to shape their destiny. They actively take control and create their destiny.

Self Confidence and Self Esteem - A healthy level of self confidence and self esteem is not only necessary, it is essential for any kind of success we seek achieve. Only when you're comfortable with who you are and confident in what you can do, will other people believe in you and your abilities. This applies both to your personal as well as your professional life.

Living with Purpose - All successful and generally happy people display high levels of purpose and action orientation. They keep their goals in mind, act on their ideas, follow through with their plans and stay the course until they achieve what they want.

Accepting and Offering Help - Many people have a hard time asking others for help. They confuse accepting help from others with weakness. This couldn't be farther from reality. Most successful people know about the importance of seeking and accepting help. They achieve their goals by leveraging other people's skills and strengths that they themselves lack. At the same time they offer their help to others and create mutually beneficial relationships.

Seeing Setbacks as Opportunities for Progression - Most successful people will tell you that they have had their share of setbacks. What sets them them apart is that they accept setbacks as a natural phenomenon and have the ability to stay focused on their long term goals. Setbacks are often accompanied by opportunities and it is key that you continue to look for these opportunities while you experience setbacks.

Do you "own" all these success enablers? If not, focus on adopting the ones you don't own and continue to build on the others.

While adopting positive success enabling cognitive patterns is extremely important in terms of reaching your goals, it is of equal importance to eliminate limiting thought patterns ("success blockers") that continue to stand in the way of personal growth, progress and success. The following is only a partial list of typical "success blockers":
Negative Thought Patterns

Feeling "not good enough" - One of the key reasons why most people never reach their full potential is rooted in various forms of mostly unconscious beliefs of not being good enough. Although most people don't like to admit it, it continues to lead the charts of top "success blockers".

Resistance to Change - Resisting change is mostly coupled with fear of the unknown. It is often evidenced by people who despite their unhappiness with their situation experience resistance to exploring opportunities for change. This resistance to change often leads to missed opportunities for advancement.

Dependencies or Co-dependencies - Perceptions of dependencies and co-dependencies come in many forms. The result, however, is mostly the erroneous belief that our happiness and success is dependent on certain people, actions or circumstances outside of our control.

Blaming Others for Missed Opportunities - We've all experienced instances where we thought other people stood in the way of our success. If these experiences turn into core beliefs that we carry with us, consciously or unconsciously, we not only create excuses for not progressing, but also obstacles to recognize ways to work around them and achieve our goals.

Negative Expectations - The are multiple roots causing attitudes of negative expectations. Negative expectations in life tend to create self fulfilling prophesies. If our mindset reflects an attitude of "I can't possibly do or achieve that", chances are that these predictions will become a reality. People with generally negative expectations often feel that life is a constant struggle and the next negative event is just around the corner. Imagine an athlete going into the Olympic games thinking "I'm can't possibly win", or a CEO of a company thinking "I don't believe we'll ever succeed here". Releasing negative expectations is key to any form of success you may want to achieve.

I-don't-deserve Attitudes - I-don't-deserve attitudes are often deeply rooted beliefs connected with beliefs of inferiority. Because we unconsciously believe that we don't deserve to strive for or achieve certain things, we either "go into the game" with low expectations for success, or often don't even try. The result is often that we simply miss out.

Being a Victim of Circumstances - Victims of circumstances tend to accept unhappiness, mediocrity or failure as part of their destiny. Victims of circumstances often feel helpless, they think cannot or don't know how to do or achieve certain things. They often miss to realize that they have the power to change their circumstances. Therefore, they don't empower themselves to take control in shaping their circumstances according to their wishes.

Procrastination and Passivity - Positive change always requires an orientation toward action. The best objectives and plans don't mean much if there's lack of action and follow-through. And yet, one of the top reasons most people don't progress or fail to achieve their goals is because they don't follow through.

Earning Approval or Love of Others - Cognitive patterns reflecting the necessity to earn the approval or love of other people can create serious limitations on many fronts. These attitudes divert our thoughts, behaviors and actions from our own individual needs and goals to doing to what's good for someone else. We can be supportive and helpful to others while staying true to ourselves.

Rational Excuses for Irrational Behavior - Rational excuses for irrational behavior come to light when we find "good reasons" for why certain things can't be done, or why we do things that shouldn't be done. Excuses, even if packaged in rational sounding reasons, can't hide the fact that we're still looking at excuses. As long as we believe these "good excuses" positive change cannot be initiated.

Do any of the above patterns sound familiar to you? If you're like most people, chances are that at least some of the above "success blockers" are currently preventing you from advancing. Make a conscious effort to address them.

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change", Wayne Dyer

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Motivation

The Effect of Thought Patterns on Your Success

2007-11-05T01:41:00.000-08:00

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Coaching

You can't reach success if you are desperate

2007-11-04T16:33:00.001-08:00

When we want to succeed in our business so bad and we grow impatient that it is not moving as fast as we wanted, we tend to get into the desperate phase where that thing that we want the most moves further away from us. Have you ever had these experiences? I am sure you had. Well, this "desperation phase" just doesn't work. Resistance only causes more pain, more struggle, and more heartache. So what's the solution?, you ask. Expect to succeed, and let Universe take over. "But shouldn't we plan our work and work the plan?" Absolutely. You need to know where you are going, but do not attach yourself to it emotionally. Don't struggle with your thoughts about this thing you want all day, have fun and enjoy yourself (it is a process)- there might be something different you can do for your business today, which will take you closer to your goal and let the devine providence handle the details. Sounds weired? Strange? Are you looking for something more "hands on"? When you allow yourself to step away from the rush of everyday life for even just a short period of time, you will find that thing you have been missing the most - peace of mind - that is highly practical - when you are in a state of peace and calmness, your ability to create, your desires and your imbedded guidance system come to you with ease naturally and with it the understanding of what it takes to become successful in life.

Hmm, but how is this really done? How do I “step back”? I have so much to get done? - Take 10 minutes today and find a quiet place just for you, and close your eyes, and practice listening to your breath - get in touch with your breathing - because your breath is your life force - your Spirit - the rest will come to you naturally. Visualize you success. Does it make sense? When you think and visualize every day for at least 10 minutes you will be able to get strength and guidance and attract all the success you want. Early in the morning, just as you get up or late in the evening before your bed time are the best times to do this. "Let go and Let God" You can feel very confident that success is yours and that it will happen when you can harness this inner guidance. So, as you are waiting for that desired thing to come to you; just relax and be you, for now. And let the real you shine brightly.

"There is nothing impossible with love and patience."." ~ Daisaku Ideda

Helena Syptak is a top leader in the home business industry. Helena works with entrepreneurs and success minded people around the world. Helena’s business fortitude, sense of mission and communication skills with sense of humour are boosting the success of her team. To find out more about Helena visit www.coaching-2-success.com

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Fear

You can't reach success if you are desperate

2007-11-04T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Fear

Learning by Your Own Experiences and Learning by Others' Experiences

2007-11-04T16:01:00.001-08:00

There is no question in my mind that learning directly from your own experience is the best, all 'round way to learn. In my view, the value of learning from others' experiences is overrated. My apologies to parents, teachers, and gurus who think that their own experiences teach as much as they think to their children, students, and followers.

Parents, teachers, and gurus can certainly inspire others and facilitate learning. They can direct others to look in places that these others might not have considered. Be assured, though, the best of these guides teach others to look first inside themselves without creating dependencies.

Sometimes learners do not want to look inside themselves. I recently was working with a client who was very annoyed with me when I tried to point his attention to the knowledge he had demonstrated in the past on the very subject that he wanted an answer from me. Well -- just between you and me -- I had at least 25 viable answers to his question. For me, it was an easy question because it landed right in an area of my own long-time expertise and experience.

Because of his resistance in tapping his own power in that moment, he was preventing himself from hearing my suggestions. My suggestions were phrased as, "you could try this..." and "here's another possibility..." My intention was to encourage him to let go of his resistance, however, this further annoyed him, because he wanted me to tell him the single, precise, definitive, correct answer. I could not quite bring myself to tell him that I had at least 25 viable answers to his question, because I knew that would annoy him still further.

He was expecting that somehow the answer to his question was coded inside me, and there was only one answer. And it was the right answer. Further, he expected that all other possibilities were wrong.

I have a very different perspective from his: I consider that embodied within every question is the answer, within every problem is its solution, within every person is the guide. Inside each person are powerful mechanisms (intuition and feelings) to discern the appropriate answer for that person. He was not willing to meet me where I was in believing in his competence; I was not willing to meet him where he was in believing in his incompetence or that I had the answer for him.

I give a client far more of value by directing her or him to search for the answer than to act as a dictionary. I prefer to preface my suggestions with, "Oh, let's look over here...." "Hmm, how does this sound? ...." "Well, here's something you might consider...."

I'd rather be a thesaurus than a dictionary.

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Attitude

Learning by Your Own Experiences and Learning by Others' Experiences

2007-11-04T16:00:00.000-08:00

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Inspiration

How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.

2007-10-30T00:03:00.000-07:00

There is a revolution going on, a revolution in our minds, a revolution in our lives. Everyone is talking about the power of mind, positive thinking, the Law of Attraction, creative visualization, motivation and achieving success; everyone is looking for more info on how to change the mind, on how to change the life, on how to be successful.

There is no secret that your mind makes rules in your life. You knew this, you have heard this, and perhaps you already have started working on it.

We did not learn "How to change your mind your life" subject in school or college. Even though we did not learn how to change our minds and our lives in school, it's clear that we have to begin to learn new ways of thinking and changing patterns of thinking.

If you change your thoughts, words, actions and your attitude, your mind will update its rules according to new data it has gathered.

Let's sum up what we already know about the mind and its power.

The subconscious mind controls about 90% of our brain
Our subconscious mind is multitasking and can do several automated tasks at the same time
The main purpose of our subconscious mind is to protect us, to keep us alive
Everything we experience in life is kept in subconscious mind for the future reference
Subconscious mind does not know the difference in what you perceive as reality and what is imagined

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Frank Outlaw

The first thing to change your mind and your life is to start with your thoughts.

If you think that nobody knows what is in your mind, that your thoughts are private and they do not hurt anyone, you are wrong. They hurt and they hurt you first.

Our thoughts manifest themselves in our own circumstances. Look at a successful person; think about what kind of dominant thoughts this person has? This person has positive and successful thoughts which prevail over negative stuff.

Change the way you think. Change your negative thoughts into positive ones; find the positive side to everything. Whenever you catch yourself worrying about something, blaming somebody or some events, realize that all starts with your thoughts and then it becomes your destiny. Switch your thoughts to something else that you really enjoy doing. Feel rich and successful.

You must make your positive thoughts your dominant thoughts in all areas of your life.

Does any unpleasant event or bad weather or anything else unpleasant deserve your bad mood, your worry, your negative thoughts and finally your unsuccessful life? No, they do not deserve it. Think about this.

Start working with your thoughts and you will change your mind and your life. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen. Remember, there is no failure, only a delay in results.

"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve are a direct result of his own thoughts." James Allen

My best wishes for your success and personal growth,

Susan Gray

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Goal Setting

How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.

2007-10-29T16:05:00.000-07:00

After years of personal success, Susan Gray now shares her knowledge and secrets.

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Attitude

Knocked Down Seven Times...

2007-10-24T00:49:00.000-07:00

An old martial arts proverb says, "Knocked down seven times, get up eight!" Easier said than done, right?

It's not always easy to stay positive, especially when circumstances knock you down.

Here's where I'm going to part from many presenters in the "positive thinking" and "motivation" fields. It is usually simple to adjust attitude, but it is not always easy.

Have you ever started your day feeling great when your boots hit the boards only to step into a whirlpool of circumstances ready to suck you down the drain of life? Have you ever walked out the door ready to enjoy your day only to meet the one person whose very existence depends entirely on making your life miserable?

It happens!

No matter how disciplined you are in creating a positive mental attitude there are people and circumstances ready to ruin your best efforts. I also have a hard time believing that everything that happens to us is created by our thinking and our attitude. Optimists and pessimists alike suffered the wrath of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of the World Trade Center attacks.
The fact is that bad things sometimes happen to good people. Good businesses sometimes fail. I don't believe that only the good die young, but sometimes they do.

Ultimately the difference between success and failure is how you play the cards you're dealt. A skillful player can win a fortune with a bad hand at the poker table and a successful person will generate success from adversity.
I'm not preaching the adoption of a naive attitude. Someone who is blind to the real challenges and obstacle in life is no better equipped for success than the pessimist. What's needed is an appreciation for the choices you have.

As long as you're breathing and moving you have choices. When a fighter is knocked down, unless he's unconscious, he decides whether to get up and keep fighting or to stay down. Your greatest victory may be waiting for you to snatch from the "jaws of defeat".

In order to face adversity, overcome circumstances and survive the enemy, you need power. The most dependable and readily available power is your own personal power. When every other resource is exhausted, when disaster strikes, you can draw on your own personal power. Your own personal power is what you'll use to pick yourself after that seventh knock-down.
Constantly practice the development of personal power, and then you're always in the process of developing your greatest and most reliable resource: YOU! When you cultivate yourself as your greatest resource, you always have options.

Personal power ultimately produces choices. The ultimate reward for choosing a positive attitude and a positive vision is success!
By the way, when you're knocked down eight times, you'll get up nine!

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Meditation

How Do You Define Success?

2007-10-24T00:40:00.000-07:00

"Success is not something you achieve, Success is something you live" Diane Dutton, 2007

Yes, I am quoting myself here, but the bigger question (bigger than how vain to quote yourself!), is "do you understand what this statement means?"

After all aren't we taught to succeed? You must have goals. Success is out there, just go get it. Or, here is a favorite of mine, "Once I am successful, then I will be happy".

So it appears that success occurs at a point in time followed by everyone taking your picture and putting out a press release that says "You are declared to be successful".

Certainly we would like to think that we can point to that moment in time when "Success is Declared".

Think about a horse race or the Super Bowl. When the winning horse crosses the finish line, that horse is successful at that moment in time. He is the winner and every other horse is just second best, at best. With the Super Bowl only one team can have the most points at the end of the game, get the parade, bring home the trophy and go to Disneyland.

So, we declare them a "Success". If we dig a little deeper we face the question - is that really success? What about tomorrow? What about the next horse race? What about next season? How fleeting is that one moment in time, that split second of victory. As we dissect the disappointment of the "morning after" we realize something profound. We realize that success, if we isolate it to the achievement of a specific goal, will be fleeting at best and the feeling of exhilaration and passion will disappear seconds after it is experienced.

Now, let's contrast that with living a successful life. Picture this in your mind: you wake up on a crisp morning. You don't need an alarm clock because the morning sun creeps slowly into your room through your bay window that overlooks the ocean. You awaken to your five minutes of visualization. You visualize your goals and plan for the day ahead as you choose to make it the best day ever! You sit up and quietly say "thank you" as you appreciate all the good in your life, the people, the experiences, the talents you have been given by your creator and the ever expanding creative flow you will bring to your day.

You believe that you are living a successful life. Your spiritual, physical, relational, intellectual and financial self all work in harmony to bring the fullest possibilities to every day. No longer is success the fleeting achievement of one goal or one moment in time. Success is a daily feeling, belief and outcome of your attitude and actions.

Live doesn't happen to you, so how can success happen to you? How can you go out and get success, success comes from a strength and faith from within you. Life is your fullest expression of every breath, every move, every thought and every word.

If you live success it will be a part of who you are. Can you live success? I believe you can. I hope you live success and share it with those you care about every day.

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Relationships

Knocked Down Seven Times...

2007-10-23T17:05:00.000-07:00

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Relationships

How Do You Define Success?

2007-10-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

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Anger Management

5 Tips to Live a Wonderful Life!

2007-10-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

How long are you going to live?!

50, 60, 70, probably 80 years.

Not long enough, right?!

Life is too short not to enjoy, so while you still have time, remove that "Boring" tag in your so-called life and start making it a wonderful masterpiece.

Here are some tips that will help you escape from your self-made rut and start enjoying each waking hour of your day.

1. Be Grateful:

Stop whining about the things you don't have and how wrecked you think your life is. Rather, enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Gratitude is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your sense of gratefulness alive. Moaning about your life will only attract negative vibes, so be wary.

2. Get out of your comfort zone:

Life is all about taking risks; and that's the exciting part of it. Get out of your comfort zone and don't be afraid of rejection. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you'll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by. Trust me, you'll get more out of life than what you are asking for, if you keep on trying.

3. Live in the Present

Enjoy the present and let go of the past. You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Brooding on the past just hinders you from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

4. Set Exciting Goals:

Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy about. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals.

As what Paulo Coelho stressed in his book The Alchemist, "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
So don't put limits to yourself because you'll never know what may happen.

5. Experience the Unfamiliar!!

Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar for you may seem scary, but nothing is more fulfilling than being able to conquer your fear. The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Do the things you never did or even imagined doing before. Go to a foreign place where you know no one. Eat something exotic.

You owe it to yourself to live a wonderful life. Be grateful, and live in the present. Get out of your comfort zone and experience the unfamiliar. And set exciting goals.

Be Adventurous!

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Anger Management

5 Tips to Live a Wonderful Life!

2007-10-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

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Self Defense

How You Can Upgrade Your Life!

2007-10-17T00:09:00.000-07:00

Most people try to improve their lives in the wrong - and most difficult - ways.

They try to bring in more money and acquire more possessions, but forget about the essence of happiness and the basics of life improvement.

When I look back on my own life and point out those moments where I felt my life had improved in some way, I discover an amazing thing.

I discover the presence of a single factor in every one of those moments, a factor that has made my life better time and again. This single factor is solely responsible for bringing me more happiness, more wealth, and more satisfaction.

And that sole factor is...

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.

That's it!

That is the secret to life improvement. And it is one of the most important principles of success and happiness ever known.

All successful people are committed to the principle of constant improvement. They never stop learning and growing. They learn from the best and expand their minds with new ideas every single day.

The quality of your life is directly proportional to your personal value.

When you strive to be better, your life will be better. The more you know, the more you grow. The more value you add to yourself, the more your life improves.

When you change who you are, your life changes, too.

If you change for the better, your life will become better. If you change for the worse, your life will become worse.

The only surefire way to UPGRADE your life is to UPGRADE yourself.

Strive to become better every day. Learn from the best and expose yourself to new ideas. Allow yourself to grow and expand.

Increase your personal value and your life will become just what you want it to be.

Remember: upgrade yourself, upgrade your life.

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Sleep

This Decision is Guaranteed to Change Your Life Forever!

2007-10-10T00:42:00.000-07:00

One day I made a decision that was so powerful, it changed my life forever.

You're guaranteed to experience a complete life makeover if you make the same decision.

Here is the story...

One night I was sitting around thinking of how I was living my life. I had always been amazed by the great achievements and high levels of success reached by top successful people, and I was wondering why successful people are so rare and why most people tend to live mediocre lives.

I kept thinking along those lines, until I suddenly shifted my thinking 180 degrees. Instead of thinking why this and why that, I made a firm decision - the decision that I consider the spark for ALL greatness on earth.

And that decision was...

"I won't settle for a good life - only a spectacular one."

Wow...Wow...Wow

Powerful...Powerful...Powerful

Most of us just hope to live a good life - to have a nice family, to raise good kids, to have a decent job.

But greatness and the creation of everlasting success begin when you aspire to live a spectacular life.

A life that makes an impact and leaves a legacy. A life that gets you out of the cocoon of the ordinary and into the realm of the extraordinary. A life that ensures you are remembered after you pass away.

We are born to succeed and make a difference. We have a mission to accomplish from the moment we enter into life. That mission is to make the world a better place to live in. That mission is to make a difference that will positively impact thousands, even millions of people. That mission is to serve and cultivate value that will benefit the generations to come.

Don't ever settle for good life - only a spectacular one.

Make the decision today, and I guarantee that if you are committed to it, you will experience a complete life makeover.

Live SPECTACULARLY starting TODAY!

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Stress

No One Can Block Your Success...But You Can

2007-10-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

"You must get out of your own way," said one very wise woman. And as Wallace D. Wattles says in the The Science of Getting Rich:

"Talented people get rich, and blockheads get rich; intellectually brilliant people get rich, and very stupid people get rich; physically strong people get rich, and weak and sickly people get rich."

If you are not living in the Divine Flow of Wealth and Success, who can you truly blame? There is no environment that can prevent your success; the only thing that can prevent your success is getting in your own way.

So how does one get in his or her own way? Our inability to concentrate on our true desires is what causes us to get in our own way. Many of us live by and with illusions about lack and scarcity which prevent us from attaining our true hearts desires. Instead, we hamper our own advances and put stumbling blocks in our own way because of fear and complacency.

The truth is fear will cause us to stop in our tracks. Because we live in a moving universe, we must move. If we refuse to move forward, then we have no other option than to move backwards.

Take a look at any advancement a person refuses to make in his or her life. If a person refuses to advance his or her career by leaving a dead-end job, then instead of moving forward, that person may be fired or forced into early retirement. When speaking with such individuals, they usually say: "I should have left sooner." And with this regret is a long list of opportunities they allowed to pass them by.

Another example of refusing to advance could be a person who refuses to eat more healthful foods. Consequently, this individual's health may start to deteriorate, physically and mentally. When stricken with a degenerative disease, the individual usually says: "I wish I'd starting eating healthier sooner."

Often times in life, we want to blame our failures on lack of information or resources; however, in most cases our failures are related to complacency and fear-"getting in our own way." If we can develop the courage and wisdom to embody knowledge when it is available to us and to advance in the face of fear, then we will have more successes than failures. And this is the stuff that makes successful people.

Successful people are not born. One is successful not because he or she has no failures; one is successful because he or she has more successes than failures. Moving forward and choosing to advance in every aspect of our lives is success. Does it mean that one would not be scared or afraid? Certainly not!

In fact courage is doing a thing in spite of one's fear. If there is no fear, there is no courage. And in time, with more successes, there will be less to fear. With less to fear, one learns to live a fearless life. As such, a fearless life is the crown of every successful person.

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Self-Esteem

Abundance and Simplicity: Understanding the True Nature of Abundance

2007-10-08T16:07:00.000-07:00

"The simplicity of nature is not that which may easily be read, but is inexhaustible."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Online since 2004, in the course Abundance Training 101: The Universal Law of Abundance, it is identified that "simplicity is the birth of every masterpiece." Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Father of Early Transcendentalism, fully understood the beauty of simplicity in nature and the universe.

Some think that abundance is the simplicity of nature and the universe, but this is one of those "almost-around-about" ways to explain a deeper meaning. The simplicity of nature and the universe is the seed of abundance, but abundance itself is the "inexhaustible" aspect of nature which has been identified by Emerson.

To explain this deeper meaning, take a look at a fruit orchard. Each fruit orchard begins with seeds germinate and these seeds become fruit trees. Each tree is only one seed that germinated and became a tree. One simple seed becomes many fruit with many seeds. The simplicity is the seed and the inexhaustible is the fruit orchard.

Yes, abundance begins with simplicity, but abundance is inexhaustible. This reality not only gives hope and inspiration to us, but it imparts the knowledge that lack and scarcity are an illusion created in the minds of those who do not understand abundance.

There is evidence of abundance all around us and one only has to choose the path of prosperity in order to experience it. We can live with an abundance of love and devotion, wealth and success, wellness and health, peace and order, and knowledge and wisdom. The choice is ours.

However, in order to let go of the illusion of scarcity and lack, one must let go of all illusions created by the ego. The ego creates these illusions when we reject our true desires and our true self which is our Inner Being.

How does this apply to simplicity? When we don't understand that the universe and nature is inexhaustible, we live by the illusion of lack. This illusion causes us to hold on to the seed rather than plant the seed which produces the fruit orchard. As a result, the seed eventually dries up and dies and we have no materialization of abundance. In other words, simplicity never produces the masterpiece and abundance is never manifested.

Simplicity is the birthplace of abundance as the seed is the birthplace of ever fruit tree and every fruit orchard. Therefore, it is wise to let go of the illusion of lack and scarcity and see the abundance that is all around us while basking in the true pleasures of life.

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Meditation

The Art and Science of Giving

2007-10-08T16:00:00.000-07:00

One subject most Success Coaches, Abundance Trainers, Holistic Metaphysicians, and Ontology Philosophers hate to mention is the subject of giving. Many feel they are met with total opposition and sometimes resentfulness. Rather than deal with this opposing energy, many in this field of study choose to avoid the subject entirely.

However, there are those of us who intuitively and scientifically know that it is a subject matter that must be addressed in order for all of us in our human experience to truly live abundantly and successfully. To that end, we must know that there is a Universal Law of Giving and Receiving and this is an important component in our power to increase or our power to prosper.

As such, more should be taught on the subject of giving. With more being taught on this subject, fewer people would be taken advantage of through psychological manipulations and more people would be compelled to give.

There is an art and science to giving. As a science giving allows us to receive. And to him, much is given; much is required which makes giving a principle not a privilege. Furthermore, as a science, giving allows the flow of abundance. When we give, we activate divine flow, so therefore, our needs and true desires are met through our giving.

As an art, giving is an inspirational act. When we give with inspiration, we become the vessel for spreading good and therefore good will follow us. Giving as an art breaks the bondage of doubt and frustration in our lives because we have broken doubt and frustration in the life of another in our giving.

What should one give? People should give goodness at every turn. The agent of our goodness could be time, kind words, knowledge, service, or money. But the key is to give something everyday and we will receive after its own kind. For example, when we give time, we find that we have more time to complete tasks and projects in our own lives. When we give kind words, we find that kind words come back to us. When we give knowledge through information, we find that our knowledge also increases. When we give money and service, well, we get more money and service in return.

So, it is in the best interest of all of us who want to live more fruitful and abundant lives to give at every opportunity. See giving as an opportunity and be inspired. After all it is the Universal Law of Giving and Receiving that says in every doctrine or religion: "Give and you will receive."

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Coaching

4 Essential Steps You Must Take To Succeed With Anything

2007-10-06T00:28:00.000-07:00

I believe there are 4 essential steps you must take if you want to succeed with any project. A project is anything that requires a plan. It can be simple like making a plan to go to a movie, or could be complicated like setting up an Internet business. But simple or not, if you want your project to succeed you need to take the these four steps:

Step 1 Picture the Purpose.
Before you start any project you need to ask yourself what you really want. This might sound obvious, but it is amazing the number of people who don't know what they really want when they start a project.

When you have answered that question you then need to ask yourself why you want what you want. This is very important as many people want something but don't really know why they want it. In the case of the movie your answer might be that your favourite star is in it. To the Internet business you might answer that you want to work from home so you can spend more time with your family.

Step 2 Plan the Procedure.
Once you have found the answers to the questions above you then need to ask yourself how you can get what you want. The best way to answer this question is to imagine you already have what you want!

Now that might sound strange, but if you think about it, when you answered your first question you had some sort of picture in your mind. And when you answered your second question that picture must have become clearer. Now all you have to do is make the picture clearer still by imagining that you already have what you want. Then you ask yourself how you got it!

In the case of the movie that should be easy. The steps to an Internet business maybe harder to see, but if you keep thinking, keep imagining you have what you want, something amazing will happen. You will start to see the steps you need to take. You will begin to see opportunities you haven't seen before. This may sound like magic but it is actually the Law of Attraction working for you. This is the law that works for everyone who truly wants success.

Step 3 Prepare with Patience.
So many people fail to prepare a project. They have an idea and they plunge right in. Sometimes it works but mainly it doesn't! You need to prepare both mentally and physically. If you are not prepared mentally the chances are you will fail physically.

Preparation also requires patience. You would like to get going immediately but sometimes you have to wait. Maybe your project requires a lot of practice before you are ready to go. Or maybe you might have to rely on others who are not ready when you are.

Step 4 Perform with Pleasure.
So you now you know what you want, why you want it and how to get it. You have prepared and practised and you are ready to go. However if your project involves other people, it may take time to get what you want. They may not have the same agenda or the same priorities as you. This is where you have got to keep focused on what you want to make happen.

The way to do this is to continually imagine how great you will feel when you have got what you wanted. You must enjoy the whole "journey" to your success. Ask any successful person if they really enjoy what they do and I guarantee the answer will be yes!

One last thing, keep records of your activity, they can help you when things are not going as well or as fast as you want. They can also remind you of the steps you took to get what you wanted.

About the Author David P Allen became a "thinker" when taking time out to recover from a heart-attack and a double Heart by-pass. He has developed a "Help Your Self" system which works for him. He also helps people, who know what they want in life, to make the money to get it. You can get his FREE email course that explains his system and how it will work for you here www.samsmiles-selfhelp.com

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Attitude

To Be a Success, There are Only Two Choices

2007-10-06T00:18:00.000-07:00

It's really very simple. There are two Choices if you want to be successful.

You've probably heard it said before that there are many different strategies for success, that there's not only one path, there are many.

And this is 100% true.

So you must be saying OK Ray, have you lost your mind!

Which is it, many paths or just two!

Well, there are many strategies but only two basic choices when it comes to being succesful.There so simple it's ridiculous.

Either you act or you don't.

It's that simple. Either you're a talker or a doer.

Nothing takes the place of action. Nothing.

When i go to marketing or self improvement seminars I see tons of people taking notes, writing frantically and then never do anything with the amazing information being presented.

I've even been told by some of these people that the' re hoping that they'll act on this info instead of letting the notes collect dust.

Now to be fair, everybody has been in this place in one or more areas in life at any given time.

I've been there.

Many times!

It's a painful place to be, searching for the one thing that will be the "answer" or "secret" that will be the way to success.

Meanwhile, that one thing has been inside of you all along.

It isn't out there somewhere.

So before you try the next big thing that will give you more money or more business try this simple formula :

The next time you read a book, listen to a tape or attend a seminar pick one strategy even if it's a a small one, and apply it right away!

Don't wait and don't try anything else until you achieved a certain benefit from the strategy.

Get really good at it.

In fact, master it.

Just one area.

For instance, if you have a Internet business and it's Internet marketing you want to master pick one technique for getting traffic to your web site.

Say it's article writing and submission.Just keep learning everything you possibly can and start writing and submitting until you get consistent positive results. To the point you don't have to think it about it. It just becomes automatic.

At this point. you're ready to get good at another traffic technique, and before you know it you're mastering several ways to get traffic and you're business is thriving.

Even if you took action for a year and nothing happened you'll learn a heck of a lot. And the next year will be ten times better, and before you know it you'll be reaching your goals instead of talking about them.

And, the best part is, when you develop the habit of action, success become easier.

All because you made the choice to take action, pick an area and master it.

So which type of person are you?

You can change it in any given moment.With a little initiative, focus and persistence, this simple strategy will no doubt improve your results and you'll be more successful in any area of your life.

Copyright (c) 2007 Ray Miller

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Speed Reading

The old 'Prized Possession in the Shoe' trick.

2007-10-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Imagine that you've lost something which is very important to you.
Very.
A prized, irreplaceable possession.

Although it's worth a lot of money, you don't care about it's financial value; it's all about what it means to you emotionally.
Personally.
Your grandfather gave it to you.
You are heart broken.

It's fallen into a shoe in the cupboard in your bedroom... but you don't know that.
You sit on your bed and rack your brains.
It's right in front of you, but you're totally unaware.
So near and yet so far.

Like so many things in your life.

Three feet may as well be three miles.
Or three thousand.
Just like some of your relationships.
And dreams.
And while your eyes are open, you're not really seeing anything.
You do that.

You're pretty sure it's somewhere in the lounge room, or maybe the family room, the bathroom perhaps, possibly somewhere in the kitchen... it could even be in the car.
You're not sure, but you look high and low.

You're on a mission.
You search relentlessly.
You even get others involved.

"If I get other people to help me, I'll find what I'm looking for quicker", you tell yourself.

It doesn't happen.
You look and look.
To no avail.
By now, you're actually further away.
You've extended your search to the garage.
You're running on emotion.
You get frustrated.
Periodically angry.

You start to blame others.. "perhaps someone has moved it", you tell yourself.
Or worse still, stolen it from you.

"People do that", you tell yourself.

You start to resent your imaginary foes.
You try and make it their fault.
You start to waste precious energy on the stuff you can't change.
You begin to sabotage yourself.
You become ugly to be around.
You become less and less productive and you start to lose perspective.

The people that you've recruited to help you find your treasure haven't produced, so you get rid of them.
You bring in some new people.
You're sure that these people will help you find what you're looking for.
After all, they come highly recommended.

Even though you dropped your prized possession in the shoe, you find a way to make it about someone else.
You're good at that.
You have history of it.
You've never put so much time and effort into trying to achieve something... for zero result.
And all the while, it's only ten feet away.

So near and yet so far.
It's at your finger tips.
If only you would look in the right place.

If only you would change how you think.

After all, it doesn't matter how hard you look or how many people you involve in the process, if you're looking in the wrong place.
There will be no joy.
You won't find what you're looking for.

You have made it so much harder than it needed to be.

Success and happiness are only a heartbeat away, if only you would change your thinking, your strategy and your behaviour.

What your looking for is right there.
Under your nose.

If only you would look in a different place.

Craig Harper (B.Ex.Sci.) is the #1 ranked Motivational Speaker by Google. He is a qualified exercise scientist, author, columnist, radio presenter, television host and owner of one of the largest personal training centres in the world. Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper

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Self Defense

Common Mistakes on the Personal Statement and How to Avoid Them

2007-09-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Knowing what turns off admissions committees in a personal statement is as important as knowing what they find desirable.

Careless Errors
There is really no excuse for careless errors, and having even one in your application can affect the way you are perceived. You have more than enough time to proofread and have others look over your essay. If an error slips through, your readers may assume that you are careless, disorganized, or not serious enough about your application.
Remember that spell check does not catch all possible errors, and even grammar check is far from perfect. In addition to typographical errors such as repeated words, you have to read the essay carefully to catch mistakes in meaning that might come in the form of a grammatically correct sentence.

Let these humorous but unfortunate examples be a lesson to read your essay carefully for unintended meanings and meaningless sentences:
-It was like getting admitted to an Ivory League school.
-Berkeley has a reputation of breeding nationalists and communists.
-I'd like to attend a college where I can expose myself to many diverse people.
-I was totally free except for the rules.
-In a word, the experience taught me the importance of dedication, friendship, and goals.
-I have an extensive knowledge of the value of intelligence.
-I envy people with a lot of time in their hands.

Vague Generalities
The most egregious generalizations are the ones that have been used so many times that they have become clich? For example, "I learned the value of hard work." That statement doesn't tell us anything insightful or interesting about the writer's character, because it has been said so many times as to become meaningless.

Generalities come in the same form as clich? except with different content. They are always superficial and usually unoriginal, but haven't quite reached the level of predictability that would make them qualify as clich? Consider this before-and-after set to learn how to evaluate this factor in your writing:

Before: In the first project I managed, I learned many valuable lessons about the importance of teamwork.

After: In the first project I managed, I made an effort to incorporate all my colleagues as equal members of a team, soliciting their feedback and deferring to their expertise as needed.

Terms like "valuable lessons" and "teamwork" are vague and do not really convey anything meaningful about the applicant's experience. In contrast, the revised version explains the team dynamic in more detail, showing specifically how the applicant exercised teamwork principles. The passage should go on to include even more detail, perhaps by naming a particular colleague and discussing his interaction with that person.
Sounding contrived is a problem related to overly general writing. Applicants often have preconceived notions about what they should be discussing, and they try to force those points onto the experiences they relate. The best way to counteract this tendency is to start with your experiences and let the insights flow from there. Think about your most meaningful experiences and describe them honestly. Often you will find that you don't need to impose conclusions because the personal qualities you're trying to demonstrate will be inherent in the details. If you decide that clarification is necessary, the transition should still be natural.

Summarizing Your Resume
Perhaps the most common personal statement blunder is to write an expository resume of your background and experience. This is not to say that the schools are not interested in your accomplishments. However, other portions of your application will provide this information, and the reader does not want to read your life story in narrative form. Strive for depth, not breadth. An effective personal statement will focus on one or two specific themes, incidents, or points. Trying to cram too much into your essay will end up in nothing meaningful being conveyed.

"A straight autobiography should be avoided, although interesting and pertinent autobiographical facts should be included. But the statement should be more future-oriented than past-oriented. I don't really want the story of a student's life but rather plans for and a vision of the future."
-Graduate English Department, UCLA

Sensitive Topics
Don't get on a soapbox and preach to the reader; while expressing your values and opinions is fine, avoid coming across as fanatical or extreme. Avoid mentioning subjects that are potentially controversial; it is impossible for you to know the biases of members of various admissions committees. Religion and politics normally don't belong in these statements, although there may be exceptions (an applicant who has held an important office on campus or in the community would likely want to include this fact). Personal political views usually are not appropriate for personal statements. Any views that might be interpreted as strange or highly unconventional should also be omitted because you want to avoid the possibility of offending any of the individuals in whose hands the fate of your graduate school application rests.

Gimmicks
Don't use a gimmicky style or format. Your "clever" or "original" idea for style probably isn't, and it may not be appreciated.
"Avoid cuteness; we've had people who have done career statements in the form of a miniplay, for example. You want to sound like a professional."
-The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Long-Windedness

Sometimes the same writer who relies too heavily on generalizations will also provide too many irrelevant details. That's why most essays submitted to EssayEdge are returned with significantly reduced word counts and, conversely, suggestions for additions. The problem is that writers often don't consider what is actually necessary to include, or they repeat points freely.
Example of Irrelevant Detail: "After a meeting with my adviser, I returned home to think over the matter more carefully. Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that my interests in physical properties and mental life would best be explored in a double major of biology and psychology."

In this example, we learn nothing about the applicant from the mention of his meeting with an adviser. What's relevant are his interests and the decision he made based on them. The details about how he arrived at the decision are not illustrative of his character in any way and are therefore superfluous.

Example of Redundancy: "The class taught me a great deal about the value of literature. I learned that literature can both instruct and inspire, and this understanding has changed the way I read every text."
The first sentence is unnecessary because the second sentence makes the same point with more specificity.
In addition to superfluous content, you also have to watch out for wordy writing. Wordiness not only takes up valuable space, but it also can confuse the important ideas you're trying to convey. Short sentences are more forceful because they are direct and to the point.

Before: "My recognition of the fact that the project was finally over was a deeply satisfying moment that will forever linger in my memory."

After: "Completing the project at last gave me an enduring sense of fulfillment."

Certain phrases such as "the fact that" are usually unnecessary. Notice how the revised version focuses on active verbs rather than forms of "to be" and adverbs and adjectives.

Big Words
Using longer, fancier words does not make you sound more intelligent, since anyone can consult a thesaurus. Simpler language is almost always preferable, as it demonstrates your ability to think and express yourself clearly.

Before: "Although I did a plethora of activities in college, my assiduous efforts enabled me to succeed."

After: "Although I juggled many activities in college, I succeeded through persistent work."

Be mindful of the common pitfalls associated with writing the Personal Statement. By developing a well written statement, admission committees will take notice and you'll stand out from the crowd.

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Self Improvement

Courage - The First Step On The Road To Success

2007-09-28T00:16:00.000-07:00

For most people who even think about going outside of the paradigm, they will be met with various forms of negativity ranging from: "You're going to throw away your life," to "You can't do that." Some people will retort with, "______ did it, and look at them," only to be followed up with, "Yeah, well they got lucky."

This kind of negativity is the poison that just about kills off all the courage that anyone who ever had a dream may have even had at all. That coupled with the fear of throwing away your life is enough to cause most people to give up on their goals and desires all together.

You have one advantage though. You're interested in accomplishing your pursuits no matter what, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this now. Those people without courage have either lost their dream or it's barely surviving on life-support and won't last much longer. So while I commend you on your strength of will, there's still a lot more development to be done.

So what's the first step? The first step is to extinguish all negativity in your life. I'm going to make this easy for you by describing three things that you can do to relieve this stress-causing opposition.

1) Handle anyone that you've told about your goals that shot them down in your face. These are the toughest ones to beat, because they're the ones that will be sitting on edge waiting for you to fail, will always be in your face asking you questions, and wondering when you're going to come back "down to Earth". Down to their level.

Here's what you do with those people: You Lie. Yes, it sounds immoral, but they have no right in the world to tell you what you can't accomplish, especially in America where part of our national motto is the right to the pursuit of happiness. You lie to these people, and you keep them as uninformed as possible.

2) If these same people keep nosing around, asking you questions about "how things are going" or "what you're up to", don't entertain them by giving them fuel on which to put you down or start an argument. Simply say "good" or "not much". Keep your responses simple and uninteresting. All they're looking for is a way to bring you down. If you can avoid a conversation about your interests with these spiteful people, do it!

3) You should seek to find other like-minded people. These are the best sorts of people to have around you. They're positive, they're pursuing their own independent career goals, and they're supportive, because they know that they need support, too. This point can't be stressed enough.

By reading this short article, you have already passed the first test of courage: seeking out help, submitting to guidance and advice, and accepting that you need to learn more. However, this certainly is not the last. Tests like these will constantly appear to test your dedication to your goals, and you must be strong enough to conquer them. Frankly, if you can't work up the courage to chase the dream, then you won't ever reach it.

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Self Improvement

Success Depends On Our Self Talk

2007-09-28T00:07:00.000-07:00

What we tell ourselves about ourselves - our self talk, will create success - or not. Our success depends so much on the messages we constantly send ourselves. We can be our best friends - or we can be our own worst enemies. Each of us is capable of affirming ourselves - or of sabotaging our own belief in ourselves. And the difference between constructive self criticism and destructive criticism is so small - yet the difference in effect is huge!.

A personal example of destructive self talk:

I was just finishing a 5 mile walk at a 4 mph rate. I realized I was telling myself that what I had just done wasn't much of an exercise - that I should have pushed harder - gone to the gym - hiked in the hills - lifted weights - done abs - done something other than what I had done. I was telling myself that a 5 mile walk at 4 mph in 100 degree heat on city streets wasn't enough. I was telling myself that what I had done was not good enough.

Wow! A five mile walk at a good rate on a day when exercising in any form was a push because of conditions and other commitments. And then to end it with a dose of self criticism for not doing something different or better.. Self sabotage at its best - or worst!

Then I realized - I do that a lot. I minimize my accomplishments and think of them as less than what I should or could be doing.

Do you ever do that?

Destructive self talk - the habit of thought of negative messages - that we should do more, that what we've done isn't that great, that compared to others we don't measure up, has the long term effect of creating in our minds a feeling of not being able, not being worthy. And we do it to ourselves!

Take a look at your own self talk - see if it builds you up - or tears you down. If you find that you minimize what you do; that you feel you should have done something else; then work on getting that kind of self talk out of your system.

The good news is that that kind of self talk simply isn't true. The better news is that we can change it. The best news is we can start to change it today! It's not easy - many people have been doing it for so long that it seems a natural thing to do. It isn't.

How to start?

First become aware that you're doing it. And then work to replace those messages you have gotten into the habit of giving yourself with messages that affirm and make you feel good about yourself

Two steps you can take today:

Become pro active in your self criticism. Ask yourself what you can do better, different or more of the next time. Take what you have learned and apply it to your future - rather than mourning your past. It's a subtle shift, but what you are doing is shifting from negative self criticism - looking at what has already happened and not liking it, to the "I am capable and worthy and here's what I have to do to make it happen the next time " It's subtle - but it's so powerful!

Create messages you can give yourself that are positive and proactive. The only way to get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.

What are some of the messages you can give yourself every day that are absolutely true and positive?

Here are some questions to ask yourself to get those positive messages flowing:

What makes you so special? You are, you know. Remind yourself - you are unique - there is not a single person in this world exactly like you.

What are your special contributions? How can you best use them?

How can you best use your blend of experiences, education, skills, interests and aptitudes today?

What you do you do well - and to whom is it important?

What can I apply to today that I learned from yesterday?

Then tell yourself:

Something great can happen today - I can make it happen

I am not only worthy of achieving what I want - I am able to achieve it.

This isn't a magic formula - no silver bullets here. But if you persist, you will begin to know and benefit from using the past to influence the present and future. Rather than spending time on what could have been you will be in what will be - what a difference!

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Anger Management

Principles of Success in NLP

2007-09-27T00:15:00.000-07:00

NLP is a fantastic technology which is all about expanding your life by giving you more choices, allowing you to learn quicker and become the person that you want to be. NLP is not magic however. There are certain principles that if you followed you would benefit from using NLP techniques. If, whenever you are using NLP you use the below principles then you cannot go far wrong.

1st Principle of Success

What is your outcome? Essentially why are you using the NLP technique? What do you want to achieve? It is essential that you have a very clear vision of what you want to achieve and why you are doing what you are doing. If you have only half formed hazy ideas then it's certain that you will lack focus or worse still get all sorts of results that you were not actually looking for.

2nd Principle of Success

This one seems self evident. Take action. As mentioned before NLP is a fantastic technology but its not magic - its not going to aid you in achievement if you don't take action. If you do take action then NLP will speed up your development and cut the time it would usually take.

3rd Principle of Success

You need to know whether or not your action is taking you closer to what you want. This is connected to the first principle - if you don't know what you want then you will have no idea of whether or not you have got it. Take action then evaluate whether or not it is taking you in the direction that you want to go.

4th Principle of Success

If your actions and behaviour are not getting you any closer to what you want then you need to be flexible enough to change either your behaviour or the outcomes you are looking for.

5th Principle of Success

You can have a very clear idea of what you want, be taking action to get what you want and have the ability to evaluate whether or not your actions are taking you closer to what you want but if you don't feel good about it then the chances are you will not reach your target. You need to ensure that you are operating from a state of resourcefulness when achieving your goals

If you want an analogy to remember the above principles by then consider a guided missile. First of all the missile will have been programmed with a target. It will then be launched and sent on its way towards the target. As it goes towards the target its internal computer will be constantly evaluating its height, speed and direction ensuring that it is heading in the right direction. Now the missile is a machine granted but nothing is going to stop it from achieving its target.

Sit down now and think of a goal - it doesn't have to be big - it can be something very simple - one of those every day things that you never get round to doing. Go through the above principles.

These are fundamental success principles and on any good NLP practitioner course you could seriously ramp up your skill levels in any of these areas. For example:

Imagine you had a goal setting formula that was so powerful that you just had to think of a result that you wanted and your unconscious mind was already solidly working to get you there creating behaviours, habits and beliefs that support your goal.

How about you had a process that allowed you to model and learn skills in half the time it normally took. If your goals involve new learning or skills development this could expand your results very quickly.

There is also a lot to say about having emotional control to feel motivated whatever the situation, stay focused whatever the distractions and feel good even if the results you are getting are less than ideal.

Any good NLP course will give you tools for all of these areas. If you had this skill set imagine what happens to your success formula when you put it into place.

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Meditation

The Law of Attraction gives us the Power of Persistence over Failure.

2007-09-27T00:05:00.000-07:00

The Law of Attraction says that we attract to our lives whatever we give our attention, energy and focus to, whether wanted or unwanted, that we attract from the outside what we resonate with, on the inside.

In other words, we bring into our lives what we momentarily strongly focus upon.

For many people when they first here about the Law of Attraction the idea of bringing anything they desired into their lives sounds quite exciting, "I can be, do and have anything I desire," this is great I have plenty of desires, and all I have to do is order them with the universe.

Weeks go by and where are all my things? I placed my order and haven't got them yet!

What is it with this Law of Attraction, I order my stuff and it just doesn't turn up, am I ordering to much or am I just not a good attracter?

If we read the definition of the Law of Attraction again, we can see that we bring into our lives whatever we give our attention, energy and focus to, whether wanted or unwanted!

But why would I give my attention, energy and focus on unwanted things, that doesn't make sense.

Ah but it does, and we all do it. This is why your things aren't turning up.

When we look at Cause and Effect, we can see that the Cause is our thought, and the Effect, our reality.

It is in this reality of now, possibly with debt, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction that we focus on. If you're in debt you may know what you want and what you want to change, but your energy and focus is spent saving money, spending less and no more bills!!! Your energy is debt and your focuses is on not enough, and guess what, you're getting exactly what you ordered.

We tend to live in effects, we experience effects around us, we think about the effects we see and when our focus and energy is on effects, the Law of Attraction obliges us by bringing more of the same, it's a kind of cycle of reality attraction.

It is no coincidence that someone experiencing illness, thinks and talks more of this experience, and seems to have more than his or her fair share of illness dealt to them. In much the same way as someone who has experienced an abusive relationship, seems to attract the same kind of abuse in each relationship they end up in.

Similarly, a 'successful' person dwells in the positive and enjoys life's abundance with passion, bringing more and more of same experience into their lives.

It not that successful people are good at using the Law of Attraction and unsuccessful people are not, anyone with the ability to think uses these Laws equally. It's just that we tend to use attraction by default and to break it we must learn how to apply the Law of Attraction to bring us a more desired reality.

To change our current circumstances we must change our thoughts, to succeed we must have the thought of success, the idea of success, the intension to succeed. We must conceive.

This is great, all I have to do is think about being rich and I'll be OK!!

Not so fast! Thoughts alone will not be enough to make you rich, you have move towards the things you want.

You want success, you've got to move towards it, you want love you've got to move towards it, you've got to give your attention, focus and energy on your desires so that the Law of Attraction can line them up for you.

But if I focus my energy on a new business what happens if it all goes wrong, what if I don't get the deal. In love what if I'm rejected?

These are thoughts that stop us moving forward, there is nothing wrong in being aware of the negative, but we mustn't let it define us. We need to walk towards our desires regardless, and as we move forward we may make mistakes and meet obstacles on the way, but it's the way that we handle that failure that will move us ever forward.

So what of failure, how does failure help us succeed?

To begin with we need to understand what failure really is.

It's interesting how we measure our own or other people's achievements. We use bank balances, property size, lifestyle, power and evidences of abundance as a measure of success or failure, but we don't really understand the difference between them.

Success and failure are not measures of have or have not, they cannot be judged by the size or the amount of our possessions, they are not destinations that we can look at and pass judgement on.

In Napoleon Hill's book the Science of Getting Rich, he writes about R.U. Darby and the "Dig and Grow Rich" story, Hill shares with us the story of Darby's uncle who in the last century, was caught by 'gold fever' and went West to dig for gold.

"He staked a claim and went to work with a pick and shovel. The going was hard, but his lust for gold was definite.

After weeks of labor he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore. He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. Quietly he covered up the mine, retraced his footsteps to his home in Williamsburg, Maryland, told his relatives and a few neighbours of the 'strike' They got together money for the needed machinery and had it shipped. The uncle and Darby went back to work in the mine.

The first car of ore was mined, and shipped to a smelter. The returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! A few more cars of that ore would clear the debts. Then would come the big killing in profits.

Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of the Darby's! Then something happened! The vein of gold disappeared! They had come to the end of the rainbow, and the pot of gold was no longer there! They drilled on, desperately trying to pick up the vein again, all to no avail.

Finally, they decided to quit.

They sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars, and took the train back home. Some 'junk' men are dumb, but not this one! He called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineer advised that the project had failed, because the owners were not familiar with 'fault lines.' His calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the Darby's had stopped drilling! That is exactly where it was found!

The junk man took millions of dollars in ore from the mine, because he knew enough to seek expert counsel before giving up."

So is this failure?

As a chapter of Darby's life, this project is a failure, as the Darby's quit and gave up on their dreams, only to find that they were only three feet from realising them. But in the contents of Darby's life it is not failure.

You see Darby took the lesson of success through persistence that he had so harshly learned in his short mining career and applied it to everything he did. As a result Darby became one of a small group of fewer than fifty men who, at that time, sold over a million dollars in life insurance annually.

So what is failure?

Absolute failure is the habit of quitting, while failing with renewed determination to achieve is a stepping-stone to success.

Throughout history, in the world of commerce and science, we see this pattern of failure, determination, persistence and success. How many millionaires have a bankruptcy against their name? How many experiments by the likes of Edison and Bell failed, before they reached the conclusion they had been seeking?

It is with passion and faith that we will have the power of persistence. It is with belief that the Law of Attraction will be invoked and our journey of success will be realized.

Whether you understand the Law of Attraction or not, you must get out of the habit of thinking in your reality (unless your reality is where you want to be).

To make changes to your circumstances you must intend to, you must visualize your dreams and desires and move towards them with passion and faith.

To Achieve you must first Conceive and then Believe.

With Gratitude and until next time

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Meditation

How to Win the Battle against the #1 Dreams Killer?

2007-09-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

Are you interested in discovering what the #1 dreams killer is and how you can overcome it? Keep reading, and I'll share with you the one single thing that makes any dream impossible to achieve and how to overcome it.

When I was in my teens, I always tried taking different paths to my dreams. But every time someone told me that the path I'd chosen was too difficult, that it would be too hard to achieve what I wanted, I'd just quit and leave that path behind.

I wasn't persistent at all. I was held hostage by the dream killer. And I let it kill one dream after the other - until one day it no longer could!

Want to know why it couldn't?

I will tell you in a few moments - but first I want to let you in on that one single thing that kept hindering me on the path to my goals.

That one single thing is the fear of failure.

When you focus on failure, you will always end up quitting - and that is the biggest mistake you can make.

Fear of failure has killed a lot of dreams, and will keep doing so for generations to come unless we raise the awareness that fear of failure is our closest friend! We just need to understand how to deal with it.

When it comes to dealing with your fear of failure, I have some key points that I would like you to understand very well.

You have two ways to respond to your fears: First, let your fear of failure control your life and kill your dreams. Or second, pursue your dreams anyway and know that at least you have a 50% chance of realizing them.

If you choose the first path, you are 100% guaranteed not to achieve your dreams and to live a mediocre life until your last breath.

If you choose that second path, then you have a 50% chance to live the most fulfilling life you can live and to unleash your full potential.

And let me tell you this - if you are persistent, you will have a 100% chance of achieving your dreams no matter how many times you fail along the way.

As long as you are still in the game you have a chance to win.

But why did I tell you that fear of failure is your best friend? Let's go back to the part of my story where fear of failure could no longer stop me from pursuing my dreams.

The day fear of failure lost its power over me was the day I discovered my true purpose in life. The power that my purpose gave me was so much stronger than any fear could ever be.

I no longer listened to people who told me that I would fail. I no longer listened to my own negative thoughts. And I no longer let myself be stopped by self-limiting beliefs.

When you discover your true purpose in life, a tremendous power will flow through your veins. You will become truly unstoppable.

When that moment came for me, I gave thanks to the fear of failure. And you will too - because the fear of failure can lead you to discover your true purpose in life. When fear can no longer stop you from pursuing what you want, then you will know for sure that you have found the place where your greatness lies.

Fear of failure is the #1 dream killer only for those who don't know how to deal with it.

Fear of failure can be your best friend if you understand that your fear is really a great clue that can guide you to your true purpose in life.

Don't ever let the fear of failure stop you. The best way to overcome it is to follow a path where your desire to achieve a goal is much greater than the sum of your fears - and to persist, persist, persist.

Now you are armed against the #1 dreams killer.

Are you ready for success?

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Time Management

Why Doesnt Everyone Succeed?

2007-09-19T00:14:00.000-07:00

Nearly a hundred years ago, Orison Swett Marden wrote the following:

"Success is every human being's normal condition; he was made for success; he is a success machine, and to be a failure is to pervert the intention of His Creator."

Those comments by Mr. Marden are so true. Human beings were not designed to fail. The intention of the Creator was and is that we always succeed. I like that phrase, "a success machine!"

When you stop and look around, all of creation is designed for success! Fruit trees are designed to successfully produce fruit abundantly. Vegetables, flowers, grass and plants are all designed to flourish.

Even the animals are all designed to successfully enjoy the life they have been given. Bears are designed to successfully catch fish. Lions are designed to have such a roar that they successfully freeze their prey. Cheetahs are designed to successfully outrun all land animals.

With everything around us designed to be successful, to produce, and to flourish, why would we even consider that human beings are designed any differently?

What would you think of a manufacturer who intentionally manufactured his product so that some of the products functioned properly but others did not? I think you and I could agree that would be a very dishonest thing to do. And once his intentions were discovered, he would be out of business and maybe even in jail!

Have you ever heard of a farmer intentionally planting his fruit trees so that some of the trees would produce a lot of fruit and others would produce very little fruit? How silly! Even if someone could do that, it would be a waste of land, time and money.

Therefore, if we are so concerned about doing things so that they turn out successful, why would anyone ever consider that the Creator ever intended His work to not be successful? Are we so arrogant as to think that we have higher aspirations than the Creator? While we strive for total success, are we to believe that He intentionally makes some to fail and He intentionally makes others to succeed?

As Mr. Marden said, human beings were "made for success." We are "success machines!"

Well, that sounds nice, but why then why are some human beings successful and others are not? It seems that almost everywhere you look you see signs of the Creator's intention for success. But so many times it's mankind, the crowning jewel of creation, who fails to be successful.

If we are designed and intended to be successful, why do some succeed while others fail? The reason is that the Creator gave all human beings something very special. He gave us free will to choose and to decide. That means that you have the choice to think whatever thoughts you want to think. And your life is really a product of the thoughts that you have entertained!

Some people rationalize that some of us are made to succeed while others are made to fail. Even if this ludicrous proposition were true, it totally contradicts all the rest of creation. While this line of thinking makes for a nice religious sermon, when you pull the cloak back, it is nothing more than saying, "It's not my fault." And in a society of taking no responsibility, it fits in rather nicely, wouldn't you say?

That's why it is so easy for people talk about "fate" and "luck." Now, they have the right and the free will to think whatever they want to think. But just because you think something and just because you believe something, does not make it true! The truth is that the Creator intended success for all of His Creation!

But since human beings have free will, we are all a product of our own thoughts. That is why every self-help book and course that you can find will tell you that in order to see your life and circumstances change, you must first start with your thoughts.

So, always remember that you are not only designed for success in every category of your life, but you also have free will to choose and to decide what you are going to think. You can think thoughts of failure or thoughts of success. Your life will always be a product of your own dominant thoughts.

And, if that's not true, well then, "good luck," because life is nothing more than, "fate!" You know, "whatever happens just happens." Oh, and besides that, I guess it was just "supposed to happen anyway." And not only that, it was just "meant to be," and probably for a, "reason." That's because some people "get all the breaks," and, and, - oh stop it, please!!

The Creator's intention for you is success, just like all the rest of creation. You are designed to be successful in life. But always remember, the Creator also gave you free will to choose the thoughts that you want to think.

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Meditation

Top 10 Prosperity Tips

2007-09-09T00:03:00.000-07:00

Living a prosperous life is about much more than just having enough money. In order to be truly prosperous, you need to change your total mind-set from lack to abundance. You need to make a mental and emotional shift and start living your life on a more abundant level - in all areas!

Below are my top 10 tips for doing that:

Prosperity Tip #1 - Do What You Love

When you spend time doing things you really love, you automatically feel happier. When you feel happier, you emit more positive vibrations, and attract the things you want more quickly and easily! Start spending more time doing the things you really love. This can include hobbies as well as transitioning to a more fulfilling career.

Prosperity Tip #2 - Affirm You Always Have More Than Enough

The more you focus on lack, the more lack you will experience in your life. Turn this around by constantly affirming, "I always have more than enough money for everything I need." The more strongly you can come to believe this, the more your physical surroundings will shift to match your expectations.

Prosperity Tip #3 - Take Action

Action isn't always necessary in order to attract abundance into your life, but it sure doesn't hurt. Don't sit around waiting for your circumstances to change - get out there and change them! Taking even one small step toward what you want can often trigger a flood of opportunities and synchronicities that get everything moving in a more positive direction. At the very least, taking action can boost your confidence and make you feel more in control of your circumstances.

Prosperity Tip #4 - Gratitude and Appreciation

An appreciative mind-set makes everything seem better. Not only do you feel more abundant, your very focus on the positive aspects of your life will naturally attract more things to be grateful for. Make it a daily habit to appreciate the wonderful things that happen to you - even the small things. The more you do, the more you'll find good stuff flowing into your life as if by magic.

Prosperity Tip #5 - Love, Love, Love

Love is one of the most powerful, transformational forces. It can heal the most painful situations, transform lack into abundance, and inspire positive change in both the giver and receiver. Practice flowing feelings of deep love for everyone and everything in your life. Love your blessings, your friends and family, the difficult people you encounter each day, and even your illnesses and obstacles. When you love them, you heal and transform them into genuine blessings.

Prosperity Tip #6 - Boost Your Self-Worth

Your beliefs have everything to do with the things you experience on a daily basis. If you don't believe you deserve abundance, you will continually push it away! Start improving your self-worth and affirm constantly that you deserve to be happy, healthy and wealthy. When someone tries to give you a gift or compliment, accept it with gratitude! The more you do this, the more you will open yourself to the blessings the universe wants to send your way too.

Prosperity Tip #7 - Make Room for More

If every nook and cranny of your life is crammed with clutter and disharmony, you've got no ROOM for prosperity to come in! One of the quickest ways to get abundance flowing more smoothly through your life is to clear a space for it. Get rid of physical clutter and release painful emotional burdens and unresolved issues. Clean up your physical, spiritual, emotional and financial affairs, and watch how easily they are transformed from stagnant to vibrant.

Prosperity Tip #8 - Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life

Besides poor self-worth, you may have other limiting beliefs that keep you from experiencing the prosperity you deserve. For example, do you believe you must work hard to receive a lot of money? Do you believe that rich people are rude and insensitive? Do you believe that having a lot of money would be a burden? Learn to examine and question your beliefs about prosperity - and change the ones that limit you. This is an ongoing process that can change your life in powerful ways.

Prosperity Tip #9 - Fire Up Your Abundance Radar

You've probably heard it said that whatever you focus on expands. Prosperity is no different! Get into the habit of seeking examples of abundance wherever you go. When you're shopping, pause to notice the abundance overflowing from store shelves. Each one of those products began with a simple idea in someone's mind and was created in physical form! Take a trip to your local farmer's market and marvel at the abundance of produce available. Each one of them was started with a tiny seed planted in the ground and nurtured until it grew into a luscious fruit or vegetable. Take time each day to reflect on the abundance you see all around you, and you will attract more of it (in all forms) into your life.

Prosperity Tip #10 - Positively Abundant

Positive thoughts and emotions will automatically attract more positive circumstances into your life, including prosperity! Negative thinking is nothing more than a habit of looking at the less favorable aspects of every situation. But every negative situation has at least ONE positive benefit. The more you can train your mind to look for the blessings and remain open to possibility, the more blessings and possibilities you will see! Start a new positive thinking habit today and watch how it transforms you into a magnet for everything good.

There are many more ways to attract greater prosperity into your life, but these tips offer a simple way to get started.

Abraham Lincoln once said, "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." The very same thing could be said about prosperity.

Make up your mind to be as prosperous as you want to be . . . and your perception of reality will have no choice but to comply with your wishes.

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Time Management

Goal Personal Planning Setting Success. Step 1

2007-09-04T00:21:00.000-07:00

ne of the most important keys to success is a goal personal planning setting success process. A series of studies and interviews were carried out to find out the secrets of successful people. If we take a closer look at these studies, we will find out that majority of successful people use goal personal planning setting success as a first step to succeed. They know exactly what they want; they know precisely what they want to achieve, they know where they are going and what they are going to do. They have goals that have driven them to succeed in their chosen field.

The process of goal personal planning setting success helps us to determine where we want to go in life.

Start the process of goal personal planning and setting success with creating long term goals in each area of life and then work down to the short term goals, so you can start working on them today.

Goal Personal Planning Setting Success - Long Term Goals

To begin with goal personal planning and setting for success, you need to take your time and think about where you want to go in life, what you want to achieve. Do you want to lose a certain amount of weight? Do you want to enjoy a new car? Do you want to improve your relationship? Do you want to increase your salary?

Here is a first goal personal planning and setting for success exercise for you. Take a piece of a paper and write down what you want to have or achieve in the future on the left side of it. Do not stop until you get at least five - ten or more goals in your list.

Read your goals and ask yourself questions: Why do I need this? Why do I want this? Then write down your answers on the right side across each goal.

Leave your goals for now and then go back to them a day later. Now, rate your goals on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being best. Cross out all goals with the rate less than 10. The remaining goals are your real goals. You just created a "big picture" of your life or long term goals.

Goal Personal Planning Setting Success - Short Term Goals

A short-term goal is something to be accomplished in a short period of time. If your goal is too large, it may seem that you are not making progress towards it. Short term goals are small steps that are easier to achieve. They will move you toward attaining your long term goals.

Now, you need to break long term goals down into the smaller and more manageable targets. Here is an example: a long term goal is to lose a large amount of weight while a goal of losing five pounds per month is a short term goal and more achievable.

State each of your goals as a positive statement. Be specific, use dates and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you have several goals, give each a priority. Write them down where you can regularly read them to yourself. Setting and tracking goals is an important step in achieving success.

Once you set your goals, the first step in the process of goal personal planning setting success being taken.

If you have wanted to change your life, now is the time to start.

My best wishes for your success,

Susan N Gray

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Stress

Do You Think Rich? - How to Create A Millionaire Mindset

2007-09-02T00:08:00.000-07:00

Have you ever noticed that the people who speak most of wealth, health, and good times are indeed experiencing this kind of abundance in their own lives?

And those who speak most of poor health, money problems, and relationship issues tend to have a lot of these unfortunate circumstances active in their lives?

The key element here is what your focus is actually on. What kind of "story" do you speak of when it comes to your finances, your body weight, or relationships?

What's your "mind's" relationship to money? To vibrant health? To harmonious and productive relationships?

Does your mind believe that you can experience all the "good stuff" or do you find yourself constantly reminding yourself of "how things are"? Are you too realistic for your own good?! Be honest. What are the quality and type of thoughts you think day in and day out? Here's my Coaching Challenge for You -

Track your thoughts for 7 days. Yep, for the next 7 days pay close attention to what flies out of your mouth when you are discussing "hot topics" in your life e.g. your finances, your health and fitness, your relationships, your business.

Be a sleuth...Notice what you say both out loud and in the comfort of your head/mind.

You will quickly discover what you really believe about how much money you feel you can earn, how much business you can bring in, your true feelings about managing your weight, and what your beliefs are about happy, harmonious relationships.

I would go so far as to say what you believe is what you experience in your life.

In fact, your life up to this precise moment is a reflection of your deeply held beliefs.

Here's big news...many of those beliefs are outdated and extremely limited! Time to stop short changing yourself and begin scripting a new "story" of what you really DO WANT! If you really want to achieve your goals and dreams, it's time for you to eliminate those pesky, self- defeating thoughts.

Become master of the domain of your thoughts by consciously, deliberately plucking them from your mindset and your speech.

This week decide to speak only of what you'd like to create more of. If you find yourself speaking of negative circumstances, STOP!

Ask yourself is this what I want to create?

I promise you more money, more opportunities, more life satisfaction and more success will be yours - learn to tell a "new rich story" and your life will QUICKLY reflect this.

Enjoy your new rich life. It all starts with the quality of your thoughts!

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Anger Management

Stop Chasing Success and Let Success Find You

2007-08-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

One of the major problems that many business entrepreneurs have is that instead of following their own goals, ambitions and interests to gain success, they choose to chase after success by working to establish themselves in a hot business market that may not be of any interest to them. Although it is possible to achieve success by running a business that holds little interest to you, before long, you will find that this sort of venture will drain your ambition, and ultimately have a negative effect on you both personally and professionally.

Think about it: What would keep you more motivated - Being in a job you enjoy, or in a job that you find boring? Not a difficult question to answer right? Naturally having a job you enjoy is something that almost everyone strives for; however, the problem that many new business entrepreneurs are faced with is that they have a hard time figuring out what they want out of life. Thus, they proceed to fumble around in different professions, desperately groping around in the dark for their one true calling. This leaves them constantly chasing after a success that is always two steps ahead of them.

To avoid this from happening to you, the following 7 key points will help you stop chasing after success, so you can use your interests to let success find you.

1. Find your life's purpose and true calling: Remember when you were a child and you had such high hopes for your future, when you used to dream about all of the great things you would do once you were older and able to make your dreams a reality. Well even if this was not one of your childhood fancies, it is time for you to take a serious look at those dreams you lost and hid away in the back of your mind, and find out how you can make them work and grow in your business.

2. Did you choose your work or did your work choose you? Surprisingly, many people fail to take this into consideration, and instead choose to keep their focus on making fast money with the current popular market. By following this type of career, you have given all of your business power and control to a market that can offer you nothing but quick cash until that market dies, or you lose interest and move on to search for hopefully the next big thing.

3. Are you using your natural talents or "gifts" that you enjoy and do so well? Ask yourself if you are using your expertise to benefit your business. Your talents will help make you creative, innovative and keep you challenged. It is your "gifts" that make you an expert of a particular field. Use this to your advantage, and success will find you.

4. Are you ignoring your passions and values? Most people have values, and regardless if these values are religious, personal or so on, the values that you follow say a great deal about your character, and your passions. Therefore, if you are running a business that you don't believe in, and that is personally unfulfilling, you will never achieve the success you are after, because you don't have faith in your own business.

5. All of us have gifts but sometimes many of us have a difficult time identifying them: Finding your own talents may take time, but it is time well worth spending. If you have a hard time thinking of things you are good at, make a list of all the times you did really well in school, sports, arts and various life experiences. It may also help to speak with those who you are close to. Often your most trusted friends and family can clue you in on what you excel at. Another option is to begin by exploring options in business fields you like.

6. How do I find my life's work? You can find your life's work by making a list of all the goals you wish to accomplish, and by discovering how many of these goals are similar. Keep in mind that your life's work is something that you enjoy whole-heartedly, and is a continuous goal that you will always trying to be working towards. It should not be something that can be achieved quickly.

7. Be able to connect who you are with what you do: Once you know your life's work, it is now time to go out there and discover the business opportunities that speak to your ambitions, values and interests. Remember, when you like something and are truly good at it, you will soar to fantastic heights.

The bottom line: Use these seven key points as a guideline to get yourself on the right track. Love what you do, put everything you have into it, and let success find it's way to you through your wise decisions and passion for your work.

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Robert Moment is an innovative small business coach , speaker and author. Robert specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to start a small business that profits and grow. Visit www.howtostartyoursmallbusiness.com and sign-up for the FREE Small Business Coaching 7 day e-course titled, "Turn Passion into Profit: Small Business Startup".

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Empowerment

You Become As What You Think!

2007-08-27T00:03:00.000-07:00

You can't be the most intelligent person in this world but you can be a wise person. Just keep on reading, searching and improving your being, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most talented person in this world but you can be a skilled person. Just keep on acquiring and practicing new skills, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the nicest person in this world but you can be nice to yourself. Just keep on appreciating, improving, loving, and believing to your being, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the prettiest person in this world but you can be beautiful person to yourself and to others. Just keep on smiling, always be true and take good care of yourself, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the richest man in this world but you can be rich man to yourself. Just keep on practicing proper frugality and self-discipline, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most popular leader in this world but you can be popular leader to your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Just keep on helping, loving, and serving diligently, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most famous poet in this world but you can be famous poet to your readers. Just keep on writing a poem that can lift up and comfort the broken soul, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most well-known lawyer, policeman, soldier in this world but you can be well-known lawyer, policeman, soldier to your country and clients. Just keep on defending, fighting and standing in for what is right and noble, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most well-known Doctor of Medicine in this world but you can be well-known Doctor of Medicine to your clients. Just keep on serving with excellent service, love and care, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most well-known Counselor in this world but you can be well-known Counselor to the broken-hearted, Just keep on practicing open-mindedness, tactfulness, sincerity, and encouragement, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most well-known Teacher in this world but you can be well-known Teacher to yourself and to whom you touched their lives. Just keep on reading, motivating and helping them to succeed in their studies, So you become as what you think!

You can't be the most excellent Preacher in this world but you can be an excellent Preacher to yourself and others. Just keep on practicing of what you preach, So you become as what you think!

For you have powers never dreamed of. You can do things never thought you can do, There are no limitations in what you can do, Except the limitations of your mind to excel in this land!

Therefore, pray, think, believe, and survive! For the world cannot be won with a doubtful spirit, Just keep on working, dreaming and aiming high, Until finally... YOU BECOME AS WHAT YOU THINK!

Wish you many blessings to come and God bless!

Moises P. Reconalla

About the Author:

Moises P. Reconalla is the School Guidance Counselor, College Instructor and Working Students Supervisor at North Davao College, Panabo City, Philippines.

He has taught several courses at the college including: Guidance and Counseling, General Psychology, Philippine History: Roots and Development, General Anthropology and Sociology, and Dr. Jose Rizal: Life, Works & Writings.

All rights reserved worldwide. Copyright 2007 by Moises Padin Reconalla

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Fear

Success Personal Growth

2007-08-26T00:27:00.000-07:00

We all want to be successful and enjoy our lives, but not everyone in life is successful. Most people want to be winners, but unfortunately many remain where they stand. A lot of people ask what the secret to success and personal growth is. Is there any formula for success in life? What is the key to success and personal growth?

The magic formula for success does not exist. Success and personal growth are a sum of goals and strategic actions to achieve these goals. Success is not a chance, but a choice.

In order for us to succeed in life, we need to know right steps that need to be taken for success and personal growth; we need to develop strong self-management skills.

Here are some practical tips for success and personal growth:

1. Set your goal, know exactly what you want. Some people set goals that are too general. Be as specific as possible about what your desired result is. The clearer goal is, the shorter the path to success. It's like keywords that you type in to a search engine to find something. If you try searching for 'web site' in Google, there are millions of results. To make your search more effective, you have to be more specific. The same applies to your goals.

2. Positive mental attitude. Catch and eliminate negative thoughts, feelings and emotions. Things we do not like, things we do not want cause negative thoughts, feelings and emotions. Negative thoughts prevent you from achieving success, happiness and your goals. If you have thoughts about what you do not want each day, there are chances that it will happen to you. You need to align your thoughts with your goals.

3. Focus on your goal every day. Think of your goals, think of desired end result and visualize your desired end result in vivid details. It is important to have positive thoughts, feelings and emotions when you think of your goal. It's the Universal law that what we concentrate on becomes real. Focus on achievement, success, energy, confidence and joy.

4. Confidence. When you are confident, you become a magnet to success. Self-confidence is the key to success in all areas of life.

5. Take actions. This is essential step for success. Think of all the things you must do to achieve your goal. Just start doing them no matter how big or small they might be. Every inch you move forward gets you closer to your goal.

Not being successful is simple. Success and personal growth require hard work on yourself.

Some people want to achieve financial success and others may want to find a real love or improve existing relationship. This 5 -steps formula for success can produce a real success for you in any area of your life. You just need to master these steps for success and personal growth to start attracting success into your life!

My best wishes for your success and personal growth,

Susan Gray

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Bad Habits

Sitting at Life's Train Station.

2007-08-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

It's five fifteen in the morning.

You wake up excited with a day of new and amazing possibilities ahead of you.

You bounce out of bed and hit the floor running.

You jump in the shower, throw down some toast and head out the front door.

Knowing that today, is the day.

Your heart is racing with anticipation and your mind is cartwheeling through a smorgasbord of possibilities.

You get to the train station at ten to six.

You walk to the platform and you take your seat.

You're very excited.

You're excited because there are so many trains going to so many places and you have so many options.

So many choices.

And you're most excited because you've been given a magic ticket.

A ticket which will take you wherever you want.

Literally.

Any place in the world.

Wherever you choose.

Doesn't make sense.. but it doesn't really need to; it's magic.

Not logic.

Your magic ticket will take you to the place of your dreams.

All you've got to do is choose your destination, leave your comfy seat and
get on the train of your choice.

And enjoy.

Simple enough.

As you sit there waiting, you become acutely aware of your heart beating strongly inside your ribs.

Pounding even.

Pounding with anticipation of what the day will bring.

What might be.

What will be.

Where the ride might take you.

So lucky to be given a magic ticket to anywhere.

It's a cold morning but you're not.

Cold that is.

You figure that excitement must produce heat.

Perhaps.

You look down at your watch and it's six thirty.

To your surprise, forty minutes have come and gone and so have eleven trains.

They were going to some really cool places but you figure.. "that's okay, there will be heaps more."

"I've got all day".. you tell yourself.

"I don't want to be hasty."

"What if I got on the first train and then one with a better destination pulled
into the station?"

"I Gotta be careful.."

"Gotta protect my magic ticket... only got one."

"Don't wanna waste it."

"How stupid would that be?"

"A magic ticket to anywhere.. all I've got to do is make a decision and get on the train of my choice..".

"Too easy."

A train rolls into the station.

It's going to Germany.

"Hmm... Germany would be nice.. great food, beautiful scenery... but maybe the language barrier might be an issue... yeh, that could make it tricky... I'll give Germany a miss."

You stay in your seat.

You lean forward and peer down the tracks; excited to see which train might roll in next.

So many opportunities, so many amazing destinations.

And you're determined to wait for just the right one.

You'll know it when you see it.

You don't want to be too impulsive.

You know plenty of people who have blown it.. because they didn't think things through.

But you... you're a thinker.

Yep, you'll wait.

And wait.

You're like that.

Another train rolls into the station, the doors fly open and happy, excited people pile in.

Kids with big smiles abound.

You look at the sign on the front; it's going to Disneyland.

"Disneyland!!.. I've alwaaaays wanted to go to Disneyland."

You can't believe your luck.

You get up off your seat and you move towards the door of the train.

Your heart is beating faster than ever, the eight year-old inside you is squealing with delight and the hairs on the back of your neck have jumped to attention.

Yep.. this is what it's all about.

You're three steps from the train when your power-stride turns into an amble.

A hesitant amble.

People behind you begin to get grumpy and start bumping into each other... "what are you waiting for" they reasonably ask.

"Err... I.. aah.. " you reply pathetically.

You don't know what you're waiting for.

After all, the train to Disneyland is only feet away.

It dawns on you that perhaps you might be making the wrong choice.

"What if there's no healthy food there... after all, I'm watching my weight.." you tell yourself.

"And what if I hurt my back again on one of the rides... It's only just started to feel better since my last treatment.."

Sensibly, you move back to your seat.

You're nothing, if not sensible.

Anyway, you're not a kid any more.. you'd probably look outa place at Disneyland.

"Yeh, what was I thinking?"

You return to your seat and while your heart is momentarily heavy, you do your best to convince yourself that you've made the right decision.

You're almost sure you have.

Although the eight year-old in you thinks you're a boring, predictable, fearful old fart.

"Too many people don't think big picture... I'm a big picture kinda person" you tell yourself.

Some more trains come and go:

Hawaii... "the sun's no good for my fair skin."

Africa... " I read somewhere that hippos kill more people than any other animal?"

Australia.. "I might bump into Craig Harper.. he makes me feel self-conscious and he's very rude."

Canada... "too cold.. and they speak weird.."

Train after train come and go.

Opportunity after opportunity; none of them suitable.

"Don't wanna waste my ticket"... you keep telling yourself.

You look at your watch.

It's nearly six pm.

It can't be!

You feel physically ill.

You ask the man next to you for the time and he says "two minutes before six."

You can feel the blood drain from your face.

All of a sudden you have an awareness of the cold.

In fact, you're freezing.

And miserable.

Your fingers hurt.

And your toes.

Everything hurts.

Even your heart.

The excitement has been replaced with an overwhelming sense of grief.
And panic.

Desperation even.

"It can't be six o'clock... I just sat down here".. you try and convince yourself.

"I can't have wasted that opportunity.."

"Can I?"

You look down at your hand and the magic ticket is gone.

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Craig Harper (B.Ex.Sci.) is an Australian motivational speaker, qualified exercise scientist, author, columnist, radio presenter, television host and owner of one of the largest personal training centres in the world. Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper

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Sleep

Success or Bust!

2007-08-25T01:11:00.000-07:00

We've all been driving down the road and seen those infamous signs in the back of all types of automobiles that say something like "Disneyland or Bust". What does this mean? Basically, it means that those people are on their way to Disneyland and they will do absolutely anything no matter how much money, time or gas that they waste. They will get to Disneyland or BUST (go broke, run out of gas, waste too much time) trying to get there.

Now, let me ask you a question. Are you wearing this sign on your back as you head down the road to financial freedom?

SUCCESS OR BUST!

No, I don't mean a real sign but you are doing everything possible to become successful no matter how much money, time or relationships it cost you. If this is you, then here's a suggestion...stop the madness! Your success journey should progressively improve as you head down the path. Let me give you an example.

One of my coaching clients had been building her business for five years without any financial gain. That's right, absolutely no progress. After just a few coaching sessions, she realized that she had been building her business wrong for five years. The minute that she began implementing strategies and techniques that actually work her business went through the roof. She's now on her success journey and she is paving her way with golden bricks. This lady refuses to wear that sign that most of you are wearing...Success or Bust!

So, how do you know if you have that sign on your back? Here are some clues:

You are flipping through a phone book or buying names/numbers instead of getting out and networking with people. You can't expect to build an outstanding team if you don't put forth the effort to actually meet Champions like yourself. Yes, it is hard to build a mastermind team that's why I have compiled a Champions Forum where you can meet other Champions. Check out www.FindYourWhy.com/club to start building your team!

You are taking advice from a coach, mentor, upline, business partner, etc. that has never done what you want to do or has never gone where you want to go. For example, if you are building a direct sales/marketing business then you wouldn't want to take advice or direction from someone that has never built a direct sales/marketing business or has never made millions in the industry.

You have spent hundreds if not thousands on personal development materials or services but you have nothing to show for it. You must research before you invest. For instance, I have had great success with my Millionaire Maker Boot Camps but I would never expect for you to take my word for it so I developed www.FindYourWhy.com/bootcamp. You can actually go to that link and listen to audio testimonials from past boot camp attendees. If you can't find real testimonials from real people that a personal development program or service works, then don't invest in it!

If you relate to any of these examples, then here's what I want you to do. Are you ready? Take your hand, put it in the center of your back and rip that "Success or Bust" sign off of your back! You shouldn't become physical, emotionally, socially or financially broke on your Success Journey. I challenge you to start paving your path with golden bricks today by networking with other champions, taking advice from a successful coach and investing in personal development materials that work.

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