Dreams a.k.a. Burning Desire

That's an island I could own.  I'd like to own an island someday, but I want one that's already developed.  Wouldn't it be AWESOME to have a family vacation to your own island.  I have SO many other dreams as well, but this is a picture that I downloaded.  I can't remember from where, but I'm sure you could find it if you Googled "own an island."

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you HAD to have it?  When I was growing up, I don't think I allowed myself to dream that deeply, so the first time I remember a burning desire was in college.  We had an activity with a church group where it was a race and scavenger hunt.  Each of our names was put into a bowl and we each chose someone else's name.  The person whose name we had was the person we were supposed to chase after.  When we found a time to do it, we would touch them and say, "Gotcha."  I remember finding reasons to see these people just so I could get their card.  Then once I got their card, I would start chasing the person they were chasing next.  At the end of the game, I won.  Everyone was SO surprised because I was generally a book worm and not into that type of thing.  I didn't even get the prize because, to me, seeing the reaction of everyone when I won WAS the prize.

Now, that example really didn't matter in the scheme of life, but it was a BURNING desire.  When was the first, or latest, time you've felt BURNING desire? 

Napoleon Hill says it's key to achieving anything worthwhile.  Skip Ross says that in order to achieve any goal, you need three things: 1. Think of what you REALLY want, 2. Infuse all of your energy into it, 3. Write it down.  Even if you KNOW what it is- it's ESSENTIAL to write it down.

Again mentioning Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich, he mentions a sure fire way to achieve your dreams (he mainly mentions financial, but you can adapt it to other types of riches).  He also talks about figuring out what you REALLY want and writing it down.  He takes it a step farther than Skip Ross, however.  He recommends you read this statement, written in positive and present tense, out loud while FEELING as if you had already acheived that goal.

Sorry to cut this short, but I need to do that right now with my new goal.

You are AWESOME!

Purpose - what's yours?

 
This is not an easy thing to discover - some spend their whole lives looking for it and others never find it.  I remember when I worked in a nursing home, the halls and rooms were filled with people who didn't have a purpose.  Not that none of them had a purpose, but many of them didn't.  As a Recreation Therapist, part of my job was to help find something for the residents to do, but that was just temporary.  Purpose is something you have to find on your own.

I've been learning and thinking a lot about purpose and what mine is.  I think, as my life evolves, so will my purpose.  I have some inklings as to what I'm intended to do while I'm here, but I'm not quite sure how and when these things will happen.  Good thing I'm a work in progress.  I love listening to Robert Allen each day when he says, "When I'm the me I was meant to be, I'm awesome."  That's a very non-threatening way of inspiring us to live up to our potential.

Above is an AMAZING book that may help you with figuring out your purpose - if you choose to accept it.
I try to live my life on purpose everyday, but I often find myself getting distracted by so many things.  I know that focus is one of the keys to success, so why do I let myself get distracted by things that aren't related to my purpose?  I don't know, but I'm daily trying to master focus.

You are AWESOME!

Self-Made Wealth

 
I found a couple of his videos very inspiring because they were not only talking about business, but being successful in life.  I hope my notes from these videos make sense.  To view the actual videos, click here
http://blog.selfmadewealth.com

 

Most important ways for me to become more value: 1. Learn more about English language and how to use it properly to connect with more people, 2. Learn more about verbal and non-verbal communication , 3. Marketing – communicate my full story to others, 4. Selling – LEARN HOW to do it genuinely – consultative selling – let me ask you some questions and see if what I have is a fit and sell solutions, 5. Public Speaking- we fear it more than death oftentimes – rejection triggers same pain center that physical pain does – MAKE IT HAPPEN – failure is an idea that humans created – look for the lessons in every failure – when I mess up, tell people as soon as possible and make them feel comfortable finding mistakes – make it a game – Evitability Thinking – set things up so success happens itself instead of trying to make it happen – who can we bring in to help us solve the problems – create the conditions so success will happen automatically – What can I do to make success inevitable? – learn to be good goal-setter and problem-solver both – set up conditions to make sure success happens – accountability partner and give $100 if you don’t show up – focus on large blocks of time -His Productivity Pyramid – 1. No or negative value,2. Low monetary value, 3. High Dollar Per Hour Value, 4. High Lifetime Value (I need to be proactive about) – Look for prospects who are looking for me – Direct Response Marketing (people who give direct response after an interview) –

You are AWESOME!

Caring People

I was listening to K-LOVE again today and heard an inspiring story that I wanted to share.

Recently some grandparents had heard that their 3-year old grandchild was killed by the mother's live-in boyfriend (OK, that's not inspiring - keep reading).  The mother decided to donate the boy's organs to other people who needed it.  The grandfather wanted to be around for moral support and to offer whatever help he could. 

The couple went to the airport 2 hrs early, but still barely made the first plane, for whatever reason.  The grandfather, because of some delayed layovers was about to miss the last plane that got him to his final plane to get to his final destination.  He should have missed his plane.  He arrived at the gate 12 minutes late.  Yet, what he found at the gate shocked him.  He found the gate attendant and the plane still there.  The gate attendant asked, "Are you Mark?" to which the grandfather replied in the affirmative.  "The pilot held the plane for you."  When Mark asked to speak to the pilot (who had apparently heard of the situation), the pilot replied, "The plane wasn't  going to leave without me and I wasn't going to leave without you."

What a great example of how much God loves each and every one of us and how He loves it when we love others as He would.  Thank God for caring people.

You are AWESOME!

Faith

I was listening to K-LOVE again and thinking about my current situation.  Basically, my husband and I made a deal that is running out net week.  I'm stressed out about it, but I also feel calm, like it will be taken care of.  I'm trying to keep that faith going.  Even if I can't pull my end of the bargain, it's sure a whole lot more enjoyable having faith rather than doubt and fear.  Let me know if you have a similar circumstance where you're trying to pull something off that there's no way you can without help (God, family, friends, co-workers, etc.) 

You are AWESOME!

Life Going Well?

Does this ever happen to you - things are not going well and you are almost at your breaking point, when all of a sudden things start going right?!  I'd LOVE to hear your stories!  They inspire me and I'm sure they will help inspire others.

You are AWESOME!

New Year Resolutions

First of all, Happy New Year!  I sincerely hope that this year brings abundance in all areas of your life.

Second of all - New Year Resolutions: Are they overrated or necessary?  I think they are overrated.  Don't get me wrong, I try to make them every year too, but I don't beat myself up if I don't make them or if I break them in the first week.  I just readjust and reset the goals.  Maybe people break goals because they set unrealistic expectiations.  You're trying to be better aren't you?  Don't be so hard on yourself.  I hope you're trying to be your best friend and kind and gentle to yourself.  Remember to love yourself even when you don't make your goals/resolutions.

You are AWESOME!

Successes in business in 2010 so far

A success in my professional job carreer b4 I found this

Even though many things haven't gone right, other things have.  I wanted to focus on the positive things.  In my opinion (and many others who believe in the Law of Attraction's opinion), if I focus on the positive, I'll attract more positive into my life.  I wanted to give you a list of those things that have gone well.

• I got incorporated during the summer, so I'm legal and get good tax benefits.
• I learned how to blog and how to make money blogging as well. 
• I finally bought a domain (www.selfimprovementcentral.info).
• My website is beginning to be built.
• I'm learning and growing a TON about SEO, PPC, PPV, affiliate marketing, etc.
• I found a business that is TRULY at at home business (not a work-at-home job.  I want to stray away from jobs) that I can do while my baby sleeps (affiliate marketing.  Ask me if you want to know more).  What's more, I can help people while making money!
• Everyday, I'm getting closer to living the life of my dreams (to view what that is, see the next post).
• I'm learning to be more focused.  When you only have a few hours (when your baby sleeps) to work on a business, you have to learn to do what's MOST important and ONLY what's most important- that' s all the time you have.

I'm including this post on one of my other blogs as well because it deals with ,my business (http://lpstarr.livejournal.com/1007.html)

Click here to find out more about my business - some of the products offered and suggestions to help.

You are AWESOME!

Kindness and Beauty

I just had the opportunity to give one of my friends who I've never met, Natalie Ledwell, feedback for her upcoming book.   She asked a couple of questions and, though I didn't have the best answers for her, I felt happy to help someone out whom I admire.  I like to help people however I can.  Obviously, my time is limited (I only have 24 hours each day) and my money only goes so far (no matter how much), but I can do a little.

This reminds me of an inspirational story I once heard.  It was of a man picking starfish off the beach.  He would pick one up and throw it back into the ocean.  This man continued to pick one up and throw it back into the ocean.  Another man came looked to see how many more starfish were on the beach.  He asked the other man why he bothered - there were so many starfish.  How could he possibly make a difference?  The first man said that he made a difference to that one.

My point of all of this is that you can't be everything to the world, but you can be something to somebody.  In fact, you can be the world to somebody.  I know that's the case with my son.  He LOVES people, but no matter how many people he comes in contact with each day, mommy's his best friend.  I'm not only his best friend, but also source of food (in two ways), maid to clean up after him and his favorite playmate.

No matter how many people and how many ways we CAN'T help that we would like to (whether it be with time, money or other resources), there are that many if not more ways we CAN help.  Giving a smile or compliment is something we all can do, no matter how strapped for cash or time we are.  We can give up a seat on a bus or train.  We can do SO much more than we realize. 

Please, just try to do what you CAN do - many will thank you for it.  You will feel better, too.

You are AWESOME!

Christmas - What I Learned

 
 Well, I've known this before, but now that I have a child of my own, it makes more sense: Christmas is for children.  Once you become an adult, parents figure that you can handle it if you don't get the same amount or same cost for toys as when you're a kid.  I was talking to two family members who have three-year-olds and they were mentioning how their children were so excited for Christmas that they haven't slept or ate well the past few days or week.

Another thing I learned is that sometimes Christmas is a day to work.  Some of my family went to a movie, but I stayed behind because I have a project related to my business that I'm working on and that time was perfect because my son was asleep and the house was quiet.  I liked being uninterrupted and not having to worry about missing out spending time with family (I was for a little bit, but games are more my way of spending time with family rather than movies - unless I'm alone with my husband).

Another thing I learned again this year, but have known for a while, was that the anticipation of Christmas is often more fun than the actual day.  Don't get me wrong, it was fun spending time with family, but I always hope for more in the present department.  I was hoping for SOME money, but that didn't happen.

OK, so enough talking about Christmas but not really inspiring you.  Here's the inspiring part.  My grandpa passed away this past year in May and we were all given a picture with he and some of his best quotes.  That really inspired me and made me wonder what my life will stand for.  Have you ever wondered what people will say about you after you die.  What do you want others to say about you?  Have you ever written your obituary?  I challenge you to write your obituary of how you WANT to be remembered and live up to that obituary every day you're alive and people WILL say that about you after you die.

You are AWESOME!

You Wealth Revolution

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 I'm sure if you have been reading my posts, you have noticed that many of the posts are based on You Wealth Revolution.  What is You Wealth Revolution?  It's an interactive series of webinars (seminars on the internet) from some of the top leaders in healing and personal development today.  I have included a list of the speakers on whom I wrote blog posts in the right sidebar, but I will also include them here, at the bottom of the post. In this post, it's just a list, but in the sidebar, you can click on each one

These dates are for 2010, so You Wealth Revolution is over, but not really.  Darius (Barazandeh - one of the speakers and also the host) is continually giving more - either more speakers or more special deals.  You can (until tonight, Dec. 24, 2010) still listen to some of the speakers and take advantage of their amazing deals.  If, however, you read this blog post after tomorrow, you can still take advantage of the sale.  Darius is still selling an MP3 downloadable version (and more - he'll tell you what else) of all of the webinars in the You Wealth Revolution for 2010.  To find out about this deal on the AMAZING webinars I've only given a FRACTION of the information presented, Click here!

There were many topics presented in the You Wealth Revolution webinars - from health, abundance, relationships, success, emotional and physical healing, money to biochemical differences between men and women and letting go of baggage in your life.  There were many that talked about similar methods but had different techniques.  I had heard of some of these things before, but I was amazed at how much I still learned.  These leaders had so much to share and just gave from their hearts.

When I mentioned earlier about this being an interactive webinar, there were two ways it was interactive.  Number one: there were people listening to the call who asked questions and had them answered on the call and number two: there was a Facebook sharing blog for comments and summaries of the calls.  I have added about five Facebook friends and 3 followers on this blog based on You Wealth Revolution.   It was just a way to meet like-minded people. It was actually from You Wealth Revolution that I decided to start this blog.

This is DEFINITELY a life-changing event, if you allow it to be.  Some of the speakers that helped change my life through this event include:

• Darius Barazandeh
• Ellie Drake
• Brent Phillips - Part 1 and Part 2
• Wendy Robbins
• Larry Crane
• John Assaraf
• Carol Look
• Ann Taylor
• Symeon Rodgers
• Rich German 
• Peggy McColl
• Nick Ortner
• T. Harv Eker
• Natalie Ledwell
• Alex Loyd
• Adam King
• Satyen Raja
• Chris Howard
• Scott Martineau
• Bradley Nelson
• Jim Kwik
• Kim Castle
• Sam Crowley
• Armand Morin
• Baeth Davis
• Marci Shimoff
• David Wolfe

You are AWESOME!

Helping People - I like it

I just was researching free ways I could advertise my blogs and I discovered (again) Yahoo! Answers.  I just spent the past two hours answering peoples' questions while promoting my products.  I felt like I was actually helping people with something they're struggling with instead of just finding people to buy products so I can make money and become a millionaire.

I would prefer knowing a little about people I'm helping and selling to rather than just making money.  Life is too short, in my opinion, to just make money.  I think helping others is one of the purposes of life.  I think it makes us all feel good when we help others.

It's always fun to learn something new about someone you've never met.  I even feel better when I can actually change a life or someone's day.  I think we all feel this way.  If not, why would we watch It's a Wonderful Life or why would the same story be recreated  so many different ways at different times.  I know my husband likes to watch that movie every Christmas Eve (It's almost time again for that annual tradition).  We all would like to change the world.  If I'm wrong, please tell me and I will humbly admit defeat.  If, however, I'm right, tell me how you would like to change the world.

You are AWESOME!  You CAN change the world!

Brent Phillips - part two - healing

 This was another call on the You Wealth Revolution set of calls.  This time, he actually used some of his Theta healing techniques to heal those on the call.  He explained on the last call that when he first learned about Theta healing, he learned about it one on one - where one healer is with one patient.  He wanted to do more than that; he wanted to reach out to multiple people at the same time.  Then, he learned about remote Theta healing, so he didn't even have to be in the same room as the person he's trying to heal, so he could do healing on webinars and help multiple people in places he wasn't.

Now that I've set up a little of what he does, let's get down to the healing.  This is paraphrased from the call. 

With Theta, we can bypass the conscious mind with muscle testing.  If you’re familiar with muscle testing, use the method that works best for you.  If not, use the easiest testing he says to learn.  

To do this, stand to the north, feet shoulder distance apart and “zip up your field” before every question.  To zip up your field, start at your root chakra with a hand (doesn't matter which) and act like you’re zipping up a sleeping bag all the way up to your head.  Then, either ask a question or make a statement out loud.  If the answer is yes, you will (most likely) feel your body swaying forward, and for a no, it will sway backward.   To see if it’s working, say out loud “yes” and then “no”.  Do this if you ever feel something a little off to recalibrate.  

The questions he asked and did Theta Healing while on the call are (say out loud): 

1. I know what it feels like to be completely loved (mine was "no" to begin with, which surprised me.  Then I gave him permission to heal me and then the answer was "yes").

2. I know what it feels like to completely love (mine was "yes"). 

3. I know what joy feels like (mine was "yes"). 

4. I know what it feels like to be completely healthy (mine was "no" then "yes" which suprised me because I try to be very healthy). 

5. I know what unconditional love feels like (mine was "yes"). 

6. I know what it feels like to receive or accept a healing (mine was "yes") 

7. I am worthy of the Creator’s love (that took me two tries to get a "yes" which also surprised me, but maybe that's where some blocks are.  I don't know).

If after any question the answer is no, give Brent the permission to heal that (out loud or subconsciously) and then say the statement out loud again and see if it is yes.  You may have to give Brent permission to heal you a few times.  Giving consent for Brent to heal you is absolutely vital because this process only works with consent. 

This was a very interesting process for me and hopefully it will be for you too.

You are AWESOME!

Life

             
I don't know how your life goes, but it seems that every step in my life prepares me for the next step, sortof like the game of Life.  Right now, I keep learning more and more about affiliate marketing.  The more I learn about affiliate marketing, the more I realize I have already learned.  I have been working with a coaching company for the past  several months helping me learn to blog.

There are many steps in this coaching and in each step, it taught me another thing about blogging and how to promote my blog as well as create content rich enough to be ranked higher with Google.  In case you're curious, this is my second blog, and I haven't quite used all the steps I used on that blog yet.  Click here to visit my other blog.

My point in mentioning this is that I have attempted many businesses since then and it seems like everything I do to promote those other blogs/websites comes back to what I learned with this coaching program.  So, it didn't directly help me build a business, but it helped teach me the foundation steps so I can be more successful with other businesses. 

It reminds me a lot of the movie The Karate Kid (or if you prefer the original The Karate Kid Collection (Four Film Set)).  If you're not familiar with the movie, I definitely recommend watching it.  Basically what happens in part of it is this kid wants to learn Karate and this teacher teaches him karate lessons by building a foundation on what he needed to know without the kid being aware that he was learning karate.  I can understand how he felt.  When I started learning about blogging, I was doing all of theses steps that I thought were useless and time-consuming.  I though, "When am I going to start making money?  Why am I doing all of these steps that aren't making me money?"

If you don't want advice, don't read any further.  My advice to anyone who's in a similar boat, feeling like what you're doing isn't giving you the results you want right away, BE PATIENT.  If you're working with mentors who know what they're teaching, trust them and keep following their counsel, even if things are taking a little longer than you'd like.  Also, if you don't understand why others are telling you to do certain things that have worked to help them be successful (in whatever area of life in which they ARE successful), follow and trust anyway.  It will make sense later.

You are AWESOME!

Brent Phillips

                                                           www.thetahealingla.com

 
Highlights:

• You Wealth – realization that wealth comes from within me

• The vast majority of our power is in our subconscious mind

•  We’re full of subconscious programming.  We may not know consciously what we believe.  With Theta healing, we can bypass conscious mind and ask questions of the cellular memory with muscle testing.

• Software of the soul= subconscious mind

•  It’s as simple as unlocking my own subconscious mind and debugging myself inside and out

• Formula for miracles - Audio program will shift my brain into a Theta state and removes subconscious blocks while I’m listening

• Weight Loss- Emotional clearing of subconscious, physical cleansing, strategic eating, sensible exercise

•  Time Bending- My conscious mind can change the flow of time – our minds can speed up and slow down time – we can take conscious control of an unconscious process –

•  Don’t get attached to a particular result, but be open to different outcomes – be patient and don’t expect things to happen overnight – my reality is created by my subconscious mind

You are AWESOME!

Kindness - Small acts of

Though I did mention one of my frustrations in one of my posts My Christmas Wish, I DO notice kindness, especially around this time of year.  I noticed people being more compassionate to others and their plight.  This time of year when people are struggling, others notice.  Sub for Santas are even common.  Most times a year, many pretend not to care, but around Christmas, people care.  I like this concern for others.  I'm glad when we show love and consideration.  

I think many people live a life of quiet desperation and I am inspired when we can reach out to others in times of need.  Most times are, in fact, times of need for most of us.  We need people and they need us.  My hope is that we can all be kind to one another year-round.

You are AWESOME!

Facing the Giants

This movie is a very inspirational one about a football team and coach that are struggling to make their way in the world, then God steps in and changes everything.  This is my husband's favorite movie, I'm sure because of the football.  It's one of my favorites because it shows what God can do in someone's life who decides to trust in Him.

Some of the highlights of this movie for me are:

• "We praise God when we win and we praise God when we loose."

• "Are you giving it your VERY BEST?!"

• "What's impossible with God on your side?!"

• "God's not through with you yet.  Bloom where you're planted."

• "I think God may work a miracle tonight."

You are AWESOME!