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2011-12-01T12:31:00.001-08:00

Renegade Millionaire

By Dan Kennedy

Gratitude As A Marketing Strategy

Many years ago, I took over a business with mammoth collection problems: almost all of its customers had open accounts and paid their bills ten to sixty days late (except those who didn't pay at all). We quickly instituted a number of corrective measures, including tighter credit controls and policies, interests charges, a sequence of past-due notices, and collection calls. However, we also instituted a positive strategy. We started sending hand-signed thank you notes for prompt payment to anybody who did pay on time...those who were almost on time...and even late payers who responded to a past-due notice. Guess what happened? Those customers who received thank you notes became better paying customers.

I know a Doctor who started a procedure of giving fresh, long-stemmed red roses to his women patients who showed up for their appointment on time, or paid their bills on time, or referred another patient. "Funny thing," he told me. "We no longer have patients missing appointments. Our collections have improved. Referrals are up. And, some guys are asking how they can get roses, too!

Here are a few specific ideas you might adopt, as ways of saying thank you:

Keep customers' birthdays on file and send cards and/or mail gifts.
Send Thanksgiving cards or letters. * Make it a habit to drop a personal thank-you note in the mail each day, to at least one customer.
Send a gift certificate or discount certificate to a customer who makes an unusually large purchase.
Host a "Customer Appreciation Event" - a Christmas party, a backyard bar-b que.
Have an occasional closed-to-the-public, preferred customer sale.
Drop in personally on your best customers, with a surprise gift.

I figured it up just the other day; last year, personally and for my various businesses combined, I signed checks for well over one million dollars, in payment for goods and services to all sorts of people and companies. And I don't care what anybody says - a million bucks is a lot of money. Yet, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of the recipients of all that money who have expressed any gratitude in any formal kind of way. Only one of them found out and recognized my birthday.

Just saying "thanks" is a big step ahead of the competition today.

DAN S. KENNEDY is a serial, multi-millionaire entrepreneur; highly paid and sought after marketing and business strategist; advisor to countless first-generation, from-scratch multi-millionaire and 7-figure income entrepreneurs and professionals; and, in his personal practice, one of the very highest paid direct-response copywriters in America. As a speaker, he has delivered over 2,000 compensated presentations, appearing repeatedly on programs with the likes of Donald Trump, Gene Simmons (KISS), Debbi Fields (Mrs. Fields Cookies), and many other celebrity-entrepreneurs, for former U.S. Presidents and other world leaders, and other leading business speakers like Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy and Tom Hopkins, often addressing audiences of 1,000 to 10,000 and up. His popular books have been favorably recognized by Forbes, Business Week, Inc. and Entrepreneur Magazine. His NO B.S. MARKETING LETTER, one of the business newsletters published for Members of Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle, is the largest paid subscription newsletter in its genre in the world. http://tinyurl.com/RenagadeMillionaire

"What's All Of The Fuss About Mobile Marketing Methods Today?

2011-03-22T16:34:00.000-07:00

Mobile Advertising For The Masses
The adventure continues….
The emergence of empowered individuals, the advance of so-called digital natives – individuals
who have grown up with the Internet – and the abundance of applications designed to give
consumers more of a say in how they create, access, and enjoy content have transformed
communication and, more specifically, the business of advertising.
As I have argued on MSearchGroove - the knowledge resource I founded to provide analysis and
commentary on mobile advertising, mobile search, and social media - and in Vol 1 of this series of white papers (Mobile advertising for newbies), advertising is in urgent need of redefinition. It must be useful, not intrusive. More importantly, it must be perceived as valuable information that is somehow relevant to what matters to consumers most.
To be clear, the new mobile advertising paradigm is still about push. However, there is an
increasingly important element of pull, allowing (empowering) people to choose advertising in tune with their individual lifestyles and life stages.
Deliver the right ad to the right individual in the correct context?
Despite the phenomenal growth of mobile advertising, brands have yet to reach advertising
nirvana—that heady place where targeting tools allow them to aim for specific groups with offers
specially tailored to their interests. But mobile social networks are where it's bound to happen first
(and already happening!).
These virtual spaces are a perfect match with how we choose to lead our mobile lives. We live,
work, and play, and in a new collective state of hyper-connectedness. In fact, we no longer alert others to when we are online in our mobile communities; that's our new default state. Instead, we let our friends know when we go to sleep, take a bath, or just plan to be incommunicado for an extended period of time.
So, what is the impact of our always-on existence on industries that rely on the mobile Web for
communications, business growth, and interactive marketing? In a word: profound.
The mobile phone, a personal device we have at all times, has gained a new importance as a
socializing tool. We know from recent research (which I detail in the next section) that an
increasing number of people are flocking to mobile social networks to stay in touch with friends
(and make new friends) and share information and memorable moments they capture with their mobile devices.

It's a trend that changes relationships, transforms identities, and creates new communities,
allowing clever brands and media companies unique insight into their target audience if the mobile social network collects the right customer information and employs the proper mobile analytics solutions to wring value out of the data.
Fortunately for advertisers, an increasing number of mobile social networks have developed the
corporate DNA to achieve just this. By building trust, encouraging open, two-way communication,
and harnessing opt-in to collect key socio-demographic data (gender, age, location – the works!)
from their members with their permission, mobile social networks are able to create a wealth of
opportunities for advertisers eager to gain valuable insight into their target segments.
It's granular detail that goes a long way toward better targeting, allowing the ad networks
managed by mobile communities to create highly relevant matches with potential advertisers and
deliver an optimal user experience for all. The transparency of the interaction is what drives
members to share more personal data than they might normally volunteer The purpose of this post is to provide a reality-check, road test the ad networks offered by three leading mobile social networks, and document the level of targeting each provides advertisers. I conclude with an analysis of the results of the three campaigns, paying special attention to the mobile analytics tools and capabilities offered by each mobile social network, and the extent to which they enable publishers and advertisers to plan and execute more targeted mobile advertising campaigns.
Which network(s) provide you the insight and analytics tools to deliver your message to the people you want to reach? My observations are designed to help you make the choice that is right for you.

The next big thing
The power of mobile begins with its reach. There are twice as many mobile devices as TV sets,
three times as many mobile subscribers as Internet users, and four times as many mobile
phones as PCs. Mobile is also very versatile as a media channel if we consider that it is digital,
multimedia-capable, personal and interactive. It not only has the ability to deliver broadcast
content. A growing number of mobile content companies and network operators are convinced
the mobile will be the main device people use to enjoy radio and TV programming anytime, anywhere.
The capabilities of the mobile phone are uniquely suited to generate massive new mobile advertising opportunities:

Everyone has them (high volume)
Everyone carries them around (always on, always connected)
Everyone can use their user input mechanisms to interact with brands/publishers (camera phones/SMS text/voice)
Everyone can use them to pay for content and services (a built-in payment mechanism)

Indeed, mobile can replicate everything that all previous six mass media can do. It's what
Ahonen tells me will make mobile "at least as disruptive as the Internet has been so far."
People can consume newspapers, read magazine articles and books, listen to podcasts and
radio, buy songs and video games and even watch whole movies on their mobile phone.

Advertising is content
In his July column in Technology Weekly, Andrew Bud, Executive Chairman of mBlox, a
company that operates a major mobile transaction network, summed up the potential of the
mobile advertising market simply and succinctly. The market value is "over-estimated in the
short term and under-estimated in the long term."
Granted there are issues – such as device and operating systems fragmentation, confusion in
the emerging value chain, pricing, and a lack of sufficient inventory (issues well outside the
scope of this post) – which could seriously slow the growth of mobile advertising. (In
fact, these disconnects are expertly examined and discussed by Chetan Sharma and his
colleagues Joe Herzog and Victor Melfi in their milestone book Mobile Advertising: Supercharge Your Brand in the Exploding Wireless Market.)

Despite these disconnects, there is a significant increase in the number of mobile advertising
success stories documented on a daily basis on news sites such as MobiAdNews and Mobile
Marketer Daily.
Brands are getting on board – but that is only one driver.
We'll likely see an increase in the number of mobile campaigns as more mobile services (such
as mobile voice/text and data plans) are increasingly subsidized by mobile advertising.

Virgin Mobile's Sugar Mama service offers mobile users extra voice minutes in exchange for viewing targeted mobile advertising.
South Africa's Vodacom uses advertising to subsidize mobile data services for much of its pre-paid customer base.
Australian MVNO ComTel Corporation, Ltd. has launched SMSPup Mobile, the country’s first advertising subsidized mobile phone service.

Advertising is results
Mobile advertising is an effective vehicle to reach and engage with people
– and the click-through rates literally speak volumes.

"People try to make this comparison

between online and mobile and if
you look at the click-through rates you tend
to get from an online banner it’s
microscopic. It's .02 percent, it’s .05
percent. If you look at mobile advertising,
you’re seeing 1-3 percent click-through
rates as an industry standard."
Aaron Watkins

VP of Mobile Integration

The Hyperfactory

"Mobile ads deliver high click rates
averaging above 1 percent, plus high conversions rates – 5x better than
online advertising for some products and services."
Eric Eller

Senior VP Marketing

Millennial Media

"Mobile ad click-through rates fluctuate from 2 percent to 20 percent. But they are
consistently higher than online. Mobile is also vastly more effective, in part because
the lack of clutter. One banner ad per mobile Web page is more engaging than the dozens
that crowd the average Internet website. In fact, one of Nokia's advertisers reports ads on
mobile are outperforming Web ads by eight times."
Diana LaGattuta
Global marketing
Nokia Interactive

Get The Edge
Mobile social networking companies provide advertisers granular detail on their members (gained
through detailed questionnaires and opt-in processes) and deep insights into the data that
matters, such as gender, location, and the mobile devices members use to interact with
advertising and – hopefully – click-through to convert or complete the campaign's call to action.
Granted, it's great data, and it goes a long way toward helping advertisers to adjust their
strategies and execute their future campaigns. However, when the end-game is all about getting a
big(ger) picture view of what you achieved and where you missed the mark, then a more
comprehensive analytics solution is a must. In practical terms, the two are complementary – not
competitive – and the combination pegs the needle.

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2011-02-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

Auto Coupon Cash Scam Or Cash Machine? You Decide!

If you were to believe everything that came into your inbox, not only would you be best friends with a Nigerian Prince, but EVERYTHING about you would be bigger, including your bank balance. After all, besides the various pills and potions, the Internet is also full of "money making opportunities".

Its easy to turn your nose up at products and courses that claim all sorts of fantastic benefits. Most advertisements online will promise you fame, fortune, and easy ways to stay in shape. Still, just because many of these promises will never be delivered, and this is a super-important point, that doesn't mean that EVERY work from home product is a scam.

While its creators do exaggerate their claims a bit, for my part, I've found that the product is made with way more fact than fiction.

Essentially, they are claiming that one of the most powerful tools people can use to generate sales is coupons. This is a pretty big claim to be making...

Of course, they are absolutely right.

The part that is exaggerated is the way they imply that once you have these coupons, sales are just going to fall from the sky. The fact of the matter is that their "method" requires a bit of work to make go, but once you set it up, its remarkably effective.

But I'll be honest, that's not even the best part.

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Every product has its "upsell" but I've never seen an upsell that was more valuable than the actual product!

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"How to setup a complete sales-website in UNDER 6 MINUTES!"

2010-09-07T14:16:00.000-07:00

this is a GAMECHANGER. Seriously.

I have NEVER seen a professional
sales-website been set up in under 1 hour.

Now Norman demonstrates how ANYONE can do it in 6 MINUTES?!
Are you kiddin' me? (That's what i thought...)

See for yourself:
https://dao.infusionsoft.com/go/TBS/Axel/

I am not talking about a template here!

This is a sales-website including:

- A membership site
- An affiliate program
- 1click upsells (I think THIS is HUGE!)
- A DRAG&DROP salesflow editor (You've NEVER seen ANYTHING like this, i promise!)
- Drip-released subscription product setup
- Optin pages with even copy&paste any HTML code
- NO technical skills necessary whatsoever

To make it clear:
This is not some amateur template-upload!

In fact, it's the complete opposite.

You NEED to see this:
https://dao.infusionsoft.com/go/TBS/Axel/

Have a great day,
Axel
PS: It's very entertaining too! :)
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"Whats Your Most Valuable Free Skill?"

2010-08-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

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"How To Create The Abundance You Desire And Deserve In Your Life"

2010-08-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

Stone Soup
Author Unknown

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle,
came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a
meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what
little they had to eat and met the three at the village
square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of
anything to eat.

The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first
soldier then turned to the village elders. "Your tired
fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share
what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from
stones."

Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was
put to the town's greatest kettle as the soldiers dropped
in three smooth stones. "Now this will be a fine soup",
said the second soldier; "but a pinch of salt and some
parsley would make it wonderful!" Up jumped a villager,
crying "What luck! I've just remembered where some's been
left!" And off she ran, returning with an apronful of
parsley and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory
of the village improved: soon barley, carrots, beef and
cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of
wine was rolled into the square as all sat down to feast.

They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed
by the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning
the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village
standing before them. At their feet lay a satchel of the
village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the
greatest of gifts: the secret of how to make soup from
stones", said an elder, "and we shall never forget." The
third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: "There is no
secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we
may make a feast". And off the soldiers wandered, down the
road.

'Worry Beads or a Trouble Tree? Hmmmmm"

2010-07-28T15:39:00.000-07:00

The Trouble Tree
By: Author Unknown

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse
had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire
made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and
now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On
arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked
toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree,
touching tips of the branches with both hands.

When opening the door, he underwent an amazing
transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and
he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and
my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I
had seen him do earlier.

Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't
help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure,
troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the
children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night
when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up
again."

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the
morning to pick 'em up, there ain't nearly as many as I
remember hanging up the night before."

What can you come up with that will work for YOU?

"Isn't This Exciting?"

2010-07-17T13:46:00.000-07:00

What can we do about This?

And How can we best benefit from these great New things?

" Do You Think We Can Get TOO Focussed?'

2010-07-15T14:31:00.000-07:00

A marvelous lesson appeared for me just now as I was
exiting thru the garage, to come to this little playplace
they call an office.

As I opened the garage door, I startled a large moth,
which, upon spreading it's wings, displayed a bright red
"tail" hidden by the motley brown wings, more a "butterfly"
than a moth.

It flew immediately to its perceived escape, the
circle-topped window where it frantically tried to exit
thru the invisible wall of closed glass.

I raised the third-car garage door in hopes of aiding it's
escape. That caused it to fly higher and higher and become
entangled in a spider web. Fearful that it would remain
entangled in the web, I selected a long-handled broom to
assist him escaping the tangled threads.

At this, he returned to furiously pumping his wings and
banging into the glass, which was, in his perspective, the
pathway of escape, but remained his cage.

By simply turning his focus to one side, he would have
easily exited his prison. Rather, due to his intent on one
direction, he remained confined, captive.

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"Can Cancer Be Caused By A COOKIE?"

2010-07-06T15:58:00.000-07:00

Eating the Cookie
By: Rachel Naomi Remen

Another of my patients, a successful businessmen, tells me
that before his cancer he would become depressed unless
things went a certain way. Happiness was "having the
cookie." If you had the cookie, things were good. If you
didn't have the cookie, life wasn't worth a damn.
Unfortunately, the cookie kept changing. Some of the time
it was money, sometimes power, sometimes sex. At other
times, it was the new car, the biggest contract, the most
prestigious address. A year and a half after his diagnosis
of prostate cancer he sits shaking his head ruefully. "It's
like I stopped learning how to live after I was a kid. When
I give my son a cookie, he is happy. If I take the cookie
away or it breaks, he is unhappy. But he is two and a half
and I am forty-three. It's taken me this long to understand
that the cookie will never make me happy for long. The
minute you have the cookie it starts to crumble or you
start to worry about it crumbling or about someone trying
to take it away from you. You know, you have to give up a
lot of things to take care of the cookie, to keep it from
crumbling and be sure that no one takes it away from you.
You may not even get a chance to eat it because you are so
busy just trying not to lose it. Having the cookie is not
what life is about."

My patient laughs and says cancer has changed him. For the
first time he is happy. No matter if his business is doing
well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. "Two
years ago, cancer asked ne, 'Okay, what's important? What
is really important?' Well, life is important. Life. Life
any way you can have it. Life with the cookie. Life without
the cookie. Happiness does not have anything to do with the
cookie, it has to do with being alive. Before, who made the
time?" He pauses thoughtfully. "Damn, I guess life is the
cookie."

Why Is it That Most People Fail?

2010-06-30T13:14:00.000-07:00

Time to Learn
by: Author Unknown

A young but earnest Zen student approached his teacher, and
asked the Zen Master:

"If I work very hard and diligent how long will it take for
me to find Zen."

The Master thought about this, then replied, "Ten years."

The student then said, "But what if I work very, very hard
and really apply myself to learn fast -- How long then ?"

Replied the Master, "Well, twenty years."

"But, if I really, really work at it. How long then ?"
asked the student.

"Thirty years," replied the Master.

"But, I do not understand," said the disappointed student."
At each time that I say I will work harder, you say it will
take me longer. Why do you say that ?"

Replied the Master," When you have one eye on the goal, you
only have one eye on the path."

'What are You only Half focusing on and in YOUR and Not Achieving?"

“Stop Winging And get On With What You Must DO NOW!”

2010-06-12T20:52:00.000-07:00

"Do You Hold true To Your Values, Dreams and Aspiration Even In The Face Of Adversity?"

2010-06-09T23:56:00.000-07:00

Keep your dream
by: Author Unknown

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch
in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on
fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk
programs.

The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I
want to tell you why I let Jack use my horse. It all goes
back to a story about a young man who was the son of an
itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable,
race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch,
training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career
was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was
asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do
when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal
of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream
in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre
ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the
stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan
for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre
dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the
next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he
received his paper back. On the front page was a large
red F with a note that read, `See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class
and asked, `Why did I receive an F?’

“The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a
young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an
itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse
ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land.
You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later
you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you
could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will
rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will
reconsider your grade.’

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He
asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look,
son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I
think it is a very important decision for you.’ “Finally,
after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the
same paper, making no changes at all.

He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell
you this story because you are sitting in my
4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse
ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the
fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that
two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to
camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was
leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now.
When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream
stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.
Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on
yours.”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no
matter what.”

Did YOU Know?

2010-05-29T01:47:00.000-07:00

Did you know that it is difficult to get what you can’t give and that Giving comes first?

I have never ever met a truly wealth person that hasn't been a giver first!

When they give from the start [and that means where you are now] there appears a lot more room for the "REAL RICHES" to enter into your life!

It’s called flow.... A river must have flow or it becomes stagnant.

We as humans also achieve our Perfect flow when we Give..

LOVE - when we give it we are open to receive it
Money - when we give it we are ready to receive more
Time - when we give of our time we are investing our most precious resource as it's the only thing we cant get more of! So invest it wisely...

In you exercise program
in your relationships
in your children
in your self
in doing what you are passionate about
in dreaming yourself into a better life
in the services of others..
in continuous learning
in teaching others

What was it that you really wanted to do?

So if you are waiting for riches to come to you ... take riches to someone else first!

If you are waiting to be loved ... Love some one first!

If you are waiting for some one to help you ... Help someone else first!

Cheers....

"Can You Turn Adversity Into Advantage?"

2010-05-26T12:32:00.000-07:00

Weakness or Strength?
by: Author Unknown

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest
strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old
boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he
had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master.
The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why,
after three months of training the master had taught him
only one move.

"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning
more moves?"

"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move
you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the
boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first
tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his
first two matches. The third match proved to be more
difficult, but after some time, his opponent became
impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to
win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now
in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more
experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be
overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the
referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match
when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical
mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his
move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the
tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in
each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to
ask what was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First,
you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in
all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that
move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

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Are You Benefiting from The Current Business trends?

2010-05-21T03:11:00.000-07:00

Subject: Are You Benefiting from The Current Business trends?

With the shake up in the world’s economy over the last 24 months the way of doing business has changed for ever and if you are not moving with the trends you will be washed away in the Tsunami.

The trends are as follows:

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Now if you are anything like me semi retired and enjoy you r grandchildren or children the natural choice would be to work your own hours from home.
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You will need to study all of the great online ways of making money and do some due diligence [research] and select one that suits you and your skills set, your passion or your hobby.

Perhaps you need to learn more about the fastest ways to make money today you could read one of the many expert review sites online by subscribing and studying reviews each month until you find what you are looking for.
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2010-05-02T19:59:00.000-07:00

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2010-04-28T01:27:00.000-07:00

Two Traveling Angels
By: Author Unknown

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the
home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused
to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead, the angels were given a small space in the cold
basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the
older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When
the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied,
"Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a
very poor but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After
sharing what little food they had, the couple let the
angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good
night's rest.

When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found
the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose
milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The
younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel,
"How could you have let this happen? The first man had
everything, yet you helped him," she accused. "The second
family had little but were willing to share everything, and
you let the cow die."

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel
replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I
noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to
share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't
find it."

"Then, last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the
angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow
instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't
turn out the way they should. You just need to trust that
every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might
not know it until some time later...

"When Did You Last get What You Expected from Life without Knowing How Or Why?"

2010-04-26T15:45:00.000-07:00

Is Packaging Important To You?
By: Author Unknown

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.
For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a
dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford
it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs
that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation, his father called him into his
private study. His father told him how proud he was to have
such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He
handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but
somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's
name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his
father and said, "With all your money, you give me a
Bible?" He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed, and the young man was very successful
in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful
family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought
perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since
that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements,
he received a telegram telling him his father had passed
away and willed all of his possessions to his son. He
needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and
regret filled his heart. He began to search through his
father's important papers and saw the still-new Bible, just
as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car
key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with
the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car
he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation
and the words... "PAID IN FULL."

How many times do we miss blessings because they are not
packaged as we expected?

"If You Could Only Select One - Wealth, Success Love - Which Would You Select"

2010-04-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

Wealth, Success and Love
By: Author Unknown

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with
long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not
recognize them.

Then she said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be
hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?" they asked.

"No," she said. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in," they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him
what had happened. So he said, "Go tell them I'm home, and
invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go
into a house together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she wanted to know.

One of the old men explained. "His name is Wealth," he
said pointing to one of his friends, and pointing to
another one he said, "This man is Success, and I am Love."
Then he added, "Now, go and discuss with your husband which
one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her
husband was over-joyed. "How nice!" he said. "Since that's
the case, let us invite in Wealth. Let him come in and fill
our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "Why don't we invite Success?"

But their daughter was listening from the corner of the
room. She jumped in with her own suggestion. "Wouldn't it
be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with
love!"

The wife agreed. "Then let us heed our daughter's advice,"
said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love in to
be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one
of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got
up and started walking toward the house. Then the other two
also got up and followed him.

Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I only
invited in Love, as you directed. Why are you all coming in?"

The old men replied together, "If you had invited only
Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed.
However, since you invited Love... wherever he goes, we go
with him... To Find out how you can select the right spells in to your life go to:

Attitude Determines Attitude

2010-04-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

Attitude Determines Attitude
By: Author Unknown

I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before
the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to
fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose what
kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy, or I
can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money, or I
can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my
purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.

Today I can grumble about my health, or I can rejoice that
I am alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me
when I was growing up, or I can feel grateful that they
allowed me to be born.

Today I can cry because roses have thorns, or I can
celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends, or I can excitedly
embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work, or I can
shout for joy because I have a job to do.

Today I can complain because I have to go to school, or
eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of
knowledge.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do
housework, or I can feel honored because the Lord has
provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And
here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what
kind of day I will have!

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Are You Open Minded? Or Closed Minded?
Are You A Wealth Magnet? Or Do You Attract Garbage?
Are You seeking to change things in your life?

Perhaps this might do it for you ..

"Today More Than Ever We Need To Take this Lesson On Board And Become it!"

2010-03-02T21:48:00.000-08:00

Red Marbles
by: Author Unknown

During the waning years of the depression in a small Idaho
community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand
for farm fresh produce as the season made it available.
Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering
was used extensively.

One day Mr. Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me.
I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged
but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked
green peas.

I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display
of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and
new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help
overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller and the
ragged boy next to me.

"Hello Barry, how are you today?"

"H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them
peas... sure look good."

"They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?"

"Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time."

"Good. Anything I can help you with?"

"No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas."

"Would you like to take some home?"

"No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with."

"Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?"

"All I got's my prize marble here."

"Is that right? Let me see it."

"Here 'tis. She's a dandy."

"I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue
and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this
at home?"

"Not zackley ... but almost."

"Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and
next trip this way let me look at that red marble."

"Sure will. Thanks, Mr. Miller."

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to
help me. With a smile she said, "There are two other boys
like him in our community, all three are in very poor
circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for
peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back
with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he
doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a
bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, perhaps."

I left the stand smiling to myself, impressed with this
man. A short time later I moved to Colorado but I never
forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering.

Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous
one. Just recently I had the occasion to visit some old
friends in that Idaho community and while I was there I
learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his
viewing that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I
agreed to accompany them.

Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the
relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of
comfort we could. Ahead of us in line were three young men.
One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice
haircuts, dark suits and white shirts... all very
professional looking.

They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling
by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her,
kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved
on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them
as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed
his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket.
Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes.

Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was
and mentioned the story she had told me about the marbles.
With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to
the casket.

"Those three young men who just left were the boys I told
you about. They just told me how they appreciated the
things Jim "traded" them. Now, at last, when Jim could not
change his mind about color or size ... they came to pay
their debt."

"We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this
world," she confided, "but right now, Jim would consider
himself the richest man in Idaho."

With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of
her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three
exquisitely shined red marbles.

"Do You Get Upset and Annoyed When You Hear People Say -Don't Worry About That It's Just A Little Thing, It Is Minor, Has No Consequence_WELL"

2010-02-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

A Tiny Drop of Water
By: Bob Perks

A tiny drop of water washed away the land and buildings
fell, floating away with other people's dreams.

Roadways planned and formed by huge machines and men who
sweat and hammer the world into shape were pushed away with
little effort.

People ran and cars clogged highways in an effort to stay
ahead of the possible destruction that tiny drop of water
could cause.

"Wait!" you say. "It was much more than a tiny drop of
water. The streams overflowed and the rivers broke through
their banks, causing a wall of water to destroy those
things."

Yes, but it was made up of tiny drops of water. Raindrops,
which together wore a path right through my yard with
little effort, made up of one drop, then two, then
thousands, millions... all together they changed the world,
our world.

Can't you see the significance in that?

I want to change the world. I am tired, worn out from
weeping at the sight of still another death not just on the
field of battle laid out by warriors, but in the streets of
every city, in the fields of the impoverished, desolate
reaches of the world. They are dying in my country and
yours by bullet, by starvation, disease, arrogance,
stupidity and pride.

A tiny drop of water gave me hope.

I am but one drop in the sea of humanity, but like the
rain I can join together with others and wash away the
hatred and pain I anguish over. One drop, then two, then
thousands, millions... all together we can change the
world. Our world.I want to change my life. I am tired of
being in debt. I am worn out from trying to keep pace with
the world. I have tried my very best to get ahead and find
myself falling behind each step of the way.

A tiny drop of water gave me hope.

It fell upon the hillside just behind my house. One single
drop of water joined with others forming a stream.

Like trying one more time. Like doing one more thing. Like
pushing one more inch to reach the goal, the dream I long
to touch and make reality. All my little efforts make big
changes.

The little stream that ran down my driveway, never having
been there before, began as one single drop, until one drop
after another, trying again and again, washed the soil away
and moved the tiny pebble and eventually the rock.

I cannot push away the fear nor change my life overnight,
but if I dedicate myself to one single effort each and
every day, I will see the power of changing little things
to make a big difference.

A tiny drop of water gave me hope.

I am just one drop in the sea of humanity. But I have the
power to change my life and the sacred obligation to move
the world in the right direction.

How?

One drop, then two, then thousands, millions... all
together we change the world, our world.

A tiny drop of water gave me hope.

Today there so many great Charities that
will assist you to help Feed a Hungry Child
Or House a Homeless Family-OKAY here I am
talking about the ones that Actaully Give
100% to the Charity and NOT those that
spend fortunes on advertising on TV or
collect at your door and the Originator
takes upto 98% of the proceeds. There are
even heart String Pulling Causes that
collect in the street and pay the collectors
50% Commission {IMAGINE THAT!}

There are many great places to arranges for
this to occur and shall name a few here for you:

ReGainLife Foundation
They Support the Housing, Feeding and Natural
Medications to Orphans and Street Kidz In the
Philippines. They recieve funding from the sale
of products and services by the
Millionaire Makers International Limited group
of companies and their Licensees.

Buy1 Give1
They arrrange for you or your company to pay
a percentage to one of their vetted charites
and it can be as little as US$0.01 They have
charities in over 22 countries and they are
funded by Philantropists that pay for the
office expenses.

If you would like more information on these
please send me an email to:
Axel@MillionaireMakersInternational.com

"What Do You Expect From Today?-Love? Happiness or What?"

2010-01-14T12:22:00.000-08:00

Act As If
By: Author Unknown

There's magic in behaving the way we want to be, even
though we don't yet feel it. The behavior seems to lead the
way. The attitude, the mental state, follows.

Many days we may not get up with love in our hearts for
our family, our friends, our co-workers. We may, in fact,
want them to show their love for us first. But if we reach
out, give love unconditionally and focus on another's
needs, love will return tenfold and the act of loving them
will lift our own spirits.

We will know love; we will feel love for ourselves and for
many other people close to us. The attitude we cultivate,
whether one of love or selfishness, inferiority or
superiority, will determine how the events of our lives
affect us.

The principle is so simple. If we meet life with love,
with a smile, we'll find love and something to smile about.
My attitude will make this day what it becomes. Meeting it
head-on, with love, will assure me of a lovely day.

"How Do You Write Down Your Best And Worst Memories?"

2010-01-11T21:50:00.000-08:00

Sand and Stone
By: Unknown Author

A story tells that two friends were walking through the
desert. During some point of the journey they had an
argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying
anything wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED
ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they
decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got
stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend
saved him. After the friend recovered from the near
drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED
MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped and then saved his best friend
asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now,
you write on a stone. Why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we
should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can
erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us
we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase
it."

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your
blessings in stone.

"What Will Be Will Be As Long As You Decide It Should be So"

2009-12-29T15:54:00.000-08:00

Happiness is a Voyage
By: Author Unknown

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are
married, have a baby, then another.

Then we get frustrated because our children are not old
enough, and that all will be well when they are older.

Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and
we must deal with them. Surely we'll be happier when they
grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse
gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when
we can take a vacation, when we finally retire.

The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than
right now.

If not, then when?

Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better
to admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it
all.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to
start. Real life.

But there was always some obstacle along the way, an
ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time
to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start.

I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.

That point of view helped me see that there isn't any road
to happiness.

Happiness IS the road.

So, enjoy every moment.

Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to
lose ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to
get married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning,
waiting for a new car, for your mortgage to be paid off,
for spring, for summer, for fall, for winter, for the first
or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played
on the radio, to die, to be reborn… before deciding to be
happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination.

There is no better time to be happy than… NOW!

Live and enjoy the moment.

What Are You Doing To Make The World A Better Place?"

2009-12-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

The Acorn Planter
By: Brian Cavanaugh

In the 1930s, a young traveler was exploring the French
Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was
desolate. It was forbidding. It was ugly. It was the kind
of place you hurry away from.

Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped dead in his
tracks. In the middle of this vast wasteland was a bent-
over old man. On his back was a sack of acorns. In his hand
was a four-foot length of iron pipe.

The man was using the iron pipe to punch holes in the
ground. Then from the sack he would take an acorn and put
it in the hole. Later, the old man told the traveler, "I've
planted over 100,000 acorns. Perhaps only one-tenth of them
will grow."

The old man's wife and son had died, and this was how he
chose to spend his final years. "I want to do something
useful," he said.

Twenty-five years later the now-not-as-young traveler
returned to the same desolate area. What he saw amazed him;
he could not believe his own eyes. The land was covered
with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long.
Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wildflowers
perfumed the air.

The traveler stood there recalling the desolation that
once was. A beautiful oak forest stood there now - all
because someone cared.

What small thing can you do today to make the world a more
beautiful place?

"What Have You Done lately To Free Your Genius Within?"

2009-11-19T13:02:00.000-08:00

The Grandma Who Could
By: Neil Eskelin

At the age of eighty, a farmer's wife in Cambridge,
Virginia, suffered from painful arthritis. The mother of
ten children and many grandchildren--and great-
grandchildren--loved to do needlework, but her fingers
could no longer manipulate the large needle to embroider.

The elderly woman looked for something else that would
keep her occupied, and found she could hold a small
paintbrush much easier than a needle. So she tried her hand
at painting. She thought her farm and country scenes were
good enough to show at the Cambridge Fair, but she only won
prizes for her jams and canned fruit. There were no blue
ribbons for her art.

Then one day an art collector from New York City was
traveling through the village and noticed several of her
paintings for sale in a local drug store. When he showed
them to his friends in the art circles of Manhattan, they
were more than curious.

Soon, 'Grandma Moses' gained an international reputation.
Her widely-collected works of art were featured on
calendars, greeting cards and in exhibitions in leading
galleries, including the Modern Museum of Art in New York.

Even more amazing, 25% of her 1,500 popular paintings were
done after she was 100 years old!

What masterpieces do you have waiting within you?

"What's Your Most Valuable Asset?"

2009-11-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

By: Author Unknown

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man
on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there,"
she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was
gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy," the man said. "That's my
daughter on the bike in the white dress."

Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter.
"What do you say we go, Melissa?"

Melissa pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please?
Just five more minutes."

The man nodded, and Melissa continued to ride her bike to
her heart's content. Minutes passed and the father stood
and called again to his daughter, "Time to go now."

Again Melissa pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five
more minutes."

The man smiled and said, "Okay."

"My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman
responded.

The man smiled and then said, "Her older brother Tommy was
killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his
bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy, and now
I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've
vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks
she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I
get five more minutes to watch her play."

Life is all about making priorities. What are your
priorities?

Give someone you love five more minutes of your time today!

"Let Passion Be Your Guide"

2009-11-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

Stay Focused on Your Core Genius
by Jack Canfield

Focus on your core genius I believe you have inside of you a core genius... some one thing that you love to do, and do so well, that you hardly feel like doing anything else. It’s effortless for you and a whole lot of fun. And if you could make money doing it, you’d make it your lifetime’s work.

In most cases, your Core Genius is directly tied to your passions and life-purpose.

Successful people believe this, too. That's why they put their core genius first. They focus on it—and delegate everything else to other people on their team.

For me, my core genius lies in the area of teaching, training, coaching and motivating. Another core genius is writing and compiling books. Over my 35 year career, I have written, co-authored, compiled and edited more than 150 books, and I love to do it! I do it well, and people report that they get great value from it.

Compare that to the other people in the world who go through life doing everything, even those tasks they’re bad at or that could be done more cheaply, better, and faster by someone else.

They simply can’t find the time to focus on their core genius because they fail to delegate even the most menial of tasks.

When you delegate the grunt work—the things you hate doing or those tasks that are so painful, you end up putting them off—you get to concentrate on what you love to do. You free up your time so that you can be more productive. And you get to enjoy life more.

So why is delegating routine tasks and unwanted projects so difficult for most people?

Surprisingly, most people are afraid of looking wasteful or being judged as being above everyone else. They are afraid to give up control or reluctant to spend the money to pay for help. Deep down, most people simply don't want to let go.

Others (potentially you) have simply fallen into the habit of doing everything themselves. "It's too time-consuming to explain it to someone," you say. "I can do it more quickly and better myself anyway." But can you?

Delegate Completely!

If you’re a professional earning $75 per hour and you pay a neighborhood kid $10 an hour to cut the grass, you save the effort of doing it yourself on the weekend and gain one extra hour when you could profit by $65. Of course, while one hour does’t seem like much, multiply that by 52 weekends a year and you discover you’Ave gained 52 hours a year at $65 per hour —or an extra $3,380 in potential earnings.

Similarly, if you’re a real estate agent, you need to list houses, gather information for the multiple listings, attend open houses, do showings, put keys in lock boxes, write offers and make appointments. And, if you’re lucky, you eventually get to close a deal.

But let’s say that you’re the best closer in the area.

Why would you want to waste your time writing listings, doing lead generation, placing lock boxes, and making videos of the property when you could have a staff of colleagues and assistants doing all that, thus freeing you up to do more closing? Instead of doing just one deal a week, you could be doing three deals because you had delegated what you’re less good at.

One of the strategies I use and teach is complete delegation. It simply means that you delegate a task once and completely - rather than delegating it each time it needs to be done.

When my niece came to stay with us one year while she attended the local community college, we made a complete delegation - the grocery shopping. We told her she could have unlimited use of our van if she would buy the groceries every week. We provided her with a list of staples that we always want in the house (eggs, butter, milk, ketchup, and so on), and her job was to check every week and replace anything that was running low.

In addition, my wife planned meals and let her know which items she wanted for the main courses (fish, chicken, broccoli, avocados, and so on). The task was delegated once and saved us hundreds of hours that year that could be devoted to writing, exercise, family time, and recreation.

Most entrepreneurs spend less than 30% of their time focusing on their core genius and unique abilities.

In fact, by the time they've launched a business, it often seems entrepreneurs are doing everything but the one thing they went into business for in the first place.

Many salespeople, for example, spend more time on account administration than they do on the phone or in the field making sales, when they could hire a part-time administrator (or share the cost with another salesperson) to do this time-consuming detail work. In most cases, in a fraction of the time it would take them and at a fraction of the cost.

Most female executives spend too much time running their household, when they could easily and inexpensively delegate this task to a cleaning service or part-time mother's helper, freeing them to focus on their career or spend more quality time with their family.

Don't let this be your fate!

Identify your core genius, then delegate completely to free up more time to focus on what you love to do.

I believe that you can trade, barter, pay for and find volunteer help to do almost everything you don't want to do, leaving you to do what you are best at - and which will ultimately make you the most money and bring you the most happiness.

"Why Some Businesses and Entrepreneurs Can Apparently Make Millions Instantly Overnight-Can You Do It?"

2009-11-03T22:34:00.000-08:00

The Moso Bamboo Tree
By: Joel Weldon

The moso is a bamboo plant that grows in China and the far
east. After the moso is planted, no visible growth occurs
for up to five years - event under ideal conditions!

Then, as if by magic, it suddenly begins growing at the
rate of nearly two and one half feet per day, reaching a
full height of ninety feet within six weeks.

But it's not magic. The moso's rapid growth is due to the
miles of roots it develops during those first five years,
five years of getting ready.

How deep do your roots go? Are you ready?

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What’s Hiding in Your Mind?

2009-10-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

What’s Hiding in Your Mind?

Would you consider yourself to be a fearful person? Most people would probably answer no to that question, yet fear is one of the most common hindrances that people struggle with today. The reason for this discrepancy may surprise you: fear can easily disguise itself as seemingly logical beliefs, thoughts and feelings so you may not even realize it’s there.

Rather than using the word fear to describe their feelings, many people might choose words like doubt, concern, worry, anxiety, uncertainty, hesitation, apprehension, procrastination, distrust or unease.

Ultimately they mean the same thing as fear. There is a thought, feeling, belief, or possible outcome that makes you feel uncomfortable or threatened and you will instinctively avoid things that make you feel that way.

Here are some common fears that could be hiding in your mind:

Fear of Failure

If you have ever held back on a goal or avoided taking action that would lead to a positive outcome, you may have been fearful that you might fail. Fear of failure can be subtle because our minds can come up with endless excuses why it’s not a good time to take a risk right now, or how the odds don’t seem to be in our favor, and so on.

Fear of Success

It’s hard to believe that anyone could be afraid of success (isn’t success usually a good thing?) but it’s far more common than you might believe. Most often it’s not the success itself that people fear, but rather all of the responsibilities and uncertainties that come along with success. If you worry that you won’t be able to handle these things, you will resist putting yourself in a position where you would have to face them.

Fear of Rejection

Fear of rejection is usually related to low self-esteem, but may show up in subtle ways. You may lash out at others when a possible rejection is imminent; sabotage relationships so you can be the one who rejects the other person instead of them rejecting you; or you may simply withdraw from social interaction to avoid the possibility of being rejected at all.

Fear of Not Being Good Enough

This is another fear that is connected to self-esteem, and it often affects everything you do in life. You may avoid making changes to improve your life; settle for a dissatisfying job that pays less money than you are capable of earning; or continuously sabotage your goals. If you don’t believe you deserve to have better life circumstances you won’t allow yourself to create them.

Once you have identified one or more of these fears, you can begin diffusing them with mind and body techniques that will calm your emotions, relax your body and get your thoughts flowing in a positive direction again. For most people this will be an ongoing process because our minds become conditioned to respond to fear stimulus and it will seem to happen automatically for some time. However, getting into the habit of addressing the fear in new healthy ways should set a new pattern to minimize the conditioned responses and even eliminate them over time.

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"A Great lessons that Will Make You Envy A Dogs Life"

2009-10-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

Things We Can Learn from a Dog
By: Author Unknown

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your
face to be pure ecstasy.

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

Take naps and stretch before rising.

Run, romp and play daily.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by
and nuzzle them gently.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the
guilt thing and pout... Run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joys of a long walk.

"What Do You Wish For?"

2009-10-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

Think, Believe, Dream and Dare
By: Author Unknown

An eight-year-old boy approached an old man in front of a
wishing well, looked up into his eyes and asked: "I
understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the
secret of life."

The old man looked down at the youngster and replied:
"I've thought about that a lot in my lifetime, and the
secret can be summed up in four words.

The first is to Think. Think about the values you wish to
live your life by.

The second is to Believe. Believe in yourself based on the
thinking you've done about the values you're going to live
your life by.

The third is to Dream. Dream about the things that can be,
based on your belief in yourself and the values you're
going to live by.

The last is to Dare. Dare to make your dreams become
reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values."

And with that, Walter E. Disney said to the little boy,
"Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare."

"Why Call Centres Cant Recruit The Right Candidates And How To Correct The Problem NOW!"

2009-10-09T17:18:00.001-07:00

Best Practices in Call Center Recruitment: Stop Trying to Understand Why Call Center Representatives Are Quitting

The improvement in economic conditions has companies revamping their call center recruitment and hiring strategy. Call center recruitment has become a focus again and, as a result, call center turnover is inevitably increasing. The luxury of having a stable call center workforce during the last few months has begun to evaporate. Once again, call center managers are forced to deal with this perennial and nettlesome headache that just will not go away. And, I predict, most call centers will try to solve this problem (as they always have) by trying to understand why people are quitting.

This is the wrong approach; it will not result in a positive solution! If you try to comprehend why your call center representatives are quitting, you are assuming there is something wrong with your call center and you must correct the problem in order to make yourself more suitable as an employer. In an effort to improve call center recruitment it is far better to focus on why people are staying at your call center rather than why people are leaving your call center. This methodology is founded on the possibility there is nothing significantly wrong with your call center. Think about it! Regardless of how bad you think your call center environment might be, I’ll wager you have several productive call center representatives who have remained on the job for a long time.

If that is the case, I challenge you to try to understand what differentiates those call center representatives from their fellow call center representatives who were prematurely terminated. Armed with this awareness, you can improve your call center recruitment strategy.

Rookie Mistake: Accepting High Churn and Constant Call Center Recruitment

You can begin to emphasize employment processes and procedures that match the characteristics of those performers who are staying with you. Wouldn’t you agree to improve your call center recruitment it is far easier to change who you hire than it is to change your organization?

I think the biggest problem with high turnover in the call center is acceptance. This includes call center managers who say, “It’s just the nature of the working in the call center and we have to learn to live with it.” This simply is not true! A monumental study conducted in the 1930s by Patricia Cane Smith indicated, “There is no such thing as a boring job, rather there are repetitious jobs that some people don’t adapt well to."

And more recent studies have revealed that call center representatives remain on call center jobs because of the call center work relationships they do not wish to break. Now there’s a clue! Anything you can do in your call center to emphasize social bonding, car pools, peer-to-peer recognition group lunches, etc. will increase that social bond which will become difficult to break.

A Case Study in Call Center Recruitment

Now, a true story that illustrates my point: Several years ago, I was a Human Resource manager for the PepsiCo Transportation Division. I learned about employee selection and turnover from a very unusual source, and, like much of my real learning, it came the hard way. The message stuck and was the unintended inspiration for my subsequent doctoral dissertation.

Here’s what happened.

Our division was run by Mr. Butch Jones, a battled-scarred veteran of King-of-the-Mountain battles in one of the toughest businesses in America. Mr. Jones did not like staff managers in general and Human Resource whippersnappers specifically. But I didn’t let that dampen my enthusiasm. I wanted to show him that I was a professional, someone he could rely on.

My opportunity came to prove myself when Mr. Jones’s secretary called me three weeks ahead for an appointment at 2:28 PM. I knew the odd meeting time and long advance notice were among his intimidation techniques, so I was determined not to let them bother me. Grapevine rumors made it apparent that Mr. Jones was unhappy with the call center recruitment and staffing efforts of my department since we took over this responsibility for NTC. Call center recruitment at NTC proved to be a challenge.

One particular call center job paid $1.60 per hour and required continual calculation without the benefit of adding machines in a room without air conditioning. Call center promotion opportunities were non-existent and oppressive supervisors prevailed. More often than not, our employees crossed the street to Minihoma Insurance, which offered similar jobs in an air-conditioned office with adding machines and paid $2.25 an hour. I conducted a professional wage and benefit survey confirming the dismal working conditions and rock bottom pay scale at NTC. I was well prepared to deliver my presentation and escort Mr. Thompson and NTC into the 20th century.

Recruiting the Best and the Brightest at the Call Center

My heart quickened as Mr. Jones looked with interest at my slick graphs and quartile charts. As the presentation progressed, I thought I had gained his confidence. He even asked for my recommendation. I offered my opinion that we needed to raise the call center wage from $1.60 per hour to $2.30 per hour. Furthermore, we needed to assign a private call center work station to each call center representative, install air conditioning and purchase electronic calculators to attract qualified call center representatives. Most importantly, I recommended that we train our call center supervisors in modern management techniques. “That, sir, would enable me to recruit, hire and retain qualified call center representatives for NTC,” I concluded.

I proudly envisioned Mr. Jones rising to applaud my presentation.

It didn’t happen that way. Mr. Jones pulled a yellow pencil stub from behind his ear and made a few calculations on the tattered desk pad in front of him. (Mr. Jones didn’t use one of those newfangled calculators either.) He turned to Arnold McGruder, his trusted right hand in all matters of accounting, finance, public relations and personnel. Arnold wore the green eyeshade and plastic pocket protector of his bookkeeping trade proudly. He was Boss Hogg in the flesh.

“Arnold,” Mr. Jones drawled in a deliberate and cynical country accent, “Mr. Mitchell, who I believe is a college-educated boy, says he can hire and keep the help if we spend what I calculate to be 750,000 bucks a year.”

The words “college-educated boy” slammed into me like a Mack truck. I knew I was in deep kaw kaw. My college education taught me that much. Beads of sweat formed instantly on my upper lip. Mr. Jones paused for a minute to savor my obvious pain. Then he asked Arnold, “Do we have anybody working for National Trailer Convoy (NTC) who has been here for more than five years, who is doing a good job in spite of our supervisors and who is working for minimum wage?” “You betcha, Mr. Jones, There’s Iola Fay Welch, Prissy Stroop, Ella Joe Miller, Mable Grace Apple, Lydia Lou Landry and many more.”

Workplace Wellness Comes at Cost

“Now, Mr. College Boy, don’t you tell me we have to spend $750,000 to hire and keep good help," Jones said. "Your job is to find and hire more folks like Iola Fay and Mable Grace.”

I saw myself as the young warrior who had challenged the chief and lost. My destiny lay in riding alone in the badlands of ignorant managers for the rest of my career. Then, at the bottom of my despair, I came to a stunning conclusion. Mr. Jones was absolutely right! He had hit the nail on the head. Much of his logic was askew, but in terms of hiring practices, he was right. I didn’t endorse his sweatshop management practices, but no matter how bad the working conditions, pay or supervision, there were still, for whatever strange reasons, long-term employees who remained on the job and performed.

The key was to determine what was unique about these people and differentiate them from their short-tenured, unproductive counterparts. As soon as I correctly profiled the successful employee, in terms of NTC’s viewpoint, our turnover began to decline.

I don’t think I ever did gain Mr. Jones’s’ total respect, but once he did say, “Hi, Brooks” when our paths crossed in the executive commode. What more could a college boy ask for?

I continue to treasure the great lesson I learned from Mr. Jones. It is far easier to change the kind of people you hire than it is to change the organization in which they work.

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"Do Have Vision, Focus and Clarity?"

2009-09-20T16:03:00.000-07:00

Keep Your Goals in Sight
By: Author Unknown

When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a
solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming
for nearly 16 hours.

Already she was the first woman to swim the English
Channel in both directions. Now at age 34, her goal was to
become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the
California coast.

On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like
an ice bath, and the fog was so dense she could hardly see
her support boats. Sharks cruised toward her lone figure,
only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the frigid
grip of the sea, she struggled on-hour after hour-while
millions watched on national television.

Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her
trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn't much
farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not
to quit. She never had . . . until then. With only a half-
mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.

Still thawing her chilled body several hours later, she
told a reporter, "Look, I'm not excusing myself, but if I
could have seen land I might have made it." It was not
fatigue or even the cold water that defeated her. It was
the fog. She was unable to see her goal.

Two months later, she tried again. This time, despite the
same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact and her goal
clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere
behind that fog was land, and this time she made it!
Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the
Catalina Channel, eclipsing the men's record by two hours!

The Power Of WE!

2009-09-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

The Power of “WE”
The leader’s language is revealing. I recently came across this video on leadership. It reminded me of a conversation I had several years ago with a manager I’d been mentoring. The manger came to me with a BIG problem. He was having a difficult time getting his team to buy-in to “his” goals and objectives. After observing him in several one-on-one discussions and during team meetings, I approached him with a suggestion.
When you speak to your people, speak to them in terms of “We”. Let them know that you are in it together!
Jack Hayhow does an excellent job of sharing this concept in this quick two minute video. Check it out…

What challenges, in your leadership style, have you corrected to become a better leader?

"Is Social Media Just A Fad Or ASerious Virusis?"

2009-09-12T13:28:00.000-07:00

"What Do You Consider To be The Seven Wonders Of Your World?"

2009-09-09T23:05:00.000-07:00

What are the Seven Wonders of the World?
By: Author Unknown

A group of students was asked to list what they thought
were the present "Seven Wonders of the World." Though there
were some disagreements, the following received the most
votes:

1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. Saint Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noticed that one
quiet student hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked
the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl
replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind
because there were so many."

The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe
we can help."

The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the 'Seven Wonders
of the World' are:

1. to see
2. to hear
3. to touch
4. to taste
5. to feel
6. to laugh
7. and to love."

The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.

The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we
take for granted are truly wondrous!

"Do You Know What's Missing From Your Life?"

2009-09-01T22:23:00.000-07:00

You Don't Have To Be Perfect
By: Harold Kushner

The Missing Piece (by Shel Silverstein) tells the story of
a circle that was missing a piece. A large triangular wedge
had been cut out of it. The circle wanted to be whole with
nothing missing, so it went around looking for its missing
piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could
roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the
way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It
found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it
left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching.

Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly.
It was so happy. Now it could be whole, with nothing
missing. It incorporated the missing piece into itself and
began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could
roll very fast, too fast to notice the flowers or talk to
the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed
when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece
by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

The lesson of the story is that in some strange sense we
are more whole when we are missing something. The man who
has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never
know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish his
soul with the dream of something better. He will never know
the experience of having someone who loves him give him
something he has always wanted and never had. There is a
wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his
limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his
unrealistic dreams and not feel like a failure for doing
so. There is a wholeness about the man or woman who has
learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a
tragedy and survive, who can lose someone and still feel
like a complete person.

When we accept that imperfection is part of being human,
and when we can continue rolling through life and
appreciating it, we will have achieved a wholeness that
others can only aspire to. That, I believe, is what God
asks of us - not "Be perfect" and not "Don't ever make a
mistake," but "Be whole." And at the end, if we are brave
enough to love, strong enough to forgive, generous enough
to rejoice in another's happiness, and wise enough to know
there is enough love to go around for us all, then we can
achieve a fulfillment that no other living creature will
ever know.

"Have You Ever Enjoyed The Forbidden Fruit?"

2009-08-19T03:02:00.000-07:00

Cookies
By: Author Unknown

A small boy at summer camp received a large package of
cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, then
placed the remainder under his bed. The next day, after
lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was
gone.

That afternoon a camp counselor, who had been told of the
theft, saw another boy sitting behind a tree eating the
stolen cookies. "That young man," he said to himself, "must
be taught not to steal."

He returned to the group and sought out the boy whose
cookies had been stolen. "Billy," he said, "I know who
stole your cookies. Will you help me teach him a lesson?"

"Well, yes--but aren't you going to punish him?" asked the
puzzled boy.

"No, that would only make him resent and hate you," the
counselor explained. "I want you to call your mother and
ask her to send you another box of cookies."

The boy did as the counselor asked and a few days later
received another box of cookies in the mail.

"Now," said the counselor, "the boy who stole your cookies
is down by the lake. Go down there and share your cookies
with him."

"But," protested the boy, "he's the thief."

"I know. But try it--see what happens."

Half an hour later, the camp counselor saw the two come up
the hill, arm in arm. The boy who had stolen the cookies
was earnestly trying to get the other to accept his
jackknife in payment for the stolen cookies, and the victim
was just as earnestly refusing the gift from his new
friend, saying that a few old cookies weren't that
important anyway.

"This Is Your Life"

2009-08-04T23:45:00.000-07:00

Life's Journey

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with
others. It is because we are different that each of us is
special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life
is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living
in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day
at a time, you live all of the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. It
is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking
chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is
impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to
give love. The fastest way to lose love is too hold it too
tightly. In addition, the best way to keep love is to give
it wings.

Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be
without hope. To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only
where you have been, but also where you are going. Life is
not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

"Are You Living With A Bunch Of Chickens Or Are You Perhaps A Turkey?"

2009-07-29T21:01:00.000-07:00

The Eagle
By: Author Unknown

Do you sometimes get the feeling that you could be more
than what you are right now? That somehow, you know you
were made for bigger and better things? Well, chances are,
you're probably right... and don't you let anyone convince
you otherwise.

A man once found an eagle's egg and put it in a nest of a
barnyard hen. The eagle hatched with the brood of chicks
and grew up with them. All his life, the eagle did what the
barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken. He
scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and
cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet
in the air. Years passed and the eagle grew very old.

One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the
cloudless sky. It glided in graceful majesty on powerful
wind currents with scarcely a beat of its strong golden
wings. The old eagle looked up in awe. "Who's that?" he
asked. "That's the eagle, the king of the birds," said his
neighbor. "He belongs to the sky. We belong to the earth -
we're chickens." So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for
that's what he thought he was.

What a terrible waste... to have lived a life not doing
the things you were always capable of doing and not soaring
to the heights you were able to reach. And all because the
people around you were constantly putting you down and
feeding you with negative, uninspiring comments. So rise
above these comments! Life is what you make it. Don't be
afraid to spread your wings and fly. Aspire!

"What Do You See When You Look Into Your Own Eyes-Your Future?"

2009-07-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

The House of 1,000 Mirrors
Japanese Folktale

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place
known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little
dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he
arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of
the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears
lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.

To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000
other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as
fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with
1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left
the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful
place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog who was not quite
as happy as the first one decided to visit the house. He
slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he
looked in the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly
looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and
was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at
him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible
place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of
reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

"Are You Ready To Emmersed Yet?"

2009-07-14T22:06:00.000-07:00

People Are Like Teabags
By: Author Unknown

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right
away that they were meant to be there. They serve some sort
of purpose, teach you a lesson, or help you figure out who
you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be: a roommate,
neighbor, professor, friend, lover. Even a complete
stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know in
that very moment that they will affect your life in some
profound way.

Sometimes things happen to you that at the time may seem
horrible, painful, and unfair. But in reflection you
realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would
have never realized your potential, strength, will power,
or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance
or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love,
lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all
occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small
tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat
road to nowhere... safe and comfortable, but dull and
utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the
successes and downfalls you experience, create who you are.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Those lessons
are the hardest and, probably, the most important ones.

"People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot
water before you know how strong they are."

"Do You Remember The Song -Good Vibrations?"

2009-07-07T23:09:00.000-07:00

Title: The Echo Of Life
By: Author Unknown

A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the
boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams, "Ahhhhh."

Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain,
"Ahhhhh!"

Filled with curiosity, he screams: "Who are you?", but the
only answer he receives is: "Who are you?"

This makes him angry, so he screams: "You are a coward!",
and the voice answers: "You are a coward!"

He looks at his father, asking, "Dad, what is going on?"

"Son," the man replies, "pay attention!" Then he screams,
"I admire you!"

The voice answers: "I admire you!"

The father shouts, "You are wonderful!", and the voice
answers: "You are wonderful!"

The boy is surprised, but still can't understand what is
going on.

Then the father explains, "People call this 'ECHO', but
truly it is 'LIFE!' Life always gives you back what you
give out! Life is a mirror of your actions. If you want
more love, give more love! If you want more kindness, give
more kindness! If you want understanding and respect, give
understanding and respect! If you want people to be patient
and respectful to you, give patience and respect! This rule
of nature applies to every aspect of our lives."

Life always gives you back what you give out. Your life is
not a coincidence, but a mirror of your own doings.

"Ths Is What We All Really, Really Want -So Why?"

2009-07-01T00:24:00.000-07:00

Title: Arm In Arm
By: Author Unknown

A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine
contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled
at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun,
they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a
relish to run the race to the finish and win.

All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the
asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry.
The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and
looked back. Then they all turned around and went back.
Every one of them.

One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and
said, "This will make it better." Then all nine linked arms
and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the
stadium stood and the cheering went on for several minutes.
People who were there are still telling the story. Why?

Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in
this life is more than winning for ourselves. What matters
in this life is helping others win, even if it means
slowing down and changing our course.

"What's True Wealth-I Know But Do You?"

2009-06-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

The Wise Woman's Stone
By: Author Unknown

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a
precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another
traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag
to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious
stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so
without hesitation.

The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew
the stone was worth enough to give him security for a
lifetime.

A few days later, he came back to return the stone to the
wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said. "I know how
valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that
you can give me something even more precious. Give me what
you have within you that enabled you to give me this
stone."

Sometimes it's not the wealth you have, but what's inside
of you that others need.

"How Much On Auto-Pilot Is Your Life Being Lived?"

2009-06-19T15:02:00.000-07:00

The Touchstone
By: Unknown Author

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story
goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book;
and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a
few coppers.

The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages
there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin
strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the
"Touchstone"!

The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any
common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it
was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles
that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The
real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are
cold.

So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple
supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing
pebbles.

He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw
them down again because they were cold, he might pick up
the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one
that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole
day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he
went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold - throw it
into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.

The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months.
One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble
and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he
realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong
habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the
one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant, it's
easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand
and it's just as easy to throw it away.

"Have You Ever Considered That You Are A Storm? Or Even The Burmuda Triangle?"

2009-06-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Splashes Of Life
By: Author Unknown

A Sioux Indian story...

My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I
was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the
water. He told me to watch the circles created by the
stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone
person.

"You may create lots of splashes in your life, but the
waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace
of all your fellow creatures," he said.

"Remember that you are responsible for what you put in
your circle, and that circle will also touch many other
circles. You will need to live in a way that allows the
good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that
goodness to others. The splash that comes from anger or
jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You
are responsible for both."

That was the first time I realized each person creates the
inner peace or discord that flows out into the world. We
cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner
conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger. We radiate the feelings
and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we speak them or
not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling
out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all
other circles of life.

Remember the eternal wisdom: Whatever you focus on
expands.

"Do You Love TREES as Much As I Do?"

2009-06-17T16:50:00.000-07:00

The Trouble Tree
By: Author Unknown

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse
had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire
made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and
now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On
arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked
toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree,
touching tips of the branches with both hands. When opening
the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His
tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he hugged his two
small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward, he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and
my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I
had seen him do earlier.

"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't
help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure;
troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the
children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night
when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up
again."

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I
come out in the morning to pick them up,
there aren't nearly as many as I
remember hanging up the night befor

Are You Made Of Steel Or Bammboo-And Why Should That be Of Importance to You?"

2009-06-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

Bend, But Don't Break
By: Author Unknown

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the
river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the
peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream, and
listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in
the trees.

I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure
from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their
upright or original position after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce
back or return to its original position, the word
'resilience' comes to mind. When used in reference to a
person this word means the ability to readily recover from
shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the
limits of a person's emotions.

Have you ever felt like you are about to snap? Have you
ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully,
you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions
that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained,
mentally exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant
physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy
moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are
experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that
take you close to your breaking point, bend but don't
break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best
of you.

A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant
ordeal. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better
situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The
unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end
result is worth having.

If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking
point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend but
don't break!

"When You Are Up To Your neck In Hot Water-What do Your Do?"

2009-06-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Carrots, Eggs, & Coffee Beans
By: Author Unknown

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her
life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know
how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was
tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem
was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots
with water. In the first she placed carrots; in the second
she placed eggs; and in the last ground coffee beans. She
let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about
twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs
out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee
out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you
see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.
The daughter did and noted that they were soft. She then
asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off
the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she
asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she
tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What's the
point, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced
the same adversity - boiling water - but each reacted
differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and
unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling
water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had
protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through
the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they
were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity
knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot,
an egg, or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? With pain and adversity, do I
wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg
that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a
breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I
become hardened and stiff?

Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter
and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart? Or am I
like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot
water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the
water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst
you get better and change the situation around you. When
the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do
you elevate to another level? How do you handle Adversity?

2009-06-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Too Busy Sawing
Author: Stephen Covey

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job
from a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really
good; so were the work conditions. For that reason the
woodcutter was determined to do his best.

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he
was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought
down 18 trees. "Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on
that way!"

Very motivated by the boss' words, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but he only could bring down 15 trees.
The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring
down 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing down fewer and
fewer trees.

"I must be losing my strength," the woodcutter thought. He
went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not
understand what was going on. "When was the last time you
sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no
time to sharpen my axe. I was busy trying to cut down
trees..."

Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we
don't take time to sharpen the "axe." In today's world, it
seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy
that ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten
how to stay "sharp"? There's nothing wrong with activity
and hard work. But we should not get so busy that we
neglect the truly important things in life. We all need
time to relax, to think, to meditate, to learn and to grow.
If we don't take time to sharpen the "axe," we will become
dull and lose our effectiveness.

"Have You Planned Well For The Cycles Of Your Life? Or Will You Be Overwhelmed?"

2009-06-02T16:27:00.000-07:00

Making Sandcastles
By: Unknown Author

Hot sun. Salty air. Rhythmic waves.

A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand
with plastic shovels into a bright blue bucket. Then he
upends the bucket on the surface and lifts it. And, to the
delight of the little architect, a castle tower is created.
All afternoon he will work. Spooning out the moat. Packing
the walls. Bottle tops will be sentries. Popsicle sticks
will be bridges. A sandcastle will be built.

Big city. Busy streets. Rumbling traffic.

A man is in his office. At his desk he shuffles papers
into stacks and delegates assignments. He cradles the phone
on his shoulder and punches the keyboard with his fingers.
Numbers are juggled and contracts are signed. And much to
the delight of the man, a profit is made. All his life he
will work. Formulating the plans. Forecasting the future.
Annuities will be sentries. Capital gains will be bridges.
An empire will be built.

Two builders of two castles. They have much in common.
They shape granules into grandeurs. They see nothing and
make something. They are diligent and determined. And for
both the tide will rise and the end will come. Yet that is
where the similarities cease. For the boy sees the end
while the man ignores it.

Watch the boy as the dusk approaches. As the waves near,
the wise child jumps to his feet and begins to clap. There
is no sorrow. No fear. No regret. He knew this would
happen. He is not surprised. And when the great breaker
crashes into his castle and his masterpiece is sucked into
the sea, he smiles. He smiles, picks up his tools, takes
his father's hand, and goes home.

The grownup, however, is not so wise. As the wave of years
collapses on his castle, he is terrified. He hovers over
the sandy monument to protect it. He blocks the waves from
the walls he has made. Salt-water soaked and shivering, he
snarls at the incoming tide. "It's my castle," he defies.

The ocean need not respond. Both know to whom the sand
belongs...

"Are You say The Right thing -To The Wrong people?"

2009-05-23T15:13:00.000-07:00

By: Author Unknown

An old hill farmer trudges several miles through freezing
snow to his local and very remote chapel for Sunday
service. No-one else is there, aside from the clergyman.

"I'm not sure it's worth proceeding with the service.
Might we do better to go back to our warm homes and a hot
drink?" asks the clergyman, inviting a mutually helpful
reaction from his one audience member.

"Well, I'm just a simple farmer," says the old crofter,
"But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns
up, I definitely don't leave it hungry." So the clergyman,
feeling somewhat ashamed, delivers his service-all the
sermon, hymns and readings-lasting a good couple of hours.
He finished proudly with the fresh observation that no
matter how small the need, our duty remains. And he thanks
the old farmer for the lesson he has learned.

"Was that okay?" asks the clergyman, as they head to their
homes.

"Well, I'm just a simple farmer," says the old crofter,
"But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns
up, I sure don't force it to eat what I brought for the
whole herd..."

Know your customers and keep learning about what THEY need.

The Clergyman and the Farmer When you are looking to get people to
Your opinion you are selling and if you
don’t understand the style of the prospect [s]
you will use the wrong language, oversell,
undersell or many other things that will not
make you friends with them.
Learn how to speak the language of your Flock.

"Exposed -Here Are The Secrets To Reaching Your Most Secret Desire"

2009-05-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

Just Keep Planting
By: Adam Khan

When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to
live near an old copper smelter, and the sulfur dioxide
that poured out of the refinery had made a desolate
wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. There
was nothing living there-no animals, no trees, no grass, no
bushes, no birds-nothing but 14,000 acres of black and
barren land that even smelled bad. Paul vowed that someday
he would bring back the life to this land.

Many years later when Paul was in the area, he went to the
smelter office. He asked if they had any plans to bring the
trees back. The answer was no. He asked if they would let
him try to bring the trees back. Again, the answer was no.
They didn't want him on their land. He realized he needed
to be more knowledgeable before anyone would listen to him,
so he went to college to study botany. At the college he
met a professor who was an expert in Utah's ecology.
Unfortunately, this expert told Paul that the wasteland he
wanted to bring back was beyond hope. He was told that his
goal was foolish and that it would take approximately
20,000 years to re-vegetate that six-square-mile piece of
earth.

He tried to go on with his life, but his dream would not
die. One night he got up and took some action; he did what
he could with what he had. This was an important turning
point. As Samuel Johnson wrote, "It is common to overlook
what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.
In the same manner, present opportunities are neglected and
attainable good is slighted by minds busied in extensive
ranges." Paul stopped busying his mind in extensive ranges
and looked at what opportunities for attainable good were
right in front of him. Under the cover of darkness, he
sneaked out into the wasteland with a backpack full of
seedlings and started planting. For seven hours he planted
seedlings.

He did it again a week later. And every week, he made his
secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and
shrubs and grass. But most of it died. For 15 years he did
this. When a whole valley of his fir seedlings burned to
the ground because of a careless sheep-herder, Paul broke
down and wept. Then he got up and kept planting. Freezing
winds and blistering heat, landslides and floods and fires
destroyed his work time and time again. But he kept
planting.

One night he found a highway crew had come and taken tons
of dirt for a road grade, and all the plants he had
painstakingly planted in that area were gone. But he just
kept planting. Week after week, year after year he kept at
it, against the opinion of the authorities, against the
trespassing laws, against the devastation of road crews,
against the wind and rain and heat...even against plain
common sense. He just kept planting.

Slowly, very slowly, things began to take root. Then
gophers appeared. Then rabbits. Then porcupines. The old
copper smelter eventually gave him permission, and later,
as times were changing and there was political pressure to
clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul
to do what he was already doing. They provided him with
machinery and crews to work with. Progress accelerated.

Today, the place is 14,000 acres of trees and grass and
bushes, rich with elk and eagles, and Paul Rokich has
received almost every environmental award Utah has. He
says, "I thought that if I got this started, when I was
dead and gone people would come and see it. I never thought
I'd live to see it myself!" It took him until his hair
turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow he
made to himself as a child.

What was it you wanted to do that you thought was
impossible? Paul's story sure gives a perspective on
things, doesn't it? The way you get something accomplished
in this world is to just keep planting. Just keep working.
Just keep plugging away at it one day at a time for a long
time, no matter who criticizes you, no matter how long it
takes, no matter how many times you fall.

Get back up again. And just keep planting.

" Did You Create Your Own Recesion?"

2009-05-06T15:35:00.000-07:00

Perspectives
By: Author Unknown

One day a father and his rich family took his young son on
a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how
poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the
farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their
trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"Very good, Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and
they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle
of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have
imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our
patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon."

When the little boy was finished, his father was
speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we
are!"

Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at
things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good
humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got
everything!

You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the
material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the
future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have
nothing!

"What Use Is The Right Answer To The Wrong Question?'

2009-05-03T15:41:00.001-07:00

The Right Question
By: Joseph B. Walker

There were a thousand reasons not to stop. I was running
late for a Very Important... well, whatever it was that I
was running late for that day. The freeway was busy -- I
might have caused an accident or something. Surely the
Highway Patrol would be along soon, and it's their job to
help stranded motorists, isn't it? And I had on my navy blue
suit, with a light blue shirt and a silk tie. Not exactly
car-fixing clothes, you know?

Let's see -- that makes 1,004 reasons not to stop. And
here's 1,005: I am the world's worst auto mechanic. Public
enemy No. 1 on the AAA's Ten Most Wanted list. Mr.
WhatsaWrench.

The first time I tried to change my car's oil myself I did
fine -- until I forgot to put the new oil in. The boys down
at the garage had a big laugh over that one. The next time,
I remembered to put in the new oil -- only I put it in the
transmission. That triggered a letter from the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Chryslers. They suggested I get
a horse.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not feeling sorry for myself. God
has given me other talents to use for the benefit of
mankind. But I'm not sure how much it would have helped that
lady whom was stranded by the side of the freeway if I would
have pulled over and belched on cue. So I didn't pull over.
I drove on by, just like hundreds of other drivers on the
freeway that day. And I felt guilty about it. So I turned
off at the next exit and made my way back to see if I could
at least give her a lift or something. But by the time I got
back to her, an Hispanic gentleman had pulled in behind her,
and was tinkering away at her car's engine like he knew what
he was doing.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" I asked.

"No, thank you," the lady replied. "This nice man says he
can fix it." At that moment, a voice from under the hood
shouted: "OK, try it now!" The woman reached for the key and
turned it. The engine started beautifully.

"It was your serpentine belt," the man explained, wiping his
hands on his pants. "It slipped off. It's pretty worn. You
want to take that to a mechanic, get a new one put on."

The woman tried to give the freeway Samaritan some money,
but he declined and waved as she drove off. It wasn't until
we started walking toward our cars that I noticed he had
five more reasons not to stop than I did; his family was
sitting in the station wagon, waiting patiently. "Do you
stop and help people like this often?" I asked.

He shrugged. "Somebody has to," he said. "What's she going
to do if nobody helps?" And for him, that was reason enough.

In his final sermon, given the night before his
assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took as his text
the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan. In the story, a
man is attacked by thieves and left by the roadside. Several
travelers happen upon him, but they pass by. Eventually,
someone does stop to help, although it is the one person who
might have had a reason not to. He is a Samaritan and the
victim is a Jew. Those folks didn't get along any better
back then than they do now. According to Dr. King, those who
passed by the injured man were asking themselves the wrong
question: "If I help this man, what will happen to me?"

The Good Samaritan stopped to help because he asked the
right question: "If I don't help this man, what will happen
to him?"

"Would You Pass The Test Or Would You?"

2009-04-23T15:36:00.000-07:00

The Emperor's Seed
By: Author Unknown

Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing
old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor.
Instead of choosing one of his assistants, or one of his own
children, he decided to do something different.

He called all the young people in the kingdom together one
day. He said, "It has come time for me to step down and to
choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of
you." The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I
am going to give each one of you a seed today. One seed. It
is a very special seed. I want you to go home, plant the
seed, water it and come back here one year from today with
what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge
the plants that you bring to me, and the one I choose will
be the next emperor of the kingdom!"

There was one boy named Ling who was there that day and he,
like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly
told his mother the whole story. She helped him get a pot
and some planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered
it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see
if it had grown.

After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to
talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to
grow. Ling kept going home and checking his seed, but
nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went
by. Still nothing.

By now others were talking about their plants but Ling
didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months
went by, still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had
killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants,
but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends,
however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom
brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling
told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot.
But she encouraged him to go, and to take his pot, and to be
honest about what happened. Ling felt sick to his stomach,
but he knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to
the palace.

When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants
grown by all the other youths. They were beautiful, in all
shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and
many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for
him and just said, "Hey nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted
the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My,
what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said
the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next
emperor!"

All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the
room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him
to the front. Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a
failure! Maybe he will have me killed!"

When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name.
"My name is Ling," he replied. All the kids were laughing
and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet
down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd,
"Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't
believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he
be the new emperor?

Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone
here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water
it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled
seeds which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have
brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that
the seed would not grown, you substituted another seed for
the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage
and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore,
he is the one who will be the new emperor!"

"Why Is It That We Often Wind Up Regretting The Past? -A Great Lesson In Faith"

2009-04-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

Magic Pebbles
By: John Wayne Schlatter

One night a group of nomads were preparing to retire for the
evening, when suddenly they were surrounded by a great light.

They knew they were in the presence of a celestial being.

With great anticipation, they awaited a heavenly message of
great importance that they knew must be especially for them.

Finally, the voice spoke.

"Gather as many pebbles as you can. Put them in your saddle
bags. Travel a day's journey. Tomorrow night you will be
both glad and sad."

Afterwards, the nomads shared their disappointment and anger
with each other. They had expected the revelation of a great
universal truth that would enable them to create wealth,
health and purpose for the world. But instead they were
given a menial task that made no sense to them at all.

However, the memory of the brilliance of their visitor
caused each one to pick up a few pebbles and deposit them in
their saddle bags while voicing their displeasure.

They traveled a day's journey. That night, while making
camp, they reached into their saddle bags and discovered
that the pebbles they had gathered the night before had
turned into beautiful and brilliant diamonds!

Indeed, they were both glad and sad, just as the voice had
promised.

They were glad they now had beautiful and valuable
diamonds. They were sad they had not gathered more pebbles
when they had the opportunity.

And the moral here is, take what you can every day and be as
hardworking and positive about it all. You never know where
or when you will reap the benefits, or how great those
benefits will be. Don't regret not taking more later down
the road

"Do You See A Silver Lining In Evry Rain Cloud?"

2009-04-07T23:24:00.000-07:00

Positive Approach
By: Author Unknown

A little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the
weather that morning was questionable and clouds were
forming, she made her daily trip to school. As the afternoon
progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and
lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her
daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school,
and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm
her child.

Following the roar of thunder, lightning, through the sky
and full of concern, the mother quickly got in her car and
drove along the route to her child's school.

As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at
each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and
smile. Another and another were to follow quickly, each with
the little girl stopping, looking up and smiling.

Finally, the mother called over to her child and asked,
"What are you doing?"

The child answered, smiling, "God just keeps taking pictures
of me."

Important Lession About Recessions

2009-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

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'Where Are You Heading So Fast And What Should You Or Can You Do About It"

2009-04-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

These Factoids are exactly Why we need to Change How We Think and React To Things NOW!

"What Pictures Are In Your Mind?"

2009-03-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

Cheering Me On
By: Author Unknown

I close my eyes as tight as they can go. The lights go off,
and my imagination switches on. Pictures flash through my
mind like an old film from the fifties. I remember driving
home by myself for the first time. Now, I look into the
future and imagine that I am walking across the stage to
receive my college diploma. The years pass, and I hear my
fiancée say "I do." I look further and listen to the gentle
gurgles coming from my baby's nursery. A smile discreetly
appears as memories past and thoughts of the future travel
through my soul. I journey to memories of my high school
graduation, and a tear suddenly trickles down my cheek. I
look into the bleachers packed with families and friends. I
see my parents wrapped in pride, and I look to their side
for Katie and Kevin's approval. But Katie, my older sister,
is not there.

My eyes abruptly open as I am snapped back into reality. I
remember being called out of Spanish class in tenth grade
and taken to the hospital to see Katie, who had cancer, for
the final time. It was an excruciating task, but I found the
good in Katie's tragic death. Katie's room is exactly the
way she left it on a Friday night in September, 1993, when
she was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher. Her James
Dean poster hangs on one wall; her elementary school track
ribbons and collection of porcelain masks hangs on the
others. Her bed is neatly made and lined with stuffed
animals -- typical of a girl who would visit her sloppier
friends and, without prompting, start vacuuming their rooms.
Katie died just a few weeks into her freshman year. At
eighteen she was 5'5'' tall and had straight shoulder length
blond hair, big blue eyes, and pale clear skin. Her senior
year in high school, Katie was the varsity cheerleader
captain and valedictorian. More importantly, though, she was
my best friend. After all, when she was six years old, she
had declared herself old enough to take care of her little
sister and brand new baby brother, because she thought our
mother was not sharing us enough with her. This caring
attitude continued throughout her life. Katie would always
braid my hair, go shopping with me, and let me go out with
her and her friends when I was lonely and bored. Katie would
always tutor Kevin, who has a learning disability, when he
needed help with his homework. She would continually drill
him on his studies until he got it right. Afterwards, she
would take him to go get ice cream as a reward.

Clearly, Katie was not just our older sister. She was also
our teacher, friend, and second mother. Katie always
surrounded herself with friends. She was constantly opening
her ears, heart, and arms to someone in need. The phone was
constantly ringing and her room was always crowded with
people in it. Now, my house is silent. I realize that
getting caught in a pool of depression only leads to
drowning. I live by looking for the positive in the worst
situations. I now have a relationship with my parents and
brother that means everything to me. I know what is
important in life, and it is not always partying and getting
A's. But most of all, I know that I can handle anything.

Life is not easy, but I overcame one of its toughest
obstacles. I believe, the hardest part of death is the
experiences it steals. Katie will not be clapping for me
when I finally get my college diploma or giving me advice on
my wedding day. My children will only hear stories of the
girlhood of their aunt, both stories of reality and an
imagined future.

I close my eyes as tight as they can go. A diploma is
placed in my hand. "I do" echoes from a distance. Katie says
she loves me and hugs me tight on a September afternoon in
1993. Just before I cross my high school auditorium stage, I
look out at the spectators in the bleachers, and I see
mother and father and Kevin. Katie is sitting right beside
them, cheering me on.

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"Did You Know Everything Happens To You For A Reason And You Should Be Thankful"

2009-03-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

This Is Good
By: Author Unknown

An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close
friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of
looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life
(positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One
day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for
the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in
preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his
friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.

Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This
is good!"

To which the king replied, "No, this is NOT good!" and
proceeded to send his friend to jail.

About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he
should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him
and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked
some wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake. As
they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that
the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they
never ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the
king, they sent him on his way. As he returned home, he was
reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt
remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately
to the jail to speak with his friend.

"You were right," he said, "it was good that my thumb was
blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had
just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to
jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this."

"No," his friend replied, "This is good!"

"What do you mean,'This is good'? How could it be good that
I sent my friend to jail for a year?"

"If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you."

What can We Learn From The Animals, Nature, The Birds And The Bees And Most Certainly From The Trees About Thriving And Surviving In Any Economy?

2009-03-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

What can We Learn From The Animals, Nature, The Birds And The Bees And Most Certainly From The Trees About Thriving And Surviving In Any Economy?

By Axel Henriksen March 8, 2009

Now I just caught myself thinking a whole bunch of corny old platitudes after writing that headline but stopped myself from writing them down just in the nick of time –why did I do that well because Many of you will have the same old mumbo jumbo in your heads any way, the others would just think I have lost it.

Now it isn’t as crazy as it sounds and I am going to demonstrate and prove to you exactly why we should literally take a leaf out of Mother Nature’s book and copy Her SYSTEM!

When I study my garden here is what I see;

1. The birds and the Bees Are as busy as ever collecting and eating their food.
a. They start very early usually at sunrise and with a song [glad to be alive and telling everyone they are]
b. They travel as far and wide as required to find food every day
c. They jostle with others for the same food
d. They stick with a pretty strict routine
e. They do it every single day
f. They never quit and if the do they die
g. They do it even in the face of challenges and many dangers [cats & other predators]
h. They seem to get food from plants and in turn fertilise the plants [now that’s a very clever concern “Win Win”] and they help the plants build their family by carrying the seeds and planting them else where.
i. This is the REAL BIGGY “They never ever Retire!” they never for one second even consider retiring .. “So Why should we?”

2. Strangely they also know that there is a rhythm to life.
a. And they accept this
b. And are prepared for it
c. And They work with it
d. And They anticipate it
e. Winter follows Autumn, Autumn follows Summer and Summer follows Spring and this seems to have occurred since time started, with a few major disasters thrown in And guess what even they seem to follow a pattern that can be tracked.

3. The trees and the plants they also follow these same patterns and.
a. Deliver their vital supplies just on time as the most modern supply systems we have to day do. Now that’s pretty amazing isn’t it?
b. They produce flowers which feed bees, birds, butterflies and many other insects [even humans] these in turn provide a valuable service to the plants.
c. Yes It’s all About SEX there and went and said it every thing on the plant is busy procreating as fast and as furiously as the seasons will allow. And in times of plenty they are even more busy.
d. Trees live on average much longer than any animal, insect or human –What survival skills they have, what amazing things they must have witnessed and what a vital part of our survival they really are! Right here I could write volumes on the usefulness of trees but I think I better just insert a couple of links to others that have already done it much better than I ever could.

4. Herds, Groups, Flocks, Forrest’s, Gaggles, Tribes, Clutches, Communities, countries, Nations Unions, Alliances and any other form of mutual bond and association seems to be pretty vital to each species survival because.
a. There’s safety in numbers
b. There’s a common cause
c. There’s a common goal
d. There’s a common identity
e. There’s a common understanding
f. There’s the possibility of finding a suitable Mate
g. There’s a Structure
h. There’s usually a Leader to follow
i. There’s a Common Learning & Knowledge transference
j. Often there’s a specialty or something very specific to this group or clutch

The Glaring Difference That Cause the Problems can be seen as follows:

In nature everything is always being born, growing, dying and from the death springs new life because that’s what it is designed to do. The resurrection in nature is the new growth that springs from the death of something else ie. When a tree matures and dies it becomes food for a myriad of insects and other organism that rely on it’s death so that they may live. That I find wonderful and uplifting to think that in death you and I can be valuable and create new life. {enter link here to monks that chop up bodies and feed the animals}I decide to leave this out and let you find it for yourself as it can be a little disturbing to most westerners of which I am one.

1. Sadly most humans bury the body in little boxes to do what?
2. Every death in nature creates new life or sustains other living creates and organisms as it should be but with humans that isn’t so-Why?
3. Burning the body and scattering the ashes as least has some usefulness to it, perhaps that’s why so many ancient cultures did it? And many still do-Great

Many of modern mans problems can also be attributed to the fact that they have become Rogues and have either chosen to or have been cast out from the tribe, family, group or even the marriage. This isolation can and does cause many problems.

1. Isolation means that you are no longer part of the pack, the tribe or the inner sanctum which means your learning is limited.
2. You now display anti social behaviour and many become withdrawn
3. The herd has no pity for you any more because you are an outcast
4. You now have to fend for yourself and by yourself which makes many tasks very difficult
5. You in turn don’t want to or feel inclined to help any of the herd if they are in danger in fact you are just as likely to be the cause of that danger or threat.
6. In Nature the outcast seldom lives long as they fall victim to other predators stronger that themselves, some of course manage to align themselves with other outcasts or rogues and cause havoc and mayhem to any and all that cross their path.
7. When you study many of the herds, flocks and other groupings in nature you will see that they have grouped to give benefits to each member greater than the disadvantageous of being together and often they assist each any to collect food, protect each other and lead each other to those items. They seem to instinctively realise that if they don’t their very own survival and that of their offspring is at risk as it would be for their entire species’ So there has to be something vital to our gathering together and taking responsibility for the group we belong to as a whole, something that is within us to help each other for something greater than a drive to have another plastic widget, another pair of jeans or shoes that we really don’t need.
8. There’s actually more than enough food to feed everyone in the world so hunger isn’t a problem “Lack Of Product –No –Sadly it is a product of GREED, the greed of a few Wealthy A Moral Leaders Of The pack Rogues that Should Be Removed from the Herd”
9. These Rogues tend to value things that don’t create any Real Value or Benefit to The Other tribes as such. They sit on the fringes and create panic and fear in the Herd by menacing them “I look forward to the day That The Herd realises that They Are weak And the herd has all of the Power and the strength to tame the Rogues and Lay down the rules of conduct”
10. So in future when you are faced with this problem you will make the Right Decision for You and your immediate off spring and also the herd to which you belong . “Would you want another 4 tons of in-edible gold that actual pollutes the world due the mining practices to obtain it, have you ever taken the time to study the effects that gold mining has on the ecosystems? Do you realise the huge amounts of very toxic poisons that these mining practices produce, heavy metals released into the water ways and leaching into the soils. In some countries the miners wash the trailings in their water ways thereby killing all the fish and other things that rely on that water for their survival, strangely that includes them and they don’t even seem to be a ware of it or simply ignore it for more today on behalf of those that are leaning towards becoming or are supporters of the Rogues.{ give me 4 tonnes of wheat to 4 tonnes of Gold any day} Only You, Yes You can Stop this by voting NO by your actions, by defining who you are and what you stand for and aligning yourself with others of like mind and spreading the message to one other person at a time, teach them the things you know and let them decide which Pride they want to belong to And I Urge you to start Today before it is too late for us to even be able to envision that there will be a Tomorrow.

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"How to Read The Current Situation And Profit from it"

2009-03-01T12:37:00.000-08:00

The world has been turned upside down in the last 7 months or so..And the things I felt come did so and with a vengeance.

1. XL Results Foundation: when from being profitable to losing about $1million per month and had to totally restructure which it is still doing.

2. Mortgagee sales have dramatically increased in NZ and many are because they "Put It On The House!" and that included their business debts and now they are regretting that.

3. Many 1000's of people got exited about the property markets all around the world and particularly in NZ and for mostly the wrong reasons. Because it became the hottest topic and every Tea lady was discussing it ....the Scammers entered the market and made a killing and now Mr & Mrs Q Public are paying the bill mostly by having to selling the family home to cover the debts to the Banks. Many developments are sitting partly finished or just sitting unsold. Developers are being made Bankrupt by the 100's including many of the largest ones that made you feel POOR last year.

4. There are a huge portion of the public suffering and looking for relief and as we know wont want to do what it takes to get that relief other than VENT about it.
5. There are now loads of new Direct Sales companies emerging from every crack and cranny offering to make you Rich if you will just join them. Most are scams or On the Growing List Of PONZEE schemes.

5. Most established MLM companies are having a hell of a job to maintain their volumes and Distributor Numbers and by that I mean Active distributor Numbers.

6. Most Direct Online Markers are Currently Giving Away their Products as long as the Buyer pays the Freight [ they make a wee bit on that] and get a new Prospect to pound on.

7. People have been attempting to sell up and move to Aussie for the better life ...Yet The news from Aussie isn't any Better that from NZ in fact Aussie is just staring to have the same massive business failures in the Finance company and investment advice sectors that NZ has had and as always it will be Mr & Mrs Q Public paying the bill and losing their shirts.

The Good Bits

1. There has NEVER EVER BEEN a Better Time to be selling the Ability to Make Money because people Have to Listen NOW!

2. There are More great Opportunities in Nearly Every Area you can think of as Long As YOU Know What to do and How to Take Advantage of it, in other words If you have the Knowledge, Skills and the Balls to take the Appropriate Action.

3. More than Ever those That Can Stand out as LEADERS will Be In great Demand to Lead the others... So Make sure You Are a LEADER worth Following.

4. The Way Of Doing Business has Totally changed and Those that can Master these New ways Will Become Super Wealthy-So if You know how to work this way and can coach others to do it TOO then you will be very very popular RIGHT NOW.

5. It is no Longer about the "HOW to Do Something" as it has been for the last 9 years Now it Is all about "What To Do"

6. Systems are the Coolest and Hottest Thing right Now....So you gotta think "What Can I Do To Get A Piece Of The Action Today?"

7. You can No Longer work alone you MUST Partner with Others to Stay alive and to Thrive...

Stay Tuned as I reveal How You can become part what I consider the Most Exciting way for You to Stay ahead of the herd and what You Must do to get Involved.

"How Does Love Effect You, When Does Love Start, Die or Mean or Feel Right For You?"

2009-02-25T08:38:00.000-08:00

Flowers on the Bus
By: Author Unknown

We were a very motley crowd of people who took the bus every
day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning ride
from the suburb, we sat drowsily with our collars up to our
ears, a cheerless and taciturn bunch. One of the passengers
was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for
senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop and a
sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty, boarded
the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever
paid very much attention to him. Then one July morning he
said good morning to the driver and smiled short-sightedly
down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded
guardedly. The rest of us were silent.

The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically,
smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to
you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good
morning," in reply. The following weeks we were more alert.
Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide
out-of-date tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He
said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to
nod and talk to each other. One morning he had a bunch of
wild flowers in his hand. They were already dangling a
little because of the heat. The driver turned around
smiling and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend,
Charlie?" We never got to know if his name really was
"Charlie", but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other
passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and
waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.

Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.
Some of the regular passengers began bringing him flowers
for his bouquet, gently nudged him and said shyly: "Here."
Everyone smiled. The men started to jest about it, talk to
each other, and share the newspaper. The summer went by, and
autumn was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't
waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the next day
and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick
or -- hopefully -- on holiday somewhere.

When we came nearer to the centre for senior citizens, one
of the passengers asked the driver to wait. We all held our
breath when she went to the door. Yes, the staff said, they
knew who we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was
fine, but he hadn't been coming to the centre that week. One
of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They
expected him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of
the way to work.

The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a
bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. Inside
the bus was a silence akin to that in a church. Even though
no one had talked about it, all those of us, who he had made
such an impression on that summer, sat with our eyes filled
with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

"Are You Seeking Love Or Perhaps Success Or Is It Wealth-Which One Would You Chose?"

2009-02-10T15:00:00.000-08:00

Wealth, Success, and Love
By: Author Unknown

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long
white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize
them.

She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry.
Please come in and have something to eat." Is the man of the
house home?", they asked.

"No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in," they
replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what
had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The
woman went out and invited the men in.

"We do not go into a house together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she wanted to know.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said
pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another
one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go
in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in
your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her
husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!," he said. "Since that is
the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home
with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of
the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it
not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled
with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband
to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you
is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2
also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth
and Success:

"I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?" The old men
replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the
other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited
Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love,
there is also Wealth and Success!"

The World of Alpha - Get your Free Alpha mp3

2009-02-05T16:25:00.000-08:00

For many years the psychology field assumed it was impossible for a person to drop voluntarily down to alpha and retain conscious thinking control.

Alpha is the state where your brain rhythm tends to “centre” around 10 cycles per second (cps).

It was always assumed that once a person entered alpha (like the daydream state), they would be unable to direct their thoughts and probably fall asleep. This was until Jose Silva demonstrated otherwise. He proved conclusively that people could operate consciously in alpha and retain control of their thinking at the same time. These days there are people who can drop down to a lower level of Theta (3-7cps) - and still maintain conscious control! There are even a handful of people who can drop down to mind-awake-body-asleep in delta!

What is happening at this level is that your conscious and your subconscious mind are operating simultaneously, giving you an increase in mental capacity and opening up your 6th sense. Women tend to use both brain hemispheres when solving problems which may give them extra intuitive capacity.

It was also discovered that a person could drop to alpha with their eyes open (you do this when you daydream) which offered another major advantage for the business executive.

But to all intents and purposes the alpha state is considered to be similar to a light self-hypnotic state. At least the outcome with regard to positive and habit-transforming programming is the same.

The biggest overall advantage in business, of getting your right intuitive brain fully operational, is the ability to “intuitively know” what the other person is thinking and what their real objections are. Not their “professed” objections but the real unspoken ones. By using a special alpha technique, you can actually pre-program to find out what it is they really want in advance. This gives the businessman or woman a tremendous advantage when the actual “crunch” time comes!

And it is an observable fact that those who practice alpha/theta techniques tend to progress quickly up through the ranks - all else being equal.

The reason - you have developed mind powers that others simply do not have. And if you use these regularly you have a massive advantage that others are totally unaware of. This is why most mind-course graduates seldom ever mention their training to outsiders. They are usually told during their mind-course, instructional program to keep it to themselves.

And it makes sense ...... because mind-power knowledge is an exclusive club!

The whole field of mind-power in the western world is in its infancy. And because it will make a lot of people nervous there will not be too much media education about it. It will creep up on us in the same manner that computers have.

Ignore this emerging field at your own peril!!!

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Why Good Vibrations Create A Better World

2009-01-26T00:34:00.000-08:00

In his book 'Power vs Force', David Hawkins calibrates people's emotions from levels 20 up to 1000. 20 being Shame which is perilously proximate to death. It’s destructive to emotional and psychological health, and makes us prone to physical illness.

At the other end of the scale at 700- 1000 is enlightenment. This is the level of the Great Ones such as Krishna, Buddha and Jesus. It is the peak of the evolutionary consciousness in the human realm.

All levels (which could be classed as vibration levels) below 200 are said to be energy draining, and below integrity. These vary from Guilt (30), Grief (75), Fear (100) up to Pride (175).

People feel positive as they reach Pride level. However Pride feels good only in contrast to the lower levels. Pride is defensive and vulnerable because it’s dependent upon external conditions, without which is can suddenly revert to a lower level.

At the 200 level, power first appears. Courage (200) is the zone of exploration, accomplishment, fortitude, and determination. People at this level put back into the world as much energy as they take; at the lower levels, populations as well as individuals drain energy from society without reciprocating.

Further levels include willingness (310), Acceptance (350) and Love (500).

This level is characterized by the development of a Love that is unconditional, unchanging, and permanent. It doesn’t fluctuate – its source isn’t dependent on external factors. Loving is a state of being. This is the level of true happiness.

Interesting facts from the book -

* The concept and theories behind these experiments were conducted over a 20 year period using a variety of Kinesiology tests and examinations.
* Kinesiology has an almost certain 100% accuracy reading every time. It will always reveal Yes, No, True, and False answers.
* Collective Consciousness: These experiments reveal that there is a higher power that connects everything and everyone.
* Everything calibrates at certain levels from weak to high including books, food, water, clothes, people, animals, buildings, cars, movies, sports, music etc.
* 85% of the human race calibrates below the critical level of 200.
* The overall average level of human consciousness stands at 207.
* Human consciousness was dangling at below the 200 level (190) for many centuries before it suddenly rose up to its present level some time in the mid 1980s. Hence Nostradamus’s end of the world predictions may have been avoided (he made his predictions at a time when human consciousness was at below the 200 level). For the world to stay at levels below 200 over a prolonged period of time would cause a great imbalance that would undoubtedly lead to the destruction of all humanity.
* The power of the few individuals at the top counterbalances the weakness of the masses.
* 1 individual at level 300 counterbalances 90,000 individuals below level 200
* 1 individual at level 500 counterbalances 750,000 individuals below level 200
* 1 individual at level 700 counterbalances 70 million individuals below level 200

In other words, as a co creator of the world, if you vibrate at 200 and above you will be helping to raise the consciousness of mankind, and be a big part in creating a better world for everyone.

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