Here’s a question.

Based on your current behaviors and attitudes, if someone were to ask your friends, family, and co-workers what they thought your values, mission, and purpose were, how would they respond?  Would they be able to reflect an accurate image of the person you are trying to project?   Would they tell of the person you think you are?

How do the people you work with, whether they are co-workers or clients, assess the quality of your character and the values you live by?  In other words, do your actions reflect your mission?

Something to think about, isn’t it?

Here’s a huge challenge for you.  Ask two or three of your most trusted co-workers, friends, or even clients if you have the courage, to write down a brief description of you and your purpose.  Ask people who have known you and worked with you for awhile and someone relatively new to you.

If you don’t get the description you wanted, it’s not their fault; it’s yours.  It is your responsibility to show others who and what you are about.  Focus on what you want and what is important to you.  When you do, your actions will reflect that focus, and others will become keenly aware of your purpose.

Why would you want to put yourself through such scrutiny?  Personally, I like to know what vibration I’m sending out into the universe.  Sure, I mess up as much as the next human, but people who have known me for a little while will be able to give me an accurate picture of what I’m showing to the world.  It’s a non-physical reflection of my essence, and I like to know what I’m “giving off.”

So now you have your personal development challenges for the day – learn, grow, and most importantly, enjoy!

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success

If you’ve been listening or reading self-help material for very long, I’m sure you’re familiar with the “act as if” principle.  Just in case, I’ll briefly describe it for you.  Once you set a goal, begin acting as if you have already achieved it.  When your actions reinforce your beliefs, you will soon have whatever it is that you desire.

Today, I want to take this one step further based on a new concept I have learned from reading Esther Hicks’ latest book, The Astonishing Power of Emotions:  Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide.  I’ll start with a quote:

If you were as sure of who-you-are as the inner part of you is, you also could turn your undivided attention toward the new ideas; and if you were to do that, you would feel an eagerness for life, a clarity of mind, and a vitality of body that would be indescribably wonderful.

When you decide what you want, set a goal, dream, or however you choose to phrase it, your inner being responds by directing all of its attention to becoming that which you have decided you want.  Your inner being becomes your desire.  Once that happens, your inner being will begin to guide you in the way you need to go so that you, in your physical body, can get there as well.  Isn’t that great news?!

So what Esther is saying in that quote above is that if you knew that you could not fail, and that anything you want is truly within your grasp, (because it is), you would follow the guidance of your inner being without holding back, without hesitancy, and without doubt.  And when you act in this way, the action you take is wonderfully fun and exciting!

That paragraph I’ve quoted for you above is on page 23 of the book and it truly changed my life a couple of weeks ago.  I am acting with a renewed sense of self-confidence because I am acting on the guidance of my inner being.  And I do have, “an eagerness for life, a clarity of mind, and a vitality of body that is indescribably wonderful.”

The synchronicities I have experienced in doing so have been truly amazing.  I’ve been listening to my inner voice and following that guidance for some time now.  But knowing that it is because a part of me has already become my dream is so uplifting!  I feel like I finally know what the author of the saying, “Let go, and let God,” meant.

We’ve discussed on this site before the power of belief.  You must believe in order to receive.  We’ve also discussed the importance of taking action, but not just any action, inspired action.  The action you take will either make sense, or, if it’s something with risk involved, it will feel like the right thing to do.

Too often, we know something is right, but we talk ourselves out of it.  Does that mean we can’t achieve our dreams?  No, it just means that it’s going to take a little longer.  Your inner being will have to find another route and find another way to call you to it, and then convince you to take it this time.  But, “if you were sure of who-you-are as the inner part of you is . . .”

I challenge you today to go back and review all of your goals.  Now, knowing that your inner being has already achieved these things and is calling you toward them, what will you do differently?

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.”

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have.
–Paul Arden

While I love the above statement, it has been my personal experience that using your discipline to take action on what you are envisioning is where the power to transform your life truly lies.  Let me give you an example.

I visualize two-three different types of ideal workdays.  I am not the type who likes to do the same thing day after day.  I enjoy lots of variety.  But there are specific qualities and activities I value.  The phrase, “in an easy and relaxed manner,” is one of my favorite mantras.  (I know it might sound a-typical for a Type A to want anything to be easy and relaxed, but remember, we are generally control freaks as well, so it’s our own definition of easy and relaxed that counts! – but that’s another post – on with this show.)

So, no matter what I’m doing, I like to be un-rushed, unhurried, and not have too many things to do, people to see, or places to go, at one time.  I like my writing days to be at home, starting on the back porch where I can hear and watch the birds.   I like my meeting days to flow from appointment to appointment with plenty of time in between to get to where I’m going and have lunch when the time comes.  I like my in-office days to flow in an organized manner from task to task, which have, of course, been prioritized in advance.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I am a planner – a strategic planner.  You may also know that I have recently combined my planning sessions with intuitive guidance and have implemented the concept of segment intending.

Now here is where the rubber meets the road.  Are you ready?

Once you have visualized your ideal day, and you’ve planned out, at least one-half hour in advance, how you want your day to flow, you may find that you have to exercise your self-discipline in order to realize your creation.

What so many people do, and what I used to do, is this:  Plan your day, (and if you’re really good, you’ve planned it out the night before), but before you start, you decide to just check your e-mail first.  You find a few fires to put out, but after 30 minutes or so, you’re ready to start the day you planned.  Then the phone rings.  Someone you work with has a problem and would like your assistance, or just your input.  This person is a friend and you want to help, but it takes another half-hour to an hour.

By now you’re a couple of hours behind and you realize you are going to have to re-work your original plan.  So you spend another 30 minutes deciding what can be put off to tomorrow and, as usual, your top-20 payoffs, those long-term, delayed gratification benefits are the first to go.  But at least you have a new workable plan and you don’t feel overwhelmed.

Now it’s time for lunch.  Or, you decide to skip lunch and get caught up, but feel resentful toward yourself for having to do so.

At the end of the day, you feel frustrated and wonder where the time went.

Here’s what you need to know: You are in charge of your time.  You are the creator of your life experience.  You get to choose how you spend each moment.

Decide now that you want to be in control.  Just say to yourself, or better yet, write down the words, “I want to know in each moment what I really want.  I want to spend my time in the manner I have preset.  I want to create my life to my own specifications by focusing on each segment of time.”

From this point forward, you will be more aware of when you are getting ready to take a misstep, such as looking at your e-mail.  Then you’ll say to yourself, “No.  This is not what I want to do right now.  I want to stick with my plan.”

One of the most common expressions I hear every day in business settings is, “I just go with the flow.”  That can be a good thing if “the flow” is taking you where you want to be.  But if it’s not, going with the flow can send you barreling down a section of the river you never intended, and over the falls!

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss

DebraMoorhead.com will begin podcasting on October 1, 2007.  I’ve wanted to get into audio blogging for a while now but haven’t for several reasons:  One, I personally like to read self-help material and be able to digest it at my own pace.  But two, and this is the major reason, I want my podcasts to be special.

Some bloggers simply type up their regular posts, and then read those into an audio file for posting on their website.  That’s fine, if you like that sort of thing.  I can see some value to that.  Some people are auditory learners.

I’ve decided to jazz my podcasts up a little – I am going to interview real people of interest.  Sort of like a talk radio show where they interview experts on a particular topic, but still with a twist; my podcasts will be with people who have taken control of some area of their life and have had success, or people you’ve never heard of but are making a real difference in the lives of others.

My fist interviewee will be Amanda Faris.  Amanda started my diet plan about one year ago and has had tremendous success!  I asked if she would be willing to share her story and she has agreed.  I am so excited!

So, if you have any questions for me or Amanda about How I Lost 25 Pounds in One Month – or either of the update articles, e-mail them to me or leave a comment on this post.  The update articles are Update to Weight Loss Article, (no cutesy titles here!) and To Exercise or Not to Exercise.

Also, I’d like input from my regular readers on other topics/people of interest you’d like to hear about.  I am hoping to be able to podcast once per week.  I am going to interview Trish Rubin on her unique networking process, and Stoney on her Happy Heart Princess line.

I want this to be a series that is truly beneficial.  I don’t want people who are just out to sell something, and I don’t want famous speakers who are just going to give the same old rhetoric they give everyone else.  I want this to be people like Amanda who live in the real world, have achieved success with something, and are willing to share what they’ve learned.

What suggestions do you have for me?  Again, you can either e-mail me privately, or leave a comment on this post.

Stay tuned – it’s just getting better and better!

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss

When my husband and I returned from Canada a couple of months ago, we came back through Detroit, Michigan to visit some friends.

One morning we decided to have a late breakfast at the local IHOP.  The experience was very eye-opening.  While the restaurant experience was quite adequate, it was the conversation between two young females, college sophomores, that made the experience stand out in my mind.

They had been working over the summer at the university bookstore, and were preparing for the up-coming semester.  Even though they work together, they had met at this IHOP so they could, “really talk.”  Part of the conversation I overhead went something like this:

Female #1:  “I stole my books for this semester.  I figure, if they are going to treat me that way, I might as well get something out of it.  Besides, she never pays for anything she takes out of the store.”

Female #2:  “Oh, I know it.  I’ve started just taking whatever I want, too.  I know it’s stealing, but they don’t pay me enough to work there and put up with everything I have to put up with.”

Shocked?  I was . . . and wasn’t.  I’ve heard of this type of thing happening before, although it has been awhile.  But then, it has been quite some time since I’ve been in a “regular job.”  Granted these girls are young and immature, but this same scenario plays out all day every day all over corporate America as well.

The topic I want to discuss today is not so much whether these girls are right or wrong.  That is obvious.

What I want to discuss, is how this type of behavior gets started in the first place.

Parts of the conversation I overhead and have not yet shared with you were centered around these girls’ general dislike for their supervisor.  Now, of course, these girls could just be jealous and I feel quite certain that they were not cutting her any slack, either.  However, based on my experience over the years, I would say that the things they shared back and forth about this woman were fairly accurate, even if exaggerated just a little.  So what’s my point?

Well, I’d like to take some time to talk about the responsibility of the owner/manager in a situation like this.

After overhearing the conversation between these two women, I began reflecting on other experiences I’ve had, and paying closer attention to current situations I find myself in as well.  Here’s what I’ve concluded.

If the owner or manager of a group of people displays obvious signs of lack of integrity, the employees mirror that behavior almost exactly.  In other words, if the boss takes long lunches, so will his workers.  If the boss steals from the company, so will her employees.  If the boss lies to clients, what choice does that leave the employees? See where I’m going with this?

Now, I know that there are many examples of people who did they right thing even though the company, supervisor, or owner did otherwise.  However, those examples compared to the masses who do as they’re told, or do as they are done unto, are becoming fewer.  Yes, I could turn a blind eye to these things as they happen all around me and that, in the end, is probably what I will do.  But for today’s post, I want to challenge all of you are in the thick of this, to do the same.  Furthermore, I want to challenge all of you who are business owners or supervisors to change any existing patterns that could even remotely be described as a lack of integrity, on the basis that you are modeling those behaviors to your employees.

Don’t be stupid enough to think no one knows what you’re doing.  (And by the way, the more you defend your actions, the guiltier you look, and the guiltier we know you are.)  So stop saying you work five days a week when everyone knows you work only three.  It would be better to say, “I’m the owner of this company.  The three days I work are jammed packed with activities and if I want to take two days off, I can.  That’s why I’m the boss.  I pay you to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.”  Say it and be done with it; don’t lie.  Lying always sets you up for passive-aggressive behavior.  It also sets you up to be disliked, and once you are disliked . . .

I guess what I’m trying to say is, be honest and be nice.

Also know that you’re being watched.  If you own a bookstore, and you are going to take some books but make a legitimate accounting journal entry on the books for personal use for them, take them when no one is watching, or make sure the people who see you know the entry will be made.  If it were my store, I would take supplies when only the bookkeeper was around and tell him or her to make the journal entries for me, and then make sure they did so.  I would also give employees an extra discount for their text books, and maybe even have a special event for them so that everyone sees who is buying what.  It is not difficult to keep everything “above board,” in fact, it has been my experience that it is easier to just be honest than to lie and have to keep track of which lie you told to whom.  Every time I catch someone I work with in a lie, I never say anything, it just makes me know that I cannot trust this person.  I gradually cut my ties to that person.  Others do the same.  So if you’ve been noticing people backing away from you, it means they are on to you, and you’d better come clean, or fire everyone and start over!

It is important to not only be above board and honest about everything, but to also look above board and honest about everything.  I had a client recently who got into trouble because of “appearances.”  If it looks bad, it is bad, at least for you.

Integrity in the workplace is a huge topic in corporations.  Once it gets out of hand among thousands of employees scattered around hundreds of locations and departments, it can be very difficult to reign back in.  But it nearly always starts at the top.  A manager notices an executive lying to the client.  He, in turn, is forced to lie to the client or lose his job.  He then must also lie to his department about the deal made with the client.  The employees in that department find out about the cover up.  They can either “squeal” and lose their jobs, or put up with it.  They decide to grin and bear it, but become passive-aggressive, stealing company property, and/or time.  This goes on and on, but it always starts at the top.

Are you at the top?

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success

In my post, How I Lost 25 Pounds in One Month I gave step-by-step instructions on how I did just that.  The post was very popular, but left many readers with questions so I posted an Update as well that answered the most common queries.  Today, I want to go a little deeper on one particular issue that a couple of “nay-sayers” have had recently, and share with you another litter secret that I have stumbled upon.  Obviously, based on today’s title, the subject is exercise.

First of all, I just want to take a defensive moment to point out that I’ve never told anyone to not exercise.  In the first article, I simply stated that I found it less complicated in the losing weight process to not push myself to tackle too many things I once.  And I still believe, and stand behind the statement that it is this very type of thinking that causes people to lose hope.  When you try to quantum leap from being 25 pounds overweight to your ideal weight by methods of torture, you’re going to do everything possible to resist those methods.

It’s just too hard for the majority of us.

Does that mean you never exercise again in your life?  I certainly hope not.

Once I reached my ideal weight and started to go below it, I let up on the reigns a little with the calories and started to walk.  Now, more than ten years later, on a good week, I will walk 3 hours.  I am not athletic except for when I play keyboards!  I have to make myself “go walking.”  But it does pay off.  The walking, combined with my healthy weight, which now hovers around 125 on a regular basis, keeps my body fat % at 18 and my cholesterol and triglyceride levels at numbers my doctors want to trade me for!

Walking also helps me sleep better at night and I feel quite certain that it also helps to elevate my metabolism.  Most experts now agree on the idea that among the easiest forms of exercise, walking probably provides the most benefits.

So why, then, would I say that you might want to try not throwing exercise into the mix when you first start trying to lose weight?  I mean, a lot of my readers have combined my program with exercise and had phenomenal results.  So why skip it?

Due to this one emotion:  discouragement.

If you can take up some form of exercise that you are truly enthusiastic about, that alone would probably help you reach your ideal weight.  For me, there is no such sport!  So what happens?  I doggedly try to stick to an exercise regimen.  Then one night I have to work late, or it’s raining, or I’m extra tired and just don’t want to go.  So I skip it.  Then I feel guilty.  You know how this goes.  The bottom line is, I become discouraged with my exercise program, which dominoes into becoming discouraged about my weight loss, which trickles down to becoming discouraged about my diet, and you know where that leads.

So instead, I get excited about counting calories.  I get excited about keeping an Excel spreadsheet.  I get excited about finding new foods I can eat and stay within my caloric limit.  I get excited when I see pounds melting off.  I get excited when my power suit fits a little looser.  I get excited when I come in “under” today’s limit.  I get excited when I’ve saved enough calories to have a decadent dessert.  I get excited about every aspect of my diet I can – and it works!!!

I’ve been reflecting on this for a while because I have had hundreds of people now try the diet and for some it works wonders and just like for me, they are able to sustain their ideal weight for what feels like is going to be forever.  Why do they have this confidence?  Because they have a new life.  New habits. New patterns of thinking.  Their bodies have adjusted to true health and they feel confidently in control.

Was it the counting calories?  That just seems too easy!  That method has been touted and tried before.  But it has worked for so many people.  Why?

Enthusiasm.

That’s the real answer to your weight loss.  The secret is enthusiasm.

Anything that you can get excited about will work, as long as you stay excited about it.

I’ve had many readers tell me it worked for a while, but then they lost their enthusiasm and guess what, their weight loss stalled or the weight came back.  They get enthused again, go back on the diet and find that it works.  Just knowing that you have that kind of control, for me, is exciting.  But you have to do whatever it takes to remain excited about your plan.  And to me, exercise is just not in that picture.

Even today I do not exercise to lose or even maintain my weight.  I do it for the other health benefits it brings.

But if exercise gets you excited, if you love to play tennis or volleyball or whatever, you should focus on that and enjoy your food!  I have a friend who teaches aerobics and does just that – she eats everything and anything she wants.  She loves teaching aerobics, has for years, and can get excited about it.  Her eating habits are what I would call, “normal.”  She doesn’t gorge herself on food, but she doesn’t count calories or fat grams either.

So choose what works, and I mean, really works, for you.  Get enthused about becoming healthy, and you will become healthy.  Your body will have no choice. Isn’t that exciting?

There is so much to tell about the topic of enthusiasm and how it relates to weight loss, but no one tells it better than Abraham.  If you really want to lose weight, and you’re really ready to lose weight and feel fantastic, buy this DVD.  You will be so glad you did.

Think and Get Slim: Natural Weight Loss

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately, pay no shipping, and the cost is only $27.

Posted under Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss

You’ve probably heard the adage, “Enthusiasm sells.”  You’ve also probably experienced the benefit of enthusiasm toward a project at some point in your life.  Today I’d like to explore the true value of enthusiasm and reflect on why it is so vital in our daily lives.

Think back to the last time you were enthusiastic about something.  Hopefully, this won’t take very long!  How did that project go?  How did it turn out?  How well did your life flow at that particular time?

If all went well, then you were able to maintain your enthusiasm for the duration of the project.  If things did not turn out so splendidly, I’ll bet that after reflecting on it, your enthusiasm waned.

Why is that?

Why is enthusiasm so important in the outcome of an endeavor?

When you are enthused about a subject, the feeling itself is a clue from your inner being that you are on the correct path.  You are fulfilling your mission.  You are creating your desires.  Any action you take while feeling enthusiasm will be worthwhile and fruitful.

As long as you can maintain your enthusiasm, all is well.

However, if you begin to lose focus, putting your thoughts on what you do not want, you begin to lose your enthusiasm, and your way.

For example, let’s say you have been wanting to start your own business, but are not sure in what industry.  Then one day, you get an inspired idea and you are completely enthusiastic about it.

What do you do next?

You tell someone.  Your enthusiasm propels you to think, and therefore talk, about it all the time.  Eventually, you tell someone and although very well meaning as they are, they begin to tell you stories of how your idea will not work.

Your thoughts begin to wander to statements like, “Well, they are right.  It is difficult to start your own business.  Lots of people fail every day.  I don’t have all the money I need to start right now anyway.”

Your enthusiasm is lost; and so is your dream.

Well, look at it this way; at least you didn’t invest a bunch of money before losing sight!  A lot of people do that, but that’s another post!

So, how can we maintain our enthusiasm when others, with all their good intentions, are constantly trying to convince us to be “realistic?”

Well, enthusiasm is a vibration, and it’s one of the best.  I’ve written two posts, How I Raise My Vibes, and 20 Ways to Raise Your Vibration that give lots of ways to get yourself feeling better about just about anything.

Find one of these that you can do while focusing on the subject with which you want to remain enthusiastic, OR forget about the subject altogether for a while and decide to come back to it later.  If you’re on the right path, you’ll get excited about it again.  Your inner being will constantly pull you toward your ultimate desire and there are many ways of getting what you want.  Work on maintaining the highest feeling you can and things will fall back into place.

The trick to getting what you want quickly, is to follow the guidance of your inner being the first time, and refuse to listen to the Nay-Sayers.  Just because an idea didn’t work for someone else does not mean that it won’t work for you.  No one else has your unique talent-skill combination to make your life work for you – only you have that.

So whatever it is you want, whatever idea you’re longing to pursue, I’m here to tell you to do it.  Go for it.  You can do it.  You’ve got what it takes.  Are you enthused?

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss

What do you do with your free time?  Are you so motivated with your life’s tasks that you jump out of bed in the morning, eager to start your day?  Does the word “task” have a negative connotation for you?

The happiest and most successful people on this planet are those with a sense of purpose, driven by their passions.  But how does one go about discovering what she’s passionate about?

I’ve read a lot on this topic over the past 20 years or so and I have a certain amount of personal life experience to back up what I’m about to say.  So, without further ado, here is my step-by-step process of how to discover your passion.

1. Meditate. This might mean learning to meditate, it certainly did for me.  The best way to get to know yourself, who You truly are, is to get quiet and listen to your inner being.  I’ve written detailed instructions on this in One Hour of Solitude.
2. Observe your reactions. Take a week or so to examine and reflect on your reactions to the things around you such as television shows, newspapers, conversations, books you read, and any other stimuli that causes you to react in a passionate way.  If you come across something that has been of interest to you for a long time, make a note of it.
3. Answer these questions. What are you really good at?  What specific quality do you possess that others may not?  Whom do you admire?  Why?  Who do you know that is doing something you would love to do?  What’s to keep you from doing it?  How could you make this world a better place?
4. Analyze your surroundings. What collections do you have in your home?  Do you collect old photographs?  Do you have a “green thumb?”  There are probably many clues in your very own home or room that will provide the insight you’re looking for.  We tend to hold on to things we love, so, what’s in your closet?
5. Try it. You do not have to be certain about something before giving it a try.  Once you get involved in something, you’ll either want to stay with it and expand your knowledge, or you’ll lose interest and move on to something else.  Keep in mind that our passions change throughout life.  We are constantly growing, expanding, and wanting more.  Some passions remain the same for a long time, and some come and go on a fairly predictable basis.

For example, my husband’s passion for dentistry has remained strong for over 40 years.  Some gardeners get excited about their passion in the spring, but tire quickly as the weather warms up.  Yet, every spring, they have a strong desire to “plant something.”  It’s all good, you just have to know yourself well enough to say, “Okay, since I only like gardening in the spring, I’ll plant strawberries.  That way, the harvest is over before my enthusiasm wanes.”

Then, of course, there are some passions that may last for a few months or years, and then fizzle.  That’s okay, too.  Anything you attempt will get you closer to discovering your long-term passion.  And I fully believe that for some people, their passion is constantly trying new things!  I had a Life-coaching session with an incredible woman a few months ago who knew herself well enough to tell me, “I’m a starter.  I like to start companies, get them up and running, then sell them.”  She’s done that several times and it works for her.  Her “problem,” was figuring out what to do next!

When you find your passion, you find your reason for jumping out of bed in the morning.

When you get in alignment with your inner being, you will feel exhilarated and alive.

When your time is spent performing tasks related to something you are passionate about, you do no “work,” and you have a sense of vitality that is wonderful beyond words.

So find your passion.  The result is worth it.  YOU are worth it.

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.” Both are downloadable, so you get them immediately.

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success

If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that Brian Tracy is one of my favorite motivational authors and speakers.  I love him because he is so down-to-earth, genuine, giving, and he’s really nice when you meet him in person.  He’s the “real deal,” sort to speak.  Here’s a picture of the two of us together at the last seminar I attended.

I signed up to be one of his affiliates about a year ago and I think I’ve made $2.60 so far, but just offering his seminars, books, audios, and other materials makes me feel good about what I’m doing with this site.  While I am trying to make money, I want everything I offer to be of genuine value, and Brain Tracy certainly is that.

I’ve been doing a lot of consulting lately, to the point of having trouble keeping up with all of my business endeavors.  I was thinking earlier this week that I need to create a product that would allow potential entrepreneurs, on a limited budget, those just starting out, some “tips and tricks.”  You can ask anyone who knows me; I am always trying to help people become what they want to become, even to the point, sometimes, of sticking my nose in too far!

Anyway, I received an e-mail from the Brain Tracy affiliate program announcing this special package, at an already reduced price, for an extra 40% off for my readers.

I have never taken a blog post to “push a product” before, unless it was another one of my free articles, but this package, at less than $40 is worth the risk.  Why risk?  Because some people get offended by bloggers who sell products. 

For today, I could try to type out a long post and explain what Brian does, or I can offer to let you hear it straight from the “horse’s mouth,” for a very affordable fee.

If you’re serious about starting your own business, if you want to avoid making the same mistakes many of us have and are willing to learn from someone experienced, if you believe in yourself enough that you’re willing to invest just a little money, you’ll want to buy this package.

Here’s what you’ll learn.

In the Start Your Own High Profit Business Package, you’ll learn how to…
• Develop the next big business idea
• Plan and start your business
• Market your business to the masses
• Create high profits
• Avoid business mistakes
• Create a business that dominates the competition
• Run your own successful business
• Learn the Universal Laws of Business Success

In addition to Brain’s fantastic offer, I will add to it by agreeing to be your consultant on starting your own high-profit business if you purchase this program.  All you have to do is e-mail me using the contact information on this site, or post a comment on this entry, and I will answer your questions. 

Are you ready for success?

Save 40% on Brian Tracy’s Start Your Own High Profit Business Package!

Regular Price: $64.85
Sale Price: $38.95
Save 40%!

Posted under Education, Leadership, Motivation, Success

I hesitate a lot in life.  It seems weird for me to say that because I’ve attempted and accomplished a lot in my 39 years.  However, for all the successes I’ve had, I’ve also held myself back a lot, too.  Are you guilty of this as well?  Here’s what I do.

I’ll have a great idea – or something I really want to do.  Then, I run it by my husband, who is usually supportive, but it really depends on what kind of mood he’s in.  Next, I’ll weigh the “pros and cons,” and if any of the cons make me the least bit uncomfortable, or if there is any part of the strategic plan I do not already know how to implement, I hold back.  I tell myself that I need to do more research before pursuing it.

Sometimes I get into situations where I feel a strong urge to do something, but I hold back depending upon whom I’m with or who else is in the room.  I too kindly don’t want to outshine others, even though I know I easily could.

You know what I’m talking about.  You’ve done it before yourself.  Especially, if you’re a woman.

So what do we do?  How do we overcome this – whatever it is – fear, hesitation, procrastination, or stagnation?  I’ll tell you what I am going to do.

First, I am going to display this quote from Bob Proctor where I can see it every day:

We can either tiptoe through life and hope that we get to death without being too badly bruised or we can live a full, complete life achieving our goals and realizing our wildest dreams.

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of tiptoeing.  I’m tired of allowing other people to get rich off of my ideas.  I’m tired of doing all the work while others profit.  I’m tired of holding back, just to save someone’s feeling when, without a doubt, this person would not do the same for me.

Now, don’t get me wrong here.  I do like to help others.  I like to freely give and not know if that particular person will ever “repay” me.  I believe in the “Pay It Forward” concept and always will.  What I’m talking about today is different.

Mostly, I hold myself back when I have a choice between doing what is best for me and doing what is safe.  I hold myself back when I have a choice between looking after my own best interests versus someone else’s.  I always let the other guy win.  I take second place, on my own volition, and then I get upset about it.

No more.  Starting today.

When I’m on my deathbed, I do not want to regret all the times I put someone else first.  I want to be happy about those times.  And the only way to distinguish between the two is to be true to myself and put myself first when I know the time is right.  Stop hesitating.  Stop tiptoeing.  Embrace life by embracing the opportunities the universe presents to me.  Take advantage of them.  Many of them, are mine, and mine alone.  They are my wildest dreams and ambitions.  And it’s time to embrace them in every moment.

How about you?  Are you ready to embrace life?

You can subscribe to this blog here.

GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE NOW When you’re ready to stop talking about changing and ready to actually create the life you want, you’ll want to purchase my latest e-book to help you get started and on the right path. I share my latest success tips and how I’ve applied 20 years of solid business principles and the law of attraction to acquiring the life of my dreams. Wake Up and Create the Life You Want: A Guide to Self-Empowerment is helping many others do the same. It comes with my free report on “The Science of Getting Rich.”

Posted under Education, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Leadership, Motivation, Success, Weight Loss