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When facing what you feel are huge obstacles it sometimes helps to know what others are facing to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Last night a tornado that stormed through Kansas just missed our farm. Our neighbors weren't so lucky... local shelters have been set up... my sis the nurse is working overtime.. 1 confirmed dead and many homes and businesses are completely gone. Kind of makes you stop and think about what's really important. There is only one thing we know for sure is one day we will die, none of us knows when that will be we just know it will happen.
In life we are always going to have obstacles that we must overcome so we can achive what we truly want. Last night was another one of those obstacles that many neighbors must deal with. It's how we react to obstacles that will either make or break us.
Obstacles are not walls meant to stop you, they are doors that lead to progress.
In my business last week I stretched my brain to the max on html code. Html code has been a huge obstacle for me. This morning my html obstacle seems like a tiny bump in the road. It was my brains creative way of telling me what must be dealt with to achieve my goals.
I'm not going to write a long message to explain what is very clear. Everyone, everywhere, doing everything and anything, faces obstacles. No person is immune from obstacles. Don't think for a minute that the successful people you hear about in all walks of life (including online gurus) haven't had obstacles to overcome.
What's my point? Face your obstacles. Be determined to figure it out. Learn from them. Work hard at it and it will free you to walk through the door to experience the success you desire.
It's simple, but not easy. Obstacles small and large will always be a part of life and those people who accept this, work at overcoming them, and keep a positive outlook on their future will be the people who continually move forward and enjoy building their online success empire.
This is an awesome short video clip of true sportsmanship. If you watch this video and can honestly say you wouldn't have done what the loosing team members did. Please do yourself a favor and DON'T continue reading my message. One nice thing about doing business online is we can sort and pick who we want to do business with. I choose to bring people on my team who are not only team players, but are willing to go out of their way to help another team.
Just this morning I did a 45 minute training for people who you would consider a competing team. Why did I do it? Because I knew this team desperatly needed some help understanding online marketing methods. It's kind a ironic actually about 5 minutes after finishing this training I see this sportsmanship video.
Got a question for ya...
Would you start in a new business venture if you knew FOR SURE in 3 years you would have AT LEAST $5000 residual per month?
I don't know what your answer to this question is but...
For me I would say YES.. if I knew I didn't have to sell the farm to get there.
Granted it does take some money to grow your business, but what if I could say to you that even with a 90% failure rate you could still be making enough to pay for your expenses during those 3 years.
This is next to the worst case scenario guys... the worst thing that could happen is you quit. BIG MISTAKE! A word of advise....you must join a team that has character and stick with them like super-glue!
My Franchise Online Team is only for people who have the ethical and moral structure. (character) Does this discribe you?
Many have looked at my afranchiseonline.com site, have seen the vision and simplicity of what we offer. I don't know if this is for you or not.
Again, you are the final authority on your life. Tune in to yourself and do what's right for you. And as you do this, be alert to those times when you may be dismissing the next gift to come your way.
Let your guard down, give service and let life in.
This is one of those Keeper inspiration Video's done by Joe Vitale. There are some really good marketing strategies mentioned towards the end. very inspirational..... he's awesome ...... what more can I say it's very well worth the time to listen... I feel so blessed to have him as my friend on facebook and a follower on my twitter mini blog.
Who do you know that is going through a tough time and needs help in their life right away - like today? Take the time to share this google video with them.
Joe Vitale said in a message to me, "This video will give you, your friend, or family member a 45-minute special seminar presentation I just gave called "The AAA Plan to Wealth"Over 100 people paid five hundred dollars each to attend the 'Attract Wealth' seminar - plus travel, food and hotel to get there -- where I gave this standing room only talk. I had never given this presentation before. Ever.
Yet the talk was so impactful, and so inspiring, I thought it could help a mass of people going through a tough time. With your help, it can."
In 'The AAA Plan to Wealth,' Joe Vitale personally teachs your friend or family member (or you) how to...
Conquer limiting beliefs once and for all so they can get on with their lives
Attract wealth or anything else they need or want - no matter what situation they're in
I've read over and over Joe Vitale's book called the "Attractor Factor" when I stumbledupon this video today I knew I needed to share it with you. The mind play's a BIG role in being successful in your business. This is an exellent tool to use to keep your mind in check, anytime you are feeling your mindset slip a little please listen to this video and think about what you really want.
This morning I thought I would share a short inspirational movie will re-ignite your dreams and help you remember that anything is possible if you want it bad enough.
What is your hidden Secret? Too many people either drift through life accepting mediocrity or go full-steam ahead in the direction of other people’s dreams. They are basically following the majority.
Mark Twain once said, "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect”
The life of your dreams awaits you, irrespective of your age, race, religion, creed or color – However, there are a few things you have to do to get from Step 1 to 2 to 3 etc...
One Step at a Time...
Step 1: Stop and take time to reflect what you really want and WHY you want it. Your why has to be really strong, so strong that nothing will get in the way. Your why has to be at 100% don't move on til it is.
Step 2: Start planning. Lay out your plan as if it's just a matter of time before you get your dream.
Step 3: Work like your plan like there is no tomorrow.
Consider a success coach to help you with the process. Most great achivers do.
The first thing I read when I opened up my browser this morning was about gas prices. I swear the news thrives on doom and gloom.... That brings me to the topic of the day.. How do you look at the bulk of your day? Is it "oh I have to go to work today" or is it "I can't wait to get started and see what new adventures are a head of me today."
What if the word "work" was changed to "dance-with-life,"?
Instead of it being viewed as an alternative to fishing or a way of "paying your dues," it was seen as a chance to meet a parade of new friends, discover your own untested potentials and unpolished gifts, and open avenues for abundance to come pouring into your life?
Yea, and I bet lottery sales would plummet
I tend to look at life as a journey, an adventure and most certainly internet marketing as a big adventure where else could you sit in the middle of Kansas on a farm and have such great adventures? All the best marketing strategies in the world won't help you if you aren't thankful for being able to dance with life the way we do online.
We constantly get bombarded with business opportunities online. I personally have stuck with the same primary business product and opportunity since before I jumped into the online adventure that some miserable sole's call "work"...
One of my latest adventures has been expanding into video and what ride it has been. Here is one of my first debut videos giving you a short 3 minute overview of my primary business opportunity.
This is a testamemt to faith and doing what it takes to get the end result you want. When I saw this video all I could think of how it so closely relates to succeeding in your own business. Notice how this couple got very creative, by making snow shoes out truck seats. It's the husbands statement of faith at the end that makes it worthy of being posted here in the mindset section.
Being a Master of your own mind is so important when you own and work your own business from home. Master's of their own mind will direct themselves to manifest major life changes by working with their thoughts, not by working harder.
Which isn't to say they don't sometimes work very long hours, because they do; they just don't think of it as work. Which also isn't to say that they all have cool jobs that anyone would love, because they don't; they just see every task before them, no matter where they work, as a gift to unwrap.
So get the mindset right... think about it! To manifest major life changes think on how things will be after your life is transformed, while today busying yourself with unwrapping presents, doing something you no longer call work.
by Lou Tice Today, I am going to give you the secret of success - in one word. Yep, only one word.
For nearly 40 years, I have been studying success. Some of the most successful people in the world have been my students, and I in return, have learned a great deal from them. I have also spent a lot of time in the company of some of the world's most respected research psychologists, talking about what makes some people succeed and others collapse - the difference, in short, between the can's and the can-nots, and the do's and the do-nots.
So after all these years of studying and researching, I can tell you one thing with the utmost confidence - the secret of success is "attitude." That's it - attitude. And it isn't really a secret.
People who succeed don't have fewer problems than other people. They don't start out with greater brainpower, or better parents, or more money, either. As a matter of fact, sometimes they start out working against incredible odds. But they have a way of looking at things, a way of seeing obstacles as possibilities, and a way of hanging in there and making the most of every opportunity, that almost guarantees success.
As celebrated climber Royal Robbins once told me, "When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet. And then the next three feet; and then the next three feet. Pretty soon, I'm at the top."
Successful people are flexible, optimistic and hard working. If you want to sum it up in a word, it is not difficult to do: success is, more than anything else and without a doubt, a question of attitude. What is your attitude? Lou Tice, The Pacific Institute, www.thepacificinstitute.com
Here's an exercise for you; imagine that it's possible for you to earn 10 times your current annual wage. If you're earning $25,000, imagine for a moment that it's possible for you to earn $250,000, a 1,000 percent increase.
Believe in Yourself The first reaction of most people to that exercise is to smile briefly and then to begin thinking about why it isn't possible. One man said to me, "If you knew how many years it's taken for me to get to what I'm earning today you wouldn't be suggesting that I could earn 10 times as much."
There Are No Excuses Mark Twain once wrote that there are a thousand excuses for every failure but never a good reason. The tragedy of the average American is that whereas his or her main preoccupation seems to be money, or the lack thereof, the average person has the inherent potential to earn far more than he or she is earning currently.
Can Someone Be 10x Better? Is the manager earning $250,000 per year ten times as smart as the manager earning $25,000? Ten times as experienced? Does he or she work 10 times harder? Of course not. None of these are physically or mentally possible, but there are people in every business earning many times more than others with the same average age, experience and intelligence.
I.Q. Doesn't Really Matter In fact, a few years ago in New York, a thousand men and women were selected at random and tested for I.Q. Between the one having the highest I.Q. in this sample and the one with the lowest, there was a difference of only two and a half times. But between the person earning the most, who by the way, was not the one with the highest I.Q. and the one earning the least, who was not the one with the lowest I.Q., there was a difference of 100 times in income.
Action Exercises Here are two things you can do to start increasing your income.
First, identify the highest earning, most successful people in your field and find out what it is that they are doing differently from others who aren't doing as well. Copy them every day.
Second, set a goal to double your income over the next two or three years and then figure out what you'll have to do to achieve it. Get started!
When I saw this title on Yahoo News this morning I knew it was something I wanted to share. My past job was helping people not to feel washed up and over the hill in the job market. You know it's funny since I've been marketing online I don't see people that think like this anymore. Oh I'm sure they are still out there just not where I am. I remember when I was working that job helping people 55 + get training and employment. I would interview people who were 55 and acted like they were 90.... on the other end of the spectrum I would interview people who were 90 that didn't look or act like they were 55 yet.
I personally could relate with the older person that had a good mindset than one that didn't. Mindset is so important in life wether it's for you health or just succeeding in a business venture or job. If the right mindset is there you have many more chances of success.
I have a blog out there on yahoo 360 that the tag line reads, "It really doesn't make any difference how wealthy you are if you don't have your health to enjoy it."
Here are some steps you can take to ensure your mindset is keeping you young and healthy.
1. Become aware when you automatically default into a negative stereotype about getting old.
2. Create a roster of older people whom you admire
3. Really understand that a balanced view of aging can help you change your attitude in a way that can make a difference in the long-term quality of your life.
I received the following short quote from a highly successful person. After reading it a couple times the thought that kept coming to my mind was the following.
I wonder why more people don't believe that in order to succeed in
anything in life there are certain things that must happen. Learn what
those things are and then do them over and over and over again regardless
of results. Time and repetition will take care of success process.
In my mind it's all about getting better. It very difficult to improve a presentation when none are being done. It's difficult to get really good at prospecting when it isn't being worked at.
It's hard to sponsor people when there are no appointments. Giving in-home opportunity presentations only are effective if you have the meeting.
Here is the quote that got me to thinking.
I've missed more than nine thousand shots in my career. I've lost almost three hundred games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
When I got this uTube video from Dr. Joe Vitale last night I knew it would be a good one. He has an amazing mindset that you just can't help but be attracted to. Acutally Pat O'Brian did the recording of Dr. Vitale while at a seminar and took a 9 minute clip of it for this video.
What will it take for you to take action and change the results you are not having?
Over the weekend weve had bad storms here in Kansas. A small town of 1400 people was basically wiped off the map with a mile wide tornado on Friday night. We had lots of rain... our area is in a dangerous flood warning.
Ever since 911 ...
I realized life is so precious and we all need to live each day to it's fullest.
None of us really know how much longer we have on this earth. I just found out a business partner I talked to about changing to a healther lifestyle 2 years ago is dying of cancer. 2 years ago I was unable to get through to him that prevention and health was key to a long healthy life. I'm sad for this person, but at the same time I know I did everything I could have done. Then the tornado comes sweeping in and killing and wrecking peoples lives. Kind a makes me sit back and think a little.
Have you ever heard the song by Tim McGraw Live each day like you were dying? After 911, I started doing just that. I changed my outlook on life and this was the turning point in my business. I decided no matter what I was going to make my business work. Are you at a point in your business that it gets put on the back burner sometimes? What will it take for you to decide just to go for it? Do you have to wait for a life changing event or will you take you business in your own hands and just do it.!
I think back to when we were in high school. We thought we could tackle the world... it's that no fear attitude, we wouldn't think of the conquences we would just go for it. The excitement of the journey is so great you don't worry about the how's. It's that kind of attitude that makes a successful business.
My question to you are you willing to do what it takes? How bad do you want it?
I received the following short statement about a week ago that I would like to comment on.
"Success demands a certain percentage of failure. When it happens, shrug it off, think of the positives and go forward."
When people start to understand what having your own business can mean to them, most people want to experience that kind of success. A major mistake people make on the way to becoming successful is they try to avoid failure. They want, or expect, everything to work 100% and that just isn't the way anything works.
As the statement says, "success demands a certain percentage of failure." That is absolutely true. There is a learning curve any time you start a new venture. I suggest you look at your business as there are many lessons to be learned, then set out to learn as much as possible and don't take small failures as signs it's not going to work. Look at those failures as lessons because that is what they truly are and the more lessons you learn the more successful you will become. Think about it!
