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Too many direct sales people struggle with the cold list, warm list thing and lots of family and friends are running scared of having conversations with these newbie business owners! Is there another way to warm people up? I mean, I get it, the more ... Views: 886
Ok, did I get your attention? What I mean is, have you ever considered that we might better succeed by NOT getting what we think we want? That sounds counter intuitive to all the counsel I give about thinking positively, dreaming our dreams and writing affirmations – ALL of which are hugely ... Views: 2068
How To Take Back Control of Your Life
Are you the victim of something that has happened in your past? Perhaps control over your life was taken away when you were in a vulnerable position, or you gave that control away by making bad decisions, or by believing that you have to please everyone. ... Views: 1775
How To Take Back Control of Your Life
Are you the victim of something that has happened in your past? Perhaps control over your life was taken away when you were in a vulnerable position, or you gave that control away by making bad decisions, or by believing that you have to please everyone. ... Views: 978
Dear friend, do you want to know how to take charge of your life like the director of a movie? Then read on.
In order to understand the way you respond to the experiences you have in your life, I’m going to use a metaphor.
Think for a moment, about a movie director. A director has a ... Views: 1245
Thoughts are powerful. They create feelings and take form in our lives in ways we like and don’t like. One of the aspects of my business is that I pay very close attention to my way of thinking. Since I first read the book “The Power of Positive Thinking” in my 20s, I have made an ongoing and ... Views: 2464
Dear friend, a fact is a dream that has been realized by the WILL of the dreamer.
So it is with your own strength. You never understand what it can do until you put it to the test.
By your strength, I mean your strength of Will, your strength of purpose and your strength of faith.
I ... Views: 1332
How wonderful the feeling of a woman who is full, who is content, who feels worthy and who makes the right choices
How wonderful the feeling of a woman who makes the right decisions, who believes in her strengths, her capabilities and doesn’t spend much time trying to correct her ... Views: 1144
Every day, you wake up and you have the opportunity to start afresh…
To be the person you WANT to be…
Rather than the person that life and its negativity have taught you to be…
There is a vision within you, pulsing, vibrating, nagging at you…
It wants you to win more than you ever have won ... Views: 930
Right now, I’m sitting at my desk trying to write this blog. As use the word “trying” as Cali (my wonderful 4-legged child) is making that crying noise and distracting me from getting into my creative mode. What do I do? Telling her to stop crying will definitely not work. I can push through ... Views: 1130
Right now, I’m sitting at my desk trying to write this blog. As use the word “trying” as Cali (my wonderful 4-legged child) is making that crying noise and distracting me from getting into my creative mode. What do I do? Telling her to stop crying will definitely not work. I can push through ... Views: 1139
The thing I have learnt about working with spiritual people is that no matter how spiritual you may be, you do want to figure out how to live in abundance…
Who does not get tired of wondering if you have enough money to do the things you really want to do?
The problem for the more spiritual ... Views: 954
Your true potential will be elusive if you are fearful of change. In fact, if you want to expand the vision for your life, you will have to stop looking for the status quo. Most people have warning signs that they need to move on before things get to the point of crisis. Yet they tend to react ... Views: 1055
I think it’s fantastic that Love gives us such simple, easy-to-use tools.
Smiles, laughter, skipping and dancing...
All ways to bring Love to life!
The focus of today’s Post is another biggie in Love’s toolkit: The hug.
What a beautiful way to create a more Loving world!
What’s ... Views: 1022
Yep, I know it sounds harsh…
I want your attention, leader!
You have a calling…
A message…
A purpose…
A mission…
And instead of doing it with gusto, you give into fear…
And you go chase money in work you dislike…
And then you tell me and anyone who will listen that you are not motivated ... Views: 803
I AM A WOMAN
Mandisa Mndela
Author, founder at Stand Your Truth and South African Native, Mandisa Mndela born on September 22 1970 in a small village, Misty Mount in Mthatha, Eastern Cape South Africa.
Taking from her life experiences chronicled in her 3books –
1. ”Stand” – ... Views: 1312
Yep, I know it is not the thing to say…
We are supposed to be all about balance and mindfulness and crazy nonsense like that…
And workaholics are not supposed to care about their families and they are supposed to get sick and die sad lonely lives…
And if hollywood is to be believed, ... Views: 1360
You keep thinking it is an either-or situation…
That you can either have the money or impact/serve the people
And I am telling you that I am going to have both and I am creating a community of people who want both too…
(It is the Deliberate Millionaire Community, if you are wondering – ... Views: 773
So… it is about 3 am and I am awake…
I did consider going back to sleep, and I probably will at some point…
But I felt something…
A frisson of excitement as I considered the day ahead…
One where I was starting up the FREE 10 day Launch bootcamp (Have you joined in yet? ... Views: 899
Most people are talkers, thinkers, hopers, wishers and fucking pretenders!
And I have wasted too much time with them…
They don’t get great results…
Because they don’t take enough action!
They think my demands are too high…
They think I am some kind of superhuman person…
Some kind of super ... Views: 718
I believe what I believe until I change my mind. Seasons change. And you have a birthright and choice to change yours too when it is expedient to do so. It’s not about what you believe as right or wrong as much as it is expanding your sense of self-actualization (as Maslow would have said), ... Views: 932
Last week, I got a letter in the mail from the IRS. The dreaded letter all business owners never want to see. It informed me that I was being audited for my 2012 business expenses. They were not auditing one or two categories. Nope. I was being audited for all 23 expense categories for that ... Views: 1289
Yes, I know…
You are tired, sleepy and everyone else is still asleep…
You had a hard day yesterday and you have a hard day coming today…
So, yes, I suppose you could stay down, hit that snooze button again…
Get that much needed sleep…
Loose yourself ... Views: 978
In today’s world, it is not uncommon for the media to blame all men for everything and for all women to be portrayed as innocent victims. This is all part of what is known as ‘identity politics’, where everyone is put into a group and no one is seen as an individual.
Someone is then a victim ... Views: 1564
In January 2015 there were 7.2 billion people living on our planet. Of these, around 3.6 billion are women. Can you imagine what the world would look like if all the seven billion contributed with all their different strengths in collaborating to the well-being of the population; the creation of ... Views: 1024
Honey, you went through some bad shit!
You went through it and you kept on walking, you kept on doing what had to be done to hold everything together and no one honoured you for it!
It was a horrific thing that you went through…
You carried the weight of it and no one saw just how much ... Views: 954
I can see you…
I can hear you…
Your silence speaks so loud…
You want so much more than this…
You have such great ideas inside of you and yet, you think that no one will care. And so, you keep them hidden inside. You downplay you all the time. You do what is expected and yet, you crave more, ... Views: 864
I love my princesses.
That kinda goes without saying but this morning as I write this, I have been watching them on YouTube expressing themselves. And it is awesome to watch because they are fearless! They have not yet learnt to judge everything before they let it out into the ... Views: 923
Most people, and I am sad to say that I used to be one of these, think that you can give things a go for a little bit and then quit if it gets too hard, quit if it seems impossible, quit if all your friends seem to be happy to settle for nothing, just simply stop and settle for the okay ... Views: 883
Leader, you are born to conquer…
To live an amazing life…
Doing fun stuff and getting paid to do it…
Changing lives, impacting people…
Having numerous vacations each year…
Enjoying life whilst helping other people on the planet to enjoy life too…
You know it!
You want it!
Every part of ... Views: 748
You set uncommon goals for yourself.
And beneath your external mask is a deep desire to achieve it all and also, to get rich. Be honest about it!
You are done with all the worrying about where the money is going to come from for you to fulfil your destiny and make all the difference you ... Views: 716
Hey you!
Yes you! You, the one with the big ideas…
You the one who knows that you are called to do something great…
You the one with a BIG, HUGE story of triumph and winning over all the odds…
You who knows that you have something to offer people who are currently in the same place you ... Views: 829
So, you have distilled out your purpose…
You know what you want your life to stand for and to be about…
And now you are all excited…
All those years of the fog are behind you!
You are on path!
You feel the pull of purpose, drive, enthusiasm and ... Views: 826
So, there you are…
Struggling to get people into your business / clinic / practice…
You have a service that people need but they are just not coming to your door in the droves you imagined when you put up your shingle!
Frustrating, right?!
You know you have something amazing!
YOU KNOW ... Views: 962
There are two main types of people who I tend to come across and neither one of them really gets what they want…
And then there is a third type and they get everything easily – Wealth and freedom and everything nice seems to flow to this type of person without too much aggravation and ... Views: 1011
For years, I’ve often felt like the outsider. Not one of the cool kids in school. Not part of the in crowd. The MBA graduate who’s definitely not pursuing the typical MBA path – and definitely, at least to this point, without the typical MBA paycheque and back account. Still not married at a ... Views: 1243
You are not growing. Growth will take you into the unknown. Why is growth so scary? The most likely reason for many, many people is that they are conditioned unconsciously to fear change. This is rooted in perception. It is not a universal law that human beings must function this way.
You ... Views: 1133
I have some questions for you.....
•How's your business going?
•What do your staff or associates think of you as a leader?
•How would you rate yourself?
•How many 10 out of 10 moments do you get (when you feel fantastic and have a real sense of achievement)?
•How many of ... Views: 915
In my previous article we explored what it means to be ‘in the zone.’ We considered ‘magic moments’ and stretching the boundaries of your comfort zone.
In this article we’ll explore what to avoid when stretching yourself and the actions you can take to get “in the zone.”
Panic Zone
A ... Views: 876
Innovation is a hot topic right now. The search is on for the next new thing, the new business frontier. We certainly do need to innovate, as our infrastructure appears to be falling apart. We need to make changes in how we “think life is,” for one thing. Survival of the fittest is only a ... Views: 1169
Introducing BIPOC politician, child abuse activist, professional coach, artist, and certified public speaker. Rahaile Foday, @presidentfoday. Rahaile offers diversity in the political arena, being a non-conformist or conservative woman. She believes women should not have to cover up their ... Views: 701
In general, the main difference between anime and manga is simple: one animated and the other in the form of images and words on paper. While this is the main difference, there are also many other more subtle differences that would go unnoticed if a person were to say, for example, just watch an ... Views: 284
Most schools around here are back in session at this point. Finding balance in life may seem like a pipe dream for many. I see the harried expressions of moms as they drive their kids here, there, and everywhere. My foot was the victim of a grocery cart incident as a mother was rushing around ... Views: 1189
When we were young most of us growing up felt very secure. The world seemed to be working well. Then as we got older we started to see the chinks in the armor society had created. Now as we are even older we see that the society we thought was perfect is broken and about to collapse. What ... Views: 1255
Do you sometimes feel like you are sleeping next to a roommate that you hardly know anymore rather than the love of your life? Did you know that 66% of working moms say that their marriage has taken a backseat after their baby was born? Do you find that to be true for you? If so, you are not ... Views: 1514
Productivity does not need to be hard. Hard work does not define success, nor real productivity. Success as we tend to define it does not often equal happiness, either. Perhaps if we stop implying that hard work and success are required before we can be happy, we can be happy as we work and ... Views: 1209
It is easy to forget why you do what you do in the heat of everyday challenges…
And I certainly forgot yesterday…
All kinds of events being thrown at me…
Facing fears…
Teaching children…
People trying to tell me what to think…
Me forgetting that I don’t have to listen…
Me ... Views: 880
Man!!! When last were you just ‘YOU’?
When last did you let yourself express your own thoughts, your own feelings, your own individual personality?
We have all been trained and trained to be anything but ourselves so before you say ANYTHING, you check yourself, you see if it will stand ... Views: 847
Lately I find myself frequently recalling a particular Jewish folk story. It’s typically entitled something like “It Could Always Be Worse.” In case you’re not familiar, here it is (with thanks to The Bonai Shalom website for sparing me rewriting it from memory):
A poor man lived with his ... Views: 1219
Such situations are manifesting the world which connotes that 21st century will be led by women. This we are saying because within world trends and activities hard heartedness and selfishness are about to be uprooted and in its place goodwill, cooperation and generosity will get reinstated. ... Views: 1190