Today is St Valentines Day

Many of you will today celebrate your relationships with those special people in your life
and you will enjoy expressing how much You care about them.

If you think about it,
when you look back at the end of your life what will really matter?
“The quality of your relationships.”

Would you like to improve the quality of your relationship with those nearest to you?

I don’t just mean your loved ones or life partner but also
your neighbours, co-workers and even Your Boss!

This is where the 100/0 Principle can be very useful

The 100/0 Principle
The Secret to Great Relationships.

Provided below is a link to the trailer of a top selling Movie;

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Enjoy this 3 minute movie, The 100/0 Principle which shares the most effective way to create and sustain great relationships with others.

What are you doing to make the most important relationships in your life be all they can be?
The 100/0 Principle may be the most important book you’ll ever read.

Take a look at these stunning pictures taken by Eric Holmlund;
then follow the link to Eric’s Blog to discover how
his Vision and Persistence  paid off to get these pictures

    Eric Holmlund’s Horses in Fall 

On his blog, Eric tells the wonderful story of how he managed to take these magical pictures and they turned out to be far better than expected

Link to Eric’s Blog

He succeeded because of these 3 things

1, Eric knew exactly what he wanted

2, Eric stayed focused on what he wanted

3, Eric was persistent until he got what he wanted

Networking is one of those skills that you just have to develop if you are going to succeed in our modern world.  Even if you don’t have to meet people in your daily work routine, you probably have to interact with someone over the phone or internet.

Here is a great article by John Heckers outlining some of the big mistakes often made when networking:

Related articles

• Top 10 deadly networking mistakes (empwaynek.wordpress.com)

HOW TO STOP STRUGGLING AND
CREATING ‘IN REVERSE’
Guest Article By Dr. Robert Anthony

One of the mistaken certainties or misconceptions most people operate under is that
you get what you want in life by what you DO, or through the actions you take.

Most people believe that the DOING or action part is what makes things happen.

However …

This belief causes you to create in reverse.

Let me explain.

The reason we put a lot of emphasis on action is because we do not understand
the power of our thought.  If you analyse it, 90% of most people’s actions are spent
trying to compensate for inappropriate thought.

The Chinese philosopher Lao-Tsu said that “in the practice of the Way, every day
something is dropped.  Less and less do you need to force things until, finally,
you arrive at non-action.  When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.”

What he is talking about is “doing without doing.”

The problem is that most of us are preoccupied with doing  and unfortunately
most of our doing usually involves struggle.  In the western world we are
conditioned to be action-oriented, so we place a tremendous value on doing.
We are so busy doing that we do not realize that all this ”doingness” causes us
to create in a reverse fashion.

Most of our actions are out of fear, worry or doubt …

… because we believe nothing will get done unless we DO something.
In other words, we are trying to FORCE our desire into manifestation through action.

If your decision to DO is dominant, then you will not focus on what you want to BE
in the present moment.  This causes you to miscreate because BEING is the first
and most important step in the creative process. ?

Here is the secret:

It is not your action that makes things happen; it is your intent.

You can reduce the need for action to a very minimum by allowing yourself to focus
on what you desire until you feel the positive energy begin to move within you.  This
energy is not based on doubt, fear, anxiety, worry or need.

If you focus on what you want instead of what you don’t want,
you will know when it is time to take action.

When you do, it will be effortless.  
Doors will open and the entire universe
will conspire to assist you in your desire.

Put simply, you should take no action on anything until you have visualized
your desire and made it real enough in your mind that your next action
whatever it is, seems like the most logical step.

How can you know the next logical step?

HERE IS THE TEST
that you can give to yourself before taking any action:

If you focus on what you desire and still feel overwhelmed or anxious,
then you are not ready for any action.

You know you are ready when it feels like the next logical step is effortless.
There is no effort, no strain, and no pain.

What we want to do is to use the leverage of energy; the same leverage of
energy that creates everything in the universe.  However, we are so
caught up in the “reality” of WHAT IS, that we feel we must create
everything through mental effort and physical activity.??

Have you ever seen people who seem to have all the wonderful
things in their lives without much effort?  It almost seems
like they have an advantage over everyone else.  Then you see
that the people who work the hardest usually have the least.

That doesn’t seem fair does it? But that’s the way the universe works.

Unfortunately, those who work the hardest usually have the least
because they haven’t learned the leverage of aligning their energy.
They are going about creating their lives the hard way.
They are trying to use their actions to create what they want.

We have also been programmed that in order to have what we
desire we must work hard.  How many times have you heard,
“No pain, no gain?”  The implication is that if you want to make
something of yourself, you must work hard.  The message is clear:
if you are not hurting or struggling, you are not moving forward.

But here is the truth:

Anytime you are struggling you are miscreating.

Anytime you feel pain or struggle, your magnetic point of attraction is
directed to that which you do not want, rather than to that which you desire.

Read that again!

Actions are necessary but they are the last component of the creation processes.

Actions cannot be used effectively to initiate results, because initiation
is the function of BEING, then thought, then action.

Remember, the creation of anything is through your vibration.
Everything vibrates and it is by that vibration that we harmonize
and attract experiences to ourselves.  So before you act or do anything,
first ask yourself, how am I vibrating? How do you tell?
You tell by how you FEEL. Your feelings show you your vibration.

How you feel determines what you attract.

When you use the process of creating by only focusing on what you want
instead of what you don’t want, you will see that the universe will provide
a different set of circumstances for you that requires much less action.

This puts you in a state of “doing without doing” or action without effort.

Dr. Robert Anthony

Thanks Robert!

If you like Dr Roberts article, I think you’ll like what you find by
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What Are Your Core Values?

Do YOU Know What Your Core Values Are?
Do you follow them every day, or do you just drift along
and go wherever the flow may take you?

The new movie, Good to the Core, has been released by the lovely people at “Simple Truths”

This movie marvellously reassesses the nucleus of
what it means to build value with values.

You will find that building values provides the foundation for long term success in
relationships, businesses, organizations and life in general

Enjoy the Good to the Core movie, it will inspire you to truly live your core values.
This superb book and movie will help you identify core values and reinforce their importance
to any organization you are a part of – whether work, church, a ministry, or even at home.

Watch Good to the Core Movie Here~

This is a wonderful optimistic Poem that I am always reminded of
when someone tells me that something ”Couldn’t be done”

Enjoy:

IT COULDN’T BE DONE
By
Edgar A Guest

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it”;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

Edgar Albert Guest was born in Birmingham England in 1881
He became a US citizen and died in Michigan 1959

If you wish to discover more about him
and his sentimental, optimistic poems

Just follow This Link to his Wiki Entry

Or follow This Link for his Poets & Poems listing

Meditation is not an option these days

If you want to survive in the 21st Century
You  have no option    -   You have got to Meditate

If you spend just 1 minute Meditating every day

Maybe after you WAKE up - but before you GET up
Or when your Head is running too fast

Meditation will help you get your head into gear and you can take on the world

Meditation helps with many things: it can help you de-stress, become more self-aware,
and it can even reduce your sensation of pain.

A new study has found yet another benefit:
meditation helps you tune out distractions
even when you are not mediating!

Here is a very good video to get you started

The video is a plug for a book called One-Moment Meditation
but I haven’t bought it yet (I will)
until I’ve read it, I don’t know if it really works.

When I’ve read the book, I will review it here

‘Positive Thinking’ seem to be the buzzwords of the moment.

The Law of Attraction will make it all drop into your lap?

When you watch films like “The Secrets,” you are told, all you have to do is: use Positive Thinking and think about what you want and miraculously The Law of Attraction will make it all drop into your lap?

Unfortunately, most of us live in the real world where things are not quite that simple. Without any doubt, there can be an element of positive thinking bringing real world gains but it is only a small element.  To get what you want you have to not only think positively but you must also take positive action.

Here is a delightful animated video by Barbara Ehrenreich that perfectly explains the point I’m making.  This video should help you achieve your goals by using Positive Thinking and The Law Of Attraction.  Just watch and enjoy:

Hope you enjoyed Barbara’s message and you are now going to spend your time acting positively so that there is no room in your head for negative thoughts. Your new found positive energy combined with your positive thinking will bring many positive benefits to you and all you care for.

Today I have a gift for all my regular readers

One of my most inspiring mentors; Maggy Whitehouse, held a One Hour seminar recently

Image via Wikipedia

Introduction to the Spiritual Laws of Prosperity.

She has produced an MP3 of this and you can get your hands on it for free from her website or from the link above, no opt-in required.

Maggy is an inspiring author, TV and radio journalist, and a thoroughly good egg! As she describes herself on her blog:

“Prosperity mentor, author, journalist, workshop leader, dog walker, horse rider, drinker of champagne, eater of good chocolate, lover of roses, peonies, sweet peas, sunsets, Tuscany, beagles, Koi carp, cooking—and her husband, Lion.

I’ve survived an encounter with an eight foot barracuda off the Barrier Reef, being swept down a river in full flood and being trapped on a narrow bridge in front of an oncoming Chinese train. I’ve ridden on the back of a tiger, emigrated to Montana, USA for a whole 11 months, been made redundant and I’ve been both widowed and divorced.”

As you can see, Maggy has lived life to the full and her Prosperity Teachings reflect this.  She has currently just completed week 3 of a 6 week course which I find fascinating:

HeartWork – Transform your hearts desire into a successful, prosperous business

Please feel free to follow any of the links in this article, no opt-in required.

For the link to Maggy’s free webinar Click Here

None of the links in this post are affiliate links; I get no monetary benefit from promoting Maggy’s courses.  I promote them because I believe in them; they work for me and if you let them, they will work for you!

Let Maggy tell you herself in this video:

Maggy Whitehouse – Pure Prosperity video

Enjoy and Prosper

If you are interested in personal development or success coaching
(and who isn’t?) you have probably been given the following advice

How many times have you been told this:

“The Best way to get on in the world, is to set your Goals;
Work out the best route or plan to achieve them
Follow that plan… and reach YOUR GOAL”

This is usually accompanied by the advice

“Think Positively”

Useful as this advice undoubtedly is,
How can You set and then reach Your Goals
If you haven’t got a clue what your goals are???

No amount of “Positive Thinking” will teach you what your goals are

Luckily, Mike Hersee has produced an easy to follow list of questions
that you should ask yourself, to discover what Your Goals are.

Here is a short video of Mike explaining it to you

You can get the full story from Mike’s website

Access Mike’s website here

The PDF of questions that Mike put together for you
can be downloaded by clicking here

I hope you all enjoy this information and manage to discover
what your goals really are.

Please leave your comments in the box and let us all
share your experiences, good or bad

There is a buzz going round Twitter & Facebook
about an event that only happens every 823 years

Sorry to disappoint you all but in fact it happens
about every 5 to 10 years!

Here is the content of an email I received from a normally reliable source:

“Money bags for me!!!
I’m not superstitious, but this year July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
This happens once every 823 years. This is called money bags.
So, copy this to your status and money will arrive within 4 days…based on Chinese Feng Shui.

Sorry to disappoint you all as I said earlier But

Every 31 Day Month that starts on Friday 1st
Will have 5 Fridays; 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays

Here are some Unique Events for July 2011

July 2011 is also the only month this year with TWO New Moons

July 1 New Moon; July 15 Full Moon;  July 30 New Moon

Other events in July 2011 may be of interest:

July 1 – July 16 Cheltenham Music Festival
July 1 – July 3 Goodwood Festival of Speed
July 1 – July 16 Montreux Jazz Festival
July 4 – July 10 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
July 6 – July 8 Newmarket July Festival
July 7 – July 14 Running of the Bulls, Pamplona Spain
July 8 – July 10 The British Formula One Grand Prix
July 14 Bastille Day France
July 14 – July 17 The Open Golf Championship
July 15 – Sept 10 BBC Proms
July 16 – July 23 Nice Jazz Festival
July 21 – July 25 England vs. India, Lord’s Test Match
July 22 – July 24 German Grand Prix
July 23 – July 29 Whitstable Oyster Festival
July 24 – Aug 29 Salzburg Festival
July 26 – July 30 Glorious Goodwood
July 29 – July 31 Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix
July 29 – Aug 2 England vs. India, Trent Bridge Test Match

The RSC Royal Shakesphere & Swan Theatres Will perform during July:

The Merchant of Venece; Dunsinane; MacBeth; Cardenio; The City Madam;
A Midsummer Night’s Dream; & The Homecoming

This is the contents of an email,
sent to me by Alicia Tucker, a well respected Therapist
her contact details are at the end of the article

I have never tried this and hopefully won’t get sick enough to try it…
but what an interesting thought and if possible amazing.
Let me know your stories on Onions.

ONIONS! 

Who Would’ve Thought?

 

 

 

 

In 1918 when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a Doctor who visited many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it, and many died.

The doctor came upon one farmer, and to his surprise,  everyone in the household was very healthy.  When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different, the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home (probably only two rooms back then).  The doctor couldn’t believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope.  She gave him one, and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion.  It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ.  She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop.  To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work… (And no, she is not in the onion business.)

The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home.  If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere…  Try it and see what happens.  We did it last year, and we never  got the flu.

If  this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better.  If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case…Whatever, what have you to lose?  Just a few bucks on onions!!!

Now there is a P.S. to this, for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues.  She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:  Thanks for the reminder. I don’t know about the farmer’s  story…but I do know that I contracted pneumonia, and needless to  say I was very ill.  I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion.  Put one end on a fork, and then place the forked end into an empty jar…placing the jar next to the sick patient at night.  It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs.  Sure enough, it happened just like that…the onion was a mess, and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago.  They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

This is the other note:

LEFTOVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS!

 

Leftover onions are poisonous!

I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge.   Sometimes I don’t use a whole one at one time, so I save the other half for later.  Now with this info, I have changed my mind.  I will buy smaller onions in the future.

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of  mayonnaise.  Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family.  My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.  The guy who gave us our tour  is named Ed.  He’s one of the brothers.  Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce  formula.  He’s even developed sauce formula for McDonald’s. Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz.

During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise.  People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil.  Ed’s answer will surprise you.  Ed said that all commercially-made mayo is completely safe.  “It doesn’t even have to be refrigerated.  No harm in refrigerating it, but it’s not really necessary.”  He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set  at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment.  He then talked about the quintessential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the ‘victim’ last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?).  Ed says it’s not the mayonnaise (as long as it’s not homemade mayo) that spoils in the outdoors.  It’s probably the onions, and if not the onions, it’s the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions.  You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.

He says it’s not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.

It’s already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put on your hotdogs at the baseball park!)

Ed says if  you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you’ll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put it on your sandwich, you’re asking for trouble.  Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

So, how’s that for news?  Take it for what you will.  I (the author) am going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of  mayonnaise every year.

Also, dogs should never eat onions..  Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions.

Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next day.  It becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

Please pass this on to all you care about.

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We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha

Stamp Out Negativity…Fast!
by Darryl Hudson

You’ve probably heard that one of the most common
practices of successful people is positive thinking. But
how easy is it to really make this a practice in your
life? Sure, you’ve probably had good days where you could
keep your thoughts positive and empowering.

But what about those days when it just seems that
nothing is going right and you can’t seem to keep the
flies of negative thought from ruining your picnic? If
you’re curious about the solution to this dilemma, this
simple yet powerful strategy might be just what you’re
looking for…

Reframing Your Thoughts

The first key to stamping out negative thoughts fast
is to accept that your thoughts not only influence your
actions, but that they are also influenced BY the actions
which you take in response to them. In other words, when
you allow fear to influence you to act fearfully, that
fear is only going to grow more and more powerful.

But if you refuse to allow fear to influence you to
fearful actions, and if you choose acts of courage
instead, you’ll find that your fear will take on a
context: excitement. Think about this: biologically, the
differences between fear and excitement aren’t any
different. They both cause accelerated heartbeat, rapid
breathing and a heightening of your physical senses.

But there is an enormous difference in the frame of
mind that accompanies fear and that which accompanies
excitement, and that frame of mind is influenced by your
experiences. For example, if you fear rejection and
choose to retreat into the privacy of your own thoughts,
you’re only reinforcing what you fear through what
psychologists call “self-rejection.”

On the other hand, you choose to act in courage by
either approaching that prospect, or speaking to that
member of the opposite sex who you’re afraid of being
rejected by, you give that fear a new context. And the
more persistent you are in confronting your fear with
acts of courage, the less like fear it will seem, and the
more excitement you’ll feel.

This is the fastest and most effective way to stamp
out “negative” thoughts. Now, in case you’re thinking
that this sounds way too simple to be true…

Making the Switch

Have you ever changed your mind about something? Of
course you have…but what really changed? Most likely it
wasn’t your mind, it was your actions…and those actions
changed because your priorities changed. In other words,
you decided that a new action was more important than
your original action.

This is exactly the key to reframing your thoughts by
taking new and empowering actions. The next time you’re
overwhelmed by worry or fear, or any other kind of
negative thought, ask yourself this: “What action is this
negative thought keeping me from taking?”

If the action is stupid or if you don’t have it
planned out, then your “negative” thought might be
completely valid. It might be telling you that you need
to develop a more solid plan of action. But if the action
is something which would be beneficial to you or someone
you care about, redirect your focus to what’s really
important.

Your thoughts and emotions are influenced by what you
focus on, and the more you focus on what’s important to
you, the less thoughts and feelings of fear and worry
will hinder you from taking positive action. You’ll also
be more empowered to confront your negative thoughts with
acts of courage, and those actions will reframe your
thoughts.

TIP: The next time that you have a “negative” thought,
stop and think about what that thought
might be trying to tell you.

Most often, once you discover the source of
your negative thoughts, they lose their power to influence
you. But if you keep trying to bury them, you’ll miss the
insight that they hold, and the more persistent they’ll
become.

My sincere thanks go to Darryl Hudson for this article

You can read more from Darryl on his blog darrylhudson.com

Earlier this evening I joined a wonderful webinar
with the lovely Rev. Maggy Whitehouse

The topic was the Spiritual Laws of Prosperity,
One of the subjects Maggy can extol on

She dispelled many myths in the hour,
especially the one that says,
“The love of money is the route of all evil”

According to Maggy a better translation would be,
“Obsession with money is A route of all the crap in your life”

Here is a one page PDF of her translation

Maggy Love Of Money

As soon as I have the MP3 of the webinar from Maggy
hopefully in a few days time, that will also be on this blog

I recommend you also follow Maggy on FaceBook

http://www.facebook.com/maggy.whitehouse

The first time I read that FAILURE was an essential part of any success story was
whilst reading my favourite book; Napoleon Hill’s classic work, Think and Grow Rich!

Napoleon uses the language of his time which can seam rather archaic in the 21st century

However, I was grateful to discover that one of the most successful writers of the
21st century also extols the virtue of making the most of failure

Watch this short video and make up your own mind

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

Once you have watched this, I hope it puts your own tribulations into perspective

As always, Please post your thoughts in the comments section

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It is just a year ago that the world lost one of its most inspirational motivators

Jim Rohn is sadly missed but thankfully, he left us all a great legacy

Here is a great example of his inspiration:

If you would like to discover more about
the inspiration of Jim Rohn
just follow this link  >>> Jim Rohn Inspiration <<<

The New Year 2011 is almost here and to make it
YOUR BEST YEAR EVER
I have secured this exclusive
4 Part Video Series from Darren Hardy
Called “Living Your Best Year Ever!”

Darren is one of the worlds leading success coaches and he will
help you discover Your Road Map to Your Success in 2011

Darren uses graphic stories to drive the points home,
I love the Chicken and Eagle story

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