Inspiration

Breathe. Just Breathe.

January 25, 2012

rshartley /Foter There’s a basic technique I use regularly that has a big effect on how I experience my days. It seems way too simple to make so much difference, but I promise if you give it a try, you’ll notice a change in how you feel. What am I talking about? Breathing. That’s it. [...]

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Don’t Create Joy, Notice It

December 7, 2011

This is the season when exclamations of joy abound. But does rushing from store to store and party to party create joy? Is joy measured by how many presents we open or the number of lights we hang on our houses? The stores and parties often generate more stress than joy. And by now, we [...]

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“Being” is the Key

January 13, 2011

In my New Year’s post, I wrote about my business intentions for the coming year and I referred to reflecting on what we want to be/do/have in the next year. The way I expressed my intentions was in terms of “doing”. I think that’s quite typical, that most people express their goals in terms of [...]

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What’s Up for the New Year?

December 16, 2010

I heard from a number of people in response to last week’s post. I’m still tweaking my daily process as I see what works and what doesn’t. I’ll give you an update soon as to what I’m learning. I’ve decided to write shorter posts and occasionally post more often. I believe it’ll be more appealing [...]

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Break Down Your Business Plan

March 16, 2010

Having decided on my 5 streams of income – plus list building – I needed to make more detailed plans so I would know exactly what to do to achieve these goals. The first thing I did was better define what was required to achieve each of these streams. For example, one stream of income [...]

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What’s the Plan?

February 23, 2010

Well, it’s late February now. How are those New Year’s Resolutions going? I’ve never really liked making resolutions in January because we all expect to break them almost as soon as we make them. So why bother? I’m sure you received many emails at the beginning of the year, as I did, expounding on the [...]

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The Journey Has Value Too

September 8, 2008

I was on a call with Jack Canfield recently where Alex Mandossian was interviewing him to promote Jack’s book, “The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.” There was a great metaphor Jack used that I wanted to share. You should know by now how much I [...]

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Carrot, Egg, or Coffee?

September 2, 2008

This is another story I appreciate. I hope you will, too. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. [...]

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Donkey in the Well

July 28, 2008

I thought this week I would step back and get a bit philosophical. I know many are going through hard times, due to real estate issues or flooding or hurricanes or job loss. This little parable is an old story, but one of my favorites. It never fails to give me needed perspective when the [...]

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