HOW TO ATTRACT SUCCESS AND LIVE ABUNDANTLY

I am embarking on a journey and I invite you to come along. This is a personal journey to discover how to live abundantly and attract those things that we really want in life. While each of us may be heading in different directions, the process will be the same. We will first determine the destination, map out the route and enjoy the scenery along the way. Are you interested? Want to come along?

“Success is getting what you want
happiness is wanting what you get.”
Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American Author, Traine

DESTINATION

Before we even begin to travel, we have to know where we are going. So, let’s define success and living abundantly. For me, it is having what I need and needing what I have. Just being able to recognize that I have enough is empowering. However, there are times in my life when I over-commit and over-indulge. The goal of my journey is to recognize that I do not need it all or even want it all. I just want enough.

What does success and abundant living mean to you? Let me help you along by asking a few questions. When you reached your destination, what will it look like? What will it feel like? What euphoria are you seeking? What dreams are hidden away because you thought they were impossible to obtain? I ask these questions so that you will focus on the possibilities. If you do not know what it is you want, then you will not know if you have reached your goal. As a colleague once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.”

PLANNING

It is time to put on your thinking cap and make a list of your goals. If you are like most people, your list may include losing weight, exercising more, eating healthier, reading more books, or getting organized. However, you may desire mini-vacations, a cruise, more money in the bank, more time with family and friends, a new car, or a bigger home. Pull out some paper and pen and start making your list. Simply writing it down starts the process of making it happen. Success will not be far behind.

Many folks make hasty resolutions on New Year’s Day and then chuckle hoping that the changes will last for a week or so. The inability to follow through on resolutions is due to the lack of a passionate conviction and no map or plan. We state a half-hearted remark such as, “I want to get organized,” and then spend a few hours clearing off the desktop. However, when life gets busy again, we are right back to the same old habits with the same old results - clutter and disorganization. Whatever happened to commitments?

CHALLENGE

During the next few days, list all the things that would make your life abundantly successful. Next to each entry, list how you will feel when you actually achieve that desire. Here is a sample layout:

I want to achieve___ — When I get it, this is how I will feel__

1. Abundant health — I will feel like I am floating when I walk. Daily activities will be effortless. I will stand tall, head erect and vibrantly observe my surroundings.

2. Abundant finances — When I sit down to pay the bills, I will have more money than I need in my accounts and I will feel thankful to those that have provided a valuable service that makes my life easier.

3. Abundant energy — Sleep will rejuvenate me and each morning I will feel refreshed and eager to experience new opportunities.

4. Abundant organization — When order is a part of every facet of my life, my surroundings nurture me physically, mentally and emotionally.

NOW IT IS YOUR TURN

I Want… — And, when I get it I will feel…

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FEEL IT

We marvel at the feats of Olympic athletes winning by a mere inch or a fraction of a second. When asked how they accomplished such excellence, often they respond, “I feel the weight of the medal around my neck and the headiness of standing on the center podium listening to my national anthem.” Feeling the success is powerful stuff! This is the track that changes wishful thinking into actuality. Fe-e-e-e-l it!

When you are feeling your best, filled with joy and gratitude, you attract more joy and everything around you vibrates with pleasure. Yet, on those days when you are off balance, filled with fear or worry, you experience discontent everywhere. It is simply the law of attraction at work. Like attracts like. When you think of something that will make you happy, you feel uplifted, joyous and grateful.

The way you think is the way you feel, and that is the power to attract success and abundance. Circumstances outside yourself cannot and will not control your life once you recognize that it is your feelings that set the stage for abundance. You are not a puppet. You have freedom of choice, the freedom to achieve abundant living and success.

SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY

The key to success starts with desire - desire for an abundant bank account, desire for a slimmer body, desire for a new car, desire to organize the garage, desire to learn a foreign language, desire to master the incoming mail, desire to play the guitar, desire to live simply. Whatever your definition of success may be, you can achieve it with a deep down, passionate must-have feeling.

Ask yourself, “What do I want and why do I want it?” Begin to feel the pleasure your response evokes.

Clutter can entangle you in chaos and confusion and plunge you into depression. Clutter has a negative effect on all aspects of your life - physical, mental and emotional. It traps you into living in the past, fearful of the future. Take the steps to eliminate clutter and rejoice in your peaceful surroundings. With the help of Judith Ann Kirk you will learn to eliminate stressful clutter and find joy in your surroundings.

Boating has turned out to be a very preferred past time and is a hobby which both old & young age groups currently want to participate in. Power Boating as a sport, hobby, personal challenge or company investment is immensely satisfying for each and every one who takes part. It makes an incredible mutual experience whilst helping to cement existing bonds, as well as crafting new relationships. With such a well-liked & helpful sport it is significantly important that you get a first-rate and well-received organisation to go on a yachting course with or go power boating training/ school with. These may be taxing to come across, nonetheless, there is one well-accepted and established company around, that is Ondeck Sailing School.

Ondeck have been running as a qualified sailing school for more than eight years now. The recent investments in power boats means the company has increased upon the current sea school product to additionally offer an extensive mixture of power boating activities aboard high performance Dehler’s. These activities consist of: skippered charter, company sailing, competition charter, mile building opportunities, cruising, adventure power boating trips, ocean passages as well as Caribbean charters.

Ondeck Sailing School focus on yachting tuition and actually have a sailing and powerboat school. To be found in the Solent & the City, Ondeck sailing gives your staff the whole RYA boating exercise syllabus, ranging from complete novices to Ocean yacht professionals. With the Power Boating training, Ondeck try and focus on the personal approach. And with well over nine years of knowledge this company has got it down to a fine art. Ondeck Sailing still maintain to deliver professional, pleasant, qualified, safe & in essence enjoyable lessons. Click here to find the best Yacht Sailing Courses online at http://www.ondeck.co.uk today.

The next big choice each person will often have to make is to choose which class to go for as there are loads to pick from and even if you have not sailed previously there is a power boating class that is perfect for you. You can join in any lesson at any period according to your skill and capability. Nevertheless, it is vital to remember that the boating education, training times & costs may differ & in consequence it is valuable to glance through the Ondeck site to find all of this important information. Failing this there are phone numbers you can call and the Ondeck team will be thrilled to help your firm in whatever way you call for.

If you’ve never power boated before & you need a training session that is going to show you all you require to be acquainted with sailing & it’s additionally going to bank you hundreds of pounds then Ondeck is the ideal choice. With their flexible classes you can sign up at the point according to your preceding skill. The power boating lessons are made up of modules that are taught as individual elements, this will permit all Ondeck Sailing School clients to study the modules at there own pace & leisure but only be charged as a package price which, repays you. There are 2 key areas where you may do the sailing exercises such as London and Gosport.

Event Management software has been developed to automate and manage various business events efficiently. This software facilitates scheduling and event calendaring for business organizations. Event management software makes event management possible at a reduced cost, and it maximizes resource utilization and streamlines communications.

Event Management software is useful for all organizations irrespective of size, scope and industry. It manages various tasks such as conferences, galas, day camps, summer camps, leagues, teams, business events, classes, meetings, universities and sporting events.

The application of the software is imperative when one has to manage several events that are time consuming and resource intensive. Investing in event management allows for improved productivity as well as easy event coordination. It helps to reduce manual labor and aids in effective internal communications.

Event management software is a reliable and affordable solution for marketing and managing conferences, conventions, exhibitions, expositions, seminars and trade shows. It saves precious time on organizing, cataloguing, and otherwise keeping track of all details involved in putting together any kind of event you can imagine. This will free up more time for devoting to the more creative brainstorming aspects of putting an event together. It also allows companies to continue to focus on the day-to-day duties of the company, rather than taking away from it to plan an event.

Several event management software packages are available on the market. It requires careful study to choose one that suits the event management requirements of your firm. Before choosing particular event management software, ask to run a trial version.

The need for an AdSense alternative continues to grow. Soon Yahoo will be releasing their YPN to the general publishing world, and word is MSN also has something in the works. Until recently, there hasn’t really been a decent alternative to AdSense.

Onto the stage rushes Chitika - a great looking PPC advertising opportunity that delivers small pictures and a nice tabbed ad, delivering 4 or five times the information that one AdSense ad delivers. This content can be keyword targeted, giving you even greater control over your ads.

Recently Chitika started offering alternate ads, which allow you to show whatever ad you want to someone on your site that is not approved in the Chitika system to click. This means that if someone from a third-world country visits your site, and they are not on Chitika’s authorized country list, they won’t see your ads. This is good because, if they saw and clicked your ad, you wouldn’t get paid for it anyway. So it’s better to just put an alternative ad, such as an ad from Commission Junction or something that has the potential to still pay you.

As Chitika continues to grow, and their userbase steadily increases, the need for quick information grows as well. Recently Joel Comm (of AdSense ‘fame’) released a new book, Chitika Secrets. The book, available at Chitika-Secrets.com, is a tell-all packed with great tips and ideas for any web publisher. If you are a website publisher, and are looking for a quick way to ramp-up on all of the best Chitika secrets, this is the ebook for you.

New websites such as Chitika-Chat.com are popping up across the ‘net. Users are beginning to collaborate on ideas and tips that will help shape the future of online advertising.

Are you signed up for Chitika? If you are an AdSense publisher (or not!), you should consider other revenue streams like Chitika.

Will is author of many articles related to making money, which you can read at Boosting Profits.

The Internet is connecting advertisers and marketers to customers from Boston to Bali. If you’re thinking about advertising on the Internet, remember that many of the same rules that apply to other forms of advertising apply to electronic marketing.

The Federal Trade Commission Act allows the FTC to act in the interest of all consumers to prevent deceptive and unfair acts or practices. The FTC has determined that a representation, omission or practice is deceptive if it is likely to:

1. Mislead consumers and

2. Affect consumers’ behavior or decisions about the product or service.

In addition, an act or practice is unfair if the injury it causes is:

1. Substantial

2. Not outweighed by other benefits and

3. Not reasonably avoidable.

The FTC prohibits unfair or deceptive advertising in any medium. That is, advertising must tell the truth and not mislead consumers. A claim can be misleading if relevant information is left out or if the claim implies something that’s not true. For example, a lease advertisement for an automobile that promotes “$0 Down” may be misleading if significant and undisclosed charges are due at lease signing.

In addition, claims must be substantiated, especially when they concern health, safety, or performance. The type of evidence may depend on the product, the claims, and what experts believe necessary. If your ad specifies a certain level of support for a claim - “tests show X” - you must have at least that level of support.

Other points to consider:

Disclaimers and disclosures must be clear and conspicuous. That is, consumers must be able to notice, read or hear, and understand the information. Still, a disclaimer or disclosure alone usually is not enough to remedy a false or deceptive claim.

Testimonials and endorsements must reflect the typical experiences of consumers, unless the ad clearly and conspicuously states otherwise. A statement that not all consumers will get the same results is not enough to qualify a claim. Testimonials and endorsements can’t be used to make a claim that the advertiser itself cannot substantiate.

If your ad uses phrases like “satisfaction guaranteed” or “money-back guarantee,” you must be willing to give full refunds for any reason. You also must tell the consumer the terms of the offer.

Non-Compliance

If you fail to follow these rules, you run the risk of being prosecuted by the FTC. Successful prosecutions typically result in injunctions against your site and damages awarded in the amount of $11,000 PER VIOLATION.

Richard Chapo is the lead attorney for the law firm http://www.SanDiegoBusinessLawFirm.com - a firm providing legal advice to California businesses. This article is for general education purposes and does not address every facet of the subject matter. Nothing in this article creates an attorney-client relationship.

Plus size wedding gown, shopping doesn’t have to be
traumatic. Shopping for your plus size wedding gown can be so
much easier if you know in advance which styles will flatter
you. Dress Slimmer on your Wedding Day with Body
Fit and Style. The following is an excerpt from Plus
Size Bridal Guide. Hourglass Figure - Also called X shape,
Curvy Shape: You have the easiest shape to dress. You can
call attention to your waist. Soft fabrics are very flattering
to you. If you are tall, your defined waist creates balance. If
you are short, you may want to de-emphasize your waist a little
so you don’t look chopped in half. You would accomplish this by
wearing a plus size wedding gown with vertical lines that curve
in at the waist instead of a dress that has an actual,
horizontal waistline. You are curvaceous. Celebrate it!!!!! The
hourglass figure can easily wear ball gown, sheath or a-line
style wedding gowns.

Rectangular Figure - Also called H Shape, I Shape, and
Straight Shape: Because your silhouette is straight up and
down, you would want to create waist definition with vertical
lines that curve in. Princess seams work well for you. Fitted
bodices with a slightly dropped waist, Basque waist or v-waist
work well for you, as well. Anything that gives the illusion of
a waist without a horizontal line at your waist will work well
for you. Empire waistline is your friend. You can wear sheaths,
empire style, raised waist, a-line, Basque waistline, dropped
waist. Avoid gathered or heavily pleated fabric at the waist. If
you are in the upper plus sizes, you might look in evening wear
and look for a white beaded gown in the tunic and skirt style.

Apple Figure - Also called O Shape, Circle Shape or Round
Shape: This is the most difficult shape to dress. Your
figure is visually larger or wider above the waist and narrower
around your hips and thighs. Think vertical lines. Avoid
anything that creates an actual horizontal line at the waist.
Some a-line in the skirt is ok if it falls in a nice, soft
drape. No crinolines. Avoid gathered or heavily pleated fabric
at the waist. Empire style and soft drape a-line styles are your
best choices. If you could find a two piece gown with a straight
skirt and a tunic style top, this would work very well for you.
You might look in evening wear and look for a white beaded, lace
or crepe gown in this style, especially if you wear the upper
plus sizes and just not feeling comfortable in any other style.

Pear Figure - Also called A Shape, Triangle Shape:
Wonderful pear shaped women have a waist - sometimes a tiny
waist. You can wear bodices that are fitted and defined. You can
even have a gown with a horizontal line at the waist. You can
wear a-line or anything that flares out. A fitted bodice that
comes to a V in the front elongates your slim upper body and
makes the skirt just flow over your hips and makes them
disappear. Sometimes, however, a pear shaped woman can have very
small or sloping shoulders. You may need to add some small
shoulder pads (fabric store) to hold the shoulders up. Avoid
straight skirted gowns. They will pull across the hip area. And
you may read somewhere that empire style works for pear shape,
but I disagree. Empire style hides your greatest asset - your
little waist. A-line, defined waist ballgown, or Basque styles
will look great on you.

Plus size bridal shopping can be a wonderful and exciting
experience. By knowing your body type, you can easily shop at
online bridal shops. By choosing the right design for your body
type, your perfect plus size wedding gown will arrive at your
door ready to make you the beautiful bride you always dreamed of
being.

Media Changes and Shake-ups

Media is changing in our society. Where media used to be divided into the categories of television, radio, and print publishing (books, magazines, newspaper, etc.) media today is intermixed. Some key innovations in technology–e.g. the personal computer, the internet, the cell phone–have revolutionized the way people communicate, and as the functions of these inventions become more popular, newer technology finds ways to unite them together. With the technology available to us today, newspapers and magazines are read on the internet, books are available for e-download on cell phone screens, and podcasts broadcast radio programs to millions everywhere.

Media technology is blossoming in every facet of the industry, which in turn alters the ways people use media to communicate, learn, stay connected, and be entertained. In particular, the internet has revolutionized the way people use computers and digital devices to interact. Social Media Platforms like Myspace and Facebook create digitalized social spaces where people keep track of their friends, share their lives, ambitions, and businesses, and make connections. Digital media, such as streaming online video feeds (Youtube) provides a unique source of information and entertainment for millions worldwide. With the invention of the iPhone from Apple and handheld telecommunication devices like it, all forms of media can be taken anywhere.

As technology changes media, media companies invoke change in business practices to maximize new and emerging markets. Where the media industry was once divided into the branches of television, radio, and print publishing–branches that sometimes cooperated and sometimes competed for advertising dollars–the distinction between them has become increasingly blurred. As the different mediums for communication become more interconnected, media companies themselves have found it increasingly profitable to collaborate, establish partnerships, and facilitate mergers between media companies in order to incorporate radio, television, newspapers, magazines, search engine technology, telecommunications under one umbrella.

The technology leaders in the shake-up of the media industry include technicians, innovators, enterprising businessmen and women, and the media metric moguls that scramble to make sure their technology provides accurate information on what it’s all worth. Although the playing field keeps changing, leaders and innovators in media technology are on the forefront of systemic social, business, and political change.

As innovations in technology and media continue to change, keeping and eye on the leaders of the industry will let us know what is coming next in a interconnected world where media is the conduit for business, the vehicle for social interaction, and the springboard for technological development.

Business alliances are valuable bridges that can be used to reach new customer audiences. These alliances are typically like-minded businesses that serve the same audience demographic but offer separate, complimentary non-competing services or products.

A business, recognizing the importance of nurturing existing client relationships, typically develops a firm foundation of client trust. These clients need other services. With a business referral network, not only does your business benefit from the added exposure offered through this network, but your clients benefit as you are providing an important service to them as well.

By giving your customers access to preferred vendors who may offer value added discount incentives, you are saving your clients time and money, and what could be more valuable to them than that?

Certain professions in particular have a responsibility to recommend other professionals to their clients. A dentist, for example, even the best dentist, doesn’t make it a practice to perform oral surgery, that’s reserved for the oral surgeon. So it makes perfect sense that the dentist would recommend a qualified oral surgeon to his or her patient when the need arises. Similarly, a general practitioner wouldn’t think of performing brain surgery or offer cancer treatment to his valued patients.

Many doctors refer other specialized doctors based upon the needs of their patients and this is an extremely common and necessary practice in the medical field.

But the medical field is not the only industry that benefits from developing proactive B2B referral relationships. Some other businesses that benefit from this type of synergistic relationship may include:

a realtor offering a recommendation to a mortgage broker

a website designer referring a website hosting company

a restaurant referring a florist’s valentine promotion

a home builder recommending a landscaper

a plastic surgeon suggesting a cosmetic dentist

a hotel wedding coordinator referring a DJ or musician

a financial planner recommending an insurance agent

Your recommendation to a trusted alliance business partner is greatly appreciated by your customers. Most everyone appreciates even the smallest comfort level offered through a referral, especially when searching for important service providers. Letting your fingers do the walking through miles and miles of advertisers in the yellow pages is a scary proposition when you need a new home loan or a plumber to fix a serious leak.

When considering an important decision like who to call for medical care, home repair, personal services etc…choosing a service provider from an advertisement is really no better than a crap shoot. At least a referral, even one that comes from a 2nd or 3rd tier source, is better than no recommendation at all.

There are two major benefits associated with referring pre-qualified associate partners

1. You offer a service to your valued customers by helping supply a need

2. You get more business as your partners reciprocate the favor and recommend you to their customers.

The latter is called cross promoting. Cross-promotional strategies allow your business to have access to a warm market that could never be reached any other way.

Email offers a simple, cost effective way to facilitate the process of referring and getting referred. Not only does email make it easier to introduce your clients to your referral partners and vice versa, but with the right tools you can also measure and track the success.

This referral growth success is realized through your own customer base as well as the customer base offered through your alliance business partners. By piggybacking on mutually beneficial business relationships, your exposure increases while your ad spend decreases. The more referrals you get, the less you have to advertise.

Aligning yourself with synergistic qualified business professionals is a win-win scenario, not only for you and your referral partners, but for your valued customers as well.

Diana D’Itri is the Exec VP of Ravebiz, a leading referral marketing and technology company. She’s a key driving force behind educating clients on how to generate more quality referred customers through practical applications and an automated, web based system called the Rave APG eReferral.

For a free download “31 tips for boosting referral business”

go to http://www.ravebiz.com Diana can be reached at (866) 284-3020 or email her at diana@ravebiz.com.

Copyright 2005 Wendy Owen

How can sleep deprivation affect weight loss? Surely the reverse
is true! If we’re tossing and turning all night, aren’t we
burning a few more kilojoules?

Perhaps, but it’s more complicated than that. When we don’t have
enough sleep, our energy is very low. This can trick the brain
into thinking it requires more food to replenish our energy
stores.

So we tend to eat more. Not only that we tend to crave high
energy foods such as ice cream, cakes or sugar laden soft drinks.

To make matters worse, the effects of sleep deprivation can
lessen the body’s ability to process glucose efficiently leading
to an increased tendency to put on weight. This could also lead
to an increased risk of diabetes.

Lack of sleep also produce higher levels of the stress hormone
cortisol and lower the metabolic rate which means we burn less
kilojoules.

A simple way to increase the metabolic rate is to exercise every
day. But we don’t feel like exercising when we’re tired do we?
No, a seat in front of the telly is far more appealing,
preferably with our favourite comfort food!

So if we’re trying to lose weight or simply maintain our weight,
the amount of sleep we have is super important. Sometimes all we
need to do is increase our awareness.

First here’s what not to do. Don’t nap for long periods during
the day. This will upset your natural circadian rhythm and lead
to wakefulness at night.

Late night snacks? The body simply can’t digest these and they
will be laid down as fat! If you must eat late make it a lite
yoghurt, herbal tea or milky drink. Forget the coffee and black
tea as these contain stimulants.

Here’s a few tips:

Increase your exercise. This can be done without enrolling at
the gym! Simply walk more. Get of the bus one stop earlier and
walk the remaining distance. Take the stairs instead of the lift.

If the above is not for you, go shopping! Large shopping centres
are wonderful walking tracks. Have a look in the stores as you
sail past (stay away from food stores though!)

Taking more exercise increases the metabolic rate significantly
and enables us to have better sleep at night. It is also proven
to reduce stress which is the enemy of restful sleep.

Plan your day better. Start winding down in the evenings and use
the mornings for energetic chores. This will enable you to relax
better and you’ll fall asleep quicker.

If you have a sleep problem, get help. There are web-sites and
books that will increase your knowledge on safe and natural ways
to get a good night’s sleep.

So don’t help your body to put on weight through poor sleeping
habits. Eat healthy foods, get rid of stress, exercise more and
sleep your weight away!

Many people say you can’t get something from nothing, but in the world of affiliate marketing there lies an exception. Setting cliches and phraseology aside the realm of affiliate advertising has made the Internet a vibrant entrepreneurial playground. Like at no time before people are able to profit from virtual space and advertising. Requiring little or no effort or initial outlay the affiliate system has revolutionised website ownership.

But when an individual decides to become an affiliate, which website or sites should they advertise for. There is such a huge collection available on the Internet that the variety is truly staggering. Arguably the most important factor should be how popular or how likely is it that persons visiting a personal website are likely to follow the links to another. The bigger the industry the bigger the potential clientele. Very few industries these days can match the growth and the sustainability than that of the online poker business.

The virtual realm of the Internet has revolutionised the entire gambling and gaming industry. Making betting possible from the comfort of your own home and at any time of the day. The ease at which people can place bets or play games is staggering and has no doubt influenced the phenomenal rise of all gaming sites, but most notably that of online poker. For a long time poker had a very underground hushed up reputation even going to the extent of seediness. But now with online poker the barriers and the preconceptions have been blown away. The online poker revolution has changed the game forever, making it more popular and more accessible than at any point in it’s long history. The global village that is the Internet allows players from all over the world to lock horns in matches and tournaments, pitting their wits against professionals and amateurs alike.

Due to the surge in popularity of the online poker industry, there has been a huge boom in the revenue that these companies can turn over. As with any successful industry companies are desperate to cash in on the lucrative businesses. So the role of the advertising persons becomes all the more important as companies vie for new customers, to stay ahead or catch up with the leading sites. It is a dog eat dog billion dollar business so it is easy to understand why they might be willing to share some of the profits in order to maintain their reputation and expand the sites. This is where the average affiliate comes in. In exchange for a few advertisements on their personal site, they can receive money. All that the affiliate needs to do is attract visitors to the poker site and convince them to join up and they are off. For the lifetime of each player that joins through their site the affiliate will earn between 25 and 35% of the money they create. What could be simpler than that, all that is needed is the will power and the initiative to tempt visitors and an affiliate can make serious money for a very limited amount of work.

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