Clearing your mind at will is a practice that some might say would take years to learn. Meditation is one of the most popular ways of doing this by sitting down and focusing on not thinking and breathing exercises. I have another alternative though and that is to exercise. Exercising very vigorously and getting you heart rate going is a great way to clear you mind very fast. Due to the fact that all you can think about is getting some air. The need to get more oxygen makes everything else irrelevant. Just imagine being held under water by someone. While your being held under your not thinking about your job, your phone, your family, money or anything except that you want to breath. And it is in that moment where your mind is totally free of burdens and thoughts about the past or future. You are in the here and now and able to appreciate it fully. So I'm not suggesting that you go out and get someone to hold your head under water, the equivalent to this is to exercise. Lifting weights, running, swimming, biking or anything that accelerates your heart rate past resting and gets the blood flowing will clear your mind.
This leads me to my overall idea that if you are in need of a break through for an idea or you are stressed and you want to just clear your head I suggest that you exercise and its good for your body as well.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Profitable Reasons to Brand Yourself
Have you ever tried to hammer a nail with the heel of your shoe? I did once, when I was a kid and didn’t have a hammer handy. It can be done, but I can assure you, it’s difficult – very, very difficult. So too is trying to build a business without branding yourself.
So, what exactly is personal branding?
In essence, personal branding is the process by which business people differentiate themselves by identifying and effectively articulating what makes them different or unique from their competitors – what makes them stand out from the crowd – a sort of personal USP (Unique Selling Proposition), if you will. This is especially important if you’re a service provider in a competitive field.
Why is personal branding so important?
Because if you don’t stand out from the crowd, that means you’re just like everyone else – a white jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. And if you’re just like everyone else, why should customers or clients choose you over your competitors? Answer: They shouldn’t, and they probably won’t!
Using myself as a real-life example, let me illustrate the importance of personal branding, and how it can make you stand out in a crowded field.
My name, “David Jackson” is a relatively common name. To make matters worse, there are many other David Jackson’s with business websites who have been online a lot longer than I have and are far more established.
But if you type “david jackson marketing” into Google without the quotation marks, I rank at the #1 position out of nearly 3 million pages. And if you just type in the name “david jackson” without the quotation marks. I rank #4 out of over 42 million pages. That didn’t happen by accident. That happened because I was relentless in establishing my personal brand.
When I created my website 3 years ago, my #1 objective was to have people associate my name with marketing – consistently solid marketing advice and quality marketing articles. And I was relentless in pursing that objective. Mission accomplished, but I’m not resting on my laurels.
Today, I’m just as relentless in trying to hold on to my top Google ranking. The numerous published articles on my site, as well as top authority sites keeps me highly visible, as well as provide the search engine spiders with plenty of fresh, quality, relevant nourishment.
And what are the overall results of all my hard work? Well, because of my personal branding efforts, I’m so busy with my consulting business, I’m actually turning clients away. Such is the power of personal branding and relentless execution.
Following are 5 profitable reasons why you should establish your personal brand:
1. Gain Expert Status
Without branding yourself, people will not perceive you as an expert. You will simply be another carnival barker in a sea full of carnival barkers. Branding yourself will give you expert status (provided, of course, you really are an expert) – and a much bigger megaphone.
2. Credibility and Trust
With the advent of the Internet and the world-wide dominance of Google, nowadays, as a business person, you are pretty much your Google search results. Let’s face it, any responsible person considering doing business with you is going to do their due diligence and search for information about you online to see if you’re legitimate and trustworthy. And if they can’t find you, or have a hard time finding you in Google’s universe, guess who’s going to get their business?
That’s right, if your competitors are more visible than you are in the search results, the perception will be, they’re more professional and trustworthy than you are. That means they’re going to get the business you could be getting. The best way to prevent that from happening is to effectively establish your personal brand – stand out in the crowd.
3. Gain An Edge On Your Competition
Earlier, I described personal branding as “the process by which business people differentiate themselves by identifying and effectively articulating what makes them different or unique from their competitors – what makes them stand out from the crowd – sort of a personal USP (Unique Selling Proposition).”
I also said, “If you don’t stand out from the crowd, that means you’re just like everyone else – a white jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. And if you’re just like everyone else, why should customers or clients choose you over your competitors?”
Well, by effectively establishing your personal brand, you automatically become a black jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. You stand out!
4. Increase Your Value
Establishing your personal brand will increase your perceived value and give you the ability to charge higher fees – provided, of course, you’re good at what you do. This will automatically increase your income. And if you are really good at what you do and your clients are satisfied, they will refer you to other clients. Higher fees, satisfied clients and referrals…This personal branding thing is sounding better all the time, isn’t it?
5. Gain Confidence
As you become more and more successful because of your personal branding efforts, you will also become more confident. This confidence will be obvious to everyone who comes into contact with you, including potential clients who will be magnetically attracted to you because of your confidence.
In closing, I didn’t write this article to teach you “how” to brand yourself. I wrote it to educate you on “why” you should brand yourself. If you want to learn how to brand yourself, there are personal branding experts far more qualified than I who can teach you about personal branding. One of the absolute best is Dan Schwabel (PersonalBrandingBlog.com).
There are also some excellent books on the subject. Two of my favorites are You Are a Brand!: How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success by Catherine Kaputa and The 10Ks of Personal Branding: Create a Better You by Kaplan Mobray.
David Jackson is a marketing consultant and the owner of Free-Marketing-Tips-Blog.com – Powerful, free marketing tips to help grow your business! http://free-marketing-tips-blog.com
This article courtesy of http://www.sitepronews.com/
So, what exactly is personal branding?
In essence, personal branding is the process by which business people differentiate themselves by identifying and effectively articulating what makes them different or unique from their competitors – what makes them stand out from the crowd – a sort of personal USP (Unique Selling Proposition), if you will. This is especially important if you’re a service provider in a competitive field.
Why is personal branding so important?
Because if you don’t stand out from the crowd, that means you’re just like everyone else – a white jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. And if you’re just like everyone else, why should customers or clients choose you over your competitors? Answer: They shouldn’t, and they probably won’t!
Using myself as a real-life example, let me illustrate the importance of personal branding, and how it can make you stand out in a crowded field.
My name, “David Jackson” is a relatively common name. To make matters worse, there are many other David Jackson’s with business websites who have been online a lot longer than I have and are far more established.
But if you type “david jackson marketing” into Google without the quotation marks, I rank at the #1 position out of nearly 3 million pages. And if you just type in the name “david jackson” without the quotation marks. I rank #4 out of over 42 million pages. That didn’t happen by accident. That happened because I was relentless in establishing my personal brand.
When I created my website 3 years ago, my #1 objective was to have people associate my name with marketing – consistently solid marketing advice and quality marketing articles. And I was relentless in pursing that objective. Mission accomplished, but I’m not resting on my laurels.
Today, I’m just as relentless in trying to hold on to my top Google ranking. The numerous published articles on my site, as well as top authority sites keeps me highly visible, as well as provide the search engine spiders with plenty of fresh, quality, relevant nourishment.
And what are the overall results of all my hard work? Well, because of my personal branding efforts, I’m so busy with my consulting business, I’m actually turning clients away. Such is the power of personal branding and relentless execution.
Following are 5 profitable reasons why you should establish your personal brand:
1. Gain Expert Status
Without branding yourself, people will not perceive you as an expert. You will simply be another carnival barker in a sea full of carnival barkers. Branding yourself will give you expert status (provided, of course, you really are an expert) – and a much bigger megaphone.
2. Credibility and Trust
With the advent of the Internet and the world-wide dominance of Google, nowadays, as a business person, you are pretty much your Google search results. Let’s face it, any responsible person considering doing business with you is going to do their due diligence and search for information about you online to see if you’re legitimate and trustworthy. And if they can’t find you, or have a hard time finding you in Google’s universe, guess who’s going to get their business?
That’s right, if your competitors are more visible than you are in the search results, the perception will be, they’re more professional and trustworthy than you are. That means they’re going to get the business you could be getting. The best way to prevent that from happening is to effectively establish your personal brand – stand out in the crowd.
3. Gain An Edge On Your Competition
Earlier, I described personal branding as “the process by which business people differentiate themselves by identifying and effectively articulating what makes them different or unique from their competitors – what makes them stand out from the crowd – sort of a personal USP (Unique Selling Proposition).”
I also said, “If you don’t stand out from the crowd, that means you’re just like everyone else – a white jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. And if you’re just like everyone else, why should customers or clients choose you over your competitors?”
Well, by effectively establishing your personal brand, you automatically become a black jelly bean in a jar full of white jelly beans. You stand out!
4. Increase Your Value
Establishing your personal brand will increase your perceived value and give you the ability to charge higher fees – provided, of course, you’re good at what you do. This will automatically increase your income. And if you are really good at what you do and your clients are satisfied, they will refer you to other clients. Higher fees, satisfied clients and referrals…This personal branding thing is sounding better all the time, isn’t it?
5. Gain Confidence
As you become more and more successful because of your personal branding efforts, you will also become more confident. This confidence will be obvious to everyone who comes into contact with you, including potential clients who will be magnetically attracted to you because of your confidence.
In closing, I didn’t write this article to teach you “how” to brand yourself. I wrote it to educate you on “why” you should brand yourself. If you want to learn how to brand yourself, there are personal branding experts far more qualified than I who can teach you about personal branding. One of the absolute best is Dan Schwabel (PersonalBrandingBlog.com).
There are also some excellent books on the subject. Two of my favorites are You Are a Brand!: How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success by Catherine Kaputa and The 10Ks of Personal Branding: Create a Better You by Kaplan Mobray.
David Jackson is a marketing consultant and the owner of Free-Marketing-Tips-Blog.com – Powerful, free marketing tips to help grow your business! http://free-marketing-tips-blog.com
This article courtesy of http://www.sitepronews.com/
Freelance Tattoo Artist book outline
FREELANCE TATTOOING
1.Introduction For beginners
2.About
3.What you will need(setup)
4. Where to get it
5.Where to tattoo
6.How to get your first client
7.The business of marketing yourself
8.Dos and don’ts
9.Tips for your success
10. About the author
1.Introduction For beginners
2.About
3.What you will need(setup)
4. Where to get it
5.Where to tattoo
6.How to get your first client
7.The business of marketing yourself
8.Dos and don’ts
9.Tips for your success
10. About the author
Book Recommendation
This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
•How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week
•How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
•How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
•How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
•How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent “mini-retirements”
The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek includes:
•More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
•Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating e-mail, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than $8 a meal
•How Lifestyle Design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times
•The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being eitherShow More
there is a link on the side of this page to go get a copy from Amazon.com
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Outline for Book
Brand yourself
Traffic
· exposure
Advertising
Old way
· Word of mouth
· Newspaper
· Radio
· TV
· Mail
New way
Internet
1. Social media
Blogs
Websites
Twitter
YouTube
Google
Podcasts
Affiliate marketing
Face book
Article writing
Email
Rss feeds
These methods reach more people thus generating more traffic for you
And now you can use these methods to bring you passive income like owning a parking lot or a laundry mat.
Internet business
Find a Niche
· Sell information
Software
Audio
Video
EBook
Make $$$$$ by providing solutions and valuable information to others
Friday, March 30, 2012
STRESS
ALL UPSETS HAPPEN IN THE MIND. STRESS OCCURS WHEN THE MIND RESISTS WHAT IS. THUS LEADING TO ANGER, SORROW AND FEAR.
Being comfortable in your skin
You are beautiful just the way you are. Love yourself. embrace yourself, be comfortable with yourself. Life is a gift that we are all given. You have strength courage and wisdom inside of you just waiting to shine. Inside your head there lives dreams that you want to bring out, but you have been too afraid to let it out due to the judgement of others. Your pride gets in the way of your humility, don't be afraid to make a choice because of what you might miss out on. Put faith in yourself, there is greatness within you. Close your eyes and think of all the things you want to see b/c if you open yourself up anything that you want can be, so let it be. Embrace your individuality because it isn't a flaw that you see when you look in the mirror it is a characteristic. You would never look at a Tiger and say that it is weird or ugly because it has stripes and you don't. Babies only know themselves and they are cool with that but somewhere along the path of us getting older we become effected by the opinions of others which makes us feel less valuable. We are born with no possession and we die the same way. But while we are here we are all given a gift called time. Time is something that is priceless and it cannot be brought or brought back. One must understand that you are given a gift that you cannot see or touch. However one must maintain this gift with great care or lose it. This leads me to speak about you and how you must love yourself and know yourself and appreciate the gift you have been given. When you were born you knew nothing of prejudice or cruelty, you knew nothing of self esteem or hatred, you knew nothing of not loving yourself. These traits have become self inflicted. You are really responsible for your own self esteem, no one can really control how you feel about yourself. So decide today to love you
Watch This Click On This Highlighted Button
Peaceful Warrior is a very inspirational movie that envokes inner discovery in yourself. It is a must watch for anyone who knoews that there is more to life and want to find out what that somthing is. So i recommend it to everyone thast reads this. Trust yourself to be able to enhance your life from watching this.
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"Take out the trash"
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
I LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR ME
BUT I HATE WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET YOU
I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL WHEN I'M WITH YOU
BUT I HATE BEING APART FROM YOU
YOU MAKE ME SMILE
BUT I HATE THAT YOU FRUSTRATE ME
I LOVE THAT YOU CAN GET ME ANYTHING
BUT I HATE THAT YOU COST SO MUCH
I LOVE YOUR POSSIBILITIES
BUT HATE YOUR LIMITATIONS
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE EVEN THE MOST SOLID MAN
YET YOU MAKE MEN LOSE THEMSELF FOR YOU
YOU CAN BRING A FAMILY TOGETHER
BUT TEAR THEM APART AT THE SAME TIME
I LOVE THAT I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME
BUT I HATE THAT I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME
I FEEL THAT I ONLY WORK FOR YOU
LIKE WITHOUT YOU I AM NOTHING
MEN BECOME CRIMINALS FOR YOU
MEN SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS FOR YOU
BUT FOR WHAT YOU DON'T LOVE ME
AND I SEE THAT NOW
I DON'T WANT TO BE KEPT DOWN B/C YOUR NOT AROUND
LET ME LIVE WITHOUT YOU I BEG
TAKE YOUR DESTRUCTIVE FORCE AWAY
B/C WHAT IS IT WORTH A MAN TO GAIN YOU AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL
CHASING MONEY,FANCY CARS,AND CLOTHS
Reread this again. Read each sentence slow and pause for 3 seconds between lines to let it sink in.
BUT I HATE WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET YOU
I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL WHEN I'M WITH YOU
BUT I HATE BEING APART FROM YOU
YOU MAKE ME SMILE
BUT I HATE THAT YOU FRUSTRATE ME
I LOVE THAT YOU CAN GET ME ANYTHING
BUT I HATE THAT YOU COST SO MUCH
I LOVE YOUR POSSIBILITIES
BUT HATE YOUR LIMITATIONS
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE EVEN THE MOST SOLID MAN
YET YOU MAKE MEN LOSE THEMSELF FOR YOU
YOU CAN BRING A FAMILY TOGETHER
BUT TEAR THEM APART AT THE SAME TIME
I LOVE THAT I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME
BUT I HATE THAT I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME
I FEEL THAT I ONLY WORK FOR YOU
LIKE WITHOUT YOU I AM NOTHING
MEN BECOME CRIMINALS FOR YOU
MEN SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS FOR YOU
BUT FOR WHAT YOU DON'T LOVE ME
AND I SEE THAT NOW
I DON'T WANT TO BE KEPT DOWN B/C YOUR NOT AROUND
LET ME LIVE WITHOUT YOU I BEG
TAKE YOUR DESTRUCTIVE FORCE AWAY
B/C WHAT IS IT WORTH A MAN TO GAIN YOU AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL
CHASING MONEY,FANCY CARS,AND CLOTHS
Reread this again. Read each sentence slow and pause for 3 seconds between lines to let it sink in.
Overcome Laziness
Remember: the key is motivation. We need to gain leverage over ourselves. We are either running from something or coming towards something. We are either afraid of something or hopeful.
1.What am I trying to avoid.
What do i not want, be very clear about what result and consequence will happen if you don't do it
2.What do i want
what is the best possible out come
3.Whats the next step
identify what is the next step
4.Taking the next step.
self explanatory
5.Repeat.
This takes time Rome wasn't built in a day, but repeat, soon it becomes effortless
1.What am I trying to avoid.
What do i not want, be very clear about what result and consequence will happen if you don't do it
2.What do i want
what is the best possible out come
3.Whats the next step
identify what is the next step
4.Taking the next step.
self explanatory
5.Repeat.
This takes time Rome wasn't built in a day, but repeat, soon it becomes effortless
Courage Comes From Accepting Your Fear
Fear of fatigue, fear of not doing it perfectly, fear of looking foolish fear of mistakes, fear of facing unworthiness, fear of losing, fear of being let down, fear of getting angry, fear of wasting your time, fear of being inexperienced, fear of fear. In short all these things keep people locked down and in their mess.
Don't subscribe to that crap. You have to have a warrior mindset. The way to freedom is in your mind, but because you aren't willing to go out on the battle field you will forever be less than your full potential.
"watch this" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badMwEC1YEQ&feature=related
There is a scene in the movie "Troy" where Achilles has to fight Boagrius who is a huge man, much bigger than Achilles, however even in spite of this fact Achilles chose to act and gained a victory even though the odds didn't seem to be in his favor. This is your wake up call put on a shield grab a sword and get ready for battle.
Don't subscribe to that crap. You have to have a warrior mindset. The way to freedom is in your mind, but because you aren't willing to go out on the battle field you will forever be less than your full potential.
"watch this" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badMwEC1YEQ&feature=related
There is a scene in the movie "Troy" where Achilles has to fight Boagrius who is a huge man, much bigger than Achilles, however even in spite of this fact Achilles chose to act and gained a victory even though the odds didn't seem to be in his favor. This is your wake up call put on a shield grab a sword and get ready for battle.
Get Off Your Butts
"Consider this people have exactly what they want in life, not what they think they want " is a statement that I tell my friends when they complain about not having what they say they want. "You can tell alot about a tree from the fruit that it bears." Which means you can talk about wanting money, but if you are constantly not earning any then you don't really want it.
Comfort is a real problem for alot of people. It is this issue with comfort that keeps one tangled in a web of "butts". I would make a business plan "BUT", I would exercise "BUT", I would start "BUT". This is an infinite list with a multitude of variations. In the end people either have excuses or experiences; reasons or results; buts or brilliance. They either have what they want or a detailed list of why they don't have what they want.
CHOOSE
Comfort is a real problem for alot of people. It is this issue with comfort that keeps one tangled in a web of "butts". I would make a business plan "BUT", I would exercise "BUT", I would start "BUT". This is an infinite list with a multitude of variations. In the end people either have excuses or experiences; reasons or results; buts or brilliance. They either have what they want or a detailed list of why they don't have what they want.
CHOOSE
Time For A Change
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR LIFESTYLE
LOOK AT YOU RESULTS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR RESULTS
LOOK AT YOUR ACTIONS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR ACTIONS
LOOK AT YOUR ATTITUDE
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE
LOOK AT YOUR PHILOSOPHY
THE ANSWER IS THERE REREAD TILL YOU GAIN UNDERSTANDING
LOOK AT YOU RESULTS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR RESULTS
LOOK AT YOUR ACTIONS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR ACTIONS
LOOK AT YOUR ATTITUDE
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE
LOOK AT YOUR PHILOSOPHY
THE ANSWER IS THERE REREAD TILL YOU GAIN UNDERSTANDING
Donating Time
Sending money from the comfort of your couch is cool. But actually giving up your time to contribute your knowledge, skills, or labor is another. You actually want to give something back. Besides you spent the first years of your life taking, spend the next years giving. The Benefits of community service are, you encourage and put a delightful look on peoples faces. You might not get paid for that, but how can you put a dollar amount on something that is priceless.
How:
Visit volunteer centers in each state or a church and list your skills and interests.
CategoriesWorking with children
Education and training
Business Admin
Building and construction like homes, bridges, damns and latrines
Health and nutrition
Community development
Staff volunteering
Agriculture and Farming
How:
Visit volunteer centers in each state or a church and list your skills and interests.
CategoriesWorking with children
Education and training
Business Admin
Building and construction like homes, bridges, damns and latrines
Health and nutrition
Community development
Staff volunteering
Agriculture and Farming
What Divides Us
what divides us
Together a people are strong but alone a people are weak. For example a single snowflake by its self is harmless but enough of them together have the power to shut down an entire city.
Our differences is what keeps us from prosperity, like:
Age
Sex
Size
Status
Where one lives
Religion
Race
for example:
old vs young
dark vs light
female vs male
tall vs short
one must know that distrust is stronger than trust.
And that envy is stronger than admiration and respect.
which keeps people divided.
Because divided we fall together we stand
It is very easy to spot what makes me and you different as you can tell by the list
However that is easy to do. But while looking at the rest of people you fail to see the best in people.
Like we all want to succeed
Relax
Have peace of mind
Want to make others feel good
Have a need to express ourselves
like to hang with good friends
Like good food
have made mistakes in life
like to make friends
like to be happy
like to feel appreciated
need love
like to laugh
like to smile
want to be respected
Among other things. We all want to succeed, so lets have that in common and help each other get there.
Together a people are strong but alone a people are weak. For example a single snowflake by its self is harmless but enough of them together have the power to shut down an entire city.
Our differences is what keeps us from prosperity, like:
Age
Sex
Size
Status
Where one lives
Religion
Race
for example:
old vs young
dark vs light
female vs male
tall vs short
one must know that distrust is stronger than trust.
And that envy is stronger than admiration and respect.
which keeps people divided.
Because divided we fall together we stand
It is very easy to spot what makes me and you different as you can tell by the list
However that is easy to do. But while looking at the rest of people you fail to see the best in people.
Like we all want to succeed
Relax
Have peace of mind
Want to make others feel good
Have a need to express ourselves
like to hang with good friends
Like good food
have made mistakes in life
like to make friends
like to be happy
like to feel appreciated
need love
like to laugh
like to smile
want to be respected
Among other things. We all want to succeed, so lets have that in common and help each other get there.
The high price of owning too much stuff, and what you need to know to shed some of it“.
We Americans live in a materialistic and consumer driven culture. Like its part of who we are. Its nothing wrong with owning "versatile solutions to modern living" (brad in fight club reference). But sooner or later you find yourself a victim to the realization that you own too much stuff. We are obsessed with stuff.
Stuff costs money, it costs to buy, maintain, store, and even money to sell. Not to mention the mental cost that’s comes with owning too much stuff. You think about it, obsess over it and worry about someone taking it.(Remember the Fight Club: "the things you own end up owning you.") How can you guard against this happening to you?
Ignore your neighbors: The desire to show off our success and peer pressure is a powerful path to clutter. Keeping up with the joneses is what they call it, the need to have what other people have. According to a 2006 survey entitled "
Focus on experience, not things: Experiences are more likely to bring you satisfaction than material goods. All you need are a camera and a computer to post you videos and photos or create a scrap book or a photo journal. Another advantage is that it doesn't take up space in your house. Have you ever tried to travel without heaps of stuff? It had to be a liberating experience, finding out that you could actually thrive without all those thing slowing you down. Travel is a great way to find out what we value and what’s important to have. In closing simplify your homes. Remove unwanted clutter by donating it. And enjoy your new found space. Necessity or Luxury" by the Pew Research Center, 33% of Americans now view cable or satellite TV as a necessity. In 1996 that number was 17%. Also, 51% now can't live without a home computer, up from 26% in '96. Make sure to buy what you need, what you will use and if you can buy things that have more than one use like a futon.
Emphasize on quality: In the past being frugal was celebrated and deemed a necessity to produce financial longevity. However always buying the cheapest option is not always a good thing in the long run because we all know that cheap =easy to break. That’s why I have learned that buying one excellent, expensive, item over several cheap ones is more practical in the long run, and it keeps clutter from taking over.
Borrow and lend: If your neighbor owns a bike pump or a gas can why do you need to own one, too? You can borrow it from them within reason and it also helps you form a relationship with them. When you borrow and lend among friends and family each own less.
The General Negativity Around Us And How To Overcome It
Ever wonder why its so difficult to keep negative thoughts out of your mind for any period of time? You constantly hear think positive, be positive, be happy. But how can you when the odds are so stacked against you? Its a miracle that we can even have a positive thought at all.
Our fight or flight response which is a pre built in, physiological response to danger use to be good for noticing dangerous animals before they spot you by asking what’s wrong with the environment. Now this life or death search for what’s wrong makes it so much harder to focus on what’s right. This negativity finding is automatic.
Then as children our parents trained us by telling us what not to do. Any departure from this and they laid the boom, down on us. Could that have just been a sign of our individuality? However this further enhanced our negativity by scanning for what not to do.
We turn on the news, and what's the news? Bad News. We pick up the newspaper and what do we read? News of fresh disasters. Commercials warn us of bad breath, body odor, constipation, and being picked on for not wearing fashionable clothes.
The favorite topic though? Gossip. The favorite activity? Complaining. From 4-7 pm, in bars around the nation citizens gather around for a daily meeting of the “isn’t-it-awful-club.” For the price of a drink, you can tell your days troubles to a stranger-providing you are willing to listen for an equal amount of time to the strangers woes. And for some reason they named it Happy Hour.
Then you have Enthropy which simply means that everything is transforming into something worse. That’s right your getting older. One day you woke up and you realized that you weren't as young as you use to be or you arent as in demand as you use to be.Time can be harsh if you let it. However ther is a solution you have to have purpose and drive and desire to succeed because no matter how bad the cards are stacked against you you will come out victorious.
In conclusion all of your internal and external programming will lead to negative thoughts. No big Deal, because when you have focus and purpose for a goal, you can have positive or negative thoughts along the way(its a certainty).Just remain focused and determined and your actions and direction will lead you through like a ship in troubled water trying to reach new land. Stay the course no matter what and Victory will be yours.
Our fight or flight response which is a pre built in, physiological response to danger use to be good for noticing dangerous animals before they spot you by asking what’s wrong with the environment. Now this life or death search for what’s wrong makes it so much harder to focus on what’s right. This negativity finding is automatic.
Then as children our parents trained us by telling us what not to do. Any departure from this and they laid the boom, down on us. Could that have just been a sign of our individuality? However this further enhanced our negativity by scanning for what not to do.
We turn on the news, and what's the news? Bad News. We pick up the newspaper and what do we read? News of fresh disasters. Commercials warn us of bad breath, body odor, constipation, and being picked on for not wearing fashionable clothes.
The favorite topic though? Gossip. The favorite activity? Complaining. From 4-7 pm, in bars around the nation citizens gather around for a daily meeting of the “isn’t-it-awful-club.” For the price of a drink, you can tell your days troubles to a stranger-providing you are willing to listen for an equal amount of time to the strangers woes. And for some reason they named it Happy Hour.
Then you have Enthropy which simply means that everything is transforming into something worse. That’s right your getting older. One day you woke up and you realized that you weren't as young as you use to be or you arent as in demand as you use to be.Time can be harsh if you let it. However ther is a solution you have to have purpose and drive and desire to succeed because no matter how bad the cards are stacked against you you will come out victorious.
In conclusion all of your internal and external programming will lead to negative thoughts. No big Deal, because when you have focus and purpose for a goal, you can have positive or negative thoughts along the way(its a certainty).Just remain focused and determined and your actions and direction will lead you through like a ship in troubled water trying to reach new land. Stay the course no matter what and Victory will be yours.
Are You A Failure?
To define failure we must first look at the definition of the word "fail". Webster defines fail as. a verb
1.to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The
2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study: He failed in history.
3. to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short: Our supplies failed.
4. to dwindle, pass, or die away: The flowers failed for lack of rain.
5. to lose strength or vigor; become weak: His health failed after the operation.
Among these, none of these sentences apply to a person who doesn't try anything.....
Now lets look at the word failure which is a noun. And a noun describes a person, place or thing, so
Failure: by my definition is quitting, giving up, or never trying at all....
so stop sitting around feeling depressed because you didn't do something and make it happen. Stop being a Failure.experiment failed because of poor planning.
1.to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The
2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study: He failed in history.
3. to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short: Our supplies failed.
4. to dwindle, pass, or die away: The flowers failed for lack of rain.
5. to lose strength or vigor; become weak: His health failed after the operation.
Among these, none of these sentences apply to a person who doesn't try anything.....
Now lets look at the word failure which is a noun. And a noun describes a person, place or thing, so
Failure: by my definition is quitting, giving up, or never trying at all....
so stop sitting around feeling depressed because you didn't do something and make it happen. Stop being a Failure.experiment failed because of poor planning.
The Limits That Limit You
Limiting beliefs... What is a limiting belief? A limiting belief is something that you believe about yourself, others or the world and although it isn't actually true, the fact that you think it is makes it true. This holds you back from experiencing all sorts of success and happiness. Anytime you tell yourself "I can't" or "that won't work" to something that's in the realm of possibilities that's a limiting belief. When you were born you had two innate limitations, the fear of heights and the fear of loud noises. These kept you from jumping off of very high places and being able to react quickly to signs of danger. However most limits we place on ourselves today are a result of nurture not nature. We place limits on ourselves as the result of negative experiences from our childhood and influence from authority figures or people who's opinion you value.
One must understand the structure of the limiting mind as well, for it tends to feed on itself in a downward spiral. Placing blame on yourself and others only helps to strengthening it. It can manifest in ways such as self doubt "remember the last time you messed up". Circumstantial doubt "everyone will make fun of me". Rationalization "why bother it won't workout any way". And false judgment "no one likes what I say". Not only does your limiting mind make you doubt it also places images in your mind like getting ignored, being mocked, bullied, being sad and alone, being observed and judged, or getting rejected and seeing more successful people do it better. Some even get a physical sensation like anxiety which does nothing but cause stress, even when there is no real physical threat. Is this you?
Now we will focus on the flip side of that coin. Called the “Freedom Mind”. To subscribe to the freedom mind means to free your mind from self imposed limits. To abolish a limiting mind, convince yourself logically that the dialogue of your limiting mind is incorrect and in fact self sabotaging.Biologically a freedom mind gives us signals of finding food to eat, water to drink, and the desire to have sex. Today we also have drives for power through career, enjoyment, play, and purpose from spiritual practice. Which means no matter what others think or how emotional you are or what obstacles arise, when you are hungry or thirsty you will do whatever it takes to quench these drives. We all have to eat, and nothing anyone said has ever stopped you from eating when hungry.For example if your limiting mind tells you that you don’t know what you are talking about or you will get nervous, your freedom mind can interject. Saying “I have spent time researching and I am prepared” or “I may have a natural stress reaction to this situation, because after all it is kind of stressful. But that doesn’t mean I can't handle it and use my nervousness to give me the drive needed to perform at my best and feel good about myself. I can handle this.” Take a moment and write down your own limiting minds reservations about that endeavor you want to pursue. Then write down corresponding freedom mind responses that empowers you. Using the word you for your limiting mind and I and Me for your freedom mind.
Free your mind. Let go of all doubts, fears, and dis beliefs.
Its up to you to feed regular positive scripts into your freedom mind on a regular basis. Do this when you wake and when you are going to sleep and periodically during the day especially at work. What will start to happen will be that these phrases and words will give you the power to overcome, persevere and succeed. Pick three freedom mind scripts or affirmations that you write down when you feel you will or self determination lacking.And switch up your affirmations as your needs d. A scientist doesn't know the word impossible nor do they subscribe to limits and you shouldn't either.
One must understand the structure of the limiting mind as well, for it tends to feed on itself in a downward spiral. Placing blame on yourself and others only helps to strengthening it. It can manifest in ways such as self doubt "remember the last time you messed up". Circumstantial doubt "everyone will make fun of me". Rationalization "why bother it won't workout any way". And false judgment "no one likes what I say". Not only does your limiting mind make you doubt it also places images in your mind like getting ignored, being mocked, bullied, being sad and alone, being observed and judged, or getting rejected and seeing more successful people do it better. Some even get a physical sensation like anxiety which does nothing but cause stress, even when there is no real physical threat. Is this you?
Now we will focus on the flip side of that coin. Called the “Freedom Mind”. To subscribe to the freedom mind means to free your mind from self imposed limits. To abolish a limiting mind, convince yourself logically that the dialogue of your limiting mind is incorrect and in fact self sabotaging.Biologically a freedom mind gives us signals of finding food to eat, water to drink, and the desire to have sex. Today we also have drives for power through career, enjoyment, play, and purpose from spiritual practice. Which means no matter what others think or how emotional you are or what obstacles arise, when you are hungry or thirsty you will do whatever it takes to quench these drives. We all have to eat, and nothing anyone said has ever stopped you from eating when hungry.For example if your limiting mind tells you that you don’t know what you are talking about or you will get nervous, your freedom mind can interject. Saying “I have spent time researching and I am prepared” or “I may have a natural stress reaction to this situation, because after all it is kind of stressful. But that doesn’t mean I can't handle it and use my nervousness to give me the drive needed to perform at my best and feel good about myself. I can handle this.” Take a moment and write down your own limiting minds reservations about that endeavor you want to pursue. Then write down corresponding freedom mind responses that empowers you. Using the word you for your limiting mind and I and Me for your freedom mind.
Free your mind. Let go of all doubts, fears, and dis beliefs.
Its up to you to feed regular positive scripts into your freedom mind on a regular basis. Do this when you wake and when you are going to sleep and periodically during the day especially at work. What will start to happen will be that these phrases and words will give you the power to overcome, persevere and succeed. Pick three freedom mind scripts or affirmations that you write down when you feel you will or self determination lacking.And switch up your affirmations as your needs d. A scientist doesn't know the word impossible nor do they subscribe to limits and you shouldn't either.
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