Doing Business -And Life- With Love

The evolution of consciousness takes so many different forms and shapes. Clearly there are many paths to the same place. Yet, there is one doorway those who choose awakened living all share. Eventually, as we unravel our resistance, and release our blocks to our own Magnificence we find ourselves standing at the entrance to our own hearts. And at some point, we must, walk in.

Yesterday I gave a workshop to introduce a group of budding business owners to the principles of Aware Entrepreneurship. For many of them the old forms of business don't work anymore. Hard sell tactics are of no interest. Managing with worry and fear only increases their stress and depletes them and they know it. Putting the bottom line before personal well-being no longer makes sense.
These are people who know that they want to stay connected to their hearts as they proceed in their work. They understand that they have unique gifts to offer and they want to build venues for their contributions without sacrificing their joy or their health.

So they are faced with a dilemma - How to build businesses that allow them to stay connected to their essence while getting things done in the world?
In my work I help individuals and groups build a foundation for conscious enterprise beginning with this action:

Stop the Internal Violence You Do to Your Own Self.

The most primary personal and professional work you can ever do for yourself, your colleagues, clients and customers is to release any unloving attitudes or behaviors you inflict upon your own self.

Be Kind: Replace Harshness with Tenderness

Be Present: Cultivate Acceptance of What is Happening Right Now

Be Inclusive: Cherish All Aspects of Your Self

These may seem like little things and yet by practicing them you can change the whole atmosphere of your life - both inside and out. Once you have established kindness, presence and the inclusive embrace of all that you are you will have a loving home base to work from. From here you will find that you naturally extend the same kindness, presence and welcome inclusiveness to those who choose your products or services. The path of heart is the best foundation for healthy relationships. It also contributes to the blossoming of health. It sets the stage for wealth - and opens the door for the fulfillment of purpose.

Love is the real force and the fuel that helps us to release struggle. The Choice to Love - self and others and life itself! - provides us with a way to link peaceful living with wordly success. They belong together.

Business and Life Goals - How to Set Creative Goals That Literally Draw You to Success

What life goals are you pursuing? Are you wanting to shed some pounds, or perhaps wanting to lower your blood pressure, or just have fewer and fewer headaches? Or, are you simply wanting to attain good health? Can you see a difference?

Look at another major area of challenge for many folks--finances. What financial goals are you going after? Are you wanting to get out from under all these bills that seem to come in so frequently, or are you wanting to reduce your large mortgage or monthly car payment? Or are you simply wanting to achieve financial freedom-whatever definition you put on that term? Can you see the difference?

Yes, the differences are subtle. They are small. To some they may seem trivial, largely semantical, and maybe even nonsensical. But I would like to propose that the differences are huge and will have a major impact on whether or not you ever attain your goal.

Running From or Running To?

You see in one case they are stated as what you are running from, trying to avoid, unsatisfied with, etc. In essence, they are stated from a rather negative point-of-view. On the other hand, the other goals are stated in a more positive manner, i.e., what it is that you are running toward, wanting to bring into reality.

Did you know that most people can't answer the simple question, "What do you want in life?" They can easily tell you what they don't want, but can't begin to tell you what they do want. Their response to the question will always be stated in terms of what they don't want. Isn't that sad? Where is their focus? Obviously, it's on what they're dissatisfied with. I'm sure you've heard that what you focus on multiplies and grows. Are you beginning to see the problem here?

When defining a goal, you want the focus to be on where you want to be rather than on where you are. Don't misunderstand me, both are important, and a little later we'll talk more about the importance of really getting a handle on where you currently are. But for the goal articulation step, the focus should always be on what it is that you are wanting to see.

Simple, Three-Step Approach

I recently was exposed to a new goal setting approach for business that made me realize that it's not only applicable to our network marketing business, but also to our coaching business, and to almost any other area of our personal lives where we want to move from our current reality to a desired future. The process is called the creative process and has been developed over the course of several years by Robert Fritz, widely recognized as an expert in the area of structural dynamics.

Step 1

It's an incredibly powerful process while being amazingly simple at the same time. You start by stating your goal or desired future. And of course, that's what we've been talking about up until now. It must be a goal stated in terms of what you want, not what you don't want anymore. I won't go into it in this article, but a goal should be a SMART goal to be effective (SMART = Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time specific).

Step 2

Next, you need to articulate the current reality, or where you are now, at this moment. I believe you can see the necessity for this--for example, if your goal is to go to Chicago, it would be helpful to know whether you're in Virginia Beach or in Los Angeles. Otherwise you're feet might get pretty wet. It's in this step of articulating current reality that it's entirely appropriate to state what you want to move away from.

In actual point of fact, the more dissatisfied you are with your current reality, the more power (Fritz calls it "structural tension") you will have to move toward your goal. So there is an actual advantage in making what you don't want sound as unlikable as you can while still being truthful about it.

Step 3

Then finally, the last step in the creative process is to define a few action steps (along with dates) that will move you toward where you want to be. They don't have to be big, gargantuan steps...they could be quite simple and small steps. An amazing fact is that, over time, the even the smallest of steps will add up to that big gargantuan step. If you're not too sure about what steps to take, follow the Nike commercials, "Just Do It!" Just do something...anything. Action is the magic key to goal attainment. Of course the action has got to be moving you in the right direction.

Failure not Allowed

And that's the beauty of the creative process. What if you find your action steps have been taking you in the wrong direction? Simply stop doing those action items and replace them with ones that are going in the right direction. No failure! No condemnation! It's just a learning process. It's growth! You've learned that what you were doing is going in the wrong direction. Just make the change. No big deal. Isn't that simple? And empowering?

All you need to add is a little support in the form of accountability and you're off and running toward fulfillment of another goal. Hallelujah!

Become Successful - 5 Keys to Influential Success For Your Business and Personal Life

Is it true that you can become a necessity to other people around you? Yes, you can become significant and enhance the lives of others. You become an influence when you demonstrate consistently, the behavior and skills that people admire the most. These same skills will also help you to insure success in your life.

Key of Attitude...Enthusiasm is contagious! Positive Attitude is the most important law in becoming influential. It is you in every case who will determine how you will face every day. The people around would rather associate with someone who has a positive attitude. You will find that the most successful of people will demonstrate an attitude that is positive.

Key of Self Confidence...The first sixty seconds are the most critical when you meet someone face to face. They are the most lasting impressions you will make and critical when you are looking to be appreciated. Your ability to clearly state your goals to others will directly affect the chances you will have of achieving them. A successful professional will pay close attention to their appearance and their body language. A person of influence does not feel that they are entitle to success but are willing to earn success by being their best.

Key of Work Ethic...Anything worth doing is worth doing well. I'm sure you have heard that statement before. Financial abundance is tied directly to productivity and profit is not a "bad" word. Each if us must earn our success and to do that each of us will keep our success by helping others to achieve their goals. The secret to have a good work ethic is to be who you say you are and do what you say you will do. Successful, influential people are committed to their goals and their ethics.

Key of Communication...You will find that the most successful people you will meet are great communicators. All the knowledge and skill that you acquire are not as effective if you can not communicate with others. People will judge and evaluate you b the way they hear and see you. By learning how to effectively communicate will help you to gain confidence and make a good impression. If you want to achieve the goals that you set then it is important to tell them to other people.

Ten Biggest Mistakes We Make When Trying to Build a Successful Career or Business and a Relationship

in day by day life we face a lot of challenges. Probably the most common of all is to build a career and to maintain your relationships with your family and loved ones as well as finding a partner and building a life together. These two areas are the main focus in our lives and they can be source of lots of unhappiness or the source of true happiness. Most of us live in some kind of a relationship. Some are real, then some are fake and the partners are pretending that everything is alright, but deep inside they know that this is not true and sooner or later this is going to end. Some of you know what the problem is, some of you don't, some try to do something about it, and some wait for the other half to make the first step.

One of the very common things we do is blame others or we blame external factors for not being happy in a relationship or for being single. The truth is that in most of the cases the problem is YOU.

1. You, like most of us might think that money can buy everything. Well, that might be true in some respects but money can't replace human connections.

Well money can bring us a whole lot of joy and happiness, and we can buy almost anything we want. What we cannot buy is true happiness and the knowing that people around us, especially the people who are important to us, like, accept, love and respect us for our real value as a person and not for our achievements like money, position or career. Another thing to think about is, do you indeed need that much money to be happy, is that your value at all or is it just a fake reflection of your life and a way to please yourself and others.

2. You may think that if you work harder and earn more money, your family or loved ones will be happier and more secure.

This is only half the truth, the problem in the end is that we become absolute strangers to our children, spouses, or our boyfriend, girlfriend and other members of the family. We work really hard to earn more money therefore we spend less and less time with our family and when we finally come home, we are too stressed out and too tired or even worse, we take our work home with us. Cold hard cash can't compensate for loneliness and feelings of abandonment.

3. You may think, " If I work hard enough for at least 5 years, I can finally slow down and have more time for myself and my family! "

When you take a decision such as this one, and, best case scenario, your family agree more or less with it, the question remains, how can you be sure that this is going to happen? In today's political and economical milieu it is really difficult to predict anything in the long run, in particular a 5 year plan in your work or business. You may have to change your business strategy, your workplace, probably even the place where you live, so you may find yourself with another 5 year plan before you know it.

4. You might think, "I can't be bothered now to build any kind of relationships, I need to concentrate on my career, on my business, when I'm established I will have time and money to engage in such things."

It is all well and good in your early twenties, but when you're hitting 30 and beyond, it is possibly wise to start thinking about a relationship's long-term prospects. And you may have to consider the possibility that you might have a self esteem problem. A relationship does not necessarily need more money, what it needs is more of YOU, more of your qualities as a person.

5. "I don't care, this is my way and I know what I'm doing! I don't need anybody or anything now, I'm comfortable this way and to be honest I already had some bad experience."

Fair play if this is your way. Don't bother if you really feel this way. It is your choice and it is alright. All of us had bad experiences and most of us felt this way more then once. The only difference is that we still cry and in the meantime pretend to be what we are not, or we learn from the past and think that it may be time we changed something and be happy in the end. You can pretend, play games and think that you are above every little trick that you are in a way untraceable and cool. The only question is, are you really happy and comfortable. No hard feelings and no regrets, no self-regret and no fear to start again and no fear to be alone.

6. "My way or the highway, I don't accept any compromise, any other way. I work hard and live hard! I have heard a lot of these things before and none of them are worth a dime. Things in life are not that easy and are not romantic. And it has been proven that in the end money talks and the rest will follow!"

I agree. Why not, in the end you are the Master of your own life, you decide on what and how, when and what, whom with and for how long, what the rules are and what are the rewards. But you have to bear in mind that after all this, one day you will find yourself alone, bitter, angry, disappointed and with the feeling that nobody understands you. You had your on way, you played by your own rules and you lived by your own statute. And what have you achieved? What are you in the end? Are you happy? Are you comfortable with what you have achieved? Because if not, do you think that you will be later on? Try to answer these questions to yourself as genuinely as you can.

7. You may think "My family is supporting me and they always understand me no matter what."

I don't want to disappoint you, this might be working well in the beginning, but after a while things start to change slowly and in almost all cases and painfully as well. One of the problems that may arise is that you will not receive more recognition or at least not in the way that you might expect. What is recognition? In the end we receive recognition when we bring good news or when we do something extraordinary, good or useful and beneficial. The fact that you try harder does not guarantee that you may gain in the end some kind of recognition. You are probably not there when your family needs you, they may need something but they don't want to bother you, you may need something but you don't tell them because you feel in a way guilty. This will bring the communication to an end and everybody will try to find understanding and comfort somewhere else.

8. Most of us think that their family is just the same like many other families with their struggles and fights and they survive and they are al right. Most of us might also think that without understanding, sacrifice and compromise what a relationship is after all. Some of us also think that without money, love is not worth a penny.

It is true, without sacrifice and compromise a relationship is not going to work in the long run. Another aspect that has to be taken into consideration as well is that times are changing and with time the way we live our life is changing too. We have to ask ourselves what do we consider as being a compromise and what other values do we add to our relationship. Whatever worked for the older generation is more then probably considered archaic and wont work on today's generation. What yesterday was in fashion or was a conventional fact, today is history. There are traditions and there is progress and both aspects need to be taken into consideration.

9. You might think that all you need is Power, Sex, Money We all heard these concepts of life, and mostly from men, rarely from women. If you look closely, you realize that most "successful" people are not really happy. They live their lives according to schedule, with when and how they graduate, with when and how they shall be successful, with when and how they build up their career or business, plan their marriage, their kids, and the list goes on. This encoded life after a while becomes boring and empty. You forget the meaning of life; you forget how to live. This is an illusion, the illusion that with money and power you can buy happiness, but in the meantime you live a life empty of any real feelings, a contrived and sad existence, without the power to change.

10. You may think that Coexistence, Sex and Love are three different things.

Most men and women think this way and there are many reasons why. Some of the issues are deep and painful, some of them are just little scrapes on the surface. Life is very fragile and very short. If you are not capable to find a partner to give you all the three above mentioned pleasures, you will be lost in details and never be really happy. If you want to change you can change. If you want to achieve and fulfill your dreams you can do so. Most of your life depends on you, on your decisions, on what energy and courage you use to be where you want to be.

Taking Risks in Business and Life - A Parable

Once there was a man named Roy. Roy was an above-average guy, but not outrageously so. He had a good job, a good home, plenty of friends, and he kept active socially and through constructive projects for himself and for the community.

One day, Roy went to a party. He went alone, just looking to join up with some friends and maybe make some new ones. He poured himself a drink from the bar, and then he looked around the room to see who was there. In the far corner, he saw a rather large group of people listening to a man speak. His name was Chad. Roy could see from Chad's clothes and his demeanor that he was a very successful man. He was tan, he spoke with conviction, and he seemed to have a certain charm about him. The men who were listening to him seemed to admire Chad like a sports idol, and the women seemed to be fascinated by his presence and his natural magnetism. Roy decided he would go over and listen to what Chad had to say.

Roy quickly learned that Chad was recounting the events of his recent vacation to the Bahamas. He'd spent a couple of weeks there, enjoying the sun, the nightlife, and the recreational activities. As Roy joined the group, Chad was telling them about a particularly memorable day he had scuba diving.

"It was the most exhilarating experience I've ever had," Chad recalled. "Being down there in this 3-dimensional world, and being compelled to stay keenly aware of everything around me, including above and below. Then, sure enough, as I was promised, a few sharks came into view. They seemed to be just curious at first, but it didn't take long before they started coming in for a closer look. Of course, my initial reaction was to want to retreat, but I remembered hearing that if you act like prey, they'll treat you like prey and attack.

If you confront these beasts, look them right in the eye, they're not accustomed to that, and their aggressive instincts don't kick in. So each time I saw one approach, I'd edge toward it, moving as little as possible, and I'd look it right in the eye. Sure enough, it would only come so close, and then veer off and move away! It was awesome. I started out with a bit of trepidation and uncertainty, but that quickly turned into a sense of power as I learned how, with a little mental discipline, I could control the situation."

Everybody was awestruck. You could see it in the men's eyes and in their slight nods, sort of like subliminal high-fives, as if celebrating Chad's manhood somehow made them a bit manlier. The women, well! The women were all cooing and posturing, vying for Chad's attention. It was obvious they thought he was quite a catch, and they weren't above competing for the prize of being his prize.

Roy reacted in a much deeper way. He realized that experiences like Chad's were exactly what were missing from his life, and he decided then and there to do something about it. As good as he had things, his life paled in comparison to the fullness of Chad's, and Roy could certainly use a good confidence-builder to help him compete in life, not to mention in the dating game, too.

So off to the Bahamas Roy went. He took scuba lessons and got certified for solo dives, chartered a boat, and had the captain take him out to an area off the coast where shark sightings were common. Roy couldn't get underwater soon enough. This was it: adventure, excitement, and an incredible challenge, where before there was nothing but a foolish and empty satisfaction from bumping his head against the same ceiling of accomplishment day after day.

It's time to live! Roy tumbled into the water and felt the instant weightlessness. He got his bearings and steadied his breathing. He scanned the area in every direction, admiring all the beauty there was to behold, but also looking deeper, searching for those higher on the food chain than him so he could make his stand and test himself.

They did not disappoint. Within minutes the first shark arrived. It swam in a meandering pattern, but Roy was not fooled by the shark's pretense of disinterest. Slowly the shark came closer, and when it got around 20 feet away, Roy noticed another one coming into view from another angle. Roy's adrenaline floodgates were bulging, but he kept himself in check, constantly scanning in all directions for additional company.

The first shark made his way up close to Roy, as if to verify the preliminary reports from its keen senses, but Roy pushed his upper torso toward it and looked it right in the eye. Sure enough, the shark veered off! It was as though the shark was saying, "Whoa, Dude! No need to get uppity or anything!" Roy's initial anxiety was quickly replaced by confidence, but he did not let his guard down. He knew there was another shark close by, and now, yes, a couple more were moving in. It took some maneuvering, but Roy managed to get himself in position each time he saw one approach, and each time they yielded to his assertive posture. Within minutes, Roy had encountered 7 or 8 sharks, all of whom had backed off from their preludes of aggression.

Roy was on top of the world. He was in command. Still, he knew enough not to let things get out of control. After all, who knows how many sharks could show up at once? So he eased his way back to the boat, constantly scanning, and as he got near the surface, one of the sharks made one last pass to test Roy's mettle. Once again, Roy confronted the shark, and it turned and moved away. It could have been confused or disinterested, but to Roy it was beaten, and he was the victor.

Just then Roy felt a jolt. It shot through his body and then was gone, but Roy knew something was very wrong. A searing pain started to throb from what seemed to be his left foot. He felt his heart start to pound, and he looked down in horror to see his left leg gone from just below the knee, with the water turning red from the blood oozing from his remaining stump.

A shark he'd never seen had come up from below and hit its mark. Panic set in and Roy raced for the boat, fighting to get aboard before another shark could make a pass and strike. Roy's head hit the surface, and he screamed at the captain to help him in. Once aboard, the captain fashioned a tourniquet out of his own belt, applied it, and frantically dug out his first aid kit with one hand while he radioed for help with the other.

Weeks later, back in his home town, Roy was adjusting well. He'd gotten quite adept at his new style of getting around. The crutches that were once his helpers were now his tools. He'd already begun discussions with his doctor about options for a prosthetic device.

Roy was ambling down the street one day, when who did he come across but Chad. Chad recognized him from a brief conversation they'd had the night of the party, and he was dismayed to see Roy in his condition.

"Roy! Jesus! What happened to you?"

"Chad, I heard what you said about your adventure in the Bahamas, and I saw how everyone admired you, and honestly, I was impressed and I wanted to emulate you. I went down there, but things didn't turn out so well. I got bitten by one of the sharks that I went down to confront."

"Oh, Roy, that's terrible! I don't know what to say. Are you handling things okay?"

"Well, things are getting better, but of course it's still hard. But Chad, I've been meaning to ask you- I mean I was really careful down there, and I didn't do anything reckless. I was just curious: how long were you in the water when you were swimming with those sharks?"

"Oh, I don't know. Around 20-25 minutes, I guess. I remember I started out with 45 minutes of air in my tank, so, well, you know how it is."

"Yeah, sure, I know. But Jeez, I was only in there maybe 6 or 7 minutes and then this had to happen. I can't believe you were able to stay down so long and not get attacked."

"Well, Roy, actually, when I was down there, I was in what they called a shark-proof cage, so I could see everything but the sharks couldn't actually get to me."

"What? Are you kidding me? You never said anything about that at the party!"

"Well, no one asked, and I never lied about anything. I just never mentioned it because, well, I don't know if you noticed, but the chicks really eat this stuff up and, uh..."

"Yeah, I noticed! And as long as we're 'fessing up so much, I'll admit that the reaction you were getting from the chicks was one of the reasons I went down there. I know I'm responsible for my own actions, but Christ! I can't believe you were in a freakin' cage the whole time."

"Well, hey, it wasn't like I was doing anything illegal. People use those cages all the time. I still got the thrill of being down there with those sharks, but I wasn't about to do anything stupid that I'd regret for the rest of uh, well, I mean..."

"Yeah, I know what you mean."

The two men said their good-byes and went their own way, each a little slower than before. One was hobbled by the weight of pity; the other by the weight of self-pity, and, of course, because he was hobbled. They would both get over their encounter with each other, but while neither will ever forget his experience in the Bahamas, only one will be able to occasionally put it out of his mind.

12 Ways to Be Successful in Life

Being successful is what we all want in life - be it success from our careers, our business ventures, our family life and relationships. Of course, who does not want success in everything? We all want to find ways to be successful in life and we are probably searching here and there and looking at how people we considered successful strive to their way to the top.

We may all live different lives and we have different abilities and purposes in life but we can probably agree on the ways to be successful in life. These may not be a secret but sometimes we just refuse to follow it.

Here are things that might help you embark on that road to success.

(1) Set a realistic goal. For sure, you will not find success if you do not have a goal in mind. When you set your goals, you are also setting a direction where you want to go and that will help you focus your energy, your resources and your efforts. It can also help if you write it down.

(2) Visualize. Visualization is a way to train your mind to see your future and your goals. It will help you then to motivate and focus yourself to that goal.

(3) Know yourself. Discover yourself. Hone your talents and abilities and develop your potentials. Know your weaknesses and try not to be discouraged by it but make it your challenge. Get out of your comfort zone, take risks and do not stop learning.

(4) Believe in yourself. Eliminate self-self doubt and find ways to increase self-confidence. Do not dwell on the past. Overcome anything that is holding you back. Prepare yourself to the challenge of reaching your goals.

(5) Be positive. One of the best ways to be successful in life is to stay positive. Get rid of negative thoughts. Be with positive people. Practice positive affirmation to help you feed your mind with positive thoughts everyday. It is on how you see things that will help you stay positive and happy.

(6) Exert effort. Give effort in reaching your goals. Love what you do. If you love what you are doing, you will not see it as hard work.

(7) Seize opportunities. Opportunities in life may come and go and in reaching your goals, you need to grab opportunities that may come to you.

(8) Don't be desperate. The more you are desperate about something, the more it will elude you.

(9) Learn to share and help others. It is in giving that you will receive more. Do not forget that success is realized also because there are people who helped and shared what they have to you.

(10) Be grateful. If you are grateful to what you already have, life tends to give you more reasons to be grateful for.

(11) Be patient. Success requires time and there is always the right time for everything. Persevere.

(12) Be honest. All your efforts will be of no good if you are not honest about it.

Do not forget too that one of the best ways to be successful in life is to be happy. If you are not happy with anything, you are not successful with it. Be happy while working on your goals, this will help you do your best. Enjoy great relationships around you and do not get distracted with things that make you unhappy.

The Top 3 Keys to Success in Life That You Cannot Miss

In order to become successful and achieve all your dreams, you will need to adopt these top 3 keys to success in life. For most people, achieving great results and becoming successful in life is difficult. Which in fact, it is not difficult at all. As long as you follow through and apply all the knowledge you are going to learn here, you will be an extraordinary person.

Although that being successful is easy and simple, but many people are still struggling to get what they want in their life, why is this so? The most common reason for this is that most people lack the determination and commitment. Once you have these 2 forces, follow through these keys to success in life and living your dreams will be easy for you...

1. In order to achieve what you want in your life, you will need to be clear of what you want to achieve and always think about it. Do you know that the main difference between successful people and ordinary people is in their thoughts? Successful people think and focus on what they want all the time. They eat, sleep, talk, breathe, and think about what they want all day long. That is why they are able to produce the results they want. And you have to do the same.

2. Another one of the keys to success in life is that you must believe that it is possible for you to accomplish great success in your life. If you don't believe it, you will never achieve it. If you truly believe in something, you will automatically tap into your full potential and make things happen. This is how every successful person sees their dreams. Thomas Edison believes that it is possible to create light from electricity even when there is no such thing existed. Do you believe in your dreams?

3. Last but not least, you must be willing to spend time into learning and improving yourself all the time. Let me ask you this question, "How can you be great in your industry?" The answer is, learning and improving all the time. What you can do to become the top 5% in your industry is by learning and improving constantly. If you can spend 30 minutes into reading everyday, can you imagine how much knowledge you are going to acquire for the next 5 to 10 years?

3 Simple Principles on How to Achieve Success in Life

Do you want to learn how to achieve success in life? This is exactly what this article is all about. You are about to discover the 3 simple principles that you can implement to produce amazing results and hence, be more successful in your life.

In fact, to be successful is not something difficult. However, it takes time and effort. If you are willing to put in effort and do whatever it takes, you will be able to achieve your dreams and accomplish your goals for sure. So here are the 3 simple principles how to achieve success in life that can help you...

* The first principle is to find out your passion. What do you love to do? It is only by doing something you love, you will be able to tap into your full potential and produce great results from it. Some people seem to have lasting motivation and energy in their work; this is simply because they love what they do. For them, it is not working, it is playing. So take your time to figure out where is your passion and do what you love all the time.

* The second principle is to always think about what you want in your mind. For the next 3 days, take note of the thoughts that go into your mind. You will notice your thought pattern. What you have to do is to switch your thought pattern and focus on thinking about the things you want in your life. Successful people tend to think about what they want all the time, and this is how they are able to produce the things they want in their life. This is the most fundamental step in how to achieve success in life.

* Lastly, you have to commit to never ending learning and improvement. It is only by constantly improving yourself in your field and your personal development; you will produce greater and greater results. If you want to be more effective in your life, learn about time management. If you want to be successful in real estate, learn about it. If you want to thrive in mathematics, learn more in this field. This is how successful people become the top 5% in their industry, because they are willing to learn.

With these 3 simple principles how to achieve success in life, you just need to practice them in your life for one month, and you will see dramatic change in your life.

Success in Life Accomplishing Your Goals and Achieving Success

Achieving success in life is a journey, full of trials and tribulations, ups and downs, the good and the bad but most of all its one big learning experience. When you realize that you are not the only person who goes through bad circumstances or bad situations, things become a bit clearer. Everybody has negative impacts of some kind in life and that should help you realize that you are not alone in this world. Achieving success is largely about how you respond to those negative situations and how well you pick your self back up and continue fighting for your dreams. It is your dreams and nobody else is going to fight for them for you. It is up to you to define those dreams and fight to achieve them.

Defining Your Success

Your success story cannot be built by anybody else, it cannot be written by anybody else because you are the one with the pen. You must define your own success. Figure out what it is that you most enjoy in life, where you see yourself years from now and what you want to accomplish in life. These are the questions you need to ask yourself in order to define your success. Take time out to really find out where you see your life going and what direction you really want it to go in. Your life is much like a game of chess, checkers or even dominoes, you have to think head of time about what you want to achieve. Then you have to figure out how you can achieve that within your next couple moves. When figuring out what you want to achieve in life and what you view being successful in life really means to you, you can then use that as your definition of success. Once your success is defined then you make the necessary steps to attaining that success.

Knowing Your Value and Purpose

Every human being is created equally but also created uniquely as well. Do you believe it was just by change that you were born with the qualities you have? With the faults that you have? Or do you believe it was an accident that you were blessed with the family you were born into? I don't think chance or accident are words that cover my life and all the variables in my life and I don't believe you should denounce your life to chance or accident.

I wake up every morning and open my eyes, breathe fresh air and I thank the Lord for waking me another morning. After thanking God for another day I take a moment to appreciate all of his creations, the birds, the trees, the land and the sky. All of these things have a life of their own and they all play an integral part in this great universe that we live in. All animals, reptiles and insects play their part in the food chain, even when we think certain insects may simply be useless (i.e. mosquitoes) but in the grand scheme of things they play a part. Everything with a life force on this planet does what it is suppose to do effortlessly and harmoniously with the universe.

Man was made in the image of the Lord, birds weren't made in his image, neither was any other animal but we human beings were blessed and made in his image and placed here on Earth to rule over all his creations. We were made the most unique and complex of all his creations and we were made with a purpose. Everything else has a purpose and a reason for being here and so do we, it is for us to find out what that purpose is so that we can spend more time working to fulfill that purpose. Once we understand our purpose, our dreams will become clearer to us. How do you find out what your purpose in life is? You ask your creator. Only the creator of an invention can tell you what the function of that invention is. You are totally unique and like nothing else in this world, so stand out to the world like that, shine the way that you were made to shine, fulfill your purpose!

Accomplishing Your Goals

Since you were crafted to perfection by the greatest craftsman of them all and you were so uniquely made that there is nothing else like you on this planet, you should believe in yourself. I mean you are unique which makes you just as special as any other person out there. So why is it that other people should be allowed to enjoy the benefits of being successful and wealthy but not you?

There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to reap the benefits of success. You must admit to yourself that if you are no as successful as you want to be at this very moment you are probably doing something wrong. if you can admit that your own way is foolish and you are no longer interesting in living how you were living before then we can truly start to see some progress. Accomplishing your goals is a matter of discipline and determination.

"The reason so many people fail to achieve their goals in life is that they never really set them in the first place." - Denis Waitley

You first need to set your goals and understand the work it is going to take to achieve those goals. Even if you have no idea what exactly you are going to do to achieve them. Knowing what your goals are is a big enough step at first.

You want to set long-term goals for your self as well as short-term goals. Long-term goals for trying to accomplish your lifetime goals and short-term goals as progress points and milestones to keep you focused on achieving your lifetime success. You need to have more than just a good idea as to the amount of work necessary to accomplishing your dreams and goals. You want to make an effective plan. Your plan will be your blueprint to achieving success and accomplishing your goals.

"People don't PLAN to FAIL, they simply FAIL to PLAN."

Planning is an essential part of achieving success because no business, no corporation or no state was built without a plan. Many people have dreams, many set goals but without a plan to execute, in order to work towards those dreams and those goals, you merely have nothing. Action has to be taken in order to get through your journey to success.

Have a clear definition of what success means to you and have a clear vision of yourself being successful. Understand how much value you offer to this world and figure out what your purpose is and your vision of success will become clearer. With a definition of success and a vision, you only need to equipped yourself with a plan and take action by executing it. Your success is only just around the bend. Learn to be successful, live in success and empower others through your success.

6 Tips to Take Total Control of Time and Turn Your Business and Life Around

In today's break-neck world it seems that time flies by ever faster. And, because of the complexity of "modern life" it seems that less and less get's done! Information overload seems to be the norm.

I remember three years ago when I first started Marketing online the learning curve was incredible. I know all the "Guru's" will tell you that a $47 eBook will solve all your problems and that you'll be earning $109,247 a month yesterday (oh, and don't forget the 4 cents on the end)...but if we are honest you and I both know this just isn't true.

In these troubled economic times I am now more convinced than ever that moving your business online is the answer. I read in the London Telegraph a few weeks back, buried away in a corner amongst all the doom and gloom that online sales grew by 30% in 2008.

I have a friend who works for a major retailer. He told me that sales for his company up until the 3rd quarter of 2008 were 9% down in the high street but 15% up online. It's definitely the place to be.

But...Internet marketing is like any other business. It's exactly that, a business and not a get rich quick scheme. You have to learn how all the various facets of Internet marketing work. And there are plenty of different techniques and tools that need to be learnt, in some detail, before you can guarantee your success.

So, when I made "that quality decision" online was where I was going, how did I manage to "inwardly digest" all of the information I needed?

Here' a few guidelines that may be able to help you overcome that horrible feeling of information overload and the "paralysis of analysis" that comes with it.

1. Pick a day that you know is going to be busy (aren't they all?) and as you go through the day write down all of the tasks you complete and the time taken to complete them.
2. Split the tasks up into generic task groupings. So, for example, all phone calls put in a phone calls list, all emails put in an emails list (you should break down tasks into their most basic actions).
3. Work out how much of your day was spent in each task group.
4. Split your day into "micro days" based on the amount of time you need to complete each function daily.
5. Make sure you enter every "to do" task in the relevant micro day.
6. If you don't complete all of the tasks in a given "micro day" the task is held over until tomorrow. Put more urgent items at the top of each micro day.

One variation that I have known to be hugely successful is to have the start of the day allocated to the day's most important task and not to do anything else until that is complete. This also works.