Are you just satisfied or empowered?

Let me start by saying if you are comfortable being “satisfied” this blog post is not for you…

Consider this: it is possible to be fulfilled in your career, have control over the amount of money you bring in each month, to love what you do and to make the world a better place while you are doing it. If you have always believed deep down that this is true, and you are motivated to do whatever it takes to create that in your life (yet until now did not know exactly how), then this article is for you.

With the direct sales industry experiencing explosive growth over the last two years, the need in the marketplace for more business opportunities and the necessity for people to learn skills to better their lives, better their circumstances and empower themselves, John Assaraf and Bonnie Bruderer saw a definite need, and more importantly, a definite opportunity in creating a different type of direct sales opportunity.

Now, just hearing the words “direct sales’ may have conjured a systemic response from within. Either you have had a terrific experience in the past and know the true benefits that direct sales offers, or perhaps you have a different opinion and like some, fear the lotions, potions and pills that may have been peddled to you from friends and family members. Direct sales can offer tremendous opportunities, such as more freedom, more financial rewards and the ability to create the lifestyle you truly desire and deserve. I am thrilled that there is a new opportunity and I jumped on board with both feet.

No matter how you’re feeling about direct sales, let me explain how V.I.S.S. is different, and how by joining V.I.S.S. you actually can experience what it means to be in business for yourself. John and Bonnie have spent tens of thousands of dollars on personal development for themselves, they’ve authored six books between them, and they have combined experience of three and a half decades in the personal development industry. They realized that they have knowledge, experience and access to training, support and information that can not be found anywhere else. They also realize that what people need most at this point is a business opportunity, thus V.I.S.S. was born. V.I.S.S. stands for Vision. Inspiration. Strategy & Support; all of which you will experience in each and every aspect of the company.

The opportunity centers around joining the team as a distributor and learning how to teach the Vision Board Experience (VBE) to others through tele-seminars and webinars, in-home settings and corporate settings. It is the perfect opportunity for empowered individuals that are looking to supplement what they are already doing or to add to a coaching or training practice, but also for those individuals who are simply looking to make a big impact in the world.

If this sounds like you and you are wondering how to get involved, I encourage you to join one of our business opportunity calls on Wednesday’s at 5 P.M. to learn more. Only join us if you are serious about making a big difference in the world and your life and business. We are looking only for those who are empowered! We are looking for the first 100 Visionaries to join us at the ground level and are quickly approaching that goal, just three weeks after launch.

Visit V.I.S.S. and register for the call today, if you know you are ready to finally experience a different type of business opportunity.

10 Tips to Make Sure The Items on Your Vision Board Come True

Vision boards are a fantastic way of using your inner power so that you can attract all of the things in your life that you have always wanted for yourself and for your family. Everyone, no matter at what stage in life they are, wants to change something about his or her life. A vision board is the perfect way of making it happen! There are some definitive ways of making sure that the items you have placed on your vision board come true. After sifting through hundreds of different ideas with this in mind, a rock solid and powerful top ten has been created. So if you want to make sure that what you want does come true then follow these tips.

1. Just for you – This is one of the most important things that people do not realize when they are making their own vision boards. Many people often use images that they think others would approve of or of things that society tells us are the right goals that we should be striving for. Make sure that you choose wisely what you want and that each picture, sound or word comes from within.

2. Listen to Music – Before and during the creation of your vision board it is a good idea to play a piece of music that makes your heart feel warm, it will allow you to put aside your “ego” as such and enable you to hear what your subconscious is trying to tell you. It also allows you to embed the images into your subconscious in a clearer way.

3. Belief – Making sure that you truly believe is also important as negative thoughts will make the process take longer. Understanding that things will not happen the very next day or even maybe at first is an important part, so that you do not get disheartened.

4. Use Affirmations- Using affirmations to work alongside your vision board will super charge it with extra power allowing you to bring your hopes and dreams into fruition more quickly and on a larger scale.

5. Surround Yourself – Surrounding yourself with reminders of your vision board and your goals is very important, as it allows you to keep your mind “topped up” with the sight, sounds and even in some cases, smells, of what you want to accomplish and bring to your life.

6. Add mood colors – Adding colors that represent your goals can help in a fast acting way. It is said that certain colors help us to feel a certain way. For example; blue is known to be a calming color, yellow, friendly and happy, and red is associated with excitement.

7. Make one at a time – Having too many vision boards can distract your mind from the goal you are trying to achieve. This can effectively splits your visions and the power to make them happen splits, too. By sticking to one specific board, you make sure that the full power is on it and not just a slice.

8. Meditate- Meditation is another fantastic way to help you while using a vision board. Imagining that you have this specific life, career etc., and seeing yourself do things, helps to push your mind into the image, sending out very strong signals.

9. Make things specific – Too many different ideas on your board can create a conflict, and you will find that you become stumped as you only find part of each one materializing. Keep your theme constant, this makes it powerful.

10. Forgive yourself – By forgiving yourself of any past problems that carry any guilt or pain you are able to eradicate the negative from your subconscious mind for good! This is a pivotal point because without it you will only be held back. So give yourself a break, relax and let the negative past wash away from your mind for good.

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I stumbled across an odd little book published in 1998 called The Wizard of Ads: Turning Words into Magic and Dreamers into Millionaires. I found this book hidden away at my local public library. The cover is intriguing and the title even more so, so I grabbed it.

I was delighted once I began to read it. Not only does it cover some advertising techniques that are helpful to me for online business, but it also contains many inspirational quotes that will really leave a person thinking. My favorite has something to do with how lucky we all are.

The author, Roy H. Williams, goes on to explain that he asked a friend who knows statistics to calculate the odds of being born. His friend estimated the total number of fertile men and women, figured in genetic possibilities of each, plus many other considerations. His results were this:

The chance that you, meaning exactly you, would ever be born are 1 in 1.3 times ten to the twenty-ninth power.

Translated, this means there was a 1 in 130,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 chance that you would be the lucky one to be born. I find that to be incredibly amazing and awe-some. Those odds are certainly better than winning the lottery.

Maybe it gives you a new perspective on your life?

Developing patience can have significant long-term benefits for you, your family, your friends and your health. It seems the most common and quite possibly the easiest way to lose patience is around people, especially our children. It is possible to develop extraordinary amounts of patience with little effort. Really, the bottom line of patience is an awareness of yourself, your situation and your thoughts. Once you’ve mastered this, having patience is easy. But how to you develop awareness?

Awareness comes from the realization that there is something at work which is larger than ourselves. Each of us is not the center of our own universe, but rather a small part of something very large that works in harmony with what we present to it. In other words, you get back what you give. If you are impatient, you’ll attract a million reasons to be impatient. You’ll be surrounded by disgruntled people, situations that do not flow properly and bad energy. Change your reaction and you’ll experience magic.

Here are 5 tips to develop more patience in any situation.

1. Become Aware of Your Impatience

Throughout any given day, each of us experiences many different emotions and feelings. The first thing you must do to begin developing patience is to recognize impatience. If you are feeling stressed or frenzied, figure out what feelings and emotions are present. Do you feel anxious, guilty, angry, resentful or impatient? Once you pinpoint the feeling, then look to see what is causing it. Decide if the feeling is necessary and how much your could improve this moment for yourself and those around you if you choose a better feeling.

One example that I can think of is with children. My child takes forever getting himself into our vehicle. I could become impatient, yell, physically put him into the car, berate him for lollygagging and create and entirely unnecessary situation. Sometimes I do become impatient when this happens, but I think about why I am in such a hurry that would require me to squash my son’s playful moment of lollygagging. As adults, and for the benefit of quality of life, some of us should do much more lollygagging than we do. Therefore, when I become aware of my feelings, I either stand there quietly and wait, knowing that he will get himself situated at some point, or I lollygag with him, fully enjoying this fleeting moment of joy.

2. Bring Yourself Back to the Moment

The moment you are living, right now, is the only moment you can control. What happened yesterday cannot be changed, and what’s happening tomorrow hasn’t yet arrived. When you feel yourself losing patience, try to figure out what’s causing it. Are you in a hurry? Why? What do you expect from rushing something or someone? Do you believe 5 extra minutes of time that could be gained by rushing is really going to make or break you? Bring yourself back to right now and be here, in the moment. No matter if you are at work, at home, with your children or with your friends, this moment is precious. Live in it.

3. Breathe and Count

The whole business of counting to 10 when you are stressed or impatient works wonders, but only if you actually do it. Counting to 10 actually can help you come back to the moment. It stops the racing thoughts and gives you a quick time out, a breather, a mini-meditation session. Counting to 10 will allow you to stop and regroup your thoughts and actions, hopefully giving you the benefit of choosing an emotion that feels better and improves the situation.

4. Assess Your Situation and Create a Distraction

One great way to develop more patience is to avoid situations that may cause you to become impatient. Whenever you blow your cool, assess the situation that you are currently in and figure out if you can safely remove yourself from it, or if that option is worth it. If you’re sitting in rush hour traffic, attempting to make it to work on time, your impatience will not make traffic move any faster. In fact, if you’re in an angry and bitter mood, your time will seem even longer. You don’t have much choice, unless taking the day off is an option for you. So, create a distraction. Turn on the radio, watch the clouds or put in a CD on developing more patience! If you can avoid the situation, walk away.

5. Blow Off Steam

If you are looking for ways to develop more patience, chances are you are looking for ways to improve your overall quality of life. Everyone has tough days. If you’re experiencing a day where you just can’t bring yourself back to the moment and be cool, go and blow off some steam. Do some exercise, dance, take a bubble bath or go roller skating. Figure out if you need to find an activity in which aggression is acceptable, like boxing or football, or if a relaxation technique would be more suitable. Either way, you must take a break from whatever is causing your impatience. When you must return to the situation, you’ll find you are better able to be patient with whatever is going on.

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You keep hearing that meditation is extremely important to well-being, stress relief and reaching your highest goals and dreams, right? Years ago, the concept of meditation was considered by many to be some kooky, new-age nonsense that was practiced by people very different from ourselves. No longer is this the case. The HUGE benefits of meditation are being discovered, discussed, practiced and realized by many, many people, including people just like you.

But it can sometimes be difficult to get the hang of meditation.

When you first decide to hop onto this meditation bandwagon and see what the fuss is all about, you’re probably going to wonder if you’ll ever understand exactly what meditation ‘feels’ like. As you sit and attempt to become ‘quiet’ your thoughts get louder than they’ve ever been before and you begin to realize just how powerful your mind might be. And how on earth will you ever get control of it?

Here are 5 tips to improve your experience with meditation and get better and more effective results. Discover the power that meditation can bring into your life.

1. Practice, practice, practice…

Everyone says it. This analogy has been used a million times. It’s like riding a bike. In order to master the art of meditation and discover the extremely powerful benefits that this practice can bring to your life, mind, body and spirit, you absolutely have to practice. Not many of us got on a bike and just rode off into the sunset. Meditation is the same way. The first couple of time, 5 times, 20 times that you sit and attempt to quiet your mind, you’ll probably want to give up. But just know that if you keep at it, there will be a lightbulb at some point. Make the commitment.

2. Make the Commitment

Speaking of commitment, you’ll want to try and harness all the self-control you can muster and make meditation a daily part of your life. This is much easier said than done, because we can think of a hundred things to do that we already think are working for us, like cleaning, running after the kids, working, eating, sleeping and watching the tube. If you’ve only read about the benefits that meditation can have, but have never experienced it yourself, you may be more apt to shrug it off. If you make the commitment to work 20 minutes to a half hour of practice into your daily schedule, only then will you reap the rewards.

3. Remove Distractions

In order to effectively meditate, especially for a beginner, you’ll want to create an environment that’s distraction free. Shut off the radio, television and cell phone, wait for the kids to take a nap and find a spot that is quiet, peaceful and serene. If you don’t know of a spot like that, find one or create one. Go sit outside, lie on a park bench, sit in the bathroom or hide under your bed. The best thing to do is to create a ’space’ in your favorite room. Light candles, incense, play soft, rhythmic music or open a window to feel a cool breeze. Get around things that make you feel at ease and make that your place to attempt meditation.

4. Count Your Breaths

When you are first beginning meditation, counting your breaths is said to be the best way to get into your ‘zone.’ I usually start at 10 and work my way backwards. Try to take deep breaths that you can feel in your abdomen. Count these and try to focus only on the number and your breathing. Whenever I begin to meditate, I still find other thoughts getting in and taking me away from my counting. When this happens, I start back and 10 and try to refocus. After a while, you’ll find that you are able to connect to a deeper place within your mind as you count. That’s the beginning of the fun!

5. Look for Images, Listen for Sounds and Enjoy the Peace

Meditation results in many different experiences for many different people. No one outcome is something that should be expected. You’ll find that your own experience with meditation may be quite unique. As you learn to quiet your mind and look beyond your surface thoughts, you may notice images, sounds and memories come to the surface. Meditating is a bit like dreaming. If you can stay with these waking dreams, you may find answers to current problems, healing opportunities and pleasant memories of old friends appearing for your enjoyment. No matter how your personal meditation experience plays out, you should feel less stress, the discovery of inspiration and a calm and present peace of mind when you are finally able to get into the zone.

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With all the recent interest in vampires, I thought I would talk a bit about vampires that are a little less sexy, a little less interesting and a little less fun to watch. These are emotional vampires. We’ve all got them in our lives, and it’s important to our own health and well-being to become aware of their presence.

What is an Emotional Vampire?

An emotional vampire is a person who brings you down. Someone who affects your mood, your level of energy and sometimes your whole day (week, month?) If you think about it right now, I’ll bet you can identify someone whom you may try to avoid or don’t like talking to because when it’s over you feel worse than before it began. These people may complain all the time, use guilt to get what they want or become downright devious. They may create drama where there was none, start rumors, cry, whine, insult, argue or complain excessively. Let’s hope you don’t identify this person as yourself, but if you do, that’s actually good. We can get to work on changing that behavior forever once you’re aware of it. As for other people, well, here are 5 tips for recognizing and releasing emotional vampires from your life.

1. Check Your Mood

If your mood is consistently worsened by the presence of one or more people, you might check to see if the emotional vampire phenomenon is to blame. You may sometimes hear that darkness is destroyed by the presence of light, but I can tell you from experience that some people can’t be lit. If you’ve tried to use your wit, charm, positive talk and smiles to lighten up someone else, and it just ain’t workin’, you might have an emotional vampire on your hands. Try to avoid them if possible. If it’s not possible, it’s likely you’ll end up needing counseling.

2. Check Your Progress

Do you have somewhere you need to go or be? Do you have something you need to get done? Are you running late or completely distracted because someone is doing, saying or acting a certain way that is interfering with your life? It’s important to understand that this isn’t about blaming others for your actions, but emotional vampires have a way of keeping you from your best moments. They don’t particularly like anything shiny. If you’re trying to shine and you’re feeling particularly dull, check back with step one and see what your mood is like. Step away from the emotional vampires and get on with your day.

3. Are You Involved in a Crisis that You Didn’t Create?

Emotional vampires have a way of involving you in their misdeeds, possibly without your even being aware of it. Think of any drama that you’re currently involved in and check to see if it’s yours. Have you been guilted into helping someone with a situation that didn’t have anything to do with you? Are you being blamed for something that you didn’t do? Are you trying to fix someone else’s problems while they sit around and just complain? Stop it. Stop it right now.

4. Do you Feel Depressed?

Do you avoid going home, or going to work, or going to visit your family? Do you get depressed when you are faced with a particular situation or event because you dread having to deal with a particular person who makes you feel miserable? Though our feelings are our own, and we really do get to choose which ones we latch on to, emotional vampires make this choice much more difficult than it needs to be. If you are genuinely happy for most of your day, but find yourself feeling depressed at the thought of coming into contact with someone specific, that person may be an emotional vampire.

5. Check Your Truth

Truth is relative…even your truth. If you are constantly fighting and arguing with someone over big things, small things, petty things or even no things, you might want to take a moment and check your truth. Just because you believe something, doesn’t necessarily make it true for everyone else. Fighting and bickering is not likely to change someone else’s truth. Emotional vampires come in all shapes and sizes and are sometimes difficult to detect. Your actions, no matter how noble, may just be interfering with someone else’s day, making you a potential emotional vampire for them. This life is just too short to be miserable. If you are genuinely trying to become less miserable, you need to stay true to yourself and only yourself. There are plenty of people in the world that will resonate with your truth, no matter what it is. Seek out those people, often referred to as like-minded, and you’ll find yourself feeling happier, getting more accomplished and truly looking forward to being in the company of people who don’t suck the life right out of you.

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So if you’ve been following, you’ll already know that I just released the free ebook download version of Hugs and Popsicles a couple days ago. This is a book of children’s poems with full-color illustrations, and the title poem is about how hugs and popsicles can cure just about any ailments you may have. Just today I’ve been further enlightened by a free hugs movement that’s being spread all over the world!

Not only did I hear about this campaign, but someone I know actually got to experience some free love today while he was driving his cab. He was circling the downtown square in Springfield, Missouri, while waiting for his next Taxi call, and he spotted a large group of people with Free Hugs signs! He said he pulled over, jumped out and was swarmed by people wanting to give out free hugs. What an emotional experience, both for him and for me as he recounted the story.

I am simply thrilled to know that people are banding together to change the world with love. What an amazing concept! These are people who truly understand that giving away love doesn’t take anything from a person’s soul. In fact, quite the opposite. Giving love creates more love, which fills the world with warmth and happiness. THIS is where we’re headed.

So drop all your stress, all your woes and get real for a second. Watch this video clip and if it pulls a string in your heart, watch it again. Decide today that you’re going to do your part to spread the love, even if it’s just a simple smile at a passing stranger.

You can also see more about the Free Hugs movement by checking The Official Home of the Free Hugs Campaign website.

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Do you think you or someone you love has an addictive personality? This may be true, but there may be an explanation, at least partially, that you’ve probably never considered before. Read on to find out the possibilities.

**This article is in no way offered to be a replacement for any traditional addiction rehabilitation or treatment that you may be seeking. Please use this information in addition to any programs that you are currently involved in and make choices that will be most helpful for you.

An addictive personality is now classified as a brain disease and is described as a collection of traits that predispose a person to engage in physical or psychological activity which negatively impacts quality of life. People with an addictive personality are often engaged with several additions, but what about those of us who have just one or two? Maybe we’re addicted to things that aren’t seen as particularly harmful by the general population. Like TV or drama! Whether it’s a daily bowl of ice cream or a daily fix from some kind of illegal drug, addictions are everywhere.

What if I told you that it’s possible that an addictive personality is caused by excess energy and moments of genius that aren’t being channeled properly? Would you laugh, or would you want to know more?

It’s quite possible that an addiction is created as a distraction; a way to distract oneself from something that seems particularly painful, difficult or impossible. Now that seems right on the money, right? But what about if we create these addictions because of emotions and feelings that we don’t even realize are right under the surface of our radar, pushing to be let free and to create and attract our lifelong desires?

I discovered a program that I find to be amazing. As soon as I heard about it bought the book immediately…within seconds. Now, I haven’t been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, nor do I have any addictions that are considered major by the mainstream public, like alcohol, drugs or worse…(and no, I don’t even like drama). But this material did strike a chord when it promised to allow me to let loose my fire and harness my personality to help me become as successful as some of the most famous names we recognize… da Vinci, Einstein, Edison, etc.

Wow…harness my personality? I start projects that I don’t want to finish. I lose concentration when I get bored. I LOVE creating something new, but tend to lose interest when I dream up the next idea. My follow through tends to be non-existent if I’m not getting the satisfaction I’m looking for. Do you have an addictive personality, ADD/ADHD or find any of what I just said to resonate with your life?

Yes? Well, do I have something great for you! It’s called The DaVinci Method. Right on the front page of the website is a little quiz that will determine if you possess a DaVinci type personality. If you do, or if you have ADHD, need help with addiction, or just want to be better at what you do, you absolutely must check out this program. I’ve only read the book and I learned a ton about how to take charge of my gifts and focus them into doing what I love, sharing them with the world and ignoring the crazy distractions and addictions that I have created in my life.  This is a whole new concept, but every word was breathtaking, refreshing and provided me with a great deal of relief. There are other people out there who face the same issues as me (some on a much higher level) and there’s an answer.

It’s in the DaVinci Method. Go check it out and please let me know what you think. Did this help with your addiction? Do you better understand your addictive personality or why you can’t focus? Have you tried the Davinci Method? Tell me about it.

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One of my favorite parts of being online is making connections. If you’re in the business of changing the world (like I am) then making connections is a crucial part of getting to know your audience, finding out what they want, and then providing it for them. When you’re on purpose, these connections can be more fulfilling than any material gains would ever be. As I was writing my kids poetry book, Hugs and Popsicles, I had no idea what would happen when I offered it to the world. Within 24 hours I’ve made some amazing connections as people pop out of the ether to thank me for sharing these poems. And many of them see the world much in the same way that I do.

A lovely connection was created when a man named Tony read my book and sent me a message telling me how much he enjoyed it. He sent me his link, expecting that I might enjoy it as well. In fact, his views are much the same as mine, so I wanted to make a post, not only to thank him, but to share with you what he has to offer. His site begins with an adorable anecdote about ‘Why God Created Children‘. This will make you lol…I know I did!

As I began to look around his website, he’s got hundreds of articles offering natural ways to help many health problems and ailments; cancer, acne, everything from A to Z. I encourage you to browse through his database of articles, as you may very well learn about an herbal, natural or homemade remedy that could help you in your daily life.

You can find the article directory here, and I encourage you to browse the left side for links to inspirational, humorous and health topics. When you open yourself up to making connections, you’ll be amazed at what you can learn, how you can grow and what kind of abundance can begin pouring into your life.

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Here’s to your success making connections. You can start right here by posting your comments and sharing your own stories with me.

xo,

Jeannie