Yamaret " Global Business ! "

Search engine marketing tips must be at your fingertips to enhance your

2008-11-12T08:00:00.002+07:00

Tips are the one means that can be used as ready reckoner for any implementing anything. In fact, tips are made in such a way that they always remain in your fingertips when you have to consult on anything related to a particular aspect. So be search engine marketing tips, internet marketing, email marketing or any other aspect of online business, you must have all the tips handy to deal with any situation. There are certain elements of your business that may need your instant attention and this is where search engine marketing tips can be of immense help to you and your business.

You can get search engine marketing tips everywhere. However, what is important is not getting those tips; rather it is implementing the tips in proper ways to do good business. The internet is a huge storehouse for information of all types. All you need to do is type the relevant keywords and you will be flooded with lots of information. Search engine marketing tips are no exception to this and you can find this very easily on the web. There are certain common search engine marketing tips that you can implement to make a success story of your online business.

Search engine marketing tips suggest that you must undertake strategies to increase the number of visitors that come to your site on a day. An increase in the number of visitors to your site automatically increases your chances of attracting prospective customers who will buy your products and do business with you. There are several ways through which you can attract traffic to your site and just make sure that you implement those methods that guarantee the stampede of traffic to your site. After all, this is your business and you must put your best efforts to make this very successful.

Another search engine marketing tips suggest that you must make your site visible at all places on the web. The simple reason for this is that if you do not use publicity methods, how do you expect people to know about you and also about the business you are involved in. So find out what all things you can do to make your site popular on the web, and attract customers to buy goods and services from your business. Working on the design and content of your site is a good way of going about doing it.

The site must contain contents that is relevant, precise, information and optimized. Using optimized content means that you must make use of the relevant keywords at the proper places within the content. This is because search engines easily recognize sites that make use of optimized content. Another way of attracting search engine attention is through making use of the latest coding to design your site. Search engine marketing tips are meant to give you all the inputs that you will need for marketing your online business site on the web.

Steve Waganer has specialization in Web Marketing. He is expert in Search engine optimization, Affiliated Marketing,Affordable search engine marketing and Organic SEO methods.To get his expert Search Engine Marketing Tips for your website to get high rank and top position in major search engines visit http://www.cometsearchenginemarketing.com

"Reprinted from ValuableContent.Com" with clickable link to www.ValuableContent.com.

Starting business by visit:

http://1001on.com

http://www.asiafxonline.com/?aid=goeswritin

http://BikinDuit.com/?ref=adsmedia

http://www.majon.com/articleads/index.html/refid-9952 http://www.AWSurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=goeswritin

http://yamaret.blogspot.com

http://www.igogel.com

Future is now !

2008-10-17T09:44:00.002+07:00

Future is Now!

The iPhone is a from the family of the Internet appliances that are enabling web access on the move. Like many other complex systems, iPhone is the result of converging and enabling web collaborative technologies. There are many patents dating back as far as the 1960s.The trend was set in by Infogear in 1998 when they combined the features of a regular phone and a web terminal. The company was later purchased by Cisco and no new products were marketed under the name between 2001 and 2006. This was followed by Apple iPhone now we are so familiar with. Apple iPhone is an Internet connected multimedia smart phone with a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware interface. Lacking a physical keyboard, a virtual keyboard is rendered on the touch screen. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone and portable media player (equivalent to the iPod) in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity.Apple announced the iPhone on 9 January 2007 and it was fist introduced in the United States on 29 June 2007 and is in the process of being introduced worldwide. On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released that is supported by faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS. iPhone was named Time magazine's Invention of the Year in 2007. Trend watchers say it is going a long way in the future. I say the future is now. By Hamid hameed

Future is Now!
If you have plan to change yout life become better than before, especialy if you are now staff in one company , you have long time spent time for company only, but you are success yet? its mean you are need CHANGE!. Some motivator said, if you need Good Change happen on yout life, be better than before, you just do it!. Change now! don't wait for! Your succes in your hand, not other people make. So better don't thonking very much and just do it!
Success come true!

Yamaret

The Power of Networking and Word of Mouth

2008-10-14T14:59:00.001+07:00

With the purchase of my dental practice in Toronto, I found that the previous owner�s patient list contained many good patients, but not enough to build the thriving and profitable practice that I intended. Having practiced dentistry for twenty years, and developed my experience through sheer hard work, my desire was to promptly create a winning practice.

During the first few months of operation business was slow, with few patients coming in�and with loan repayments and office expenses there were endless sleepless nights. I came to the realization that the situation would continue in this fashion if every possible measure needed to attract patients and promote the business was not undertaken.

The first steps were through traditional marketing channels: placing ads in various publications, launching a website, and striving to be at the top of search engine results. The most effective method, however, was networking. I joined a number of organizations and spent almost every evening at networking meetings where business cards could be handed out to a variety of people and introductions made. During the first year of business, I gave away over one thousand, business cards!

Although life had become quite strenuous�juggling family, work at the clinic and building the patient list�efforts soon bore fruit and my networking was supplying an increasing flow of new patients, either from personal contact or ones who were referred to the practice by others.
Working as a dentist is extremely arduous on the body, and over time the value of preserving health and wellbeing, through various therapies, became quite evident. Besides having a weekly massage, I derive benefits from shiatsu, acupuncture, homeopathy, reflexology, yoga, and personal training, to name a few. Experiencing balance has contributed to the success of my practice�and provided even more networking opportunities. By becoming a client of other healthcare practitioners, they have become clients of mine in return. In getting to know one another, and being confident in each other�s skills, we constantly refer patients to each other. My office itself, is used for networking by displaying the business cards of other professionals in the waiting room.

Although networking is demanding at first, it�s less time-consuming after a while. Significant numbers of new patients increasingly come through word-of-mouth referrals. The era of sleepless nights is over, enabling me to relax more and have the time to relate to experiences without distractions�allowing for an openness to listen to the messages that are there�taking advantage of synchronicity in being in the right place; at the right time, and meeting the right people.�

Synchronicity can be described as: unrelated occurrences that flow together in perfect harmony bringing people places and events together in immaculate timing. It comes into play quite frequently in word-of-mouth interactions. For instance: One day a new patient, named �Sarah,� was expected. A woman walked into the clinic, took a brief look around and walked out. My office manager assumed she was the new patient and concerned about why she left, went out and caught up to her in the corridor and asked if she was Sarah. Astounded, the woman answered, �Yes, I�m Sarah.� However, she was not the same Sarah who booked the appointment! This woman was looking for a new dentist and got off the elevator at the wrong floor, spotted my office door, and decided to look in�on a whim. Astounded by the surprising coincidence, this new Sarah booked an appointment!

As peculiar as the whole incident was, it was not synchronicity�s final role in the story. Weeks later, Sarah had an appointment with a spiritual healer also practicing in my building. While talking with the healer, Sarah showed him my business card and said, �Here�s a good dentist if you ever need one.� When the healer�s next patient arrived with a severe toothache, he gave her the card as a referral to my practice.

Coincidentally, on leaving his office, the woman with the toothache met another woman in the waiting room, who, noticing her grasping her cheek, also offered to recommend a good dentist in the building�myself again! In staying open to synchronicity, the practice gained two new patients at once, and they, in turn, have referred many others.
There are many delightful stories of synchronicities and �chance� meetings that I love sharing. It shows the effect of belief in yourself and trusting that you can manifest your desires. This illustrates how being aware of synchronicities and networking can begin to pay dividends�I constantly kept the fact that I was looking for patients top-of-mind when meeting people. It was like a filter that I screened all encounters through. By knowing my goals and focusing on them, when synchronicities happened, I was able to see what they represented and let them help me in achieving my goals.

Don�t misunderstand, you still need to use some conventional advertising methods, but make sure you advertise in the �universe� as well. Put your positive thoughts about the goals you wish to achieve �out there� in your mind and verbally. Do as I do with my patients and say, �We�d love to have more patients like you. If you like our service, please tell your friends and family.� It may happen that the next person they encounter will be searching for the same service you provide. Be sure to get the word out.

The Intricacies of Networking:
� Know your goals and write out a list with your intentions. Stay open to all possibilities and directions that come to you.
� Focus on your goals, visualize seeing your success, and think big.
� Join as many groups as you can to get out and meet people.
� Invest in a good web site that utilizes the top search engine optimization techniques.
� In using the services of others in related businesses, you build a level of trust and openness to refer each other�s clients.
� Create a business card board, in your practice, to display their cards of other business professionals that you personally recommend.
� Be aware that what you focus on grows fastest.
� It is not in your best interests to feed on worries.
� Givers Gain: in helping others to succeed, success comes back to you.
Dr. Pirjo Friedman, D.D.S., was born in Finland and now practices dentistry in Toronto, Canada. She is a believer in natural therapies and the most modern dental techniques�used in her practice every day. She believes a patient should be able to relax during dental work. She is a past President of the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada.

The author of: Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit in You � Embracing Synchronicity and Pushing Your Boundaries �The Feminine Principle in Business, she can be contacted at friedman@motivationalnetworks.com
For more information on Dr. Friedman, see: www.motivationalnetworks.com

The Power of Networking and Word of Mouth

2008-10-14T14:59:00.000+07:00

Waspadai Krisis Ekonomi Jilid II

2008-10-10T12:23:00.002+07:00

Kutipan : Waspadai Krisis Ekonomi Jilid II

Fundamental ekonomi Indonesia tidak kuat dibanding negara-negara Asia lainnya. Cadangan devisa, meskipun meningkat, itu akibat "hot money".
[JAKARTA] Ancaman resesi ekonomi di Amerika Serikat (AS) berdampak sangat besar terhadap perekonomian dunia, tak terkecuali Indonesia. Bahkan, ada kekhawatiran, gejolak kali ini bisa memicu terjadinya krisis ekonomi jilid II, seperti yang terjadi pada 1997, sehingga semua pihak harus waspada.
Namun, berbagai kalangan menilai, kali ini pemerintah lebih siap ketimbang 10 tahun lalu. Ditunjang dengan cadangan devisa yang cukup, kondisi perbankan yang membaik, serta sejumlah perbaikan struktural, diharapkan perekonomian Indonesia tidak jatuh terpuruk seperti satu dasawarsa lalu.

Menurut ekonom Econit, Rizal Ramli di Jakarta, Rabu (23/1), tanda-tanda Indonesia bisa terseret ke krisis ekonomi saat ini bisa dilihat dari beberapa indikator. Di antaranya peningkatan ekspor dan cadangan devisa hanya ditopang oleh kenaikan harga komoditas internasional, maraknya aliran dana jangka pendek (hot money), pertumbuhan semu sektor perbankan, dan kelebihan suplai properti komersial.Selain itu, kerawanan kondisi ekonomi juga disebabkan laju pertumbuhan ekonomi kurang berkualitas. Sebab, pertumbuhan terutama pada sektor usaha yang padat modal, bukan usaha padat karya, seperti manufaktur. Dari sisi permintaan, pertumbuhan ekonomi dihela oleh ekspor komoditas pertambangan, migas, dan agribisnis, bukan investasi baru.Faktor lainnya, harga saham yang terus terjadi selama kurun 2005-2007, kini diempas oleh gejolak ekonomi di AS. Pemerintah memiliki catatan yang buruk saat berhadapan dengan gejolak harga kebutuhan pokok.

Berbagai kondisi tersebut, menurut Rizal, ditambah dengan dinamika politik domestik yang mulai tampak, jelas akan memengaruhi kebijakan dan kondisi perekonomian nasional.
Menurut mantan Menko Perekonomian tersebut, sejak 2007 terbentuk financial bubble (balon finansial) di Indonesia. Dana jangka pendek mengalir deras ke Indonesia, menyerbu aset finansial, seperti saham, obligasi, reksadana, dan Sertifikat Bank Indonesia. Tren ini membuat rupiah menguat dan kinerja perbankan juga membaik."Sektor finansial baik, tetapi kondisi ini tidak segera merembet ke sektor riil. Balon finansial ini mudah kempes kalau pemodal jangka pendek menarik dananya. Tanda-tanda itu sudah terlihat saat ambruknya harga saham," jelas Rizal. Terkait hal itu, ekonom dari Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Fadhil Hasan mengingatkan, fundamental perekonomian Indonesia sangat rentan terhadap ber- bagai gejolak eksternal. "Fundamental ekonomi Indonesia tidak kuat dibanding negara-negara Asia lainnya. Cadangan devisa, meskipun meningkat, itu akibat hot money. Nilai tukar kita juga anomali. Saat dolar melemah, rupiah lemah juga. Inflasi masih tinggi karena ada kenaikan komoditas pangan dan ekspek- tasi inflasi yang masih kuat," tuturnya.
Di samping itu, lanjutnya, dari sisi fiskal, pemerintah juga belum solid karena masih bergantung pada produksi minyak. Jika gagal, akan mengubah struktur penerimaan dan pengeluaran negara.

Kondisi Lebih Baik
Meski demikian, menurut Fadhil untuk kembali mengalami resesi, tampaknya tidak mudah. "Dulu masalah ada pada nilai tukar, cadangan devisa, dan kondisi perbankan yang saat itu belum cukup sehat. Sekarang ini relatif tata kelola dan pengawasannya lebih baik. Cadangan devisa secara historis saat ini tertinggi karena tertolong harga komoditas ekspor yang naik. Pemerintahan juga secara umum lebih baik," ungkapnya.
Namun, dia mengingatkan pemerintah untuk tetap berhati-hati, terutama dalam menjaga fiskal. Kebijakan moneter pun harus tepat dan terukur, serta koordinasi antara fiskal dan moneter harus ditingkatkan.
Sementara itu, ekonom dari Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat, Universitas Indonesia (LPEM-UI), Ninasapti Triaswati berpendapat, telah terjadi perubahan ekonomi Indonesia, meskipun belum sebesar yang diharapkan. Sepuluh tahun lalu, basis ekonomi Indonesia adalah kroni kapitalisme. Sebagian pengusaha tidak memiliki jiwa kewirausahaan, tetapi menjadi besar karena fasilitas. "Tak heran, pada 1998, terjadi seleksi alam besar-besaran pada para pengusaha, sehingga krisis ekonomi pun tak terelakkan," ujarnya. Kini, sudah tercipta peraturan dan perundang-undangan persaingan usaha. Namun implementasinya pun belum baik. Tantangan terbesar adalah penerapan dan pengawasannya masih lemah. [D-10/M-6]

Sumber : http://www.suarapembaruan.com/News/2008/01/24/Utama/ut01.htm

Selamat Hari Raya Idzul Fitri 1429 H

2008-10-10T07:16:00.000+07:00

Selamat Hari Raya Idzul Fitri 1429 H

Selama tiga puluh hari umat moslem sekolah pembelajaran keimanan , menahan diri dari segala hal yang berdasarkan hawa nafsu dan kerusakan, menjadi pembelajaran dalam mengarungi bahtera kehidupan. Sebagaimana perintah Tuhanmu yang sedemikian jelas bahwa :”Telah diwajibkan atas kamu (mu’min) berpuasa, seperti telah diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kamu, agar kamu bertaqwa.” (Qs-Albaqoroh)

Dengan latihan selama 1 bulan diharapkan menjadi bertambah ketaqwaan selama 11 bulan berikutnya, sampai datang 1 bulan latihan berikutnya. Demikian secara terus menerus, Tuhan melatih kemampuan hamba-hambanya, diharapkan suatu saat menjadi bekal kembali pada-Nya dengan sebaik-baik bekal, untuk mengisi hidup selanjutnya.

Dan bolehlah “tidak masuk akal” bagi orang-orang yang tidak beriman, bahwa Tuhan akan menyatukan tulang-belulang yang berserakan dan sudah bercampur tanah, kelak di hari semua dibangkitkan untuk disatukan kembali seperti semula, untuk kemudian dimintai pertanggung jawaban atas amal-amal segenab Insan, selama melakukan perjalanan di dunia.

Seperti seorang musafir yang sedang dalam perjalanan, dari hari ke hari semakin lusuh pakaian dan semakin kusut kulit dan semakin lemah daya tahan tubuh. Namun pengalaman, ilmu pengetahuan, kedekatan dalam pencarian Tuhan, membuat semakin mengenal pernyataan syukur terhadap Tuhan dan memantapkan hati untuk satu tujuan, kekekalan hidup di hari kemudian, menjadi penghapus dahaga dalam perjalanan seorang musafir. Sesungguhnya tumbuhnya uban dirambutmu, merupakan tanda-tanda yang sangat jelas , dalam kebesaran Tuhan.
Menjadi tugas sesama, untuk selalu saling mengingatkan saat terlena, atau terlupa atau bahkan khilaf yang menjerumuskan. Tidak ada kata terlambat sebelum matahari tenggelam untuk selamanya, untuk memperbaiki diri. Mata pencaharian menjadi bekal untuk meneruskan generasi ke generasi, maka ambilah yang baik-baik secukupnya, dan makan minumlah dengannya, dan saat perjalanan Tuhan memberikan kesempatan melewati taman-taman surga , maka makan dan minumlah sepuas-puasnya untuk kemudian memulihkan jiwa raga menjadi musafir. Kita hadir sebagai insan untuk saling mengingatkan akan datang hari dibangkitkan, dimana semua telanjang, namun tidak sempat saling melihat aurat masing-masing karena kedahsyatan hari itu.

Panjatkan rasa syukur yang dalam atas karunia yang telah diterima saat ini, untuk kemudian menjadi bekal meraih anugerah Illahi berikutnya. Syukur menguatkan hati, mencerahkan pikiran dan menyehatkan badan.
Tetap semangat dan terus berusaha, hari ini lebih baik dari kemarin, esok lebih baik dari hari ini waktunya untuk diwujudkan!
Hari ini, hari raya Idzul Fitri 1 syawal 1429 H, 1 Oktober 2008 , semoga ampunan diberikan dan anugerah selalu dilimpahkan . Amin.
Mengucapkan Minal A’idzin wal Faidzin, Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum, washiyamana wa shiyamakum taqabal yaa karim ”

Yamaret mengucapkan :
"Selamat Hari Raya Idhul Fitri 1429 HMohon Maaf Lahir dan Batin".

9 Resep merubah diri agar lebih baik.

2008-08-21T07:21:00.000+07:00

9 Resep merubah diri agar lebih baik.
Ada satu hal yang tidak bisa kita percepat atau perlambat dan bila telah lewat tidak akan kembali dan yang belum kita lewati masih misterius adalah waktu.
Setiap hari kita selalu beraktifitas rutin baik sebagai karyawan maupun wirausaha ataupun profesi lain. Tidak jarang merasa bosan, jenuh, dan hilang motivasi, inilah perubahan yang kadang naik dan kadang turun sesuai keadaan dan suasana yang berlangsung. Namun ada hal hal yang perlu diingat ataupun dilakukan agar tetap bersemangat dalam mengisi hari-hari agar selalu berdampak positif.

Berikut ini ada 9 resep yang mungkin bisa membantu, antara lain:
01 Merubah jalan perasaan
Ada kalanya kita bertindak berdasarkan perasaan, sehingga suasana hati sangat mempengaruhi tindakan kita, Sebagai contoh, saat bersedih mungkin akan mempengaruhi daya kerja seseorang, karena itu bagaimana sebisa mungkin kita isi perasaan dengan hal-hal yang berorientasi positif. Sesuatu yang berdasarkan naluri atau hati nurani yang pada dasarnya manusia mempunyai naluri atau hati nurani yang baik, karena itu selalu usahakan agar energi positif dari perasaan yang selalu positif, jauh dari dengki,dendam,iri,dan penyakin hati lainya akan menumbuhkan perasaan yang sehat dan otomatis menciptakan energy positif dan sehat sehingga daya kerja kita sehati-haripun maksimal.Ciptakan situasi yang kondusif dan positif

02 Merubah cara berfikir
Cara berfikir yang cenderung negatif atau prasangka buruk atau fikiran yang berisi hal-hal yang bisa merugikan diri sendiri atau orang lain bisa membahayakan kesehatan dan jiwa seseorang. Berfikirlah seakan masa lampau yang sudah lewat sebagai modal inspirasi untuk berbuat lebih baik dimasa sekarang maupun esok. Fikiran tentang pengembangan diri terhadap perkembangan lingkungan sekitar akan menjadi pemacu semangat dan kreatifitas seseorang. Tambah pengetahuan dibidang apapun dengan melihat,mendengarkan dan membaca, bahkan kata ilmuwan menulis atau corat-coret bisa menghilangkan stress dan mendatangkan inspirasi baru.

03 Merubah cara pandang terhadap orang lain
Dalam pergaulan sehari-hari usahakan berpandangan positif terhadap orang, walaupun memang tidak sedikit orang yang memandang sinis,melecehkan ataupun sentimentalis namun bila anda tetap punya prinsip hidup sendiri berdasarkan hati nurani anda. Selalu mengikuti arah orang lain tanpa simbol keberadaan anda sendiri membuat anda tidak berharga, jika anda tidak menghargai diri anda bagaimana orang lain menghargai anda?

04 Merubah pikiran tentang uang
Berbagai cara orang untuk mendapatkan uang, namun tetap harus punya prinsip bahwa uang adalah sebuah alat penyampaian bukan tujuan dari penyampaian. Contoh untuk bertahan hidup orang perlu uang untuk makan dan minum maka gunakan uang sekedarnya bukan tujuan orang makan dan minum untuk uang, ubah cara befikir. Uang sebagai alat bukan Tujuan.Jika sebagai alat gunakan pada proporsinya.

05 Merubah cara penghargaan diri
Anda berharga dan istimewa, karena itu adalah pengharagaan diri yang tertinggi. Sering mengeluh terhadap segala hal kurang baik. Orang akan berfikir rumput tetangga tampak lebih hijau, itu hanya cara pandang orang yang berbeda. Contoh:
Anjing dan belalang berlomba, dan menurut aturan Anjing siapa yang lompatanya tertinggi itu yang juara,saat lompatan Anjing lebih tinggi dari belalang , maka Anjing juara karena lomba berdasarkan aturan Anjing, Namun bila belalang yang punya aturan tinggi lompatan berbanding dengan besar tubuh masing-masing maka lompatan belalang yang tertinggi. Maka belalang juara. So hargailah diri sendiri dengan mengalahkan diri sendiri, bukan orang lain.

06 Merubah cara berkreasi
Tambahlah pengetahuan dan pengalaman baik dengan berbagai sumber, bisa dari buku-buku bacaan, film-film, cerita fiksi maupun non fiksi, cerita sejarah hidup orang terdahulu , kitab-kitab dan bertukar fikiran dengan orang lain yang bisa dijadikan suri tauladan. Akan otomatis menambah daya kreasi dan berfikir positif. Kata pepatah belajarlah selama hayat masih dikandung badan. Tidak ada kata tua atau terlambat untuk belajar hal-hal baru kearah lebih baik.Sumber yang positif akan menghasilkan kreasi yang positif pula.

07 Merubah cara pandang kesehatan diri
Kesehatan itu sangat berharga, akan terasa dan terlihat bila kita sakit. Maka gunakan sehat sebelum sakit, dan gunakan sebagian waktu luang untuk berolah raga, secukupnya saja. Terlalu diporsir juga kurang baik, beri kesempatan metabolisme tubuh untuk mengolahnya. Intinya jangan tidak berolah raga sama sekali. Ada pepatah dalam jasmani yang sehat terdapat pula rohani yang sehat.

08 Merubah apa yang dimakan
Kata orang bijak, makanlah selagi lapar dan minumlah selagi haus. Dalam arti makan dan minumlah tanpa harus berlebihan. Karena itu dalam umat muslim juga ada acara puasa selama satu bulan, itu berarti Tuhan pun mengingatkan pada kita untuk memberi istirahat pada tubuh yang selalu digunakan untuk mengolah makanan. selain merubah cara pandang terhadap sesama berdasarkan dari kita makan.Apa yang dimakan pun harus diperhatikan, Contoh ungkapan ,makan ikan jangan semuanya dimakan, karena didalamnya ada tulang duri dan kotoran.

09 Merubah cara memperhatikan lingkungan
Kata orang bijak, melihat dan memperhatikan itu berbeda. Melihat belum tentu memperhatikan sedangkan memperhatikan sudah pasti melihat. Maka perhatikanlah lingkungan anda berada. Menciptakan suasana positif dan stabil akan menumbuhkan ide-ide positif dan mudah berkreasi. Kreasi dari fikiran positif akan menghasilkan yang positif pula, pun sebaliknya. Semoga berhasil

More money, more health, more happiness!

2008-08-14T13:31:00.000+07:00

Alexander Tretjakov ,
You can change the quality of your life by doing these

simple steps �

1. Change the way you feel.

Emotions are very important in our life. When we feel down, our

life seems bleak and we feel unmotivated to do anything. Good

news is that you can change your mood simply by thinking of

pleasant memories from the past. Our mind is incredibly powerful.

We just need to be able to steer it in the direction we want

it to go.

2. Change the way you think

This one is tricky. Here I am not talking about simply forcing

your self to be unnaturally positive about everything. I am

talking about developing an understanding of things around you,

so you will be able not to be negative. Through understanding

why things happen, you will be able to not get mad at unimportant

things. You will simply let them go.

3. Change the way you relate to other people.

When we relate to others it is highly important to understand

where they are coming from. Just think how many times you were

upset at someone simply because you did not understand them or

their point of view. If we will start looking for understanding

first, in any situation, instead of simply reacting, we will

avoid half of the problems that we have in our lives today.

4. Change the way you think about money.

Money is a sticky subject. People, from the time immemorial,

had issues with money. Be it, calling money evil, or putting

it on a pedestal, there was always a lot of drama surrounding

this subject. The fact is though - money by it self is natural.

People do good or bad things with money. But in it self money

is just an energy that flows from one person to another. It

also plays an incredibly important role in our lives. It is

like glue that allows everything to work in this physical world.

And just as glue isn't the most important part of any object,

money isn't be all and end all. However, it is so important

that without an idea of some sort of an exchange of currency,

this world would not be able to function. So with that in mind,

money is another vital skill that we need to learn, to fully

participate in this worlds affairs. We need to know how to ear

it, save it and spend it. All of that is very important to our

existence.

5. Change the way you think about your self.

You can't affect any sort of change in your life if you do not

like your self. Your self worth will influence everything

you do. If you do not think you are worth it, your chances

for success in anything diminish significantly.

One of the ways of increasing your self esteem would be to pay

attention to any success that you achieved, however small.

Learn how to forgive your self when you fail. This is a way of

conditioning your mind to look at your self as a valuable being.

6. Use creativity in every aspect of your life.

One of the greatest and most fulfilling things we can do

to change our life is to use our own creativity as much as

possible in our daily life. Being creative is one of those

things that is integral in our life yet we pay almost no conscious

attention to it. If you feel that your life became a drag, all

you have to do is to awaken your creativity again and it will be

transformed in an instant.

One of the surest ways to awaken your creative ability is

to simply use it as much as possible. You can also check out

a program where you go through an intense boot-camp to do the

same (www.burstcreativity.com). Whichever way you do it however,

you must do it, if you want to sky rocket your satisfaction

in life.

7. Change the way you think about your body.

You probably heard many times that our bodies are our temples.

Even though we often don't treat our bodies as such, it is

worthwhile to make an effort in that department. You see one

of the best arguments I know for this is simply that everything

in life is interconnected. If we don't take care of our bodies,

both from physical exercise and nutrition point of view, they

simply will not function very well. And if we don't feel well

physically, you can bet that we will not feel well emotionally,

neither. Another point to bring up is the reverse of the previous

statement - you can easily improve your out look on life by taking

the time to improve how you take care of your self. It is not

difficult to start feeling great if you haven't exercised in

a while or you are eating really badly.

8. Change what you eat.

Nutrition, although previously mentioned, definitely deserves more

emphasis. Today obesity is one of the biggest problems in

North America. If we don't change that soon it will become

catastrophic as the population ages. So how do we actually

improve our eating habits? We educate our selves. The best tip

I know in changing the way you eat is ... (drum roll) ... learn

from an expert. Go see a nutritionist. Not only a good

nutritionist will be able to craft an ultimate way for you to eat,

but they would do it in a customized way specifically made for your

body and situation.

9. Pay attention to what is happening around you.

We lead very busy lives. Work, kids - it seems that every minute of

the day is taken by something important. In this constant

rollercoaster it is easy to get "stuck on yourself". We sometimes

loose perspective and stop seeing what is happening around us, as

we are trying to deal with our own problems. If we do, it can cause

innumerable problems and friction with people around us.

The best practice to avoid that is, from time to time, to become

an observer. Develop the ability to view your life from the third

person perspective. This may be a difficult concept to understand,

but getting help in this department is easy. Most meditation

traditions teach exactly this principal.

10. Give only what you would like to receive.

Give on to others what you would like for your self - is one of those

ancient Christian sayings that rings true in our modern time.

To bring it to the modern era, let's look at it from a business

perspective. Psychology that applies to sales process also applies

in many other arias of our life. In sales in order to persuade

the prospect to buy, we use such techniques as mimicking, sincerity

and others designed to make that person trust us. But in reality all

we are doing is practicing that old principal of making others feel

how we want to feel. We are creating an emotional experience for

another person and they reward us with a sale. This as well as all

the other principals we discussed is very simple. All we need to do

is apply them one by one and we will become happier better human being.

Copyright 2006 www.BurstCreativity.com

Eliminate the 'E'vil Word

2008-08-14T12:39:00.000+07:00

One of the biggest reasons why people don't succeed can be traced from the very evil word known as "excuses."

Many people have questioned me before how I was able to quit my job and work full time on the internet, earning much more and enjoying more freedom than ever. It's because I actually love what I'm doing.

It's also because I worked my butts off when I was still having a day job. When I have to sleep only 4 hours a day to dedicate some time to my internet endeavors, I just did it with focus and the desire to succeed. (Don't do this unless you're as desperate as me; health is still your top priority.)

When our telephone line was not working and I have to beg my night neighbors if I can manually transfer my entire aging computer set to their area in the middle of the night just to connect with the internet, I did it with the full determination that I must finish my task no matter what.

I DIDN'T FIND ANY EXCUSE.

The case is different with other people I met. I told them, "I suggest you do something in your spare time that will move you one step closer to your goals."

I often heard various excuses. Some said, "I'll try" or "I'll see." No way. As Yoda said, "It's either you do it or you don't. There is no try." To try is to exert a half-hearted effort. It is such a weak word. In any endeavor, you have to push yourself to the limit. Full steam ahead.

Some said, "I'm just so tired after my job that I can't hardly move when I get home." Maybe they just don't have the passion. Passion will fuel anyone into moving ahead despite the difficulties. Instead of watching TV, do something with your life. If you often feel tired, exercise can be a great energy booster.

Some said, "I just don't have time." Well, if you don't have time during weekdays, find something useful to do during the weekends, instead of just watching movies or TV, or spending endless hours chatting over the phone.

Some said, "One of these days, I'll do it." I'm sure they never get to do it. There's no better day than today to start. No need to wait for the New Year. Every new day is a great day to start.

And there's no need to make everything perfect. Perfectionists never get anywhere because they never start until the perfect conditions are met. And since nothing is perfect, expecting perfection is a waste of valuable time.

The important thing is to adjust along the way. The more you don't start doing something, the harder it is to get started. If your will to do something is weak, it will get weaker and weaker until you finally decide to quit.

Use the power of momentum. Take the all-important first step, and you're halfway done. Take the next step, and another, then another. You will become stronger and stronger as you take more and more steps until you find yourself on fire and on a roll.

True, there are things beyond our control. But no matter what, stay focused on your goal. Excuses will only delay the process further.

About the Author:
Michael Lee is the author of "How to be a Red Hot Persuasion Wizard... in 20 days or less", an ebook that reveals mind-altering persuasion techniques on how to tremendously enhance your relationships, create unlimited wealth, and get anything you want...just like magic. Get a sample chapter and highly-stimulating "Get What You Want" advice at: http://www.20daypersuasion.com. He is the Co-Founder of http://www.self-improvement-millionaires.com and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.

Rasa syukur bisa datang dari sudut pandang.

2008-08-14T12:20:00.001+07:00

Rasa syukur bisa datang dari sudut pandang.
Seringkali orang salah dalam menilai akan nilai syukur dengan apa yang diraihnya.

Cerita pertama
Seorang ibu rumah tangga selalu mengeluh ini dan itu , yang capek mengurus anak lah, yang kurang uang belanja lah, yang rumah berantakanlah yang semuanya membuat frustasi ibu rumah tangga itu. Suatu saat sang suami pulang kantor agak larut dan sang istri marah-marah. Sang suami dengan sabar menyikapi dan mengajak main-main anak-anaknya dari pada harus melayani perdebatan yang tidak perlu. diam-diam sang istri (A) berkonsultasi dengan teman-temannya yang tinggal didaerah lain yang sudah menikah juga via telepon. Temanya bercerita mengenai rumah tangganya, Ia ditinggal suami keluar negeri di kapal pesiar dan setahun sekali pulang, itupun cuma beberapa minggu kemudian balik lagi, hal itu mulai sejak awal perkawinanya. Sang istri mengasuh anaknya sendiri, ia merasa kesepian karena tidak ada canda dari sang ayah dengan anak-anaknya. Dia harus mengisi hari dengan hari-hari yang terasa sepi tanpa kehadiaran sang suami. Mendengar cerita itu sang istri(A) merasa bersalah telah memarahi sang suami dan anak-anaknya. Bisa dibayangkan bila rumah itu selalu rapi, tidak ada kegaduhan,tidak ada cucian di kamar mandi, tidak ada cucian di wastafel. Berarti rumah itu tidak ada anak-anak dan suami. Sang istri pun bersyukur kembali dan merasa ikhlas mengurus rumahnya, sejak itu bila rumah berantakan sang istri pun merasa bersyukur, (ada kehidupan dirumah itu)

Cerita Kedua
Seorang bapak bercerita bahwa saudara-saudaranya banyak dan sudah berhasil semuanya (sudah bekerja dan berumah tangga). adik pertama sudah lulus sekolah kedokteran dan menjadi dokter umum di rumah sakit setempat . adik kedua sudah selesai kuliah arsitek dan menjadi arsitek di Jakarta, adik ketiga sudah selesai kuliah dan menjadi perawat dan bekerja di rumah sakit di Kalimantan dan bersuami seorang pegawai negeri. adik ke-empat menjadi bidan di rumah sakit di daerah.
kemudian saya berkata,”wah hebat sekali, adik-adik bapak bisa menjadi orang semuanya.
kemudian saya melihat bapak itu yang penampilanya sederhana dan biasa-biasa saja,
“maaf bila saya menyinggung bapak?, namun anda sebagai kakaknya hanya tinggal di kota sebagai karyawan swasta dan kos di kamar kecil,tentunya anda kecewa dengan anda sendiri?” kata saya.
apa jawab bapak itu ?
“bukan, saya tidak kecewa dengan keadaan saya, saya bersyukur dengan diri saya,karena
saya bisa membiayai sekolah adik-adik saya, saya menyisihkan sebagian gaji saya untuk buka usaha pertanian, dan tambak yang dikelola oleh adik-adik saya hingga selesai kuliahnya".

Three Simple Steps To End Low Self Confidence

2008-08-12T09:50:00.000+07:00

Low self confidence affects everyone at different times of one�s life. Self confidence is a trait that is needed in order for us to accomplish our daily goals and achieve success in all areas of life. It is expected that one may experience short time periods of low self confidence much like how professional athletes encounter a slump from time to time. However, prolonged periods of low self confidence can be a serious problem to one�s physical and mental health.

Low self confidence can at times feel like an impossible task to overcome. The reality is that we are usually only a few simple steps and practices away from achieving high levels of true confidence and poise. There are many practical tips one might use to solve their own low self confidence problem. I will introduce three simple steps that are easy to understand and building blocks for establishing self confidence.

The first tip is proper breathing. The importance of breathing is crucial to developing self confidence. I am referring to methodical breathing that gives one a sense of physical balance. We all breathe all the time even though we are rarely aware of it. That is why we do not know how to increase the power and capacity of our lungs.

One simple exercise on breathing consists of standing straight with your head turned slightly back. Fill your lungs with air by taking a deep breath and count up to ten before exhaling powerfully. As you exhale, maintain a continuous low hum and be free of any trembling. The purpose of this exercise is to instantaneously provide you with a stimulus before an important encounter. This exercise should be performed twice a day at a minimum of five minutes per session. This deep breathing will develop your lungs over time. You will notice yourself having much less occurrences of being out of breathe and also much more control when you are affected by emotion that accelerates your senses.

The second tip is maintaining effective physical motion. Many people fear that others will ridicule them because of the awkwardness of their physical movements. Other people are embarrassed because of clumsiness in which they cover themselves with ridicule. They then think and focus on this in their minds which causes further constraint in their gestures and mannerisms.

It is very simple to cure this condition. You must make up your mind to conquer this weakness by acquiring ease in all of your movements. Awkwardness occurs only in public. We are never embarrassed alone in the privacy of our home. Like all things, repetition of any act will diminish the emotion that gives rise to it. That is why consistent physical exercises are needed to reprogram one�s outlook on this problem.

You can practice this tip after your breathing exercises. The object is to acquire an easy, relaxed carriage from repetition. One exercise to achieve this is as follows. Expand your chest as far as possible while throwing back your head and extending your arms. Use smooth movements not jerky ones. Try to extend yourself further every time you perform this exercise. As you do this, hollow out the back so it becomes a perfect arch. Next one should walk through a room and focus on keeping their steps of even length and body erect.

The focus of this tip is to remove all jerky and abrupt movements which portray timidity. You will eventually feel relaxed in public and move in a very slow and controlled fashion. This tip alone can increase one�s self worth dramatically.

The third tip is to practice speaking. A forceful speech will always convince an audience. Eloquence is one of the true gifts of self confidence. One major reason for this is that one�s mind is always fixed upon the object he or she wishes to attain by arguments. This eliminates all unnecessary wandering of thoughts.

Clearness of conception will be reflected and poise will manifest itself in someone who no longer feels himself to be the object of laughter or mockery. In addition to mental focus, there is a distinct physical exercise that can give you powerful speech.

Open your mouth as wide as possible and then shut it rapidly. Open it once more to its fullest extent and then shut it to a point where the jaw fatigues. This exercise is used to combat �heavy jaw�. This is a feeling in your jaw that restricts pronunciation of words and causes people to hesitate or feel uncertain about their speech patterns. In addition to this exercise, practice reciting long sentences containing difficult consonants. This will give you the self confidence to speak more fluidly in public.

Begin practicing these tips right away. Remember to focus on your breathing, your posture and your speaking. These tips are simple to apply and integrate in to your daily life.

Joe Czarnecki is a self made entrepreneur who specializes in sales and business development in the automobile and e-commerce industries. Currently, he is a Finance Manager for a Fortune 300 company and owner of a growing niche based e-commerce Company. Joe attributes his success to over 10 years of constant education, experience and faith. To become a member of Joe�s newsletter on all areas of self confidence, visit him at http://www.conquerconfidence.com.

by:joe czarnecki

Be Successful Now - Then Figure Out How You G

2008-08-12T09:48:00.000+07:00

Do you currently have a goal that you would like to attain, but are unsure of what the next step should be in attaining it? Or maybe you think you know what you �should� do but your find doubts or fears of failure are standing in your way? Maybe neither of the above apply but you find that no matter what you do, you still haven�t gotten to where you want to be.

Quite often people set goals for themselves and �on paper� they look very attainable if that person were to follow certain steps. In reality however, their subconscious mind may have something completely different going on and it could be sabotaging their efforts.

Fear of failure or success. Fear of more responsibility. Fear of change. Afraid that they are not good enough or deserving enough for what they are wanting.

Without even realizing it they may �say� that they want something, may scream it even; but in truth never �really� believe it is going to happen for them.

That is where this manifestation exercise comes in.

The idea behind this exercise is to pretend that you have already accomplished what it is you are wanting and now you are just looking back to see how you got there.

For example:

Say your dream is to become a best selling author. So you wake up this morning and pretend that you already are a best selling author. How does that feel? Do you feel proud that you made it? Do you feel accomplished? How satisfying is it? What would you be doing today as a best selling author? Would you be going to a book signing? Would you be checking on the computer to see how far up your title is on Amazons best seller list? Really get the feel of it. Would you stand taller, dress nicer? Imagine people driving by your house and saying �Did you know that _______ lives there? You know the best selling author of _________ books.� How cool does it feel that they are talking about you!

Now pretend that this afternoon as this best selling author, you are on your way to an interview and you are about to explain how you got to where you are today. What would you say? You see�this is the most important part of this exercise. The first part is to know how it feels to have accomplished your goal. It�s a done deal - you have arrived! Now it is time to figure out the steps you took to get there.

So you work backwards. You say �Well on such and such a day - I remember the day clearly (which would be today of coarse) that I decided nothing was going to stand in my way. So I sat down and wrote two articles that I submitted to these two publications. While waiting for them to be approved, I started attending a writing class during the evening and then would go home and write for 3 or 4 hours every night. Sometimes I would get so involved that I didn�t notice that the sun was coming up. Even though I had my doubts and fears I kept writing. I let nothing dissuade me. Until finally one day it all came together. My articles got printed, my book was ready to be edited..�.�

Anyway� you get the idea. Sometimes people get so boggled down in fear or are so unsure of what their next move should be, that they find themselves paralyzed -- spinning their wheels and going nowhere.

So the trick is to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that your goal is in fact reached. It is a done deal! It is already accomplished in your future and done! Now you just need to figure out the steps that got you there.

This exercise can be done with any goal you have.

You want to own a new house. Imagine yourself in it already and work backwards to see how you got there. Well, first you called a realtor, then you made calls to different banks about loans, than you packed up the stuff in your apartment�etc.

You want to get married. Imagine yourself on your wedding day in front of a mirror dressed in your gown or tux, thinking back to how you got there. How the two of you met in that Law of Attraction seminar you decided to attend and knew immediately that you were perfect for each other.

You want a promotion in your company. Imagine you are sitting in your new office explaining to a new hire the steps you took to become �the person you are today�

You want to lose weight. Imagine yourself in those awesome fitting jeans explaining to your best friend what you did to get in shape.

I have found that pretending that you are explaining your life and your success to someone else is very effective. Because you feel even in your pretending that you are talking from a place of authority. You are a person who has already accomplished what they set out to do and are the perfect person to give advice to others.

So get started imagining today! Write down all the steps you �took� to be a success. Then realize that this list in front of you has now become your blueprint. All you have to do is follow it. Start with the first step right now. And if fear ever tries to rear its ugly head, think �back� to your �future� vision and realize that you obviously worked through the fear because you �became� successful, so whatever that little pesky fear might have been, obviously wasn�t big enough to stop you.

Remember you really are entitled and deserving to be and have whatever you want while on this Earth. There is no one �out there� who has placed any limitations on you whatsoever. So look into your future and see who you became. Then work backwards and figure out how you got there.

Also keep in mind that the law of attraction brings you what you focus on. If you focus on the success you have become it has no choice but to help you make that a reality.

If you would like to find more articles to help you manifest what you desire in your life, please visit http://www.theveryhappyhuman.com

Happy Creating!

Become the Writer and Director Of Your life

2008-08-12T08:23:00.000+07:00

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players� For some reason I have always liked that saying. It just seems to roll easily off the tongue. I can�t even tell you how many times I have heard other people quote it as well.

In the past I understood that quote to mean something totally different than I what I believe it means now. Back then (before my learning and studying) when I heard or thought about that quote, I took it to mean that I was merely one of the players taking �direction� from a higher authority �up there� and was just merely acting out a play that was being scripted without my input.

As I started learning more about the creative power each of us has and the Law of Attraction however, I started realizing that it was me, myself, that was writing and directing the whole production. I was the one hiring the actors, writing the scenes and designing the sets.

For example, the person I am married to was �hired� by me (after quite a few bad auditions by other actors I might add). The �set� has been designed by me. I realize as I look around me now that it was me who put up that mirror, painted the wall that color and picked those couches.

And I also realized that I am the one who continually decides which role different actors are going to portray in my play everyday, as well as where the scenes are going to take place.

So where is the exercise in this? It is time for you to see yourself as the writer and director of your own life.

If there is anything you are unhappy with in your life, it is time for you to rewrite the script.

With pen and paper in hand, visualize that you are in fact a writer and director sitting in an empty auditorium watching your �production� play out in front of you. What is working and what isn�t?

How does your main character (you, of coarse) look? Are you happy with their appearance? Is there something you would like to change? Thinner, healthier, different clothes, different style?

Are they optimistic and funny? Sarcastic or angry? Do they wallow in self-pity that annoys you to hear from your seat in the auditorium? Do they keep saying the same thing over and over again? Things like �this will never work� or �I�ll never get what I want� or �Why can�t I do this�? As an objective observer how does this sound to you now?

What about the other characters you created in their life? Are they helping the main character or doing more harm than good? Are they upbeat? Are they supportive? Do they help the main character along or hinder them?

What about the set? Is your main character living in a place that one would consider pleasing or dreary? Is it fresh and clean or a chaotic disaster?

Where does that character work? Is it someplace inspiring, uplifting,

with the potential of growing into something bigger? Does this job move the character�s story along? Or is it monotonous, boring and seeming to go nowhere?

There are two main objectives with this exercise. 1. To take a step back from your emotions and try to view your life from the perspective of an objective observer and 2. Remember that it is indeed you who is in charge of how this production plays out on a moment to moment basis.

Now that you have written down your observations (and be honest about what you are viewing - keep your emotions out of it this first draft) it is now time for editing.

Grab your eraser and erase the things that aren�t working for you. Better yet, physically cross them out - slash lines through them viciously - as you tell yourself �that is definitely going in the wrong direction� and rewrite what you would like to see happen.

Know as you do this that you are in fact taking back control of your own story; instead of letting your main character wander around in circles on stage just acting and reacting mindlessly to the actions of the other characters.

Remember that you are the director as well. Up till now your play has run amok with no direction. Jump into your directors chair and state step by step what it is going to happen next and how you have decided this play is going to unfold.

For instance: State that the main character (you) is going to walk into the job interview �scene� full of confidence. The main character is going to meet a great new employer character that is friendly and has a great sense of humor. See both characters hitting it off wonderfully. See the smile on your main characters face as they turn to the audience and give a jubilant �Yes!� to the audience that they have found the job they want with a person they like. Imagine the members in the audience applauding and laughing at the awesome display of excitement!

Then do this with your other scenes. Write down the great romance, the pleasant sets, the fun scenes with friends, the warm scenes with family.

As you do this, you will receive a clearer view of what you are wanting to create in your life as well as remembering that you are in fact the writer and director of your own life. Remember there is no one outside of you writing this play. It is all yours!

So go write the production you have always dreamed of. And believe with all of your heart that each scene you write will have no other option but to come to fruition. After all�you are the author. No one gets to write this story except for you!

Happy Creating!

Law of Attraction: Manifestation Exercise # 7 - How To Make Eliminate The Negative Past and Get A Fresh Start Today

2008-08-12T08:22:00.000+07:00

Imagine that you have this friend. Your best friend. A friend who has been through everything with you in life, all of your ups and downs.

Now at times you think this friend is great! Who would you be without this friend? There is just one little thing though about this friend that drives you crazy. He or she just lives to criticize you.

They remind you of every embarrassing thing you have ever done, every mistake that you have ever made. They can make you feel guilty, jealous, and angry like no one else on the planet can.

They tell you that you will never be more than you are now. That you should just be grateful for what you have because what makes you think that you are so special and entitled to anything more?

They tell you to get real. That you will never get that dream girl or guy, they are way out of your league. They say you will never get that promotion because you are just not smart enough.

On and on they go everyday telling you what you cannot be, have or do.

Now you might be thinking, who on Earth would want a friend like that?

The answer is you if you are still letting that pesky thing called Ego run your life. Read the above statements again and see if that �friend� sounds familiar to you.

We originally created the Ego to help us stay focused on our own unique experiences while on Earth. Because we are in fact All One, we needed a sort of tuner to help keep us focused on our own station and have a way to �tune out� all the other traffic out there. Otherwise we would just be hearing all the other gibberish from all the other parts of ourselves (the millions of other people on our planet right now).

The problem however began when we started giving that Ego too much power and mistakenly started to believe that the tuner was in fact our �identity�. When we started to believe everything it told us was truth.

Our next mistake was in believing that everything that has happened up in our lives until today has now defined who we are going to be tomorrow. Another trick of that pesky Ego. It has now established our identity and it doesn�t want to give it up easily. It likes itself just where it is. It feels safe and easy�even if you are miserable.

So now when you say �I�m going to lose weight and get in shape over the next few months� the Ego says �Uh. Uh, Uhhhh. No we are not. I am comfortable here. I don�t like change. We have now established ourselves as a �slightly overweight person� and I don�t feel comfortable changing that label.� And then it goes into a whole bunch of reasons why you won�t be able to do it. It will tell you things like �You�ve tried it a million times before and it�s never worked so why even bother.� Or �you�re never going to find time to go to the gym a couple of times a week.� or �Eating food that is good for you is boring� or any of the one million things it will try to come up with. I am sure you can fill in any blanks from your own pesky little voice.

So now�what do you do?

You need to shake that little sucker up. Throw it off its tracks. Shock the heck out of it!

How do you do this?

You focus on the moment of NOW!

You see, the Ego can only survive on the past. All of the criticism, guilt, negative talk and thoughts all stem from things that it has made connections with from your past.

If you choose to live in this NOW moment there is nothing for it to feed off of anymore

You can be a new person as of this MOMENT. It does not matter a lick what happened in your childhood, or past relationships. It doesn�t matter how many mistakes you have made or how many failures you have had. That is in the Past. It�s over. There is nothing that can be done about any of that.

All that matters is right NOW. This moment. Right NOW you can be anything you want to be! And there is no one to tell you differently.

So what is the exercise?

Grab a pad or open a fresh page on your word processor.

Imagine that you just arrived on this Earth for the first time this morning.

You have absolutely no preconceived notions about anything.

Everything around you is fresh and new. You are amazed at all the unbelievable experiences you can have while you here on this planet. It is like the biggest playground you have ever seen!

Write down all your impressions. Even the smallest thing. Imagine you were writing someone �back home� and explaining all of the wonderful things down here on this planet there are to experience.

Tell them about the food! You discover there are at least 25 different places you can eat with hundreds of food choices within blocks of you. Tell them about the people! There are so many you can meet, have fun with, laugh with, share things with. Tell them about all the millions of ways people have to make money while they are here. Explain how you can�t imagine anyone not being able to earn a fantastic living while here doing something they love because there are just so many options!

How about where you live? Explain how cool your house and apartment are. Explain about cell phones, televisions, computers, etc.

For the next few days keep acting like everything you see around you is brand new Everything is possible for you because �you have never tried them before�.

And if that pesky ego tries to thwart your fun be sure to say to it �I don�t know who you are or where you get your pessimistic ideas little fellow but I know that I am entitled to experience every good thing down here just be being here. So I think you better move on and find someone to tell your silly fantasies to.

You will be amazed at how differently you will see the world and all of your possibilities when you look at them with fresh eyes.

Happy Creating!

Motivation-The 3 Aspects of Human Behavior You Must Know to Succeed

2008-08-12T08:19:00.000+07:00

Motivation can be defined in numerous ways, but there are two basic definitions or descriptions. It can be defined as the main reason or reasons that individuals partake in a certain behavior, specifically human behavior pursuant to the study of psychology or neuropsychology. It can also be defined as the driving force that initiates and drives an individual�s behavior. It is the internal energy that propels us to achieve our goals. Typically, it is considered to be a dynamic state of mind not concerned with personality.

There are three aspects of human behavior that motivation is based and founded in:

1. arousal of behavior

2. direction of behavior

3. persistence of behavior

Arousal of behavior relates to a specific thing that activates behavior whereas direction of behavior relates to what is responsible for directing the behavior. Persistence of behavior relates to how the behavior is sustained.

What drives an individual to be successful is referred to as motive. Usually, all motives fall into one of three categories and are considered to be physiological or psychological in nature:

1. homeostatic motives � hunger, respiration, thirst, etc.

2. nonhomeostatic motives � curiosity about the environment, seeking shelter, etc.

3. learned or social motives � achievement, approval, power, social affiliation, etc

In any endeavor that an individual undertakes, motivation (or the lack thereof) is the key element behind the success or failure of the endeavor. It plays a key role in the workplace where the effective performance of an employee is concerned. Management or supervisory personnel have a direct impact and play a significant role in employee motivation in that they employ different motivational techniques to raise productivity levels. It also follows that this has a direct effect on the cooperation levels between the employer and the employee.

Motivation can also be classified as

1. negative or positive

2. obvious or subtle

3. intangible or tangible

Education or learning is also interrelated with motivation and instructors will oftentimes employ motivational techniques to get their students to learn. It can benefit the student by making them more competent as well as encouraging confidence and the ability to solve problems.

Self-motivation has also been classified into two different types:

1. Extrinsic � generated by external factors

2. Intrinsic � generated by internal sensations and is longer-lasting than extrinsic

Self-motivation is considered to be intrinsic in nature, and originates from an individual�s internal drives. It is the basis for overcoming obstacles in the path of achieving one�s goals. Additionally, certain external factors are responsible for driving a person into undertaking a new project or to move in a positive direction. Characteristically, self-motivation is comprised of three factors:

1. beliefs

2. desires

3. values

Since an individual cannot rely on others for motivation, self-motivation has to come from within. It plays a key role wherein the individual gathers the courage and strength to achieve certain goals, and is essential for developing new undertakings or making a positive change in one�s lifestyle. Training programs have been proven to be the best way to educate oneself in order to improve motivation and self-motivation.

Maximizing Your Price in a Soft Economy

2008-08-12T08:17:00.000+07:00

Establishing maximum value for your price is never easy. In today's volatile economy, it's even more of a challenge. For most companies, costs are increasing, yet the ability to pass them along to the customer is fraught with numerous roadblocks. The customer's response to a price increase is rarely positive, with the usual line of objections that go along with it. In addition, there are the concerns that a competitor's price may undercut yours or that the customer may choose to go down a different path instead of buying from you at all. As big as these issues are, they pale in comparison to the number one roadblock to maximizing your price point: the confidence of the salesperson.

The main reason why companies do not capitalize on their potential revenue is because their salespeople do not have the confidence to ask for and receive the highest price point. If a salesperson is secure in what they are selling and in knowing how the customer will benefit from their products/services, then they will be confident in asking for and getting the desired price point. The problem is that many times the salesperson lacks confidence in at least one of these areas, resulting in their inability to make their sales quota.

To rectify this problem, it's important to examine how the salesperson first developed a lack of confidence in their ability to maximize their price points. Generally, it stems from a sale they perceived to be lost because their price had been too high. On the surface, their assumption probably appeared to be correct. However, in reality, it just seemed that way because the right price-value relationship had not been established. If the salesperson had executed a proper sales strategy that allowed both himself and the customer to see the product's/service's true value, this could have been avoided. It needs to be communicated that in a B to B environment, the benefits are to both the buyer and the business they're buying it for. In a B to C environment, the benefits are to both the buyer and to the person(s) who will actually use the product or service. When the salesperson and the customer understand this, it can help erase the uncertainty that the price may pose.

Let me give you two quick examples. If a person works for a mega-global company and is buying widgets, he'd have no problem spending a little on them if he knew he was buying them from a reputable company that has experience selling to other mega-global companies. In essence, the customer is looking for confidence and is willing to pay for it. In a B to C situation, because the customer doesn't want to look like a fool for their purchase, they want the salesperson to provide them with enough emotional benefit to allow them to convey to others that they made a great decision. In both situations, an inexperienced salesperson is going to lose the sale if they don't take the time to use questions that encourage the customer to fully express their needs. In general, new salespeople often lose the sale shortly after they've stated their price. Thus, it's only natural for them to believe that the price was the determining factor. However, when digging below the surface, the price was not what prevented them from closing the deal. Rather, they lost the sale because they didn't ask enough questions to fully establish the needs of the customer.

Top-performing salespeople ask questions that allow the customer to elaborate on their needs and then demonstrate their listening skills by asking appropriate open questions and probing deeper with great follow-up questions. They use the information that they learn to better explain how their product or service can be beneficial to the customer. In my 25 plus years of selling, I've learned that the customer's real needs, hurts, and wants don't often surface until you're demonstrated genuine interest in what their thoughts and goals are. Ironically, this means that you can throw out their initial comments, as it is rarely the need they are looking to fill. If you expect to base your price-value relationship on what you first hear, you'll never come close to achieving your maximum price point.

In summary, today's economy is full of opportunities for top performing salespeople to ask really good questions that get customers talking. This allows both the customer and the salesperson to see, feel, and understand what their true needs are. When the salesperson can experience this across multiple customers, they will begin to develop the assurance they need to be able to confidently convey the maximum price point their company expects them to receive.

Mark Hunter, "The Sales Hunter", is a sales expert who speaks to thousands each year on how to increase their sales profitability. For more information, to receive a free weekly email sales tip or to read his Sales Motivation Blog, visit http://www.TheSalesHunter.com.

Selling With Your Personality

2008-08-12T08:16:00.000+07:00

Anyone can sell if the price is cheap enough or if what is being sold is something people can't live without. However, for the vast majority of us, neither of these luxuries are part of the scenario. The difficulty of selling is compounded by the fact that most customers have a wide range of options available to them regarding what they can buy. Therefore, in order to close the sale, it becomes necessary for us to stand out from other salespeople. One of the best ways to be different is by displaying a confident personality.

A powerful sales tool that many of us overlook is our personality. It positively and negatively influences far more sales than we will ever admit to. I firmly believe that you should use your personality to impact every sales call. "CPP" is a concept I often teach to sales groups. It stands for "Confidently Passionate Personality" and it means to use your personality with a level of passion and confidence that allows the customer to believe you are genuinely interested in them and their success. Although it's not rocket science, it is a critical idea that is often neglected and is very useful in helping you gain sales over your competition.

Note that in order to successfully use your personality on a sales call, you have to be confident in how you can help your customers. Unfortunately, many salespeople are simply confident in what they're selling, not in their ability. There's a big difference. When you're confident in what you're selling, it means you're putting more emphasis on your products or services than you are on your customers. This misunderstanding eliminates a large number of salespeople from being able to use their personality to positively influence their ability to close. Confidence should not come across as manipulation. I'm sure we all know salespeople with infectious personalities that use them to bulldoze their way through with customers. On the surface, they're very successful, at least for the short term. However, those who have a manipulative personality will lull themselves into a false sense of security when, in reality, they're destroying their long-term sales potential.

A confident salesperson is willing to take the time to find out what the real needs of their customers are. They don't jump at the person's first comment and try to close the deal. Their genuine interest helps expose the underlying needs that the customer may otherwise not be willing to share. Confident salespeople believe so strongly in themselves and their ability to help that they're not concerned with making a quick sale. Rather, they want to make a great sale, which is usually much bigger and more profitable than a quick one.

Furthermore, when you're genuinely confident in yourself as a salesperson and how you can help people, it's impossible to keep from showing your passion. The word "passion" is usually heard in the context of someone being passionately in love with another person. This is not what I'm talking about. The "passion" that I'm referring to is showing genuine care and concern for helping the customer. This means that you're willing to not only take interest in what they are telling you, but to also dig deeper, even if it takes you down a line of questioning you had not planned on. The true test in demonstrating passion towards a customer is if after you've determined their needs and discovered that they are not in line with what you are selling, you would be willing to refer them to someone else. That's passion! Yes, it may mean giving up a sale, but I guarantee that if you truly are passionate towards your customers, you'll end up with far more sales in the long-run than the person who is not.

Finally, to successfully use your personality as a sales tool, you must be someone that people like to associate with. Negative or self-serving personalities will not see positive results. Your personality must be upbeat in both actions and words, and should be complimentary to everyone you come in contact with. Attractive personalities do not get easily upset with issues, are willing to help find solutions, and are optimistic. They are inviting rather than exclusive, and they cause others to be willing to share openly. Very simply, an attractive personality is one you would like to hang out with.

To determine your level of confidence, ask yourself the following two questions.

* Do customers call you for information that goes beyond what you sell?

* Do customers willingly refer you to others?

Although they are simple questions, the responses they elicit can quickly tell you if your personality is confident, but not arrogant.

Having a "Confidently Passionate Personality" is not something every salesperson can achieve. However, for the vast majority, it is attainable if they're willing to show genuine interest in their customers. The questions they ask and the service they provide will allow their personalities to be the effective sales tool that differs from their competition.

Mark Hunter, "The Sales Hunter", is a sales expert who speaks to thousands each year on how to increase their sales profitability. For more information, to receive a free weekly email sales tip, or to read his Sales Motivation Blog, visit www.TheSalesHunter.com.

Sources:http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/35818/1/Selling-With-Your-Personality

COMMIT COMMIT! Where Discipline Meets Action

2008-08-12T07:55:00.000+07:00

December 21, 1998�a brisk winter day in Saudi Arabia. I was stationed on my first combat deployment, flying missions to enforce the Iraqi southern no-fly zone. Inexperienced and quite nervous, I was scheduled to take off on only the fourth combat sortie of my career. It was a mission I'll never forget.

I was flying that day with my flight lead, Lt. Col. "Hos" Hyatt, the commander of the 79th Fighter Squadron Tigers. Our "2 ship" of F-16s were charged with "sanitizing" the airspace of any enemy aircraft that might be crossing the restricted area. It was a routine patrol. Or not.

Suddenly, our radios blared with an urgent call from the radar ground controller, "Viper flight, you've got an MIG-23 150 miles off your nose headed south � hostile, hostile!" This meant the MIG had crossed the no-fly zone and was headed toward us and the fuel tankers we were in charge of protecting. A split second later, my headset erupted with a call from Hos. "Viper flight, COMMIT, COMMIT!" Almost unconsciously, I pushed up my throttle to afterburner and started to climb, as I struggled to stay in perfect formation with Hos. There was no turning back. We were going after that MIG.

With those two words, "Commit, Commit," my destiny was set in motion. No time to think, simply time to react. I was trained for that moment and my instantaneous choice was clear: It was time to "commit."

My heart raced. The intensity was beyond words. Quite frankly, there was a part of me that asked, "Am I ready to do this? Will I get shot at? What if my engine fails?" Doubt crept in. But deep down, I knew I was ready and mentally and emotionally prepared. Otherwise I had no business being in that jet! Aborting that mission was not an option�period. I had a job to do. All my military training boiled down to this one moment, and I simply had to trust my wingmen, stay in position, and execute the briefed plan. It was time to act.

That moment may have come in the extreme of combat, but it was really no different than the "call to duty" we all face in everyday life and business.

Do you have the discipline and training to commit to action in your life�to "push it up" and go after your target with confidence? Do you have the discipline and training to commit to action in your life - to "push it up" Perhaps it's the challenge of raising a family, a new job opportunity, going for a promotion, embarking on a fitness regimen or a "serious" diet, or the trust and rigors that come from of a relationship. The actions you take once you commit will determine the quality of your outcome.

If you're not ready to commit, no problem. Perhaps it's not the right time, or you just need more time. But if you really are committed to take action in your life, you better have the discipline to do what it takes to commit with confidence and foster that level of trust others can count on.

True commitment only exists when it is aligned with action. Action based on disciplined preparation, laser-sharp focus and, most of all: courage. The sort of courage that says, "Even though I may get �shot at'�I will carry on!" This is the reality of flying fighters in combat, and it is also the reality of leading a life of passion that is based on commitment and action.

Bottom line: Before you commit to anything, you have to risk getting "shot at." You have to be willing to work and sacrifice. Let's face it, it's not easy to commit. If it were, everybody would be doing it.

My good friend, Dirk Jones, does 110 pushups every morning and he's in the gym more than I am. Dirk is 73. He's committed to staying fit and takes action to do so every day. I recently spoke to people from an amazing retail management company named Jones Lang LaSalle. Last year, a severe tornado ripped through one of their properties in Memphis�the Hickory Ridge Mall. Petrified, one of the employees refused to evacuate the building. Pat Jacobs, the mall's GM, stayed behind and risked his life to make sure the employee was safe. Another wingman named Barry Woods drove 8 hours and spent 3 weeks with his coworkers to help them recover from the disaster. Barry and Pat were committed to serving their wingmen at JLL. They took action and it made a deep difference for their company.

So here's the wingtip: The ability to face our fears, harness courage, and commit to action when the stakes are high is a lot easier when we act in service to others. More importantly, when we have a trusted partner on our wing backing us up, it gives us courage to press on.

Hos was on my wing. Who's on yours? (PS: The MIG aborted and went back across the border. Mission accomplished!)

Waldo Waldman builds team unity within organizations as a high-energy leadership/inspirational speaker. A former combat-decorated fighter pilot with corporate sales experience, Waldo brings an exciting and valuable message to organizations by using fighter pilot strategies as building blocks for peak performance, teamwork, leadership and trust. His clients include AFLAC, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, NY Life, and Home Depot. To download Waldo's Top Gun Motivation mission briefing, visit Motivational Keynote Speaker at http://www.yourwingman.com or call 1-866-925-3616.

Sources:http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/34270/1/COMMIT-COMMIT%21--Where-Discipline-Meets-Action