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Getting Back On Track

Sometimes it seems as if my life is filled with detours. Someone always needs something from me and for some reason, I usually put other people's needs ahead of my own. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!!!!!!

I am making a commitment to myself today that I will reach my goal and I will find a way to accomplish my dreams. I am determined and I commit to doing WHAT EVER IT TAKES.

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Walking Uphill

Today has been a tough day for me emotionally. Sometimes it is easy to get so focused on problems that I forget to focus on where I want to be. I think that today is a good day to play the "wouldn't it be nice" game. In their book, Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks give 22 "processes" by which to achieve your desires. This process is to be used when you are somewhere in the range between positive expectation/ belief and discouragement.

"When you say, "I want this thing to happen that hasn't happened yet," you are not only activating the vibration of your desire, but you are also activating a vibration of the absence of your desire-so nothing changes for you...........But when you say, "Wouldn't it be nice if this desire would come to me?" you achieve a different sort of expectation that is much less resistant in nature.

Your question to yourself naturally elicits from you a more positive, expectant response.....this simple but, powerful game will cause a raising of your vibration and an improvement in your point of attraction....." Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks, pg 226.

Just writing this, I can feel my mood lift and my belief come back. Onward with my journey....

Taking risks

“I realized that I’d been talking to the wrong people about my business and my dreams. I was talking to people who would pull me down, not people who would push me up. For me, the hardest part of leaving a secure job and starting a business was dealing with what my friends, family and co-workers would say or think.”
– Robert Kiyosaki (author, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, investor, teacher, entrepreneur, millionaire)


“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt

I am struggling today. The "old tapes" are re-playing in my head. My spouse does not believe in what I am doing. He tries hard to be supportive, but he is afraid of the risk I am taking and the lack of security. He would much rather I have a hourly rate job that at least had the security of a "set wage." But one of the reasons that he is feeling so insecure right now is that his job may be in jeopardy. Through no fault of his own, he may lose his job. He is worried because we have no other visible means of support and my ventures have not produced profit to this point.

I am tempted to just "give up" and "go get a job." But there is another part of me that says; "you are so close, don't give up." I am choosing to continue and push on toward my dream. I have looked at the "worst case scenario." and I am willing to face that scenario for the possibility of creating my dream.

Decluttering my life

I sit looking around my office today, realizing that things are getting very cluttered. Little piles here and there. Each one pertaining to a different "project" or "category." For a while, I delude myself into thinking, "But, it is organized clutter. I know what each pile is for." I'm sure you understand how it goes. At first there is "organization" to the clutter, but gradually the piles become mixed and the "organization" disappears. Now all that is left is piles that need to be sorted.

Sometimes, my thoughts resemble my office. My mind is "cluttered" with old thoughts and memories. Things that should have been sorted and either filed or discarded long ago. The problem with these old thoughts and memories, is that they color my present view of the world. If my thoughts and feelings around a subject are confused and jumbled, then my reactions are going to be chaotic and confusing to myself and to those around me. My actions will be non-productive.

Even files that are neatly filed into the filing cabinet have to be sorted and decluttered every once in a while. Information becomes outdated and irrelevant. But if it is all the information we have ----it is what we base our decisions on. Imagine trying to purchase something based on prices from one or two years ago. Or trying to find your way on a trip using a map that is 20 or 30 years old. That sounds strange and funny, but how many of us are using old programing and tapes from 20, 30, or more years ago to run our lives? We are making decisions based on old, outdated, or irrelevant information.

I am choosing to go through the files in my mind. Whenever my mind says: "you have to do / or not do ________ because of _________." I am choosing to evaluate the thought. Is it an empowering thought or a dis-empowering thought? Then, if it is dis-empowering thought, I am choosing to replace it with an empowering thought. Just like decluttering my office, this is not an easy, quick process. But, the more I declutter, the more efficient I am in my work and the more confident I am in my results. My performance improves. The same is true of decluttering my thoughts. I make better choices and I have more inner peace. I feel more empowered.

Deciding my route to my goals

I just finished writing in my garden blog. As I was talking about a new flower that is blooming in the garden this year, it made me realize some things about my personal life. I am sure I have had this flower for years, but it hasn't bloomed until now. That may seem strange since I am talking about an iris and they bloom every spring. But this flower has been subject to trauma in the form being transplanted numerous times over the past few years. It has finally been left in one spot for more than a year, the roots have had time to develop and it is rewarding me with the most beautiful flowers.

I think my dreams have suffered the same fate over the past few years. I have been so focused on the lack of "fruit" from my labors that I have been discouraged. It has only been lately that I have realized that the "fruit" isn't my problem. My problem comes from the "roots." The roots are those dis-empower things that I have believed because of past programing. As a gardener, I know that a healthy plant can't come from withered, stunted roots. And an apple tree can't come from the roots of an orange tree.

I am working on digging out the dis-empowering beliefs and replacing them with empowering thoughts and beliefs. Like my flower - it may take a while for the new "roots" to grow strong, healthy, and supportive; but I know they will bring the fruits I am looking for. One of the ways I am re-programing my thinking is to read books like: "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker and "The Success Principles" by Jack Canfield.

What "roots" are you growing your fruits from? Do you need new roots? Come, join me on this rewarding journey to a full and abundant life. Your comments are welcome.

Stop Playing Victim

"Let go of playing the victim. You can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can't be both. Every time you blame, justify, or complain, you're "slitting" your financial throat." T. Harv Eker. "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind."

"If you want to create the life of your dreams, then you are going to have to take 100% responsibility for your life as well. That means giving up on all your excuses, all your victim stories..............You have to take the position that you have always had the power to make it different, to get it right, to produce the desired result." Jack Canfield "The Success Principles."

Some days, I read these statements and think: "Yes! I can do this, I can build my dream." Other days, I read the same statements and think: "But it is so hard! How can I take 100% responsibility for my life?? So many other people have impact that I can't control! It's not my fault!!!!!"

I am realizing that the bottom line is: What I focus on expands. If I am focusing on statements of fear, worry, or "I can't"; then that is what I get. The other part I have to realize is that the things that are happening now in my life are a result of the things I was focused on in the past. I choose to change my focus today. I choose to focus on what I want to happen, not what is currently happening. Then I am choosing to say: "What can I do next to help bring my dream into reality? What is the next step??"

What is the next step for you? How can you stop playing the victim role and start moving toward your dream?

Colorado Sunset

I love the sunsets here in Colorado. This is a picture from the upstairs window in a house where I used to live. I miss that view. In the morning, the sun would bath the distant mountains with light while leaving the foothills in the shadow. The contrast was dramatic. In the evening, the sun would seem to hang over the top of the distant mountains for a long time and then slowly sink below the mountain, but not before leaving a blast of light in the sky. It was the sun promising to return tomorrow. All around, in nature we find promises of hope and life, we just have to look for them. If we look for hope and life, we will find it. If we look for reasons to be fearful and anxious; we will find fear and anxiety. What are you looking for? What are you focusing on? Look at your life, it will tell you. I am looking and I realize, I need to change my focus in some areas.

Stuck inside

"Look at all the fun everyone is having out there! I want to be out there too!!!

This evening I am working at my desk. It is a bright, beautiful evening outside. The rest of the family is outside either relaxing or working in the yard. I wish I could be out there with them, but I have a class this evening and I allowed myself to "sleep in" a little this morning, so now I am trying to finish the day's tasks.

I know that "building my dream through sweat-equity" takes work and commitment on my part, but sometimes I find myself looking longingly out the window........ Wait a minute......... I am not locked in here and if I am "looking longingly out the window," I'm not being very productive.......... Hmmmmm

Maybe my inner child is trying to tell me something....maybe I should just take a break and go outside and relax for 15 minutes; then I can come back to work renewed and refreshed...... How about you do you need to "take a break?"

Talk to you later ......... I'm going outside for a while.

Taking a chance on Myself

Do you ever feel like you are being pulled in so many directions, you don't know what to deal with first. I think we all have days like that. I know that I do. I work out of my home and with summer here, there are more people running in and out. It has taken courage and commitment on my part to set the boundaries that when I am working, I am not be be interrupted.

I even have to set boundaries for myself. It is so easy to say, "Oh well, I can do a load of laundry, or go solve a crisis for one of the kids. It will just take a minute. I won't lose that much time from work.........Then an hour later......I look at the clock and realize........I have not accomplished even half of what I had planned for the morning.

I also have more than one project that I am working on. And, each of them requires my full attention when I am doing it. Do you ever find yourself "multi-tasking" only too realize that even though you "completed" both tasks........neither one was your best work. I have found myself doing this lately. So, I have decided that the best way for me to handle the situation is to do block scheduling. I "block out" a certain portion of each day for each of my projects. And, most importantly, I have realized that if I also block out "play or relaxation" time, it does two things: It acts as a reward and it acts as an incentive because then the child in me realizes I am going to give her time to play so she doesn't have to throw a temper tantrum and sabotage my work day.

What can you do to keep your "marbles" in place???

Get Support

Sometimes, I feel alone and overwhelmed. Sometimes I feel like I should just give up on my dreams and go back to where I was. But, I have grown and changed, there is no going back. I don't fit in that "box" anymore. My thinking has changed. The old thoughts don't feel "comfortable" anymore. I am on a new adventure.

But, I am not alone on this adventure. Even if my friends do not live close, I can always reach out and touch them. Sometimes the "old" friends don't "fit" anymore either, because as I have grown and changed, they have stayed the same. This makes me sad, because even though we can still do things together, it isn't the same. We don't have the same closeness. We have grown apart. I need to expand my social network to include people who think more like my new way of thinking.

I have been very fortunate to meet several new friends lately. Ones who are on the same journey I am on. This is important because I know that I can't make this journey all alone. I need the support of like minded people. It is good to know that I can surround myself with a team, I can pull from the talents of others. I don't have to "do it all."

I don't have to do it all! Wow, what a powerful statement. That takes a load off and makes the journey seem easier and much more fun. Isn't it much more fun to do something with friends than it is to do it all alone? If you are like me, sometimes it is hard to let others help you. There are a couple of reasons why this is hard for me. 1) I then have to give up control. They may not do it the way I want. and 2) I may become"obligated" to them - They would then have "power over me." Boy! Writing that helped me realize how skewed that thinking is. As if I have "control over others in the first place" and people who care about me are not out to make me "feel obligated." I think I can go back and restate: I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL!!!!

I am grateful for all the supportive people I have in my life. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the belief that "no one cares." I challenge you to make a list of all the people who are supportive to you. Let them know how much you appreciate them. Thanks for joining me on this journey. Feel free to leave comments and let me know how your journey is going.

The Power of Emotions

I was feeling a little stressed and "out of sorts" this morning. Sometimes my emotions can seem a little overwhelming. I hate that "out of control feeling." I decided to take a few minutes and try to get in touch with where the emotions were coming from. In their book "the Astonishing Power of Emotions," Esther and Jerry Hicks call our emotions our "guidance system." They help us know if we are on track or off-track. Apparently, I was a little off-track this morning.

After spending some time asking "why am I feeling this way?" I realized a couple of things. One, I had taken an off-hand comment my husband had made and personalized it. Then.... to make matters even worse.....I started generalizing it. Now I was really starting to feel bad. Isn't amazing how much power we give another person over our emotions? Most of the time the other person is not even aware of the impact the statement made. My husband was not trying to criticize me or make me feel bad.

One area that I am working on is boundaries. I try to take responsibility for everything and I try to fix everything. WOW! Who do I think I am? When I start identifying the thoughts and looking at them, I realize how unrealistic they are. I choose to let go of the dis-empowering thought that everything is my responsibility.

You may be thinking - What a strange woman!! Anyone knows that one person can't be responsible for everything. How silly! But what about you? Are you taking responsibility for things you have no control of?? Have you ever said things like: "I made them mad." "I failed my kid. If I had been a better parent he/she would not have ______." My point is - we do not control the actions of others, but often we take responsibility for their actions.

Remember: Our Thoughts lead to our Feelings which lead to our Actions which give us our Results (T. Harv Eker, "Secrets of a Millionaire Mind)

What dis-empowering thoughts will you choose to give up today. What empowering thoughts will you choose to think today?

I choose: "I am enough! My inner world creates my outer world! I choose to love and appreciate myself and my talents."

Act in Spite of.......

I was challenged today to find something that is holding me back and to choose an action that challenges me and moves me forward to my goal. Just thinking of the challenge can get overwhelming. There are so many things I could choose. There are so many ways that I want to grow.......

I guess the question I need to ask myself is - of all the possible things I could do to move myself forward.... What is the next logical step?? What is the next thing I need to do? I am involved in a couple of different strategies to move myself forward. Each of them has a "next step."

With my on-line store I need to rearrange my pages and products so that they flow more smoothly and are more user friendly. With my trading account, I need to choose trades for Tuesday and commit to placing the trades if the criteria is met. I commit to doing both of these things.

I don't know about you, but I know that sometimes I let fear hold me back. I am making the commitment to act in spite of fear and doubt.

What will you commit to doing? What do you need to "act in spite of?" Our future is waiting. We are the only ones keeping it from coming to pass and we do that by inaction. Take action with me. Let's grow together.

Out of my Comfort Zone

I am choosing to step out of my comfort zone. "Your comfort zone is in direct proportion to your money zone." T. Harv Eker.

I do not like my current "money zone." How about you? Do you like your current "money zone?" I am following new paths to reach a new "money zone." Blogging in one of the things I am doing to "stretch" my comfort zone. I am a private person, so to share my thoughts and feeling with total strangers is new to me. But, I also know that sharing will hold me accountable to others and encourage me to continue to stretch and grow.

You know what it is like to be on a diet. We crave the old foods and the old habits. Sometimes we revert back to them just because they are "easy and comfortable." The same thing is true of our habits of thought. We have to "practice" the new thoughts until they become ingrained to the point they are now the "easy comfortable" thoughts.

I am branching into new income producing endeavors. I have an on-line store that sells children's bedding and room decor items. It was scary when I first bought the store. I had no retail experience and did not see myself as a "salesperson." This was a mind shift for me. Instead of seeing a salesperson as "someone who is pushy and obnoxious;" I had to re-frame the idea. Now I see a salesperson as "someone who is offering a service." I have the right to decide if the service is one I choose or not. But, the biggest mind flip for me was when I realized that when I am looking for something or have questions about a product; I not only want to speak to a salesperson - I am very happy when they take the time to answer my questions and help me find the product I am looking for.

We are all salespeople. Whether we want to admit it or not, we "sell ourselves" to others all the time; Even when we are not talking. think about it - are there people you feel drawn to even before they speak to you? Are there others that you try to avoid.

Are you willing to "stretch and grow with me?"

From Dream to Reality

I have been reading a lot of books lately on the "Law of Attraction" and how to "manifest" my desires. I felt there was something missing in my life. I have been working hard to learn new skills and take my life to the next level. What I have come to realize is that the "Law of Attraction" that isn't broken. I am.

Have you ever wondered why one person can do something and they make a lot of money or get a promotion because of what they did and you do the same thing and .........nothing.....happens. You wait and wait and hope and hope........ And nothing happens... It is frustrating. This is where I was. I am no longer there. I am creating my destiny. I am building the life of my dreams.

I am inviting you to join me on this journey. The journey to financial freedom and independance. But, just as important, if not more so........The journey to inner peace. I want to share with you so that you can join me on this journey. Wishing you much love and happiness.