February 4th, 2010 by Jim Donovan
With the current economic challenges we’re all facing, too many small business owners are finding their business moving in the wrong direction.
In many cases, what were once growing, thriving businesses are now heading into a downward spiral of cutbacks, layoffs, and, in too many cases, bankruptcies. Owners are watching as their customers dwindle and revenues drop.
So, what can a small business owner who is trying to prosper in today’s climate do to turn things around?
While you may not be able to do much about the nation’s economy as a whole, there are proactive steps you can take, regardless of outside circumstances.
Following are three steps you can use to get started turning your business around and moving, once again, in the direction of growth and prosperity:
1. Change Your Focus
Beginning immediately, stop talking about anything that is not working. Stop defending and justifying why you’re not doing better. Stop blaming the economy or whatever else you deem to be the cause of your troubles. If something is not working, continuing to talk about it will cause you to start seeing more things going wrong and continue the downward spiral.
Ask only, “What’s working?” and continue asking every day. Make a list of what is working and have your team do the same, individually and as a group. Change the tone of your meetings. If you understand that you get more of whatever you focus upon, it’s obvious why you’ll want to do this.
2. Mine the Gold That’s Already in Your Business
Every business has “hidden” opportunities which can be mined, usually by either developing new markets for your products, creating new products, leveraging the relationships you’ve built, and joint venturing with colleagues, suppliers, customers and, yes, even competitors.
Ask yourself what new opportunities you could tap into if you expanded your e-commerce offerings and maximized the technology that’s available today. Does your Web site give visitors a compelling reason to subscribe to your mailing list? Are you utilizing email marketing and auto responders to their fullest? What about social media, social bookmarking, video, podcasting, blogging, and other “Web 2.0″ tools?
Your greatest opportunity for business growth, regardless of the economy, are the assets you already have in your business. From personnel, customers – past and present – relationships with colleagues and suppliers, and other “people” assets, to your investment in equipment and technology, the assets you’ve already built represent your greatest opportunity.
And the really good news is they will require the least in either time or money.
Of these “hidden” assets, your customers are the easiest and most obvious place to begin. Do you know who they are and why they do business with you?
This may seem like an obvious question, however, many businesses do not know who is buying from them or why. Once you’ve ascertained this, you’re in a position to explore how else you might serve them.
One of my favorite questions has always been, “is there anything else I can help you with?” This simple question can increase your business tenfold.
A friend of mine is a graphic designer and print broker. One day she asked her client this question to which the client replied, “Yes there is. Can you help us get some of those imprinted jackets with our logo on them?” She happily replied that she could and took the order. (hint: if you own a small business, the answer, within reason, is always, “Yes.” You can figure out later how to deliver.)
Don’t fall into the trap if thinking just because you’ve been around a while that people know everything you do. Often we “ass-u-me” that our customers know what we do.
Leverage
You can grow your business by leveraging your relationships with colleagues, suppliers, distributors and yes, even your competitors.
Several years ago I attended a demonstration at a local copier supplier. It was a huge success as a herd of people roamed throughout the building seeing live demos of the latest in office copiers.
While the local business hosted the event, their supplier provided the factory trained experts on hand to answer people’s questions.
Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Saks have regular “trunk shows” and make-up events to attract customers, again with the expertise provided by the manufacturers.
Faith Popcorn pointed out in her landmark book “The Popcorn Report” that people like entertainment while they shop.
What about your colleagues? Could a carpet or home cleaning company team up with a caterer and offer a holiday special?
Might a lawyer, accountant and banker put together a free event for their business customers? What could you do to leverage your business?
Do you have underused equipment sitting around? Many local newspapers whose presses are only used for a few hours a day, will take on outside printing jobs. Your typical weekly paper is most likely being printed on a daily newspaper’s presses.
Opportunities on the internet.
I’ve saved the best for last. If there is one area that is underutilized by small businesses, it’s your website. Ninety percent or more of local business websites that I’ve visited are nothing more than online brochures. I call them “Tombstones in Cyberspace.”
Contrast this against the sites used by internet marketers. Internet marketers, people whose business profits entirely or in part online, engage the customer with an array of techniques designed to keep them coming back, refer them to friends and leave them wanting more.
The typical offline business gets little if any internet traffic, mainly because their sites have not been setup properly or not even optimized for search engines.
What is even sadder is that if someone does manage to stubble upon their site, they have no way to connect with the visitor and develop an ongoing relationship.
Other than SEO, the easiest thing that you can do is set up some sort of “capture mechanism.” A simple subscription box connected to an auto responder will enable you to begin building a database of your customers and potential customers.
As my friend Vic Johnson, a highly successful Internet marketer who sells personal development information, said, “He who has the biggest list, wins! Or, as every online marketer knows, “the money is in the list.”
The really good part
Once you have put in place your strategy for developing your customer database, you can communicate with them at virtually no cost.
Compare this to the costs of direct mail, display advertising, radio, or TV and the advantages to email and other types of online communication are obvious.
A heating oil company, with a database of 600 prior customers, can blast an offer for a spring special to jump-start sales during their slow season, at practically no cost.
The restaurant owner who’s experiencing a slow Wednesday lunch business, can test offers for specials early that morning by sending to their database. Chances are, they’ll see an increase in business almost immediately. All at little or out of pocket expense.
If you can’t go into your business tomorrow morning at 7:30, create a special offer to jump start sales, and have it out to a list of several hundred or thousand customers by 9:00, you’re missing out on a great opportunity. Go here if you want to learn how you can grow your offline business with online strategies.
3. Develop Systems and Follow Through
Hire a business coach or appoint someone in your organization to be your team’s “accountability partner” to ensure your renewed vision is being carried out and that you are steadily moving in the right direction.
A business coach provides a fresh viewpoint and can often help by not being bogged down in the day-to-day running of the business. They are objective and not invested in the politics if your company. The best business coaches contribute knowledge acquired from a variety of situations in any number of industries and employs specific strategies to help you make quantum leaps beyond what you may have thought possible.
Regardless of the specific actions you take, it is important that you do something proactive. Don’t just sit there complaining about the economy with the rest of the crowd. Above all, don’t wait for it to turn around by itself or, worse yet, expect the government to fix it. You have within you the power to change your life and your business, so go and do it.
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January 14th, 2010 by Jim Donovan
While most of us would like to experience more abundance in our lives, we become conflicted by the mixed messages we receive from society and the media.
We are steadily bombarded with messages telling us that, in order to be happy, we have to be driving a certain type of automobile, look a certain way, wear a particular brand of clothing, and so on. We are told that, in order to be a success, we must earn a certain amount of money.
On the other side of the coin, we are being given negative messages about wealth. The news media loves to tell, in great detail, stories about business leaders who are greedy and going to jail or the latest antics of some overindulged celebrity.
The problem is that, as we are being fed a not-so-subtle message that rich people are bad, we are told through advertising, that in order to be happy you need to be rich.
With our natural tendency to want to be decent people, it’s easy to see why so many of people are confused and, often, sabotage their best efforts.
So, how do we change this?
We do it, like most things in life, one step at a time.
One simple way is to find new references for what wealth represents to you. For example, two of my favorite authors, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, tithe a percentage of sales from their hugely successful Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books to charity. This is just one great example of sharing the wealth. Personally, I’ve been tithing for years and, as a result, watched my own success grow.
There are more people doing good with their wealth than the other type. These are the “Enlightened Millionaires,” as defined by MV Hansen and Robert Allen in One Minute Millionaire. Their definition is a person who comes from abundance, adds massive value, gives back and leaves a lasting legacy. What more could anyone ask for?
Next, begin to see yourself as a positive, generous, wealthy person. Affirm, “I am wealthy and use my wealth for good for myself and others.”
Get used to being around the finer things you’d like to attract into your life. For example, if you want a luxury automobile, start getting used to the idea by going to a dealership. There’s no charge for walking around the dealer’s showroom. As a mater of fact, you can usually get a complimentary cup of coffee there:-)
If you want to upgrade your wardrobe, you can begin by spending time shopping in better quality stores. As a matter of fact, you can buy expensive clothes for less by shopping the “reduced for clearance” racks, Outlet stores or even high end designer consignment shops. These, by the way, are tricks I learned from my wife:-)
Do something luxurious for yourself.
It does not need to be expensive. Just take some amount of m*ney, whatever you can afford, and splurge on something nice for yourself. It could be something as simple as a manicure or massage, or even an ice cream sundae.
For many people, this can be a major breakthrough. My mother, for example, would never consider spending on herself, although she splurged on her children and grandchildren. Does this sound like you?
While it may be “better to give than to receive,” it’s still pretty nice to receive:-)
If you want to explore this further, join me for my new “Wake up and smell the money” complimentary tele-seminar.
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January 12th, 2010 by Jim Donovan
Study your prospective target carefully
Sometimes, I’ll sit and watch one of our cats tracking its prey. Since they’re indoor cats, it’s 
usually a bug that found its way into the house. The cat will sit and watch, tracking the bug’s every move, studying it carefully; waiting. We can do the same thing and learn everything we can about our prospect before making a move. This has become a fairly simple task using the Internet and social media. Look at the person’s Web site, read and follow their blog and connect with them on Facebook or Linkedin. Follow them on Twitter.
Wait for the perfect moment
The cat will wait until all the conditions are just right then, and only then, it will make its move. Too often, we go in shooting from the hip and blow our only opportunity. Before you make the first contact, make sure you have everything you need and are armed with the necessary facts about your prospects business.
Make your first shot count
Cats rarely get a second chance at their target and neither do we. A cat stalking a bird or mouse either gets it on the first try or goes hungry that day. We usually get only one chance to make the right impression. Make it count. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of asking the person if now is a good time to talk. If the telephone people who call during dinner learned this, they’d make a lot more sales.
Learn to relax
You never see a cat frantically running around looking for something to eat. Why then do you fuss and worry about where your next client or customer is coming from? Set your goals, plan your work and take consistent, inspired action. The rest will fall into place.
Expect the best
In ancient Egypt, cats were considered royalty. Cats have not forgotten this. They expect to be treated like kings and queens. They expect the best. We should expect the best too and expect things will work out favorably for us.
Stretch yourself daily
Stretching keeps a cat limber and quick. We can stretch ourselves too. Make a habit of doing something each day that causes you to stretch out of your comfort zone. Maybe it’s making a cold call. Perhaps it’s going up to a stranger and getting to know them. Whatever makes you stretch, go and do it. Everything you desire is out of your comfort zone. If it was not, you’d already have it.
Ignore rejection
Have you ever told a cat no? If you have, you know it’s a waste of time and energy. Cats have mastered the art of ignoring people. When you hear a no from a prospect, just say, “Next” and move on to the next person. Pay no attention to it. It’s part of the game. If you can overcome the fear of rejection, you’ll be on your way to success in business.
Stay alert to new opportunities
Cats are always hunting, looking out for whatever might be around the next turn. You can do the same. Pay attention to what’s going on around you. Learn to listen to what people are telling you. You never know where an opportunity is going to come from.
Remember, sometimes you need to just sit in the sun and rest.
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December 14th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
I want to ask you a serious question.
Did you reach the goals you set for yourself this past year? Remember back to the beginning of 2009. You were excited about the year ahead.
You had dreams and, hopefully, took the time to write your goals in your journal and maybe even developed an action plan to achieve them.
If you did this and are fully satisfied with your results, congratulations.
If not, ask yourself why. You had the best of intentions. You were motivated but, yet, for some reason, life got in the way.
I understand. It’s happened to all of us at one time or another.
One reason so many people are living what seems like the same year, over and over again, is simply because they don’t have a coach.
That’s it. The secret is out!
I’ll tell you one thing I know as sure as I know my own name. If you had worked with me as your coach over this past year, you’d be closer to your goals than you are now.
How do I know this? Simple, I’ve been coaching people for over a decade and have the results to back it up.
Just ask the aspiring authors I worked with who are now successfully published and living their dream. One recently hit #7 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Or you could ask the realtor I coached who wrote that in his 16 years in the business, he had his best year when we were working together.
You could ask the small business owners who I helped launch products, develop additional revenue streams, create joint ventures, and open new markets, they had not even considered before. You could ask the small publisher who added $9,000 to her monthly income.
How am I able to do this? What makes me so different from other coaches?
Simple, in addition to my more than 10 years as a coach and my certification in a Law of Attraction coaching program specifically for businesses, I have more than 30 years servicing small to mid-sized business clients. This means I have worked with companies in dozens of different industries and bring this experience to my work with each of my clients.
Let me ask you this: What will you do to make sure 2010 is the year you go for your dreams?
Here are a couple of things you can do to insure your success:
For starters, get a coach. If not me, get someone else or, at the very least, have an “accountability” partner to work with to keep you on track.
Next, make a habit of reading and listening to personal development information daily. In addition to books and audio’s, I’d suggest you subscribe to Success Magazine. It’s a great way to keep your attitude positive and continue learning throughout the year.
If you do want to consider working with me as your coach, send me an email and tell me a little about yourself and what you’d like to achieve this year.
Do it now because, you deserve to have the life you desire and, besides, in 2010 I am only working with a small number of people.
You deserve to live the life of your dreams but no one does it alone. Get a coach, work with a team, ask for help.
Create your vision, take inspired action, have faith, and enjoy the journey.
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December 7th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
I’ll admit this is a loaded question. The truth is the Law of Attraction works all the time. It’s always operating in our lives whether or not we’re aware of it. The times we “think” it’s not working tend to be those times when we are not attracting what we say we want.
We have all experienced this at one time or another. You sit each morning and evening visualizing your goal. You really start feeling it in your life. Every cell in your body seems to be vibrating in alignment with your desires, but when all is said and done, that pile of money is not sitting in your lap. “Well” you say, “I guess this doesn’t really work, at least not for me.”
So what happened? Does the law of attraction only work for some people some of the time? Or does it only work for small things, like finding a parking space but not for manifesting a new car? The answer is that the law of attraction works for everything, all of the time but, this is key, we must allow it to operate in our lives.
For example, if I want to attract more people buying my new book, but I am constantly talking about how slow it’s going, I am not in virbrational alignment with my desires.
If I want to attract more wealth but spend my days lamenting about how broke I am, it is unlikely to happen. Be grateful for whatever financial abundance you have. That energy of gratitude will put you in a vibration to attract more of the same, namely more wealth. “To he who has, more is given.”
It’s like a situation, years ago, with a coaching client. She wanted to conduct a seminar about, of all things, the Law of Attraction. She was lamenting to me one day how she “only had three people signed up.” I pointed out that she had three people and that she should be thankful that they showed enough faith in her work to invest their time and money and suggested she focus on that and be grateful for it.
Within a few days, she had several more people and by the day of the event, she had attracted the ideal number of people to fill her seminar. As I’ve said before, if you are praying for rain, carry an umbrella.
Another way we sometimes undo our desires, is by speaking and acting in ways that are inconsistent with what we want. For example, people who are working on attracting more financial wealth, but walking around saying things like “Oh I’d never spend that much for a suit.”
This is one of the reasons why I advise people who want more wealth to get into the energy of luxury. Go visit a four-star hotel or restaurant even if you just buy a cup of coffee, soda, beer or a glass of wine, and get into the feeling of that as your new lifestyle. Start getting comfortable in those surroundings.
If you want finer clothes, walk around the better stores and feel that energy of being around quality merchandise.
If you want to attract a relationship, get off your couch and go where there are people. And, if you do meet someone who is not quite right, don’t use that as an excuse to quit. Acknowledge that, even though this was not your ideal person, you are out meeting people and you’re in an environment to meet your dream mate. These things happen in God’s time, not ours, however, it’s important to never give up. Don’t quit before the miracle happens.
The more you focus on the evidence of what you want in showing up in your life, while being grateful for what you already have, the more you’re in vibrational alignment with your desire and the more likely it will grow.
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November 10th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
Throughout the day, during every waking hour, we are carrying on a running dialogue with ourselves. We are constantly thinking, or more accurately, talking to ourselves in every waking moment.
Hundreds of words per minute pass through our conscious minds as we go about our day. Unfortunately, for one reason or another, most people’s self-talk is negative. This is probably due to the number of negative messages we heard as we were growing up and continue to hear today.
These came from other, perhaps well intentioned, people or individuals who were themselves living in a negative reality. Much of it is from a steady stream of negativity bombarding us from television, radio, newspapers and magazines.
Situation comedies, for the most part, belittle people in the name of humor and many game and reality shows place people in embarrassing situations further undermining their self-image.
A while back, I was sitting outside a local restaurant writing while enjoying a quiet lunch. It was a beautiful day and the restaurant provided me with a view of the Delaware River, near where I live. Access to scenes like this is one of the many reasons I feel so blessed to be living the life that I am living and further proof, to me, of the power of creating a compelling vision for your life.
Where we live is the result of my wife and I becoming clear as to exactly what we wanted in our life, setting specific goals, visualizing our dream life as already complete, and taking regular action. I don’t just write about these principles, I live them daily and have for over two decades. And I’ve seen magnificent changes in my life as a result. Remember, we ask, God answers.
As I was sitting there totally enjoying the scenery, two women walked passed me on their way out of the restaurant, having finished their lunch. The women looked to be in their late 40’s or early 50’s although I avoid ever guessing women’s ages for obvious reasons.
As they passed, I overheard one of the women say, When I was young . . . Those words hit me like a lighting bolt, especially since I was working on my new book at the time.
What a disempowering choice of words. Your words have power, so choose them carefully. While you and I know that she meant no harm by her choice of that particular phrase, her mind took it in. What do you suppose the message to her subconscious mind was? Obviously, I’m not young any longer. I must be old!
A phrase that would have conveyed the same message but would have been more empowering would have been to say, When I was younger . . .
Without even realizing it, you’re programming your mind with disempowering, less than ideal, messages. Keep in mind that your subconscious believes everything that you tell it.
Think about the phrases that you use regularly to describe yourself or how you feel and make sure that they are sending a positive message to your subconscious mind. Avoid any phrase that is negative or dis-empowering.
As a matter of fact, by amplifying positive words like saying ìgreat or terrificî instead of just “good or fine,” and minimizing negative ones, you can actually improve the way you feel.
Years ago, when I had the pleasure of meeting and briefly speaking with success legend, Zig Ziglar, I remember his reply to my question, How are you? Zig’s answer, Better than great.
What are you saying to yourself?
Excerpt: Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body
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October 22nd, 2009 by Jim Donovan
Excerpt, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body
A butcher for most of his adult life, Jimmy Smith was content with living a modest, middle class lifestyle. He was a happy man blessed with a loving wife and six children, until at sixty-two years of age he had the rug pulled out from under him. Due to his failing health and being unable to stand all day cutting meat, he was forced to leave the job he had held for most of his life.
While this is surely something that would be a challenge to anyone, in his situation it could have been devastating. Fortunately, for Jimmy, a friend introduced him to the network marketing industry, providing him an opportunity for self-employment and a chance to build a business of his own.
After being in the business for a time, Jimmy Smith found his passion in both the leading edge products and the business opportunity offered by Isagenix International, a company whose vision is to make a positive impact on world health and free people from physical and financial pain, and in the process create the largest health-and-wellness company in the world.
I have personally experienced the Isagenix products and found them to be one of the highest quality nutritional products available as have two of my colleagues John Gray and Jack Canfield.
Jimmy had found his calling. With the the health benefits he realized from taking the Isagenix products and the business opportunity it provided, he was on fire and ready to tell the world about his new business.
When I met Jimmy Smith, a few years ago, he was turning eighty and had the energy and stamina of a man half his age. Not only does he look and feel great, he went on to become the top earner in his company, making himself and his family very wealthy, while building a lasting legacy for his children and grand-children.
Perhaps what best describes Jimmy’s energy and passion for what he is doing is the experience that I had while attending an all day event with him. I was leaving the event after being in the hotel for over 12 hours. Riding the elevator down to the lobby with Jimmy’s daughter Grace, talking about what a long day it had been, I asked where her dad was. “Oh, he has a few more meetings,” she replied. We both laughed at the fact that while we, decades younger, were both ready to call it a day, Jimmy the Butcher was still going strong.
Jimmy Smith is the perfect example of what can happen when a person’s passion is ignited by something larger than himself. If you ever have the opportunity to meet Jimmy Smith, by all means, do so. It’s a life changing experience.
Excerpt, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body
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August 27th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
“While being young is an accident of time, youth is a permanent state of mind”
Frank Lloyd Wright
Have you ever noticed that some people age well, becoming older with grace and dignity, looking vibrant and alive and remaining physically and mentally active well into old age? Frank Lloyd Wright, quoted above, was still designing when he passed on at 92.
Others, it seems, begin getting old in their youth. What makes the difference?
Why is such a large portion of our society aging so poorly? Why are hospitals and nursing homes overcrowded and many older people just barely alive?
Is this a natural progression or can we actually alter the way we age?
The Bible teaches us that we have a natural life expectancy of 120 – 150 years. Many of the people written about in the Old Testament lived to be over one hundred, and in some parts of the world today, entire villages live well beyond one hundred years of age.
What are the secrets of a long and productive life and what can you do about it? More importantly, how can you live your life to the fullest, enjoying an abundance of health, wealth, and happiness? How can you make the most of your life, for however long you are here?
How can you live, laugh, and love more? What steps can you take, starting now, to achieve the best level of health and fitness you are capable of reaching? How can you get back in touch with your dreams and desires and begin to experience them? How can you learn to age with passion, purpose, power, and prosperity?
In Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body, you will be asked to reevaluate and question the preconceived notions you have about aging and the commonly accepted beliefs about health. You will be asked to examine your attitudes and beliefs and come to understand the important role they play in how we age. You will learn ways to age without becoming old.
You’ll be introduced to people who have aged successfully and learn their strategies. You will learn about the latest developments in the field of longevity and identify ways you can minimize, even slow, the process of aging. You will create a compelling vision for your future and a plan for a long, active, and prosperous life.
I invite you to join me in this exciting journey into aging and learn how you, too, can develop your personal plan of aging with passion, purpose, power and prosperity, and make sure you don’t let an old person move into your body.
It is your God-given birthright to have a life of joy, happiness, health, love, fun, prosperity, excitement, abundance, and all the other wonderful things life on earth has to offer. To accept less is to shortchange yourself and your loved ones.
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July 6th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
One of the questions I am asked over and over by radio and TV interviewers and reporters is “How can a person motivate themselves?”
While there are no simple answers to this question – we all develop methods that work for us – we can use a powerful technique known as leverage. Archimedes said he could move the world if he had a big enough lever.
In the case of self-motivation, the leverage comes from having completed a commitment exercise. If you have not yet done this, it’s quite simple.
Choose the particular goal or area of your life in which you need motivation. Take a page in your journal and write down everything you will gain by taking the action.
In the case of building your business, your list might include financial freedom, more time with your family, freedom to live and work wherever you choose, the opportunity to work from home, the opportunity to do work that you love, being able to make a difference in people’s lives, and on and on.
Write down as many things as you can think of. List every benefit, reward and pleasure you will receive from reaching this goal. This is your carrot.
Next, write down everything you are presently giving up and missing out on by not already having reached this goal. Things like working at a job you dislike, being away from your family, not having enough money, not being able to give your family what they need, always being behind on your bills, and on and on.
Write as many negatives as you can. What is the pain you experience by not having already reached this goal? This is your stick.
You can use the power of the carrot and stick to motivate yourself to action. When you feel yourself slacking off or procrastinating, or even if you feel like giving up, take out your lists and reread them.
These whys will remind you why you are doing this in the first place. Tony Robbins taught us that everything we do is either to gain pleasure or avoid pain. You can use this pain and pleasure - carrot and stick - exercise to keep yourself on track.
Keep your eye on the goal and keep reminding yourself why you want it. Doing this will keep you taking the actions necessary to reach your goals and live your dreams. Remember, you can reach any goal if you have a big enough why.
As my friend, John DiLemme said with the title of his wonderful book, Find Your Why and Fly
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July 2nd, 2009 by Jim Donovan
If you’re in the US and celebrating the Fourth of July, Independence Day (or even if you’re not), here’s something else you can do besides shoot off fireworks and barbecue.
Declare your own independence.
- Declare your independence from allowing outside forces to determine how you feel.
- Declare your independence from allowing the stock market or other economic indicators to determine your financial health.
- Declare your independence from allowing advertisers to determine how you should look and what you should eat.
The only one who can determine the conditions in your life, including how you feel and how much money you have or do not have, is you. You are responsible for your own life, and the sooner you realize this, the sooner you will have the power to change what you want to change.
Your thoughts create your life experience. Whatever you are experiencing in your life right now, is the result of the thought patterns you’ve had in the past, either consciously or unconsciously.
The Bible tells us that As a man thinketh, so is he. This idea has been repeated by every spiritual teaching for the past 2,000 years or more. It’s time we honored it and took back our own personal power. It is time we took back control of our thoughts.
Begin today to take an active role in creating your life. Choose your thoughts intentionally and with care. Monitor your self-talk. Affirm your dreams and goals daily.
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