Uplift Others With The Power Of Thank You Cards

Uplift others with the power of thank you cards. It is so nice at this time of year to receive Christmas cards but what about the other times of the year? There are so many opportunities to send out thank you cards to people. It is never too late to send out a thank you card or a note of appreciation in the mail, because it puts out a wonderful vibration of good will.

The idea of sending out cards of gratitude is to express your feelings so that the other person then feels good too. Passing along gratitude is a benefit to the whole society. Don't expect anything in return, remember you are passing along good feeling intentions.

Mail them out as often as you can and remember that to send it in the mail is the best way. Emails and phone messages are not nearly as powerful as a card sent by post. It takes more effort to write out a card and mail it but what may only take a few minutes of your time once a week goes along way to make someone else feel the vibration of gratitude. Just keep it in mind during the week and once a week make it a habit to send out a card or two.

So pass along good feelings whenever you can. Mail out cards to thank those who perform service for you or have had you over for drinks! It is the thought that counts. Choose to do thoughts with gratitude regularly and see for yourself the power of gratitude.


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Are You Listening To Your Intuition?

Are you listening to your intuition?

What does that mean you might ask? Well, we all have an inner dialogue from time to time about certain things in our lives. Often we feel a strong desire to do something and the thought keeps haunting us until either the moment expires and you do not do anything about it or you do take action as a result.

The intuition may only be a feeling of something nagging you or a vivid image of something you desire. As everything in life, we have choices about responding and acting or just choosing to do things without thinking (habits). The intuition I am referring to is very helpful if you choose to listen. I will give an example of a true story.

I know of a guy who has behind his backfence a ditch which he planted some small trees. This past summer he had a duck nest behind his fence. He avoided mowing the grass around these little trees beside the ditch so he would not disturb the duck on her nest! Finally, the ducklings hatched and left the area. The grass needed cutting badly as it hid the trees. This gentleman had "a nagging desire" to trim the grass around the trees but put it off a few days. It was a constant thought for him as he retold me the story of how he chose not to act due to the weather conditions and his work schedule. By the time he got around to cutting the grass, the grass was cut down along with his little trees by the community workers. He was aghast and shocked however if he had responded to his intuition earlier in the week, he would have saved those little trees and cut the grass in his area so that the trees would not have been mowed down.

Listen to your intuition and ACT on it. It feels like your are being nagged. You may even think about it for days sometimes. There is a very strong pull towards acting, so listen to your intuition and follow it. You will then have much happier outcomes in life!


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Is Happiness A Choice?

Is happiness a choice? Can you choose happiness?

You can be in control once you realize that your thoughts and only your thoughts is the only thing on earth you have complete control over. It is impossible to control the thoughts of anyone else. If you asked 50 people who know you what there thoughts were of you as an example, you would get 50 different responses to that question. Everyone's own thoughts are their own.

So now you are aware that thoughts are your own and you can control what you are thinking. By thinking positively in stressful moments, leaders are born. You feel victory after the moment because you stayed positive.

When you think a thought in direct result of present circumstances you are only reacting and not in control. But regardless of the circumstance you are in, if you find a positive thought you are no longer reacting, you are creating a new opportunity for the future. Positive thoughts to the current situation is prepaving for the future.

So by thinking thoughts for future moments you are believing in yourself. From this vantage point, your positive thoughts will reflect forward into your future and when the future becomes the present moment, it is much easier to be happy because the future is one of positive choices.

However, it should be taught to everyone that by reacting negatively only to the present moment you are not creating positive results for future moments. A negative feeling involkes more negative results. STOP the cycle. Realize that at every moment of your day you can choose how you REACT to your present circumstances.

I agree it is impossible to go from depression to JOY in one fell swoop, but you can choose a better feeling emotion once you realize you are in control. You can go from depression to anger and actually start to feel better. But don't linger there too long. Once you feel a little better, think of a solution, and don't beat yourself up. There have been so many other people who have gone through the same situations you have and have made it. You can too.

Recognize when you feel angry to find a better feeling thought. Perhaps it may be revenge, which may help you feel a little bit better. Then from that state, move to a better feeling emotion. After revenge, you may feel hopeful. After feeling hopeful for awhile you may feel belief and by focusing on what you are thinking you can find a solution because now you have belief.

AWARENESS: Just being aware of how thoughts you think right now will bring into your future moments the results you are currently processing. So be careful or mindful of what your present state of thinking is as those negative thoughts prepave your future.

Don't judge yourself too harshly. In fact, from this point on erase your mistakes by pressing the RESET button and say from now on you will think only better feeling thoughts.

Some helpful hints of feeling better is if you can get outside and spend at least 5 minutes and feel the wind, the sun or smell the freshness of outdoors just to help you feel better and relax. Music can be uplifting as well as reading or doing an activity which pleases you. The distraction takes the drama out of life and allows you to focus once again on feeling good.

Happiness is a choice. Reread this blog and always feel good about you. Email Michelle Wojnowski at Michelle@InspiredAbundance.com for the complete works of the 7 Steps to Happiness e-course.

Is There A Fun Way To Teach Yourself How To Think Wealth Creation?

I discovered a fun way to learn how to generate wealth when I first started my path to success a couple of years ago.

Before I had achieved financial success I had come to believe that wealth was a lot of hard work and years of education if you were not born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

One of the fun ways I learned how to become thinking like a successful business entrepreneur was to play a board game, called "Cashflow". It is created by Robert Kiyosaki, a best selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books.

My husband and I started to play this game on Saturday nights along with friends and family members. Both Warren, my husband, and I truly got the whole idea of starting business partnerships and thinking of better ways that generate income passively, so that we have the mindset of having wealth coming to us in monthly payments and not having to work for a paycheck.

This game truly is designed to help reduce your inability to make decisions, increase your confident level in discussions about finances, and increase the total awareness of how many different ways you can create wealth in your life. If you want to be a millionaire/billionaire, you have to open your mind to their way of thinking. By playing the game over countless times, you are creating new thought patterns. You are thinking like a millionaire! In the game, you are making business decisions over and over again and the repeating action generates a more confident ability in making decisions outside of the game and in your every day life.

Financial success in life is all about making decisions on the spot. When faced with a decision, the longer it takes you to make the decision, the more likely you will talk yourself out of making the decision, which actually is a decision. Not making a decision is the same as saying no. Business entrepreneurs make decisions all the time. To become a millionaire you need to be comfortable with your decisions.

So now you have a tool in your tool box. If you want to think like a millionaire get the game and start playing it, a lot. It truly is a fun way to think wealth creation.


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How to Start A Home Business

How to start a home business?

Okay, so you decided that to get control of those bills you need to get some extra money working for you. You have already looked at changing jobs, changing careers, and you keep coming back to this thought.

It really is quite natural to come to an idea like becoming your own boss, working from home, not having to deal with parking!!! Yes, working from home does sound good, but what would be ideal? Most people would at this point look around them for clues.

#1. Mentors. Do you know of anyone working from home? Most likely not. For they are home and not commuting back and forth like you. Those people shop during the day, not on the way home from work! Get proper information from those who make lots of money! Don't get advice from someone who makes $25K a year.

#2. Resources. There are lots of books on the book shelves about working from home, starting businesses, networking, investing, etc. The very first book we purchased was Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. This booked opened up our eyes about the way we earn money and how to create wealth properly. It started us on a reading bonanza. The internet has lots of information available but by reading first, you are educating yourself, for us, it was the first step.

#3. Your business-- is it selling something or providing a service? Pretty simple isn't it? You are either selling a product to someone for money or providing a service to someone for money. The point is we get money from other people. You will have to be able ask people to pay you. Can you do that? So now you have to decide what type of business you want to part of. This is the fun part! Your search. Remember to focus on what it is you do want, to have a financial goal so that you get a business that is a perfect match to what you want.


Important note: Line up credit to start a business. If you were to start a home business without a source of capital you will have to fund the business from your own pocket, which is not a wise thing to do. Have a business plan with the list of expenses you will incur during your first 12 months of business. Borrow the money which will cover ALL expenses including borrowing enough to pay the cost of borrowing!


Have fun enjoying the life of a business entrepreneur. That is how to start a home business!


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Is Fear Holding You Back From Your Peak Potential?

So is fear holding you back from your peak potential?

Do you suppose people are afraid to put money into a business because they think they will lose it? Have I got it correct? People will research on the web, ask their friends, and will use these excuses why not to get started. They are focused on fear, not success. Fear attracts more fear. Focus on success and you will attract success. You get what you focus on.

Perhaps some people are "tire kickers" anyway but if you are focused on the money, not the potential, you should be changing the way you look at it. Perhaps if you ask yourself what if this will work for you? Do you see yourself in that role? Be truthful to yourself.

The way you view yourself changes everything about your potential!

Also, are you looking for a reason to get started or a reason NOT to get started. Basically, if you are approaching any business looking for a reason not to get started then you will find your answer. You can find something negative in everything. So don't let the excuse of being afraid hold you back. Decide to find a business that works for you, and you will have success in life because you are moving forward toward your goal and not holding yourself back.

Feel confident in your decision in becoming an entrepreneur! Being an entrepreneur is really just a series of making decisions! Think about it. Every day you are making decisions towards your goals or away from them. It is pretty simple. So ask yourself when making decisions, "Is this taking me towards my goal or away from my goal." How does your answer feel to you. Does it feel right? Don't live your life with fear. Life your life getting what you came here for!

So don't let fear hold you back from your peak potential.

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Success Does Not Depend On Your Marital Status

Do successful women need to be married? Is it a man's world out there and women can't succeed in business and even worse, an unmarried one at that?

I probably would have believed other women at one time if they told me that they are having difficulty in the business world because they are single. That people can't understand why a women is single and not married, what is wrong with her. I would believe like so many others that you are right, society is to blame.

So what was it that really helped me realize that women hold themselves back from success. I read a book by author Lisa Jimenez called "Don't Mess With a Princess" which gave me much insight into what labels we place on ourselves as women. For me, being a mother at one time made me feel that to be successful I would be compromising my ability to raise children.

Ladies, if you at any point don't consider yourself first a woman who can be whoever you want to be then it will be difficult for you to convince anyone else! If you are blaming society then you are focused on the belief that society's opinion of yourself counts higher than your own. The truth is that your own opinion of yourself is what counts. You get what you focus on.

Labels we place upon ourselves are only labels that hold you back. Let go of your belief to fight, to struggle, to be right. Forgive yourself about their opinions and don't focus on it. You get what you focus on. You may say, but Michelle, "I am focused but society won't let me be who I want to be". I say that by focusing on why society is not happy with your marital status is just going to get you more of what you are thinking about. Always focus on what it is you want. Don't focus on your present situation but focus on what the solution or what it is you desire to be. By releasing yourself from the present situation you now are moving forward towards your goals, regardless of your marital status.

Now the part about women and men working alongside together I truly believe is possible. This topic is covered wonderfully in the book, "Don't Mess With A Princess" by Lisa Jimenez. It is a must read if you are climbing the corporate ladder!

Remember that whatever you choose in life to do, life is supposed to be fun. So go ahead and be everything you desire. Don't hold yourself back from success because you are single.

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Is The Learning In The Doing?

Is the learning in the doing? So what does that actually mean? How can you do something if you don't know how or even worse afraid of what someone will think?

Let me show you an example of what it is I mean. If you have never tasted chocolate before it would be very difficult for me to explain it to you without your tasting it. The process of doing is how we learn, grow, and achieve results. You may not have to do a whole lot to get the process started but you do have to take that first step.

On the weekend I attended a conference which had the International Best Seller "Bob Proctor" on stage. This is my second sitting of his remarkable teachings. The second time was very valuable to me as I once again took notes and viewed the screen. He flowed for 2 hours a very realistic and powerful set of principles for achieving success. Repetition is very essential in the learning. I needed to hear him speak and soak his words in once again. The doing for me is to write down his words, it helps one get gold nuggets out of his session. So if you get the chance to see Bob Proctor, enjoy the opportunity!

Another thing, in Bob Proctor's book, "You Were Born Rich" something he mentioned struck me very strongly. He said "So, regardless of what I, or anyone else, might say, you are going to have to prove these ideas for yourself."

Pretty powerful words. Read it again and come to the understanding that you are going to have to prove to yourself that you are a success! You are going to have to show to the world who you really are, reveal yourself without worry of what anyone else thinks. Just imagine if you really let go and did what you needed to do to get the job done --you would not fail. It is only you who holds yourself back because of worry of what others will think.

Let me point something out to you that was explained to me by my husband, Warren. If I were in a room full of 100 people and I had the chance to meet them all for the first time, all 100 people would have a different opinion of who I am. So it would not matter what I said or did, I cannot control the thinking of 100 people! The only opinion of yourself that counts is your own! It does not matter what others are thinking about because you cannot control their thoughts! Cannot be done. Rulers have tried it and failed. You are the master of your own thoughts.

This is your life, not theirs! So go ahead and do whatever it is you want to do and you will learn from it. You will truly expand your potential, your confidence, your belief, as learning by doing is how we all should go about it. By going for it you feel great. You now know what it feels like to do it! By doing we are growing, learning, that is the only way. Words alone do not teach.

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Tip for Success

What is the tip for success? How about this question, "Who do I blame for my failures?" Any idea? Or what about "Who do I blame for my success?"

The answer is right in front of you in the mirror. You. You are totally in control of your life whether or not you realize it. Wake up. If you have tremendous success it is because you decided to have it. If you have tremendous failures in your life it is because you have decided to have it. It is that simple.

So what is the next step? FORGIVENESS. The game of life is not called the Blame Game. To forgive yourself is the most important part of life. Move on. Every day you have an opportunity to forgive yourself about what you did or did not do. Don't need to rehash it over and over again. What is really important is that you move forward and not dwell in past experiences.

What about other people? Forgive them too! If you are remembering an argument that even perhaps happened a long time ago and the other person is long dead, LET IT GO. It is only you who is looking backwards. Is that how successful people think? Successful people in the game of life think forwards, think about now, think about where they want to go. By blaming others is focusing on yesterdays of your life. The energy of negative thinking keeps you on a downward spiral.

By forgiving EVERYONE in your life you release and become free. You are no longer carrying a burden and you are permitting yourself to move forward, since afterall, you are the only one holding yourself back. Forgiveness is the release. To achieve success forgive, learn, let it go and move forward!

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What Is Law Of Attraction?

So what is exactly Law of Attraction?

The basic concept is "like attracts like". You reap what you sow. In the end, for example movies, the good guy gets the girl. There are many well known authors who know of this concept. For example, Napoleon Hill, Michael Losier, and Bob Proctor to name a few.

So what if life really is like in the movies. You can write your own ending. Wouldn't that be cool? What if I told you Law of Attraction is like that. You create your own day to day drama of your life. You are living today are you not? You are creating your day right now. Law of Attraction is working for your right here right now whether or not you know it is or not. It is best right NOW to be aware about what it is you are getting so that you can change what tomorrow brings and the next day and the next day. See where I am getting at? Keep working on yourself. It takes practice, that is all, just keep practicing.

So from now if you are being the person who gets everything, act like it. Be wonderful and happy. That is truly how you would feel anyway when it all works out for you in the end. So if you are happy and feel truly wonderful then it will be a wonderful life. It is law. By setting forth a positive outlook to the story you are living will start a new momentum in your life. You are being exactly who you really want to be and you feel good about it.

An example, is in your job. Enjoy the fact that you have a job and that you are helping others. When you lead by example that life is worth living you start to see an answer to your problems. You are no longer reaping weeds, you are setting down seeds that will produce a wonderful crop. But it starts right NOW with you BEING the person who is happy. It starts with you seeing yourself at the end of the movie.

I heard once it was told this way. If you saw the ending of a movie or read an ending of a book before you saw or read it you know how it ends. So when you do watch the movie from the beginning you know how it will end and the "drama" is taken out of the equation. You are not caught up in the flow of it, because you know how it ends. I find that if you focus on the end and not get caught up in today, you are setting down good seeds for the crop. If you're only focused on the negative stuff around you today you are only planting weeds.

Science has shown us that positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative. Very simple stuff. Radio waves on a certain frequency cannot be picked up on a different frequency as another example. When you start your day feeling lousy, it only gets worse. Often when you let your angry emotions boil out of you, you often break something as a result. Turn it around. Find something of value in your day that you feel good about and start from there. It only takes one candle to add light to a dark room. One flower can brighten up someones day. Compliment as many people as you can and see the positive result from your action. You will truly FEEL wonderful and happy and now you have set down seeds that will grow!

Law of Attraction is knowing that you will have a great ending to the drama of today, all you have to do is take the little step of acting like it is, believing that you are already there, enjoying your day regardless, and the Universe has guaranteed the ending. So act happy and wonderful all day long and in a very short time you will see your positive results. You are now in control of your life using the Law of Attraction.

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Are Your Habits Holding You Back From Financial Success?

Are your habits holding you back from financial success?

Financial success is actually one decision away. If you think about it, success is only a series of decisions.

Unfortunately, people don’t think for themselves, they just do things out of habit.

I discovered that most of the time I was not even aware of what I was doing from moment to moment? I discovered that all day long I do things that are actually habits. I rarely made decisions, just habits all day long. I had to ask myself how often during the day do I really make a decision? I was just doing the thing without thinking about it, without really being present. So am I really heading towards financial success if I am not making any decisions? No. Decisions take you either toward your financial success or away from it.

So what I realized is that by my not making decisions I am not moving forward, nor am I gaining any experience in decision making. It is said in the book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill that to make decisions quickly and change your mind slowly is actually the best way to go about achieving financial success. What I understand from this ideal, is that most of us have to “think about” before we act. And then...after we have heard or discussed with others we decide not to do it. Not to take the risk. Play it safe. Or if we do act, we let others change our minds quickly and do not hold onto our own true desire. We let others take us out!

I for instance would ask others for their opinion, but ultimately I have to decide on my own and stay true to myself. What is it I truly desire? I should actually be making decisions on my own, trust my own instincts. At the end of the day, I have to live with it. It is easy to ask others to answer for you but was I really taking responsibility!

I now make all my own decisions. Trust your inner “you”. The habit of existing is not making you feel uncomfortable, not allowing you to grow. By feeling anxious, excited, these emotions I feel allow me to realize I am ALIVE. Perhaps you feel a little unsure. See what happens when you make a decision. I found that I feel relief after making the decision.

A tip I recommend to help take little steps toward making big decisions is to start right now with making decisions, not acting out of habit! We all have habits that we are not even aware of. A habit is to put your watch on your left wrist. Michael Losier author of “Law of Attraction” shared this aspect with us at a conference. He suggested you put your watch on the other wrist. Now you are breaking a habit. Every time you look at your watch you are reminded because you will look at the wrong wrist. See how this reminds you are only existing, and not making decisions. Walking the same hallways, same parking spots, are examples of all the same boring habits that make up your day. Mix things up a little. Do stuff differently. Have fun with breaking habits.

So start right now taking little steps of breaking habits and teach yourself confidence and trust in your own ability to making decisions about what it is you want. Teach yourself that life is fun and learn to feel good about yourself. Now ask yourself, "Are your habits holding yourself back from financial success?"

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