Why do some Women make ‘Big Bucks’ in their Home Based Business and Others Don’t?
Is it luck, karma, or did they know something we don’t know? Maureen G. Mulvaney (MGM) uncovers the secret ingredients in this scrumptious book, The Women’s Millionaire Club.
MGM shares the success recipes of twenty-one Women Millionaires. Each top performing home-based business woman Millionaire stirred the right ingredients to mix up a batch of million dollar success. You, too, can create that same luscious seven-figure success!
For the first time ever, MGM surveyed, assessed and interviewed Millionaire Women, from various home-based businesses, until she discovered the right combination of lipsmacking ingredients that created million dollar success. And now she shares the strategies they used, and you can use, too, to build your business and make a difference using the principles of ‘Friendship Marketing’!
The Women’s Millionaire Club is based on statistically validated information yet reads like advice from a friend showing women entrepreneurs how to take advantage of their feminine strengths to build and grow a prosperous and successful home-based business.
MGM reveals the inside secrets so the impossible becomes possible. In her book, MGM shows how ‘ordinary’ women with NO prior experience in owning a home-based business did the ‘ExtraOrdinary’– MADE MILLIONS while MAKING A DIFFERENCE. She shows you how you can create the same success whether you are a veteran, newbie or wanna be home-based business entrepreneur using their amazingly simple success recipes to make money while making a difference.
Women entrepreneurs are the fastest growing segment of the economy, starting businesses at twice the rate of men. When MGM couldn’t find a book that provided validated data about the traits, ingredients and recipes to succeed in a home-based business, MGM wrote The Women’s Millionaire Club!
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Happiness – A Critical Life Skill You Can’t Do Without
Wayne Dyer tells us, “Change your thoughts and you change your life.” Few people would argue with such ancient wisdom. However sometimes it is easier said than done.
I have spent the last few years actively learning strategies to develop an authentic positive mindset and eliminate negative thought patterns. It’s an ongoing process. Much like developing a physical muscle, you can’t coast on your progress. Muscles atrophy when they’re not used – both physical and mental muscles.
The good news is that there is a wealth of resources available to help. From uncovering limiting beliefs to dissolving fears, from choosing deliberate focus to envisioning a successful future, the tools are plentiful and accessible.
It’s helpful to remember that happiness isn’t an accident—it’s a skill that can be learned, one that can help you feel better, resist depression and greatly improve your relationships and your life. A great place to begin building your happiness skill is to build your optimism muscle.
Psychologist, clinical researcher and bestselling author Martin Seligman has spent 25 years studying optimism and pessimism. In his book, Learned Optimism, he states that pessimistic thinking can undermine not just your behaviour but your success in all areas of your life.
“Pessimism is escapable,” he writes. “Pessimists can learn to be optimists.”
By altering your view of your life, you can actually alter your life, he says. The first step is to recognize your “explanatory style.” What do you say to yourself when you experience a set back?
When you find yourself caught in pessimistic thinking, use the following strategies offered by Price Pritchett in his book, Hard Optimism: How to Succeed in a World Where Positive Wins, to build your optimism muscle.
Recognize and Dispute Pessimistic Thoughts. Don’t allow your mind to run on autopilot with negative thoughts getting free rein to spread unhappiness. When you notice the negative thoughts, refocus on past successes, emphasize your strengths, look for what is good about the situation, and identify solutions.
Don’t Accept Problems at Face Value. When trouble hits, give yourself a short period of time to let the initial shock wear off, then switch your attention from worst-case to best-case thinking. This reframing counters the tendency to overestimate problems and underestimate your ability to handle them successfully. Positive reframing creates space for optimism, nurtures hope, and adds to your resilience.
Make Hope a Habit. Hope helps move us in the direction of our goals and ambitions. Research proves that hope improves our chances for success, increases happiness, and is good for your health. Hope energizes and mobilizes us, serving as a catalyst for action. Because hope links directly to our confidence level, it inspires us to aim higher, put forth more effort, and have more staying power.
Practice “Spiritual Optimism.” Joan Borysenko, psychologist, speaker and author of several books, including Fire in the Soul, encourages people who experience feelings of despair and hopelessness in times of crises to remember it takes courage to live, and that we can find that courage by facing our fears, finding support and using prayer or meditation.
A critical belief that underlies all of these points is the existence of choice. You are free to choose the focus of your attention, your interpretation of a situation, and your actions. By choosing to focus, interpret, and act on situations in a positive and optimistic manner you create a joyful, successful life that continues to build a positive momentum. What more can you ask for!
I invite you to share your thoughts and perspective on this blog post. What strategies do you use to build your optimism muscle? What makes you happy? To join the discussion, simply leave a comment below.
How to Triumph in Turbulent Times
We live in turbulent times. A quick glance at the news headlines tell us change is all around: 
• Automaker Slashes 20,000 Jobs
• Consumer Bankruptcies Up By 50%
• Unemployment Rates Increase
• Business Profits 30% Below Forecast
In fact, change is nothing new. In 500 BC the very wise Heraclitus said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” However, there is little argument that the amount and pace of change has increased to unprecedented amounts… and show every sign of continuing to accelerate.
Change takes many forms. Sometimes we initiate the change ourselves; sometimes life throws us a curve ball. Some changes are welcome and positive; others are unwanted and devastating. Often these events seem to come out of nowhere and feel completely unmanageable as we struggle to regain our footing and some semblance of “normal.”
But, like great trees, humans can grow stronger when exposed to powerful winds. That’s easy to say, you may think, as you recall those who did not grow stronger but instead broke in the wind. How do you increase your inner strength and flexibility so that you not only survive the adversity but thrive? Here are several strategies that can help.
Take responsibility. Look at your role in the situation. Was the event, in fact, predictable? You may have had more control over the situation than you realized. At the same time, don’t take more responsibility than is warranted. And don’t confuse responsibility with blame. Be honest, but don’t point fingers, not even at yourself.
Be optimistic and think creatively. Trust that there’s a solution to every problem and let your mind soar. Approach the problem from new and different directions. Be open to testing a variety of solutions until you find the combination that works.
Have courage and speak up. Courage is taking action despite the fear you feel. If someone isn’t taking you seriously, speak up. Be your own advocate. Tell that person what you want and need. Don’t assume he or she “should know.”
Take the long view. Recall the times when you have overcome challenges. How did you do it? Who or what helped you? Who or what can help you this time? Learn from your past successes and apply those lessons as you create your future triumphs.
Maintain a sense of humour. There’s truth in the adage: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Even in the darkest of times, laughter can help ease the pain. During trying times it may be difficult to summon humour from within. That is the perfect time to borrow it from other sources. Watch hilarious movies, listen to stand up comedians, read your favourite comic strip, spend time with a playful friend, surf YouTube for amazing animal videos – anything that will tickle your funny bone.
Get support. No one can handle everything alone – nor should they. When you get that overwhelmed feeling, reach out. Ask for help. Even better, ask for it sooner – before overwhelm sets in. Support can come from many sources – family, friends, coworkers, coach, mentor, or counselor, to name only a few. When you reach out and let others help you, you’ll be amazed by how much better you feel.
Don’t quit. Persistence may be the greatest human quality that helps us overcome adversity. Draw inspiration from the great heroes of the world - Helen Keller, Maya Angelou, Nellie McClung - women who persisted despite the odds. And remember, you’re stronger and more resilient than you think.
You can’t avoid all of life’s surprises – nor should you try. But you can prepare for unexpected challenges by building your personal reserves. Accept that any change is a process and grant yourself permission to go through the emotional journey. Build up your support network with trusted allies. Pack your success toolkit with strategies that resonate with you. And know that you can triumph, even in turbulent times.
I invite you to share your thoughts on this topic. What strategies do you use to survive – and thrive – during turbulent times? To join the discussion, leave a comment below.
The Power of Intention
In a research study conducted by Brian Wong, over fifty-one percent of respondents reported that the Law of Attraction worked for them only sometimes with another eighteen percent reporting it worked only once or never!
There has been a lot of talk over the last few years about the Law of Attraction. While it really does convey age-old wisdom, many people still struggle to understand and make use of it fully.
Each of us can indentify something we wish for – something we want to happen. But most of us don’t know how to move beyond wishful thinking into concrete manifestation.
“Conscious change is brought about by the two qualities inherent in consciousness: attention and intention,” writes Deepak Chopra in Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. “Attention energizes, and intention transforms. Whatever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your life…. Intention, on the other hand, triggers transformation of energy and information. Intention organizes its own fulfillment.”
When you declare an intention, you gain the support of your subconscious mind. Here are some suggestions for how to work with intentions in order to bring what you need into your life.
Get clear on what you want and why. It’s not enough to know what you don’t want. You can’t get what you want until you know what that is. Steven Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, writes that all things are created twice. “There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.”
Imagine it. See it as happening. “Your imagination creates the inner picture that allows you to participate in the act of creation,” writes Dr. Wayne Dyer in his best-selling book The Power of Intention. “Your willpower is much less effective than your imagination, which is your link to the power of intention.”
Keep yourself receptive. Exercise, eat healthily, play and relax. Stress, exhaustion, and anxiety become “static” that interferes with the “frequencies” of what you want to bring into your life. If you are to tap into the full power of intention, you must begin in a place of peace, gratitude and joy.
Take action. Intention isn’t about sitting back and waiting for it all to come to you. When we commit to a thing by taking action, it’s often surprising how quickly our intentions are realized. You don’t need to know all the steps to take before you start. Simply take the action in front of you and be open to inspiration showing you the next step.
Surrender control. This means to let go and trust. Let go of the particular way in which things will happen. Let go of fear, doubt, worry and disappointment. Let go of the notion of struggle. Trust that the outcome will be just right.
Like any skill, using the power of intention takes practice. Practice the steps above, continue to learn about the power of intention and you will become skilled applying the Law of Attraction. The universe is infinitely more creative at helping you achieve your goals than you can predict. Keep your attention and intention focused and hang on for a wonderful ride.
I invite you to share your thoughts and perspective on the article. How have you used the power of intention in your life? To join the discussion, simply leave a comment here.
The Strength of the Human Spirit
Each of us could look at our own lives or the lives of people we know and identify times of crisis and sorrow. We can look through history and find periods of great strife and injustice. Just as readily, we can think of instances where people have persevered and survived the harshest of conditions. We are touched by those who have endured catastrophic life experiences and emerged stronger, with grace and humility.
When you ask these survivors, “What got you through your crisis?” the responses are similar. One by one, they describe inner resources that enabled them to survive. Brian Luke Seaward, author of Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water, calls those qualities “the muscles of the soul.” Courage, faith, humour, patience, compassion, imagination, humbleness, forgiveness, intuition, creativity, optimism, honesty, and love.
The human spirit has incredible strength. But like any living entity, it needs to be cared for and nurtured. It is in exercising the muscles of the soul that the health of the human spirit is maintained. And the fitness of the spirit is vital to our very existence.
Following are seven suggestions Seaward offers to enhance the health and strength of the human spirit.
1. The Art of Self-renewalSelf-renewal is a continual process. Typically it begins with a centering process, going within to calm and replenish. It requires dedicating time to reconnect with your inner peace and strength on a regular basis. Mediation, conscious breathing, visualization are excellent tools for self-renewal.
2. The Practice of Sacred Rituals
Every culture through time has practiced sacred rituals. We establish habits and customs to remind ourselves that life is sacred and we are a part of that sacredness. Special readings or prayers, witnessing the beauty of nature, sharing our blessings with others, giving thanks—all serve as a reminder that we are connected to something greater, something divine.
3. Sweet Forgiveness
Every act of forgiveness is an act of unconditional love—for others and for yourself. For forgiveness to be unconditional, you must be willing to let go of all feelings of anger and resentment. When you forgive others, you forgive yourself. You set yourself free to love and live unfettered.
4. Embrace the Shadow
Each of us has an inner shadow where negative, judgmental thoughts and feelings originate. Embracing the shadow means to acknowledge that part of yourself, and greet it with acceptance and compassion. Just as you strive to have patience and understanding for others, you must show that to yourself.
5. Keep the Faith
To keep the faith is to believe in the divine when there seems to be no evidence or even counter-evidence before you. If you honour and exercise your faith during times of abundance and peace, it will be strong for you when you face times of turbulence and challenge. Faith helps you remember that “We are given no task too great to bear.”
6. Live Your Joy
Living your joy is seeking and appreciating life’s beautiful side. When you practice the habit of looking for reasons to be joyful, you get very good at finding them. Living your joy reminds you to live in the present moment, to drink in the miracles all around you.
7. Compassion in Action
Compassion in action can be explained in one word — service. Service offers a dividend of love to all parties involved. When we do for others in a spirit of sincerity and kindness, we fulfill our purpose, our role in the web of humanity. And we, as well as others, are richer for it.
We have been given a wondrous gift in the human spirit. Like any precious gift, it must be cared for and nurtured. When you do that with grace and gratitude, your spirit will carry you through joy and sorrow, through peace and turmoil. And always it will be there as an unwavering source of strength for you.
How do you nurture your spirit? I invite you to share your thoughts and perspective on the article. To join the discussion, simply leave a comment.
What Dreams May Come
Just before the end of the year, I invited the Freedom to Dream community to share three pieces of information with me, including a description of their dream life, the top three obstacles preventing them from living their dream life, and their two most important goals for 2009.
Thank you to all of you who sent in responses. I was touched by the lovely descriptions of your dreams, moved by the obstacles you are struggling with, and inspired by the goals you have set for yourselves this year.
Here are the top five responses in each category:
Dream Life: 1) Financial abundance, 2) Ability to help others, 3) Loving romantic relationship, 4) Good health for self & loved ones, and 5) Close relationships/time with family
Obstacles: 1) Lack of money, 2) Lack of belief in one’s self, 3) Poor health, 4) Fear, and 5) Not enough time
Goals for 2009: 1) Financial stability, 2) Self employment, 3) Health, 4) Create/improve loving relationship, 5) Improve self confidence/change limiting beliefs
The good news is that simply by taking the time to reflect on these items and write down what is in your heart of hearts, you have begun to bring your dream into existence.
The even better news is that I am committed to providing you with the tools and support you need to live your dream life, overcome your obstacles and achieve your goals. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements in the coming weeks. You’ll love what I’m cooking up!
A Good Time for Reflection
Ancient Romans named the month of January for Janus, their god of gates, doors and beginnings. Always pictured with two faces—one looking toward the future, the other back at the past—Janus is a fitting symbol for the turning of a new year.
As you step through the doorway from one year to the next, it’s natural to take time to reflect on what you accomplished in the last year and have planned for the next. But this year, instead of just reflecting on the past year or making resolutions for the New Year, consider using this month to take a full inventory your life.
Who are you? What do you believe? What do you really want?
When you discover who you really are, you stop living on auto-pilot and start to live with intention and focus. You begin to make active choices in your life, instead of making excuses or waiting for others to direct you. You begin to live on purpose.
Here are a few questions to get you started. Have a journal or some way to record your thoughts. (Writing by hand keeps you in touch with your breath and your heart.)
• What is aching to be expressed?
• What needs healing?
• What are you afraid of?
• What unique gifts, talents and skills do you bring to the world?
• How are you expressing your talents (or not)?
• What beliefs are holding you back or getting in your way?
• What can you let go of in your life?
• What brings you joy?
• When have you felt most fulfilled?
• What is most important to you?
As you answer these questions, don’t simple think your way through them. Consider the vital information that other “parts” of yourself are giving you. When you use only your head, your experience of yourself and the world is more limited.
Pay attention to what is your body is telling you. If you “listen” it shares a lot of wisdom. When someone yells at you, does your stomach tie up in knots? Do your shoulders stiffen when you’ve been too focused on fulfilling others’ needs and ignoring your own? Notice your body’s messages. If you don’t, the messages get louder and more urgent.
Check in with your heart. The heart is the home of what is most alive in you. What does your heart have to say about your job? About how you spend your days? Does it need more play time? Your heart will tell you what really matters.
Listen to your intuition, your “gut.” Your intuition speaks volumes, but often gets ignored. What is this voice saying now? Have you been trying to drown out a message it’s sending you? Have courage and listen to it. It is far riskier in the long run to ignore your intuition even if its current message is difficult to hear.
Be sure to notice what you already have that is working. Acknowledge and give thanks for the gifts, the beauty and the miracles that are in your life right now. Write them down. Stay focused on those positive feelings and you will draw more blessings into your life. Remember, you are a magnificent creation and joy is your birth right.
Now is the time to start being honest about who you really are and what you really want. Tell the truth. Encouraging those dormant or suppressed parts of you to emerge provides an exhilarating sense of discovery and optimism for the New Year and beyond.
I invite you to share what impact doing the activity had on you. To join the discussion, reply leave a comment.
Calling All Aspiring Writers!
When you’re in school, you have teachers to assign work and encourage you to stay focused. When you’re employed, you have a boss to direct your activities, give you feedback and help you develop. But when you’re self-employed or working towards a personal goal, you don’t have that built-in support system.
If you work in a creative profession, like writing, it is even more difficult. You have to stay not only focused but also inspired!
I am so thrilled to announce that Mary Anne Hahn of WriteSuccess.com and I have partnered to create a one-of-a-kind coaching program designed for writers.
Success Strategies for Writers is the coaching and mentoring program designed specifically for writers who yearn for successful writing careers. In this 6-month coaching program, you learn how to practice—for once and for all– concrete writing and personal management strategies that catapult you to incredible heights in your writing career.
Participants benefit from Mary Anne’s years of writing and editing experience as well as my extensive coaching expertise. It’s a double dose of success support!
For all of the details, go to: http://successstrategiesforwriters.com
Act fast as the program is limited to 20 participants and begins soon. We are accepting applications now.
Preparing for a Peaceful Holiday Season
Enjoy the peace of the upcoming holiday season!
Especially around the Holiday Season many people experience tension, stress, depression, frustration, grief, loneliness, resentment, and loss, among other un-peaceful emotions. Does this describe you? If you could remedy this, would you? Here’s exactly the support you’re looking for.
Join my colleague, Dr. Anne Merkel, for a series of five one-hour teleseminars filled with information and tools that will not only help bring joy and peace to your holidays, but will be useful for the rest of your life.
Go to this link to find out more about the weekly live calls guiding you to EMOTIONAL FREEDOM for the Holidays: http://is.gd/9cwa
Consider this the Holiday gift you give yourself. Sign up for this fun and inspiring series of group calls with others who also wish to have the happiest Holiday Season of their lives!!
Sincerely,
Sheila
The Big Questions
Have you ever laid on your back looking up at the night sky and marvelled at the billions of stars sparkling above. It really is breath taking - especially if you can do it on a clear night away from the city lights. It makes me feel tiny - in a good way. I feel like a tiny part of an incredible whole. There is such a sense of security and peace. The worries of the day fall into perspective and a sence of calm comes over me.
That is when the big questions come to mind. Questions like:
- How did the universe come into being?
- Who or what designed such a complex masterpiece?
- Are we interrelated? If so, how?
- Where are we headed to next?
If you like musing about the big questions, too, check out the Unity of Spirit movie by Ken McLean at http://sunrise-production.org/Unity_Movie1.html
It’s part physics class, part philosophy class, and totally captivating.
Once you’ve watched it, come back and let me know your thoughts about it. Did it bring up more questions or did it answer ones you’ve wondered about your whole life?
Enjoy,
Sheila
