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This may generate some angry responses but I’m not going to mince words…

Fear is for people who don’t know better.

I mean seriously, if you’re going to let every starchy news reporter determine your future, or crawl into a hole until the economy improves in the year “who knows when” —that’s just crazy and not the best course of action.

THIS is smart

Seriously, you have simply got to get real about the dialogue going on between your ears. Even gazillionaire Warren Buffet says this is the time to build your business.

But more than that, a fear mentality can damage your relationships, your health, and certainly your view of everything else in the world.

Ready to Try Something New?

Bad stuff out. Good stuff in. Simple right? So DO it.

Talk again soon,

Thea

P. S. I guess what I’m trying to say is I really think you should LISTEN to Adrian.

Then do The ONE thing he says to do today.

Do This First

Delatorro L McNeal II discusses the 5 constant pillars of success.

1. You are a person of PURPOSE.
2. You have tremendous POTENTIAL.
3. Life is going to hand you PAIN.
4. Pursue your PASSION.
5. Unleash your POWER.

Delatorro McNeal is also a professional speaker, best selling author, successful entrepreneur and is featured in the up coming film The YES Movie.

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Change doesn’t just happen…

You have to take action in order to bring about change.

As an entrepreneur you are faced with many different opinions, suggestions and strategies and sometimes it can get a bit confusing on what actions you should take.

My friend Louis Lautman has found a way to conquer the confusion by going straight into the front-line trenches…

See your sneak preview of The YES Movie

Traveling the country on a quest for knowledge and entrepreneurial insight, Louis interviewed 35 successful millionaires, CEO’s and many of the most respected young entrepreneurs and master level mentors of our time.

Tired of the sugar-coating and quasi-revealing strategies, Louis put the squeeze on each and every one of these entrepreneurial superstars and compelled them to let down their guard and tell all.

They confessed hundreds of tactics they used on their road to success…and Louis caught every second, of every interview ON FILM and created a BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE that will directly affect the way entrepreneurs like you and I do business forever!

The YES Movie trailer blew my mind so I wanted to share this instantly valuable information with you.

Get the details and see clips of The YES Movie – HERE

You won’t have to pay a nickel to watch a clip of this blockbuster movie and get access to three proven success strategies that these multi-millionaires shared.

I have not yet personally checked out this resource, however at first glance it looks good, so I am posting it here for you to explore.

HubSpot’s free Social Media Marketing Kit gives you the tips and tricks you need to harness the power of the social mediasphere – facebook, digg, del.icio.us, twitter, and many others – to get found by more potential customers, develop meaningful relationships with others in your industry, and position yourself as an expert in your field. Learn:

* Why social media is important for your business
* How to start engaging in social media to reach customers and the media
* What and how to measure results from your social media marketing efforts

The Social Media Marketing Kit contains:

* Video Webinar (WMV) – “Social Media & Business Marketing” covers all the basics of how to leverage social media for your business. (60 minutes plus Q&A;)
* eBook (PDF) – The eBook contains all of the charts, graphs and other materials from the video for handy reference. (49 pages, full color)

Cheers, Thea

P.S. You are also sure to love this recent post that I put up at my Wealth and Money Blog

With so much negative information thrust at us each day, it is vital to regularly ‘adjust ourselves’ with material to continually elevate our thoughts.

1. Finish Strong Stories of courage and inspiration

2. The Wombat The wombat speaks. He’s smarter than you, so listen up!

3. Enlightened Beings This one is a Power Point display & you may need this

4. Mr. Positive Rules for being human

5. Eat That Frog Do you procrastinate?

6. Nature’s Inspiration Movie Take a deep breath…

7. Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, known to many simply as ‘IZ’

Would you like to see more? Just go to my Forward Steps List Of Favorite Inspiring Videos to see my full list, with links to each video. You can even subscribe to get one of these sent to you each week.

Cheers, Thea

P.S. This special one, you really must watch today! You’ll really love and be inspired, by this insightful (short) video interview between Ryan and Adrian Law. It contains a terrific piece of personal coaching for you. The tips given during the interview will change the way you look at any current circumstances in your life.

Street Fighter Marketing specializes in teaching businesses how to market, advertise, promote and increase their sales using only a shoestring budget.

With a background in both advertising and public relations, Jeff Slutsky had an opportunity to practice what he preached when he became part owner of a night club and later a health club. With the marketing dollars now coming out of his own pocket, he soon began to discover and develop result-oriented, low-cost tactics to build sales. This unique combination of shrewd thinking, innovative problem solving, budgeting on a shoe-string, and a lot of hard work, came to be known as “Street Fighting.”

His Street Fighting program has received a great deal of national media attention including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Success, BusinessWeek, Inc Magazine, CNN, and the PBS series, Small Business Today. He is also a contributor to the best seller, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work. Jeff’s Street Fighter client list includes AT&T;, American Express, Walt Disney, Chevron, Pizza Hut, Honda, Sony, Goodyear, Marvel Comics, The City of Dallas, the State of Arkansas, and Country of India. He’s President and Founder of Street Fighter Marketing in Columbus, Ohio (a division of AIMS Worldwide [AMWW OTCBB])which specializes in teaching businesses how to market, promote and increase sales on a shoe-string budget. Jeff has authored and published nine books, six DVD’s and four audio albums. But his most successful production to date is the birth of his triplets!

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Marc Slutsky is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) with Street Fighter Marketing in Columbus, Ohio. He has been with the Street Fighter organization since its inception over 25 years ago, first serving as an advisor and consultant then later he joined on a full time basis.

Since Marc Slutsky joined the company, the Street Fighting program has been featured on countless radio and TV interviews, as well as in many national publications including The Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine, U.S.A.-Today, and Success.

A small sample of the Street Fighting client list includes AT&T;, American Express, Subway, Honda, Marriott, Alpine, Texaco, U.S. Military, The City of Dallas, The State of Arkansas, and the Country of India.

Marc is the co-author, along with his brother Jeff of five books: including How to Get Clients, Street Fighter Marketing and Smart Marketing. They are also the producers of Street Fighters Profit Package, a complete audio and video home training program.

Here are a few sample marketing videos to get you started with some ideas for your business thinking.

This is something you really must watch today! You’ll really love and be inspired, by this insightful (short) video interview between Ryan and Adrian Law. It contains a terrific piece of personal coaching for you. The tips given during the interview will change the way you look at any current circumstances in your life.

The Work by Byron Katie is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts. The Work works for everyone who is open to it, and it has a profound effect on your whole life.

Robin Sharma’s Leadership for Everyone online program offers you the keys to understanding how to unleash the leader that lies within and offers a journey of transformation and growth. I have just begun this program myself, and I’m loving the entire experience and the super practical sessions.

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success were developed by Dr. Deepak Chopra to help people achieve success in life. The laws offer anyone who wants to create a meaningful and happier reality the practical tools and clear knowledge of what success is and how to reach it. Discover and practice them, and coach yourself to success!

The Circle of Power is designed to help you stay focused and remain in a high vibration of energy. I suggest you print out the graphic and place it somewhere you will see it several times a day. When you focus your attention on the items in the circle you will increase your energy level and begin to attract the things you desire in life.

Recently, I found this handy, and very user friedly, Gmail backup tool.

If you’ve ever wanted to save certain emails from Gmail on your own computer just in case, then this is worth a go.

This is the next release of the GMail Backup tool – the ultimate one-click solution for doing backups of your GMail account.

Here is a screen shot of how easy it is to use…

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Whatever you are now, and whatever you want and what you do where you live, how you dress, whom you marry and where you work- is the sum total of all of you. The unique being that is You. The sum total of all that you have experienced, accumulated over the years. Your programming, conditioning, influences, externally and internally. And it makes up your thinking, your beliefs, your perception of the world.

Who are you? What do you want? What makes you happy?

It is important that we enter into a place of self discovery before we embark on goals. True, we have wants and needs at every and any moment in our lives.

You may want that job so you can feed your family with 10 mouths.
You may want that relationship because it means a lot to you.
You may want that successful business.
You may want to be accepted in the group, so you belong with friends you admire.
You may want to be known as the coolest, smartest guy on the planet. Or the greatest teacher. Or be the most successful entrepreneur on earth.

The difference is distinguishing this from what is truly what you want rather than being ego driven and fear driven.

For example, the promotion may not be the end all of what you want. It may be a symbol of acceptance by peers whom you admire at that moment….

…What are the qualities and core values that you truly resonate with and what are those that don’t?

Source: www.successinspired.com

Believe in yourself and what is possible for you.

It is easy to buy into the stories being presented all over out television screens and in our newspapers, when you are not vigilant. Go back to the dreams and ideas you have for yourself and look for the things you can do, right this minute, to continue on your journey toward their accomplishment. Distractions are just another handy excuse. In relation to ‘problems’, this video interview is worth a look.

I said to myself, I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me – shapes and ideas so near to me – so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down. I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught…Georgia O’Keeffe

What could you do to replace a few old ideas and to encourage your imagination?

This is really an incredible example of how one simple shift in thinking can change everything, and at video number 102 at this list of inspiring videos, there is a wonderful story about cultivating how you think, and what ‘grows’ from there. It’s possible I have shown you these already, however the interview is worth a look if you have not yet been introduced to it.

How will you get away this summer? Spend time with family? Will everyone go their own separate way? Or do you want an experience that brings you closer to nature, and closer together as a family?

Here is one exciting, constructive way to get together with friends and family, without breaking the bank!

There is an experience on Wally Road like no other place on earth! Get close to nature, come closer together with your family.

Have you ever seen an eagle fly?

Andy Miller offers visitors easy access to nature through the Mohican River Inn. As its new owner, Miller is breathing new life into the compound through extensive renovations. In the heartland of camp ground accommodations, the Mohican River Inn is one of only two lodging facilities on Loudonville’s Wally Road Scenic By-Way.

“Getting in touch with nature should be fun and easy,” said Miller. “Once you arrive, your hardest decision should be what to do first: go hiking, canoeing or horseback riding?

The Mohican River Inn was built in 1984 with cedar logs shipped from the West and constructed by local Amish craftsmen. The sturdy structure sits in the sandstone bedrock of the Mohican hills above the beautiful Mohican River Valley.

This inn is situated on 45 wooded acres which are covered by rustic trails. These trails will continue to be developed throughout the coming years in order to share the beauty of the woodland wildflowers, the shade of the oak and maple trees, and the chance to see the occasional deer, mink or fox…and more recently, the bald eagle!

The hills are rich in Native American history and Andy looks forward to sharing with you the stories collected about the area. Perhaps he can sit with you by the fire pit one evening.

It is Andy’s goal to operate in the most environmentally friendly way possible. His values are integrity, being a good neighbor in his community, enjoyment of nature, and good stewardship of the natural environment.

Hope your experience at Mohican River Inn is ‘great’, and that you will return to participate in the development of the property by Andy Miller, as it is transformed over the next several months and years.

Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded…Stephen R. Covey

Are you bigger than your problems, or are your problems bigger than you?

To answer this question, I know you’ll really love this video interview between Ryan and Adrian Law. It contains a terrific piece of personal coaching for you. The tips in the interview will change the way you look at circumstances in your life.