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Appreciation vs Gratitude

Is there a difference between Appreciation and Gratitude?

Sit back and enjoy this fantastic clip of Abraham-Hicks helping us to understand the subtle yet important differences…

You don’t have to work at being in the high vibration that is natural to you, because it is natural to you. But you do have to stop holding the thoughts that cause you to lower your vibration. It’s a matter of no longer giving your attention to things that don’t allow your cork to float or don’t allow you to vibrate in harmony with who you really are.
- Abraham-Hicks

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Is Contrast A Good Thing?

Contrast is the same as showing differences or unlikeness. In our day to day experiences, contrast is something that we say we do not want.

When you live contrast, you are living something unwanted. But can contrast be good?

Without it, we wouldn’t get very far! We would all like the same things; everyone would like the same sports, the same foods, everyone would sing the same songs and there would be no platform for anyone to give birth to a new desire.

That type of a world doesn’t sound very exciting does it?

When you decided to come forth into this body, you knew prior to coming that you would have a platform to give birth to new desires and new ideas. And you do it every single day. When you see something you do not like, or do not want, in that moment you are giving birth to a new desire.

Contrast is what this life is all about. You live a little contrast, give birth to the new idea, get yourself into alignment with your new desire and experience the exhilaration and joy of getting into alignment and receiving your new desire. Then, in your new position, the process starts over again, you now have a new set of ideas and desires from where you now stand.

Let’s find an example, to help get this message across…

A teenager who’s been living with their parents for their entire life experiences so much contrast at home in the form of family arguments, lack of privacy and not enough space that they automatically give birth to the idea of: “I want to move out of home and into my own place”.

Let’s now imagine that this particular teenager has practiced deliberate creation and understands what his or her work is to do. So they spend time visualizing and idealizing their new home, they spend time visualizing how quiet it is without any arguments and how free they feel without the pressures of parents bearing down upon them. This is the most fun part for the teenager as it is in these moments where they get to shape and decide exactly what it is that they want – there is nothing more exhilarating!

Finally this teenager’s work has paid off and a friend invites them to stay at their place which is the perfect environment that they wanted. However, they now stand in a place of new contrast. They are starting to discover that they would like more money as the bills are much higher now than they previously were at home and that they now must spend their own money on food and essentials.

And so it goes on …. the new contrast that they experience gives birth to the new desires.

Contrast is a wonderful thing, yet far too often do we “put up” with certain circumstances and contrast when we have a choice and can easily find something better.

When was the last time you smelt something really bad? Did you stick around and keep smelling it? Or did that contrast make you want to eradicate that smell from your experience?

The same goes with food. Maybe you’ve eaten something that tasted really horrible. Did you keep chewing on it, or did you spit it out and find something else.

You react quickly to your senses such as smell and taste, yet in other circumstances like with money and relationships you tend to linger on and do nothing about them.

Make the decision, right now, that feeling good means something to you. Make the decision that feeling good is the most important aspect of your life and refuse to settle for anything that doesn’t bring you joy and happiness.

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Why They Failed At Making $20k in 20 Days

Over my many years online, I’ve seen countless people start projects and end up quitting a few days later. Recently there was an Internet Marketing product released by Michael Green called ‘The 20/20 Challenge’. It created a lot of fuss amongst struggling Internet marketers because the idea behind the course is that you will generate $20,000 in just 20 days or you get your money back.

As you can imagine it pricked the curiosity of many individuals. I sat on one side line and observed their behaviors.

Many who took the challenge started blogs to document their entire process on the 20/20 challenge. I was eager to watch their progress and to see some wonderful success stories.

Do you know what happened when I checked up on these blogs about a month later?

There were NO additional posts made after the first few days of starting!

Some people simply stopped posting without any further explanations, whereas others made numerous excuses as to why they couldn’t finish the project. Some had family problems, some has money troubles, some were over-worked and some just couldn’t be bothered any more.

This got me thinking about one of my eBooks, How to… Manifest a Miracle which outlines the entire process of manifestation that I use all of the time. Are people buying my eBook and not applying the processes within? Maybe they’ve started just like those people did with the 20/20 challenge but they’ve given up shortly after?

I can’t say for certain what my readers have done with that knowledge. I have heard that it is only 5% of people will actually take ACTION on the knowledge they receive. So if 100 people buy my eBook, only 5 will actually do anything with it. That’s terrible odds!

This recent bit of research has prompted me to make today’s post. I thought I’d share with you one of the most influential processes that I’ve come across to ensure you’re always kept accountable to doing your ‘Law of Attraction work’ or any other business tasks every single day without fail.

It’s not a secret and it may not come as much of a surprise to some of you, but the tip I wanted to share with you today is all about Accountability.

When you hold YOURSELF accountable to do something, it doesn’t always work out the way you want it to. More often than not it is easy to talk yourself out of it, or give yourself plenty of breaks and time to procrastinate. After all, who’s going to complain? You can’t fire yourself!

By holding your self accountable to do something, your chances are very slim. In order for your to follow through with the goal that you’ve set yourself you’ve either got to be extremely fed up of living the opposite of what you want, or you’ve got to be so focussed on your desires that you will allow nothing (no-thing) to get in your way.

Most of us aren’t at the point of utter despair with our current circumstances and getting to the point of acquiring a burning desire to achieve a certain goal requires a lot of repetitive affirming!

However - there is always another way.

Find someone else who is in a similar mindset to your own and whom you can trust. Then make each other accountable to achieve your said goals. Set up a way to communicate to each other on a regular basis and create specific ‘check-in’ times.

For example… You may decide that you need to check in with someone twice a day to ensure that you’ve both completed your business tasks for that day. If you haven’t checked in by the designated time then you will get a ‘strike’. If you get 2 strikes then the deal collapses and its over.

If you were the one who failed then you’ve got that cloud of shame hanging over your head, and if you weren’t the one who failed then you need to find a new partner to keep up the momentum.

You’ll also want to work out a way of providing proof of completion otherwise your Ego may talk you into lying your way out of doing something.

There is something incredibly magical about doing something for someone else. Even when you really don’t feel like doing something, yet you’ve committed yourself to doing it and someone EXPECTS something from you – then the chances of your doing it are so much higher than if you hold yourself accountable.

My advice is to try it. Have you been meaning to say those affirmations twice a day, but haven’t always found the time? Have you been meaning to do visualizations for months now but you still haven’t started? What about those ‘feel good’ processes and meditations? Or maybe you’ve been meaning to complete a challenge similar to the 20/20 challenge and haven’t yet found the drive to do it?

Go and get a buddy to do it with you and hold each other accountable for completing your tasks on a daily basis. Remember – if you slip up twice, then you’re outta’ there!

I wonder how many people would have succeeded in the 20/20 challenge had they buddy’d up with someone.

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How To Develop Persistence

As an Internet Marketer, I’ve seen countless people set themselves challenges and fail to meet their lofty goals. But why do they fail?

• Is it the plan that is at fault?
• Is it the lack mindset they hold?
• Is it their lack of persistence?

Since acquiring a habit of persistence is connected with the mindset, I firmly believe that acquiring the correct mindset is crucial before taking on any goals. If you get your mindset right first then the correct plan and the right people will be drawn to you through the utilization of the Law of Attraction.

This explains why one person can disclose their plans that created them great fortunes and yet another person attempts to follow the plans and fails. The mindset of the two individuals was different.

The truth is that you don’t need a detailed plan with every step already worked out for you. You do need a good idea of where you want to be and how you intend on getting there, but the smaller details of these plans will fall into place once you’ve practiced a success mindset.

Persistence is just one of the habits you MUST have in order to acquire a success mindset.

Napoleon revealed four steps which are essential to developing a habit of persistence:

There are four simple steps which lead to the habit of PERSISTENCE. They call for no great amount of intelligence, no particular amount of education, and but little time or effort. The necessary steps are:

1. A DEFINITE PURPOSE BACKED BY BURNING DESIRE FOR ITS FULFILLMENT.

2. A DEFINITE PLAN, EXPRESSED IN CONTINUOUS ACTION.

3. A MIND CLOSED TIGHTLY AGAINST ALL NEGATIVE AND DISCOURAGING INFLUENCES, including negative suggestions of relatives, friends and acquaintances.

4. A FRIENDLY ALLIANCE WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS WHO WILL ENCOURAGE ONE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH BOTH PLAN AND PURPOSE.

Let’s have a look at each of these four statements…

1. A DEFINITE PURPOSE BACKED BY BURNING DESIRE FOR ITS FULFILLMENT. As already discussed in Chapter1: Desire, acquiring a Burning Desire for your intended outcome is the first step towards acquiring riches of any kind. Without such a passionate desire, you will be easily knocked off of your horse at the first hurdle.

2. A DEFINITE PLAN, EXPRESSED IN CONTINUOUS ACTION. Although your definite plan of action will become attracted to you by creating a burning desire to achieve your goal, you do need a solid plan to begin continuous action. This plan should be decided upon with the aid of your mastermind group. Just remember, reach your decisions promptly but change those decisions slowly (if at all).

3. A MIND CLOSED TIGHTLY AGAINST ALL NEGATIVE AND DISCOURAGING INFLUENCES. From a Law of Attraction perspective, if you no longer focus on the negative aspect of a family member or friend, then that part of their personality CANNOT be shown to you. Even if that person had nine personality traits you disliked about them, but had one personality trait that you did enjoy – if you could hold your attention on that one good aspect of that person and make that your dominant vibration around the person then by the Law of Attraction you would only be eligible to be around that person when they are demonstrating that one good aspect of their personality.

4. A FRIENDLY ALLIANCE WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS WHO WILL ENCOURAGE ONE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH BOTH PLAN AND PURPOSE. Having someone to provide encouragement and hold you accountable to complete regular tasks is vital to your success. You can find this person in your mastermind group. Alternatively you should consider seeking a business coach to help you remain accountable and provide the necessary knowledge that can help you avoid costly mistakes that you may have made if you were going it alone.

Take action today and begin acquiring the mindset of persistence to ensure you succeed in your chosen calling!

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Eight Factors of Persistence

Napoleon assembled a list of eight important factors that are common amongst men and women who have the quality, Persistence.

I list them below.

DEFINITENESS OF PURPOSE. Knowing what one wants is the first and, perhaps, the most important step toward the development of persistence. A strong motive forces one to surmount many difficulties.

DESIRE. It is comparatively easy to acquire and to maintain persistence in pursuing the object of intense desire.

SELF-RELIANCE. Belief in one’s ability to carry out a plan encourages one to follow the plan through with persistence. (Self-reliance can be developed through the principle described in the chapter on auto-suggestion).

DEFINITENESS OF PLANS. Organized plans, even though they may be weak and entirely impractical, encourage persistence.

ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE. Knowing that one’s plans are sound, based upon experience or observation, encourages persistence; “guessing” instead of “knowing” destroys persistence.

CO-OPERATION. Sympathy, understanding, and harmonious cooperation with others tend to develop persistence.

WILL-POWER. The habit of concentrating one’s thoughts upon the building of plans for the attainment of a definite purpose, leads to persistence.

HABIT. Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage. Everyone who has seen active service in war knows this.

When reviewing the list above it is good practice to ask yourself if you too hold these same qualities. Be as brutally honest with yourself as you can when doing this.

• Do you hold all eight of these factors?
• Are you persistent enough to follow through with your goals?
• Is there anything you could do differently?

To help you answer the questions above and to also aid you in acquiring the quality, Persistence, I have put together a free worksheet that you can download below. This worksheet contains important questions for you to ask yourself so that you too can become persistent in whatever you’re working towards.

Click here to download: Eight Factors of Persistence Worksheet

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Enlightenment

Have you ever wondered what Enlightenment really is?

Maybe you’ve been seeking it?

Or, perhaps you believe that you will find it in the near future?

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
- Lao Tzu

I’d love to hear what you think. Would you like to see more of these short videos in the future? Click on the Comments button below and share your views.

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Wealth In Abundance For Dreamers

The Law of Attraction will allow you to manifest anything you desire. The key to this is the power of your intention and the emotional energy that you infuse your intention with. You want freedom from stress. You want freedom from work. You want freedom from the rat race. And yet here you sit, attempting to manifest money. Something is wrong with this equation.

You desire freedom of your time. You desire the ability to have what you want. You desire the ability to do what you want. You desire your dream house. You desire your favorite car. You desire a loving, attractive mate. You desire the ability to travel wherever you want, whenever you want. You desire a plasma TV. You desire the very best things for yourself, your family, your kids. Where in any of the above did I say anything about money? Money is the means to acquire the above desires, but it is not any of the desires themselves. In short, to attempt to attract money is to miss the point of the Law of Attraction altogether.

In life, we have been taught to think logically. If you want to go from your home to the beach, you have to plan for the car ride. You must go from point A to point C via point B. This logical, everyday attitude causes some issues when it comes to using the Law of Attraction. You don’t need to worry about point B with the Law of Attraction. You always want to focus on the end point. The end point is your true desire, and that is where your emotional energy is bottled. You won’t have great success with point B because you aren’t that interested in point B. In the case of our discussion, point B can be considered money, and point C as your freedom of time and freedom from financial worries.

It’s difficult to adapt our way of thinking for the Law of Attraction. A homeless person can attract their dream car. A poor person can attract a mansion. You can go from where you are to where you want to be without all of the trouble of mapping a course. In fact, if you attempt to do the universe’s job, that being the “HOW” of going from where you are to where you want to be, you will end up causing yourself a lot of trouble. Your manifestation will take forever or not even occur. That’s why it is so important to get straight on your desire first, focus on it, and forget about the means. The means are the Law of Attraction’s problem – the ends are your only concern.

Your visualizations and daydreams are basically putting you in an inner experience of having what you desire. You are there, it is happening, it has already become real to you. The universe can’t tell the difference between “real” and “imaginary” – what you’re doing right then with your thoughts and emotions are real to the universe either way. The universe matches your thoughts and emotions. Therefore if you have put a lot of energy into your visualizations of having your desires, the universe must bend reality to conform to your vision.

The Law of Attraction is all about the energy that we have, use, and in fact are. Everything in the universe is vibrant, vibrating energy. The law of energy is that like attracts like.

So stop focusing on the “how-to’s” and focus more on your desires!