Despite popular belief, there are hundreds of legitimate money making opportunities for at home workers, both online and in the “real” world. However, it is the bad apples that spoil the bunch and that is why so many people are speculative about money making opportunities like the cash gifting system. In the past, bogus mailing systems like put your name on the bottom of the list, send a dollar to the first five people on the list and make a million dollars, have soured peoples thoughts on cash gifting. However, there are thousands of people making a lot of money on these systems, and it is sure worth it just to check it out.
Just about everyone who has ever tried to find a money making venture online has been burned, left with no money and with no money making opportunity. However, those days have changed with the cash gifting system. Many desperate people have decided to give their last bit of money to a cash gifting source and found that it has paid off. In some cases, individuals have made hundreds of thousands of dollars, and as such are no longer in the desperate place they were before. I’m not suggesting you invest your food or mortgage money into cash gifting, but if you have a few hundred dollars for business investment, you owe it to yourself to check it out.
Having difficulty in focusing on the things that need to be done can be a problem. It is something that we all face at times - for one reason or another. The good thing is, there are some things that we can do to help ourselves to get going in a right direction.
Here are five steps that will help you to overcome
procrastination:
1. Check your habits.
Before you can benefit from learning how to overcome
procrastination, you need to see that something is not
right.
People normally do have the energy and willpower to do the necessary things. Sometimes, however, various elements enter into our lives that can really sap our strength - and our willpower. Here are a few of them:
a. Not enough sleep.
A sure robber of your get up and go. Are you getting enough sleep at night?
b. An improper diet.
Eating balanced meals regularly (and not a lot of junk
food, is necessary) is necessary to provide the mind and body with the right nutrients for energy, and for our mental processes.
c. Not enough exercise.
You’ve heard it before, and here it is again. It’s true, proper and regular exercise generates a higher level of physical energy, and a better mental preparedness and sense of well-being.
d. Too much work, and stress.
These both can sap your willpower and energy levels. Check to see if you are trying to do too much, and having too little time for fun and family at the same time.
e. Check with your doctor.
If the above four things are properly maintained, and there still is no energy, lack of willpower, etc., then you should probably pay a quick visit to your doctor for a medical exam.
2. Do An Evaluation.
Before you know how to overcome procrastination, it is
pertinent that you ask yourself some basic questions, like: What is important to you?; and, What are you living for? Or, even better yet: What do you want to accomplish in life?
3. Set Your Priorities.
Priorities are the things in our lives that make us want to get out of bed each day. Having none, means, like you said, little or no motivation to confront life and grab it by the horns, to accomplish something worthwhile. Life should have a degree of excitement about it, we need a purpose for living.
Establish some priorities for yourself - and write them
down. Make one of them a priority to not let your feelings get in the way of your duties. If we go entirely by emotions alone, most things won’t get done.
Say “No” to laziness and lack of daily achievement. Seeing things, even little ones, finished everyday will increase your feeling of self-worth - even if its housework or helping the kids.
4. Accountability.
If you live alone, then certainly it is more difficult to have a constant level of motivation. If this is the case, then find someone, or something that you can look forward to each day. Find a friend, one to whom you will permit yourself to be a little accountable in this area.
5. Review Your Goals Often.
Come back to your list, and update it regularly. Remind
yourself of what your own purposes are, and the reasons you are doing them, if need be. Make the necessary corrections.
Again, knowing how to overcome procrastination is one
thing, but the doing of it is another.
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at: stop procrastinating!
Most people look to what they know they CAN do as a guide to what they WILL do; I think to get anything important done in the world, you have to look towards what you WANT to do, and then figure out how to do it.
When most people think about what they are committed to, they consider where they can build a bridge to from where they already are. What would happen if you chose where you wanted to go without considering your current circumstances and then worried about how to build that bridge?
There is nothing wrong with being reasonable, except that “what is reasonable” is a poor guide to action when designing actions to push the future. Being reasonable will help you feel safe in the sense of knowing that your actions will turn out pretty much the way you expect them to. But it is dangerous in that same sense of producing predictable results; what is predictable has, by definition, been done before. And what has been done before is unlikely to make much of a difference in the future.
Seven ways to be unreasonable.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adopt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” - Rita Mae Brown
“So what else is new?” - Paul Lemberg
Being reasonable
My dictionary defines being reasonable as being rational. Rational, it says, means being reasonable. A vicious circle: I know I’m in trouble already. Going further, reasonable also means being governed by reason; which in turn means explanations, justifications, underlying facts, good judgment, normalcy, plus the capacity for logic and analytic thought. Further, being reasonable means being within the bounds of common sense, as in arriving home at a reasonable hour, and lastly it means not excessive or extreme.
I’m all for logic and analytic thought, but does following the dictum “be reasonable” sound like a good way to build a breakthrough business?
The very idea of “being reasonable,” prescribes something restrictive. It exhorts us to remain “within the box,” to do what sensible people would do: not to over commit ourselves, to be cautious, to avoid risks, to hold our trump cards.
What is the alternative?
To be unreasonable, of course. Being unreasonable, like it’s more cautious cousin, suggests multiple meanings. Here are seven applications of being unreasonable.
1. Think beyond what is normal, proper, and appropriate.
Typically, one of the first things prospective clients say to me is, “But you’re not from our industry. How can you understand our problems, much less provide solutions?” My response is always the same: “That’s the last thing you need. You already have plenty of people thinking similar and over-used ideas.” What you need is thinking un-bounded by the traditional logic of your industry; ideas that can bring an un-reasoning perspective.
2. Eliminate the reasons why.
There are reasons why we have to do things a certain way. There are reasons why certain approaches to business are going to work and others will not. There are reasons why things should be the way they are and not some other way. Challenge the reasons why and ask people to set them aside. Ask, “Well, what if we did. What would happen then? Would that work? What would work better? What would really rock you?”
3. No more excuses.
When someone in your company doesn’t produce the desired results–results to which they have committed, perhaps promised themselves and their departments–they usually have a reason why not. Looking at it this way, you always have one or the other: desired results or reasons why you don’t. People act as if those reasons are almost as good as the results. How do I know this? Because they always say something like, “Well, it didn’t work, but here’s why not,” or “We didn’t get ‘it’ done, because…” Or, worse still, ” We didn’t even try because…”
Remove people’s option to resort to reasons why not. Take away their option to resort to excuses. I think the entire working world would shift if there was no recourse to the “excuse” option–if all you could do was produce the desired result, or try another way to get the desired result, or try another way, and so on.
4. Set unreasonable expectations.
Ask people to go beyond what they think is reasonable or normal, Ask them to go beyond cautious commitments that hedge their bets, to make risky pronouncements that exhilarate them but might threaten the natural order of things.
Place big giant stakes in the ground–then figure out how to deliver. Figure out how to turn those unreasonable expectations into reality. Taking this approach will dramatically increase effectiveness and productivity–and ultimately cash flow, if it works nicely–in any business. Why should you settle–why should your customers settle–for what is reasonable and predictable? Why accept the norm, the average, the median? Apply unreasonable thinking. Set unreasonable expectations.
5. Make unreasonable requests.
This approach will aid every executive when working with vendors, contractors and employees. Remember “Just say no?” Try “Just ask for more.” Keep asking for more, better, sooner. Up the ante. Ask people to perform beyond their best.
This is not a negotiating tactic. It is not “nibbling.” It is asking people to perform beyond their own sense of what is reasonable. Sometimes people will fail to meet these unreasonable commitments–don’t beat them up for it. Sometimes you will get stellar results you wouldn’t have dreamed of previously.
6. Make unreasonable plans.
Does this sound like an oxymoron? Most companies plan to achieve reasonable results relative to past successes and failures, or even worse, relative to questionable industry lore. Insteadof setting these kind of goals, begin with a more profound question: what would make a really big difference? What would cause a breakthrough for the company? What would dramatically increase shareholder value or profits? What would be “worth doing?” The answers may not be reasonable; they may instead take you down a path towards huge success.
7. Forecast unreasonable futures.
Most businesses forecast their results–revenues, growth rates and so on, based on prior year’s results. They call this reasonable, and similarly they assume industry norms and consider them reasonable. But in the twenty-first century, driven by the incredible rate of change in all aspects of our: culture, industry, customer’s businesses, our workforce, available technology–to think that anything dating from last year remains the same in this one–this isn’t just not reasonable, it might be totally ridiculous.
Take into account all the factors–bring everything you know about the situation up-to-date, add to it all the future changes you predict–and use that to forecast unreasonable results and make unreasonable plans.
So what to do?
Should you give up all pretense of rationality and logic? Should you step outside the norms and ignore the accumulated wisdom of your industry? “That would be great if it works out,” you say, “but if it doesn’t my job is on the line.” Right? Well, yes, but…
Unreasonable thinking does not mean un-thinking. Unreasonable thinking is about exploring. Pushing the envelope. Cross pollinating. Intuitive inventing. It may be that the line separating unreasonable ideas from ridiculous ideas lies where thinking is left behind. Or perhaps the line lies only in hindsight.
I think the fear of failing, the fear of jeopardizing your future, is the biggest obstacle to creating great results. Yet the only way to create big giant breakthrough results is to take the road less traveled–to create ideas and programs that are unreasonable–and going for it. If you fail people will–with perfect hindsight–call your idea ridiculous. But if you succeed… wow!
Visit www.paullemberg.com/toolsandtips.html to download a simple worksheet for aiding your practice of making unreasonable requests.
Paul Lemberg is the president of Quantum Growth Coaching, the world’s only fully systemized business coaching program guaranteed to help entrepreneurs rapidly create More Profits and More Life. To get your copy of our free special report with detailed steps on how to grow your business at least 40% faster, even when you aren’t sure what to do next, go to Paul’s business coaching website.
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Success Training Secrets- The Success Power Found in the word
Failure
by Doug Firebaugh
“Success is the ability to go from one Failure to another
without the loss of Enthusiasm.”
Winston Churchill.
Ugh.
The word failure turns most people’s stomach.
Does it yours?
It is an image that most do not want to have, nor even get close
to. If you want to really see who your friends are, massively
fail at something.
You’ll find out.
Most people’s paradigm of failure is a loser, and someone who
“just can’t cut the mustard”.
Most people view failure as a disease and something to totally
stay away from.
Most folks think of failure as for the weak, and for the “giving
up crowd.”
Dumb.
Stupid.
Wrong.
Foolish.
Failure is the ONLY WAY you will ever become successful, because
it is the setbacks and adversities in your life that create the
person inside of you that ATTRACTS Success.
You need to become SUCCESS MAGNETIC.
You don’t Persue Success.
It Persues You.
You don’t Become Successful.
Success Becomes You.
You don’t Create Success.
It Creates You, through the storms, setbacks, and failures that
all are a part of the Success Formula.
Who are you to think that Failure is for Losers?
Who am I to say that Failure attracts Losers?
With one sentence I can radically change your paradigm of
failure and you will never view it the same.
And it will allow you to tap into the Incredible Success Power
that remains hidden within the word.
And you will see the REAL SECRET of attracting Success in your
life.
What would that sentence be?
Here it is:
The last word in Failure is Lure.
And that is the most Powerful way to Lure and Attract Success in
your life that lasts. Period.
There is no such thing as Powerless Failure.
Either your efforts have Attraction Power or Repelling Power for
Success.
You can only allow yourself to fail. It is NOT something that
happens to you,or against you, but IN YOU.
Success Nugget:
All Failure comes from within.
It is something you ALLOW to happen. When you don’t tap into
it’s teaching and building Power.
People only fail when they give up, and they give up because
they are focused on:
The first word in Failure.
Not the Last.
And that is how you Lure in your life Massive Success.
blessings… doug firebaugh
(c) 2006/ Wealth Transformation Systems(tm)
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For the most creative solutions you need to get your mind looking in new directions. One of the most systematic ways to do this, is with a list of words, primarily adjectives, to create “what if?” scenarios. The process starts with the question, “what if it was…” and then you insert a word from the list. “It” in the question is the problem you’re working on, or the current solution or situation.
Let’s explain the process with an example or two.
Example one: You have is an unpleasant co-worker. You aren’t sure how to deal with him, so you ask about the problem, “What if it was…” and insert from the list “smaller.” How could you make the problem smaller? Spend less time with that person? Get reassigned?
“What if it was… fun?” makes you wonder if being annoying yourself might keep the other person away from you. “Closer” makes you wonder if this person might be nicer to you if they knew you better. You continue down the list and work with each word a bit to get new ideas, which you will look at more analytically later.
Example two: Your house is too crowded because you’re running your business from it. You ask, “What if it was…” and insert from the word list, “smaller.” Your house is already too small, but could the business be smaller? The word “divided” might give you the idea to keep the business in just one part of the house.
Since most words on the list won’t help, you can go through the irrelevant ones quickly. But don’t automatically dismiss them without a few seconds consideration. “What if it was hopeless?” may seem like a useless question, or it may make you realize that you just can’t keep the business in the house any longer. Moving into a rented office might be the most profitable of your creative solutions.
The Creative Solutions Word List
Feel free to create your own list of words. You’ll want to use adjectives, descriptive phrases, and any words that can change your perspective. Here is a short list to get you started:
What if it was… larger, smaller, farther away, closer, sooner, later, easier, more difficult, higher, fat, rich, short, black, certain, hopeless, newer, boring, casual, subtracted from, cheaper, common, divided, more interesting, extravagant, subtle, or fun?
Just as with most problem solving techniques, it’s important to allow the ideas to flow without judging them initially. You don’t want to stifle the creative process. Take notes, then evaluate your ideas later, when you have a page full of creative solutions.
Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower and related topics for years. For more on How To Increase Brain Power, and to get the Brain Power Newsletter and other free gifts, visit: http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com
In the future weapons of war for the human race will be that of high-energy lasers. This is good for many reasons. One of the best reasons is because environmentalists will not have to worry about all those discarded shells and debris left from firing weapons. This means the enemy cannot collect them and melt them down and make other weapons out of them.
Additionally the Green Peace Groupies ought to love it because the shells will not leach heavy metals into the enemy’s water supplies. But in all seriousness the future of Star Wars weapons will indeed change the face of warfare in the battlespace forever. And in doing so we will need better counter measures to prevent our enemy from taking out our expensive robotic hardware using high-energy lasers. How so you ask?
By making very tough materials, which can hold up against lasers for split seconds and then immediately put up a mirror of specially made ceramic, diamond or carbon nanotube sheets we can direct the enemies laser. Re-directing it onto him. Thus the golden rule does apply here in the modern battlespace; “Do not do onto the United States of America, what you would not want to have re-directed to you!” A thought provoking idea indeed and one everyone can come to learn to believe in too. Think on this in 2006.
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Being satisfied with your life is a good thing. That may be an obvious statement, but the more researchers look at life satisfaction and its role in our lives the more it becomes evident that it has a direct impact on how healthy we are.
So, what makes us happy? In the last few years the field of positive psychology has started to produce significant answers to this important question. Dr. Nansook Park, Dr. Christopher Peterson and Dr. Martin Seligman carried out a study with more than 4000 participants. This revealed that five significant factors –gratitude, optimism, zest, curiosity, and the ability to love and be loved–are closely and consistently related to life satisfaction. Look at this list again. It doesn’t include being beautiful, having lots of money or going on expensive holidays. It is a list of factors that are within our control.
So look around and find all the things that you can feel grateful for. Think of things that make you feel optimistic - I know there’s cause for pessimism and concern, but there is also much to be optimistic about. Find some zest in your life, not through drink or drugs, but something that you care passionately about, something that gets your juices flowing. Curiosity? I’m curious to know what you’re curious about! Think of something that you would like to understand better, and surf the web or get a book out of a library or talk to someone who knows about the subject. Finally, think of people you love, and take a moment to tell them how much you care.
Put these activities into your life on a regular basis and find a greater level of life satisfaction, happiness and health.
Jane Thurnell-Read is a writer and researcher on health, stress, alternative medicine, and happiness. Visit her web site http://www.healthandgoodness.com for tips and information on how to live a happier, healthier life no matter how busy you are.
