On August 5th, TV Land premiered “How’d You Get So Rich?” hosted by the legendary comedian, Joan Rivers.
I finally caught up with the show. You have to watch this show! She goes around asking wealthy people how they made their money.
Now, be warned, it is Joan Rivers and there is a lot of bling and flash. I did not care for going through wealthy people’s homes but the concept of the show is amazing.
The first person on the show is a lady. She is in her fifties, and she is divorced. Her husband left her to marry a 19 year old.
When she got divorced from a fabulous Bel-Air Doctor at age 46, she was flat broke. She went to makeup school and now she is worth $30 million dollars!
She then got into the cosmetics industries and she does not drive a pink Cadillac. She said she developed a line of cosmetics and she did NOT market to Nordstrum or Neiman Marcus.
She discovered that the fatigue makeup used by the US Army was not working out. The soldier’s were breaking out and having allergic reactions to the chemicals in the make up.
She then created a makeup line specifically for the military!
I could not sleep for thinking about this amazing idea. No, I am not interested in the make up market. But how innovative!
Did you ever think of the makeup that the Military guys use? Do you realize that is a market? She probably has no competition.
This lady had no work experience; no degrees; just her intuition and a drive to succeed.
Now, I do believe in following your passion. Absolutely! But you want to have some business sense about it also. Learn to monetize your passions. You owe it to the recipients of it. Imagine those soldiers and what they had to put up with before this amazing human being created the perfect product for them.
You also have an idea that no body else on planet earth has. You have a business idea that is the precise solution that someone else on planet earth needs.
Keep this in mind:
You have to believe that the Universe is friendly and supports you.
You have brilliant ideas.
You have the capacity to execute those ideas.
You have the capacity to monetize your brilliant ideas.
Let me start off by blessing you this Father’s day! I bless your day, each and every one of you.
You know, Father’s day is an amazing wonderful opportunity to reflect upon our fathers and those that the men father.
I want to encourage you to tap into your Inner Genius as you celebrate Father’s day.
When I think of Fatherhood, I think of a loving, steady hand placed on my head and me as a little child feeling safe, knowing that all is well in my world. I also have the image of my father leaning down and placing a big fat kiss on my forehead. It is an image of a loving blessing.
That blessing is the manifestation of the God connection of my Inner Genius.
The surprising thing that you may find fascinating is that my father was an atheist but he taught me, by example, that I had a wonderful Spiritual Fatherly God connection and that this world is a safe and wonderful place to be in.
We were built to be fathered. Fatherhood represents stability and goodness; something solid and grounding in your life. The energy of fatherhood must show up in our lives whether our fathers were present or not, good or bad. Otherwise, we never know and develop our sense of belonging here on planet earth.
Celebrating fatherhood, both spiritual and earthly is part of discovering your Inner Genius.
How is the parental, all-is-safe-and-well-in-my-world God connection showing up in your life?
How are you receiving fatherhood energy in your life?
How are you giving the fatherhood energy to others in your life?
I found this article and I loved it so much, I reprinted it in its entirety here. Enjoy.
Psychologists break down gratitude into three phases: appreciation, goodwill and expression [source: Watkins]. Say someone gives you a ticket to see your favorite band. Initially, you’d probably react with appreciation for the unsolicited gift; the appreciation would breed a sense of goodwill toward the giver. Finally, you’d want to express your thanks in some way.
These characteristics of gratitude align closely with those of subjective well-being, aka happiness. You project a positive outlook onto a situation and exhibit sociability, likely strengthening the recipient-giver relationship. Due to this overlap, some psychologists have posited that gratitude is one of the keenest predictors of high subjective well-being. To test this link, a six-item Gratitude Questionnaire rates participants’ natural tendencies toward feeling and showing gratitude. People who scored high on the survey also ranked at the top of the pack on the Satisfaction With Life Survey, one of the most commonly used polls for evaluating happiness [source: Watkins].
It’s understandable that gratitude and happiness are intersecting affective states, given their similar set of positive features. Yet, what’s more intriguing is the impact of gratitude on one’s subjective well-being; people on the lower end of the happiness scale can benefit from practicing gratitude. In a 10-week study comparing participants who kept a daily log of things they felt grateful for and those who didn’t, members of the gratitude group demonstrated a 25 percent lift in happiness [source: Emmons]. Follow-up studies also found that people who regularly recorded sources of gratitude exercised more per week and achieved more goals [source: Emmons].
Gratitude may have positive long-term effects, but it doesn’t come easy for everyone. A study at George Mason University concluded that men may have more difficulty grappling with gratitude. Some men feel burdened when they receive gifts, rather than accepting them as unconditional favors [source: George Mason University]. Furthermore, gratitude demands a certain degree of emotional openness and vulnerability that some people find uncomfortable. Therefore, it may take time to grow accustomed to intentionally recognizing facets of life that we shouldn’t take for granted [source: Aaronson].
Research continually illustrates that practicing gratitude pays off in spades. Human emotions are highly adaptable, which can preserve our spirits during rough times and also numb us to happiness. Gratitude, however, refreshes our appreciation for good fortunes that may otherwise fall by the wayside in the daily grind. That, in effect, reinvigorates happiness.
Thanksgiving may only come once a year, but you’ll thank your lucky stars if you learn to count your blessings every day.
Conger, Cristen. “Is there a link between gratitude and happiness?.” 16 June 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 June 2009.
Have you recently checked your gratitude? Do you just assume you are grateful? How can you conciously create a practice of gratitude?
Joe Vitale recently posted this prayer on his blog and so many people loved it that he’s asked Eva Gregory to pass it along. I decided to reprint it here.
It was sent to him by Will Bowen, author of A Complaint-Free World, who said it was the greatest consciousness
conditioner available to attract prosperity.
I like it because it is an amazing tool for authentic change.
Here it is…
Prosperity Affirmation
(Read Aloud Every Day for 30 days)
I am the source of all wealth. I am rich with creative
ideas. My mind abounds with new, original, inspired
thoughts. What I have to offer is unique, and the world
desires it.
My value is beyond reckoning. What the world needs
and desires, I am ready to produce and give. What the
world needs and desires, I recognize and fulfill. The
bounty of my mind is without hindrance or limit. Nothing
can stand in the way of my inspired creativeness.
The overflowing power of God life energy overcomes
every obstacle, & pours out into the world, blessing &
prospering everyone, & everything through me.
I radiate blessings, I radiate creativity, I radiate
prosperity, I radiate loving service. I radiate Joy,
Beauty, Peace,Wisdom & Power. Humanity seeks
me and rewards me. I am beloved of the world.
I am wanted wherever I go.
I am appreciated. What I have to offer is greatly desired.
What I have to offer brings a rich reward. Through my vision
the world is blessed. Through my clear thinking & steadfast
purpose, wonderful new values come into expression.
My vision is as the vision of the mighty ones. My faith is
as the faith of the undefeatable. My power to accomplish
is unlimited. I, in my uttermost God Source, am all wealth,
all power, all productivity. I hereby declare my financial
free-dom, NOW and henceforth forever!
PS — Please share this with all those you feel would welcome this prayer. Thank you.
Do you ever put off making changes or taking chances because you’re afraid of failing?
Do you ever hold back from saying what you think fearful it may ruffle feathers… or worse, end in confrontation?
Ever give in to the self-doubts that can run wild in your head?
Ever think to yourself, “If I just had the guts”?
You are not alone! From the ailing economy and rising unemployment to the threat of terrorism, everyday you are bombarded with reasons why you should feel afraid, hunker down and play safe. But as history has shown, those who emerge from adversity stronger, wiser and more prosperous are not those who succumb to fear, self doubt and anxiety; they are those who take action. In short, success comes to those who remain clear headed, confident and courageous.
Which is why I am emailing you today. I want you to know about an extra-ordinary book that is a ‘must-read’ for staying courageous during these extra-ordinary times. Written by my friend Margie Warrell – a Certified Coach, Bestselling author, mother of four and world adventurer – Find Your Courage: 12 Acts for Becoming Fearless in Work and in Life (McGraw-Hill USA BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST) will give you the strategies and tools you need to face your challenges and live your life with far greater clarity, confidence and courage than ever before.
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I get some very basic things that I did not get before. I now get the big picture. That is why it is so important to go to such events. You get to see yourself as part of the marketplace and share ideas. I only met one person that I would consider a competitor and she is an awesome lady that I learnt a lot from. So, no threat there in any way shape or form. Also, she learnt a lot from me.
I get that I am an Internet marketer because I have a website and I am trying to sell my goods and services online. I have met so many other people online that do not get this very key point. My online relationships are as sacred as my offline relationships.
You maximize social networking like Twitter and Facebook by approaching it this way:
1. You have entered into the room at a cocktail party (Twitter and Facebook);
2. You say hello to others (add or invite followers),
3. Read their business card (click on their website on twitter and see what they are about; read their bio on Facebook and be interested in them)
4. Notice the few that you are interested in taking your knowledge of them to the next level (have a conversation with them)
5. Maintain a relationship with them (keep exchanging notes on Facebook and Twitter – respond to them.
6. Be interested and be interesting (share information and goodies with them.)
7. Appreciate your sacred relationship with them (do not pimp followers out or ignore them or take them for granted in any way);
8. Don’t just walk up to someone at a party and ask them for a job (do not sell something to them immediately. Give something first and infuse your communication with a lot of good vibes, quotes, interesting things you are doing. Let your sales tweets or updates on Facebook be one out of ten as a good rule of thumb.)
9. Introduce your newly met friends with one another so you can have more connections and interaction (connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts so that you are consistent and you save time).
10. Be polite and say hello and goodnight to those at the cocktail party (say good morning and good night on Twitter and Facebook and tell us what is going on in your life. It makes you more human.
11. Take your conversation to the next level. Plan to see each other again. (Connect in real life with some of your connections on Facebook and Twitter by going to Tweetups and Meet ups. Better yet, make one happen.)
12. Celebrate your new friends lives with them. Make a note of people’s birthdays and wish them “Happy Birthday.” (Facebook will tell you your friend’s birthdays. Do not miss out on that. Be sure to wish them blessings on those special days.)
Enjoy your new found relationships. They are sacred.
Someone dear to me who shall remain unnamed was in town visiting and left today. It snowed yesterday and our big airport in Atlanta was having some flight delays so her flight was delayed. So she decided to get to the airport in anticipation of the new flight time.
Guess what? Here was the conversation.
“Can you belive these crazy people?” she said.
“What happened? Did you miss the flight” I asked.
“No, I did not miss my flight. These crazy people closed out the baggage check in and now I have to carry two heavy peices of luggage though this busy terminal to catch the flight. This is too much to deal with.”
I got really quiet.
“What is wrong with them? Why did they close the baggage terminal down? I was only five minutes late. Why will they not cooperate with me.”
I started laughing. I could no longer hold it in. She started laughing. She said, “There you go again. Miss-I-am-a-coach-and-I-have-to-walk-my-talk.”
“Leave me alone. I do not want to be bothered with you,” she laughed.
She knew that I would not let her indulge in that fantasy. It was no one else’s fault but squarely her responsibility. She took a gamble about the plane baggage kiosk being open later because the flight was delayed.
This event had me thinking about how often we place blame, either on others or on ourselves.
We abuse “blame.” Blame is a minimally useful emotion and thought pattern. It only helps us identify patterns that are not working for us. However, the part we skip is that many of us do not realize that it is a time to respect the information of the patterns that are not working for us and go ahead and take responsibility for our thoughts and corresponding actions.
So do not bother to engage in blame. Blame is a very tough emotion to let go of. The more you engage in the blame game the more entrenched you get in it. Many of our wonderful parents unwittingly taught us patterns of blame in an attempt to protect us from making mistakes. But placing blame squarely on one’s shoulders has never stopped a problem. Blame makes you feel guilty and so you start solution seeking just to alleviate those feelings of blame. Blame feels heavy and hard. There is a component of blame that is about punishment as the energy to stop the same problem from happening again.
If you try to create a solution to a problem from the basis of blame, the inception of your solution is off base and will not yield the most profitable result. You may end up putting a band-aid on the problem but you will never change the core issue if you function in blame.
It is important in your personal life and in your business to begin to create solutions from observing the issue requiring a solution from multiple perspectives. None of those perspectives include blame.
Please be clear. I fully believe in taking responsibility. However, in taking responsiblity for an issue, be kind with yourself.
Being kind to yourself does not mean that you are not aware of the full ramifications of the event and possible future consequences. Being kind to yourself merely means that there is no need to beat yourself over the head about and punish yourself mentally about the situation.
What often happens, like with my dear friend in this example, you become so averse to personal blame because historically, you found that it is so awful to blame your self. You self-flagellate so much, that you react by blaming someone totally blameless in the situation. You can see the folly of this.
Did this scenario create a new solution for my friend the next time she has a plane to catch?
No.
Obviously this pattern will continue to repeat itself unless it was just a one time fluke.
Do you see this type of pattern in your life?
Can you feel the difference between taking responsibility and placing blame?
How can you be more authentic and create genius solutions to your business issues by taking responsibility?
This is one of my favorite stories to show how we only know what we know. To create authentic change in our lives we have to embrace broader perspectives.
One day, a group of 5 blind men went to meet an elephant.
They had never, in all their life, ever before met an elephant.
Each moved forward, encountering a different part of the beast.
“Ah,” said one, bumping into the flank of the animal.
“An elephant is large and mostly flat, like the side of a tent.”
Another, who had taken hold of the elephant’s tusk, exclaimed,
“But no, the elephant is long, hard, curved and pointed.
Rather like a fencing post.”
But the third had stumbled into one of the front legs of the great creature and proclaimed that the elephant was, a large tall pillar – yet strangely capable of self-activated movement.” This man was clearly a philosopher and observer of life.
The fourth, catching hold of the tail, decided that an elephant was a kind of snake,
And the fifth finding himself mischievously teased by the elephant’s long trunk was firmly of the belief that an elephant was more like an animated, but intelligent rope. Probably self-organizing.
These five, standing around the elephant, each with his own honest yet limited perception and experience, began to debate the nature of the beast..
For a while one or two of men had begun to suspect that perhaps they were all correct and yet incomplete in their perceptions, the remainder had become so heavily entrenched in their position and so identified with their own point of view, that these five blind men are still vigorously debating the nature of elephants.
I really enjoyed this video from TED talks about Marjora Carter who is an environmental activist and gives fascinating details about urbanization and how ghettos are created. I love her passion and how her history has fueled her passion and now she is on the forefront of this movement.
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The Big Pictures on This Page
Do you see those big pictures to the left?
Well, Click on each picture and you will find out more about the amazing person that you are.
Each picture represents that part of you that is your Inner Genius.
Welcome to the life that you have been wanting.
