“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” Chinese Proverb:

30 Qualities for Success

...By Zig Ziglar

Honesty, Humor, Friendliness, Confidence,
Integrity, Persistence, Humility, Goal Setter,
Decisive, Hard Worker, Learner,
Positive Mental Attitude, Compassionate,
Disciplined, Dedicated, Faithful,
Dependable, Knowledgeable, Communicator,
Loving, Enthusiastic, Motivated, Patient,
Loyal, Organized, Good Listener,
Empathetic, Self-Respect,
Common Sense, and Character.

Go ahead now.
Look yourself in the mirror
and claim these qualities!
Do it for several weeks
and you’ll notice a change in your life!

How's Your Attitude Today?

Living In Awe

Hello all,

It has been a little while since my last post... I guess baby number three has taken more of my time than anticipated! I must say, I am loving every minute! And I can honestly say that she has given me so much more to be grateful for ~ which is the basis of today's post!

Have you ever noticed that a child will suddenly start laughing for no apparent reason at all? That they almost always have to skip or run where they’re going instead of walking? Or that they jump out of bed first thing in the morning already excited about their day?

Why do they do it? Because they stand in absolutely AMAZEMENT of it all.

I want to be like that again. And I’ve taken steps toward that life by consciously seeing how incredible everything in my life is. I don’t just mean the big things.

For instance, I love hearing my girls come into my room every morning and feeling their kiss (that has to be the best alarm clock in the world!)
I love seeing them play and laugh everyday.
I love walking with my family on a sunny day, and picking flowers with the girls.
I love enjoying dinner out with Mark... and spending much of the time talking about our wonderful kids!
I love cheese while sipping red wine.
I love a nice cocktail!
I love watching Alana and Livia eating a mint slice... biting all the way around the edge of the biscuit first.
I love watching Livia peel the skin off banana - in rings, the only way she will eat them.
I love seeing Alana paint her nails with a big smile on her face.
I love seeing Elise wake with smile and giggles.
I love how Elise is now snuggling and starting to give me big kisses.
I love sitting in the backyard watching Mark and the girls play on the trampoline or jumping castle.
I love watching a good movie with Mark and losing ourselves in it for 90-120 minutes.
I love that I can be at home with them each and every day.
I love our daughters with all my heart and am so blessed to have been chosen to be their mother.
I love Mark, everything about him and that I can be married to my best friend.
I love having great food each day.
I love having great friends and having people in my life to look up to.
I love that I can work towards making myself better every day.
I love being at the beach, and feeling the sand in my toes.
I love seeing how big the girls are growing.
I love holidaying at luxurious destinations around the world with my family.
I love that you are reading this post!

.... I feel I could go on all day. I encourage you to make a similar list of all the things you love and make a decision to look at each day in awe. You will see how it really is the little things you are blessed with make you the happiest! What an amzing day!!

Living in today in awe!

MANY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OPPORTUNITIES IN FAILURE AND ADVERSITY THAT THEY COULD NOT RECOGNIZE IN MORE FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
You yourself may have found that your mind seems sharpest when you are faced with the greatest difficulties. Desperation often proves you really are better than you think. But with the exception of an immediate threat to your life or health, there are few situations that require instantaneous action. When the world seems to be conspiring against you and nothing is working out right, pause for a few moments to think the situation through-then develop the most appropriate plan of action, the one that has the greatest likelihood of success.
To Your Success!
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Well I have received another amazing blessing... Elise Victoria Willis was born on September 26th and she is simply perfect :) Three precious little girls... times like these allow you to reflect on how blessed we are and to focus on the things that are important in our lives.

I am so grateful for my family, and to also work at home, spending every minute of every day doing things I love with them. What a blessing!

What a wonderful day to celebrate all the gifts of life! What are you celebrating today?

"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life."

Christiane Northrup
Medical Doctor and Author

Live an Abundant Life ~ You Deserve It!

Eight tips to live a life filled with abundance...

1. Abundant people are always focused on what is right in their lives, instead of what is wrong. If you are one of those people that sees the good in a situation instead of the bad, then you are on the right path. Begin each day with gratitude. BE in complete gratitude for the blessings you enjoy in your life, this will bring so much more of that!

2. Abundant people are always looking for the solution versus the problem. The power of being solution-oriented can never be overstated. To be abundant look for solutions and focus little or no attention on the actual problem.
Switch off negative news and negative people. If possible have a complete 'media blackout' for at least a month and concentrate on pure positive energy. Visualise and Meditate and practice re-affirming your 'I Am' statements and watch the serendipitous events that start to show up in your life.

3. Abundant people focus on what they can give in a situation, versus what they can take. Abundant people know that as they give the best of themselves, they will receive more and more from the Universe like clockwork. There is no such thing as competition. Competition comes from a 'lack of' or poverty mindset. If you are in a constant state of being abundant then you can lead with a 'servant heart' without any fear or anxiety of giving competitive advantage to anyone else. Servant Leadership is the characteristic of paying forward to others a stream of ongoing value and support that requires the development of 'emotional intelligence'.
Give without want, and so shall you receive multiplicably in return.

4. Abundant people take 100% responsibility for everything in their lives. They know they create their reality, either good or bad. They know they can change it. When you have an abundant mentality and take 100% responsibility you then are empowered to create life the way you want it. When You’re Living the Law of Abundance You’re Never Again a Victim.
The fastest way to abundance is simply to just 'Be' abundant and then your thinking, speaking and acting will follow.

5. Abundant people admire and support others. People mired in lack consciousness are jealous and envious of others. Abundant people understand there is nothing to compete over, because in an abundant universe, there is more than enough for everyone. There is never anything to be jealous or envious over. When an abundant person sees a quality or desires something someone else has, they know they too can create it, and are therefore inspired to do so.

6. Abundant people appreciate everyone and everything around them. They appreciate their life and every life experience. People who come from a lack consciousness are focused on tearing down or complaining about everything. When you’re in appreciation you’re in abundance. When you’re in anger you’re in lack. Be in the 'Now' and appreciate the little things and fine details of this incredible physical existence we have been blessed with – have you heard the saying, 'God is in the detail'…take a moment NOW and just BE.

7. Abundant people know the universe is always supporting them. People operating in the majestic ease of abundance are in the flow of the universe and will experience more wonderful things which come to them automatically. Because they know the universe is a friendly place and always supporting them, they attract more abundance to them by being prepared and accepting of it. People who feel the universe is not supporting them are coming from a false premise that the universe is limited.

8. n the words of 'Abraham'… "All is Well, let go of the oars and go with the flow"… Jerry & Esther HIcks

"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent."

Sophia Loren ~ Actress

The Courage - Les Brown

Take a minute to enjoy a great message from Les Brown....

"I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you."

~ Harrison Ford (Actor)

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats."

Bertie Charles Forbes

This Is A Fine World For The Person Who Knows Precisely What He Or She Expects From Life And Is Busy Getting It.

We are happiest when we are striving to achieve a goal. When we achieve one goal, it is a natural human tendency to set another, usually bigger, one. W. Clement Stone calls it inspirational dissatisfaction -the letdown one experiences after a goal has been achieved and before the next step toward a new one has been taken. When you begin to experience that nagging feeling, it is time to get into action! Make sure you have a long-range plan in place so that when one short-term goal has been achieved, there is a natural progression toward the next.

To You Reaching Your Goals! Dream BIG!
Cristy Willis
http://www.OnlineProfitExperts.com

Don't let the world change your smile; let your smile change the world :)
Sandra Cisneros

Living Well VERSUS Doing Well.

Living well is quite different from “doing well.”
In the quest to get ahead, it’s easy to have life pass you by while you’re focused on other things. This post is intended as a reminder to enjoy the now and a manifesto: keep it simple.
These points are shared by Rolf Potts, author of "Vagabonding".

At times, the biggest challenge in embracing simplicity will be the vague feeling of isolation that comes with it, since private sacrifice doesn’t garner much attention in the frenetic world of mass culture.
there is still an overwhelming social compulsion – an insanity of consensus, if you will – to get rich from life rather than live richly, to “do well” in the world instead of living well. Money, of course, is still needed to survive, but time is what you need to live. So, save what little money you possess to meet basic survival requirements, but spend your time lavishly in order to create the life values that make the fire worth the candle. And the bonus to all of this is that – as you of sow your future with rich fields of time – you are also planting the seeds of personal growth that will gradually bloom as you travel into the world.

In a way, simplifying your life for vagabonding is easier than it sounds. As with, say, giving up coffee, simplifying your life will require a somewhat difficult consumer withdrawal period. Fortunately, your impending travel experience will give you a very tangible and rewarding long-term goal that helps ease the discomfort. Over time, as you reap the sublime rewards of simplicity, you’ll begin to wonder how you ever put up with such a cluttered life in the first place.
On a basic level, there are three general methods to simplifying your life: stopping expansion, reining in your routine, and reducing clutter.
The easiest part of this process is stopping expansion. This means that – in anticipation of vagabonding – you don’t add any new possessions to your life, regardless of how tempting they might seem.
You should also take pains to rein in the unnecessary expenses of your weekly routine.
Perhaps the most challenging step in keeping things simple is to reduce clutter – to downsize what you already own.

“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self Reliance”

As you simplify your life, look forward to spending your new wealth of time. In this way, simplicity – both at home and on the road – affords you the time to seek renewed meaning in an oft-neglected commodity that can’t be bought at any price: life itself.

Dealing With Those Who 'Just Don't Get It'!

I have been reading "The Four Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss (which is my goal to get to earning my type of income, investing 4 hours per week). This is an amazing book and a must read for anyone who is serious about living their dream. It IS Possible and Tim shows you exactly how you can achieve that in his book.

I have taken the below points from Tim, who explains how best to deal with those people who think we are crazy following our dream... they simply JUST DON'T GET IT.

1. It doesn’t matter how many people don’t get it. What matters is how many people do.“It’s critical in social media, as in life, to have a clear objective and not to lose sight of that.” If your objective is to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people or to change the world in some small way (be it through a product or service), you only need to pick your first 1,000 fans — and carefully. The 10 million that don’t get it don’t matter.
2. 10% of people will find a way to take anything personally. Expect it. People are least productive in reactive mode, and before explaining that if you are expecting resistance and attackers, you can choose your response in advance, as opposed to reacting inappropriately. This, Ferriss says, will only multiply the problem. “Online, I see people committing ’social media suicide’ all the time by one of two ways. Firstly by responding to all criticism, meaning you’re never going to find time to complete important milestones of your own, and by responding to things that don’t warrant a response.” This, says Ferriss, lends more credibility by driving traffic.
3. “Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.” (Colin Powell) If you treat everyone the same and respond to everyone by apologizing or agreeing, you’re not going to be recognising the best performers, and you’re not going to be improving the worst performers. That guarantees you’ll get more behavior you don’t want and less you do. That doesn’t mean never respond, Ferriss goes on to say, but be “tactical and strategic” when you do.
4. “If you are really effective at what you do, 95% of the things said about you will be negative.” (Scott Boras) This principle goes hand-in-hand with number two. The bigger your impact, and the larger the ambition and scale of your project, the more negativity you’ll encounter. Ferriss jokes he has haters “in about 35 languages.” :)
5. “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” (Epictetus) Another way to phrase this is through a more recent quote from Elbert Hubbard, “‘To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Ferriss says he has learned to enjoy criticism over the years. To do anything remotely interesting you need to train yourself to be effective at dealing with, responding to, even enjoying criticism…
6. “Living well is the best revenge.” (George Herbert) The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you, Ferriss advises. That, and [show] how much fun you’re having! Ferriss goes on to say that the best revenge is letting haters continue to live with their own resentment and anger, which most of the time has nothing to do with you in particular. "Don’t get angry, don’t get even — focus on living well and that will eat at them more than anything you can do.”
7. Keep calm and carry on. Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!

Remember, most will never 'get it', but be grateful that you do!!

DREAM BIG!
Cristy Willis
http://www.OnlineProfitExperts.com

It Isn't Defeat, But Rather Your Mental Attitude Toward It, That Whips You!

There are many things in life that you cannot control, but you can always control your attitude toward them.

Defeat is never permanent unless you allow it to be so. When you have a positive attitude, you will recognize failure for the impostor that it is and realize that it is really a learning experience, a valuable lesson that will help you succeed with the next attempt. Ask yourself: What could I have done differently that would have altered the outcome? What can I do in the future to minimize problems and mistakes? What did I learn from this experience that I can put to good use next time? If you approach obstacles and setbacks with a positive attitude, you will be surprised how quickly you can turn defeat into victory.

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Dream Big!

Cristy Willis

BE HAPPY!

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."
Earl Nightingale (1921-1989)
Radio Announcer, Author and Speaker

When I learned this, everything changed and goals also obtained with ease, and gratitude!
Be happy, it's what life is all about... your future will be extremely bright and your goals achieved easier that you ever imagined possible :)
To YOU and YOUR Happiness,
Cristy
http://www.onlineprofitexperts.com/

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."
Dale Carnegie 1888-1955,
Speaker and Author

Half Full or Half Empty???

You know the more I think about it, there are two parts of the glass and basically two parts of life. There are all the good things that happen or times when you aren't having any problems (this is your water in the glass) and there are the bad parts of life (the empty part of your glass). I believe it's human nature to focus on the void of things we want or don't have and the present problems, rather than focusing on that of which the 'half full' glass resembles....

Human nature causes us to FOCUS on lack and all the negatives, instead of focusing on all the great things in life, all the many things we have to be grateful for. And we know that what we focus on, we get! So i urge ou to look at your life from an expression of GRATITUDE. Make a conscious decision to do this for 30 days and you will be amazed at the effects this has on your life and those around you! A great place to start is making a short list each day of things you are grateful for in your life....

I appreciate YOU!
Cristy Willis
http://www.onlineprofitexperts.com/