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“THE ART OF CREATING PROBLEMS THAT WEREN’T EVEN THERE” ~ Confessions of an Over-Thinker…Part 2!

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Firstly, thank you to everyone who commented on my above blog – how amazing is this community!! That’s not a question, that is a fact – you are all amazing humans.

That said, I continue where I left my above blog ‘To Blog or Not To Blog’ and my paralyses through my fear of failure via comparison to others. I have since learned by definition that ‘atychiphobia’ is the fear of failure, the fear of not being good enough. BAM!! I am in the dictionary. Debbie R made an interesting comment about perfectionism…I have taken that on board and I will not confirm nor deny that it may be so, though only around my work with people 😉 Just check my desk, there is nothing perfect going on there – then again, maybe don’t!

Now that the blog drought is broken…surfs up!! Well that’s perhaps a little ambitious though I am putting it out there 🙂 I find it interesting that once you pop you simply can not stop – ideas are streaming in left right and centre. I have notes everywhere and it drives Simon nuts. That said my ‘atychiphobia’ is still very real and by feedback it’s true for a great deal of us out there. The interesting thing about saying something out loud or in a blog is you find yourself ‘catching your thoughts’ and it’s what happens after you have caught your thought that makes the difference, and potentially where the magic happens.. So, if you have blogged for the first time on this platform, I challenge you to back it up…post again 🙂

One personal empowerment model I love is “Be Do Have”, I know it’s one model our company discuss a lot throughout training calls and our Success Education Program. It is a model I chat to our team about regularly, it is I feel one of the most vital models to really know and implement. So when I consider my ability to really over think my thoughts and fears I ask myself do any of the leadership team sit there not taking the action in their business they need to take because they are too busy comparing themselves to others…ummmm NO – they may feel the fear (they are human after all) yet they do it anyway!

My life has never been the same since I truly got BE DO HAVE. In order for me to move forward and overcome this fear, I really have to identify who it is I am looking to be in my business. Years ago I actually shifted 30kg’s of weight using this model, I say this to not impress you though to impress upon you that it is not just all energy in energy out – mindset is a massive contributor.

So what’s next…

1. Find someone already ‘BEing it (ie someone to model)’ – add this person to my ‘board of directors’

2. DO what this person does – take the same action they take

3. Recognise my wins – acknowledge myself for being less perfect and less comparable

4. HAVE the results I see for my future self.

Where has BE DO HAVE worked for you and where could you implement it?

Kara 🙂

To Blog OR Not To Blog…Confessions of an Over-Thinker!!

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I was jumping out of my skin when it was announced on the first visionary call of the year that the Alchemy Program had been formed. I couldn’t wait to share with our business associates my excitement in an overview email, I registered immediately for The Alchemy Apprenticeship and could see myself clearly winning the blog writing competition and being flown over to Colorado to hang out with Shane & Rachel prior to the next event.

Yet…it’s been almost a month and I have not submitted a blog entry. There is not a day that goes by that I am not thinking about it and writing down topic ideas. Then I spend a moment beating myself up about it. So, what’s stopping me…?

Lack of Commitment…nahhhh!

Lack of Passion….NO!

Procrastination…warm

Fear…warmer

Failure…warmest

Comparing myself to others…HOT!!

The fear of failure by comparison paralyses me. I don’t believe I have ever said it like that before.

My fear of failure makes for a great quality as an event manager as I triple cross check everything and generally speaking nothing goes wrong as I account for every possible scenario, my goal is to always put on the best event anyone has experienced.  However, that said, in our business with PG and personal life – I am my own stopper.

How am I my own stopper? I am forever comparing myself to others – unfairly, I compare myself to the person at the gym who is the strongest and fastest, I compare myself to the leaders here at PG, wondering am I worthy to be a leader and stand among them. Simon was growing his business with PG when I met him and upon my decision to join him I find myself comparing my ability with his ability to talk with prospects on the phone and his boldness to step out on most calls and just rattle off something clever and inspiring – could I do this that well??…By my own comparison, I always come off second best by my own opinion, and so I remain as I am…believing I am not quite good enough.

What’s my game plan…? I will begin by owning it, owning my quality and turn it around to use it for the greater good. That’s tough, it’s tough because it’s how I reason with myself for not doing or not participating in something. By identifying with my fear of failure, I will be able to monitor my decision making process and call myself on it and now have you guys too call me on it. The beautiful element of this leadership community is having others hold you to a higher standard.

The funny thing is by succumbing to my fear of failure, I am choosing to not participate and thus I am not choosing in…and this results in failure ANYWAY!!! Lose/Lose.

The words I live by are ‘To Lead By Example’ and yet I can feel like a fraud at times.  So, I choose in. I choose to blog and will move to grow beyond my ‘fear of failure by comparison’. I am after all the supreme authority of my own life.

This morning’s call with Helen, Anna and Rachel inspired me, I can’t quite put my finger on it though there in lies just one reason to always (no matter what) PLUG IN to the training calls.

To be continued…

Kara 

What Is It That People Look For? Think…..

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• WHY are people constantly looking for something better
• HOW MUCH of an income you would like to earn in the next 12 months
• WHAT that money is for and what your lifestyle would look like when you reach that goal

We’ve learned a few things over the years about wealth creation and one of them is this:
If you don’t know what the money’s for…you CAN’T GET THE MONEY!

People don’t really want the money. They want what the money will DO.
• It’s about not missing your children’s sporting events because you had to work late
• It’s about not seeing your spouse going to a job they hate every day
• It’s about getting out of that crowded apartment into a house Or out of that house and into a dream home!

What’s YOUR motivation?

Once we are clear on what you are looking to achieve, the rest is easy.

Entrepreneurs Worldwide Move Forward On The Ladder In Life

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Well I have not posted here for a while and feel I have been focussing in the wrong areas….so I am back…

Do you feel you are on a ladder in your life? Maybe you have not explored or even thought about it. If life was like a ladder, where on the ladder do you find yourself? Source: BFE

So Here is what I think…..

When exploring this for myself, I see myself climbing the ladder to achieve the results and goals that I am looking to achieve. I constantly am looking up and learning from people above me on the ladder who have achieved better results and results that I am looking to achieve. Ensure you look to connect with successful people above each of us on the ladder in life in order to strive for greater results.

Connect with me on Facebook……
Make It A Great Day
Simon Haggard
http://LifestyleBiz.com.au

Creating The Life You Deserve- Make Your Move Today…

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For the longest time now it has bothered me that statistics seem to show that only 5% of the people who decide to undertake any sort of change have success….business in particular. You are in this group because you want to know about what types of online opportunities will help you to get ahead. Move form a place that you are now to a place that you want to be.

I have been fortunate to meet and work with some of the most amazing business people, mentors and marketers ……however still that 5% success rate haunts me…… Why is this so?

I spent the last 2 years studying and researching personal development and honing my skills…no not to tell you all that I have the latest and greatest method for success……..I wanted to learn to effectively change that 5%. To help people create abundance and health in any area of their life…..to create and Abundant and Health filled life…….

What is your perfect life…what needs to change to make it so?

Well that is what I am doing now…oh sure I will update you will opportunities that I think are worthwhile from time to time …. however if you REALLY want to take on the challenge of changing your life so you can be amongst the more than 5% who can figure out and DECIDE to do what they need to do to make those changes, then I can help.

You may say that you do not know what to change or what to do. I am here to tell you otherwise…YOU DO KNOW what you want to do to change…….it may just be hidden inside you.

Okay – so if you want to learn about what I am doing – go here
http://www.wealthbeyondfreedom.com.au/

For the longest time now it has bothered me that statistics seem to show that only 5% of the people who decide to undertake any sort of change have success….business in particular. You are in this group because you want to know about what types of online opportunities will help you to get ahead. Move form a place that you are now to a place that you want to be.

There I have for you an Insightful and absolutely F*r*e*e 7 Day E-Course on “The Secret” to Mastering Change – to get the results that you want in your life……

*How will you feel if you can really quit smoking or lose all that weight that is stopping you from being seen or feeling confident to get out there and share YOU with the world?

*How would you like people you love to finally listen to you, see you and hear what you have to say?

*What if you could pinpoint how what you think you want is exactly why you are not getting what it is you really want?

Nevertheless – just go check out the F*r*e*e 7 Day E-Course and if you like you can even spend 30 min with me – no obligation – to see if what I do is what you need to change that 5% statistic for good.

Well you decide….know that of course this like every change will take action…… together lets decide what the right action for you!

Come and meet me a http://www.wealthbeyondfreedom.com.au/ orhttp://www.lifestylebiz.com.au/ and let’s have some fun changing your life and results for good!

Have a Truly Abundant Day!

Simon & Nyssa Haggard

Essential Traits to a Successful Entrepreneur

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What exactly is meant by entrepreneur? An individual ready to take on financial risks and is ready for venturing into new financial projects for profit is an entrepreneur and a person who holds seriously the responsibility for the risks as well as outcome which are incurred in a project.

Derived from French words ‘entre’ and ‘prendre’, which mean to enter and to take respectively, the word was introduced in English for the first ever time by Richard Cantillon, who was a renowned Irish economist. He defined entrepreneur as a person who acts as the middle-man between labor and capital.

Being an entrepreneur is one of the most difficult and challenging, yet rewarding undertakings that a person can venture into. The situations are very rarely in favor of the entrepreneur so certain traits are required to be a successful entrepreneur. Let’s examine some of the traits that are essential for an entrepreneur to be successful.
Focused or Confused

Entrepreneurs need to be thoroughly focused. Focus must be on the goals and aims they want to achieve. The goals set by them should focus on satisfying the customer needs and requirements. I am a firm believer that if you help others to get what they want you will eventually get what you want. Entrepreneurs should also focus on rendering motivation to his employees, team mates or associates which in turn can make the customers satisfied and build the business.
Vision with a Plan

The next essential trait that must be possessed by an entrepreneur is vision. It is an entrepreneur’s vision that helps them foresee where they want their venture to be positioned in future. The vision should be framed in such a way that it is realistic and achievable. The entrepreneur should be able to communicate this vision to employees or associates who also in turn should be passionate about the vision.

Leadership

The third buzz word for being a successful entrepreneur is to be a good leader. An entrepreneur cannot work alone for his goals to be successful. With a focused team and vision in hand synergy is accomplished. It is team work which needs proper guidance. A team does not succeed unless it has a leader which works hard and who is able to identify the needs of the team and guide them towards their vision.

Persistence and Passion

Lack of passion is something that will never give you success. Anything you do must be done whole-heartedly and sincerely combined with lots of passion. Then only, you will be able to achieve success. Similar is the case with persistence. There is no shortcut to victory. Only hard work which comes with a strong determination of being successful yields victory. There will be times where you feel that you are yielding out yourself, but if you possess a very strong will power and are very passionate about what you do then victory will definitely be yours.

Technical Skills

Even though you are an entrepreneur or the boss of your firm, it does not imply that you need not have any idea regarding the technical aspect of the firm. The entrepreneurs need not be the greatest technical assets of the company, but they should have enough technical knowledge to lead the technical team. They should be able to understand what the technical team is communicating so that they can work together for achieving the vision.
Flexibility

Last, but not the least, entrepreneurs should be able to adapt themselves to the ever-changing dynamic world. Even though they will have to stick on to certain policies and skill sets, they must make sure that the policies and strategies are molded in such a way that they can adapt to the constantly changing environment.

Are all these skills in born or can they be acquired? There are varying opinions. While there are people who believe that there are quite a few traits which can be acquired by experiences, there are others who think they are in-born. This is where continued education is a must. An entrepreneur must identify strengths, focus on them and then continually become educated in areas for improvement.

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True Leadership Is About Standing Steadfast In Your Vision!

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This topic is one of that reigns true to me in the industry that I am both passionate about and participate in, Network Marketing!
When making decisions for yourself and being a leader ask yourself the following Questions.

Question Yourself ….. (Neil Petterson)
1/ Is it Good For Me ?
2/ Is It Good For My Family ?
3/ Is It Good For My Community ?
4/ Is It Good For My Future ?

The Personal Development industry provides us with direction, motivation and clarity of purpose. Provides a reason to be grateful…..
What is the vision for ourselves ? What does this look like for us ?
What Vision am I personally creating ?
What can I offer to others? What difference can I make to others ?

Here are some ways to remain focussed with clear vision….
Create a Vision Board
Daily Affirmations
Create Your Goals
Daily Vizualization
Reading Personal Development Books
Using your Beyond Freedom program
Do things that make you feel good – this generates endorfins
Plan your day and follow your plan – Daily Method of Operation
Network with Positive like minded successful people

Three “Musts” for Every Business

1/Know Your Business and Products

2/Focus

3/Persistence.

Get What You Want In Life…..

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Whilst wanting to create success in life, we are hindered by our belief system within ourselves and what is truly possible for us, with in that state of thinking.

So when reaching some decisions and crossroads in your life you must first look within your self for some answers.
So Ask Yourself
Am I happy with my current life now ?
What am I able to do to change it ?
What If ?
What truly is possible ?

So Once you have answered these simple questions, its time to put a plan in place.
In order to gain self confidence then we must first build confidence in ourselves. Now at this point in time our best thinking and decisions have got us to where we are currently at in our life. These decisions whether right or wrong or in fact in hinesight we would change, reality is they are the decisions our best thinking made.

So lets get some self education to improve that thinking and look at how to succeed by making better educated informed decisions for our future. Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical.

Here is a Famous Quote from Zig Ziglar
“Success is one thing you cannot pay for. You buy it on the installment plan and make payments everyday”

So if you are looking for a change and looking to create success in your life then start with self education.

Will Smith Talks About Success and our Choices

Can You Discover True Leadership Education.

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Last  month while Nyssa and I were in Puerto Rico we attended an inspirational conference. This was a three day event centered around the Positive Media and Personal Development industries. This conference, just like many others we host around the world, is a setting to learn from some of the most amazing speakers, individuals, authors, entrepreneurs and guru’s in existence today. This is what I do! I work with people with ambition, such as yourself, show ways to wealth creation, building confidence and how to achieve sucess through these events. It’s a 19 Billion $ industry and we had access to three top notch speakers. I was able to meet and listen to them while at one of these conferences in Puerto Rico.

All three of these individuals inspired me with their stories and for me, life is all about your story. As you progress through your life, what story are you going to be able to share with your Grandchildren?

Is it going to be a story of success? Passion? Excitement? Adventure? Accomplishment?

Or

Is it going to be a story of wishing? Failure? Mediocrity? Misery?

The choice really is yours and the start of your story isn’t what really matters…we all have to start somewhere. It’s the middle and destination that will reflect the accomplishment!

What do you think will inspire a child more?

Telling that child of all the pitfalls and dificulties you experienced in your life’s story and all the things that child should learn from your mistakes

or

Telling that child of all the amazing things you were able to accomplish and experience?

As I ask that question I can literally picture that child’s face. As I picture the child, the first story has his face looking sad and not interested. With the second, you can nearly see the dreams stirring in the mind. That’s more powerful than anything. Inspiring a child to dream by sharing your own dreams will allow him to excell far beyond a child who is simply taught how to avoid your mistakes. A dream & vision provides opportunity and possibilities!

Whether you can picture that day or not, it will come. You will one day share your story with generations below you. Is it going to be a story that inspires or restricts?

Making a difference today creates a great story right now….but that story will continue to inspire and make a difference many years after it was created. That’s the beauty of it!

So what actions will you take today to make sure your story is exactly the way your heart wants it to be….not the way your brain tells you it should be?

Make It A Great Day

Simon & Nyssa Haggard

Australian Entrepeneurs Learn About Building Confidence Whilst In Puerto Rico…

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Our Adventure Began!

Nyssa and I have just returned from an amazing overseas adventure again. We took our opportunity to fly my Mother In law down from Mackay to look after the kids at our house and then we took off to commence our Adventure in the States then onto the tropical island of Puerto Rico! We had an absolute blast travelling BusIMG_6201iness class on QANTAS directly to LA. On arrival into LA we had arranged the hire of a Convertible Car which we then drove to Las Vegas.

The trip in the convertible took approx 5 hrs to Las Vegas and we stayed at the Wynn Hotels Encore Hotel. Magnificent is all I can say. We spent an amazing 4 nights seeing shows and checking out the sights. We had an amazing experience with a spectacular 3.5hr Helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon with a Champagne Lunch at the base of the Grand Canyon. This was a great start to out trip and we especially loved the Premium Factory Outlets and loved spending a day shopping for cloths of course. Next Stop Puerto Rico……

The weather was perfect and the resort we stayed at was what we had pictured with awesome views. We stayed at the El Conquistador in Fajardo in the Las Casitas section of the resort. Our room was a one bedroom with a living area and kitchen. It had a patio that overlooked the ocean from up high on the tropical ocean side cliff. The view was both inspiring and breath taking!

So while were were there, our days looked like this:

Saturday – We arrived at the San Juan airport and were greeted by our transportation to the resort by a woman holding a sign with our name on it. We identified our luggage and didn’t have to touch it from that point on. We had a Luxury SUV pick us up for the hour long ride to the El Conquistador resort in Fajardo. We ate lunch on a balcony that overlooked the ocean with other self-made millionaires and multiple 6-figure earners in my business opportunity. We hung out at the infinity pool most of that day, just soaking up the sun. That night we went kayaking through a jungle channel which contained Bio-luminescent micro plankton.(I’ll tell you more about that later! Awesome!) After kayaking we hung out with fellow friends overlooking the inspiring view from the balcony of our accommodation.

Sunday – We paid a visit to the Resorts Day Spa Facilities. There we soaked in the Hot Tub and Sauna  while Nyssa took the opportunity also to pamper herself. The afternoon was followed by a Duo massage where both Nyssa and I were massaged at the same time in a private room by our own massuse. OMG how amazing this was, totally relaxing and inspiring. Later that night we had a private catered dinner in one of the top steak restaurants in the country called the StripHouse which overlooked the channel and cove we kayaked to on Saturday night. This dinner was followed by a small get-together for other leaders within my business called “The Repeaters party.”

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Monday – We attended a Large Team event prior to the opening where we were able to catch up with and chat to people from all over the world. Monday night we attended a welcome reception to the event we were there to attend. We ate buffet style and were entertained by great local music and were accompanied by awesome company in the over 1,000 strong attendees.

Tuesday – Motivational Speaker Yossi Ghinsberg was our first speaker of the conference. If you have never heard Yossi speak, do it. He is amazing. Following Yossi we heard from Steve Donahue and his uncharted journey across the desert. That night was followed by a woderfull dinner with friends, then Later that night we watched the a NEW documentary that is soon to be released by our company POLARIS MEDIA GROUP featuring Michael Jr.

Wednesday – We heard from our final speaker, Neal Petersen, on Wednesday morning. He was an amzig energetic speaker. We spent our entire afternoon by the infinity pool sipping Pina Colada’s whilst relaxing. That night we attended a black tie gala to bring the conference to a close. The steak melted in your mouth..it was sensational. Nyssa and I spent much of the night socializing with others and having fun. Great stuff. We danced the night away to a band that was the best I have seen in a long time. After which we soaked it up in the hot tub by the infinity pool with amazing outrageous friends. What a great way to close out the event.

Thursday – Our car came to pick us up at 8:20 am, just as the Tropical showers came and went. Our Adventure here was coming to a close, till the next part. I tell you what…the best place to ride is in the back of a nice private car! Our trip to the airport was just as relaxing as our trip to the resort, before boarding the plan 1st class to Newark, New Jersy then on to LA.

So onto the next short adventure before heading home. That was our experience in Puerto Rico. It was amazing, life changing and inspiring and at this very moment, I am going through some withdrawals, wanting to be apart of that life everyday. So what a perfect trip and our adventure was not over just yet!

Friday – We had arrived and stayed the night in LA after a day of 1st Class service at the pointy end of the plane. Now we had a day to spend some time doing what we do best and love……..SHOP….so we arranged a private car to pick us up at 11:00am, and take us to RODEO Drive Beverley Hills. Made Famous in the movie Pretty Women. Our Adventure here was short lived after we found our Favourite store GUESS, then onto the local shopping centre. I tell you what…shopping with freedom and enjoyment is awesome! Our driver collected us and took us on a trip back to the hotel .

Well agreat adventure must come to a close as we boarded our QANTAS flight home bound for Brisbane and it was not long and we both were asleep in our flat beds in Business class for the trip home. Till next time …..we look forward to the next adventure in March 2010 to be held by POLARIS MEDIA GROUP in Macau, China.