SERENITY: BY JAMES ALLEN!

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought. A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought-evolved being, for such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought. As he develops a right understanding, and sees more and more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remains poised, steadfast, serene.The calm man, having learned how to govern himself, knows how to adapt himself to others; and they, in turn, reverence his spiritual strength, and feel that they can learn of him and rely upon him.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Even the ordinary trader will find his business prosperity increase as he develops a greater self-control and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a man whose demeanor is strongly equable.

The strong calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweet-tempered, balanced life? It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character which we call serenity is the last lesson culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold - yea, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money-seeking looks in comparison with a serene life - a life that dwells in the ocean of Truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the Eternal Calm!

"How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control. How few people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished character!"

Yes, humanity surges with uncontrolled passion, is tumultuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by anxiety and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified, makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him.

Tempest-tossed souls, wherever ye may be, under whatsoever conditions ye may live, know this - in the ocean of life the isles of Blessedness are smiling, and sunny shore of your ideal awaits your coming. Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding Master; He does but sleep; wake Him. Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power.
Say unto your heart, "Peace, be still!"

Ready to Be Your Own Boss?

This is a big question: are you ready to be your own boss? At first, you probably think that you would do anything to be in charge of your schedule, take lunch anytime you want, work anytime, and from anywhere. But being your own boss has its challenges. We all have our ups and downs. When we are an employee, it doesn't matter if you feel slow or unmotivated, because you probably get paid to show up and do a little work. Or the boss supplies the work for you. Can you relate??

What if you had to make a daily plan, weekly plan, monthly plan and yearly plan to accomplish your goal? Remember, you want to be your own boss - that's what a business owner boss does! You must be creative when something doesn't work as planned. You must have a plan B and C and on and on. You must have some capital behind your dream of being your own boss and making lots of money and having freedom.

Here's a list of boss-ready qualities:
1. Driven and passionate for what you do
2. Goal oriented - having a specific goal or goals that you know you will attain
3. Confident
4. Self Motivated
5. Planner and will readjust the plan as necessary
6. Creative and Inventive.
7. Believe in yourself and your success
8. Work harder on your success than anything for anyone!
9. Will stop at nothing - "failure is not an option."
10. Have access to capital or will find it

It is well worth it! Living life by design is all that you can imagine and more! If you can see yourself as possessing much of the boss-ready qualities, then go for it and don't look back!

Inspiration - You Can Do It All!

Here's an awesome inspirational video!!
http://vodpod.com/watch/1165857-walk-on-espn-video

Inner Drive -- It Keeps You Going!

Inner drive is essentially motivation. It keeps you going no matter what is said, no matter the market, no matter what. It helps keep you on track to achieve your dreams and the lifestyle that you have always wanted. It's been said that drive starts because there is something that you want and don't have. Once you have it, the drive can disappear, as there is no reason do anymore. Your reason is accomplished and thus, the drive for that dream is no more unless, you find another dream to become driven toward. Think of your favorite athlete. What propels him or her to keep going under extreme stress to achieve their dream of the "gold" or 1st place? It's drive.

Your starts with you. It can already be part of you or it can be learned behavior. Some people are more passionate and some people aren't. Not to say, you can't be passionate. You can do anything you want.

Steps to Grow Your Inner Drive:

1. Drive is dependent on your belief in yourself, that you can do whatever you want.

2. From your belief, you then build the confidence to announce to the world that you are on your path to your dreams. You will actually achieve your dreams!

3. Your confidence propels you to use your abilities to fuel your passion and your drive.

4. Now, your drive grows and grows. You believe more in yourself, your abilities, and apply yourself more and more, fueling your drive toward success.

5. Along the path, you might find that you need to do more or learn more. With a strong inner drive, you will find yourself becoming more inventive, resourceful and will want to learn more and apply yourself in different ways. You grow more and more drive results.

6. Yes, you reached your desired result - dream - lifestyle - whatever drove you in the first place!! Finally there!

7. Last step: You choose a new dream to become passionate and driven about. Now that you accomplished your dream, you have full belief, confidence, ability, and above all, a greater drive to accomplished bigger dreams. Go for it!! Drive!! Drive!!

Your Perception is Your Reality of Choice

You choose your reality every day by choosing your perceptions. A strong statement but think where your thoughts come from to form your perceptions. They come from your beliefs. And your beliefs not only form your perceptions, but also form your attitude that you show others.

You have a choice in how you see things. For example, marketing is challenging and I'm not good at it or marketing is fun. When you perceive yourself not good at something, your mind will search for a way to prove it. You will probably avoid marketing since you are not good at it, rather check emails, and rather do anything else. And finally, at the end of the day, you might get to it. But since you are tired and not happy about it, you will perceive it as drudgery and further confirm that you are not good at it and that everyone is so much better than you. What if you thought marketing was fun? You would do it first and be excited about the results you will get. Understand, that your perception forming a daily task will form the outcome or results.

Beliefs are our view or perceptions of the world -- notice how closely related your beliefs are to your perception. We each bring our own set of experiences and histories and fears to the table. No matter what the true reality is, our beliefs are much more powerful in forming our perception of the world.

You are in charge of choosing your perception of the world. When you perceive yourself as the person you really want to be, you will start acting like that person. Here are some steps to changing your limiting beliefs about yourself and changing your perception and attitude.

1. Write down your top 3 limiting beliefs that have kept you from achieving what you really want in your life. Take some time on this. i.e. I am not good enough at .... so I can't do ...
2. How will you change your beliefs about yourself? i.e. I will work on ... so that I am the best at ... and achieve...
3. Be selective who you listen to. Even the most loving and well meaning people give us advice that is tainted. Your perception here would be you can do anything, no matter what my mom and dad say. I am the best.
4. Practice personal development to form an abundant and grateful heart.

You will find your perceptions changing about yourself as you change your beliefs. You will see yourself as the "CEO" of your company and do the actions that "CEOs" would take. You are in charge of your perception of your reality, so change your beliefs and your perception will change and your results will change too!

Positive Thoughts Generate Wealth -- Negative Thoughts Kill Any Possibilities!

Our thoughts fuel all of our actions. They tell us what to do and what not to do. They attract people or push people away. Our thought put words into marketing and sales and our product. The fuel our income producing activities. Our thoughts are powerful, don't underestimate the power of positive thought.

How would you feel if you met the following people??

Have you been around someone who tells you all the day's woes? What a downer. Can you imagine being with that person?? No way!! Can you imagine being with an upbeat person, someone who has great things to tell you and is always smiling? Yes, introduce me!!

People want to be with a positive person, a positive leader. Positive thoughts will attract people to you as you conduct your business, thus creating your wealth. Your thoughts will propel you one way or the other. When you think negatively, you will push people away and when you are positive, people are attracted to you and want what you have, no matter what it is. You could be selling anything for any price and because of YOU, you will get the sale! Pretty amazing! Don't you know of a fun, positive person who attracts people and yet, may not really have the skills or product.... Yes, he's out there, taking your business. So, outsmart him or her. Be better. Be more fun. Be more positive and be more of a leader. Be the person that can charge any price for anything - they are buying you, your leadership and your positive, fun, and on the road to wealth attitude. You will see your business flourish and grow hugely!!If we want to make money, we need to remain positive, believe in our business, and know in our heart of hearts that it will flourish.

Top 10 Positive Attitude indicators... not in any order as all are important

• fun people


• leaders - many of them but not all..


• smiles, hugs, and love


• truth


• hope


• happiness


• helpfulness


• compassionate


• blissful


• students of personal development.

Enjoy your wealth, teach others, and be happy!

Read This: The 4-Hour Workweek

This is an awesome book! If you don't get inspired by this, you never will make a move to change your life into something big and abundant. How is it possible that Timothy Ferriss could do so much that most people would only dream of? He will share with you:

• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
  
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence or kill your job or company if it's beyond repair
  
• What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
  
• How to cultivate selective ignorance and create time
  
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
  
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off
  
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office.
  

He will let you know how the New Rich (NR) has abandoned the "deferred-life plan" slave > save > retire and has mastered the new currencies of time and mobility, creating luxury lifestyles in the here and now. Just think, you put 40 years of 40-80 hour work weeks and then you retire.... or put in a few hours a week, and take retirement vacations monthly. Which would you prefer? Are you scarred to take the next step? What is the worst that can happen??? Write your dreams down. Write your worst fears down. And what if you never took the first step and kept going the current path? Enjoy this book and website http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/ . You can have it all -- see how Ty did it http://www.websimplemoney.com/ . See how Franco did it http://www.bigpayitforward.com/ .

Personal Growth Begins with You

You may have heard it before: be the best person and then invite others into your life to join you. We all can use personal growth products, books, cds, DVD, etc. We all are not there, whereever there is noone knows. If we are, we are nearly dead, so let's get to work! But, what if you were dead, what would people say about you? Would they even remember you? Would they remember you for the good or the bad? This is where you might start, what do you want to be remembered as? Define that person very well and take your time, you deserve it.

Next, find a personal development book to get you started, something you can relate with. There are so many. Pick up a book, like the Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews or The Secret by Rhonda Bryne or others. Read 20 or more pages a day and get into it.

Every day, vizualize the better you and write it down. You might want to be the best mom, the best dad, the most giving, and maybe, an entrepreneur or the best salesperson. Vizualize what this feels like, what people are saying about you, what life looks like.

Then, reach out for more books, seminars. Be sure to practice this daily or why bother! Just like going to religious services and not being nice -- doesn't make sense. You will get there, everyday a little closer.