Don't Stand In One Place Too Long

"What good is living the life you've been given, if all you're going to do is stand in one place."

This quote comes from my all time favorite song.  It used to be difficult for me to pick a favorite, because I had so many.  Nowadays, not so much.  This is hands down my favorite song and perhaps even my theme song.

Ends of the Earth is what this video is titled and it is so fitting for the lifestyle that I dream of.  Traveling the world is a passion of mine and has been for a long time.  There are so many things to see and do that it's only befitting that this song should fit my desires and emotions.  It also motivates me to get out there and do what it takes to succeed so I can travel.

Standing In One Place For Too Long

This song has a lot of wisdom and really sings to me.  Standing in one place in this case has a specific meaning to it.  There are many people out there who have never left their country, let alone left the city that they grew up in.

When I hear of people that have never left the city that they grew up in, it always gives me shudders and almost gives me a chill.  I could not fathom being cooped up in one place for too long.  Actually I can and that's the life I myself dream to escape.

Being in one place for too long is like being a caged animal.  You  have no where to go, no desire to do anything, no passion, you just sink and sink into the comfort zone that you know and love.  When you dare to Embrace The Unknown, you have to get out there and show the world that you are willing to take risk.

Taking That Risk

There is a saying of mine that goes something like this..."You have to climb to the top of the Mountain to get the bigger picture.  If you're always at the bottom, you'll always see what is right in front of you."  Perhaps that is a whole different blog post in itself.

Life was meant to be enjoyed.  There is a world out there that is waiting for us to get ahead, so that we can come see it with our own eyes.  Trust me, from experience, nothing is like seeing something with your own eyes.

Ever seen the Red Full Moon come up from the Beach?  Bet you have at least seen it in pictures haven't you?  I've seen that first hand in person and nothing can really describe what you experience while you're their.  You can try and get close, but being there is half the journey.  The experience makes it all worth it.

This experience is one other thing that pushes me and drives me.  You have to get out there and see the world for what it is.  Because a picture never really captures the moment like the eyes can.

How many places have you visited in your lifetime?  Have you never left your country and/or city?  If so, then how do you plan on getting out there?

An Unfair Advantage In Life?

Have you ever wondered how some people seem to have an unfair advantage in life?  What sets them apart?  Is it some secret that has been lost for generations and generations?  Perhaps that's exactly what it is.  Maybe it has not been lost at all, but keep hidden right in front of our eyes waiting for those who seek it.

The fact that you're here on this blog, means that you're seeking something.  Everyone has a desire that they long for.  What emotions do you associate with those desires?  Do you have what it takes to succeed?

The Unfair Advantage Revealed

Life has a few Winners and many Losers in it.  A loser is a person who fails to achieve their life goal.  A person who is not willing to take the necessary risk and put in the effort to obtain what they need to succeed.  You've heard the saying of people putting in the Blood, Sweat, and Tears to get where they are?

That means that they have spent time and let their passion consume them.  They put in Massive Amounts of action to get ahead in life.  These are people that often times are not born rich or famous, instead they must work for it.  They made themselves known because they believed in themselves.

This is perhaps the single biggest kept secret in life and why the poor will always be poor and the rich will always get richer.  What is the big secret?  It's your mindset and how you perceive the Universe and how it works.  Having an understanding of the Universe is a great help.

The Universe Is Living

If we want to succeed in life, we have to think of the Universe as a Living Breathing Entity.  That's right, it has been called many things throughout Human History.  The Universe, the Holy Light, God, Breath of Life, and many more come to mind.

When you begin to see the Universe as a living, breathing, organism then things start to happen.  You start to notice things that you have never noticed before.  Connections start to grow, and positive things start to happen in your life.  After all, we want more positive and less negative things in our lives.

Like Attracts Like

Just like a Magnet, the Universe reaches out and understands your emotions.  This is how the Universe decides what you want to have in your life.  The Universe wants to give you Positive Things in your life.  However, apposing forces want to give you Negative Things.

The more Negative things you think about, the more emotions are associated with those things.  Those emotions of despair, depression, and sadness are all linked to Negative Thinking.  If you let those emotions take over, you'll only attract more of those things into your life.  These things can be in the form of people, physical objects, or more emotional stress/pain.

When you finally understand this, you'll begin to see the correlation of why bad things happen to good people.  Don't let your negative emotions/thoughts conquer you.  You have to fight back at all cost, fight back on a daily basis, because you are a strong person, you are quite capable of doing this.  You would not be alive at this point if you were not.

What are some ways that you can gain an unfair advantage?  How do you fight Negative Thoughts?

Developing A System For Success

Success is inevitable for those who have a system that they follow.  If you're sporadic and leave out a few steps, your results are not going to be as good as they could be.  Every successful person in life has a system that they follow.  Just like following a schedule, you need a system.

Systems in the end are what defines us as a person.  If we do absolutely nothing, we won't ever get anywhere in life.  Step by step systems are often the best and produce the most results.  If you're a sales person, you first want to interest the person in what it is that you do.

Simply saying that I sell the worlds greatest product won't work.  It used to work in the past and will still generate interest, everyone and their brother is using the same tactic to sell the same or similar product.  This brings up the importance of creativity in your efforts.

Creativity Sets You Apart

The world runs on creativity, if you don't separate yourself from the crowd, you won't succeed.  Those who are always doing research, always adapting new techniques, always bringing in their creative mode, will always be the ones who thrive and grow.  Not just in sales, but in personality and wealth.

Creativity and building a system for success play hand in hand.  You have to find something that works for you.  Do some research on multiple different formulas and find a combination of things that work for you.  Not every formula is right for every person.  In fact, you may even be able to create your own system that correlates with your vibration.

However, it is important for you to remember, that certain things work and certain things do not.  If you come up with an idea that doesn't work, drop it.  Explore new options and create a presence where it does matter.

Getting Yourself Out There

All formulas for success, depend on getting yourself out there.  If you do not get yourself out there, you have no chance in success at all.  What systems or tools are you going to use to get yourself out there?  Sometimes, the tools that you use play a big part in how you get yourself out there.

As a friend of mine by the name of Michael Q Todd puts it, The tools you use online make your or break you.  He has seen people join the same class that he has, only to find out that most of those people were not using the same tactics today.  Again, there are certain things that work and certain things that don't.  You can check out his 7 Pillars Book for Online Success here.

There are many ways to get yourself out there into the eyes of the public.  If you don't search them out, you'll never find them.  This is all part of being an Entrepreneur.  We are people who are willing to put in the extra mile to get ahead.  Especially when most quit during the first mile of the race.  This is the rat race and we're trying to escape it.  You have to think differently if you want to get out there and succeed.

Working a regular job is not going to get you ahead, not like most people think.  You have to be your own boss, work for yourself, put in that effort.  Which is something most people are not willing to do.  They find it easier to have a steady job, have bills that need to be paid, get into debt, and enjoy what little free time that they actually have.

What are you doing this year to get yourself out there?  Are there any tactics or methods you want to share here?

Empower Yourself - Motivation for Everyone

There comes a time in your life when you realize that something is missing.  You realize that you need to bring your A Game, that you have to give it your all.  The all that you thought you were giving, is not enough.  That there is something else beyond that, that you must achieve for greatness.

Emotion plays an important part in your life now.  It drives you, it thrives you, it flourishes you.  You begin to bloom into something that you never even knew you had in you.  As the edges begin to unfold, you begin to see the bigger picture, little by little, the petals awaken and come alive.

As you awaken, the rain starts to fall.  It's been long overdue and you're quite thirsty.  You begin to soak it all up, as much as you can.  The rest of it, all pure, washes away the negativity you've been given.

Life begins to flow once again.  Energy and creativity are renewed.  Everything that you've always dreamed of starts to find its way to you.  All this time, it's been inside.  Longing to come out and play.  You begin to live in the moment, as you always should.

Understanding comes to you now.  The things you must do come into view.  Crowds you inspire grow ever closer to you.  They look up to you for inspiration.  For you have realized the truth.

That all this time, you were all you needed.  You had the power to live strong.  You dared to dream bigger, when everyone else said dream big.  Shine bright like a beacon.  For others are dreaming too.

Worst Kinds of Pyramid Schemes

Ever hear someone tell you about a brand new business opportunity and often times you find out from someone else that it's just another Pyramid Scheme?  Often times it happens in the Multilevel Marketing Business or MLM Business.  What people don't realize though is that the so called Pyramid Scheme, is the only thing that works.  It's Capitalism at its finest.

Let's first explain to you what a Pyramid Scheme actually is.  A Pyramid Scheme is a method of Power Control, where those on top have Power, because the many on the bottom feed it to them.  Let's think about that for a moment...

When you think of Pyramid Schemes, what comes to mind?  I bet Government doesn't.  Yep, the Government is one of the worst Pyramid Schemes ever.  It relies on the taxes of all its citizens to keep it afloat and running.  Usually those taxes wind up being large sums of money and the people can be left poor with little opportunity to grow.

Every service that is paid for by the government is a Pyramid Scheme.  Yep, those at the top of the chain of command get the highest paid jobs, while those at the bottom tend to have to scrape by.  It even works in the same manner for those receiving the service.  Often times, you're required to meet certain requirements in order to get the service, so not everyone can get the service, but everyone is paying for it.

Schools are a Pyramid Scheme.  You have different levels of peer groups among both teachers and students.  Often times, those who are not as popular are left at the bottom.  If you're popular enough, which is very few students, you're fortunate enough to join the click.

Perhaps the worst of all Pyramid Scheme?  Your daily job.  You go to work with a 9 - 5 style schedule with half an hour to an hour for lunch.  Often times you don't get to choose your schedule.  You work hard hoping to get a raise, which doesn't even keep up with the inflation rate.  On top of all that, you're working hard, often times giving in 110% in order for the boss to get a bonus.  Then the corporate executives get their Million Dollar bonuses and you get a measly 50 - 55 cent raise.  Yeah, I'd call that a fair job.

People often confuse Pyramid Schemes and MLM businesses in the same sentence.  MLM Businesses are different for various reasons.  For starters, you're buying into a Franchise, usually at a very low rate.  Try getting into a McDonalds Franchise for $100 - $500.  It's not going to happen.

In an MLM Business, you have the opportunity to not make the person above you rich and wealthy, but instead you get to make yourself wealthy.  Assuming you put in the effort and intent to do so.  If you fiddle fart around and only manage to get in one or two people, guess what, you're not going to make any money.  However, if you put in Massive Amounts of Effort and put in positive happy intentions, you'll get plenty of reward for your effort.

You have to help the Universe help you...
Nothing ever comes from doing nothing.

If you don't get out there and do what's required, you may as well not even invest in your future.  If you are however going to get out there and put forth that effort, make it happen, go all in, then you're going to succeed no matter what the Universe throws your way.

I'm a firm believer in the saying that, Life is what you make it.  If you want to make it a Hell Hole, it will be a Hell Hole.  If you want to make it the most amazing place on Earth with tons of Opportunity to see the world and understand the Universe better, then you can make it just that.  Often times in an MLM Business, you have the opportunity to work with other people, some allow you the opportunity to travel, meet some awesome people, and have an over all better life.

Only, if you're willing to work for it.

Are you in an MLM Business?  Have you considered joining one?  Tell me your story and your thoughts.

Understanding the Law of Attraction

Life is all around us, everything in the Universe is living and reacting to our presence.  Even the so called inanimate objects.  We can't ignore this any longer, life as we know it, is something that should be revered.  There are stories all over the web about how people have used the Law of Attraction in their lives.

One of the most interesting stories I've read about the Law of Attraction is a story that has inspired me greatly.  The story is written by Phil Drolet, a man who has used the Law of Attraction to bring prosperity into his live, take one new opportunities, and better his lifestyle because of it.  His article tells of his story, how he attracted 40 applicants to his online course during his first goal and later, 30 applicants during his second goal.  He also talks about how his life changed after that, people approached him with different offers to travel and coach others.  He also offers valuable tips to help bring the Law into fruition.

Happiness Is The Key

Most people don't understand that how we feel at any given time affects our life.  It affects our work, whether or not we have a good day, bad day, whether or not we get promoted at work, get more clients, or what ever goodness or badness comes into our lives.  How do we make ourselves happier in a world that is so chaotic today?

This problem arises for many people.  Here is an easy way that you can help visualize more happiness in your life.  This is a strategy that I'm using right now to add more happiness and success in my life right now.  My life is already changing ever since starting this blog, so here we go...

Visualize what ever makes you happy the most, in fact, let's make a list of at lest 5 things that make you happy.  I don't mean just happy, I mean things that give you a  bubbly feeling inside, things that inspire you, make your whole body tingle with happiness.  Whenever you are starting to think of negative thoughts, replace that thought with a Happy One.  I know, it can be hard to get, but we must try to work at it, like anything else.  Does having large amounts of money make your body and mind fill with happiness?  Think about it, in fact, think about it on a regular basis.  By thinking about it more, negative thoughts have little room to arrive unannounced.  Does Beautiful Women make you happy?  Think about it.  Does the thought of having Children make you happy?  Think about it.  The more you think about it, the more the Universe will attract things of a like vibration into your life.

Make That Effort

As Phil mentioned in his article, you have to make effort if you want to succeed in life.  Just thinking of things, is just wishful thinking.  But having a bubbly personality, being a likable person, is what draws happy people and likable things into our lives.  Taking action is the single most important thing that we can do to make our lives better.

This is something that I've both known for some time, but also have chose to not do it for quite some time.  This has made me both lazy and tired at the same time.  I have to put more effort into this life if I want to build my empire and leave behind something of value for this world.

Enjoy Life

If you're not enjoying life, then you're just existing.  Don't let the Law of Attraction work against you.  The more negative vibrations you send out, the more you receive and vice verse.  Positive actions, positive affirmations is what we need more of in our lives.  If it doesn't make you happy and bubbly, you don't want it bad enough.

Can you possibly make something give you feelings of Happiness and Bubbly?  Of course, if you really want it bad enough.  You just have to learn to re-associate the object you want, with feelings that make you happy.  Will this object that you want bring you Beautiful Women into your life?  Will this object help you get a new Truck?  Will this object help you to start a Family?  We have to change little by little in this life to make it happen.

Starting to think in a positive way is a challenge in itself, but we can't let that stop us.  Already, I've attracted a small job lined up for the coming days/weeks that has great potential for future ventures.  This makes me feel really good, this is how I understand the Law of Attraction.

Do you have an understanding of the Law of Attraction yet?  What steps have you taken to make yourself feel happier and more bubbly?

The Importance Of Adapting Your Own Behavior

In a recent article on her website, Dragon Lady Art Studio wrote about her work  She wrote about how her work had gotten sloppy and that she needed readdress her situation.  She stated that she was going to make it part of her goal this year to do better in her art.  That she was going to slow down and make more effort in her projects.  She also stated that she would be working on lighting issues more in her art, to make it more pleasing.  This, is what we call growth.

Adaptation of Behavior

Just like in the story above, we all have to change our behavior in order to succeed in life.  This ties in a little bit with my last post titled: Normal Is A Setting On A Dryer.  If we are going to evolve, or grow in this life time, we have to make changes, small steps to work with the Universe around us.  This also ties into the Law of Attraction.

Basically, the Law of Attraction states that thoughts are objects that interact with the Universe in order to bring change, to bring reality into existence.  If we are always worrying, thinking about debt, etc, we'll get  more of it.  Instead, we have to visualize and make changes in our thought patterns on a regular basis in order to evolve and grow.  Thought is the Holy Grail of the Universe.  Thought is the True Power that emanates itself from within.

If I am to succeed in this world and make money, then I have to focus more and more on making money.  I have to believe that making money is possible and that it will happen.  It's that positive vibe that attracts like objects to us.  If we think positive, we receive positive, if we think negative, we receive negative.  It's not enough to just sit there and make a wish.  Making wishes don't work.  You have to always be striving for that wish to make it happen.  You get what you are always thinking about, even if it is something you don't always want.  This, is the Law of Attraction.

Making that Change

There are some things that I can do as well as you, that we all can benefit from.  Meditation would be the first step in all success stories.  If someone is successful, they are using meditation.  Meditation is often misunderstood, or not taught correctly to many people.  For many years, I myself have thought that meditation was the act of thinking about nothing, clearing your mind.  Meditation can be thought of as merely a form of focus.  Focusing on one thought and all the possibilities around it.  Trying to connect the dots to that one issue and solving your problem.  Meditation is also another form as well, don't think of it as thinking about nothing.  If you think about nothing, you're still thinking about something.  Instead, try thinking of the space between your thoughts.  That empty space in your mind is the space you want to hold onto.  That space where energy flows freely and exist to inspire.

Focus is one thing, but we can't have success without action.  One of my favorite sayings now is this...Action Does Not Propel Itself Forward.  In other words, we must put forth effort into our lives in order for us to achieve success, wealth, love, and our overall happiness.

Get Out There

It is my duty to put myself out there, after all, this is my journey, no one else'.  No one can make my decisions for me, I have to make an effort, and get out there.  If I don't, I'm just a failure that is making a living failing.  If I'm making a living at all.  Just like the story above, I have to change and evolve my writing, in order to land more jobs, to get better pay, and move myself forward.  Writing is not the only thing I have to evolve, I have evolve by taking chances, expanding my talents, learning new things, and specializing in an area of life.

Many people wander through life not knowing what it is that makes them happy.  The secret to happiness is that there is no secret.  Do you really want to know what it is that you should do?  I'll give you the biggest hint that you'll ever need.  In fact, it's so simple, you might kick yourself for not coming up with the answers yourself.  Ready for it?

Do what ever it is, that brings you the most happiness.  Sure, a lot of things interest me, finding things that interest me is not the issue.  People often say that they have so many things that they like, that they don't know which to choose.  It should never be about which one to choose.  It should always be about which one makes you the happiest.  What makes me the happiest is seeing the world, all the old architecture, the different food, the different people, and all the goodness in it.  That is what I will be striving for in 2014.  That will be my vision.  What is going to be your vision this year?  How are you going to adapt your behavior this year?