When you have developed a list of prospective partners, think in terms of the following process or steps:  

         Establish your credibility          Tell them what is in it for them          Explain your idea briefly          Tell them how to get started    

It is important that you know a little about this potential partners, what services they deliver, what is missing, what you are doing that is complimentary to them, what they could be looking for in a partnership.  

Let’s apply this formula to an example. You may not be well known to your prospective partner. How do you build credibility? It is simple. Give them your name, mention you are the CEO of the clinic, and then give your clinic’s name.  

Next when you want to let them know what is in it for them, tell them precisely how they may benefit from the relationship and say this right away. Typically you will be telling them something that will help them get more clients and/or grow their business.  

Then explain your idea for the partnership briefly and specifically. Tell them you are planning (insert your idea), you will need them for X number of minutes via telephone. If they are interested, you will send them more specific information on a time and date to meet.  

It is important that you know a little about this potential partners, what services they deliver, what is missing, what you are doing that is complimentary to them, what they could be looking for in a partnership. 

Some of the things you and your prospective partners may be looking for in a partnership are: increased exposure; recognition; new clients; a way to reach your new target audience; a way to expand the services you offer to your clients; attract new prospects; streamline your operations; strengthen your brand.

Partnerships can take many forms. Some ideas for partnerships are: sponsorships, presence in newsletter, interviews, hold a joint workshop, joint presentations at a conference, write an article, business advisory committee, join a mastermind group, form a mastermind group, promote your suppliers, get bonus gifts from key players in your industry, approach charities to become sponsors of your business, use an incentive plan for your key team members, ask your friends and family for help, request referrals, private label some of your materials, or appreciation gifts, and partnering with your clients to provide even better services.

The Best 10 Tips I Can Give You.

Now if you want to develop highly successful partnering relationships, here are the best 10 tips I can give you.   Behave toward your partner the way you want them to behave toward you.  It’s more important to be a good partner and get things done, then to obsess on being right. Give, give, give before you ask. Regularly communicate and update the value of the partnership with your partner. Know what your partner needs and what is important to your partner. Be clear about what you want from the relationship and what you are willing to give. Be committed; show you confidence in the relationship. Exceed your partner’s expectations. Resolve conflict immediately. Be sure your partner also wants to be a good partner.

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‘The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.’ – John Sculley, past president of PepsiCo, celebrated CEO of Apple

My first introduction to the mastermind concept was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Jack Canfield also writes about the power of a mastermind team in the book The Power of Focus. There are many examples that financial success is a fairly clear measure of how the power of mastermind can make a difference. A wonderful book that demonstrates this is Uncommon Friends by Jim Newton.

There is awesome power in the mastermind team to make positive and lasting changes in our personal lives as well as our financial lives.

What is one area of your life that you would like to make some positive changes in? What is working in your life? Ask yourself what could be working better?

What kind of support do you already have? Do you have a supportive family and friends in your life? Are they challenging you to learn and grow, stretching yourself to become an ever better you? A benefit of a productive mastermind team is that you surround yourself with people you can learn from. Even if you are one of the smartest people in your mastermind team; there will still be areas where you can learn from others.

With a Mastermind team you will discover all kinds of possibilities that you have overlooked or never seen; you will be excited about what you discover is available to you. “A sign of a very intelligent person is to be smart enough to realize that you need to learn from others who can contribute to your WHY in life.” – John Di Lemme

The Mastermind process is based on an ancient principle that has been proven time and time again: “When two or more people come together in a spirit of harmony and trust to work together towards a common purpose or goal, their combined energies are many, many times greater than the simple sum of their respective individual energies.” – John Carpenter Dealey

Through your mastermind team you can find solutions to everyday problems whether they are about health, relationships or money.

A mastermind team is a great way to get advice and encouragement in the areas of your life where you would like to see positive changes. Ask yourself, “Is my personal development engine in Forward, Neutral or Reverse?”

By having a mastermind group around, U won’t have to go it alone.

Write down the top 10 people you regularly associate with. When you review the list, understand that you will become an exact duplicate of those people. – This is where you need to be very honest with yourself. If you do not want to be an exact duplicate of those people then you will need to change who you regularly associate with.

I am proud to say that each and every day I associate with people who are either at my level of enthusiasm, excitement and intelligence or even more than I am which is the key to a personally productive mastermind team. You need to be a part of a group of people who make you want to exceed your present reach.

I encourage you to purchase the books mentioned in this article. Send me and email to Carla@RetireWithCarla.com with your thoughts and ideas regarding your mastermind team or the mastermind team you would like to create, I would love to hear from you.

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These are our EIGHT tips we have found to be quite helpful to enhance your success as a fellow MasterMinder. 

As you may already know there has been an increase awareness of the MasterMind and therefore an increase in the use of the term as a service to help you with your success.  MasterMinds can be personal or business focused.  They can be specific or general.  Some may have been formed by â??connectedâ? friends or colleagues, while others are facilitated coaching groups that you pay to join. 

Be aware!  Not all MasterMinds are created equally 

MasterMind groups will provide ideas, concept development, problem support and a form of accountability.  The depth and focus of a group can vary–widely.  No matter what your structure or affiliation, here are EIGHT tips to enhance your return on investment of your time, money and energy and therefore, how you can achieve exponential payoffs from your MasterMind group. 

The use of the term has come to mean a lot of different things to different people.  Here at the IMAG, our source is Napoleon Hillâ??s book, Think and Grow Rich!â?Â  He states, 

â??The Master Mind may be defined as coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people for the attainment of a definite purpose.â?Â 

The operative words here are definite purpose.  Always keep this in mind when searching for and accepting to be in a MasterMind group.  With that lets get started! 

TIP #1:  Know and be honest with yourself about the purpose of being in a Mastermind group.  This is probably the most important to achieving exponential success from your time spent in a MasterMind group.  So, go ahead and write down your whys and the tangible results you are looking for from being in a MasterMind.  

·        What kind of economic payoff are you seeking? 

·        Are you hoping to shorten and ease your path to opening a business? 

·        Are you looking to connect with people with experience-based knowledge outside of your industry? 

Remember, an idea is just an idea until it becomes a tangible plan and it is acted on. Will being part of a MasterMind get you physically closer to your goal? 

It is wise to know the results you are seeking for two important reasons.  The first is that you can easily get side-tracked into a group that sounds exciting, but at the end of the day (more like several months or even a year) you wonâ??t have gotten what you had needed. 

The second important reason is when you are a lone-ranger with excitement and ideas that no one around you understands or wants to understand, the support of other people with a like mind, body and spirit will make you feel good.  If that is your purposeâ?¦if that is what you are seekingâ?¦GREAT!  If you are looking for more tangible resultsâ?¦within a specific timeframeâ?¦youâ??ve got to know this to ensure you align yourself with that type of group. 

The third reason is knowing your desired results will also help you to figure out how much getting into a group is WORTH.  Not only does this equate to time and energy, but in monetary terms.  How much are you willing to pay for the results you are seeking? 

Be aware, a lot of groups will tell you that if your success is important to youâ?¦money isnâ??t the issue.  They are absolutely right!  Therefore, YOU must know what you are trying to achieve to be able to know what your intentions are and how important they are to you to achieve them! 

TIP #2:  Select a group that fits your purpose.  Once you know what you want and the purpose of being part of a MasterMind�you can now start your search for a group that fits your purpose.  There are a lot of MasterMind groups and all of them look great�which one will be GREAT for you? 

Remember one major element of a MasterMind, according to Napoleon Hill, is that the knowledge and effort is for the attainment of a definite purpose.  If you donâ??t know what your purpose is, how can you expect the group to know to deliver what you need? 

TIP #3:  Provide honest, positive and supportive feedback.  Once youâ??ve joined your group, you must provide honest, positive and supportive feedback.  This is much easier to do, if the group is aligned well with your purpose. 

Make sure that all three elements are part of your feedback.  Do a quick check of what youâ??re about to say before you speak.  If your input is honest and positiveâ?¦is it supportive to the person you are about to give input to?  If it is supportive, is it honest and positive?  If it is positive and supportive, is it honest?  

Question yourself and do your best at providing honest, positive and supportive feedback to yourself and the other members. Remember, what you give is what you will receive. As you provide feedback, always check and take personal responsibility to this tip seriously. 

TIP #4:  Assimilate the feedback you receive into your thoughts.  As a member of a MasterMind you WILL receive great out of the box ideas.  So you must not brush them aside and pick only the ones that make sense at the time.  Although you may not think you are ready for these ideas, they may be exactly what you may need after you spend a little bit of time with them. 

They may be just the right â??in-the-starsâ? ideas and close enough for you to implement with not much effort!  Let them trigger possibility thinking that can help you get past the probability thinking we all tend to have.  

TIP #5:  Translate your thoughts into written target POSSIBILITIES.  As we receive these â??in-the-starâ? gold nuggets from our fellow mastermindersâ?¦spend a little bit of time on them now.  If you donâ??t they may be lost forever! 

Write them down with any other thoughts that may have come up.  Donâ??t worry about the â??howâ?.  All you are doing is taking it out of your mind and putting it on paper to allow you to do three important actions. 

·        Trigger new thought that may help you with a more current situation. 

·        Put these away for a later time to explore and continue to transform. 

·        Free up your mind to accept and focus on more immediate plans.  

TIP #6:  Create action plans for those possibilities you want to actualize now.  Dreams,thoughts, ideas can not be transformed into tangible results unless put into a plan.  Put your best foot forward and put your energy in identifying the needed activities, steps or tasks, materials, resources and even connections.  Build plans with as much information to help you to move forward.  It will help you to align with the type of knowledge and help to produce what you need. 

The more you can identify, the easier it will be to identify the right â??peopleâ? to help you with your business. 

TIP #7:  Act upon these plans.  Ok, now youâ??ve got the planâ?¦now you need to act and move forward. Remember, a plan is just a plan.  It will sit in your brain or on the shelf until you act upon it. 

Hereâ??s another thought from Napoleon Hillâ??s Think and Grow Richâ?¦Â 

â??â?¦if your plan is comprehensive and are contemplating large proportions, you must induce others to cooperate with you.â?Â 

In other words you must use others to actualize your plan.  At the least you will probably need (and want) someone with technical advice or specialized knowledge.  You will also want someone with experienced-based knowledge in your bullpen or on your payroll.  In addition to helping you to communicate and delegate, plans can help you explore new possibilities and ideas�and connect you with new and exciting people.   

TIP #8:  Set up an accountability system.   A plan is a must!  A written plan is your blueprint to success!  A good accountability system helps you to keep focused.  It gives you the necessary reminders to ensure you do what you say or intend!  

An accountability system could be as formalized as written milestones in your plan, a hired project manager or as simple as verbalizing it to your MasterMind group.  Hereâ??s a note of cautionâ?¦plans will probably need to be modified for a variety of reasons.  So donâ??t feel you canâ??t change the plan to accommodate unforeseen changes or in-the-star good nuggets.  The accountability system is there to keep you in checkâ?¦not to beat you up! 

In closing, a MasterMind group will provide you with ideas, concept development, problem support and a form of accountability and is a great benefit to any entrepreneur, new or seasoned, solo or well established.  The tips offered here is a recipe on how YOU can achieve exponential success from YOUR MasterMind Group!�

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Astrology and the Science of Numbers ( Numerology )
Numerology, dealing with Numbers and with the Numberless Infinite as the base, can be a prognosticating tool in the psychic sciences. One’s lucky numbers can be known and this can be used in one’s profession.
More quality information about Astro-Numerology and a free Astro-

Numerological Report can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/numerology.htm
Astrology & Gemology
Richard Shaw Brown, Jr ( www.agt-gems.com) gives a list of the Nava Ratnas along with secondary gems and their ruling planets.
1.RUBY, red spinel.red garnet,,and red tourmaline [rubellite] are ruled by the Sun
2.NATURAL PEARL,moonstone,white coral and natural[death] ivory are ruled by Moon
3.YELLOW SAPPHIRE,yellow topz,yellow beryl[helioder] and citrine are ruled by Jupiter
4.HESSONITE.orange zircon,spessertite and other orange garnets are ruled by Rahu
5.EMERALD.,tsavorite ,green tourmaline,diopside,peridot and jade are ruled by Mercury
6.DIAMOND,white[colorless] sapphire, white topaz, zircon and quartz are ruled by Venus
7.CHRYSOBERYL CAT’S EYE,beryl, apatite and tourmaline cat’s eyes are ruled by Ketu
8.BLUE SAPPHIRE,tanzanite[blue zoisite],blue spinel, iolite amethyst are ruled by Saturn
9.RED CORAL.carnelian and bloodstone are ruled by Mars
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Astrology, Holistic Medicine & Ayurveda
Why holistic health practices fail or succeed partially Main reason for the failure of holisitc health practices is that Prana or Life Energy does not flow freely within the individual or between the individual & the universal life, owing to the presence of obstructions within.These obstructions are caused by Samskaras, psychic memories or residual traces of our past actions and experiences. Samskaras are of two kinds, those which only produce memories ( smriti ) of past experiences and those which produce impulses or drives to repeat these experiences ( vasanas) . These two are interlinked to form complex patterns of love, hate, fear etc. It is these complexes that obstruct the free flow of Life-Energy in us.
Removing Mental Blocks
Many of these complexes are formed in childhood and adolescence. Then unpleasant or traumatic experiences take place, the tendency of a child or teenager is to repress them. Repression is a form of pushing the psychic memories into the unconscious regions of the mind. The growing youth may not be able to recollect those psychic memories again, but the repressed samskaras lodged in the hidden recesses of the unconscious go on creating psychological and psychosomatic problems for him. All psychosomatic disorders cannot be cured by holistic health tech- iques unless these repressed complexities are ferreted out and onfronted. The past samskaras should be deactivated. For this the seeker has to dive deep into his unconscious & encounter the past experiences and deactivate them. Most people find it difficult to do it without the active help of a competent guide. Those who depend on the Ocean of Consciousness ( the Absolute or God ) may , however, find that these inner blocks are removed by Divine Grace.This is the rationale behind faith healing & miraculous cures.
Extension of Consciousness
Life,a gift from the Divine, is a great healing power. Nothing ever begins to be; Substance merely undergoes a parallel transformation into conditions which pre-existed in other conditions. Life, similarly, does not begin to be. As Energy, as per the Law of Conservation of Energy or Matter cannot be created or destroyed, so too is Life Eternal.
At the physical level, the eternal healing power of life manifests itself as
a) Self-renewal
b) The immune system.
For many years it has been known that the body can filter and re-use its fluids & repair damages to tissues, especially skin and bone, by growing new cells. Modern Science has shown that self-renewal is constantly taking place in every part of the body. Almost all the cells in the body are constantly being replaced by new ones. Somebody said ” I am not the same person I was one year ago”! The entire body gets renewed in this way every year & this shows that it is never too late to regain your health. By changing one’s basic attitudes and way of living, the damage to the body caused by years of misuse & neglect can be overcome. One the great marvels of the universe is the human immune system. Those who are aware of the biochemical processes going on in the body will agree with Walt Whitman ” To me every hour of the day & night is an unspeakably perfect miracle”. Dr Walter Cannon said ” The Wisdom of the body is the most precise of all selective refinements” !
The Components ( Four Units ) of our Immune System
The fourfold immune system consists of the following units;
1 The granulocyte-macrophage unit
2. The lymphocyte unit
3. The antibody unit
4. The complement unit
The first two are varieties of white blood corpuscles, wherein the last two are chemicals, proteins. All the four units of our immune system launch a concerted attack on the invaders as soon as a few bacteria break into any tissue in the body. ( The antibody unit has been defined as an army of one million) Western medical science is wondering who masterminds this attack or who plans these strategies. Common sense, logic, intuition & experience suggest that somewhere behind all this there must be a master control. Why do sometimes cells become malignant and attack neighbouring cells ? Why it goes awry, sometimes,when our defence units attack innocent cells mistaking them for enemy microbes ? Western medical science is researching hard to find answers to these difficult questions.
A good site where you can get quality information about Holistic Medicine is www.holistic-alt.com
Ayurveda, as the Science of Holistic Health is curative and restorative and its medicines do not have side effects. More info about Ayurveda can be had from http://www.chakrapaniayurveda.com/
Astrology & Yoga
Yoga is derived from the word “Yuj” which means to unite. Union with Cosmic Creative Intelligence is the aim of Yoga. The Fourfold Yoga has been prescribed for Cosmic Union in Oriental Philosophies.
They are
1. Union via Action ( Karma Yoga )
2. Union via Psychic Control ( Raja Yoga )
3. Union via Universal Love ( Bhakthi Yoga )
4. Union via Wisdom ( Jnana Yoga )
Union via Action is for the person of active temparament.
Union via Psychic Contro is for the person of adventurous temparament
Union via Universal Love is for the person of emotional temparament.
Union via Wisdom is for the person of intellectual temparament.
These four paths are not different from one another. They are all part of the Fourfold Yoga. Certain qualities are to be inculcated in the seeker if he is to achieve the Ultimate Goal. Prajna has been defined as the discriminative intellect. When the intellect discriminates between the Real & the Unreal. The intellect which discriminates between Being and Non-Being. This quality should be incorporated by the Intellectual Man if he is to progress in the path of Jnana Yoga.
Love is defined as the greatest of all the positive qualities of man. This quality is to be incorporated by the Emotional Man if he is to progress in the field of Bhakthi Yoga.
Control of Mind or Psychic Control through Raja Yoga should be incorporated by the Adventurous Man if he is to progress in the field of Raja Yoga.
Selfless Service should be incorporated by the Active Man if he is to progress in the field of Karma Yoga.
In other words, since the Fourfold Yoga has been prescribed for mankind , all these four great qualities – Selfless service, love, psychic control & the discriminative intellect should be incorporated by the spiritual aspirant to develop in the field of Yoga.
Yoga was defined by Aurobindo as a methodic process towards self-perfection through a development of the latent potential at the five levels of Being – physical, vital, mental, intellectual & spiritual. Normal man lives only in the first three sheaths – physical, vital & mental. Only when we use our hidden spiritual potential – the intell- ectual & the bliss sheaths – can be unfold our full mental potential.
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Astrology & Occult Vibratory Chemistry ( Tantra )
Vedanta focusses on the Sat ( Existence ) aspect of Absolute Being. Tantra, on the other hand, focusses on the Chit ( Knowledge ) aspect of Being. The Existence aspect is absolutely absolute while the Knowledge aspect takes care of the Absolute and the Relative.
More quality information about Tantra & Yantras can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/yantra.htm
Books as the repository of all knowledge
The outpourings of the Intuitive Mind came to be known as great Literature, the rise and flow of Eternal Wisdom. While the Rational Mind of man focussed on Science, the Intuitive Mind of mind focussed on the supra-mundane, the sublime, the divine. Poetry was defined as the fulness of generation of Beauty. All knowledge of both the Rational and the Intuitive Minds were recorded as books, which remain as the source of all information.
More quality information about spiritual Books & CDs can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/Books.htm
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He thought that he should be the only one that puts on seminars in this particular marketplace and which is crazy and everyone is out to get him.  And it’s because of his scarcity mindset and his business keeps slowing down and keeps getting smaller.  And for me the abundance mindset is hopefully, that if I can give more-and-more as far as even the charitable contribution then I will get back more-and-more in return just from the natural law of money.

John Harricharan:  It is a natural law.  It is a law, which is very difficult one for us to accept. Infact I have told you about my old friend Foster Hibbard, who was an associate of Napoleon Hill.

Yanik Silver:  Right.

John Harricharan:  And he believed as so much in that and lived it in his life and proved it.  And when we give, we get we cannot help ourselves.  The universe is a giving universe.  You give us seed if you’ve got.  If you’ve got seed grain and you are starving or you know, that this is only seed you’ve got to make flower to do something with.  And you’re thinking, well I am going to eat a little today and a little tomorrow.  If you take the seed grain and you give it away to the ground and you make sure it’s watered properly.  After a while you will have so much grain that you can make all the bread you want.  And so you are naturally fulfilling the law of giving and receiving in every ancient text, it talks about it.  But it’s not in — it’s not an intuitive law because we feel that if we give we will have less.

Yanik Silver:  Right.

John Harricharan:  I have $10 and I give away 6.  Well, then I only have 4 and only is a more deadly disease because its called, you know, we can all die of onlyness because we never can give — out give the universe that’s the law.  Now, my example is clear that there are friends of mine who said “John, you could be multi-multi millionaire within a few months if you want to”  Why don’t you do that?  And I say, I, yeah I would like to but I find what I am doing more interesting…

I would like to just make a few $100,000 a year, live comfortably and write some books and talk to people and maybe do nothing.  I just want to have the choice to do nothing, if I want to.  Or maybe going in other trip or do just bloody, well, whatever I want to do compared to the early days.  It’s my choice how much is enough?  I don’t know, but take for example, this year we’ll be doing a few things, which will create a little bit more affluence.

Do I want to make that a thousand times more?  No, no.  Am I not going to leave stuff for my kids, you know what?  Let them earn their own.  No, of course I will help them a little, but it’s just like that, but you are fulfilling the need of all the people.  You are giving and this friend that you lost, by feeling that he should be doing this.  Now, if that happened, he wasn’t a real friend in the first place.  And this is not a competitive universe…

This is actually a co-operative universe, because if you put your minds together you have a mind that’s larger, you know the mastermind principle.  That’s larger than the two combined actually Napoleon Hill told Foster Hibbard that if you put two together you don’t have one and one plus two, you’ve got two times two times two, it cubes itself.  So you have the force of about eight people and if you put three together it’s like 27 and so it goes four people together have the force of about six to four.

So the mastermind principle works.  So if a friend wanted to do what you are doing and you’re joined together instead of having problems with doing it together, it will be better for everybody.  It’s what I call the Alice in Wonderland syndrome, which I love, it says All have won and so all must receive prices.

The best visions are clear, useful, achievable and inseparable from who and what you (or your clients) are. As a coach, if you can master the skill of helping to create clear and authentic visions in yourself and others, you’ll be light years ahead of your competition. .  It helps both you and your clients with the foundation upon which they can build a successful and satisfying life – both personally and professionally.

FIRST, WORK ON YOUR OWN VISION

Without a clear vision of what you want to do, where you want to go, or what you, success will be much more difficult – even impossible – to achieve..  How can you know what to do – what actions to take – if you don’t know where you’re going?

Not having a vision is like sailing without a destination.  You end up on the Sea of Destiny without a port, wandering the ocean aimlessly, getting blown in whatever direction the wind is headed.  When a challenging storm bears down, the gale-force winds will likely capsize your latest plans immediately.  You’ll end up looking like you were aboard the Ship of Fools.

Having a clear vision and mission is what gives you that destination.  Even though gale-force challenges may temporarily capsize your progress, you’ll more easily be able to get back on course and reach your objectives.  

Contrary to what many people think, visions do not usually magically appear.  They can take time – requiring introspection, self-analysis, and journaling.  It also helps to review your past successes and – just as important – your past disappointments and failures.  Draw on your dream, talents and desire.  Observe your calling to be a coach.

The first place to look when developing your vision is within – to that deeper inner self.  You can draw upon your talent, dreams and desires, or whatever other avenues help you uncover those nuggets that will become your navigational beacons in life.

Unfortunately, there are usually no shortcuts in creating your vision.  You can’t just “make it up”; it takes WORK.  But the rewards for doing this work can save you years – even a lifetime – of frustration by enabling you and your clients to live the life one is destined for.

SEVEN IDEAS TO HELP DEVELOP YOUR VISION

Idea 1: Listen and Look Within

Since vision starts within, it makes sense to listen and feel what your mind and soul really want.  What stirs your heart?  What is your greatest desire?  What do you dream about?
Bottom line: Make sure your vision comes from within.  If what you want to pursue does not truly come your inner depths, it will likely be impossible to achieve.

Idea 2: Seek the Help of Others; Make It a Team Sport
We do not live in a bubble.  Utilize a team where you can.  Heed the advice of a person who has more experiences in you – especially in coaching.  Find a coach who works on vision.  Seek help from friends who know you well. They can help you confirm or question your own observations and provide a reality check.

Creating a MasterMind Group of 4-6 people also working on their vision can be extremely powerful.  Use weekly or semi-weekly calls to support each other and keep the momentum going.

Asking and using others for guidance not only helps you with your own vision; it also puts you on the receiving end of help.  This experience will in turn help you when you become the coach helping others with their vision.  You’ll have done the proverbial “walk in their shoes”.

Idea #2: Create a Sacred, Inner Space to Go Deeper

The vision you create for your practice begins in your mind and heart.  It is something you can feel, taste, see, hear and touch with your soul.  

Creating a supportive, inner environment is a powerful way to aid you in developing your vision.  To access the inner depths of your mind and heart, find a way to retreat to a serene and tranquil place where your mind is free of the “outer noise”.  

In this sacred space, your heart, mind, and soul can more easily access what might be called Source.  What you can find there is your most Authentic Self.  Tap into this successfully, and your vision is likely to spring forth easily.

Though your mind may resist with every fiber of its being, try surrender into this emptiness.  Check your brain out at the door. A Zen master once said, “You already are that which you seek.”  But you’ll find it much easier to uncover that if you are relaxed and can get your mind out of the way.

Step 3: Ask (the Right) Questions

Ask the questions that provoke and encourage answers to the deeper questions.  These might include:

•    What is the single most important thing my practice needs to go to the next level and further help my customers best?
•    What are the three most important actions I need to take in order to increase my sales or income?
•    What are the three most important changes I need to make in order to help me and/or my clients accomplish my/their objectives?
•    What is the single biggest challenge that – if resolved – would most help me or my clients.

Idea 5: Identity the Problems Holding You Back

Sometimes we’re just plain stuck.  What about you?  Where are your points of “stuck-ed-ness”?    Discussing it with others – especially your coach and MasterMind team – is a powerful way to uncover the detours around or through the roadblocks holding you back from developing your vision.

There are times when we must first clear the rocks off the trail before we can continue on our path of self-discovery.  Moving these out of the way helps unblock the energy flow, enabling us to more easily tap into the Source for answers.

Idea 7: Take Action and “Go For It!”

Nothing happens without action.  Once you have come up with a Vision that seems to fit well, ACT ON IT.  It might not be perfect, but if it’s “good enough”, then get going!  You can always “course correct”.   

Don’t get bogged down in thinking about HOW you’re going to get there. Momentum is a powerful force, perhaps THE most important force when you’re first embarking for your Vision.

A sailor on a long voyage can never know for sure the exact course they will take to their destination.  He/she will need to constantly make corrections for winds, current, and unforeseen challenges along the route.  In the same way, you can tweak and adapt your own journey.

Idea 6: K.I.S.S. (Keep It Short & Simple)

Once you have a pretty good idea of your vision, simplify it.  Keep honing it down and find ways to bring more clarity.  Be brutal; in fact go for what is sometimes call “brutal clarity of purpose”.

There is a nice analogy between a vision and a powerful photo.  A very successful studio photographer was asked how he consistently came up with powerful photos. He responded, “Once I’ve got all the elements in the photo that I think I need, I start taking away from it.  If I remove or simplify an element or item and it helps, I keep the change.  I continue this process with everything I can until it hurts the overall image. That’s when I know I’ve got my image.”

The lesson: try simplifying or removing extraneous parts of your vision.  Ask yourself, “Does it help – or hinder?  If it helps, keep the change.  If it doesn’t, put it back.  Continue with this process until you have the best picture you can.

CONCLUSION
Developing a Vision and acting on it is one of the most essential steps to creating a successful coaching practice.  It is also one of the most powerful services you can offer your clients in helping them manifest their fullest potential.

Try these 7 ideas to help you do this.  If something works for you, use it!  If it doesn’t, discard it.  We all have our own best ways of finding and developing our Vision.  What matters most is that you do it, then act on it.

Now that your mindset is correct and forward moving, letâ??s answer the key questionsâ?¦Where are the opportunities that give me what I want?  What do I need to learn?  How do I acquire the training and skills to reach success?    

Where: Decide your true wants and ambitions with this new skill set and business.  Things like time freedom, flexibility, system of leverage, home business, a community of leaders, pro training, support, mentors, and high profit & income.  Then look for top tier direct marketing companies using an internet marketing approach to business that provides the elements you desire.  Make a list for further due diligence. What: Now take that list and address your education and training needs.  Do they provide continuous updated training?  Are the trainers using what they teach?  Are the trainerâ??s professionals in their field?  Does the system offer diversity in their methods of internet marketingâ?¦social media, PPC, SEO, video, article, PR, blogging, copy writing, etc.  This will narrow your list quickly as these components are very necessary for your success. How: There are two paths to answer this question.  You can go solo and gain all this over a stretch of time that is to say years, however you donâ??t have to.  Besides the time of forcing it, following the make it happen at all costs way is over.  The cost to the individualsâ?? mental, physical and spiritual health is much too high.  Rather, find a like minded mastermind group, better yet, a community that will support you in achieving your wants and ambitions by leveraging a system.  The positive energy, collaboration, and group support through the training will provide a balance and consistency that is more powerful than any one individual.  Besides what good is success if you canâ??t share it with others.

If you want to break free from the lack of success or high cost of success you experienced in the past I am here to show you how and help internet marketing -find your place for success in 2010.

 

I only hang out with Champions.  My mastermind team consists wonderful, fired up, success maniacs that are striving to succeed in every area of their life.  They support and encourage my â??Whyâ? in life, and I support them the same way.  But, you know what?  Not one of them is someone I knew from my past.  Except for my parents and some family, not one of my friends from my old days is around me today.  Think about that; I was separated away from the lower levels.  Thatâ??s not prideful talk.  Iâ??m humbled and grateful for the blessings of God which have elevated me.  But, Iâ??m telling you that one of the prices that Champions have to pay is being separated from the old gang. 

I wonâ??t even try to convince you that this is an easy process.  Sometimes it happens naturally after you begin to immerse yourself in positive self-development materials and activities.  One day you look around, and you are surrounded by positive, like-minded people.  Believe me, negative naysayers donâ??t want to hang around with someone that is always speaking empowering words or has a positive outlook on life despite the obstacles. 

On the other hand, sometimes those friends that are always dragging you down just decide to hang around and try harder to squash your Why in life.  What do you do?  You have to exercise the gift of goodbye.  Explain to those people that you are on a path to success and you cannot allow them to steal your dreams.  Itâ??s like a bad apple in a barrel of delicious red apples.  That bad apple becomes cankerous and destroys all of the bright, vibrant apples.  This is what happens when you allow those so-called friends to continually badger you with their negative nonsense.

I readily admit that I am always ready to embrace goodbye.  I only spend time with Champions.  Of course, Iâ??ll help someone that is struggling to find success.  I am a mentor, and Iâ??m pretty good at spotting the Champions fighting to get out of people.  Youâ??ve seen them too; theyâ??re not addicted to negative attitudes and words.  They are always searching the horizon in order to spot their future.  When they see it, they go for it.  I will always have time to help those people.  I love themâ?¦Champions struggling to be born.

It is not hateful to tell someone goodbye.  Rather, itâ??s faithful.  Itâ??s faithful to your own dream and to live the life of a Champion.  Itâ??s not a personal thing.  You shouldnâ??t be cruel or dismissive of others, but you have to respond to the call of success.  That call will always separate you before it elevates you.

I have seen people elevated while trying to hang on to someone from the old days.  If they continue, the old buddy will often trip them up.  Not because heâ??s a bad guy, but because heâ??s addicted to negativity.  Itâ??s like eagles trying to hang out with pigeons.  Thereâ??s nothing wrong with pigeons, but they will NEVER be eagles.  You are an eagle!  Fly higher than the pigeons and donâ??t look down.

If youâ??re making $50,000 a year, start hanging out with people who make $200,000 a year.  Learn their secrets.  Ask them to teach you.  Thatâ??s what â??separated to be elevatedâ? means.  You make a choice about the kind of influences, the kind of people, the kind of books, the kind of movies and the kind of material that you will allow into your mind.

This is serious stuff.  Listen to me.  If you were determined to become physically fit and healthy, you wouldnâ??t continue to hang out with Twinkies, donuts, beer, and Doritos.  You would find the gift of goodbye; you would move out of the old nutritional neighborhood.  You would allow yourself to be separated from McDonalds and Pizza Hut in order to be elevated to healthy power foods.  What if you tried to be healthy, but said, â??I canâ??t leave my old friends â?? the fries, the cakes, the milk shakes â?? I canâ??t forsake them?â?Â  How long would your dream of health and physical fitness last?  Itâ??s the same thing with success and living as a Champion.

You have a decision to make.  Are you going to be a Champion?  Are you willing to pay the price?  The struggle is vitally important.  It does something in you and for you.  Iâ??ve never known a Champion who didnâ??t have to struggle with shaking off the old in order to embrace the new.  The number of obstacles that you face in life will lay the foundation for massive growth.

It was very lonely but I eventually met new friends that believed in me as much as I believed in myself and my Why in life. You will never be able to turn the key in your heart and travel down the road of success without first pulling out of the old, comfortable parking spot of negative associations.

 

Youâ??re a Champion!  Your car is already moving.  The fact that youâ??re reading this article and not a comic book or other time-waster means that your car is moving pretty well.  Just keep rolling . . . right on past the slower cars, the older cars and the beat-up pick-ups that have not been maintained.  You were destined for higher elevations.  Itâ??s time to go for it!

 

John Di Lemme

www.ChampionsLiveFree.com

 

 

I only hang out with Champions. My mastermind team consists wonderful, fired up, success maniacs that are striving to succeed in every area of their life. They support and encourage my “Why” in life, and I support them the same way. But, you know what? Not one of them is someone I knew from my past. Except for my parents and some family, not one of my friends from my old days is around me today. Think about that; I was separated away from the lower levels. Thatâ??s not prideful talk. Iâ??m humbled and grateful for the blessings of God which have elevated me. But, Iâ??m telling you that one of the prices that Champions have to pay is being separated from the old gang.

I wonâ??t even try to convince you that this is an easy process. Sometimes it happens naturally after you begin to immerse yourself in positive self-development materials and activities. One day you look around, and you are surrounded by positive, like-minded people. Believe me, negative naysayers donâ??t want to hang around with someone that is always speaking empowering words or has a positive outlook on life despite the obstacles.

On the other hand, sometimes those friends that are always dragging you down just decide to hang around and try harder to squash your Why in life. What do you do? You have to exercise the gift of goodbye. Explain to those people that you are on a path to success and you cannot allow them to steal your dreams. Itâ??s like a bad apple in a barrel of delicious red apples. That bad apple becomes cankerous and destroys all of the bright, vibrant apples. This is what happens when you allow those so-called friends to continually badger you with their negative nonsense.

I readily admit that I am always ready to embrace goodbye. I only spend time with Champions. Of course, Iâ??ll help someone that is struggling to find success. I am a mentor, and Iâ??m pretty good at spotting the Champions fighting to get out of people. Youâ??ve seen them too; theyâ??re not addicted to negative attitudes and words. They are always searching the horizon in order to spot their future. When they see it, they go for it. I will always have time to help those people. I love themâ?¦Champions struggling to be born.

It is not hateful to tell someone goodbye. Rather, itâ??s faithful. Itâ??s faithful to your own dream and to live the life of a Champion. Itâ??s not a personal thing. You shouldnâ??t be cruel or dismissive of others, but you have to respond to the call of success. That call will always separate you before it elevates you.

I have seen people elevated while trying to hang on to someone from the old days. If they continue, the old buddy will often trip them up. Not because heâ??s a bad guy, but because heâ??s addicted to negativity. Itâ??s like eagles trying to hang out with pigeons. Thereâ??s nothing wrong with pigeons, but they will NEVER be eagles. You are an eagle! Fly higher than the pigeons and donâ??t look down.

If youâ??re making $50,000 a year, start hanging out with people who make $200,000 a year. Learn their secrets. Ask them to teach you. Thatâ??s what “separated to be elevated” means. You make a choice about the kind of influences, the kind of people, the kind of books, the kind of movies and the kind of material that you will allow into your mind.

This is serious stuff. Listen to me. If you were determined to become physically fit and healthy, you wouldnâ??t continue to hang out with Twinkies, donuts, beer, and Doritos. You would find the gift of goodbye; you would move out of the old nutritional neighborhood. You would allow yourself to be separated from McDonalds and Pizza Hut in order to be elevated to healthy power foods. What if you tried to be healthy, but said, “I canâ??t leave my old friends â?? the fries, the cakes, the milk shakes â?? I canâ??t forsake them?” How long would your dream of health and physical fitness last? Itâ??s the same thing with success and living as a Champion.

You have a decision to make. Are you going to be a Champion? Are you willing to pay the price? The struggle is vitally important. It does something in you and for you. Iâ??ve never known a Champion who didnâ??t have to struggle with shaking off the old in order to embrace the new. The number of obstacles that you face in life will lay the foundation for massive growth.

Let me tell you, sometimes between the separated and the elevated, there is a very lonely period. Youâ??ve been separated from your old friends and not yet integrated with lots of Champions. That is a real testing time. I was in my twenties when I made the decision to leave my old friends behind. At that time, I was surrounded by many so-called friends that called me everyday to hang out. It wasnâ??t until I began my success journey that I finally realized that I was wasting precious time by hanging out with that crowd. I wanted so much more out of life and believed I could achieve it. Unfortunately, my friends werenâ??t ready to step out in faith and build a new life for themselves. After a while, I noticed that the phone stopped ringing and I rarely saw any of those people. It was very lonely but I eventually met new friends that believed in me as much as I believed in myself and my Why in life.

If you want to achieve greatness in your life, then you have to make the decision to develop a mastermind team of positive, influential people that are success-driven and believe in you. Have you ever tried to steer a parked car? Not much excitement there. Itâ??s far better to steer a car thatâ??s moving. The power steering is flowing, the tires are moving on the highway, and you can gently and effortlessly glide that vehicle right up onto the road. When you try to steer from a parked, no power, cold-engine spot on the driveway, nothing happens. Success is like that. You will never be able to turn the key in your heart and travel down the road of success without first pulling out of the old, comfortable parking spot of negative associations.www.ChampionsLiveFree.com

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Youâ??re a Champion! Your car is already moving. The fact that youâ??re reading this article and not a comic book or other time-waster means that your car is moving pretty well. Just keep rolling . . . right on past the slower cars, the older cars and the beat-up pick-ups that have not been maintained. You were destined for higher elevations. Itâ??s time to go for it!

John Di Lemme

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Last Monday I was in a total funk. As I mentioned in my greeting, it’s easy for me to get overwhelmed with all that is unfolding within and around me and my business right now. So, I was really looking forward to my monthly mastermind call with an invaluable group of colleagues whom I love and trust.

When it came time for me to check-in, my overwhelm was apparent… as I jokingly asked if my colleagues knew how to create more than 24 hours in a day? After we all chuckled (because everyone could relate) one of my colleagues said, “Listen, Christine. You’ve hit the million dollar mark in your business already, so when is enough going to be ENOUGH? Why do you feel like you have to keep doing more?” He said it with a lot of energized love and care for me and I felt it. It was a really good question.

I answered him. First by saying, “Well, a million dollars really isn’t a million dollars. It’s not like I’m rolling in money and don’t have to think about it anymore.” Then, I continued to say, “You know, I’m not sitting on a million dollars in the bank or anything, I’ve still got to pay attention to cash flow and the continued growth of my business.”

I proceeded to share with my colleagues how the numbers were calculated for me to receive the million-dollar entrepreneur award and what was left after determining how much it COST me to generate those kinds of numbers.

For the purpose of the award, the income calculation was based on all of my 2008 revenue plus total SALES in January 2009 (the month of my Freedom Formula Experience in Los Angeles.) Notice I didn’t say revenue that came in January, I said sales… some of those sales were paid in full and counted as January revenue but many of them were for programs that had 12-month payment plans. So, rather than having all that money in hand, I had account receivables for 2009 totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Then, I explained what my expenses were to reach the million dollar level of revenue, and they quickly began to see that “a million really isn’t a million.” Yes, according to how the award was calculated I hit that mark. But, now that I’m a few months out from of all the celebration, intensity and attention; I’ve been much more grounded in what that million-dollar number really looks like for me and my business. And, the truth is, it’s not enough money for me to have as much of an impact as I want to have in changing the face of business in the United States and around the world.

My colleagues now understand why I “do” a lot, and why I have multiple projects underway simultaneously… and also why sometimes I’d like more than 24 hours in a day. I still need, and more importantly WANT, to grow my business and explore new and improved ways to make a difference to entrepreneurs who believe in a conscious approach to business. And, I trust my sharing this with you is an example of what conscious business looks like.

It’s important to me that you have a clear understanding of who I am and not an inflated view of me as a million-dollar entrepreneur. So, I felt that if my mastermind colleague would ask me a question about “the million”, that some of you may have had the same question in your own mind.

I’m so grateful this question was asked; it brought light to something everyone in the mastermind related to. Now as a result, at our next meeting we’ve agreed to bring our profit and loss statements and review them together so we can all get a true barometer of the financial health of our business, and what it’ll take to continue to expand our business and message. Is this a vulnerable thing to do? Absolutely! I can’t think of anything more vulnerable in a business than revealing your profit and loss statements… it’s like being naked. But, isn’t that the path of a conscious entrepreneur? Yes, indeed it is.