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~~~Publisher's Corner~~~
I hope everyone's week got off to a fabulous start. I'd also
like to extend a warm 'Welcome' to all our new subscribers --
it's great to have you with us.
Almost everywhere you look on the Internet today, you will
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Success is something we all want. It starts with knowing what
you are trying to achieve with your online business. Have you
determined which steps you need to take? How will you know what
you have accomplished if you haven't laid out the 'map' to show
you just how far you have come as well as how far you still
have to go?
Setting goals for yourself is the first step. Developing the
mindset to achieve that success is a big part of this
preparation.
Today's Feature from Noel Peebles "Success Comes ... When You
Turn INDECISION and FEAR Into POWER and ACTION" brings a
powerful message for us all. Again, this ties in with your
mindset.
Being able to define what it is you want to achieve will give
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Imagine being able to brain storm with an exclusive group of
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Our second Feature is How to Make the Most of Your Time. Craig
Lock offers a number of suggestions that will speed up your
productivity even if you follow just a few of them.
Well, let's get on with the rest of today's issue. Have a
great day and keep on smiling!
Lois M. Jeary
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~~~Notes and Quotes~~~
As you know, I haven't been a big fan of Windows XP for a
number of reasons. One of the major issues I had was having
to let Microsoft know every time you changed your Registry
five times or every 120 days. Here's the way to put a stop
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I've seen this message before and thought I'd share it with
you. Sometimes we just have to sit back and remember what is
really important.
A group of Geography students studied the Seven Wonders of the
World. At the end of that section, the students were asked to
list what they think were considered to be the present Seven
Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the
following got the most votes.
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student, a
quiet girl, hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the
girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet girl
replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind
because there were so many."
The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have and maybe we can
help."
The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the Seven Wonders of the
World are:
1. to touch
2. to taste
3. to see
4. to hear She hesitated a little, and then
5. to feel
6. to laugh
7. and to love
Then the room was so full of silence it was deafening! It is
far too easy for us to look at the exploits of man and refer to
them as "wonders" while we overlook all God has done for us,
regarding them as merely "ordinary".
May you be reminded today of those things which are truly
wondrous!
Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, while you
can.
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SUCCESS Comes...
When You Turn INDECISION And FEAR
Into POWER and ACTION!
By Noel Peebles
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"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Franklin Roosevelt
How many times have you had a really great idea or wanted
to take a risk and try something new, only to have a
little voice inside your head shout:
"It wouldn't work!"
"You couldn't possibly do that!"
or "What a silly idea".
Everyone, at some point in their lives has listened to
their little voice cautioning them against following a
certain action. If you frequently question what you do
and think, and veer away from making decisions, then
you may be stopping yourself from reaching your fullest
potential. You may be slowly squeezing the special
creative energy and inspiration inside of you that
makes you unique, into a tight knot that needs to
desperately unravel.
So what motivates that niggly little voice? What is
stopping you from making that important decision or
trying something new?
One of the most common answers is FEAR. Fear is the
greatest single barrier to success in our personnel
and professional lives. The emotion of fear is
intended to warn us of danger and to act as a
cautionary tool. It should make us stop and
think before taking action.
The Great Dictator?
What fear shouldn't do is dictate the course of
action we take. It shouldn't control our thoughts
or relationships with other people, and most
importantly fear shouldn't shape who we are or
what we want to achieve in our lives.
On a conscious or subconscious level all of us have
felt the impact of fear in our lives. Whether it is
the fear of making a decision, the fear of failure,
a fear of what other people will think, or the fear
of success - the consequences are the same.
If left to fester and control our lives, fear
eventually leads us to stop trying new things.
Our comfort zone pulls tight around us and is
rarely pushed further out than it needs to be.
We feel stale, lethargic and wonder what's
missing in our lives. Our creative energy is
replaced with a survival instinct. On a
subconscious level we start to really believe
that we aren't good enough, or that there's
no way possible that we can achieve something
new or take a risk. On a conscious level our
body and mind responds to being fed negative
statements and responds by firmly stating -
"I can't do it!"
What are you afraid of?
Have you ever wondered just what you are
afraid of? What stops you from taking the
next step forward that will keep you on
the path of achieving your goals?
The reason for most people's fear is buried
deep within themselves. A low level of
self-confidence and self-esteem makes us
feel unhappy about ourselves. Because our
thoughts are based on feelings of inadequacy,
we set our boundaries and standards very low
and achieve little in our lives.
One of the greatest realizations that you may
ever experience in your life is that the emotion
of fear is part of being human. It's perfectly
normal to experience misgivings and doubts!
Fear will never go away no matter how
self-confident or successful we are!
The key to overcoming our fears is to feel
good about ourselves and think positively.
We can then begin to use the energy that
fear creates positively in our lives.
Only then can we turn indecision and fear
into power and action.
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HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME
by Craig Lock
"Live your life, don't spend it."
- A. Lakein
"Know the true value of time -
snatch, seize and enjoy every moment of it."
- Lord Chesterfield (1694-1733)
GET MORE FROM LIFE EACH DAY
* Focus on one day at a time.
* Live the moment.
* Forget yesterday and look forward to tomorrow. If you are
guilty about what happened yesterday, or are anxious about
what might happen tomorrow, your energy will be dissipated.
* Plan your work, then work your plan.
* What good and bad habits have you developed? Reinforce
the good daily patterns and break the bad.
* Be an "early bird".
Habits start as consciously made decisions, eg.. what time to
get up. Once established, good habits become second nature.
Success is the result of habit. It depends not so much on doing
the unusual, but on doing the commonplace unusually well.
DON'T PROCRASTINATE - DO IT NOW
Don't confuse being busy with working efficiently - activities
can be tension-relieving, not goal achieving. By concentrating
on fewer, priorities regularly on a fixed schedule, you can
achieve a lot more in less time.
IS TIME THE PROBLEM OR ARE YOU?
Draw up a daily "to do" list. Rank priority tasks (the important
few), as well as the trivial many. This allows you to focus on
fewer things and achieve more. Sort into A, B & C's
A's are important and urgent. Must do today.
B's are important and not urgent. Want to do today.
Is a ringinging telephone urgent or important?
C's are not important. Today, if possible or delegate.
Use this system to cover work, personal and family items. This
allows you to strike a balance in your daily living. In
addition, you can schedule the daily activities required to
achieve your objectives. By giving high visibility to your major
goal, you can keep your mental energies concentrated.
Remember the 20/80 principle: 20% of your key activities will
give you 80% of your results or payoff and 80% of your work (or
clients) will produce 20% of your profits.
Don't hog all the work. Delegate what you can as this encourages
a sense of responsibility and a sense of teamwork in others. It
frees up your time for more important activities. Handle each
piece of paper only once. Rather than shuffling paper, make a
decision to deal with it NOW (if important). destroy, or diarise
for later action.
Use the concept of time blocks to do similar tasks at one time
... rather than when they arise, otherwise trivia will swamp
what is important.
Look at your body rhythms for which times suit you best. When do
you work best (or when is your concentration at it's maximum)?
Are you most alert in the morning, afternoon or evening? Plan
your day by your energy cycle. You can schedule the most
important or mentally demanding activities when you are at your
peak.
"Next time you say, 'I'm wasting time', change that to say,
'I'm wasting myself' ".
- Paul J. Meyer, Success Motivation Institute
TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS:
1. LIST YOUR GOALS AND SET PRIORITIES:
* Life Goals
* Work Goals
* Identify Short Term A's.
2. MAKE A DAILY "TO DO" LIST
* Set A B C's
* Don't schedule every minute of the day.
3. Start with A's - NOT WITH C's
A's are 80% of everything.
Make inroads into A's every chance you get.
Use the 'Swiss Cheese' approach, ie. Identify small tasks that
will poke a hole in a big one. Do these in your odd moments.
Do anything that moves A along.
4. ASK YOURSELF: WHAT IS THE BEST USE OF MY TIME RIGHT
NOW?
Why waste time on C's if you've an A to do?
Fight habits and just filling in time.
5. HANDLE EACH PIECE OF PAPER ONLY ONCE
Have a C drawer
6. DO IT NOW!
Decide you can do it right away.
Itemise (write it down)
Categorise
Prioritise
Crystallise
However, remember work is not everything...
IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES.
Craig Lock
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