Motivating yourself… Sometimes, the hows of doing it elludes us at best, or simply we don’t know how to start. We know we want to excel and ti be an example to our colleagues. This should not be something you do only when the spirit moves you. It’s an ongoing process that should include every facet of your business life. This means your mental attitude, physical well-being and appearance, work atmosphere, your interaction with others (clients, colleagues and employees alike), and your off-the-job environment.

Motivational experts agree that to strive for success, you must constantly examine these factors. How do you do that? Follow the 5 tactics below, and start watching the changes:

1. Maintaining a Positive Attitude - Realize that life is only 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. You are responsible for all your own actions and all your own attitudes, and for changing them when appropriate.

When you are around people and things that are uplifting and positive, you start to feel that way. That’s why it’s very true the old saying: “the company you keep makes you.” Do this and you will have more confidence in yourself, and you will know that you can change whatever it is that needs changing. If you can make your workplace such a place you’ll find happier co-workers and higher production. You might even find your people look forward to coming to work!

2. Leave Personal Troubles Home - Everyone has problems, but they don’t belong at work. Turn your attention and energy entirely to your on-the-job tasks. This will actually be good for you because you’ll get a mental break from your troubles.

3. Create Positive Affirmations - The reason for writing goals for your business is the same as creating positive affirmations on paper. What your eyes see and ears hear, your mind will believe. Try it!

After you’ve written them down, read them aloud to yourself - and do it every morning and everytime you get a chance to do it. You’ll be amazed at what happens. Come up with a set of new ones every month. Statements such as, “I am an important and valuable person,” or “I know I’ll make good use of my time today.” Repeating them out loud everyday at a set time will help reinforce positive actions. And remember to write them in the positive, in present tense and in the first person (”I am now…” is a much better affirmation than “In our group we will not be…”).

4. Make Sure Break Times Are Really Break Times - This is an area where most entrepreneurs and independent salespersons and marketers fall down. You become so intense about the project or situation you’re working on that you don’t ease up. Thinking that it’ll be solved in the next few seconds, and then you’ll get a cup of coffee can lead you right up to quitting time. Regularly adhering to a specified break schedule, even if you’re your own boss, releases the tension. If you work on a computer this is even a greater problem because before you realize it - you’ve been working in that same position for hours. The best answer to this is to set yourself a reminder on your appointment calendar for every 2 hours, and let the computer reminder chime send you the alert to move around.

5. Exercise, Exercise, Exercise - I know that lately it seems that “exercise” is the cure-all to every physical ailment, even to your love life, but despite all that, there is some truth to that “ugly” word. By exercise I don’t mean that you neccesarily should go out and join a gym and spend your lunch-time, 3-days-a-week there working out (but that is not a bad idea, either).

What is really beneficial and workable is that at those chiming alerts from your computer, get up and walk around your desk or room. Maybe go outside and get the mail and enjoy the sunlight (if you happen to have a home office), or just get up and do a few stretches. Concentrated, tense thinking - typing - plotting plans - or whatever your work, makes all those muscles tighten up and knot up.

Then when we move we “ooh” and “ouch” because we’ve knotted up into a ball of tension. Periodic stretching, even at our desk, or just getting up and walking over to the window and getting a different view can help. One of the greatest disservice modern business décor has done to us, is making our offices pristine, sleek, unencumbered spaces. There is nothing more relaxing than getting up from your desk and walking over to a peaceful, serene, seascape or pastoral painting and just drinking it in visually. Momentarily transporting your mind out of work and into that place does wonders. A few good paintings and less shiny chrome in offices would benefit us all.

It only takes a little concentrated effort on our part to keep motivated and productive, which leads to success.

Motivation doesn’t happen by itself. But the great truth is that we can get motivated all day long every day!

Tashi deley, *

Jorge Pinkus

Your Maximum Success Coach

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1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three Rs:

• Respect for self
• Respect for others and
• Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realise you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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A little late for Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Day, but always inspiring and, after all these years, still sending chills down my spine, here’s the video of the speech by this “moral leader” as he was introduced to the multitude gathered at the marc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk

To your continued success,

Jorge Pinkus

Your Maximum Success Coach

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This thing that we call Time is only an illusion. The only moment is now. Waiting is a state of mind. Basically it means that you want the future and don’t want the present. The key is to break the old patterns of present moment denial and present moment resistance. - (Dr. Robert Anthony)

Creating reality in the moment is holographic creation. You can also call it manifesting in holographic time. You create what you want on a spiritual level (quantum level), and then it grows until it becomes crystallized into physical reality.

All these ten comparisons between holographic creation and visualization are based in the fact that there is no such thing as time. As Robert Anthony said in the quote at the start of this chapter, “The only moment is now”.

Note – Some people who are skilled at visualization are actually doing holographic creation without knowing it. Visualization (seeing detailed images) is part of holographic creation. This chapter fully explains the differences between the two.

So when I speak of visualization, I’m talking about the limited version of visualization as traditionally taught. Visualization is very powerful for some people precisely because they understand the deeper laws of holographic creation! Now you have these keys to manifestation also!

1. Present vs. Future
Holographic creation is a present activity. You build your creations in the present, not in the future. Your focus is truly in the eternal now. Visualization is future-based. Visualization is focused on a desired future, not on creating something in the present.

2. Actual Creation vs. Pictures
Holographic creation is really creating something. Holographic Creations are real entities. They are made of matter (just a more refined matter – not visible to us now). Visualization works with pictures. Visualizations are images, and are not usually considered as having a real “existence”.

3. Permanent vs. Short Lived
A properly constructed holographic creation has the power of permanence. They have continued existence after they are created. They grow independently while you go on to do other things.

A visualization is short-lived. If all you are doing is visualizing, your visualizations stop living and existing when you stop visualizing. The picture disappears.

4. Multi-Dimensional vs. Two Dimensional
Holographic creation is at least four-dimensional. It is actually a multi-dimensional process (more than four) but four is about all we can understand while in this current time and space game.

Visualizations are two-dimensional. Visual images are merely representations in our mind.

5. Inner World vs. Outer World
Holographic creation is focused on creation in the inner world of thought, light, energy, and sound. In reality, it’s all energy. Youknow that the outer manifestation of your thought creations are simply a natural result of the inner manifestation.

Visualization is focused on outer reality. The focus in visualization is on the physical world, with little or no emphasis on spiritual pre-creation.

6. Emotional Power vs. Detailed Images Only
Holographic creation uses emotion. You can only do holographic creation if you properly use your emotions. You actually feel the emotions you want to feel. The holographic creation sheet helps because you have to actually write down the name of the emotion. You have to decide what emotion you want to feel – confident, joyful, connected, and energetic, and feel the emotion in the present moment!

Visualization doesn’t include emotion. Note - many promoters of visualization have discovered the power of emotions and added this to their visualizing program, which is a great plus. Again – Millions of people have found visualization powerful, and it can be. But millions of others have found no benefit. By itself, visualization doesn’t include all the steps. Some find the keys to effectiveness on their own, and some don’t. Holographic creation contains all the elements, and that’s why it’s so effective at creating what you want in life!

7. Gratitude vs. Grasping
Holographic creation uses gratitude to align your energies. Proper gratitude is an inherent part of holographic creation. Gratitude aligns your energies with the inner world and allows you to manifest in an easy manner. When you decide to create something good in your life, you must be grateful for what you already have in that area of your life. Trying to manifest from a state of total dissatisfaction with your life (ingratitude) is not effective. It also doesn’t reflect the reality of the many blessings you do have.

In visualization there is no emphasis on gratitude. Most often in visualization there is simply wanting, craving, and grasping with no thankfulness for present blessings. You can find things to be grateful for in any area of your life. The holographic creation sheet makes you find these areas because you have to write it down!

8. Hope vs. Doubt
Holographic creation generates amazing hope and confidence. When your energies are aligned, and you absolutely know you are creating in the inner reality, you feel so good! You can feel your creations growing and crystallizing into the “denser” physical reality.

Hope is a full expectation of desirable things to come. With holographic creation, you have this full expectation. Visualization works somewhere between doubt and hope. Most people who practice visualization hardly have that “full expectation” that the things they are visualizing will really become reality.

9. Welcoming vs. Needing
Holographic creation leads to a relaxed welcoming of desires. There is a divine unconcern that is an integral part of manifesting.

HoloCreation naturally produces this mental state. You have confidence because you know the reality of inner creation. This relaxed state leads to peace, oneness, patience, and effective action.Visualization usually stems from a needing, grasping desire. Because there is no work in inner reality, there is often a fear that what one desires will not come to pass. This fearful needing leads to discontent, impatience, hurry, and frantic action.

10. Always Works vs. Sometimes Works
Holographic creation always works. The laws of manifesting physical creation through prior holographic (spiritual) creation always work. You just have to learn the laws and practice the methods.

Visualization sometimes has great results. When visualization “works”, it’s because the individual is naturally and intuitively including many of the elements of holographic creation. Their results will improve by understanding the principles in a conscious way.
About the Author:

Christopher Westra is the author of I Create Reality: How to use holographic creation to manifest your desires. For more about his work, go to www.ICreateReality.com

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N.E. Visualization + Emotion works. Now, add holographic creation, and your manifestation process will be taken to the next level. If nothing else, you’ll have more fun doing this.

Your Maximum Success Coach,

Jorge Pinkus

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I found this post in the Zig Ziglar Newsletter, and I immediately wanted to share it with you, since it is exactly my own philosophy:

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Cheerful, Upbeat People Reproduce Cheerful, Upbeat People

[I’ve said that there are great benefits for] greeting people with an enthusiastic “Good Morning!”, even when it’s 8:00 p.m.  The reason is simple: The best way for me to feel upbeat and optimistic is for me to make an effort to make others feel upbeat and optimistic.  Admittedly, on rare occasions I get back a less than chipper reply, but from my perspective that’s their problem and not mine.  For each stinking thinking reply I get, I get back a hundred positive ones.  The other reason I say “good morning” is that I always believe the best part of the day is still in front of me.  As far as I’m concerned, the use of the word “morning” is legitimate.

When someone beats me to the draw and says something like, “Good morning, how are you?” I always respond in one of two ways.  I will either say, “Better than good, and that’s an understatement,” or “Super good, but I’m getting better!”  Almost without exception after an interchange like that the other person is smiling.  When I cause someone else to smile I leave them slightly better than I found them, which makes me feel better. 

Phase two of this approach to life is what I say when I part company with an individual. Instead of the usual “Have a good day,” I say, “I’ll see you over the top!”, which also brings a smile.  Just in case you’re wondering if that is the “real world,” my answer is, “You bet it is!”  One of the interesting psychological truths is that logic will not change an emotion, but action will.  This approach is initiating a physical action which will, in fact, make me feel better while also making the other person feel better.  This validates the concept that you can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. 

Give this approach an honest trial and I’ll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
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About Zig Ziglar:
Mr. Ziglar has written twenty-six celebrated books on personal growth, leadership, sales, faith, family and success.  For more information on Zig, click here.

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When Joe Vitale, probably the most visible of The Secret Teachers out there, sent me this email I knew I had to share it with you…

Besides being extremely funny it’s got some GREAT tips on how and how NOT to apply The Secret of Attraction and Manifesting.

To Your Success Always,
Jorge Pinkus

MESSAGE FROM JOE VITALE

Hey,

I love the television show Boston Legal. In a recent episode, actor William Shatner, playing egomaniac attorney Denny Crain, sits in a chair, closes his eyes, and tries to attract actress Raquel Welch.

I loved seeing the movie The Secret and the Law of Attraction getting spoofed on national TV. After all, I’m in the movie and love a good laugh, too. Spoofs can be fun.

And that’s what the episode was: a spoof.

At the end of the show Shatner’s character attracts one of the greatest female comedians of all time: Phyllis Diller.

Shatner is shattered.

He thinks “The Secret” didn’t work.

He mumbles, “I’m going to sue those people.”

What did Shatner’s character do wrong?

Why didn’t he attract what he said he wanted?

Here’s my take on it:

1. Shatner’s character sits and concentrates, finger to forehead, and looks like he has a headache. There’s no joy on his face. The Law of Attraction works when you feel the end result of what you want, not just think about it. Denny Crain isn’t even close.

2. Shatner’s character takes no action at all. None. Considering the character he plays, surely he could have picked up the phone and called around. Surely someone in his power circle would be able to connect him to Welch. I could get to Welch if I really wanted to. As you may recall, I’m the guy in the movie and book The Secret who says, “The Universe likes speed. Take ACTION.”

3. Shatner’s character attracts what he thinks he doesn’t want: Phyllis Diller. This is SO relevant. You always attract what you un-consciously think is right for you. In the TV show, Diller is actually an old flame. She represents sex to him, or at least did at one time. This is so Freudian. In order to get what you want, you have to get clear inside of the old programs. Until you do, you won’t get what you say you want, you’ll get what you unconsciously want.

Finally, Shatner’s mumble at the end about suing “those people” is also revealing.

It shows Shatner’s character is still a victim, powerless to the world unless he resorts to the one thing he can trust: the legal system.

Again, I loved the episode on Boston Legal.

Just remember it was a spoof.

If you want to use The Secret to attract what you want, focus on your intention, add feeling, take action and enjoy the process.

And then maybe you can attract Raquel Welch.

Dream Big!

Dr. Joe Vitale
PS — Attracting Phyllis Diller is not a bad thing. This brilliant comedian used to make me laugh when I was a kid watching TV. She still makes me laugh. She also learned about success from the same book I did: The Magic of Believing. She looks radiant even today, when she’s close to 90 years old. You keep rocking the house, Phyllis.

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