The Navigator

Archive for June, 2009

• The purpose of life is to serve and be happy. #
• Stop worrying and enjoy the moment. Be grateful for what you have and all that life has given you. #
• I’d love your help growing my new fan page on Facebook. Become a fan now – http://ow.ly/dOxo. Please share with your friends. #
• What’s next? #
• What do you want in life? #
• The city of Nimrod…hope that’s not a reflection of it’s residents. #
• No Name Avenue…really? Ran out of options?? #
• See Gull Drive…no dictionary handy?? #
• Who’s responsible for naming things in northern Minnesota?? #
• The back of the waitresses shirt at Famous Dave’s says “Have some of what we’re smoking.”. What’s that all about? #
• Since 12/7/07, I have spent 1,254 hours and 1 second driving my car. #
• Spend some time with those you love today. Let them know you appreciate them. #
• Do something creative today. How do you express yourself? #
• When are you most confident? #

• Looking for healing arts practitioners in MN interested in funnel mktg. Check out our workshop 6/16 in Maple Grove. lodestonescheduler.com. #
• You are always Divinely protected. #
• Your inner wisdom will NEVER steer you wrong. What is it telling you today? #
• RT @manifestmmind The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind. Wayne Dyer #
• Give yourself a break today. #
• Get some fresh air today. #
• Be gentle and kind AND ask for what you need. Be assertive today. #
• What will increase your chances of success? #
• Looking forward to expo at The Center of Harmonious Living on Sunday, June 21st. http://ow.ly/fi5N. Come and visit us if you aren’t busy. #

I had to share this article by Ali Brown

Have you ever felt down after chatting with a friend or coworker? You may have felt fine before the conversation, but now, after hearing them complain about the weather, the economy, and a demanding neighbor or mother-in-law, you’re starting to feel kind of cranky yourself, as if their negativity were somehow contagious.

Actually, you can catch a negative (or positive) attitude from the people around you. According to the well-known psychiatrist and energy guru Dr. Judith Orloff, who wrote the bestseller Positive Energy, our bodies are made of flesh and blood, but they’re also composed of energy fields. Negative energy like fear, anger, and hopelessness drags us down and drain our energy, but positive energy, like compassion, courage, and forgiveness, improves our mood and our well-being.

The law of attraction states that people either sense our positive energy and gravitate towards us, or they feel our negative energy and shy away from us. Those around us influence how we feel and can even impact the direction our lives take. Positive people can improve your life, while negative people (also called “energy vampires”) just drag you down.

* “Energy vampires” suck the life out of you. Spending time with people who constantly complain or make negative remarks only makes us feel listless and despondent. These “energy vampires” tell us we’ll never get our business off the ground or that our dreams are unrealistic (possibly because they can’t bear to see others succeed where they have failed). Spend too much time with a complainer and you’ll start to believe what they tell you.

* Positive people energize you. The more time you spend surrounded by positive people, the more you’ll internalize their cheerful, upbeat attitude and start spreading it around. Positive people make your goals seem attainable and give you a boost of energy when you need it. They don’t dwell on small setbacks or waste time complaining about things that are within their power to change. With an open heart, an open mind, and a willingness to try new things, they can handle virtually anything.

While we sometimes have to deal with negative coworkers or relatives, it’s up to us to choose the other people in our lives. Ask yourself how you feel after spending time with someone. Do you feel energized and inspired? Or does lunch with a certain “friend” leave you feeling restless and unfulfilled?

If the latter, then it’s time to develop friendships with people who support your goals and spread positive energy. These people will provide wisdom in times of trouble and inspire you to reach greater heights in moments on self-doubt. Seek our people and organizations that promote action and service to the community, because there is nothing more uplifting than helping others.

As you spend more time with positive people and distance yourself from negative ones, you’ll feel your spirits lift and your goals coming into focus. You, in turn, will become a more positive person – someone others want to spend their time with.

© 2009 Ali International, LLC

Self-made multimillionaire entrepreneur Ali Brown is devoted to creating financial freedom for women globally through the power of entrepreneurship. To learn how to create wealth and live an extraordinary life now, register for her free weekly articles at www.AliBrown.com

• What is your vision for your future, both personal and professional? What does your ideal day look like? #
• I just created a FB fan page. Please join me here: http://bit.ly/bO2hI #
• Do you need to be more gentle with yourself or another? #
• What motivates you? #
• Preparing for Lodestone Group for Healing Arts Practitioners. We’re exploring our reason for being. Check us out:http://bit.ly/Inm1O #
• The Universe is full of messages providing guidance for your life. Are you paying attention? #
• What is your greatest strength? How can you bring more of this into your work, your relationships, your life? #
• What burdens are you carrying that you are ready to let go of? #
• I’d love your help growing my new fan page on Facebook. Become a fan now – http://ow.ly/dOxo. Share with your friends. #
• How healthy are your boundaries? Can you say “no” when you need to? Do you ask yourself if something honors EVERYONE involved-including you? #

If you are looking to make your life easier this is a tool you’ve got to check out. I’ve been using FreeConferenceCall.com for my teleclasses and it’s worked great.

They’ve just added this service which is very affordable. It allows you to send a voice message to a group of people at one time! So if you have a class, group, etc. that you need to call and give some information to everyone – this would allow you to do it with one phone call! What a great way to remind people about a meeting or give everyone a change in the program or whatever you need.

You can even schedule out your message to be sent in the future! I love it when my life gets easier.

Check it out here: https://www.simpleblast.com/default.aspx

Success is not measured by how you do compared to how someone else does. Success is measured by how you do compared to what you could have done with what God gave you.” – unknown

Thank you to Deb Bollom from d5coaching.com for sharing this amazing quote. I love it and had to share with others!

• Take some time to ground your energy today. Connect to the earth and just breathe. #
• Who is your favorite tweeter and why? #
• What is something you really want but you’ve been holding back? It’s time to just go for it! #
• Is there something you can delegate to another or ask for help with it? Know your strengths and welcome the support of others. #
• Let go of past burdens and hurts. They are holding you back. It’s time to be present and look forward to what life has in store for you. #
• Just registered at http://www.tweetmondo.com to search for Twitter users close to me! #
• Check it out – we’ve created a fan page for our business: http://bit.ly/jMODu. Become a fan today! #
• Are you overextending yourself? Take some time to rejuvenate. #
• You have many gifts. Are you using them? #

Thank you to Alex McArthur, VP of Search Strategies at OrangeSoda, for the following tips:

1. Make sure your title tag relates to the content of your site.
2. Fill in your MetaTags.
3. Let people know about your site whenever possible.
4. Shorten URLs as much as possible. In other words, have URLs like www.lodestonedynamics.com/networking or /networking.html. Don’t have long ones that look like www.lodestonedynamics.com/01248974r3=?idvfhow.
5. Check your text. Have you included your keywords? Is your text about your business?

What changes can you make to optimize your site now?

Great site, shared by Andrea J. Lee in her recent newsletter: http://cooltext.com/

If you need to create custom buttons for your website or links on your blog, this will do it.