Magnetic Design for Passionate People » Manifesting http://www.lodestoneblog.com Web Design . Graphic Design . Business Design Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Moon, August 10th 3:08 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/08/new-moon-august-10th-308/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/08/new-moon-august-10th-308/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:24:30 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=618 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/08/new-moon-august-10th-308/feed/ 0 New Moon, July 11th 19:40 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/07/new-moon-july-11th-1940/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/07/new-moon-july-11th-1940/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:23:55 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=616 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/07/new-moon-july-11th-1940/feed/ 0 New Moon, June 12th 11:15 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/06/new-moon-june-12th-1115/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/06/new-moon-june-12th-1115/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:23:22 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=614 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/06/new-moon-june-12th-1115/feed/ 0 New Moon, May 14th 1:04 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/new-moon-may-14th-104/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/new-moon-may-14th-104/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 18:22:41 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=612 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/new-moon-may-14th-104/feed/ 0 The Laughing Buddha http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/the-laughing-buddha/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/the-laughing-buddha/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 01:52:09 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=644

by Prasanna GunturiLaughing Buddha

I shared this article in one of my newsletters a while back and just came across it again.  I thought you might enjoy it.
“Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” ~Charles Dickens

The myth of the Laughing Buddha

I had read somewhere a long time back that if one rubbed on the belly of the Laughing Buddha, it would bring abundance and prosperity into one’s life.

A friend once bought a small statue of the Laughing Buddha, so small that she could carry it with her in her pocket and hold it in her hand. The mystic Laughing Buddha always fascinated me so I went to a local shop and bought one for myself. Mine is a wooden one and is 6-7 inches tall. Nope, not the size one could carry around.

Whenever I looked at the Laughing Buddha, I would find him laughing joyfully and I would remember the famous song “for he’s jolly good fellow, for he’s a jolly good fellow”. The Laughing Buddha symbolizes abundance and prosperity. If you look at the Laughing Buddha, he hardly has any possessions, except for a bag on his shoulder. He is alone, always laughing and has this huge belly. And it’ll make you wonder how someone who has nothing can bring you something! That too, by rubbing his belly? Bizarre? Yes, but I wanted to check it out anyway. Who knows, maybe the magic worked… and who doesn’t like more abundance and prosperity in one’s life?

Did I rub the belly everyday? You bet I did! I put mine on my desk so that I would remember to say hello and rub the belly everyday. I scoured the web for instructions to rub the belly the “right and proper” way to get the best results!

I was totally in love with the Laughing Buddha (after all, one had better be polite, courteous, loving to some one who is going to bring prosperity and abundance to one’s life, right?).  This went on for a few days. I even instructed my husband to rub the belly when he was around. But then, he totally ignored me!

After a few days of this madness I forgot all about the belly rubbing. The statue remained on my desk and I wondered if the myth was just a myth. If it was indeed true, all we had to do to beat this economy is to distribute Laughing Buddhas all over the world and instruct people the “right and proper” way of rubbing the belly! And the economy would start booming again!

Now, wouldn’t that be just cool? Totally cool?

What is prosperity and abundance really?

Even though I didn’t rub the belly any longer, there were many questions at the back of my mind.

What is prosperity and abundance really? Is it having all the money I ever need? When would I know I’ve made enough? Is “enough” about having a good life for this day, this month, this year or this life time? Is “enough” about providing for one’s children a great living? Or is “enough” about providing for one’s grandchildren too?

When is “enough” enough?

But then again, is prosperity and abundance all about money? How about health, relationships, family, love, fulfillment, peace…? How about some balance?

The day I met the Laughing Buddha

The Laughing Buddha remained on my desk and whenever I looked at him, he would just grin back – ear to ear. Always. How can he be so happy? Not have any possessions yet be the symbol of abundance and prosperity? What did the symbolism really mean? I had to find out. So I decided to ask him. For a while, he just grinned back not really answering my questions. I had to nag him for quite some time (if you didn’t guess already, I am a pretty good nag) before he finally relented and shared his wisdom.

Laughing Buddha’s recipe for Abundance/Prosperity = Happiness + Contentment + Non-attachment

“Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” ~John Petit-Senn

True abundance and prosperity is happiness. If you’re not happy, it doesn’t matter how big your house is or how fat your bank balance is or if you’re the CEO of a big company or the president of a country. Money doesn’t grow on trees and neither does happiness. Someone can lend you money but nobody can lend you happiness. Sorry, the banks don’t do that yet and don’t intend to in the near future.

Happiness comes from contentment. Contentment does not mean that you should not aim higher or not have more or that you should scrape by only with what little or more you have!  Contentment is taking the time and appreciating what you have in life, valuing it, enjoying it and sharing it – be it relationships, wealth, health, material possessions, natural resources etc. It’s like enjoying a meal, taking time to savor every bite/morsel and being grateful to nature and the universe. It’s about taking time to digest and assimilate a meal before having the next one.

Non-attachment is enjoying what you have in life without being overly attached to what you possess, i.e. without being “needy” of these possessions. Because when you become needy, you become desperate and you act from a place of “lack” and that  attracts more “lack” into your life. In doing so, you deny your true essence – the essence of the spirit that stands for abundance and prosperity, the spirit that is ever giving and the spirit that symbolizes unconditional love. What stops flow of prosperity into our life is not “lack” in the world/universe but the “lack” in our minds and the thoughts and actions motivated by this “lack” – acts of fear, neediness and desperation that generate negative energy.

Laughing Buddha shares two simple tips to get you going

“He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without.” ~Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

TIP #1: Enjoy your every meal and you’ll soon master enjoying every moment of life! Watch as abundance and prosperity flows into your life!

TIP #2 (to remind you to enjoy your meal): Rub your belly before and after every meal!

TIP #3 (to remind you to rub your belly): Get yourself a Laughing Buddha!

Prasanna Gunturi, a Success & Self-Mastery Coach, helps individuals master their inner energy so they can eliminate energy drainers and channel their energy to create the life they desire and want.

What’s inner energy got to do with money? Download the free report Let’s Talk Money … and Beyond to find out what blocks money, the true source of prosperity and how one can tap into it.

]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/05/the-laughing-buddha/feed/ 0 New Moon, April 14 12:29 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/04/new-moon-april-14-1229/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/04/new-moon-april-14-1229/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:21:58 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=610 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/04/new-moon-april-14-1229/feed/ 0 New Moon, March 15th 21:01 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/03/new-moon-march-15th-2101/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/03/new-moon-march-15th-2101/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:21:02 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=608 Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/03/new-moon-march-15th-2101/feed/ 0 New Moon February 14th 2:51 http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/02/new-moon-february-14th-251/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/02/new-moon-february-14th-251/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:19:29 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=606

Abundance Check Ritual

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown. I received this from my One Command group and thought some of you might enjoy giving it a try.  It can’t hurt, right?
What are Abundance Checks?
Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.
Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.  There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.
Here’s how:
1.  Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.
2.  In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”
3.  On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.  Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”
Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.
Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!  If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.
]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2010/02/new-moon-february-14th-251/feed/ 0 Are You a Probability? By Asara Lovejoy http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/11/are-you-a-probability-by-asara-lovejoy/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/11/are-you-a-probability-by-asara-lovejoy/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:22 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=525 Asara shared this in her latest newsletter and I though you might enjoy it.  For more information, visit asara.com and commandingwealth.com.

Have you ever considered the notion that you are a probability waiting to happen? “This just in,” is one of my favorite sayings to explain new thoughts and ideas as they arrive in my consciousness and, “this just in” on the notion that you are more fluid and open to being more “probable” moments of yourself – than you realize.

The One Command keeps taking me out of myself from my small sphere of influence and small thinking, into greater and greater, increasing realms of possibilities, including the notion that in reality all we are is a probability of what is.

When I had this notion that we are a probability of self, expressed in any infinite possibilities, in any direction, moment by moment, I literally saw the universe shift and the people I was looking at, at that moment become fluid light. This was a little disconcerting to say the least, because at that moment I was sitting in a restaurant in Billings Montana. I stayed with the new thought that turned into a brilliant experience right there in the restaurant because it truly was a powerful idea that we are a probability expressed in any direction at any moment.

During The One Command Practitioner Level II Certification we really went for it with this idea of being a probability, and invited the notion that every thought you think – you think – everywhere – including within every other person in existence all at the same moment simultaneously. Now that is an awesome and maybe frightening thought – every thought you think – you think everywhere simultaneously – including within everything – including everyone.

Embracing this idea makes you conceptualize reality from a completely different positioning in the universe. Let’s see how connected we are, rather than how separate, and let’s see how powerful we are in creating our lives – rather than how limited.

Think on this. The smallest wavelength of space that can be measured with modern science right now is 10 to -33 (negative 33 zeros) centimeters. Pretty small. It is mathematically proven that in the smallest wavelength of measurable space there exists more energy than the entire known physical universe. Just for comparisons sake think about it as a tiny pinhead having more energy than all the entire known physical universe.

A tiny pinhead has more energy than all the entire known universe can mean that at the level of your thoughts you have more energy than all the known universe – and if that is the case then your thoughts would be inherent within everything in the known and unknown universe and you would be connected to everything – a part of everything – you would be everything. Even more dramatically you would be the creator of everything as well as the observer and experiencer.

Now that we have gone super quantum with these notions of reality, would you like to play here? Truly you are anyway so why not do it consciously. Just think on this thought for a while. I am a probability waiting to happen in any direction – a fluidity of potentiality. Stay open and see what arrives!

We have a wonderful full selection of innovative new programs for you to enjoy in this newsletter. May your probable self find something that suites you.

Love,
Asara Lovejoy

For more information, join us at our next Commanding Wealth Circle at The Center for Harmonious Living in Minnetonka on Tuesday, November 10th.  To register, visit www.lodestonedynamics.com/eventreg.html.

]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/11/are-you-a-probability-by-asara-lovejoy/feed/ 0 Defining Wealth http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/08/defining-wealth/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/08/defining-wealth/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:21:05 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=492 Encarta defines wealth as “an abundance or great quantity of something”.

Many of us automatically jump to the thought of money when we hear the word wealth.  I know I do. Or at least I did.  When my friend, Cathy, and I decided to co-facilitate a Commanding Wealth Circle I struggled with the name because I didn’t want people to think it was all about money.  Yes, money is a part of it.  We need it to live and enjoy some of life’s pleasures (although many pleasures are free).  I actually pulled out the dictionary as I was creating flyers for the group.  That’s when I saw how expansive the word “wealth” can be.  It’s just how we choose to define it for ourselves.

I am reminded of a story I heard once about a “wealthy” man and his son.  The man wanted to teach his son how lucky he was and thought he could do this by showing the son how poor people live.  They went to the country and spent some time on a farm with a family that would be considered quite poor.

At the end of the trip, the father asked his son what he thought.  The son had a great time and told his father that what he learned was this:

  • They have one dog and the family had four.
  • They have a pool and the family has a creek that goes on forever.
  • They have lanterns in their garden and the family has stars in the sky.
  • They have a piece of land and the family has fields that go farther than the eye can see.
  • They buy their food and the family grows their own.
  • They have walls to protect them and the family has friends.

The son then said to his father, “Thank you for showing me how poor we are.”

It’s all perspective.  Everything in life is that way.  We get to choose how we want to define everything in our world.  It’s both a blessing and curse – depending on your perspective.  Which will you choose?

For more information on the Commanding Wealth Circles, visit our website.

]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/08/defining-wealth/feed/ 0 Finding Calm Amidst the Chaos http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/04/finding-calm-amidst-the-chaos/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/04/finding-calm-amidst-the-chaos/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:32:53 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=406 I had the pleasure of speaking to the store managers last Wednesday at the Preferred Outlets in Medford.  What a great group of people.  I thought the information I shared is always a great reminder for all of us so I decided to post it here so you could benefit as well.  My top 5 tips for managing stress are:

  1. Live your life from a state of gratitude.
  2. Find at least three proactive behaviors you can do any where, any time and in front of anyone such as taking nice deep breaths, asking questions if you’re in a heated conversation, or think of something that brings you joy.
  3. Look at how balanced your life is.  What areas are suffering?  What can you do to bring more balance in today?
  4. Focus on what’s really important.  If something is causing you stress but doesn’t really matter in the big picture – let it go.
  5. Finally, ask yourself what YOU can bring to the table to make things better.  Don’t blame others!

Have a peaceful day full of joy!

]]> http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/04/finding-calm-amidst-the-chaos/feed/ 0 Stretch Risk or Die http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/04/stretch-risk-or-die/ http://www.lodestoneblog.com/2009/04/stretch-risk-or-die/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:30:33 +0000 Michele http://www.lodestoneblog.com/?p=383 First published by Essential Wellness in 2005

 

Have you ever wished you had more confidence in any area of your life?  Your job? Relationships?  Intuitive living?  I know I’ve been saying for years that I wish I had more confidence in all of those areas and more.  I’ve wondered why I didn’t have more and I’ve wondered what my life would look like if I did have it.  I’ve played the “if onlys” over and over in my mind.

 

Finally, after tiring of seeing little change, I decided it was time to get out there and start doing things.  I realized that things weren’t going to change on their own.  One of the areas I looked at was my job.  Although there were many things I enjoyed about my job, I didn’t really feel passionate about it any more and felt like there was another direction I’d like to go.  One day I just took the afternoon off and went out looking for office space in the community.  As luck would have it, I found a perfect space that I could afford.  Then I joined the Chamber and before I opened my doors, I had my first official client call to schedule an appointment.  Things just grew from there. 

 

I realized that every time I took a risk, I gained confidence!  And not just in the area I took the risk (for example, my job) but in every area of my life.  Even though I’ve heard for most of my life that practice will do that for you, this was different for me.  It wasn’t really practicing as much as just going outside of my comfort zone to achieve the things I want. 

 

Rhonda Britten, author, calls this stretch, risk or die.  Imagine a bullseye and the middle of it is your comfort zone.  The next ring out is the stretch zone, the next one is the risk zone, and the furthest one out is the die zone.  Stretching is something you’ve been avoiding but isn’t really that hard to do.  The risk zone is when you doing something that is scary for you and if you do it; it will probably change your life.  The die zone is where you do something that is so scary, you feel like a part of you is going to die.   As you visit the outer edges of your bullseye, you will be able watch your life change before your very eyes.   

 

I invite you to take a look at an area of your life you’d really like to change.  Come up with two stretches, two risks, and a die.  Start with the stretches and go through each item on your list.  As you do, acknowledge each one proudly, no matter how small it may seem.  Each time it will get easier and easier and you will feel your confidence begin to grow. 

 

To have the life you desire you must move out of your comfort zone and into the stretch, risk, AND die zones.  Know that you are worth it!  Today’s your day!  Make it count!

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We also have a free workshop on Thursday evening at 6:30pm in Maple Grove at the Byerly’s in their Community Room.  Registration is required as space is limited.  You can register at www.lodestonescheduler.com.

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