They Didn't Know Better....

They didn't Know...They didn't know better.

They said you had to work hard to succeed.

That success only comes with great sacrifice.

That money is not good - you'll have to give up everything just to make more money.

You believed them.

You work hard, you want to succeed but you still don't feel like you're getting ahead.

Maybe you look at your bank account and you wonder when will all that hard work payoff.

Or maybe you want to meet the right person but every relationship fails and you're still searching for that right person.

Somebody probably told you that relationships are difficult and you believed them.

You adopted these beliefs from others, and most of those people (if not all) are not very successful.

They're just projecting their beliefs on to you, and you accept them.

But they really don't know if you can or can't be successful.

Only you get to decide whether you can be successful.

Only you can decide what success means to you.

So take a look at those beliefs that say you can't or that say something is hard to do and put them aside.

Now just think about achieving that goal. At first you'll think maybe, just maybe you can.

But then those negative thoughts creep in.

Those beliefs that you adopted from others take over.

And then you wonder - "what's the point?" The solution - get rid of those beliefs that others gave you.

You don't need them.

They don't do you any good.

All you have to do is take the right steps at the right time for you.

When you start doing the right things at the right time you'll achieve the success you want a lot sooner.

It starts to get easy.

And here's a simple formula that you can follow to make sure you do the right things at the right time

Choose to be successful.

Choose to live the life you want to live.

Choose the relationship you want to have.

Then take action towards learning to be the best in those areas.

Have Faith and don’t listen to the naysayers that say you can’t

And you will succeed.

Sure you may have had some failures.

But you can't get stuck on those failures.

Instead, you should focus on the success you've had in the past. It can be anything - small or big - as long as you felt successful. Doing this creates success energy.

That success energy draws more success to you.

It brings you more situations that lead to greater success.

Your subconscious mind and your inner powers pick up on that success energy and it resonates.

That's how you enjoy more success.

But when you focus on the failures you create failure energy. And you attract situations that lead to more failure.  So focus on your success - no matter how small it may seem.

It creates more success energy that leads to greater success.

Now there's a lot more you can do to achieve the success you want. And there are many ways to direct your subconscious mind and inner powers to bring you the success you want.

Some of them work well and some don't work so well.

In my Stretch Yourself program I've put together a complete system that shows you walks you through creating the success you want in any area of your life.  To learn more, go to www.stretchyourself.org

You see it took me years to put this together.  I spent a lot of time interviewing successful people and see what worked for them and didn’t work and then actually going through what works and what doesn't work.  I made sure I had a something that helps you create effective relationships in all aspects of your life - so that you enjoy the success you want easily.

It's not about working hard, we both know that doesn't work.

It's not about working more or working longer hours - that just makes you tired.

It's about applying the right strategies, and doing the right things at the right time.

And using the power that you have within - your inner powers and subconscious mind to create the success you want. It's a pretty simple process that works but sometimes you need someone to help you stay on course throughout the process.  To learn more visit www.stretchyourself.org

Remember You ARE  a powerful person. 

You have tremendous powers and you have barely scratched the surface of your potential.  Those powers are harnessed in your mind and manifested in your subconscious mind.  Start directing them to create the life you want by taking the first step.

Remember -- you only get one life and one chance.

Make the most of it.

Stop defeating yourself, stop limiting yourself. 

Stretch Yourself and Create all the success you want and deserve starting now.

I look forward to connecting with you soon.

Make It Easy on Yourself

Make it easy on yourself
It doesn't have to be difficult
So make it easy on yourself.

I know somebody, somewhere at some point probably told you that you have to work hard.
That success is the end result of hard work and long hours.

I was told that.
I heard it from teachers, friends and relatives.
So I did what they said.
But it didn't work.
All that hard work just made me more tired.
And I didn't have a lot to show for it.

Then I started meeting some really successful people.
I found out that they didn't work as hard as I thought they would.
They just did things differently and stay focused and consistent on what matter the most.

So I started applying their strategies.
My life changed.
Success became easier.
That's when I realized that success can be easy.
When you have the right strategy.
The kind of strategy that stretches you to allow you to enjoy greater success, happiness and achieve your goals. Click here to stretch yourself!

I still work with these strategies every day and I teach my clients these strategies as well.
Yes I stretch myself daily to stay focused and consistent to make sure I'm working at my full potential.
You see it's easy to slip into an old habit and stop doing something that works.
That's why you really have to keep reminding yourself to do the things that work and continue to
apply the right strategies.

I also discovered that the most successful people in the world have to continually remind themselves to stay focused and think about the success they've had. They then build on their success and it gets easier because they keep applying the same strategies over and over.

Now I want you to have the same success.
I want you to stretch yourself to enjoy your life and achieve your goals.

This is the year you succeed.
This the year you achieve all your goals.
This is the year you apply the powerful strategies that lead to success.
Start living the life you want today.
You are a powerful person.
More powerful than you realize.
Stretch Yourself and begin using your power to bring you the success, happiness and joy you want.

I look forward to connecting with you soon.

Do What You Love

Today’s blog is about your passion, doing what you love.  You'll enjoy life a lot more when you do what you love. But maybe you can't do what you love.  You're too busy, there's no time.

You think about what you'd like to do.  Then you realize all the things you HAVE to do.
Where's the time? You ask yourself. You just can't do what you love because you haven't got the time. A few weeks go by, then a couple of months and you're still as busy as you were, maybe even more busy. Before you know it the year's gone by (another one is ending soon).

And you still haven't done what you enjoy. You haven't made the time to do what you love.  Or maybe you just forgot what you love doing. Maybe if I asked you: "What do you enjoy doing?"
You might say: "I don't know."

You've buried your passion. When you bury your passion you lose your passion for life.
How can you enjoy life if you don't do what you enjoy? You can't.
Instead you go through life doing the things you don't enjoy. Then you get angry or frustrated.
You want more, you want to enjoy life but you tell yourself you can't.

You're too busy.
You now completely believe that you just don't have the time to do the things you want to do.
You believe that you're too busy and don't have the time to enjoy life.
You believe that you can't enjoy your life.
And so the misery continues.

If you're not enjoying life you're not living. You're just struggling. You're just surviving.
That's not a way to live. You should be out enjoying life.
You should be out doing what you love. But you're not.

You lost that passion.
You let it slip away.
You buried it.
Forgot about it.

And now you're too busy. Too busy to bring it back.
You've put the belief that you're too busy on your subconscious mind.
Your subconscious now thinks that you want to be busy.
Being your good servant, your subconscious goes out and finds ways for you to stay busy.
Even if you didn't have anything to do you'd STILL say you have no time.
Because that's what you believe and so the subconscious keeps creating the situations for you to stay busy.

It's a really vicious cycle that you've created. And if you don't break that cycle now - it will only get worse. You'll miss out on all of life's little pleasures because you're too busy.

Stop feeding your subconscious mind the belief that you're busy.
Give your subconscious new information.
Give it new beliefs and follow up with new actions that allow you to enjoy life and live life with passion. Get your subconscious mind to make more time for you.
So that you live with passion and no longer struggle.

I used to think and believe that I was too busy.
I missed out on a lot because I believed I was too busy.
I would miss my girls’ birthday parties, family and friends events, weddings and funerals because I believed I was too busy.

Then one day it hit me.

If I don't stop I'll never enjoy life.
I was busy but I wasn't having any fun.
I tried to change my schedule.
I tried to slow down.
But I still didn't have any more time.

Then I thought, let's try a different approach.

I changed my thinking and took action towards having time and soon after, automatically changed my beliefs. In a matter of months I went from being super busy to having the time to do the things I loved, like catching up on some good reads and playing basketball again.

I didn't change jobs. I didn't get a demotion.
Things just changed around me. I began getting new opportunities, the kind that let me finish up early and leave me with time to enjoy my life.

I discovered my passions. I now do what I enjoy. I no longer think and believe that I'm too busy.
I put new beliefs on my subconscious mind. Gave it new directions and took action towards my goals that's when everything changed.

You too can do the same.
I know you may have some doubts.
And that's really your mind fighting back, trying to keep you busy. But once you change your thinking you'll change your beliefs. When you change your beliefs and take actions towards what you believe your subconscious mind goes out and creates the situations that reflect your new beliefs.

When you do what you love you'll never feel like you're working.
That's because you'll be "busy" enjoying life.
You can have more time and you can live your life with passion.
Yes! you can discover your passion. It's in you - now let it shine.
That passion will drive you to greater success, and you'll have the time to follow your passion.
Start directing your subconscious mind to uncover your passion.
Let your subconscious bring you more time, more freedom and more joy.

Remember You are a powerful person. You have tremendous powers.
Those powers are in your mind and subconscious mind.
Start directing them to create the life you want. Get your subconscious mind to achieve your goals. Feed your mind and subconscious mind the right information and you'll enjoy greater wealth, happiness, confidence and more success.

Remember -- you only get one life and one chance.
 Make the most of it.
Stop defeating yourself, stop limiting yourself.
Stretch Yourself and Create all the success you want and deserve starting now.
I look forward to connecting with you soon.

Time flies when your focused...

Wow... time sure does fly... it seems like it was January just yesterday.

Every year we all set certain goals and hopefully you were able to accomplish them.  I know there are all kinds of reasons for not achieving some of those goals... but really those "reasons" are poor excuses that your mind and subconscious mind have been conditioned to accept.

Your mind and subconscious mind are trained or conditioned to live the life you're currently living.

You may want to change, you may even try to change, but you fall into the same pattern of living because that's what your mind and subconscious mind are used to doing.  Your subconscious is really the engine that drives you - it's what makes things happen in your life. 

Your subconscious gets its instructions from the conscious mind. 
Those instructions are what you think and believe. You then take actions that reflect those thoughts - because that's what the subconscious mind thinks you want, so it compels you to take the actions that reflect your thoughts and beliefs. 

You will create what you think and believe.

So while you may want to change your life, your subconscious is used to following the old instructions, or your old thoughts and beliefs - until you change those - nothing will change It's really that simple.

What can you do?

Change the instructions. 
Change the messages you send your subconscious mind. 
Change your thoughts. 
Change your beliefs.

You'll then change your actions and start living the life you want. 

So far this has been a busy but productive year, but then again I say that every year throughout the year, that's just my attitude.  Have there been setbacks? Sure there has been!  But we are capable of overcoming all those setbacks and achieving magnificent things in our lifetime.

Now that half the year is over it's a good time to take a moment to reflect and be thankful for all those terrific things that have happened so far.

You may not be having a terrific year, but that's only because you're looking at what went wrong so far or what isn't working out.  Think about all the great things that happened, the people you met, the work you did, the changes that took place and the opportunities that arrived.

There are opportunities everywhere.

When you think about the positive things that happened and when you're thankful for those positive events, you attract more positive events and people into your life.

Focus on the negative things and you'll attract more of negative situations.

I know you want to enjoy a better life so start by being thankful of all the wonderful things that took place during the year.

Don't focus on the negative events or the setbacks. Know and believe that you will overcome those and achieve greater things in life - if that's what you focus on.

Your mind and subconscious mind are capable of doing and achieving wonderful things - all you have to do is direct them the right way. 

No matter what your situation, there are some positive and wonderful aspects... you just have to see them. Once you do that you begin to push your mind and subconscious mind toward creating a more positive and enriching life.

You may not be able to do this everyday, but if you can do it at least twice a week during the next year... you too will have a spectacular year.

Each night I give thanks for all the wonderful things in my life... 
and each day I wake up blessed with more wonderful things... 
I see them... and they arrive... you too can do the same... start today.

Remember... once you get your mind and subconscious mind working to create what you want... life will become easy, meaningful, and you'll enjoy tremendous success.

I hope you're having a terrific summer – now stretch yourself and make the rest of 2011 your best...

Remember if you don't do anything - if you don't change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want - everything stays the same - nothing changes.

This is your life - make the most of it – stretch yourself and create the relationships you deserve

Starting Now 

I look forward to connecting with you soon.

Be Inspired...

Inspiration is what drives you to succeed.

Without it you're likely going to give up with the first obstacle you encounter.

But when you're inspired... when you can draw up on that inspiration that comes from within you... you will be able to stretch yourself to achieve your goals while enjoying happiness in the process.

People often talk about being motivated...
they want to get more done, achieve a goal, meet the right person, finish a project, but they tell me they're just not motivated.

When they tell me they’re just not motivated, I tell them what they are pursuing is not what they truly want.

If you really want to get things done, if you really want to enjoy life, then you need to be inspired by what you truly want. Now I know it's not easy to be inspired simply because you want to get things done.

So instead of thinking about why you want to achieve something, think about the end result of having achieved it.
Think about how you would feel with a project completed or things done.
Think about how you would look and feel after you’ve lost weight or meet someone.

These feelings are what drive you - they inspire you.

If we lose sight of them we lose our inspiration - we lose our reason for living.

Sure goals will change, but inspiration always comes from within. It's the fuel that keeps the fire burning.

It's not just about getting motivated, you want to be inspired.

Every morning I get inspired when I look into my two daughter's eyes. I think about why I do the things I do and I think about the impact I would make touching lives with my inspiration to help them STRETCH to create relationships in business and life that fulfill them and THAT keeps my fire burning.

You to have burning desires (I like to call PASSION)... now light them with inspiration of how you would feel when you’ve achieve your goals... and pursue them passionately. 
Live the kind of life you were meant to live... one that's pleasant, filled with joy, success, happiness and harmony.

Fill your mind with thoughts that inspire you.

Give your subconscious mind the inspiration it needs to attract the situations that will help you succeed.

Take positive action and focus on the positive things that happen in your life.

Everyday inspire yourself by thinking about how you would feel when everything you are striving to accomplish has been met, and how they will make your life (and the lives of those around you) so much better.

You were meant to enjoy life.
You were born in passion and love, two of the great emotions, so passion and love is within you.
Spread the goodness you have inside.
Inspire yourself and take a moment to inspire someone around you. 
Do something inspirational... or help someone else become inspired.

Once you start the process become infectious... you'll want to keep inspiring because when you inspire others, you'll inspire yourself.


Thanks for reading, BE INSPIRED and STRETCH yourself to make everyday better than the last one.  You'll be glad you did