Many years ago, Tony Robbins became determined to change his life after a particularly low period in his life where he was struggling to pay his bills, overweight and without direction.

Robbins transformed his life and developed systems to change the lives of thousands more.  I have listened to Tony Robbins CD program called, “”The Power to Shape Your Destiny” and I can tell you Tony Robbins has influenced my life greatly.

Here are some of my favorite quotes by Tony:

• “Most people live in survival, not in fulfillment.”
• “I don’t care how much money you have, I don’t care how many people love you, I don’t care how much respect you have, how many degrees you have, how many businesses you run, or how many governments you influence.  You’re NOT going to be happy unless you’re growing and contributing in a meaningful way, and you cannot grow unless you step into the unknown.”
• “The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably live with.”
• “Whenever you’re stressed it’s because you’re giving something more significance than it really deserves.”
• “Everybody’s life…ultimately will either be an example or a warning.  You’ve got to decide what your life is going to be.”
• “You will discover that there is a single question that has dominated your entire life.”

I hope you tune into tomorrow evening to watch his show.  If you’d like to watch some trailers, you can visit his website at:  http://www.breakthroughinsider.com/ 

 This is a very negative world and challenging times we are ALL going through and one way to stay positive is to read uplifting books like Tony Robbins, listen to CD’s, watch educational shows that can help transform your thinking and your life.

 Enjoy!

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• Be a Visionary!  Where there is no vision…the people perish.  Those are strong words of wisdom from the Bible.  You need a GREAT VISION because when you have a large vision it helps you become the best Business Woman you can be!  If you have a great vision you will ‘grow’ into that vision.  It also improves your chances of making it to the TOP!  So reach for the stars and dream BIG!
• Make decisions from a position of Power rather than from a position of weakness.  We can all have pity parties for ourselves if we wanted to.  I have faced a lot of obstacles and difficulties in the last few years, but I refuse to be a victim.  Whenever I start feeling sorry for myself, I always meet someone who has many more problems than I do.  We all face obstacles, we all have challenges, we all have disappointments.  The only thing that distinguishes us is how we see ourselves — victim or victor?  At the end of the day, my outlook is always the same:  Sink or Swim.  I “choose” to Swim!
• Measure Everything.  Keep Score.  This is where men and women differ.  Men count everything!  Anything that can be measured, believe me, they measure it because they are keeping score.  If the object is to win, you can’t win if you don’t know who is ahead can you?  I’ve been in outside sales for a long time working in male-dominated industries and take my word, the guys are always figuring out who’s ahead and who’s behind.  I’ve learned over the years to always know my numbers…where I am and where I want to be. 
• Get Noticed!  Part of getting ahead in business is getting noticed!  Unfortunately, many women are shy and uncomfortable with the spotlight believing that their work should stand for itself.  Let me tell you straight from experience…you are not going to get in the 6-figure game being a wallflower.  You don’t have to “brag” or “boast” if that’s not your style, but you do need to find comfortable ways to toot your own horn, report your victories, and let others know how great your work is!

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Just turn on the news and watch it for a few minutes or simply talk to one of your friends or family members who will be sure to tell you the world is falling apart.

Sometimes it’s hard to stay positive in a negative world. Many of us are having challenges and obstacles we’ve never had to encounter in our lives before.  I know I am.  Are you?

If you answered “Yes”, then I’ve got a few suggestions for you that I’ve embraced myself to keep my thoughts uplifted in these challenging times:

Step 1: Take a “time-out” to Regroup. You especially need to take a time-out if you are having lots of challenges and obstacles in your life right now. The free dictionary gives a great explanation on what “Re-grouping” is: “To reorganize for renewed effort, as after a temporary setback.”

Willie Jollie, author and jingle writer was famous for saying, “A setback is a setup for a comeback.” So right now you are being setup for a Comeback!  In order to clear you mind, take a day off.  That’s right — a whole day off!  Turn off the cell phone (at minimum) and if possible, the computer and all your technology gadgets and connections to the outside world and simply sit outside in nature.

I sat on my veranda this morning and watched the leaves fall, felt the warm breeze on my face, soaked up the sun’s rays and simply relaxed and let go. I cleared my schedule for the day. I meditated. I journaled. I regrouped. Give yourself this awesome gift and I promise you, you will have a new outlook on things when you come back.  **Remember what Einstein said:  “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.”

Step 2: Remove the Energy Vampires from your life. You know who I mean…those negative friends, family members, co-workers, etc. who are trying to suck any positive thoughts you are having out of you. They often appear as “well-intentioned” folks, but that’s because you have something they want — a positive outlook. They want to feed on that like the vampire feeds on blood to survive. Limit your time with these people. Tell them you’re busy. Don’t feed into the negativity because that will kill your positive thoughts.

Step 3: Create a New Story.  Take a snapshot of your life as it is right now.  Actually sit down and write at least 1 page of what your life looks like and the challenges you are going through.

Then I want you to sit down and “re-write your story.”   That’s right…Create a brand new story using the challenges and obstacles in your life as stepping stones to greater awareness, learning and to achieving your dreams.  Write your “new” story as if your “future” self is telling a story to a friend (or an audience) and embrace the experience you had to go through to achieve the learning and the goal.

I hope this helps you stay positive!  I am working on my new story today and I encourage you to do the same.  In fact, feel free to send me your “new story” when you have it written.  I’d love to share it with others on my BLOG as a way to inspire people keep positive even when things are looking dim.  Remember, we only need faith as small as a mustard seed.  I know we can all muster up a mustard seeds’ worth of FAITH!

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Now more than ever the saying, “Here today gone tomorrow” is true when it comes to employment and our income.

I have always believed in having multiple streams of income for one big reason: 

“When one stream dries up, it’s so important to have another one flowing in.”

I usually have 4-6 streams of income coming in these days.  As a matter of fact, I just added a new stream of income.  Since writing is my talent, I have become a certified provider on www.elance.com which is a website that connects freelancers with people who are looking to hire freelancers in many areas such as:  writers (ghostwriters, blog writers, technical writers, press release writers, business proposal writers), software developers, virtual assistants, logo design, graphic artists, video producers, and much, much more. 

If you’d like to see my profile, please visit me on elance at:  www.mkulp123.elance.com 

In my first week as an Elance Provider, I was hired by 2 women to ghostwrite ebooks for them.  One woman resides in Australia and the other woman resides in England.  This is a new stream of income for me and one that I can do in my free time.  I can write in the middle of the night if I like!

So how many streams of income do you have right now? 

Have any of your income streams dried up?  If so, it’s time for you to seriously consider adding new income streams.

Of course, you could go out and get a second job, but there are so many more efficient ways to make money.  In fact, my favorite way to earn income now is online. 

Now you may be thinking, “What can I sell online to make money?”  And the answer is ‘Information Products’ such as ebooks or online courses.  You earn money by turning your “Passions and Pleasures into Profits.” 

Many people don’t think of themselves as “experts” but often times we have talents we take for granted.  Or maybe you’ve overcome a problem that you can teach others how to do.  Creating and selling information products online could be a NEW “passive” stream of income for you which would not require you to have to be somewhere and trade dollars for hours.

I want you to think about joining the many talented entrepreneurs on the internet who now make a living from home doing what they love.

My gift is helping women who are just starting out and want to create an online business.  If you’d like to take a look at some of the programs I have, then please visit me at:  http://www.becomea6figurewoman.com/online-courses/creating-information-products-to-sell-online/

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So what is one to do?

With any challenge or obstacle, we always have choices.  Of course, you could decrease your living expenses or you could go out and get a second job or…

If you have your own offline or online business, you could increase your fees.  Many women I’ve discovered, are “undercharging” for their services anyway; not placing enough value on what they are offering.

Right now I am reading the book, “The Trick to Money is Having Some” by Stuart Wilde who is a very humorous and matter of fact kinda guy.  Here is what Stuart saids about what to charge:

“Many find it hard to charge for what they do, for the ego hesitates, feels that people will react negatively.  In fact, quite the reverse is the case.  People like you to charge them more.  It makes them feel more important.  How much buzz do you get out of spending 9 cents at Woolworth’s?  But a $200 meal makes you feel special.  You feel you are getting value.  Further, the more you charge, the more people respect you.   If you do things on the cheap, people tend to get down on you and find fault with what you do.  Having gotten something for nothing they begin to demand more.  That’s human nature.”

We all know what Stuart is saying is true.  We don’t value things that we get for nothing or almost nothing. 

Let me share with you a brief story about how I doubled my fees years ago when I was teaching public speaking courses…

I received a call from a large insurance company that wanted to hire me to do a public speaking course for some of their sales people.  At the time, I was busy with other things and didn’t really want the job.  So instead of turning it down, I thought to myself, “Instead of charging my usual $125 per hour, I’ll double my fees to $250 per hour” and they will turn me down because it will be too expensive.” 

Well, lo and behold, they didn’t even blink an eye when I told them my rates.  They hired me for a 1-ay course and I made a great deal of money that day!  That taught me a powerful lesson:  I was worth more than I thought I was worth and the marketplace was willing to pay me a lot  more than I was charging!

So, my question for you is, are you charging enough for your services and/or products?  If you’re not sure, why not test it out and start charging more and see what happens.

My advice is:  Always underpromise and overdeliver, but make sure you are charging what you’re worth!

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That’s right.  Research was done at the National Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, where they followed 936 healthy women for 5 years.  After the 5 years, all of the women who earned over $100,000 were still alive and free from heart disease, however, only 78% of the ladies who earned less than $20,000 annually were still alive.

The research determined that a woman’s socio-economic status was the second largest risk factor.

So if you want to be healthier and live longer, it sounds like it’s a good idea to start making over $100,000!

They say “money doesn’t buy happiness” but we can all agree that it lowers your stress levels enormously and stress, as we know, is associated with a variety of very serious medical problems. 

So if you want to stay healthy, start by being wealthy!

It is my purpose and passion to help women all over the world find their unique 6-figure income path.  And I can assure you there is nothing better than doing what you love, making money and helping others!

Here’s to more prosperity and a longer, healthier life…

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“In the 1950’s the number of women that out-earned their husbands was so small, that the information wasn’t even systematically gathered. But fifty years later, almost 1 in 3 women do, and our numbers rise every year.  We control $4 trillion in yearly consumer spending. We make 62 percent of all car purchases. We take 50 percent of all business trips. We control more than 50 percent of all personal wealth in this country. In addition, we do this while shouldering the majority of family responsibilities. We’ve gotten caught in a time warp where our economic realities have changed faster than our expectations and identities.”

So, in a little over 50 years many women have gone from financial dependency to financial independency!  Yet, I think there is still an internal struggle for many of us “independent” types, on how to remain kind, nurturing and relationship-oriented versus how to be materially successful and not apologize for it.

So we need to be honest and look at our ambivalence between having wealth (material things) and our desires for non-material things such as spending time with our families, relationships, spirituality, health and fitness, etc.  Often times women feel they can only have one.  That they only get to choose one.  This is what I call “faulty-thinking”.

I’ve seen many comments in chatrooms by women who said they weren’t willing to give up time with their families, their children, in exchange for a 6-figure income.

I strongly believe and feel:  “You don’t have to”.  You can have both.

How does one do that? 

By re-designing your life where you can have all of your heart’s desires as well as a 6-figure income.  Just because there are some people who work 60+ hours a week to make 6 figures doesn’t mean you have to be one of those people.

I choose to work 20-25 hours a week and make a 6-figure income and I have, over the years (this did not happen overnight; although my decision to choose this lifestyle did), created the life I desired.

You can have that too!  One of the online courses that I teach if you are at a place where you want to create your dream life is:  “How to Quit Your Job and Follow Your Dreams” (http://www.becomea6figurewoman.com/online-courses/quit-your-job/ ) because I take you step by step through the process of reconnecting with your authentic self; figuring out what your buried dreams are; excavating those dreams; removing energy zappers and ultimately designing and creating your dream 6-figure life!

Just some food for thought…

~Michelle

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The answer is easy.  What is currently in your life right now, in this moment, is what you have “attracted“.   So the question should be, “Are you happy with what you have attracted?

I know for me, when I started learning about the laws of attraction, I didn’t quite get it because there were numerous things in my life that I know I would never consciously choose.

How about you? Aren’t there at least a few things in your life right now that you know you would never say, “This is what I want”?  (me too)

Which leads us back to the Laws of Attraction…

So what is the Law of Attraction and how does it work?

I’ve done a lot of studying on the laws of attraction and here are just of few concepts I’ve learned:

• What we think about we bring about (often what we are “worrying” or “complaining” about  are actually the things we are “attracting”.)
• Our predominant thoughts create.  There are no neutral thoughts.  Many of our thoughts are on “automatic pilot” so to consciously create what you want in your life through the laws of attraction means to work on “consciously” gaining control over your dominant thoughts.
  
• We each vibrate at a certain energy level.  So the higher your thoughts, the higher your vibration. (I’ll talk more about this concept later in another blog about the book “Power vs. Force” by David Hawkins — which I highly recommend by the way.)

There is so much more I can say about the Laws of Attraction, but I wanted to introduce this idea to my readers to open up the conversation about the Laws of Attraction.  It is a powerful force that is either working for you or against you.  It works whether we are conscious of it or not.

If you’re interested in working on attracting more of what you want in your life…and less of what you don’t want…

I’ve broken down the Laws of Attraction into a few steps you can use to begin to implement in your life:

Step 1: Fine tune your desires.  Once you know in specifics what it is you want in your life, give attention to those desires.  (This actually takes a lot of time to do.  It sounds “easy” here, but it requires you to really take stock of your life and search your heart and get specific about what you want.  Very specific).

Step 2: Feel your Desires.  Focus on the feelings of having your desires come to fruition.  When you focus on the “absence” of those desires, you attract the “absence of those desires.”  For example, if I focus on the absence of a relationship, that is what I am attracting.  Instead I would focus my attention and feelings on having a positive, healthy relationship.

**Answering: There has to be a vibrational match.  You have to hold yourself in vibrational harmony with your desires.  You do this by imagining having those desires fulfilled and by enjoying the experience of it.

Step 3: Gratitude.  The more gratitude we have for what is already in our lives, we will attract more of the same and often, better.  Don’t focus on what’s missing in your life, focus on what is great about your life.

Step 4: Giving.  What you are lacking is what you are not giving.  Giving opens up the blocked faucet and starts the flow of giving and receiving.  I jokingly tell all my students, “Never turn down a gift.  Especially money and chocolate.”  Many times women turn down gifts or acts of kindness.  From here on out, I want you to accept all gifts.  If you can’t use the gift, give it to someone who can.  Keep the flow going; don’t block it.

So I’d love to hear from you about how the Laws of Attraction are working or not working in your life? Let’s talk about it!

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