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Time Management and Your Goals

2011-02-24T09:15:00.001-08:00

Time Management and Your Goals

Time management and goal setting are inexorably linked. There is no point in managing your time unless you are working towards a known outcome and likewise there is no point in setting a goal unless you are going to take clear organised action towards its achievement. So if that is the case, why do so many goal setting books miss out the planning and actions stage of the process?

Most writers on this subject realise that the major problems with achieving goals is more to do with your mental state than the actions you need to take to achieve them. Also why do so many books on time management fail to look at the goal setting process?

Most often the reason is simply that the two subjects have traditionally been examined from opposite directions, so goal setters think all you need it the right attitude and you will make the actions happen, whilst time management experts assume you already have your goals set before you start.

These two approaches, whilst quite valid in there own perspective, do leave the process of building a successful life or business a little bit incomplete for a lot of people. This could be why so many people that read self-help books on goal setting actually never achieve their goals and why so much time management training fails to make people more successful because it simply makes them better at doing more of the things that don’t create the desired outcome.

In the end creating success has to start with a clearly defined set of goals that encompass all aspects of the persons life, include a strategic planning phase with time management at the core and include strategies to overcome the road-blocks along the way.

That is what this site is dedicated to. I hope you enjoy the ride.

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2011-02-23T11:09:00.001-08:00

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The Book Title Competition

2011-01-21T04:26:00.001-08:00

Having finally completed my new book and Chris Ball I was completely stuck for a catchy Title. So the question of naming the book led me to create a competition. Now I am seeking your help to find a title for it. Currently it has the working title of 'Time to Prosper'Â with the subtitle of: 'Go From Wherever You Are To Wherever You Want Fast!'. This is your opportunity to not only win the prizes listed below, but also to have your name mentioned in the book as the person that won the competition to create the best title.

The aim of this competition is simply to generate as many ideas for the title of the book as possible from which we will select a short list of finalists. Then we will put the titles out to the public vote to see which one wins and is then used for the book.

The Prize

Everyone that enters the competition will be sent a copy of the book in electronic format. So, win or not, you will get a copy of the book.

The winner will also get the first printed copy of the book signed by me, with your name in it as the person that created the title for the book.

A hardback copy of my Ultimate Success System Diary 2011.

Four, half hour coaching sessions on time management and goal achievement.

How to enter

Read the synopsis of the book below and come up with as many ideas for the title and subtitle of the book as possible. You can enter as many times as you like.

Enter each title in the 'Title box on the website, one per line. And enter each subtitle in the 'Subtitle' box below, one per line. Enter your Name and Email address in the boxes provided so that I can let you know if you have won.

If you require more space than the 255 characters allowed in these boxes, put one entry in and then email the additional entries to us by replying to the acknowledgement email you will receive.

Privacy Promise

We will never sell, rent, distribute or in any way allow anyone else access to your details. Your email will only ever be used to keep you informed about the publication of this book and the competition. I will also let you know in the future when I have written my next book and have a similar competition. Every email will have an unsubscribe link at the bottom so that you can remove yourself from the list at any time.

Book Synopsis

The book is the culmination of over 20 years of research, study, trial and error into many different goal setting and time management systems. It encompasses the best in goal setting strategies and then includes a complete system for ensuring that you manage your time and activities to ensure that you complete the goals. Within the book is comprehensive chapter on how to overcome procrastination, which includes a several breakthrough techniques for clearing the road blocks to your goal achievement.

Chapters:

Introduction 7

A Rounded Life 13

Goals That Really Matter 17

Goal Setting to Inspire Your Future 17

Be Willing to Dream BIG Dreams 22

Set Goals That Will Stretch You 24

Get SMART 48

Goals 54

Building the Dream 56

The Ultimate Time Management System 65

Management is Measurement 66

The Power of Now 68

The 7 Killers of Time Management 71

The 7 Steps to Time Management 81

1. The Six Most Important Things 81

2. Decide on How Much Time 85

3. Schedule 86

4. First Thing First! 90

5. Touch it once 91

6. Dump It! 95

7. Organise It! 96

Planning 103

Linked Goals 103

Planning Your Month 104

Planning Your Week 109

Planning Your Day 112

Overcoming Procrastination 115

Types of Procrastination 115

Reasons for Procrastination 117

Techniques to Overcome Procrastination 125

Disengagement Reluctance 169

Over Extending Your Energy 172

The Magic Multiplier 175

Implementing the System in Your Business 181

Management is Measurement 183

Goal setting 184

Training 186

Supporting Implementation 187

Learning curve 189

Carrot and stick 192

A Final Note 195

2011-01-19T22:56:00.001-08:00

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The Winter Blues

2008-02-25T09:31:00.000-08:00

So did you like so many other people set goals for the New Year? If so how are they going?

This is the most common time of year for the goals to be forgotten or given up on – just 2 months in. That’s right, most people who set goals for the New Year have already forgotten them or given up on them.

I know that there have been times in my past when I have changed my goals after only a few weeks because doubt and fear set in. I start the year with all the good intentions and diligently write out my goals every day to programme them into my subconscious mind. But then I hit the first couple of set backs, time seems so short and there are so many other things that place demands on my time, or someone laughs at my dreams. Then the certainty that I had when I set the goal begins to wane, I start to question the desire and wonder if I can really achieve these things. Finally the same old habitual routing takes over and before I know it I am at the end of February and nothing has been achieved to take my dreams forward.
This is nothing unusual which is why so many people never get past the end of February with their goals.

The fact is that most people do not realise that setting a goal that is outside of the realms of what has been achieved before requires a different level of thinking and different habits – you need to think different and act different if you actually want different result. That requires will power, persistence and a willingness to think in new ways.

So I changed the way I think about my goals, instead of creating a plan of action and taking it step by step hoping I have thought of everything in advance, I create basic outlines of a plan and then create 3 or 4 other outline plans, then I sort out what is the best next step in all 4 plans. I then choose 1 or 2 and act on both of them.

As time goes by one plan will seem better than the other and I will focus more on that plan. The main benefit is that I can now be quite flexible in my approach and I do not need to worry if the plan I am working fails, I always have another few plans to work.

The reason why this works for me is that knowing I have multiple ways of achieving my goal improves my belief in my ability to reach it, which helps me to be far me determined, persistent and forthright.

Happiness is not the result of success – it is the fuel of success.

2007-09-20T01:01:00.000-07:00

All too often people look for happiness in the future, waiting until they have achieved their goal, bought their house, finished college, found their ideal partner – the list goes on.
Looking of happiness in the future has two major problems:

It blocks feeling happy now
It reduces the likelihood of achieving the goal you are waiting for.

It has been shown scientifically that when you are unhappy your whole being functions in a significantly degraded way, that your health, both mentally and physically is reduced.
However, when you are happy tests have shown that you think better, perform better, feel better, you are healthier, your senses function better, your memory functions more efficiently, even your internal organs work more efficiently.

It is for this reason that happiness is one of the crucial ingredients for success and wealth creation, and one that should be the first area you focus on.
The key to happiness is the exact opposite to the method of feeling un-happiness. So if you are feeling unhappy then you can immediately and reliably alter you feelings at will, and this is a very simple process. However, simple does not mean easy, because we generally live our lives from our habitual ways of thinking. The paradigms that we have had, often for many years that prevent us from feeling the emotions we want, are tightly ingrained into our thought processes. In order to change these paradigms, we must create new habits of thought, and new habits are formed by repeatedly doing something differently.

Learn to respond instead of react.

When we react to the events and circumstances around us we are operating from the habitual programming of our past, but when we respond we consider the situation and decide on the best way forward.
So it is important to decide that you are no longer going to let your previous brainwashing push you around and make you feel emotions that are not empowering. Make a commitment to yourself that any “stinking thinking” is going to be replaced with positive, empowering thinking, which will propel you forward in life.

It has been shown that virtually any habit can be broken with a concerted effort of about 21 days. Maxwell Maltz, in his outstanding book Psycho Cybernetics, gives a programme of action to take for 21 days to massively change your thinking.

I have dubbed this programme the “Daily Happiness Habit.” If you follow these simple steps for the next 21 days, you are sure to change your life for the better.

Daily Happiness Habit

I will be as cheerful as possible
I will try to feel and act a little more friendly toward other people
I am going to be a little less critical and a little more tolerant of other people, their faults, failings and mistakes. I will place the best possible interpretation upon their actions.
Insofar as possible, I am going to act as though success were inevitable, and I am the sort of personality I want to be. I will practice “acting like” and “feeling like” this new personality.
I will not let my opinion colour facts in a pessimistic or negative way.
I will practice smiling at least three times during the day.
Regardless of what happens I will react as calmly and intelligently as possible.
I will ignore completely and close my mind to all those pessimistic and negative “facts” which I can do nothing to change.

If you follow these steps consistently for the next 21 days, and then continue them as part of you new self image, you will see miraculous changes in your life.
You will find that you are able to think better, being more focussed mentally as well as being calmer and clearer in your thought.
You will perform better, with less effort, you will notice that tasks that took longer or were very tiring, are now easier and just seam to “flow.”
You will feel better in yourself, more able to cope with the things that come to you and enjoying the challenges as they arise.
You will also notice that you are healthier, suffering less sickness and disease.
The result will be more confidence and more success. Doing the things you need to do to be all that you could ever wish to be will become second nature.

Practice these steps and really take your life forward rapidly.

To your success and happiness.
All the best,
Chris

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Take the leap, make it happen.

2007-09-13T04:58:00.000-07:00

The Law of Attraction needs a little help from one small factor that some people miss. Some people believe that positive thinking and visualisation will win you vast wealth and relaxed luxury for the rest of your life. Well there is one other factor that is essential in making the Law of Attraction work, and that is ----- Focussed Action.

You see without actually taking positive steps to create to turn your vision in to reality nothing will happen.
I am reminded of the old story of the preacher who travelled the country preaching the gospel and converting all those he could. One day this preacher is driving along a deserted country road past desolate scrub land, when he turned a bend in the road to see a fine-looking farm, with fields of crops growing in abundance and a handsome house standing in beautiful gardens. A fine, tree lined driveway leading from the road to colourful flower gardens in front of the house.
The preacher was in awe of the fine property and decided to speak with the owner of the farm, so he pulled up to the house and knocked on the door. The farmer opened the door and the preacher said, in his most commanding and passionate voice; “I just wanted to say to you that the Lord has provided you with a wonderfully magnificent farm, for which I trust you are truly grateful.”
The farmer looked at the preacher and then gazed out at his farm and after a few moments replied, “I am truly grateful for the beautiful farm I have, I am grateful for the fine soils, the plentiful rain and fine sunshine, without which none of this would have been possible. But I have got to tell you, you should have seen this place when God had it all to himself!”

This story gave me two important lessons. Firstly without action, your dreams will never come true, not matter what you dream, but secondly, without the dream, there is not purposeful action.

Therefore, the vision, the defined purpose and goals are vital to direct and maintain your movement in the right direct, but so is the action!
Never forget that if you are to make real progress you must start! Take action, make the next step, move and then keep moving!

Until next time, focus on your success, and go for it!

Regards
Chris Ball

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The Challenge of Vision

2007-08-27T07:07:00.000-07:00

Today I want to talk about the heart of the process of manifesting wealth and prosperity, and the one area that is the most important to master – holding the vision.

The biggest challenge I faced at regular intervals was maintaining the vision of my dream life when all the evidence was pointing in the opposite direction.

If you can maintain the vision of the truth whilst all the evidence is against you, then you have mastered the key to success, but we are not raised to thing like this. We are raised to simply believe that if the evidence says you are broke, then you are broke. But the truth is that what ever we want is ours for the taking whenever we want it. All we have to do it hold the vision and hold the faith that it is coming, see life as it is when the goal is achieved and then take the necessary actions to create this reality.

Sometimes this takes massive will power, in fact the greater the goal the greater the need to hold the power whilst the goal is realised.

This single factor was the one that I found hardest. At those times I turned to the SGR program and listened to the CDs every day, studying the manual as often as possible. I became immersed in studying and working the system, until I could almost lip-sync with Bob Proctor on the audio.

The result was that in general I maintained my vision, but when I lapsed, which I did from time to time, I was able to bring myself back on track. The one thing that motivated me to focus on the system so much was the simple fact that I have invested what was to me at that time a lot of money. Although I have tried other systems before, this time I had dedicated my last money, so I was determined the make it work, and make it work I did – big time.

The system works, it works every time for everyone that fully implements it.

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Until next time

To your success.
Chris

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"The Secret" and the Science of Getting Rich

2007-08-20T10:44:00.001-07:00

Have you heard of the DVD called "the Secret"? Well it isn't such a secret anymore. The DVD was released in March 2006 and according to Time Magazine, the DVD has sold 500,000 units within the first 6 months. Today it sells well over 5,000 copies a day! It ranked in Amazon's Top-5 sellers during Christmas week; and a tie-in hardcover book just entered the Top 10 on the New York times bestseller list.

The amazing thing about "the Secret" is that you won't find it in your local Blockbuster or Barnes and Noble, it is selling briskly through new-age bookstores, New Thought churches like Unity and AGape and the official website at www.thesecret.tv. "It's become the biggest selling item in the 30-year history of our store," says Harmony Rose Allor, a buyer at West Hollywood's popular metaphysical bookshop, The Bodhi Tree. it is "word-of-mouth" marketing at it best.

So what is the secret to "the Secret's" success? It's is a "transformational movie", where a person's view on life and the laws of life will no longer be the same after watching this movie. In a sense, it has created the same kind of effect as "the Da Vinci Code" and the 2004 hit cult movie "What the Bleep Do We Know". The movie has created such waves that it has already been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live and the Ellen DeGeneres show.

At the core of the movie is a central philosophy called "the Law of Attraction". In fact, the movie itself was inspired by this very same law when the producer read a book called "the Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles. This books was written in 1910!

This philosophy states that we create our reality, both good and bad! The message is delivered through 24 "teachers" which include prosperity preachers, chiropractic healers, relationship gurus, life coaches and motivational speakers — into one clear, cohesive voice. The movie is a "must watch" for anyone interested in taking charge of their life and in creating the life of their dreams.

Following on the success of the Secret, 3 of the core teachers - namely Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield have collaborated to produce a wealth building program called "the Secret Science of Getting Rich Seminar". This program is based on the book that inspired the movie and is set to make history as the fastest selling personal development program in history.

What is the Science of Getting Rich about? Well in the words of Wallace D. Wattles, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor. It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects. Therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich." The Science of Getting Rich is all about teaching how to do things in this "certain" way to create wealth.

The success of this program is built on several rock solid foundations. These factors include: the phenomenal success of "the Secret", the timeless concepts from the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, the credibility of successful personal improvement teachers and New Thought leaders of our time, and the Internet as the distribution medium.

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The Law of Attraction and the Science of Getting Rich

2007-08-18T05:52:00.001-07:00

What are you thinking about right now? The Law of Attraction states that "whatever we think about, we bring about". This law may initially seem like new age fluff but believe it or not, there are scientific merits to this proposition. The top quantum physicists of our time have discovered that our universe and our reality is very much directed by the "observer".

When studying quantum particles (the smallest observable unit of matter), these scientists discovered that such particles behave in accordance with the person conducting the experiment. It the scientists "predict" that quantum particles behave in a certain way, they do. And yet, if the scientists "predict" that quantum particles behave in another way, they do. It is the "observer" that dictates the outcome of the experiment!

What does all this mean for us normal people? Well actually, these scientific experiments has far reaching implications for us as our world is made up of these same quantum particles! In this case, we are the "observer" the director and hence the creator of our reality, our world and our experience.

So, be careful of what you think about! for example, have you thoughts ever begun with the following phrases:

I don’t understand…

I don't want...

I’m frustrated that…

I hate my…

I can’t figure out …

I’m stressed about…

I’m worried that…

I should be able to… but I can’t…

Why am I having so much trouble?

The Law of Attraction indifferent to the words preceding your thought. Whatever you think about you will attract into your life. When you think "I don't understand why bad things always happen to me?", you are "attracting" bad things into your life. When you think "I want to get out of debt", you are attracting more debt into your life. When you think "I'm worried I will get sick", you are attracting sickness into your life! The Law of Attraction brings about what you focus on even if it is not what you want. Get it?

If you understand this principle, here are some examples of how to make the law of attraction work to support you rather than to act against you. Try observing your thoughts and changing your thinking in the following way:

"I want to get out of debt" to "I want to earn amazing riches"

"I hate my boss" to "I look forward to owning my own business"

"I don't understand why he is so lazy" to "I love it when he helps out around the house"

"I'm stressed about this project" to "I always create amazing results in my projects"

"I'm worried about getting sick" to "I experience vibrant health daily"

Now that we have a better understanding of the Law of Attraction, it is no surprise why so many people struggle with regards to money. It is been said that "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer". This is actually the Law of Attraction in action. Because the wealthy have money, they often think about how to best use their money and hence they attract more money. The poor on the other hand often think about their present lack of money and unfortunately, that also attracts lack into their lives. Currently, 96% of the world's wealth is being earned by just 1% of the population!

To address this issue, the main teachers behind the movie is launching a program is called "The Science of Getting Rich" and it is based on employing the law of attraction to create wealth. This amazing program is based on the principles and philosophies outlined in a book of the same title written in 1910 by Wallace D Wattles. This is the same book that inspired the movie.

What is the Science of Getting Rich about? Well in the words of Wallace D. Wattles, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor. It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects. Therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich." The Science of Getting Rich Seminar is all about teaching how to do things in this "certain" way to create wealth.

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The Mind-Money Connection

2007-08-15T17:02:00.000-07:00

As a great introduction to the Law of Attraction, I thought I would share with you this article written by the inspiring Bob Proctor.
It was the lessons taught by Bob that showed me how to take control of my life and my destiny, taking me from broke to millionaire in just 6 months.

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The Mind-Money Connection

by Bob Proctor

If you are interested in making a quantum leap in your income, you are in the right place, at the right time. All it takes is a DECISION, and NOW is always the right time. However, you must make a Mind-Money Connection before money will flow in your direction.

The people who work long, hard hours to scratch out a living have never learned the laws of the mind or the laws governing money. When you do not understand how your mind functions you will realize how it will, without effort, play tricks on you. For example, let’s consider that I am suggesting you make a quantum leap in your income ... that you turn your annual income into a monthly income. How would your mind react to such a suggestion?

In his book You2, Price Pritchett wrote, “Quantum leaps seem to violate common sense... utterly! The idea of ‘moving to a higher orbit,’ skipping several rungs on the achievement ladder in the process, strikes people as far-fetched, maybe even outrageous.”

Pritchett is right and because the suggestion of turning your annual income into a monthly income violates common sense ... because there is no obvious way it could happen, we reject the idea ... resume our habitual routine and settle for the results we have been getting in the past.

However, Pritchett went on to remind us that ... “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Think of an iceberg where you see only the tip of what’s really there. Just as real, though out of sight, are invisible resources ready to make a profound difference in what you can achieve. All you have to do is open up and let them in.”

To help shift your perspective in a positive direction, consider for a moment the fact that you either know or know of people who are not anywhere near as bright as you and yet they are earning more each month than you are presently earning each year.

The subject of money has truly fascinated me for a long time. Were you aware that 1% of our population earns approximately 96% of all the money that is being earned? You can go right through our educational system and not learn one thing about earning money. And, virtually everything that you and I have been taught about money as we grew up is incorrect. The masses operate under the false assumption that because the vast majority of people go to work and earn an income, they know how to earn money. The truth is, they’re grinding out a living. They are following a strategy for earning money that will not permit them to accumulate any amount of wealth and live the good life at the same time. The reason there are so many poor old people is because there’s a lot of poor young people who grow old and never learn the truth about money.

When I grew up, I was taught that if you were going to earn a lot of money, you had to be really bright, well educated and lucky. That’s not so. The truth is, if you want to earn a lot of money, there is one simple prerequisite—you must make a decision that you are going to earn a lot of money. Once that decision is made you will then, very likely, follow the same strategy you follow when you’ve made a decision to do anything else that you didn’t, at first, know how to do … you would go to someone who has demonstrated—by results, that they know how, and you would follow their advice.

Then, there are two other areas you must consider. First, you must DECIDE how much money you really WANT. Your mind does not know what “more” is … so, the fact that you want to earn more money won’t suffice. More could be $1.00. You need to be specific.

It’s important to note that when a person wants to be, do or have more in their life, they generally fall into 3 categories – I call it the A, B, C theory.

The “A” Group goes for what they know they can earn. The more familiar you become with the subject of earning money, the more apparent it will become that the masses are stuck on the “A” level. It hasn’t occurred to them that they control what they earn. They very likely grew up in an environment where their parents or guardians lived on the “A” line and had someone else deciding how much they would be paid. And, to compound the problem, most people on the “A” line gravitate toward and associate with other “A” line people. If they change jobs, they will generally seek a new position where their income is in the same bracket. They may hope they get a few dollars more with their new position, but will frequently settle for a few less. Unfortunately, some people spend their whole life on the “A” line – never realizing the choice is theirs to make.

The “B” Group is slightly more forward in their thinking … but ultimately end up in the “A” group when all is said and done. These are the individuals who go after what they think they can earn and attempt to break away from the “A” Group. They aspire to a better life-style than that which they have. They begin to think, “How could I earn more,” and they begin moving toward what they think they can earn. Unfortunately, their thinking is influenced, to an enormous degree, by their old paradigm, so limitations keep popping up in their mind. They spend more time thinking of why they can’t earn it than how they will. They begin to think, possibly another job, a better job or maybe extra part time work ... and sometimes end up with two or three jobs. Their old paradigm is locked into the idea of “try harder,” and although they will experience an increase in their income, it definitely has a ceiling … and some get frustrated and revert back to the “A” group.

The “C” Group is a very small, select group of individuals who live in an interesting world. These are the individuals who ask themselves, “What do I need to earn, to have the things I want, to live the way I choose.” Anyone can join this group; there’s always room for new members. It requires no one’s permission and, on occasion, you’ll find individuals who go directly from the “A” Group to the “C” Group. In retrospect, individuals who make this change will tell you it was a simple change—that there’s a very fine line which separates the one group from the other. However, at the time the change is being made, it can become one of the scariest situations a person will ever experience. It requires a total paradigm shift. To go there, you have to think outside of the box, live with a brand new set of rules, and follow a totally different strategy. People in this group are generally in the habit of always seeking more information, and developing greater expertise. If a person is not in this group, but wants to move into it, their best advice is to seek out counsel from an individual or individuals who already operate on this level. If you are really serious about this, you should get a person to coach you, then do exactly as they suggest until you find they are giving you poor advice. And remember, your coach can only help you their way; they cannot help you your way. Don’t ask for help and then begin telling them what you can and cannot do; do as they suggest whether you like it or not. Lastly, the only prerequisite for earning the amount of money you want is a decision. Once the decision is made and the advice sought, the way will become clear.

As soon as this decision is made, the second step is to forget the money and concentrate on improving what you do and take action. Thinking alone will not bring about results! And remember, by law, the reward you receive will be in direct proportion to the service you provide.

Bob Proctor Bob Proctor is an author, lecturer, counsellor, business consultant, entrepreneur, and teacher. More information is available from www.bobproctor.com

Bob inspired me to make the changes in my life that I needed to make and to take my life forward in a new and dynamic way. If you have not done so already, sign up for the 7 free lessons at http://www.buildfreedom.net/

Until next time, remember focus on the things you desire and expect them to arrive.

Chris Ball

The Mental Game of Money

2007-08-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

Today I want to discuss with you the simple yet remarkable secret that took me from struggling entrepreneur without enough money to last a month, to a millionaire in just 6 months!

I had worked on many business opportunities, both online and offline. I had tried multi-level marketing, I had built a small computer networking business that was not generating enough profits to pay me a living income and I was frustrated because I could see so many other people succeeding where I was not, but all that changed very fast.

Today I have just finished dinner with my son and daughter and I noticed that like so many kids they always leave their vegetables to last and then push them around the plate for a while before eating them. It’s a bit like when they have an unpleasant pill to swallow or some foul tasting cough mixture to take, they spend several long minutes staring at it visualising how bad it is going to be and really associating with the thought of it.
This is so common, not only in children but in many adults as well. The thought of something unpleasant stops us from receiving the benefit we really desire. In the case of vegetables it is a healthy body; the medicine, relief from an illness. If it were just these simple things it would not be a problem, but often our visualization can hold us back from achieving the really wonderful things we want.
Sometimes the way we think and visualise means we take the wrong action, whilst the opposite thinking would propel us forward through strong positive action.
When I learned how my thinking and more to the point my habitual thought processes that I held on a continual basis were acting like a powerful magnet, holding me at a set level in my live, I knew that I had to change. The decision to change my future was a very powerful one, but I did not know how.

The journey to find the answers lead me to a wide variety of teachers and techniques, and eventually to become a millionaire.

If you plan to become a millionaire, then the first thing you are going to have to win is the mental game of money!

When you think like a millionaire, you become a millionaire – it is really that simple.

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So the question arises, “How do I change my thinking?”

This is a relatively simple process, but one that is also quite hard to do. It takes real determination to do it, but once done, you life will never be the same again.

The process is simple, first you decide on the life you want, you decide on the type of person you want to be, the lifestyle you want to have. Second you use your powerful imagination to visualize your life in that way, you see yourself as the person you wish to become, and finally from that place of certainty you take the action necessary to make it happen.

OK, that is it in a nutshell, but of cause the power is in the detail.

Over the next few issues I will be looking at the various techniques for achieving this and looking at additional resources you can use to help you realize your dream life.

Until next time,

Visualize your dreams, and make them happen.

The Turning Point

2007-08-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

Taking the time to stop and evaluate the course of your life is something that very few people ever really do. But that is what I did following my divorce. I was married for 12 years, with two wonderful children when my wife suffered a breakdown following the death of her father. It was an extremely traumatic time for me, my children and my wife, our whole world fell apart. All the things that I held dear to me and I felt were unshakable, proved to be very fragile.

I had been an extremely confident, assertive, successful businessman. I felt that my world was stable and the future bright.

Then one day it all changed.

My wife and I had arguments from time to time, but this time things were different, the arguments were over silly things that in the past we would have sorted out in 5 minutes. Now the trivial became the important, and the important could wait.

Eventually life became too much for her and my wife finally left; I became a very lost and confused, single father.

Suddenly the things that had been easy and natural to me became difficult and unnerving. My confidence was shot and the dreams of a wonderful future were lost. From this point my life began to spiral in a downward direction, toward failure and despair.

I had not realised just how much my self image had been tied to my position as a husband. It had been the cornerstone of my very being, I loved my wife beyond anything else and I could not now maintain my own self worth in light of what I saw as my failure as a loving husband. Suddenly I was fallible, I was not always right. I now started to question every decision I made, when previously I had trusted my judgement totally.

The result was that my business, my finances and my enjoyment of life began to suffer and I had no idea how to change it, I was stuck in an ever deepening rut and I felt trapped by it.

Then one day I was sent some personal development audio-tapes by a long time friend and colleague. These tapes were to start me on a new way of thinking and a new journey of self discovery. I bought books, CDs, DVDs and started going to seminars, searching for the answer to my happiness and my future.

Over several years I finally realised that the answer is in reality very simple, and that we all have the power to build the life we want whenever we are ready to do it.

In this blog I am going to share with you some of the things I have learned and applied that have changed my life completely, such that I am a completely different, happier and, I believe, better person than I was before.

How I have transformed my life to the point where I am today a millionaire and I have a wonderful relationship with both my children. I have a beautiful girlfriend and a life of comfort.

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