How to be Happy

Have you ever asked "how do I become happy?" Do you often experience times when you are sad, lacking fulfillment, or simply seeking more purpose? I've pondered this question over the past ten years and discovered a process to help me reconnect with my own happiness to be a happy person that, frankly, works better than any antidepressant medical doctors can prescribe.

How WE Can Be Happy People:

Most people agree that there is either (a) a creator who created this Earth who is an infinite being and omniscient (often referred to as "God") or (b) an energy in science that runs through all things that causes all mystery and things to be connected (quantum physics). For the sake of this article, let's just call both of these energies the SAME energy, or "God" consciousness. Although I recognize other people's choices in deciding to call energy or science "God" or even to call themselves "atheists" who don't believe in any God at all, I find that at the crux of my own happiness is a faith in such a divine being. I also find my own path to happiness is usually connected with finding ways to connect with that source of power. If you can find faith in God, you will typically begin discovering happiness, or light, from whatever darkness you might be experiencing. Just as our eyes must adjust to the sun when we emerge from a tunnel underground, it may take a little time to adjust to the light. After you blink a little, you can see the brilliant colors all around you! In fact, your greatest happiness may follow the deepest trials and tribulations. But this energy is all around you, at all times. Faith in that energy is the first step on the path to happiness.

This "God" energy is everywhere. It is omniscient.

This energy is both the light and the darkness - it comprises the whole of everything. This concept of both side comprising the whole is an Eastern thought - in Western religion, we've been told that these two energies are separate. But in my opinion, the Eastern viewpoint is much more in alignment with the nature of how things actually WORK in the world. In order to have energy flow through our electric current that supplies light in our households, we need both a positive and negative terminal. This is also proven by a simple Duracell battery, with the + and - terminals. Our own bodies have positive and negative energy flow. The light and dark are required for a full day on Earth. Even in basic elements of life energy, there is a positive and negative, but they are both required in order for the ENERGY to flow.

Take positive WITHOUT the negative, there is no flow of energy. Therefore, both are required elements. Within each person is a light and a dark side. When we embrace both sides of our self, we are more complete and the love energy within us may flow more fully. Let's also consider that this energy is ALIVE. Not only alive, but that one word: LOVE, can be used to define it. Therefore, our life form is comprised of LOVE. God is LOVE. We are at ONE with GOD when we focus our energy on LOVE.

In Algebra, we are taught that if A = B, and if B = C, then A = C.

Applying Algebra to LIFE, consider this: If GOD is LOVE, and if GOD is EVERYWHERE, then LOVE is EVERYWHERE. That means no matter what life currently holds for you, love is all around you. Whether you are happy or sad, love is right next door to you. If you are feeling fulfilled or lacking, either way, love is right next to you. Love is around you whether you're seeing it or not. Love is actually WITHIN you even when you are unaware of it, too. Consider this equation again as a possible formula for the Meaning of Life: if GOD is LOVE, and if GOD is EVERYWHERE, then LOVE is EVERYWHERE. If love is all around you, and you, yourself, are filled with love, then you are connected with and can connect to that love. Embrace that love and happiness is immediately yours to discover. This is the secret meaning of life so many grapple for years to discover.

1. Connect with the source.

What are ways to connect to the love around us? I'll share a few ideas with you.
Meditation. Meditating is focused intention of quieting our "chatter" mind so that we might HEAR more clearly and in a more profound way. Find a way to get yourself quiet and then listen. Meditating and breathing allows the energy to flow through the natural chakra source in our body. Walking (playing) in nature. Go into a garden. Go for a walk on the beach at the ocean or at a lake or river. Hike a mountain. Walk through a field of flowers. By getting into nature, we can find the source. Music. Music is a form of connecting to our chakra, as well. When we play each note of the scale, we are playing each natural tone in throughout the chakra. That is why music makes us feel... to the extent that music is harmonious we will feel the connection of source through our chakra energy.Paint or draw in color. Each chakra location in our spiritual energy is not only a note on the scale, it is also demonstrated through color. By focusing on various colors, we can attune our body with our spirit and be one with source. Try painting your dark side or things that make you feel dark. Then paint things that make you feel happy, joyful, and vibrant. Notice the colors you use. You may experience cathartic release and connect more deeply with your spiritual source and discover happiness through that activity.
Connecting with another being. When we connect with an animal or person, we can connect to the source. A friend of mine shares coaching through experiencing connection through horses. It is amazing what we can learn through an animal, or through another person. Be open to possibilities! Another friend loves her kitty cat and finds when holding a cat on her lap, with the cat purring in content happiness, she becomes more happy from the experience. What ways can you connect through animals? It is different with other human beings, but there are numerous ways to connect to spirit through other people. Whether a gentle touch of the hand, a hug, a kiss, or even more intimate gestures may lead us to happiness, as long as the readiness and willingness is present and appropriate. Dance or Yoga. Through movement, we are able to connect to source. It depends on the type of dancing that you do. Partner dancing is a form of connecting to another person and source simultaneously. If you are seeking connecting to source on your own, dance solo like nobody is watching. Literally, when you move your body as if dancing for the universe you will open and unlock things you had not idea were closed off. I perform at a dance tribe with my sax every couple of months called the "YUM SESSION" - I do this because it is amazing to play music that helps people connect to that source - I love to help make it happen! (This is also why I'm writing this article!)I love playing music to help people discover happiness. In working the energy of the room, I've discovered people experience the greatest release of happiness and joy when I first play something a little outside the scale - or discombobulated - causing their energy to shift and vibrate with the dark side...which would include the use of minor scales, then shift that back to positive energy, major scales. In doing the switch from minor to MAJOR, people experience joy and release! This brings happiness through music!2. Consider others as yourself (The Golden Rule).

This may sound basic. The Golden Rule directly helps create happiness. If you want people to reach out to you, reach out to others. If you wish to play music with others, ask them to play music with you. If you wish to create wealth, help others create wealth. happiness starts with your first thought that may benefit another. Happiness grows stronger as you speak that which you think that is beneficial for others. Then happiness manifests with your actions that match the thought and speech.

The amazing thing about life, is that you often have to give some, to get some. In dating, a man will often show up with a present for his suitor. His gift is a symbol of affection. In sustaining the human body, we eat food in the form of animals or vegetables to maintain our energy. When we don't eat, we shut down and wither away. Energy from one life form is required to get more energy for our life form. GIVING is a secret to success. Sharing with each other helps us build happiness.I recall reading a story in How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a book by Dale Carnegie, about a man who visited a woman who became despondent with worry and loneliness. While the man visited her, he noticed beautiful African Violets throughout her home. He suggested to her that she start to make new starts of her plants and then give them away to people in her community. When the woman passed away, hundreds of people attended her funeral. What happened to this lonely woman that she connected with so many people? Through her gifts of African Violets, she became known as the "African Violet Queen" - who touched so many people with the beautiful flowering plants for their celebrations and various life occasions. She gave love through her care with the flowering plants, and in return she received love from these people. 1 This is how life works. When we put aside our concerns over our fears and anxieties and embrace ways to love one another, our life truly rocks!I'm not suggesting to love everyone without boundaries or without regard for "yes" or "no" - but to simply give when you have the thought to give. Reach out, connect, and share beatiful moments with each other and your life will be happier.Spend time in nature. Embrace your artistic side. Find ways to transform from the dark side to the light through art and forms of expression. Then share your insights with others, remaining open to how others might share with you. Do all of this and watch how your happiness grows through repeat experience over time.

Mantra for the abundance

If you want to manifest abundance, try this mantra:

"I am so happy and grateful now that money comes me in increasing amounts of wealth, from multiple sources on a continuous basis, every hour every day."

What can I say again and again, day after day and see how your abundance is affected.
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Taking control of your life.

You may at times struggle with life. Perhaps things feel out of sorts, or out of control. I developed a 7-step process to help get back on track during such times and take control of your life. I will share it with you:

Take Control of Your Life in Seven Steps
Define what bothers you right now. What is wrong? What needs fixing?Define what you MOST WANT in that area of your life.Understand your role in both what bothers you and in what you want.Give your problems to GOD. The act of releasing control is vital in the process to manifest dreams.Determine to make a DRAMATIC SHIFT towards ONLY what you want.Pray and meditate on what you WANT. Create a DREAM COLLAGE and visualize it REAL.Focus on the top three ways to create inertia towards what you want.

Better understanding of the Seven Steps to Take Control of Your Life:

Would you like more clarification? I will define each further for you so you may take control of your life right now. 1. Define what bothers you now.
What is really upsetting you? What keeps you up at night? If there is something you feel worry, anxiety, or fear about, what is it? Answer: ________________________________________________
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What area(s) of your life are bothering you? Perhaps a relationship is frustrating you. Career choices could be confusing. Health issues might hinder your happiness. A job is challenging you. Dreams are taking longer to manifest? Learning something new is frustrating… Or perhaps you feel something is MISSING? So, it could be something you HAVE NOW that is upsetting you and making you feel like life is out of control, OR it could be something you DO NOT HAVE NOW that makes you feel like life is out of control. If you can look at the things that are bothering you, you can get a grip on why your life feels out of control. What is your initial response to this question?  How many of the things you wrote down to question number one could you fix, right now? If you cannot fix it now, how can we look at it or frame it to make living with it better?  
2. Define what you MOST WANT in that area of your life.

What is it you desire most (in similar areas like you answered in Question 1)? Answer: ________________________________________________
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What area(s) of your life do you dream about making BETTER? Again, as in Question 1, the dream is either about IMPROVING something we have now, or FILLING A VOID.
If you understand what you want to make better, you may not realize but asking for what you want, clearly, is VITAL to your success. How closely can you define your dream?
If you want a new house, can you draw the floor plan? Can you take a picture of the VIEW? Or, better yet, can you take a picture of YOU, STANDING in THAT VIEW, in that HOME? If so, you increase the likelihood of manifesting that dream house. I have a couple of exercises for this, but first, simple define what you most want in this area of life.
What I want most: ________________________________________
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3. Understand your role in both what bothers you and in what you want.
In both what bothers you and in what you want, YOU are playing a role in the success or failure of that dream life you wish to create. Therefore, to understand why you are getting what you want, or why you are not, you must look at TIME ACTIVITY. How are you actually spending time? Are you asking questions in the right order? Do you feel alignment in how you wish to succeed? Is there space in your life for what you most want? You must have SPACE to manifest what you most want.

Regarding the dream, I must ask you if there is anything BLOCKING you from manifesting what you most want? How are you spending your TIME? If you MUST keep a job to support a family, then the question for what you are doing outside of that job might hold the answer for manifesting the dream. Are you spending time watching television? Are you talking with friends who actually put down your dream? Are you engaging in activities that support the goal or make it a problem? For example, if you want to have optimum health, are you spending time outside working hours working out, exercising, eating healthy, or are you eating unhealthy food, drinking alcohol and carbonated drinks, and sitting around? You cannot complain about the things you do that do not support your dream. Rather, I suggest you align yourself in activities that support your dreams and goals. If you want to lose weight, join gym and go there either right before you work or immediately after you get off work. Do whatever fits best in your schedule. If you need to eat more healthy, buy a book with recipes to help you eat more healthy, learn one new recipe a day, and start to eat in that manner. Another thing you can try is to take up a hobby that supports that healthier you: such as salsa dancing. I found that when I salsa dance, I drink less alcohol, drink more water, and lost weight from all the movement. As a bonus, dancing salsa is fun! So, identify what blocks you, then find the ways to open up that time in your schedule.

Zen wisdom would hold that if you want to love something, let it go. It is the story that if it comes back, that the love is natural and reciprocated. In the same token, give your problem and dreams up to God. If there is an infinite power in the Universe, why not TAP INTO THAT POWER to help us with our struggles?

I give these struggles to God: ________________________________

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I ask God to help me manifest these dreams: ___________________
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You might wonder, “Why is it healthy to release control of the things in our life that bother us most or that we want most?” The answer is because we do not actually control the total aspect of everything that can occur in our life. By releasing the expected outcome, we actually allow for something GREATER to occur in our life. In addition, it gives peace of mind to release the need to control. Just as the person with OCD over a clean house may see dust where no dust exists, we can use so much control to force ourselves into frustration. So, give up control or the demand for perfection and allow God’s plan to work for you.

5. Make a dramatic shift to FOCUS ONLY on WHAT YOU WANT.
Since you released your struggles to God, and you identified ways to fix what you can fix, then take those actions. Now after looking at SPACE and TIME for what you want, you have an opportunity: you get to think, speak, and act in ways that BRING what you WANT MOST into your life! That is the exciting part of this process – determine to shift your thoughts, speech, and actions ONLY to what you want to manifest the most. That means ridding all negative self-doubt, negative talk, and actions that sabotage and replacing those with positive belief, faith-based talk, and steps towards success. Just writing the latter part of that sentence FELT better than writing the former. So, consider the EMOTION you wish to charge with manifesting your dreams. FEEL that way NOW.
The actual journey is the fun. The outcome is a result of right thought, speech, and action during the journey that allowed us to manifest or attract to us the things we want most. So start each day with the thoughts that support your dream, with the speech that makes it possible, and the actions that bring it to you. This shift is the biggest change in bringing your state from one of failure, lack, and sadness to one of success, abundance, and happiness. Are not these three things: success, abundance, and happiness three things that will bring us more LOVE and FULFILLMENT? Then focus on what you want and make it so!

6. Pray and meditate on what you WANT. Create a DREAM COLLAGE and visualize it REAL.

Specific activities tend to support the thought, action, and speech. These are the way we use our mind when it is silent, and how we focus intention when we communicate with our higher power. So, each day, when you meditate, meditate on allowing space for your dream to manifest. Meditate on what it looks like… how it feels… how you feel when it happens. When you pray, pray only to align your goals with God’s goals for your life. Put yourself in the dream. If you want to manifest a dream house, can you DRAW the FLOOR PLAN? Do you have a PHOTO of the VIEW? Alternatively, can you take a picture with YOU standing IN THE DREAM HOUSE? Put yourself in the dream to take control of your life. For my birthday, I went to my dream house. What was especially fun about taking pictures in the dream house is the seller staged this house with a dream car, too! My dream car was in the dream house! Therefore, I took a photo in the car, and in the house, to put myself in the dream. Whatever you can do to create a picture of the dream, with you in it, I suggest you do. If you create a dream collage, you can put your PHOTO over the pictures of what you want. This is easiest to do with a computer. You can edit images to put YOUR face in the face of the people you wish to emulate in your dreams. If it is a dream job… what are you doing? Show pictures of YOU doing that. If it is a dream body, put YOUR picture on the dream body. If it a dream car, put YOUR picture in the dream car – or go get a photo taken sitting in your dream car! Dreaming is fun, so have fun with it.

7. Focus on the top three ways to create inertia towards what you want.
It is great to put ourselves in the dream; however, we might need to take actions to make these dreams come true. I am a fan of praying as if God will answer all prayer and then acting as if God might not… in other words; I ask, “What effort must be done to make the dream become reality?” I urge you to take those actions. Name three steps or actions you can take this week to bring forth your desired results:
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Now, DO IT! Be a MASTER in your life. When you focus on how YOU can change, and make the shift to change yourself, back it with your higher power, and then TAKE ACTION, you are a POWERFUL person in control of your life!
I recently felt blocked. As I started putting forth what I describe above, and especially as I made effort towards these three actions, I realized that the blocked feeling went away. I know you will experience success in a similar way. Follow the seven steps I outlined above, and any time life feels out of control will immediately re-center much the same way a skipper rights a ship by focusing back in the direction he needs to go. Point your ship in the right direction, lose the weight that sinks your effort to sail, release the ropes that bind you, and allow space for wind to fill the sheets and push you forward toward the port of your next destination. Last, note the dreams you MANIFEST – CELEBRATE successes along the way! Be a master of the seven steps and take control of your life.  

How Cope With pressure

In our lives, we often face pressure moments. This pressure may take the form of several types of challenge (s):
Lack of financial resources to cope with the decline of the UPA for health expenses reduced our time vitality.Limited physical to perform large numbers of tasks.Lack partner we help to accomplish our mission.Other...

At the time where we feel pressure, it can find your own answers "fight or flight" kicked.You can feel a sense of concern.Perhaps you can stop completely, unable to cope as you normally face.Vous does feel not able to meet the challenges of the monde.À time, pressure then shoot rather reduced.

I am writing this article to provide simple and proven methods to cope with the pressure more effectively.

If your tension at work, you might consider adaptation by doing the following:

Concentrate on what is most important now. Lower pressure computer tasks taking each desktop hour.Organize breaks to cope with tasks. Make sure you get the time to maintain a sense of balance.

If your pressure is at home, consider to cope with the pressure by:

Clean up your life for your life space.Simplifying space.Organizing or eliminate child clutter.Asking take part in the assistance.

You might notice that in situations of home and work, I suggested to organize and clean up your workspace. This is because we often let our space become messy and disorganized when we are faced with a high-stress.This disorder increases tension and makes it more difficult to achieve. By organizing our workspace, we can work more efficiently, whether at the Office or at home.

In addition, I suggest that you make time for exercise.When you are feeling the pressure, your body may need exercise to release toxins and reconstruct healthy cells.Half of back pain can be cured simply by better circulation of oxygen in the body.Therefore, if your challenge is linked to health, explore ways to oxygenate your system (water, exercise, stretching, dance, playing music, eat more healthy, vitamin supplements, air, sunshine, etc.).

Make sure you breath healthy air.If you breath healthy air, you can think of mieux.Manger in ordinary times, small meals of the journée.Ceci allows you to balance your system.

Last, address goals that will likely reduce pressure most.For example, if the pressure on you feels like a financial challenge, consider how quickly you can pump more financial resources from your account to better manage these challenges.For me, which might be offering a new workshop or speaking in places means plus.Quels you create financial freedom? focus on activities that give the freedom you need your pressure and you will be identified.

Do not forget this above all: almost all worries isn't nécessaire.Si instead of this, focus you on what you can do at this moment, RIGHT NOW, you can decrease the pressure and face the challenges at hand, almost every fois.Je encourages you to do from now!

7 Insights in the meaning of life

 I am crying my eyes out right now. Tears are streaming down my cheeks and dropping into my lap.Okay, the headline "I'm crying my eyes out" sounds a little like I'm sad, but I'm not. In fact,

I'm full of JOY! Let me take a step or two back and share how I got to this state of sitting here, tears of joy streaming down my face, to write this article about 7 Insights Into the Meaning of Life.I just watched a movie called Julie and Julia. Yes, I'm a sap. But a good sap. Because this movie shares some moments that are so core to us as humans and why we are here on this planet that simply MOVED me. I will share them with you as 7 insights into the meaning of life (inspired by the movie Julie and Julia). (SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the movie, I encourage you to watch it before reading this article, as this article may spoil parts of the movie for you.)What are these moments which led me to 7 insights into the meaning of life?

1. Connection. We are here to share connection and love with fellow human beings. The connection Julie felt to Julia Child inspired her in this movie. Julia Child loved her husband, and that connection led him to encourage her to follow her dream to master the joy of cooking.Another one of these moments started because Julia Child decided one day to write someone who had written something she liked. His wife wrote back. And, they continued to write back and forth for eight years! Finally, one day, they meet. The supporting actress asks "you mean, you've never met her?" Julia replied and told her the story of how they've been pen pals for over seven years. Then when her pen pal walks in the building, dressed the way she described she would be, the experience is SHEER JOY in the meeting!This is partly what our "meaning of life" is all about! It reminds me of sitting in the bar at Blue, a local restaurant in San Luis Obispo, when three women were having some sort of "girl's night out" at the table adjacent to me. They were dressed up in their various cocktail red and black attire. But they were not there to attract me. Nope. They were conversing about their lives, what's new at your work, how are the kids, and all of those topics. Then, the last of the bunch arrived. All three let our a scream like they were back in High School! That's connection! How are you connecting with other people? Are you sharing moments of JOY? This is why we are here. I recall a wise man, the author of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, who while speaking at the Whole Life Expo in San Francisco back in 2001 shared with our group "one drop of joy overcomes one thousand tears." I don't know if the quote originated with Goleman, but I liked it and it stuck. I believe it is true. So, share more moments of joy!

2. Purpose. One of the lead characters in the movie, Julie and Julia, is this woman Julie. She is married, and at the beginning of the movie she and her loving husband move above a noisy pizzeria in Queens, New York. She is frustrated with her work. She was supposed to be a WRITER. Instead, she's fielding telephone calls at a government agency handling frustrations people experience post-911. Possibly her purpose, in terms of helping others and gaining insights into pain, but not her purpose in terms of fulfilling her passion as a writer. It is clear in the beginning of the movie that she has taken an affinity to learning Julia Childs' recipes, and in sharing these with her husband he comes to appreciate her cooking. The recipes help! She doesn't like Queens very much. She makes it clear she liked living in Brooklyn more. But, Queens is closer to her husband's work.Now, if you're paying attention, you know that AspireNow.com is all about helping people discover their purpose and then TAKE ACTION towards that purpose. Often, our purpose is right beneath our nose. Those of you who know me dearly also know that I started ARRiiVE.com to help people launch their dream. One of those methods I write about is to start a BLOG. Okay, with that in mind, let's continue...

3. Discovery. One night, Julie discusses that she'd like to start a blog. Why? Well, she explains to her husband that she needs an outlet, something that she ENJOYS other than feeding the cat, riding the subway, and listening to people moan about post 9-11 ills and issues. So, Julie and Erik partake in a discussion about the blog: "You could blog about Queen's," he jokes."That would be a short one," she replies."Why not blog about cooking?" he probes, as he dives into another delicious course of their meal."Seriously, I'm not that good of a cook!" she replies."Neither are most cooks when they start. Tastes pretty darn good to me!" he reaffirms.She agrees to the idea to start a blog about cooking. But what blog? How can she focus the blog to have a timeline?

4. The concept. Do you have a clear vision of your purpose? If not, start simple. One thing I love about Julie and Julia is how Julie, the blogger, starts with a simple thesis: to cook ALL the recipes in Julia Child's cookbook, How to Master The Art of French Cooking in 365 days - one year. This is no small feat. But it is a noble one. It is also probably important to note that any blog of value, where you blog daily, WILL take off, at some point. It won't seem like it in the beginning, because blogs take time to spread virally. But, eventually, the density of topics end up placing your articles at the top of the search engines for your categories. Once people find you through the search engines, they start to follow, comment, and SHARE your articles with each other. And this is how blogs grow.

5. The passion. You must have passion to back up your purpose. The beautiful thing about Julia Child is how passionate she was about cooking. She loved her husband. And she was passionate about cooking, so she did something to keep her busy while her husband was in Paris and learned to cook. You must be passionate about the subject of your purpose. For example, I am completely passionate about making a difference in people's lives, helping them find their purpose, and go live their dreams. Completely, 100%, lock-stock-and-barrel thrilled to share insights that might help you in your journey.So, whatever you pick, be PASSIONATE about it. If you're a chef, that might be finding joy in the perfect ability to slice onions. Passionate people delight even in the drudgery of their duties. As a musician, I am passionate about playing with my band, BODY. Even to the point that setting up and tearing down gear -- work the pros leave for their roadie -- is something I enjoy. It is all part of doing what I love: sharing music, playing my sax, standing up there on stage and letting the music flow through me to MOVE other people! It's a blast!So, we must be passionate if we are to thrive in our purpose. One sign that you're passionate is when you're present even when dirty work must be done. People who love what they do want to master every aspect of that purpose. So, master your craft -- even the hard or dirty parts of it!In Julie and Julia, Julie, the other lead character, through Julia's recipes and reading journal notes about her experiences, discovers that she loves Julia Child. It is a beautiful thing to see people write about someone they love. There will be an inescapable tenderness, kindness, and joy in the writing. And that is the type of passion that drove people to make Julie-Julia a top-read blog on cooking, and ultimately resulted in the success that became this delightful movie.

6. Persistence. Here is where most people slip up at some point. I'm not perfect on this, either. If I was, I'd have written three articles a week at AspireNow the past year. But, I didn't. Why? I thought I needed a break. Blogging can take a lot of time. However, I've spent just as much time writing and encouraging others on Facebook and in other ways. So, today, I recommit to start writing regularly in my blog again. I'm sure it will make a difference over the long-term to share stories like this with you, my readers.Here are some interesting numbers I've discovered about blogs:People start noticing the blog after about 30 - 50 articles.People begin regularly following the blog, and sharing with others, after about 150 stories.People begin commenting more frequently between 300 and 1,000 stories - especially if these are daily experiences.Once a blog goes over 1,000 pages, if the writing is good, it ought to be a viable business, worth serious ad money. I'm not kidding. Aspirenow.com has fewer pages (as of this writing) than that and brings in hundreds of dollars a month to me in passive income. I'm certain that when I have over 1,000 pages on AspireNow.com, it will be worth thousands a month in passive income. What begins as a side-interest can become a main "job" if you're passionate, persistent, and master your craft. I encourage those who are frustrated to get back on the path and re-focus your effort and take action again. It will pay off in the long run for you to do so.

7. Realization & Celebration. You realize your dream when you stay at it and then connect with other people through continuing to cycle through each of these previous 6 steps.This is my goal for AspireNow and ARRiiVE's blogs: to go over 1,000 articles. Why? Because I've notices that blogs with that many pages tend to be at least a Google PR6, they are read by over 100,000 people - often over 1,000,000 people! And that type of reach is hard to get through the publishing world. You can influence many people with publishing power like that. Costly to buy, time -- even more time-consuming to gain -- but worth it. Yet, most of us can write every day for 10 years. Right? If you write three articles a week for a year, you will end up with 156 articles at the end of the year. At the end of ten years, you will have 1,560 articles. I may start accepting GUEST BLOGGERS to help me get there sooner, too! We'll see. Persistence is the key. So, at the end of this movie, I sat there completely overjoyed that another human being had gone from feeling like despair... working in a job she hated, to starting a new "hobby", to discovering her hobby was her passion, to then realizing that passion led to all of her dreams she'd held since a child! YES! This is AspireNow!!! I love the celebration scene at the end of Julie and Julia, when Julie has all her friends over for an incredible duck meal on the patio overlooking Queens and decorated by colorful candles, dressed up with a bouquet of flowers on the table, and the meal freshly served to her friends and family, she raises her glass in a toast, "365 days, and 524 recipes!" They all raise their classes, "here here! Yay!" celebrating, then dig into their duck meals. Erik, Julie's husband, exclaims over the food "Mmm... great..it's fantastic! I love it... I love it!" or something to that effect. Julie, realizing her love for her husband who stood by her through the tribulations of the effort, eating all the meals she served, clinks her glass again, "Erik, I could never have done this without you; as someone once said, 'you are the butter to my bread, the breath to my life.'" He looks back into her eyes and says, "I love you, too." And now you realize why I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face! Yep, I'm a hopeful romantic. So, seeing life purpose realized and true love realized, to me, is the best of both worlds! Can you relate?It is truly beautiful to watch other people live their purpose. Especially when more people gather around that purpose with LOVE for each other!Are you living your purpose? Are you showing LOVE and support to those who share their purpose with you? It is SPECIAL! Remember this! If you need a little help discovering your purpose, I've re-opened the window for you where you may purchase my e-workbook and do the exercises in it. I don't "tell" you your purpose, I simply give you the tools (exercises and questions to ask) to know how to get to the real you. If you would like coaching to help you find your purpose. Call me at 805 ... 459 ... 6939 and I'll either help you directly or refer you to a partner coach who can help you out. To recap, insights into the Meaning of Life, inspired by the movie Julie and Julia, are:Find ways to connect with GREAT other people. Often, through connecting with GREAT people, we may find it easier to realize our purpose.It often begins with being dissatisfied with where we are, presently. Then asking questions to get to the root of what we really most want to do with our life.When we start to ask question about what we might be passionate and good at we start to discover possible paths to purpose! That discovery is exciting. When you feel like you're on to something,

take ACTION.When we live passionately, and embrace our activities with passion, they have more meaning for us. Conceptualizing what the full vision of purpose may include is worth taking time to figure out. Get clear on your concept. I was very clear on the concept for AspireNow before launching the website. I'd spent over six months clarifying the vision of the website through a journal before launching the actual site and creating the logo. So, get clear on your concept, then take action with the focus towards accomplishing that concept!When we live passionately, and embrace our activities with passion, they have more meaning for both us and other people.If you don't complete the path, you may not realize the success in your journey. You have to stay with it, even when it is hard. Remain persistent, steadfast, and complete the steps ahead of you and reach the goals you set for yourself. You will be so thrilled when you realize your dreams come true!

7. Realization and Celebration With Those We Love.Take time to celebrate. When you realize a dream, invite friends and family over. Share some toasts with the people you love! Raise a few glasses. And let those who supported you along your journey know that you love them. Share appreciation with them for their support, and they'll likely continue to be thrilled to partake in your journey.Remember that there are some people in this lifetime who have a special influence in your life. Treat them with care, learn to love them, and maybe they'll help you live your purpose along the way

Municipalities of blocks to success

Often in my coaching services I am inevitably overall problems in life client blocking their commercial success. Today, while sharing some of these blocks, a friend suggested that I post a few to help you overcome your own success in my opinion to AspireNow blocks. Thus, they are.

Communes of blocks to success:

1. Time Wastes.People wasting time with numerous activities. The largest commit time is as follows:
Gabby friends. A few friends literally wait talk you for an hour every day. Why do? this is a huge time reflex. If you have four these friends, you'll be literally spend four hours a day just talk about things with these friends. It is good to share them with friends, but limit the time you spend time face to face, if possible, as much as possible - especially when you're starting something new or exciting requiring prolonged effort.

Television. Watching TV is the largest commit time. You do learn us from watching television. You can learn much more surfing the net or visit a bookstore. If you start when your TV watching, you can be alarmed. The average number of hours student in America shows television is between two or three hours a day. Elementary children are often up to five or six hours a day watching TV! How do you find time for homework when the television is turned on? Requiring only! Try to turn off the television. I went so far to cancel all television. I miss it when I want to watch Dancing With the stars, and then select sports.Maintenant games, I have a reason to go to a sports bar. Usually I will connect with a friend or two, watch the last half of the game, but avoid watching a whole day of football on Sunday. I have time much TV watching more!

Switching. This is especially true in a big city, but it is also true for those who live outside the city but work in the city more away from the maison.Si you a shuttle like twenty minutes each way, waste you up to five to ten hours a week just driving around! Try selecting jobs near where you live, or live near where you work. Save yourself the time wasted on a shuttle and you'll be more productive.

Internet. The Internet is powerful. You can keep in touch with thousands of people all around of the globe real-time IM for IM, Facebook, Twitter and other tools. I strongly encourage people to use social; networks However, I encourage you also to limit the time to spend on each of these every day. Schedule time Internet, so that it is not your life. In America, students are now spending more than 12 hours per week on the Internet.More TV! considering how much time you spend online.Some people I know are up to twelve hours per jour.Reculez online your time Internet between one to two hours per day and watch your productivity boom.2

Attitude. Status of attitude can determine many things that influence the success, including:
State of mind.If you're in a positive spirit, you can do more.

Talk negative v. positive self-talk. I have read studies indicate that those who are most successful positive use monologue over 80% of the time, while those who do not use negative talk the same rapport.Si you can switch your speaking dialogues that supports your business, you'll succeed more often.

Proactive v. Reactive.Have a perspective to the prospect of leaving things to do for you. Control of your life as far as possible.

3 Clutter. State of being of clutter can block your success, though:
Tools. If it is more difficult to find your tools, you are less effective. Just like the good site Web design is a sign of easy to navigate through the site, your own Office, House, garage, computer and telephone should be organized, tidy and ready for work. (As I write this note, I do note to organize my garage and computer!)Area of work. If you can't find what you need, what you do about it?

Disorder mental. Worry about the things you can't control is a block for moi.cesser to worry about these things. However, to focus on what you, now, to make a difference. 4. Productivity plan. Many people have simple to-do lists each jour.Mais you can remove these blocks of productivity through a better plan:
Power 3. Focus on projects plus three at any given time. Top 5 Make a list of five things you need to do to move this project. Who: Make a list of which you speak today that can help you move a project forward.Make insight that you need to follow up with that can help move projects forward.Top 10: Then have your tasks "top ten" next after these lists. If you follow this plan, you get more done on your projects database and "stagnation" or "blocked" feel almost as souvent.Je am a great believer in the removal of things get things organized disorderly, and then worked hard on what you need to do now to succeed.I am currently developing a plan for # 5 in my own life.My objective? best health, weight optimum.Nous can succeed if we make the effort.Try following each of these steps and see if some of your own common blocks are not removed from succeed you more often.

Valuing our family.

You want to know which matters most in your life?
In addition, whether you like it or not, people who are often the most are our family.

Why?, think about it:

Brings back your life in the world?
Who learns about life?
Who cares for you and feeds you?
That teaches you to read?
Tickle you when you're little and you to tickle you?
Played the most with you when you're little?
That comes to your speech, pieces of theatre, concerts and birthdays, when you're grown up?
Manifested at your graduation?
Who gives a bride on her wedding?
Spend you the holiday most often?
Monitors and takes in charge when you give birth to your children?
Give you birth to?
Which competitors for your children?
Who is your baby shower?
Who is your best man?
Who is your best friend?
That raise you and parent?
That you call when you have a serious problem?
Who is the person you call when you have exciting news?
Who is the person that care you of when they are older?
That appears when you pass away?

In addition, the answer to all these questions, for many people, is their family it is certain that my answer.

What are you feeding your family relationships?

You deploy your family value in your life? if this is not, what can you do to show your family most love?

Instead of answering this question from your point of view, why not ask each Member of the family "" Hey, I'm pensé.Je would like only do us more pleasant things and loving ensemble.Quel would be important that I could do to help us grow closer? ""

Then be quiet and listen to the response.

If you want to improve your family relationship with the family member, just start doing this thing they suggest for you when they answer your question.

You can also do small things, who, in your way, show that you most important thing only soignez.La I will be pointed out to you in the family is the first rule to show that you love: TIME.Personnes, especially children, know how much we value at the time where we give eux.ainsi, spend time ensemble.Affiche! Appelez.Messagerie.Faire effort.

Sometimes larger challenges of life and sometimes greater success, our family is here to help us, we love, sharing with us and celebrate the voyage.Allons celebrate our family and enjoy the love that we can share together!