MOVE THE TARGET CLOSER!

One of the best ways to grow our belief sets is by moving the target closer.  Let's say you have a big target (like an archery target) and this target encompasses the great, ultimate vision you have for your life. That's great - but chances are good that the target is so far off in the distance and feels so foreign to you that you can't even see it clearly. So what do you do?
MOVE THE TARGET CLOSER! Ask yourself this - "What is the next level from where I am right now - that would make me know I am moving toward my target but that I KNOW I can achieve?" Whatever your answer is - ask yourself these questions:
 "Do I REALLY believe I can achieve this level?"
"When I achieve this level will I KNOW I am closer to my target?"
"Will achieving this level push my comfort zone but not break it?"
Once you have found a next level that you truly believe you can achieve - then you have successfully moved the target closer - keep repeating this process and your momentum will be incredible - and you will achieve that great, ultimate target sooner than you ever believed possible

Wishing you continued success...

This time it's gonna be different.
This time it will work.
This time you will succeed.
You say it every time you set out to accomplish a goal or finish a project.
You want to make more money.
Meet the right person.
Lose some weight.
Be healthy.
Be happy.
You know you can do this.
You know you can succeed.
You tell yourself that you're going to succeed.
That this time you will.
But then those negative thoughts sneak in.
They tell you that you can't.
That you won't.
What's the point? - You ask yourself.
How can things change?
Then you convince yourself that... you can't succeed.
And so you give up.
You try again later.
And you go through the process again.
You give up or quit before you get started.
It happens over and over again.
It will keep happening because that's the habit that you've planted on
your subconscious mind.
Your subconscious likes to follow habits.
It creates your life based on your thought habits.
You do things, like get dressed a certain way, because your subconscious has
picked up on the habit.
You don't even have to think about it - you just do it.
You do the same thing when you try to achieve a goal, change something in your life or
accomplish something.
Your subconscious follows your pattern of thinking, believing and acting.
It compels you to do things that fit the pattern that you created.
And so you you then do them automatically.
If you're always starting something and not finishing, find it difficult to make
money, give up before you really get started, or can't accomplish something then it's
because your subconscious is following a pattern that stops you or leads to failure.
It's just doing what you told it to do.
And it will happen over and over again.
It will keep happening until you change that pattern, until you give your subconscious a new
pattern or new directions.
It's a lot easier than you think.
You just need to keep at it.
You need to have a little patience and you need to send the right messages to your
subconscious mind.
The sooner you start the sooner you'll see changes
Your subconscious is your great partner in life.
It will do anything you ask.
Give it the right instructions and it will lead you to success.
Give it the wrong instructions and it will lead you to more failure and more struggle.
So think about what you want and not what you don't want.
If you want to be debt free - think about making more money.
If you always think about debt your subconscious will bring you more debt.
But if you think about making more money your subconscious will lead you to more money.
If you want to be in a relationship don't think about how difficult it is to meet the right person.
Instead, just think about meeting the right person and how you can be in a great relationship.
If you want to lose weight, think about being healthy and don't focus on all the weight.
It's a simple and powerful process.
Just keep directing your mind and subconscious mind to bring you what you want.
Send your subconscious the right instructions.
Go one step at a time.
Don't put things off, break that habit today.
And you start by working with your mind and subconscious mind.
You direct all your powers to create the life you want

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The competition for "cash flow notes" is fierce. That's a good thing.  In my experience, any time you have heavy competitive the money is often lucrative.
Think about iPhone apps, SEO, security software, carpet cleaning, window washing, car rentals, and handyman repairs. These can be very lucrative even in a sluggish economy.  But there's a right way and a "hard way" to do things. 
The note market much larger today than it was five or six years.  This is partly due to the economy and the collapse of the real estate market. Cash flow notes thrive in this environment because people are forced to get money fast.
Cash Flow Notes in All Its Glory
Most of the time, people on the inside track always land the best notes.  These insiders are usually: 1. seasoned note investors 2. Bankers 3. Real estate lawyers (and judges)
I'll show you a short cut and how to find the best cash flow notes.  You'll also need to find qualified buyers or sellers.  There are only a couple of things you need to know to be successful in this market.
What is a cash flow note?
Cash flow notes are IOUs.  They are an agreement to pay someone a specific amount of money, with interest, over a specific period of time.  The most popular cash flow notes are commercial and residential "paper" (also known as a mortgage).  There are cash flow notes available in almost every conceivable real estate investment. Most (but not all) cash flow notes are secured with a title deed.
But the neat thing is you can find cash flow notes for everything from accounts payable, structured settlements, royalties, leases, pre-construction deals, and more.  I'll focus on real estate cash flow notes in this week's issue.
Here's an example of a simple cash flow note...
The Johnsons sell their $250,000 home with owner financing.
The Johnsons ask for $25,000 down and finance the balance of $225,000 at 10 percent interest. The Johnsons receive monthly payments on this "note" until it's paid off.  That's where the "cash flow" part comes in.
An entrepreneur calls the Johnsons and offers them $220,000 for the note on their home. The Johnsons agree. The entrepreneur buys the note and resells it to another buyer who is willing to pay $225,000 for it.
The first entrepreneur keeps the $5,000 difference and the Johnsons get $220,000.  This process is contingent upon locating note sellers and brokering a deal for each note to willing buyers.
In the real world...which is how I look at business opportunities... it takes a lot of time, energy, and money to build a network of qualified cash flow note sellers and buyers.  But entrepreneurs are making money in this business.
What's more, there's an established network of entrepreneurs already doing these deals... they're called bankers, lawyers, judges and real estate investors!
Little-Known Cash Flow Secret
One secret to "winning" in the cash flow business is target marketing. Who would've guessed direct marketing is a key?  But it's logical. You need to find and reach qualified cash note sellers.
Cash note sellers are typically home owners, business owners, and other real estate investors who have provided financing to buyers.  One of the best ways to reach a large targeted audience quickly (if you don't have an established in-house list of contacts) is with TV.

Are you stressed out and losing sight of the blessings at this time of year?

There is a lot going on: crowds in public places jammed together, long lines to see Santa, too much sugar and not enough sleep, the excitement of gifts.

Many parents can't wait to get through the holidays because it's more stressful than joyful. It doesn't have to be this way. Enjoy these 5 ways to plan ahead and ENJOY this holiday season.
(1) Set clear expectations repeatedly. Let your kids know ahead of time who is going to be at their grandparent's house, what time you are going to open presents. Eliminate surprises.
(2) Plan down time. Your kids NEED down time. Find a room-even if it's a bedroom-where they can get away, play contentedly with toys, listen to music and be refreshed. Ask a relative to take your child out for a short walk.

(3) Give your child specific jobs and responsibilities so they can help out and feel important. Can they help set the table, greet guests, hang lights with Grandma, take care of the younger kids, put on a show, create decorations for the house, like paper snowflakes?

(4) Keep your perspective and expect imperfection. Don't expect your child to act like an adult. This time of year is exciting and kids will be kids.  Expect your teens to be bored--have them plan activities to do ahead of time. And don't be affected by their moods. Be prepared for things to not go as planned and laugh about it!

(5) Plan alone time for YOU. Yes, you need it. Don't feel guilty. Your alone time is good for everyone around you! Take advantage of the free sitters in the house. Talk, enjoy the quiet, grab a coffee and snack with your spouse or relative you haven't seen in awhile. When you take care of yourself, you can be calm and in charge. 
Remember to take some deep breathes, slow down a bit and be grateful for your blessings
Hapy Holidays and Happy Parenting

The Secret Qualities of Successful Information Products

By Gary Scott
If someone asked you, "What's the biggest chunk of the U.S. economy?" ... you probably wouldn't say "information."
But, expenditures on information and information products account for over half of this country's economy. That's roughly $5 TRILLION!
Why so much? Americans have an unquenchable thirst for information. We crave information to make us healthier ... wealthier ... more beautiful. But most of all, we want information so we can show others how much we know.
I've developed a highly-successful publishing business selling information that people want. You can, too.
The key is developing an information product that people not only want to buy but want to continue to buy (or renew). This isn't hard - if you understand the following 7 Qualities of Successful Information Product Development.
Quality #1: Is the Idea Interesting?
Interesting ideas connect with a genuine fundamental aspect of life. And, the first person they have to interest is you. If you pick ideas that interest you, research and writing will be fun. But, interest goes beyond that. Your idea has to be truly interesting to your reader.
For example, my first retail publishing idea in the early 1970s was for U.S. investors to invest globally. The idea was sound and remained very interesting for a long time.
On the other hand, look at collectables. There will always be a collectables market. Yet, many collectables are attractive only because they are in vogue.
If, for example, you had a publication about Beanie Babies back when they were in vogue, you could have done well. Today, that publication would fall on its face.
Fads offer attractive publishing opportunities, but they don't last. Publications about interesting topics survive.
Quality #2: Is the Idea Legal and Ethical?
I once got a letter about how I could mail First Class letters for only 3 cents! Indeed, the stamp on the envelope was 3 cents.
This seemed interesting, since I spend hundreds of thousands a year on postage. The letter promised that, for $12, I could get details on how to mail First Class letters for 3 cents.
This was too good to be true, but I was interested. A few days later, I got one photocopied page telling me how to do it. The page claimed that, as a business, the Post Office had made an offer to send my mail at the current rate. And it claimed that, as a businessman, I could counteroffer by putting a 3-cent stamp on my letters instead. If the Post Office accepted and mailed my letters, they accepted my offer. The idea was to simply mail all your letters with a 3-cent stamp, because most would get through. And, the idea was neither legal nor ethical.
The Postal Service's Revenue Protection Department operates by spot inspection, true enough. So, yes, many of these 3-cent letters would get through. But, anyone mailing lots of them could expect to be investigated by the U.S. government. So, in the long run, it wouldn't have been profitable. The fines (not to mention prison time) for these kinds of actions are very heavy.
Quality #3: Is the Idea Attractive?
Your idea has to attract first-time buyers. It doesn't have to be pretty or pleasant. But, it must attract.
Attractiveness appeals to emotions in some way. The emotions can be good, bad, or even ugly. For example, one ad that worked well read, "I'm mad as heck at the government for cheating us - here's how to get even." It's not a very pretty idea. But, it's certainly attractive.
A publication must hold your reader's interest to succeed in the long-term. But, attractiveness gets potential readers to drop everything, read a sales story, and buy your publication.
Quality #4: Is the Idea Usable?
Your idea has to fill some need for your reader. This is vital to gaining repeat customers for your publication. The idea has to work for its readers.
A publication can be entertaining. With a golf publication, for instance, the pleasure of reading about golf courses may be enough to make it useful if the main goal is to give the reader satisfaction through description.
On the other hand, the goal might be to help the reader know how to get lower golf scores (pride). Or, show times at various courses when greens fees are reduced (savings).
Quality #5: Is the Idea Understandable?
Some years ago, the book A Brief History of Time was a New York Times bestseller for over a year. It was called one of the most-purchased/least-read books of all time. The author's next books didn't sell well. His books - all of them about quantum science - were just too complicated.
Ask: Is my information understandable for my target market? As A Brief History of Time shows, being interesting can sell a book. But if it's not understandable, you won't build repeat business.
Quality #6: Is the Idea Timely?
A successful publication is tuned to the times. If it's too far ahead of or behind its time, it won't do well in the long run.
I failed to understand this quality in the 1970s when I was first writing about investing internationally. I'd lived abroad for nearly a decade, so this idea seemed obvious. However, it ran contrary to public thought.
Twenty years later, most U.S. investors were ready for this idea. Today, it is so common that local stockbrokers give free talks on the subject, so we've had to adapt. Because I understand this quality, I'm able to change, update, and innovate my publications constantly.
Quality #7: Is the Idea Sellable?
In publishing, marketing is a very important part of success. You can have the timeliest, most usable, interesting, easy-to-apply idea in the world. But if you cannot sell it, you won't make money. Defining your market and deciding how to sell your idea correctly is an integral part of the product creation.
I learned this lesson while pioneering the idea of investing abroad. As I said, my idea was right ... but ahead of its time. Because I was out of sync with most American investors, my original selling failed.
The product wasn't salable until I discovered avenues that led me closer to the small percentage of Americans who were interested. This process of understanding the customer is called "focus," and it's crucial to publishing success. For example, I found that though I marketed across the country to all professions and religions, a large percentage of my original readers were Jewish, Southern, or chiropractors - groups that had less trust in the establishment. Once I understood that all three of these groups perceived that the establishment had been, at one time or another, biased against them, I was able to zero in and focus my sales in those areas

Finding the Perfect Job

by W. Mason Preddy

I worked as a healthcare recruiter for an awesome community hospital. In my time there, I was responsible for helping achieve record-low vacancy rates (there is a worldwide shortage of healthcare professionals) and increasing retention. I started new programs, and was responsible for applying for national and local awards, many of which we won. We then merged with a chain of hospitals in the area.

My position was eliminated, and I was devastated. I couldn’t understand how they could do something so nasty to someone who had given them so much. I received a severance package and was able to use some of the money to work on a double master’s certificate program from Tulane University. In looking back and examining what had happened, I realized that the work environment had really become miserable, and it was not a fun place to work anymore.

At first, I had my sights set on joining a consulting firm that did work in the healthcare industry. They were interested in me, and I went through a series of interviews. I was constantly writing affirmations that I got this job with “X” company, making “X” amount, etc. The job required constant travel—four or five days every week all over the country. While this was really not appealing to me, I told myself I would like it and it would be okay. Well, you can’t “trick” the Universe!

It knows just by the way you feel. I didn’t get the job. I was upset but knew that all the travel would have been a real drag. A series of other opportunities came along, and for various reasons, either I wasn’t interested when I learned more or I didn’t get the job. I continued to write affirmations with each position. What I didn’t realize is that you are not supposed to be telling the Universe “how” or “who,” etc. You are supposed to let the Universe handle that for you. That is a very difficult thing to do.

I decided to quit writing so many affirmations and just start concentrating on the way I felt. Looking back at the other jobs, I knew they really weren’t the best jobs for me, but I kept telling myself they would be great and everything would work out. Instead, I started talking about what I really wanted in a job. I would write an occasional affirmation, but rather than naming the company, I let the Universe work on what the organization would be. I just focused on what was important to me.

I wanted flexibility, to make a lot of money, to be happy at what I was doing, to like my co-workers and have them like me, to have the “perfect amount” of travel to pleasant places, and to be successful at what I was doing. Well, the Universe has presented me with an awesome new opportunity—with all of the above. I am very excited and start soon!

The major things I learned were: Don’t worry about the “how.” That is the job of the Universe. When something doesn’t work out, know that something better will come along. The Universe had a plan for me, and even though I was disappointed along the way, it has all worked out perfectly. This opportunity will definitely make me the happiest and has all the things I wanted.