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Just Imagine Your Success

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Having a positive mindset is the first step in living a positive life. This is not a new concept but like most things worthwhile we have to make a conscious effort to stay positive in our everyday experiences. Imagination goes hand in hand with your positive attitude in creating the life you desire.

Imagination can be used as a technique to see in your mind exactly how you want your life to be. Like a garden you must fill your mind and feed your imagination with the seeds you want to grow or the weeds will find there way in and take over. Using your imagination to change your financial situation is no different to elite atheletes seeing their race or game in their mind before taking part. Just like an athelete or a beautiful garden you must prepare or train for a better financial condition all the while using your imagination to see the outcome exactly the way you want it.

Be as clear as possible in your mind, find somewhere quiet, picture the colours, the people, your bank balance. Whatever you desire give it as much life as possible. This may take some practice for some but the more you engage in this excercise the more clearer your desired life will become.

Affirmations will support your imagination so find some that feel good and use them as well. The more positive you are and the more conscious effort you make to creating the life you desire the faster it will all come to you. Support yourself through this process of change allow yourself to feel good and worthy of all you desire. Remember to be grateful for what you have now and for the people in your life. A healthy balance must be maintained or all the wealth in the world will mean little if you lose the love and respect of those around you.

Some suggested affirmations.

  • I deserve to succeed. I am a success.
  • I am a motivated and energetic person.
  • My life is filled with harmony and happiness.
  • I am a positive and successful achiever.
  • I feel good about my life. I can do it.
  • I am at peace with my world.
  • Every day I achieve more and more.
  • Success is mine. I think BIG.
  • I am a happy person. I enjoy life, it is good to me.
  • Each day I do what needs to be done.
  • I have the inner strength and confidence I need to succeed.

Have an Imaginative Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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Solving Problems – Creating Success

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Success, I have learnt, is a journey one that sometimes presents us with the occassional bump in the road. Problems or obstacles on the path to success can sometimes be enough to stop us in our tracks and even cause us to retreat back to our comfort zone.

If you have a problem solving strategy in your success toolkit then obstacles can be easily overcome and you’ll be back on track for success in no time.

So what makes up a problem solving strategy:-

Keeping things simple - We live in such a fast paced complicated world it is as if we expect problems to be difficult to solve. We often only see the complicated solution this can sometimes be because we are to close to the problem. There is a story of a truck getting stuck in an underpass, engineers were called in to try and figure out a solution . They began making complex calculations, the way engineers do, only to have a young boy who was standing by suggest they let the air out of the tyres. Make a conscious effort to step back and look for a simpler approach, get someone who is not involved to take a fresh look or leave the problem alone for a while sometimes a simple solution will just come to you. You could save a lot of time by making an effort to keep things simple.

Approach the problem creatively – The more ways you look at the problem the better chance you have of finding a solution. There is always a lot more than one solution to any problem. Change your perception of the problem, put yourself on the other side of it. By writing down anything and everything that comes to mind no matter how crazy a solution will often surface, it sometimes helps to do this with a group in a brainstorming session.

Important or urgent, there’s a difference – When you are faced with a number of problems decide which are the important one’s and make them a priority. It is quite often that urgent matters are not necessarily important. If you are always dealing with the urgent you will always be busy but nothing of importance will be solved.

Recognise a Potential Crisis – There are usually some warning signs before a crisis has it’s full impact being proactive at this time by employing preventive maintenance will keep you on track to your goals.

Use your subconscious – Never underestimate the power of your subconscious, if you are unable to come up with a solution your best ally could be your subconscious. Stop trying so hard and let your subconscious take over, it can often see things more clearly than we can at a conscious level.

Have a Productive Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au


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Getting the Most out of Your Goals

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

More and more people are becoming aware of the need to have goals in many areas of their lives but it is a good idea to refresh what you know and check you are on track.

This week I have been going over some lessons in Og Mandino’s book University of Success, while reading the lesson on goals I realised I didn’t have it all covered. Goal setting is about programming yourself for success and even though we may all be aware of goal setting we may not be putting it to good enough use in our lives.

Goal setting helps you plan for a better future, without a goal and therefore a destination to head for you could end up anywhere. Where do you want to be in the future – in a week, a month, a year, five or ten years? Goals can also be used in more than just your career. Goals should also cover what you want to achive in relationships with your partner, your friends and your children.

  • Setting goals in your area of income will help you achive financial security and a lifestyle you enjoy.
  • Setting goals in your marriage could keep your relationship alive and add a greater depth of meaning and love.
  • Setting goals in the area of children – this may be one you haven’t considered beyond giving them an education. Many parent / child relationships break down in the teenage years because no clear goals have been thought about for the kind of relationship you want with your child or parent. A lot of emotional heartache can be avoided if this is considered and discussed.
  • If you are single you may want to plan and set goals to find a fulfilling life relationship. It has been said that people tend to put more time and effort into buying a car than into choosing the person to spend their life with.
  • Setting goals in the area of friendship will help to keep these relationships strong and meaningful, without them you may find your friendships are shallow and superficial.

Some of these may give cause for thought…

  • How is your life at work going?
  • Are you where you want to be, what can you do?
  • How is your relationship with your spouse, can you do more?
  • How are your relstionships with your children, your friends?
  • Do they feel how much you value them?
  • How is your day to day existence, could it be better?

Be imaginative and creative in your ideas on how to enhance, improve or change anything in these areas of your life.

Our lives should not just be an existence they should, for as long as we live and beyond, be a creation.

Have an Inspiring Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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If I Had My Life To Live Over – by Erma Bombeck

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I thought I would share something different with you today, it made me think more carefully about myself and how I live my life. We must constantly check with ourselves, that what we are doing everyday with our lives is still in tune with our values and the things that really matter.

If I Had My Life to Live Over

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the’good’ living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn’t show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realised that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, “Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.” There would have been more “I love you’s.” More “I’m Sorry’s.”

But mostly given another shot at life, I would seize every minute…look at it and really see it, live it and never give it back. Stop sweating the small stuff.

Don’t worry about who doesn’t like you, who has more, or who’s doing what.

Instead, let’s cherish the relationship we have with those who do love us.

Let’s think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally.

I hope you all have a blessed day.

by Erma Bombeck

Erma wrote this after she found out she was dying from cancer. It may have been too late for Erma to live the kind of life she saw as more fulfilling and worthwhile, don’t let it be too late for you.

There are so many ways to invest in life with your enthusiasm, your gratitude, your energy. So many ways to create wealth so you can live financially free. Keep striving to promote yourself you have gifts within you, share them with the world.

I hope this short note from Erma will encourage you to examine where you are and choose a path that will lead you to a greater life, lived.

Have an Awesome Day

Teresa and the Team at

AbsoluteWealth.com.au

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What Do You Enjoy?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

I remember being at a business training session some time ago with Jamie McIntyre as the trainer and before we got started, Jamie asked everyone, ‘What do you enjoy doing?’

I couldn’t really answer. I was a wife and mother of four and of course I enjoyed being with my family but Jamie wanted more than that. He wanted to know what I enjoyed doing for me. I couldn’t understand why that was so hard to answer. It wasn’t just me though, there were others that couldn’t come up with much of a list.

We finally came to the conclusion that we had blocked out the things we enjoyed because we just didn’t have room for them in our lives. We either didn’t have enough time or money to enjoy them.

Is that how life is supposed to be?

Well everyone at that training session decided it wasn’t. If we wanted to increase our earning ability, not just a little but really increase it, we had to have a good reason. So that became our first task, to have some fun and work out what we really enjoyed doing.

Jamie explained that often when people have trouble with this it can be easier to start with all the things we don’t enjoy. So we began writing a list of all the things in our lives that caused us to feel angry, stressed, frustrated, fearful, dissatisfied or that we absolutely hated doing. As we did this we began to notice our feelings and how strongly we felt about not having those things in our life anymore.

Once we got through this list it was a lot easier to think of what our hearts really desired in our lives, what made us happy and fulfilled, what energised and motivated us and how we felt about not having them in our lives. The whole point of the excercise was to work out why these things weren’t a part of our lives and decide what we needed to do to change that.

At that training session we learnt that being motivated to create wealth in your life often offers some very important side benefits. Creating wealth is not just about earning more money it’s about having a better, more fulfilling and balanced life. Often the reason most people don’t live more financially fulfilling lives is because they have given up on, or never had, a reason why. They have forgotten what they really enjoy.

So let me ask you. ‘What do you enjoy’?

Have a Day you Enjoy

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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Results, Purpose, Action – RPA

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Results, Purpose, Action (RPA) is a strategy Jamie McIntyre has implemented and now teaches to ensure that once a person’s dreams and goals have been established they have a system to turn them into reality.

The RPA Planning Process is a proven system for taking anything you can envision and making it real. It teaches you how to organise and think clearer thereby turning your thoughts into positive action instead of a muddling, overwhelming chaos.

The process is broken down into three steps:-

Step 1 -

Result – Ask yourself – “What do I want from this situation – what do I want my result to be?” Result is the R in RPA so be sure you ask yourself what you want the result to be not “What should I do” but “What result am I committed to achieving?”

Until you are clear on the result you want any ‘to do’ lists or plans will not be enough to motivate you to action.

The second step is:-

Purpose – Ask yourself – “Why do I want that result – what is my purpose”? To achieve anything successfully there must be a ‘why’ a compelling purpose or reason something that will keep you going in spite of setbacks. Without a reason then giving up is easy,
there isn’t a lot we do without a reason. So find your purpose and be specific and clear about it.

The third step -

Action – Ask yourself – “What action do I need to take to achieve the result I want”? So once you know what you want your result to be and why you are committed to achieving it you are then in a state of mind to begin creating an action plan.

The sequence for stepping towards success in achieving your goals and dreams always begins with the end in mind. You must be totally clear about the result you want, then be able to build a burning reason to achieve it before you can decide the action you need to take and have the commitment to follow it through.

Have a Productive Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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Challenge Yourself to Success

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Doing what it takes to be successful can be a challenge, stepping out of the mediocre line, becoming above average isn’t always comfortable but it is an answer to many problems.

It is human nature to grow, to expand, to progress if you are not challenging yourself there’s a good chance you are not feeling completely happy with your life.

Life is for growing, achieving and building upon the talents and abilities we possess. Our challenge is to constantly and consisitently strive to reach our full potential. We all have more that we can give, the extra sit up, run just 5 more minutes, read one more page. Whatever it is we can push past our inner barriers and get closer to our goals.

What are the qualities needed for success?

They are whatever qualities you possess utilised to the fullest extent possible at any given time. So don’t sit back and wait for something to happen get up, go out and go find the answer to achieving your dreams and goals. There is no perfect moment to get started, but there will always be reasons and excuses to wait for a better time and so waiting becomes a habit. Make a start, a small one is better than none at all, and then just keep going.

Once you decide to take action guard yourself against the critics and even your own harsh judgement. You will make mistakes but mistakes are fine as long as you adjust yourself and keep going. You have an obligation, and you deserve, to live a successful life, to strive for happiness and abundance.

Creating wealth in your life honestly then using your wealth wisely is something you can be proud of. So what are you waiting for? Give yourself permission, for it is only yourself that holds you back.

Have an Amazing Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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You Don’t Need Approval to Drive a White Mercedes

Monday, February 8th, 2010

How do you feel about creating  wealth or becoming successful? Do you get excited by the thought? Do you feel its something you can achieve? …Or…

Do you have a nagging voice in your head telling you over and over, you can’t do it, you don’t deserve it, are you worried about what people will think or some other irrational reason?

It has taken me a long time to put a muzzle on my nagging voice. I have dreamed the dreams, I have goal set, I have recited affirmations but still wealth eluded me.

But not anymore, I have given up being worried about stepping out of my comfort zone, there really is no comfort there just numbness and dellusion.

I have given up looking at successful people wishing that was me. I have come to realise that success is about knowing what it takes and then just doing it. It is really that simple. It may take you a month, it may take you a year, it may take you ten years to reach the goal you set yourself but reach it you will, if you know what you have to do and do it.

There are many paths you can take that will lead you to success, pick one that’s right for you and follow it. If you love it you’ll keep doing it.

It is important that you choose something that you are passionate about to be successful at. Love will conquer most things in this world including your fear of success, so love what you do.

You don’t have to have everyone agreeing with you, or believing in you, you don’t need approval to pursue a dream.

You do need a reason ‘why’ you want it. You do need to know what it’s going to take, what you need to do. Then you just need to do it.

Have an amazing day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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Curing Failure

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Psychiatrist Dr Alexander Elder wrote,

‘After practicing psychiatry for many years I became convinced that most failures  in life are due to self-sabotage. We fail in our professional, personal and business affairs not because of stupidity or incompetance but to fulfil an unconscious wish to fail.’

‘Failure is a curable disease’.

When we are born, a clean fresh slate, it is our desire to grow, to love and to achieve.  When we are young we believe we can be anything we want to be but as we grow, be it through nature or nurture, some of us stop believing. By the time we reach adulthood the desire no matter how feint and unnoticed still lies within us but it is no longer strong enough to push us forward, to overcome obstacles, to get up when we fall down, to fulfil our dreams.

The desire to love, to grow, to achieve still exists, it is in all of us and so we search for an answer, a solution, so we can feel like we did when we were young and believe again that anything is possible. If you want to be successful in wealth creation, in relationships or in any other endeavour that is important to you there are definate steps you can follow.

There are strategies for success that are guaranteed, if followed exactly, to lead you to your dreams. Strategies that have been proven many times over by ordinary people with little or no education, from impoverished or difficult backgrounds, who are now successful in their chosen field. You can join the ranks of other success stories by following those same steps. Napolean Hill wrote about these steps in his well known classic Think and Grow Rich, they are available to anyone, they will work for anyone who follows them.

Knowledge can be powerful, knowing the strategies to follow can give you back your dreams and help you uncover your desire to achieve them.

Have an Inspirational Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

Reference Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill

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Passionate about Success

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

What do you spend most of your time doing?

Think of how you spend a usual day, is you time taken up with a lot of tasks that leave you feeling unfulfilled. Do you love your work?

Can you imagine the difference in attempting to succeed in something you don’t enjoy as compared to something you do enjoy? It’s quite obvious that you are more likely to put your full effort into something you love to do or have a passion for as opposed to something you don’t.

Not everything you love to do will have the ability to create a successful career for you, examined more closely though you may be surprised at what you could achieve. It all depends on what you need the final outcome of your interest to be. There is nothing wrong with having an enjoyable hobby but if you can find something you enjoy doing and make it work for you, you have a winning combination.

If you really want to be successful you first have to decide what success means to you. Is it doing a job you don’t enjoy just for a high income? Is it working at anything you can get just to pay the bills? If it is that’s fine, you are to be commended for making the contribution to society that you do. But could you do more or feel better about it if it was something you loved to do?

If you are reading this it’s because you want to be successful so why not do something you love. Having passion is one of the ingredients for success, if you’re not doing something you enjoy how can you do it with any passion, they just don’t go together.

Of course you can get by without passion, but you will join that group of people quick to complain about how unsatisfied with life or their job or their relationship they are. If you rarely feel passionate then life can be dull and meaningless. Passion is a fuel necessary to success.

If you have a passion for something but you are in a job that has nothing to do with your passion your first step would be to consider your options. You are obviously going to feel a certain amount of fear to make a change. Looked at in a positive light your fear can become excitement.

Success can mean you have to take a certain amount of risk, but it is possible to take responsible risks. For example if you decide to leave your job and go into business for yourself you might save a sum of money first, do some research, make a business plan and get some business advice before leaving your job. You might also build it up to a sustainable level before saying goodbye to your boss.

Success for you may not even have a financial value, success in health and relationships are more inportant in this life than financial success, it’s not wise to overlook them.

Focus your thoughts on those things in your life you are passionate about and success just may find you.

Have an Awesome Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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