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Take Time To Sharpen Your Skills

There was once a Lumberjack competition between a young arrogant lumberjack and an old and quiet man. The contest began and the young man was determined to win on speed and agility.

As the day passed by, he grew more and more confident that he would win, noticing that the old man had to frequently stop and take breaks.

At the end of the competition, the young man was shocked to learn that the old man had won by a huge margin of cutting down 1/3 MORE trees than the young man. The young man walked over to the old man and asked, “How did you do it? You took so many breaks and I didn’t even stop once!”.

The wise old man replied, “Son, what you don’t understand is that on those breaks, in which you thought I was resting, I was actually sharpening my ax!   A well-sharpened ax makes for a LOT less work as it makes the trees fall fast!”

Are you giving time to “sharpen your ax”?  Take time to make sure that you are rested, sharp and on point for the destiny set before you!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

A HEART OF GRATITUDE

What a precious season to take time and give thanks for the many blessings of our lives!  As I sit here awaiting the homemade Thanksgiving dinner prepared by my 10 & 11 year olds, I am still questioning how, on earth, I landed such a sweet deal this year.  Here I am, not lifting a finger, and my kids are scurrying around in the kitchen making what should be the dinner of a lifetime! I see recipes that I wouldn’t even attempt and enough chocolate to dip a turkey!  Dear me, what have I agreed to?

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3 Tips For Blogging Success

Three Tips To Blogging Success:

He re are 3 tips to creating a powerful blog that will help you brand yourself for success and eventually drive traffic to your lead capture page, creating more customers and business partners:

1. Blog consistently.

When getting started, I suggest sprinting for at least 2 to 3 weeks, blogging 5 days a week, then you can back off a little to 3 times a week. The more you post, the more likely you will be found.


2. Make the blog about you and your business.

Don’t make it one big ad or pitch. People see this type of thing everywhere. Make is personal, make it unique and make it about you.  Talk about your dreams, goals, aspirations, successes and failures.  Post pictures and events of things that are core to your values and passion.

3. Use keywords in your blog post title and mixed throughout your post.

Link your keywords to places that you want people to go when they search for those words. (Hint: Your lead capture page).   Don’t stop just because it feels you are talking to the air.  Keep posting and eventually you will be found!

You Are Destined To INNOVATE

The Ultimate Entrepreneur

Have you ever thought about what it must have been like to have such clarity of vision that despite sitting in the presence of absolute darkness, void, and emptiness, still the creative energy that flows within you is like an UNSTOPPABLE storm about to change the landscape of the future as we know it?

Can you imagine believing in your vision so much that you speak to it, hover over it, meditate on it till eventually it is manifested into reality?

This morning during my devotion, I was meditating on Genesis 1 when the pages came to life as if in a 4D movie.  Absolute darkness, complete emptiness, zero reflection, total silence and YET……astronomical entrepreneurial energy!

GOD IS THE ULTIMATE ENTREPRENEUR.

Let’s look at the first known creation in Genesis 1.   It says that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void and darkness covered the face of the deep.  AND YET…The Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters, over the darkness, and over what seemed like NOTHING!

At this very early stage of the Ultimate Entrepreneurial venture, there was nothing but the vision of God.   There was NO SIGN that would dictate his plan would work, nothing to even make is seem possible.  There was no proof that such a world of systems could work.  Even though the Bible says, “In the beginning WAS….the heavens and earth”, they did not even exist yet!  They were nothing but a plan, an idea, an entrepreneurial vision of GOD to make SOMETHING out of NOTHING.

Point #1:   Every entrepreneurial vision begins with the hope of something that has not yet been created.

Point #2:  Every great entrepreneur does not let current reality define their ultimate destiny.   No matter where you are right now or what your current circumstances may be, you are the incubator of greatness.  Your current reality is nothing more than preparation for your ultimate destiny.

Point #3:  Darkness, silence, emptiness and even loneliness are the perfect pH balance for miracles to happen.  They were the soil for God’s creation to be manifest.  The darkness, void, and empty moments of your life could very well be the time when you are to begin speaking to your creation, hovering over it and start expecting it like never before to appear before your very eyes.

Expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles.

Point #4:  God SPOKE to his vision, “Let there be light.”   The bible says light appeared, even though it was eleven scriptures later (vs.11) when the stars, sun and light were actually made reality.   You must believe in and speak to the vision in your heart even before it is a reality.  Call it into being.  Prepare for it.  Make way for it’s arrival and then wait with earnest expectation and faith.

When God innovates, He does so in the midst of the most uncommon, unnatural and seemingly impossible climates.   With David, He saw a king when others saw a sheperd.  With Mary, He saw the womb of the Savior when others saw a little girl.  With Jesus, He saw ULTIMATE REDEMPTION when others saw a carpenter.

When God looks at you, He sees so much more than the world around you could ever see in you.  Do NOT be despised by small beginnings.  Do not be disheartened when those around you see your dream as small or insignificant.  Do not be swayed by only what is seen.  For it is that which is UNSEEN awaiting birth that will be the greatest inventions of our future.

“Oh the creative, entrepreneurial energy that surrounds us!   Even in the midst of the Garden of Eden, little did Adam know that a chair existed in the tree.  Tomorrow’s greatest ideas, inventions, businesses, and discoveries are resting in the things that already surround us today.  The catch is…..will you see them?   Will you be the ONE to bring them out of the tree and into the world as we know it?

Point #5 NOW is the time.   THIS is the place.  And YOU are the one to bring into reality that which has never been done, never been heard and never been conceived.  You are the Sons and Daughters of GOD, created in HIS image.

CREATE - INNOVATE – BELIEVE!

Love it or not, social media’s here to stay

Have you read “Crush It” by Garay Vaynerchuk. Great book for social media beginners. Watch his video for more social media buzz……

Gary Vaynerchuk is a New York Times bestselling author and American businessman who eschewed the traditional media tools he had relied on when building his retail wine store, turning instead to the social web. Gary’s first business book, entitled Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion, was released in the Fall of 2009 and debuted as a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. In this clip, Gary discusses why we create social boundaries for ourselves when adopting new trends, specifically social media.

via the video at this link: Love it or hate it, social media’s here to stay.

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Water – It Does The Body Good

Did you know that:

WATER very well could be The Miracle Cure for your health needs?

Water is the single most important nutrient we give our bodies. We can live up to 7 weeks without food, but did you know that we can only live 3 to 5 days without water? Why? Because our body, as well as each of our organs are dependent upon water.

God created our bodies like finely tuned machines created with such precision that it still boggles the minds of scientists. Think of this: The human brain has 4 million pain sensors, 500,000 touch detectors, and 200,000 temperature gauges. Your eyes have 100 million receptors giving you the ability to see things with incredible 3D clarity. Your ears have 24,000 fibers that vibrate giving you the ability to hear. Your body is made up of 500 muscles, 200 bones, and 7 miles of nerve fibers. Your heart beats 36,000,000 times per year and you have over 60,000 miles of veins and capillaries running through your body.

What an incredible idea to give us such amazing bodies to carry out our purpose on earth.
Your body is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God!

Before we were married 13 years ago, my husband was a body builder and a major water fanatic.
When I would complain about a headache, he would say, “Have you been drinking enough water today?”
When I would have muscle cramps or leg aches, he would reply, “Have you been drinking enough water?”
If I told him I was nauseated, again, he would say…”Have you been drinking enough water?”

He was starting to sound like a broken record and I grew so tired of his “water is the cure-all” theory that I decided to start my own “water for good health” research. And, to my amazement, I found out he was right all along! My life was enlightened by the fact that my body was not craving Tylenol when I had a headache. It was not craving Motrin when I had cramps. And it was not craving Advil when my legs were achy. On the contrary, what my body was crying out for was pure, clean H2O.

Last month, we headed out on a road trip and saw the engine light come on. As we proceeded to the nearest service station, my husband lifted the hood to see what might be wrong, and found that our vehicle was low on oil. With just an addition of oil, we were back on our way — a simple and quick fix! If we had not paid attention to the “warning sign” — the engine light coming on — our engine could have completely seized up resulting in costly repairs, precious time lost and frustration that we didn’t take proper care of our vehicle.

Much like that engine light of our car, our bodies act the same way. When it is deficient of water, our body’s primary nutrient, it begins to flash warning signals called SYMPTOMS. Whether your symptoms are headaches, body aches, muscle pain, arthritis, migraines, skin problems, digestive problems or many other physical challenges, your answer may not require you checking into the local hospital. Before you give your next paycheck to the local pharmacist, try reloading your body with pure, clean water.

Interesting Facts:

Your body is made up of about 70% water.
Your brain cells are about 80% water
Water increases the efficiency of your immune system
Water prevents clogging of the arteries, helping to reduce the risk of heart attacks 
 and strokes.
Because water is directly connected to brain function, it can help prevent A.D.D.
Water could provide greater benefits to asthmatics than their inhaler or pills.

And if that doesn’t sell you on grabbing a nice glass of water bythe time you finish reading this blog, then here’s a real clincher! Water reduces the effects of aging and 
can greatly increase weight-loss!

Alarming Facts:
The majority of all Americans are incredibly deficient in water.
Often symptoms of disease are the first signal of your body needing more water.
Your body loses about 2 quarts of water a day through perspiration, urination, and exhalation.
Water dehydration = painful symptoms

Good News: Instead of giving up on living a life of vitality and wellness, start with the core fundamental to nutrition and that is to boost your water supply. Water, very well, could be your miracle cure!

How much water should you drink? You should take in enough water that equates to 1/2 your weight in ounces. That would mean that if you are 140 pounds, you need to intake 70 ounces of water per day. If you weigh 200 pounds you would need to intake 100 ounces per day. This amount may startle you and chances are you aren’t hitting that mark. If you’re not drinking enough water, chances are your body is dehydrated and symptoms could already be occurring in your body that are telling you to take heed of the warning signs that your body needs more water.

When our vehicle’s engine light came on, we proceeded as quickly as possible to the nearest service station to replenish it of its most required and vital liquid to getting it functioning properly once again. If there are warning signs (unhealthy symptoms) that you are experiencing in your body, I urge you to proceed as quickly as possible to a good source of PH balanced water and give your body the fuel it needs to maintain wellness.

Larry Wallace

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