The Truth about Being Positive

By Kristen Howe

Here’s the truth – being positive is more than thinking positive thoughts.  Being positive is all about the energetic charge that radiates from you.  To just think positively is only part of it.  To feel positive emotion is the rest.

You’ve heard things like this a million times…

• Positivity is the key to success and happiness.
• Your outlook determines your outcome.
• Your life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react.
• When you raise your vibration, you raise the vibration of the world.
• Stay positive and anything is possible.
• Your NOW is all that matters.

And on and on and on…

And the thing is, it’s true.  BUT, if you are anything like I was, hearing that it is true isn’t the same and knowing that it is true. And that best thing I can do is help you KNOW it with every cell of your being.  Because when you KNOW it that deeply, making the choice to be negative becomes very difficult and your mission becomes always raising your vibration.

Let me start by telling you why positive thoughts and feelings REALLY matter to your happiness, success and fulfilment…

1. We see what is going on differently when we process through a positive filter.
2. We attach different meaning to what is going on when we process through a positive filter.
3. We make different decisions when we process through a positive filter.

Keep in mind, a positive filter is more than just positive thoughts.  A positive filter includes positive emotion AND positive expectation.  There is also a certain amount of letting go that comes with a positive filter, because there is the expectation that things will work out for the best, there is less attachment to HOW we will force them to work out.

There is an essential element to having a positive filter – you must be rooted in the NOW.  ‘Now’ is where you tap into your source of infinite creation. ‘Now’ is our point of power and choice.

Here’s the proof…

I talk about proof all the time, so it’s time to give you proof that a positive filter REALLY does matter.

The most powerful kind of proof is the kind you provide yourself – so I have 2 scenarios that are going to help you do just that by using your own history.  Answer these questions and you will have all the proof you need…

1. Think of a time when you were clearly processing through a negative filter. What were you like?  Did you see most things that were happening with a negative take on them? Did you attach negative meaning to most everything that was happening?  What kind of decisions did you make? Were your decisions based in fear, doubt or worry?  Did things seem to only get worse or stay the same no matter what you did? Did you have a sense that ‘nothing was going your way?’
2. Think of a time when you were clearly processing through a positive filter. What were you like?  Did you see most things that were happening with a positive take on them? Did you attach positive meaning to most everything that was happening?  What kind of decisions did you make? Were your decisions based in confidence, faith and power?  Did things seem to just keep getting better? Did you have a sense that ‘everything was going your way’?

When you look at both of these times from your past and answer the questions I just gave you, it becomes very clear why a positive filter (positive thoughts, feelings, expectation) is ESSENTIAL. The first step to shifting to a positive filter is to get firmly rooted in the ‘Now’ – the second step is to start looking for positive proof.

You can shift your filter to positive in every single moment – you REALLY have that power. And once you completely understand why raising your vibration is the first and most important element in manifesting anything and everything you desire, then you will find a new commitment within yourself to always raise your vibration – higher and higher – always – and when you do, you will change your life and you will change the world!

If you’re struggling with money,
love or health, try this technique!

By Richard A Luck

I talk to a lot of people who are struggling with their financial independence or their relationships or their health or even their spirituality.

Some people are even struggling with all of those things.

They are all looking for the answer to the question, “why can’t I attract these things into my life?” or some variation on it.

It’s heartbreaking to read their stories of how things just never seem to work out for them, no matter how hard they try.

And they do try, they fight with every ounce of energy that they have. They keep getting back on the horse time after time.

When you think about their “will” and “determination” to achieve their goals, it can be actually inspiring.

You might even be one of those people yourself, struggling and inspirational at the same time.

And if that is you, what I’m about to share with you may be of enormous help.

*Stop* whatever it is you’re doing right now, and do something different!

The solution to any problem is always in taking a different approach.

Albert Einstein, a hero of mine, understood this principle very well. In fact one of his most famous quotes is “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, and expecting a different result”

The reality is that most people don’t do something sufficiently different to make a difference.

Let me give you an example:

I was working with a young lady who had wanted to attract her ideal partner.

She hadn’t been successful with any relationship she’d had.

She told me that each time she meets a new man; she knows it’s going to be different. That she understood what went wrong in the last relationship and she going to do things completely different this time.

She always determined to do it differently so that the relationship would work out.

She had such an awesome attitude; she was accepting responsibility and was determined to make it work.

And, from her point of view, she was trying something different each time.

She was trying a new approach to how she was acting in the relationship.

But let’s just think about that for a moment.

Even though she was trying a new or different approach in the each relationship, the reality is that she was always working on the same thing, “the way she behaved in terms of the relationship.”

So, we tried something very different, I showed her how to meet the kind of man that she was looking for. So instead of trying to make a relationship work with someone who was not the right kind of person for her, we found the right kind of man for her right from the get go.

Bingo!

Less than a month later she had found someone with all the attributes that she was looking for, and, she could be herself in the relationship.

Now it’s only been a few months, but she reports that it is the best thing that has ever happened to her.

This happens time and time again.

You might be sitting there reading this and thinking well that was obvious, and to you it might be, but it wasn’t to her.

But please fully consider this next sentence

In just the same way that her solution wasn’t obvious to her, your solution isn’t obvious to you either.

This is *ALMOST ALWAYS* the case.  I’m talking about in 1000’s cases!

Think about that, if you knew what it was that you had to do differently, then you would be doing it and it wouldn’t be a problem, therefore, if the problem is already solved, then you mustn’t know what it is that you need to do differently.

Albert Einstein said “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created the problem”

So How do you do use different thinking?

Let me suggest something that might be a bit different

Begin with changing your thinking about the problem, rather than taking actions to solve the problem.

Einstein also said, “If I only had an hour to save the world, I would spend 55 minutes defining the problem and 5 minutes finding the solution”

Start with examining your beliefs. Here’s a great question to ask yourself to get the ball rolling: “what is it that I’m unwilling to do in order to achieve my goal”

Buried in the answer to that question will be the one thing that you need to do differently.

Take a few minutes today, and give that question some real thought, you might just be amazed at what you uncover.

What Makes Your Heart Sing?

By Kristen Howe

What makes your heart sing?
What makes you smile?
When was the last time you laughed out loud?
What were you doing when you last felt like ‘YOU’?

What makes your heart sing?
When you look at the world like a child, what do you see?
When you look at the world like a game, what makes it fun?
When was the last time you were interested in what you had to say?

What makes your heart sing?
When did you last feel joy?
What fills you with gratitude?
When was the last time you were proud – of yourself?

What makes your heart sing?
Who do you want to be?
How do you want to treat other people?
How do you want to treat yourself?

What makes your heart sing?
What if everything is possible?
What do you love?
Who do you love?

What makes your heart sing?
What makes your heart sing?
What makes your heart sing?

This may seem like a poem, but there is more to it than that. When you listen to your heart, you don’t have to choose one thing over another.  When you listen to your heart you become completely authentic and true. It’s time to start to listen to your heart again.  Go through this poem and answer the questions. Don’t think, just answer – you will be amazed at what you discover.

Power Shifting

By Marcia Wieder

Imagine how your life could improve if you could shift your state of being, attitude and mindset gracefully and easily anytime you choose. In this article I will show you how you can do this in three easy steps.

I was attending a convention recently that I have gone to for the last 5 years that has typically been excellent for my business. But this year as I stood sentinel at my booth, I felt tired. People smiled and said hello as they walked by, but few were stopping to visit.

My insecurity activated my doubt and I began to wonder why I was here. The internal dialogue kicked in as I began to convince myself I should skip the rubber chicken dinner, retire early and think about cutting the trip short.

Luckily, I was listening and caught myself in the act.
I asked myself why I was here and what did I want to create or make happen. That answer was simple. My intention was to book business, but since I had little enthusiasm about this at the moment, I opened to an intention that would support me in this moment.

I have written much about intention, but you can use this powerful principle quite proactively. I decided my intention was to have fun and create business opportunities, but to put the emphasis on having a good time. And the belief I chose to use to reinforce this was, “I have fun wherever I go.”

Within minutes a woman I have known (at a distance) for many years stopped by and we had a light hearted chat. Previously, we had not exchanged more than a few words, but the conversation was quite enjoyable. Then, out of the blue, she invited me to a karaoke party, explaining that there was a whole, fun crowd who never went to the chicken dinner. Aligned with my new intention, I agreed to stop by.

I found a fabulous community of people who were laughing, singing and carrying on. I joined in for a few dances and a glass of Cabernet and honestly, this was one of the most fun times I ever had at a convention. And oh, by the way, that evening, without any effort whatsoever, I was booked for two big jobs with new clients, people I had never met before.

Forget trying hard. Learn to shift on a dime by choosing to set empowering intentions and beliefs. This will support you in changing life or better yet, allowing life to shift around you. Now that’s powerful.

The 3 steps are:
1.    Choose an intention that will shift your reality including how you feel right now.

2.    Decide what is the highest/best belief you could choose to support this new intention

3.    Allow the shift to occur. It may start internally as you notice you feel differently. Or you may notice it first around you as your circumstances or the people around you shift

The Truth about ‘WANT’

By Kristen Howe

“What do you want?” can be a daunting question. We all ask it, of ourselves and others.  I noticed so much resistance to it, that I tried something a little different with a few of my coaching clients.

Here’s what I did – I sent out an email to a bunch of my clients and in the email I asked them 2 questions.  The first question was “What do you want?” and the second question was “What do you desire?” Now, here is the crazy and cool thing that happened…

The answers to “What do you want” were all based in 1 of 2 things –
1.    Not knowing
2.    Lack

In other words, quite a few people said they don’t know what they want and all of the other answers had a feeling of lack to them – like, “I want to be out of debt.” Or “I want to lose 20 pounds.” Or “I want to fix my marriage.” – You get the idea…

On the other hand, the answer to “What do you desire” had a completely different energy to them. The best way to describe the difference is that these answers were based in positivity.  Answers like, “I desire growth in my business that it is fulfilling, profitable and helps hundreds of thousands of people.” Or, “I desire to have ultimate health.” Or “I desire love to fill and fuel all of my relationships.”

So, what’s the point to all of this?

The point is that the word ‘Want’ seems to be rooted in negativity, low confidence, and lack. While the word ‘Desire’ seems to be rooted in positivity, love and faith.

I know it is just a difference of one word, but if that one word is making all of the difference, don’t you want to make an adjustment?  Remember, emotions always win, so if you emotionally connect a feeling of lack to the word ‘Want’ – then it’s time for an adjustment. And, once you make this adjustment, both ‘Want’ and ‘Desire’ can become positively charged words for you that fuel you.

You can make this adjustment and begin to shift with 3 steps -

STEP 1: Discover what you really want – as I just said, emotions always win, so what is it you REALLY want? The best way to get to the bottom of this question is to realize that you want to identify the EMOTION you want instead of the THINGS.

For example: Let’s say you have always wanted to own your own home. What is the emotion(s) you believe will come with owning your own home?

Let’s say that you realize that the emotions that you feel will accompany owning your own home are, a sense of security, confidence and a feeling of success.

Then – a sense of security, confidence and a feeling of success are what you REALLY want.

The great news about identifying the emotions you want is that you open yourself up to infinite possibilities to feel those emotions (instead of just the one possibility of owning your own home.) AND, once you do this, you detach the negative, lack filled, connection to the word ‘Want’.

Trust me, when you do just this one step, the chances of you finally having the THING you have wanted for so long, increases substantially.

STEP 2: Find out WHY – ask yourself WHY these emotions are what you really want? Is your answer based in fear, doubt, lack or any negativity of any kind? If so, no worries, you can discover the positively charged emotion by just flipping it around.

For example: Let’s continue to use the earlier example of owning your own house – where you identified that the true emotions you want are a sense of security, confidence and a feeling of success. Now, when it comes time to ask WHY those emotions are what you want, if your answer is positive, GREAT (go ahead and move onto step 3) but if it is negative, such as, “I want to feel a sense of security so I don’t have to rely on anyone else anymore.” Then you want to flip it around like so “I want to feel a sense of security and know that all of my needs are easily met.”

Pay attention and make sure you feel completely positive with all of your reasons WHY before you move on to step 3.

The Law of Attraction, Emotions and

Raising Your Vibration

An audio interview with Kristen Howe and Bertrand Dory

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Focus Only on What You Want

by Christy Whitman

This is a lesson that I have learned even in the hardest point in my life. . .

The day my son Maxim turned two months old we took him for his regular checkup, and he was rushed to the emergency room because the doctor felt he looked blue. The team of ER doctors and nurses swarmed around him, placing an oxygen mask on his little tiny face, and attaching tubes to small veins. My husband and I had no idea what was happening with our little baby.

We were brought into a small room with one of the cardiologists, and she informed us that he had an issue with his heart. His main arteries were not connected correctly, and he was not able to breathe. To make matters worse, babies born with this condition usually had corrective surgery a week after their birth, most within days. Because Maxim was two months old they considered this a high-risk surgery, and they needed to do a procedure on him immediately.

This was the scariest situation I have ever experienced in my life. And one thing that I know to be true is that in order to create the outcome that you want in any area of your life, you must focus on what you want, and not on what you don’t want. I have seen great success in my business because I always declare what I want, and then I focus only on that vision coming into manifestation. This situation was no different.

My husband and I started talking about the vision that we had, and we would focus on nothing but that vision. My son is now a year old. He is doing great, and he is completely healthy and very strong.

In all areas of my life I focus on three simple questions, and these questions get me the success, fulfillment and ultimately the outcome I want.

1.    What do you want?

Be very clear about the vision that you have in all areas of your life: body, finances, career, family, relationships, spirituality. Clarity is key in creating what you want. Be very specific in what you desire.

If you would like your bank account to have more money, how much is more money?

I asked my husband one day if he could create anything, what would it be? He was being silly looking outside into our new backyard and he said, “A pool full of money.” I started to think, if I was going to get him a pool of money, where would I even start? How big should the pool be? A baby pool, or an Olympic-sized pool? And what type of money? Should it be one hundred dollar bills or pennies? If I were trying to fulfill his wish like the Universe is always trying to fulfill ours, I wouldn’t know where to start, because he wasn’t specific enough about what he wanted.

With Maxim’s situation, we were very clear that we wanted our son to be healthy and strong. We wanted our family all back together again. I wanted both of my sons to be in the same room playing with one another. We wanted to be able to travel and explore as a family, now and as the boys grow older. We wanted joy in our house. We wanted happiness. We wanted everyone in total well-being.

So declare what you want and be very specific.

Now onto #2…

The Urgency of Emergence

by Derek Rydall

The impulse for freedom seems to be sweeping the planet, from the Midwest to the Middle East. And no matter how hard people resist, nothing can hold these evolutionary energies back for long. Of course, this emergent impulse is obvious in popular uprisings against repressive rule. But the breakdown of our major systems — economic, educational, political, environmental — is also a sign of something larger trying to unfold, personally and globally. The crises we face today are not simply the result of mistakes we’ve made; they’re evolutionary catalysts, calling us to make deep changes to our vision and values, so that our next stage of potential can unfold.

Unfortunately, what often accounts for change is merely a cosmetic make-over — a stopgap solution that’s more about maintaining a false sense of safety and security. In other words, we try to change the world but stay the same. And it never works for long. It’s like holding a beach ball under water: Eventually, you let go and it pops up — often hitting you in the face. Or worse, like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, denying the deeper problem until the whole ship goes down. As Einstein said, “You cannot solve a problem from the same level of thinking that caused it.” We must, as Gandhi said, “become the change we want to see in the world.”

There’s always something trying to be born. The universe isn’t neutral; it has a plan, a pattern — a Big Idea seeking willing places for Its ever-expanding expression. The good news is that It’s conspiring for our freedom. But to benefit, we must become what W. Clement Stone called “inverse paranoids,” believing life is plotting for us. This is rarely how we live. We often resist this “urge to emerge” because we’re afraid of change. To the ego, change is equivalent to death. But change isn’t the problem. Problems aren’t even the problem. Holding onto old forms instead of yielding to this evolutionary impulse is the problem, and the cause of our suffering.

This emerging energy always finds expression. When we deny it, it doesn’t disappear; it creates an inner pressure that must release, sometimes in destructive ways. Globally, it can erupt as political uprisings, wars or environmental disasters. Personally, it can break out as disease, financial collapse or relationship meltdown. But the meaning of these events isn’t that we’re being punished, or that someone’s to blame; it’s that we’re living in a world too small, and we must open up to a larger vision. As the Gospel of Thomas says, “If you bring forth what is within you, it will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, it will destroy you.” To use an analogy in nature, just as certain seeds require a forest fire to crack open their shells, crises burn away our limited self-concepts, allowing our deeper nature to come forth.

The Law of Attraction in Your Favor

by Natalie Ledwell

Something my friends have often asked me is, “Natalie, why are you so lucky?  The perfect business partners fall into your lap, your Mind Movies business keeps growing, and you even find a parking spot every time you need one.”

I always appreciate comments like that and the truth is I don’t believe in luck.  What I don’t always share is that I have a little “assist” to get me the good stuff in life, and that is the Law of Attraction.

Through some simple strategies, I’ve been able to become successful in several areas in a very short period of time.

I want to share with you the basics of the Law of Attraction and how you can use it to help you make more money, have a better relationship with your family, be healthier, more energetic and be happier in every area of your life.

The most successful people I know are making the most of the Law of Attraction, whether they know it or not.

In fact, we’re learning that science backs up what Law of Attraction students have always known but that is another article all of its own.

You see, when you follow the ideas of the Law of Attraction and take a positive and empowering mindset, the universe steps in and three things happen:

1.  You recognize more opportunities and take advantage of them.

2.  People respond to you more positively and offer you the assistance you’re looking for

3.  You find yourself coming up with the most incredible ideas to reach your goals and you wonder why you never thought of these before!

You know what the best part is about the Law of Attraction? You don’t even need to believe it to make it work for you! All you need to do is apply the basic principles and you will be astounded at the results.

Now, I’m going to give you a few of my core strategies to get the Law of Attraction to work for me. Over the years I’ve seen that these strategies work for anyone who simply applies them.

That’s how I know they will work for you too, no matter where you are financially or how much spare time you have.

‘What if’ You Are Truly Magnificent?
(A journey into infinite creation)

by Kristen Howe

What if you were truly magnificent?

What if you were brilliant and powerful and full of light?

What if you had the power of the Universe at your fingertips?

In fact, what if the power of the Universe wasn’t just at your fingertips, but was within you – every moment of every day?

What if all of these ‘What ifs’ are true?

If it is true that you are truly magnificent and brilliant and powerful and full of light with the power of the Universe filling you up and radiating from you every moment of every day…

Then I have a question for you…

What difference does that make to how you live your life?

What difference does it make to how you feel?

What difference does it make to what you focus on?

How do you spend your time now that your magnificence is true?

What are the challenges you now release?

What fears no longer hold you?

What doubts are washed away with your light?

Again I say, if it is true that you are truly magnificent and brilliant and powerful and full of light with the power of the Universe filling you up and radiating from you every moment of every day…

How do you treat yourself?

How do you treat everyone else?

How do you honor yourself?

How do you celebrate yourself?

How do you connect with others?

How do you connect with yourself?

Once more I say, if it is true that you are truly magnificent and brilliant and powerful and full of light with the power of the Universe filling you up and radiating from you every moment of every day…

What are you excited about?

What do you know is possible?

How do you choose to express and experience your magnificence?

How do you choose to express and experience your abundance?

How do you choose to express and experience your joy?

How do you choose to express and experience your love?

How do you choose to express and experience your energy?

The Universe knows that you are truly magnificent and brilliant and powerful and full of light – even when you don’t fully see it.

The Universe knows that you are a unique expression here to fill the world with your own powerful version of the energy that connects us all.

The Universe knows that everything you dream of is here for you to experience when you allow it to flow to you.

The Universe loves you – no matter what – and always – unconditionally.

What if you loved yourself as the Universe loves you?

What would it take for that love to show up?

What would it take for you to relax and breathe into the Universe?

Because, here is the truth…

You are truly magnificent and brilliant and powerful and full of light with the power of the Universe filling you up and radiating from you every moment of every day!

That is truth and when you allow and receive all that means…

The truth will set you free!