Many of you have heard me recommend Eckhart Tolle’s books.  In particular is most recent work A New Earth - Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose had a profound effect on my life. 

You may have heard that beginning next Monday Oprah Winrey and Mr. Tolle will be conducting the first of 10 weekly webcasts where they discuss major points in A New Earth for free to the general public.

You should consider participating.

Sparing you the details, you already know about my background as a wildly successful entrepreneur.  But what you may not know is about the transfromation that occured within me after I started my coaching practice.

That transformation was sparked by Eckhart’s book.

“Tolle describes how attachment to our ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy and unhappiness and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling experience.  Transcending our ego-based consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world”.

I now understand that my true purpose is not just about “creating to make others lives better“.  In fact it is bigger than that. 

My new friend Todd Goldfarb has some excellent posts on his blog about this and explains what the ‘Worldwide Tipping Point’ is all about.  Check them out:

“Kill Your Ego - Recognize The True You”

“What Oprah Winfry ‘Gets’ That Other Celebrities Do Not”

Events like the Oprah/Tolle webcast are important indications of a sweeping changes that are occuring all around you each and every day.

You can either ignore them, or embrace them.

As for me, I choose to “Awaken to Life’s Purpose“

I’ll be there Monday.

With sincere admiration and love,

Steve

www.championsuccess.com

PS - There is a GREAT book that described tipping point theory; “The Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”  by Malcom Gladwell.  You might want to get a copy.  It is really interesting reading.

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I saw this headline today:

Planners Wanted ASAP - Needed: 50,000 new financial planners, and in a hurry

This article caught my eye.

Maybe it is because I have been in deep conversation with my friend and financial expert Joe Quenneville, http://retirementpitfalls.com/.

Or maybe it was because I just finished my second read of my associate Bill Losey’s terrific book, “Retire in a Weekend” http://retireinaweekend.com/

Or maybe it is all the research and preparation my team has done in preparation for the launch of our amazing new group coaching program, The Miraculous Retirement Coaching Program.

Regardless of the reason, with my fascination with demographic trends, I thought it was interesting that the shear numbers of boomers that are approaching that magical age called ‘retirement’ has, once again, sparked and entire industry into hyper-drive.

You might be interested in what Jane Bryant Quinn has to offer about finding the right financial planner. I have provided the link to the article ‘Planners Wanted ASAP’ below.

Before you go though, I want to tell you that we recently conducted a survey to learn more about what people like you were thinking about retirement.

2 crystal clear indications emerged:

First, those of you who are within 10 years of retirement (baby boomers) are totally clear about what you want in retirement.

Second 81% of you say are NOT sure you will have what you need to do it.

What this says to me is that you are not clear about how you are going to get what you want.

Don’t let anything keep you from learning how you can have it all, exactly as you want it to be.

With sincere gratitude and appreciation,

Steve

http://www.championsuccess.com/

PS - The link to the Newsweek article about financial planners is:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/114770

I was in a conversation with mega-millionaire friend of mine who had recently retired.

She had been a highly successful technology entrepreneur and we were discussing her perspectives on the secrets to (her) success.

We talked about all kinds of things.  

I was flattered that she had read and agrees with the Key Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs article I wrote recently.

I was also thrilled that she took the time to brainstorm with me about some of the daily disciplines of success that had helped her experience such amazing success in her life. 

These are going into a new article I am writing now. 

Christine had a professional reputation for making what many thought were radical strategic shifts in direction with several of her companies.  We talked about some of these experiences and how from the outside looking in, they seemed totally crazy.

You might find her reasoning a bit surprising.  I know I did.

She said, “We really had no good reason to do it. It just seemed like a fun thing to do.”

Did you get that?

She did not say, ‘smart’ thing to do.  She did not say ‘right’ thing to do.  She did not even say ‘best’ thing to do.

She said ‘fun‘ thing to do.

I don’t know about you but that surprised me.

Then I got to thinking….there is great wisdom in what she said.

Wisdom for you and I to learn from.

Your business or job is the activity you invest the greatest percentage of your life doing(besides sleeping for some).

It should be something that’s fun to do.

If you’re not having fun, then why are you doing it?

For the money?  I think not.

If you expect to achieve goals and accomplish success in anything it’s just got to be fun and enjoyable.

I can promise you this, whether you are interested in creating astonishing levels of entrepreneurial success, an abundant and joy-filled retirement, or creating miraculous breakthroughs to personal success in other areas of life, you are going to have to be having fun to do it.

Let’s have some fun,

Steve

PS - Check out these great blogs for more useful information about this topic:

3 Ways to Get Better Results in Your Life

14 Step Guide to Finding the Perfect Career

I heard from my friend Joe Vitale this morning about a book entiled ‘AIDS Orphans Rising‘ by Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd.

I commented on Joe’s blog that this is a topic my oldest daughter, Emily, and I are quite famlilar with. We travel to Arusha Africa each year and workwith a group of 600+ children who have been orphaned by the spread of aids in that part of the world.

In many cases this circumstance exacerbates an already serious shortage of food and shelter. It is not at all uncommon to find young 10 and 11 year old girls caring for 5 or 6 other younger children.

These are amazing, loving and caring people who want to stay together but can not do it without help.

By purchasing a copy of Sister Mary’s book, you will be helping.

100% of the profits generated by the sael of this book will go toward supporting these orphaned children.

It is available in Amazon right now at a 25% discount. For less than $12.00 you can make a difference.

Buy a copy right now. http://www.aidsorphansrising.org/book.html

I thank you for your generous support of such an amazing effort.

With love and appreciation,

Steve

PS - If you purchase the book today, Joe has a bunch of great bonus’ available for you. Go to: www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html.

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Here are some other photos of our experience:

Inspired by the work of my good friends and mentors Joe Vitale and Mark Ryan, I started digging in to the power of subliminal suggestion.

What I have learned from the experience is rather extraordinary. Let me explain:

If you have read either of my free reports “The Secret to an Abundant and Joy-Filled Retirement” or “The Secret to Astonishing Entrepreneurial Success“, or if you have read any of Joe’s work like “The Attractor Factor“, “Zero Limits” or “The Key“, then you know that it is your subconscious mind that actually gates the creation or manifestation of your desires.

By clearing the subconscious memories and limiting beliefs you, in effect, allow Divinity to manifest the life you desire. (Joe has a terrific explanation on his blog (http://blog.mrfire.com)

Netting it all out: Getting clear of these unconscious blocks is what allows you to experience the life you desire.

BUT, how do you reprogram these unconscious memories to the manifestation of what you DO want instead of more of what you do NOT want?

I mean, by definition you are not conscious of them.

In my research about the power of the submliminal, I found some tools to help you communicate with your subconscious in the subliminal language “it” understands.

The work Joe and Mark have done in this area is really amazing. You can literally sit back, watch a DVD, and reprogram areas of your subconscious mind.

Go see: Subliminal Manifestation

These tools are incredibly valuable in helping you tune your subconscuious mind into the desires you seek.Try it. I think you will be surprised at what develops for you.

Let me know how it works out for you by commenting on this post.

Thank you for visiting

Steve

www.championsuccess.com

PS - Read my post entitled “My Meditation Coach” for more incredibly powerful suggestion for subliminal manifestation.

“We are at the beginning of a new era.  A lifestyle revolution is taking place and with it we, as social people, are transforming who we are and what we do.  We are changing the way we live.  The predictable linear, chronological life pathways of past generations - from school, to marriage, to work, to children, to retirement - made sense when the average human life span was shorter….

Longer, healthier lifetimes have changed the way people perceive life’s options.  People are no longer limited to a single career in a lifetime.  Highly educated men and women are pursuing adventure, challenge, and greater sense of purpose than ever before….

People now return to school at age thirty-five, have children at age forty-five, start new careers at fifty, and remarry at seventy.” Maddy Dychtwald - Cycles

The possibilities that exist for you in your retirement years are absolutely endless.  My intention with this report is to communicate as simply and concisely as I can, how you can leverage the almighty power of the universe and miraculously manifest anything you desire, now and in your retirement.

Let me encourage you to accept all that is truly possible for you in this new era. Use what you have learned in this free report to begin creating the long, satisfying, joy-filled abundant life you desire.

Now you know that the secret to an abundant, joy-filled retirement is in what you believe.

“Imagining creates reality.  Therefore the man who is aware of what he is imagining knows what he is creating; realizes more and more that the drama of life is imaginal - not physical.  All activity is at bottom imaginal.  An awakened imagination works with a purpose.  It creates and conserves the desirable, and transforms or destroys the undesirable.”  Neville - The Law and the Promise.

Do you know what the number one fear or concern is for the baby boomers retiring?

Let me tell you.  It’s health.

But not in the way you might think.

Yes there is a lot of work being done in the alternatives to medical care like energy healing, exercise and fitness programs, and relaxation therapies of all sorts.

But, within all of this, there is some really amazing work being done in the area of brain fitness and plasticity.  Scientist have branched out from the world of academinc research to the practical implementation of all the amazing things that are possible.

Online programs and mind development games that can be loaded into our kids pocket-sized Nintendo and GameBoy systems are popping up everywhere.

The science behind all of this is aaaamazing!

I found this fantastic website with loads of great informaton.  Check it out: http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/

Knowing that there are ways to preserve and maintain life capacity physically and mentally is reassuring isn’t it?

The only remaining question for you to consider is, what are you going to do for 40 + years once you retire?

Find your passion,

Steve

http://www.championsuccess.com/

PS - Visit Sharp Brains and tell me what you think

Love is the single greatest attractive force in the universe.

Gratitude is 2nd only to Love. 

Today is Valentines Day; a day when we celebrate love in every dimension.  My Valentines Day love offering to you is an excerpt from “The Secret to Astonishing Entrepreneurial Success” on Gratitude.

As you reflect on this day of high energy celebration and appreciation, consider all you have to be truly and completely grateful for.

Gratitude -The most powerful clearing technique.

In his book “Focus on the Good Stuff“, former baseball professional, keynote speaker, consultant, and professional coach Mike Robbins writes, “When we focus our attention on what we’re grateful for, we attract more people, circumstances, and things, to be grateful for.  Gratitude is one of the greatest forces of attraction in the universe.“  By leveraging the high energy spectrum of gratitude for what you already have, you send powerful positive energy to the universe and begin the process of attracting more of what you want.

I fully appreciate that some of the experiences you may have had up to now and the reports you may read about entrepreneurial failure rates may be disheartening and erode your self-confidence. Consider this, by enrolling in the process I am sharing with you, you will have a secret weapon; the universal Law of Attraction working for you.  

What is important for you to “get” about the Gratitude Technique, is that no matter where you are along the road to the success you desire, if you find it within yourself to be grateful for whatever it is you have, whatever it is you have accomplished, whatever it is you are doing with your life, and whatever experience you are having, right now, then you will be enlisting the most powerful attractive force in the universe to attract every success you desire.

By developing a daily habitual practice of acknowledging and expressing gratitude for everything and anything that you experience, you will develop enormous personal power to manifest everything you dream of experiencing in your life now as well as in the future.

To begin this exercise I want you to consider what you have learned thus far and accept the premise that everything is always exactly as it should be. Every experience has purpose.  Whether a blissful and joyful experiences you have with loved ones, or the refiner’s fire of a challenge you meet on any given day at work, there are no random events. There is a cause for gratitude in every experience.  Your challenge is to find it, acknowledge it, and express appreciation for it.

One exercise I recommend everyone undertake is to write each day in your journal about everything you are grateful for. Express your gratitude for everything just as it is.  Be creative and find ways to communicate gratitude in it many forms and dimensions.  Focus particularly on recording your gratitude and appreciation for the things that are not as you want them to be. 

To help you habituate the practice of gratitude and appreciation, at the end of each day, ask yourself the following questions and record the answers in your journal:

1.  What (or who) are you grateful for today?

2.  Did you express your gratitude or express your appreciation?  How?

3.  Did anything undesirable happen today?

4.  Were you able to express your gratitude for it? How?

It does not matter how ‘big’ or how ‘small’ each of these acknowledgements may seem.  In the end they will collectively contribute in an amazing way to creating the successful future you dream of. 

Consider sharing the contents of your ‘Gratitude Journal’ with a minimum of 3 other people.  Then ask them to share with you the one thing that they are most grateful for that day.  You will be amazed at the internal energy shift you will experience.  The shift in vibration is precisely what will attract more of the success you want.

Armed with the power of gratitude, revisit the limiting beliefs and counter intentions you noticed emerging as you completed the creative exercise in Step 2.  For each, determine to find a reason to be sincerely grateful for the presence of that belief.

For example, the illustration I used above about being a best selling NY Times author included the limiting belief, “I don’t have the experience or know-how.”

While I might use any one of dozens of clearing techniques to eliminate the memories that create these limiting beliefs, to illustrate the use of gratitude consider all the ways you might be grateful for this belief:

For instance, this belief may lead me to either seek out the help of someone who is experienced and knowledgeable or to enroll in a medium of learning that will develop the required experience and knowledge in me.  This may even lead me to the understanding that I do not really need as much of it as I thought.

Either way, by accepting and acknowledging that the limiting belief exists and seeking a way to be truly grateful for it, you not only discover new ways to accomplish your desire, but you clear the limiting beliefs and keeps them from sabotaging your success.

These are extraordinarily powerful exercises that will, in and of themselves, shift your internal energy, create a feeling of confidence in yourself, and the feeling of assurance in the achievement of what you desire.

Gratitude literally transmutes negative thoughts, memories, and beliefs into a positive attracting force. 

By expressing sincere gratitude for each and every experience you have each and every day, conscious as well as subconscious limiting belief, counter-intention and negative self-talk will literally disappear.  As they do, a new harmonic vibration, a powerful attractive force, will supplant them and your experience will shift from one of anxiety, stress, struggle, and strain, to one of inspiration, ease, joy, and success.

If you wish to explore additional techniques for clearing and eliminating subconscious memories and beliefs further, email me to schedule a brief consultation in which I can coach you and explore it further. Steve@bluediamondcoaching.com

Happy Valentines Day. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  I appreciate you.

With sincere gratitude & love,

 Steve

www.championsuccess.com

PS - What does Love and Gratitude have to do with Key Success Factors?  Try expressing love and gratitude to everyone involved with your business in one way or another and see.  You will never stop, I promise you.

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I was wandering around the blogosphere recently, looking and learning from a number of people I consider internet marketing and entrepreneurial genius’.

I came across a fascinating thread entitled, “TEN Secrets to Success“.   It had created a pretty amazing viral blogging frenzy late last year. 

I hooked into the thread  over on my new friend Craig Perrine’s blog:

“Do you know these ten secrets to success?“

In it Craig writes:

“I was ‘tagged’ yesterday to participate in a brilliant Internet blog experiment called “Simply Successful Secrets” by my dear friend, Dr. Joe Vitale.

He listed ten secrets to his own success and tagged me to do the same… and play along with a fun blog experiment created by Aaron Potts.

See, each blogger posts on 5-10 things they feel contributed to their success… and then tags other bloggers to post their secrets to success on their own blogs.

Cool idea.

I gotta give Aaron a virtual ‘high five’ for coming up with the idea.  ”

These ten secrets showed up everywhere as a result of this.  What a terrific illustration of the secrets themselves. 

Besides that, the TEN Secrets to Success are themselves pretty insightful in and of themselves.  They include key success factors that will help you get the education needed to be an entrepreneur.

Get an entrepreneur business plan template: TEN Secret to Success.

Enjoy!

Steve

www.championsuccess.com

Dr. Masaru Emoto has pioneered extensive research on the effect thoughts, emotions and sensory energy has on water molecules.  

The results of this research illustrated in this brief video segment provides truly amazing evidence of the existance of a universal, Divine, energy field in which we all participate. 

As you will see, there is no question that water,  like everything else in our human experience, reflects not only the existance, but also the qualities of the energy in the field.

There really is something “bigger than us” going on here.

While you watch these video clips, consider this:

Your body is composed of 80% water. If one drop of water can react this way from the exposure to emotional energy, music and the written word, imagine how your body reacts to your thoughts and the thoughts of those around you each minute of every day. 

Dr Emoto has published 26 books and several videos documenting his research which directly and clearly relates the evidence indicated by his research and our collective human condition. 

I guarantee you will find the videos and books extraordinarily enlightening:

Water Crystals in Motion, The Hidden Messages in Water, The Secret Life of Water.

As you watch, consider the implications of what you learn as they relate to the emotions you project in your every day life. 

If someone cuts you off on the highway,  what energy are you putting out there and how does it affect everyone and everything in the universe.

Pretty stunning when you really think about it.

I am sending you thoughts of peace, tranquility, and love.

Enjoy.

Steve

steve@championsuccess.com / www.championsuccess.com.

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You probably know that Joe Vitale is a mentor of mine. 

In fact, it was my experience in learning from Joe that inspired me to create Champion Success Coaching and document my Champion Success Principles in my forth coming book, ”A Champion’s Principles”.

I have experienced all kinds of miracles in every area and aspect of my life through out the past 18 months, since meeting Joe and learning more about the simplicity of universal law.

I have experience a miraculous cure of what is commonly understood to be a genetic condition called hemochromatosis.  Through the power of intention and clearing memory with Ho Oponopono, my blood iron levels dropped precipitously to optimal levels without performing any of the prescribed phlebomies (giving blood). 

That I am who I am, doing what I am doing, right now, is a MIRACLE.  You might wonder why I say that.  Well, as is often the case, Joe has a great explanation of mircales and what they are on his blog.

Go take a look:  http://blog.mrfire.com/secret/what-is-a-miracle/

The truth is that miracles are everywhere all the time:

“Miracles:  You do not have to look for them.  They are there, 24-7, beaming like radio waves all around you.  Put up the antenna, turn up the volume - snap…crackle…this just in, every person you talk to is a chance to change the world.”  Hugh Elliott

You can and should Expect Miracles each and every day. 

Want more evidence?

Read this short document “Glory In The Highest“.  It is an excerpt from a book entitled “Pronia Is the Antedote For Paranoia - How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You With Blessings.” By Robert Brezsny.

Then, reflect on your day today.  How many miracles can you find?

How many will you look for tomorrow?

Think about it and tell me what you think by commenting.

Steve

www.championsuccess.com