Predicting Prosperity - Why your future is no secret - Want to know where your life is headed?

Pay attention to the things you think about when you don’t have to think about anything.

I was pondering this the other day when I realized that a number of things I had daydreamed about for years all had begun to materialize. Things that had consumed my thoughts at odd hours and random moments… and here they were: the physical manifestation of those things.

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Pain is Inevitable, Suffering Optional - Life is full of ups and downs, no matter how good you get at living the principles of success.

You can be assured that everyone, everywhere will have plenty of opportunity throughout their life to experiment with different ways to deal with the inevitable and occasional pain.

Sometimes the pain is occasional, sometimes it seems pretty relentless. Sometimes it’s physical pain, sometimes it’s emotional pain, or some other kind of pain that gets our attention and causes us to start asking new questions that have never perhaps crossed our minds before.

One thing that most people don’t seem to realize, however, (and this is something my good friend Garrett Gunderson taught me), is that while pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Let me say that again:

Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

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Open your Eyes - When times are hard, oh I know I should think differently—more faithfully, more confidently—but it just seems too hard, or I can’t remember how.

You go long enough trying to live the principles without success, and you really begin to wonder if it’s all a lie. I know; I’ve been there.

I understand how it feels to be told that I’m supposed to believe in my dreams no matter what, but to be trapped in fear anyway, or drawing a blank when I try to think better.

Maybe you know what I mean.

If so, I’d like to give you a wider perspective:

Peace of mind increases as your awareness grows and as your perspective widens.

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Great parenting advice!

My friend posted this brilliant parenting (and grandparenting) advice. Thanks Neca!

So, your kid just told you they’re…

It’s every parent’s nightmare. Our kid tells us something we weren’t expecting, we blurt out a response we immediately regret and it’s too late to take it back. So now, before that inevitable surprise announcement, here is the parenting plan for when you hear, “Mom, Dad, I’m…” Where … might be pregnant, sporting a new tattoo, transgender, failing four classes, gay, becoming wiccan, HIV+, or taking up the tuba.

Step 1: Say, “Thank you for telling me.” Because, honestly, wouldn’t you rather know? Your child just trusted you enough to tell you something difficult, and you want to reward this behavior.

Step 2: Say, “I love you.” Because you do, and it never hurts to remind your kid, and yourself, that your love has endured through sleepless nights and dirty diapers, and it will endure through whatever announcement just took you by surprise. Ideally, the “I love you” is followed by a hug.

Step 3: Admit you don’t know everything already, and want to learn more, so you can be a help and support.
• “Tell me more about that.”
• “You’ve probably already been reading a lot about this; can you recommend some basic resources to get me started?”
• “Have you already found a good tuba instructor?”

An expressed willingness to learn invites the conversation to continue and buys you time to be a rational parent rather than a reactionary parent.

So there it is: thank, love, and learn.

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Oh by the way, I succeeded. -It’s always amazing to me how much people change through the process of completing the Mindset Mastery Program. So often, they come in feeling nervous and uncertain but hopeful that they made a wise investment by joining me in the program.

Then somewhere in the middle, something shifts. They come to a growing but quiet confidence that having success really can become a natural part of their day-to-day life.

Here’s an example:
From Mindset Mastery Program Participant, Cathie Frost:

My short term goal [was]:
We will replace the garage door by Jan. 23 and pay for it without going into debt. This is a level 9 goal for me because at this point we have no money set aside to pay for it. By completing this goal, we will closer to putting our house on the market and selling our home.
At this point I have no idea how we will pay for it. But I’m sure we’ll get the money from some source. I will move forward with this goal and let you know the outcome.

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Nix the Scorekeeping - If you’re married and working toward a goal, sometimes living the principles can be especially challenging because deep down you have certain expectations of what your spouse is supposed to be doing.

Heck, it can be hard enough achieving goals with all the lofty expectations of what YOU are supposed to be doing!

At one time I had to come to terms with the fact that I was in another one of those “temporary seasons of imbalance” and decided to just hunker down and get through it. My husband agreed, and was there to support me, filling in gaps wherever he could, rather than getting frustrated that there were gaps to be filled.

What an example. I have often struggled to reciprocate that same kind of support.

He and I run through life at a different pace. I’m a sprinter, while he’s a distance runner. I burn out, while he steadily plugs along. So there have been many, many times when our mutual goal setting efforts have ended in shipwreck.

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Neighbors at my Door in Robes - At about 9 pm last night there was a knock at my door.

My dog immediately erupted into his deep and threatening ‘woofing’, so I opened the door to see who would stop by at such a late hour, unannounced. When I opened the door, my heart sank.

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My Unsolicited Marriage Advice - A friend wrote me about someone’s failing marriage.

She said, “..they knew they were supposed to get married [but it was] before they had an opportunity to fall in love.” And now they’re divorcing because they are so wrong for each other.

They married before they had an opportunity to fall in love?

Did they forget that love is not something that happens to them, but something they’re supposed to DO? As if love is a noun, and not a verb.

Marriage is a commitment to learn how to love—it’s a lifelong pursuit, even in the best of marriages! The marriage covenant is what binds us together during those times when we don’t feel loving—it’s the glue that keeps us together until we come to ourselves and try loving each other again—else what is the promise for??

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Making Daddy Proud - With / Without Prosperity - I just had another epiphany this week.

May not be a new thought to you, but here it is:

What do you want for your children? What kind of a life do you hope they’ll enjoy? How do you envision their future… do you see them with a beautiful family of their own? Do you see them doing well in their chosen occupation? At least, is that what you would hope for them?

Above all, wouldn’t you hope that they find joy in a life of wonderful accomplishments? That they would feel the thrill of overcoming challenges and realizing the potential you know they have?

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Madeleine's Story - The following comes from Madeleine Blomberg from Sweden:

“I just want to tell someone: I have an issue with money and haven’t earned any for 15 years. (Fell ill – and I didn’t know how I could change that!) I am working with that now. Slowly.

“I started January 2 by giving away knowledge as a Breathing Instructor. (Did you know that is the best way to reduce stress and heal body and mind!?) Leslie tells us to use feelings and I did. (And I use some pictures/sort of a vision board to help me imagine myself succeeding. I have had a hard time seeing IN my head.)

“After one week just giving (created a small Facebook group) I had an offer. A man was willing to pay me for the work I already did. (2000 Sek/month. Over 200 Dollar per month for the next three months!)..."

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