When you are broke, you often suffer from a mentality of lack. That is not going to bring good things into your life. You often stop wishing for things. Shopping becomes a thing that you dread because you feel like you can’t buy anything that you want, just what you need to survive. You need to get out of that place in your head. Stop telling yourself stories that you can’t afford whatever it is that you are wanting because indeed, you will get just that.

Instead, take a window-shopping trip. Look at all the things that you want. You know you can use those Bridal and Baby Registries. Just pick one of those up, and yes, you’ll need to enter false details, but have fun with it. Go all around the store and scan all of the things that you would like to have. Think of how great you will feel when you have them. Think as if you already have them. Maybe enter the date of the event as the time that you want to have all of these things in your life. Instead of registering for china and bedspreads or bottles and diapers, check out that computer or that Wii or MP3 player, or that beautiful outfit you would love to have. Allow yourself to dream. Print out your registry and then look at it every morning, imagine how you feel having those things. Visualize yourself using the items. Think about what it feels like to use them. Use all of your senses. When in the store, touch the items and remember how they feel, and how they make you feel using them. Let this be a fun experience for you.

You can also go online and download pictures of the things you want. The new car or house, the radical looking computer, the huge amethyst geode you see in office building lobbies, the digital picture frames, the home decor items you’d love to have in your house, whatever it is that you want. Save the pictures to your computer and then create a movie with it. Put some awesome motivating music to it, usually something fast and fun. Keep it short – a minute is probably more than enough time, and then watch it each morning to start your day and get you motivated. Then find a way that you begin achieving those things that you want.

Above all, start the dream process again. Think from a standpoint of abundance. Be happy with what you have right now, and be grateful for all you will be receiving.

Kelli Jacobson is a Networking Mompreneur. She is a Mom to a 1 1/2 year old son and has been involved in Internet Marketing now for over two years. Her specialties are blogging, social media, and free to low-cost marketing methods. If you would like to learn more about Kelli, please see Who Is Kelli Jacobson. See you on the inside!

Are you honestly making the grade when it comes to running your own home business?

Many times people fail in their online business because of several factors.

The Law Of Attraction
You may believe in the Law of Attraction, but apply it in the wrong fashion.  You might believe that all you have to do now is wish for riches and the riches will come.  But that is not so.  Having the belief that you are already wealthy is good.  But, you need to follow that thought up with an inspired action in order to put into place the building blocks for you to become wealthy.

But My Business Runs On Autopilot
You may believe that you have joined this awesome new program and you have been sold on it because you like the idea that it “runs on autopilot”.  Well, yes, it does run on autopilot.  But!  You must give that autopilot direction before it can drive for you.  You must put into place the advertising to let people know how to find your website first.  Then, once that traffic is being driven to your website, then it’s being driven 24/7 while you sleep, while you’re at the grocery store, while you are at your kid’s soccer game, etc…  But you have to do the initial driving in order to train the “autopilot”.  So, again, you have to take some sort of action in order for your plan to work.

Not Enough Pain
You may not be in a place yet where there is enough pain to make you do what is necessary; therefore, you end up treating your business like a hobby and only working it part time.  However, it may feel like full time to you.  Most of the time, however, if you were to analyze your tasks, you would find that you are not doing the things that will make you money, you are merely staying “busy”.  “Busy” doesn’t cut it.  You have to do the moneymaking activities in order to be successful.

Analyze Your Performance
When running your own home business, you are at the same time, your Boss and your Employee.  Let’s look at your business performance from a Boss’s perspective.  In most companies, there is a probationary period while they evaluate your performance and decide whether you are a liability or an asset to the company.  If you perform well, you usually receive a raise, are taken off probation, and become a full-time employee with all the benefits.  However, if your probationary performance is sub-par, you are either given remedial training and another probationary period to improve, or, in most cases, you are Fired.

Evaluation Time
Take a moment to think about your performance since you joined your company, especially if you have been there at least 60-90 days.  Have you been getting the leads?  Have you been making the sales?  Have you been generating enough leads and making enough sales?  Whatever you decide to grade yourself by.  Do you make the cut?  You are the boss.  You have to decide if you, as the employee, are hired or fired.

In the case of you being your own boss, don’t be so quick to fire yourself and give up.  It has been said many times that most people’s success is right around the corner, but they give up right when they are about to achieve it.  Go the remedial training route and get yourself back in the game.  Just know that you have to take your business seriously now and kick yourself into high gear if you really want to be successful.  Sometimes people just need a quick stiff kick in the butt to get them going.  I hope I’ll see you on the inside.  You can do it!

Kelli Jacobson is a Networking Mompreneur. She is a Mom to a 1 1/2 year old son and has been involved in Internet Marketing now for over two years. Her specialties are blogging, social media, and free to low-cost marketing methods. If you would like to learn more about Kelli, please see Who Is Kelli Jacobson. See you on the inside!

You know, by saying things like “I have no chance in hell”, “I can’t do this”, “there’s no way this will work for me”, or “I’m not good enough”, “I’m not smart enough”, “I don’t have what it takes”, or “I’ll never be as good as so and so”, “I don’t have enough time to make this work”, or “I can’t make this work”?

When you say these things, you are creating your own roadblocks. Thoughts are things. Whatever you think about, you bring about. Even if you do not believe in the Law of Attraction, these forces are in place whether you acknowledge them or not. It’s like the Law of Gravity. The Law of Gravity existed even before the Apple fell on Newton’s head and he gave it a name. It is a principle.

When you think things, it puts that energy out into the Universe for manifestation. So, if you are thinking that you can’t do something, guess what, you are right, you won’t be able to do whatever it is you are trying to do.

So, in 2010 let’s get our heads on straight and turn those negative statements into positive statements. Instead of “I have no chance in hell”, let’s try “I have every chance in the world to succeed”. Instead of “I’m not good enough”, let’s try “I am more than good enough”. Instead of “I’ll never be as good as so and so”, let’s try “I am as good as or better than so and so”. And just who the hell sold you the bill of goods that you aren’t and/or can’t be as good as someone else? You can be just as good as you put your heart, mind, and soul into.

Never sell yourself short. You are doing yourself a disservice. Buck up, chin up, and get your game on. You are an awesome person and you deserve to succeed just as much as the next guy, maybe even more so! I want to see that inner light in you shine bright. Don’t be afraid to come out of the dark, it’s very nice here in the light. Live a little. Smell the roses. And quit being your own worst roadblock to success.

Kelli Jacobson is a Networking Mompreneur. She is a Mom to a 1 1/2 year old son and has been involved in Internet Marketing now for over two years. Her specialties are blogging, social media, and free to low-cost marketing methods. If you would like to learn more about Kelli, please see Who Is Kelli Jacobson. See you on the inside!

In today’s economy, the job market is becoming more and more unstable and unreliable. One day you have a job, the next you don’t, and it’s not as easy to get another job, as some would lead you to believe. Sure, you have skills, but these days companies are cutting back, not just on employees but on salaries as well. You have now become highly over skilled, underpaid, and unappreciated. Is that how you wish to continue living your life? I suspect it’s not, as by your presence here, it is proof that you are searching for something else, another way to make a living. So you’ve stumbled upon the world of Internet Marketing and you are wondering what it’s all about, what it is, is it for you, and can you do it?

First, let me start by sharing what Internet Marketing is not. Internet Marketing is not a lottery ticket. No one is going to pull your number and suddenly you are a millionaire. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your riches are not going to come to you instantly. No one can do the work for you. You can’t just sit back and expect it to fall in your lap.

Some who falsely believe in the Law of Attraction believe that all you have to do is “wish” and it will come. Am I saying that the Law of Attraction is false? Absolutely not! I wholeheartedly believe in the Law of Attraction. What I don’t believe is that anything I want will come to me without any effort on my part but a thought. The thought is what puts the energy in motion. From there, it’s up to you to do what it takes to fulfill that thought. The Law of Attraction works by you putting the energy out to the Universe of what you want and the Universe returns to you with an “inspired idea” of what you can do to attain what you desire. But you have to do the work.

So, what is Internet Marketing? Internet Marketing, in a nutshell, is a skillset of advertising whatever you have to offer, whether it be a product or a service. You have to have a way of getting the word out to others that you are here and you have something to offer. There are many methods of Internet Marketing, from Articles like this, to blogging, to the Web 2.0 properties such as Video, Twitter, and Facebook, to banner ads, classifieds, and Google PPC. What is your role in Internet Marketing? Whatever you choose it to be. Pick an area that interests you and master it.

Internet Marketing is work. It is hard work. With anything, you have to work. But it’s the type of work that you do that you have to decide you want to do. Do you want to work and build a future for you and your family? Or do you want to continue to be a slave and work for someone else’s dream?

I recently watched the movie “The Matrix” again. It brought me to an epiphany. I can take the blue pill and go back to sleep and continue to be a slave and work for someone else and what they want, for their dream. Or I can take the red pill and awaken to the possibilities that lie within me. I can free my mind and take control of my own destiny. Neo was asked if he believed in fate. He replied that he did not. He did not like the thought of him not being in control of his own future. He chose to have his mind freed from the Matrix by taking the Red pill. My decision was the same.

So I have to ask you. Do you want to take the Blue pill or the Red pill? Do you wish to go back to sleep and be a slave to society? Or do you want to be awake and free and of value to society? All I offer you is the truth. I can show you the door. But you will have to be the one to open it. Once you open it, however, you can never go back. Your mind will have been freed.

If you are ready to open the door to Internet Marketing, I welcome you on the journey with me. I can show you how you can gain the skills to market anything to anyone anywhere in the world. Internet Marketing is doable, but only if you choose to make it so. You have to have the desire and the passion to make it work. The Internet Marketing vehicle can work for you, but only if you learn to drive it, drive it well, and enjoy driving it.

Kelli Jacobson is a Networking Mompreneur. She is a Mom to a 1 1/2 year old son and has been involved in Internet Marketing now for over two years. Her specialties are blogging, social media, and free to low-cost marketing methods. Check out how Kelli has made her mark on the Internet Marketing world at http://www.LiveAbundantlySuccessful.com. See you on the inside!

Mindset is one of the most critical skills you can learn when it comes to becoming successful.  If you don’t have the preconceived belief that you are a successful person, then you are not going to be successful no matter what you do.  You have to believe in yourself first before anyone else will.  I hope to contribute content here to help you develop a positive mindset to become successful in every area in your life, whether it be your personal life or business life.

I am a Networking Mompreneur.  So, for me, it’s both personal and business.  I have heard from just about everyone that I am connected with in network marketing, that Mindset is the number one area that you need to have in place before you can become successful.  I started my path on re-discovering my personal growth prior to my search (again) for an online opportunity to make money from home.  I think it was integral in finding the opportunity that I did.  And because I believe so highly in the Law of Attraction and Mindset, I decided to share my nuggets of knowledge with everyone.

If there is ever an area that you would like me to cover in regards to Mindset or the Law of Attraction, please let me know.  I am here to help others, so would love to know what you think and what you want information on.

May you have a very blessed (by deity of choice) day!  And don’t forget – you are the creator of your day – create a great one!

Kelli Jacobson =)

The Law of Attraction states that what you think about you create. So, take a moment in your day to do some daily affirmations to reinforce your subconscious mind with positive thoughts.

I have released the third video in the Inspire Your Mind Series, Daily Affirmations of Gratitude. May it Inspire Your Mind with Gratitude!

Kelli Jacobson
Live Abundantly Successful

The Law of Attraction states that what you think about you create.  So, take a moment in your day to do some daily affirmations to reinforce your subconscious mind with positive thoughts.

I have released the second video in the Inspire Your Mind Series, Daily Affirmations of Success.  May it Inspire Your Mind with Success!

Kelli Jacobson
Live Abundantly Successful

I believe that if we can change our thought patterns from the negative focus that we are trained from a very young age to think in, to a positive focus, that we can achieve greatness.

Often, when we start to dream big, we back off.  For so long we’ve been told to not get our hopes up, that we’ll only be disappointed.  But I say why not?  Why not dream big?  There is a saying, “Shoot for the Moon, even if you miss, you’ll land amongst the Stars”.  You may not get exactly what you dream for, but you can get somewhere really close.  And perhaps, equally as satisfying.

I believe in the Law of Attraction.  What you think about, you receive.  So, if you continue thinking in negative terms, then that is what you will get.  But, if you can turn those negative thoughts around and turn them into positive thoughts, you will be amazed at how you feel, and what you receive as a result of your thoughts.

I have been a very negative thinker.  I still do have negative thoughts.  Thirty-six years of training to think negatively is hard to change.  But I work on it a little each day.  And each day is brighter than the next.  I started off with a few simple things.  I wanted to be loved and appreciated.  With thinking those thoughts, I changed a pattern of being written up at work, to being given awards and accolades and being told how much my hard work is appreciated.  I can tell you, that really feels great.  My relationship with my husband went from hum-drum to being loved and adored and small little things being done for me.  The constant flow of affection is wonderful.

I did ask for money.  But, I realized why I wasn’t getting it.  I’m not ready yet.  I’m still thinking thoughts that block me from receiving what I think I want.  In a way, I’m scared.  I’m scared that if I suddenly come into a lot of money, that I’ll be expected to act a certain way.  The perception that rich people are snobs and pretentious is what scares me.  I don’t want to become that way.  I don’t want to look down at people who don’t have what I have.  I don’t want to be expected to have certain things, like a mansion and a sporty car.

What I would like to have, is a perfect and efficient home for me and my family.  One that is sustainable.  One that I’m not spending forever taking care of or having to hire someone to take care of for me.  Now, I might hire a landscaper, they are useful.  But, I do want my home to be efficient.  To be able to house our massive collection of books and DVD’s in built in shelves.  A more efficient computer room to make it more comfortable and more of an office space, rather than a small bedroom converted to a computer room, that is cramped and there not being enough room for making it an efficient space.  Perhaps a closet that is a true walk-in closet, big enough that there is no crowding; you are not shoulder to shoulder with clothing.  A nice deep jetted tub would be nice for soothing the aches away when needed, yet, a nice roomy shower for everyday use.  A nice sunroom with lots of crystals, the big amethyst geode types, and whatever else suits my fancy as to whatever metaphysical properties I might be looking for. And one of those humongous suede covered pillows (sometimes called LoveSacs) – they are so comfortable to be in.  As you can see, it’s relatively simple things that please me.  Not big grandiose “status” symbols.  I could care less about that.  I just want to be me.  I march to the beat of my own drum, and I’d like to stay that way.

Now that I’ve clarified what it is that I want, I believe that it will come to manifest.  Belief is half that battle.  If you don’t believe that you can receive what you want, then guess what?  You will not receive it.  You have to believe.  You can be, do, or have anything that you want.  You just have to believe in it and match your thoughts to the frequency to receive it.

People often say, how can I think I’m a success if I’m not successful yet?  Well, you have to start somewhere, and you don’t want to start by thinking that you aren’t a success.  To manifest change in anything, you have to change yourself.  Everything you have right now is a product of your thoughts and beliefs.  If what you have right now is not what you want, or is not your dream, then you need to change the way you think and believe in order to be able to manifest the changes you want to see.  Get clear in your mind of what you want.  Write it down.  Put pictures up for you to see of the things you want.  Give yourself something to focus on.  And make sure that the thoughts you are thinking are in line with what you want and that they are positive.  Make sure you are not putting a negative spin on things.  Don’t qualify a thought with a negative ending.  Such as, I want “something” free of “something else”.  When you do that, you are still focusing on the negative, even though you think that you are turning the thought positive.  Just leave that last part out and focus on just the main thing.  For example, if you want more money, don’t say I want more money without being in debt to anyone.  Just say, I want more money.  Perhaps you can add, money flows to me freely and easily.  Leave the “without fear”, “free of pain”, “no more problems”, and other statements of the like, out of your thought patterns.  State clearly and concisely what you want, period.

When you find yourself thinking those negative thoughts again, just stop, back up, and change it.  The instant you change it to a positive thought, it will instantly put you back on the positive frequency to receive that which you are wanting.

There is something else to consider when you are thinking about wanting more money.  When asking for more money, leave out any thoughts of “paying off bills”, “getting out of debt”, and other similar thoughts.  Because when you are thinking those things, you are still focusing on your bills and your debt and whatnot and therefore attracting more of the same to yourself.  Envision yourself with money coming to you freely and easily and it flowing in and out of your life with ease and you having everything that you want.  Picture yourself happy.  Think about how you will feel once you have all this money flowing to you freely and easily.

Another thing you can do is to feel good about yourself now, be thankful for your situation now.  The power of feeling good right now and being grateful for what you currently have, even though it may not be exactly what you want (because it is the fruits of your previous thoughts) will help put you in line with the frequency you need to be on to achieve and manifest those things that you truly do want.

So, start today.  Get clear in your mind what it is that you want.  Write it down.  Gather pictures of it.  Do whatever it takes to put your focus on achieving and manifesting your dreams.

Dream Big.  Dream Often.  Dream Well.

Here is to your success.  May it be everything you dreamed of and more.

Your thoughts and beliefs control your life experiences.  You are drawn to the things and the experiences to prove to yourself that your beliefs are correct.  So, if you believe that you don’t have enough money and you never will, guess what?  You won’t have enough money and you never will.  Because that’s what you believe.  You are drawing to you the experiences that will make that belief true to you.  You attract what you think about and what you believe.  So, be careful about what you think about and believe.  Be aware of your thoughts and beliefs and you can create the life you desire.  Your desires control your destiny.  So, start today, creating a better life, by being more aware of your beliefs and thoughts, getting rid of the negative ones and the ones that are not bringing you what you want, and create new, positive thoughts and beliefs that will bring to you what you want.

The Universe delivers what you ask for. And you ask for these things via your thoughts. So, suffice it to say, if you are thinking negatively, the Universe is going to deliver negative things. Don’t you think it’s about time to start changing your thinking patterns right now?

You might say that’s easier said than done. Well, I am here to help you gain a better perspective. It’s easier to do thank you think.

We are trained from a young age to think things are hard and that to get anything and anywhere in life, you have to work hard at it. While in a sense that can be true, but it’s not entirely true. Things only have to be hard if you make them hard. If you think that it takes hard work, then it WILL take hard work. Have you ever noticed people who things just come easily to? Guess what? They don’t have the thought that things need to be hard in order to achieve results. They think thoughts that things are easy to do.

It’s interesting how some people can pick up skills very easily, and others can’t seem to put two and two together in the same skill. Take me for example. I am a natural computer user. I have no fear of the computer. Computers come very easily to me. I am pretty much self-taught on computers. From formatting Word and Excel documents, to playing online computer games, to hand-coding HTML, it all comes very easy and natural to me. And I’m not even entirely sure why. It just does. And I embrace that. To me, my thoughts are computers are easy, they are natural, and they are nothing to be afraid of. Others who can’t seem to pick up computer skills to save their lives have thoughts of computers are hard, difficult, and unfriendly. So, naturally, the Universe is going to deliver to them, a hard time grasping those computer skills.

Now let’s talk next about turning negative thinking or statements into positive thinking or statements. Many people think that they are thinking positively, but they aren’t. And let me share with you why they are not really thinking positively. They make one big mistake. They follow up their thought or statement with a caveat, or a negative twist. Something like, “I feel great… I am in no pain”. Well, guess what, there’s that negative – there’s that “pain” that they thought they were getting rid of.

So, let’s do a little footwork to try to learn how to turn negative statements into positive statements. We need to totally get rid of the negative and keep it completely positive. Let’s start with some examples.

Say someone has a blood clot, or they have heart problems (blocked or clogged arteries). Instead of saying “I want to be free from any blockages or clogging”, let’s try something like “My blood flows through my arteries and veins freely, easily, and effortlessly”. See how that was completely positive, and actually said what the person wanted, and not what they don’t want? That’s what you have to do. Get away from thinking about what you don’t want because the more you focus on what you don’t want, the more you will get what you don’t want. Whether you want it or not, it’s what you are focused on that you will get. Let’s try another example. Say someone wants more money. Instead of saying “I want more money so that I can get out of debt” (see the negative on the end of that statement – debt?). Try something like “I have more than enough cash to provide me the services and goods that I want”. There, that’s completely positive and focuses entirely on what the person wants, instead of what they don’t want. Let’s try one more, just so that you have the idea down pat. Instead of “I feel great today… I’m not having any pain in my back” try “I feel great today… I can move my back freely and easily and have complete flexibility”. Bingo! Completely positive and focused on what the person wants.

I hope you’ve gotten the idea here. Take one thought, right now, that you have been thinking and take all negativity away from it and turn it totally positive. Focus on that positive statement. Give yourself a chance to succeed.

Do not fear success, fear failure. You can only fail if you let yourself. You are the creator of your life, so live well, my friends.