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!

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!

Insanity

Albert Einstein has said it best: Insanity is doing the same things over and over again expecting a different result.

If you want something different, you are going to have to make a change. What are you willing to do differently in order to bring about the results that you desire?

Key Areas of Change:

Organization

Get organized! Whether it’s a Day Planner, your PDA, your Outlook Calendar, maybe Google Calendar, or just a spreadsheet that you create, get a schedule down for you. Start by putting in all of your appointments, training calls, webinars, etc… Then make sure you schedule in any lunch breaks or regular breaks that you take (always make time for a brain refresher), and dinner breaks. Don’t forget to schedule in taking your kids to school, picking them up, their school activities, and things like that too. Next you’ll want to identify the times of day that you can dedicate to your money making activities such as writing articles and distributing them; shooting, editing, and uploading videos; blogging; posting to Twitter and Facebook; placing Classified ads; tweaking your Adwords campaigns, etc… Whatever online marketing methods you do to bring money into your business, be sure to schedule a time slot to focus on those and then do those during the times that you schedule. If you do not schedule yourself, if you do not make a plan for yourself, then you will wander aimlessly and ultimately, you will get nothing done.

Focus

Get focused! You need to be able to focus on your goals in order to be able to achieve them. There are several things you can do to keep yourself focused. One was just talked about, getting yourself on a schedule and having that schedule somewhere that you can see it or access it easily. Another way would be to have a focus board next to your desk. Somewhere to put up pictures of the things that you desire, maybe it’s that bigger house or better car, or a specific computer system you’d like to have. Maybe it’s a picture of somewhere you want to take your family on vacation. You could have your favorite quotes that help keep you focused on your objectives on there as well. Whatever pictures and phrases that will help keep you focused on your goals will work.

Planning

Get your plan of action! You have to have a plan to follow in order to achieve your desires. Those who do not plan, plan to fail… So make sure you have a plan. What is it that you are trying to achieve? Write that down. Then think of what action steps you will need to take to achieve that desire. I believe in the Law of Attraction. But just stating your desires is not good enough to bring them to you. You must have a plan of attack. What Law of Attraction can do for you, however, is after sending your desire into the Universe for it to be fulfilled, you will suddenly have an inspired idea of how to achieve that desire, and then it’s going to take work on your part to realize that dream. So planning is a great step in the right direction. The first step is recognizing what it is you want, and then finding a way for you to obtain it, and planning how you are going to obtain it is the key.

So, let’s get organized, stay focused, and then plan how you are going to achieve your goals, dreams, and desires! But let’s not forget the most important step.

Action

Take action! If you want something, you are going to have to work for it. Don’t let anyone fool you into believing you can get something for free. There is always a cost of some sort. Whether it be time, effort, or sacrificing something now to achieve something greater later. You must take action. You must do the tasks that will move you forward in realizing your dreams. If you think you can just sit back and become a millionaire, you are wrong. You must take the needed actions now in order to fulfill that destiny. Without action, there can be no reaction. The Universe is all about cause and effects. You must put forth that energy in order to receive something in return.

When is the last time you gave someone a compliment or told someone they are doing a great job at something? It seems in adult life that we are conditioned to always find the negative in anything and point it out. When we are raising children, it is encouraged that we acknowledge their good behaviors in order to reinforce the fact that we want them to do that behavior again. By rewarding a child’s good behavior, it boosts their confidence and self-esteem and makes them want to do more good things to please us. However, as adults we somehow have forgotten the art of compliments and focus on only telling someone what they have done wrong.

It seems to me, that the saying “You catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar” is appropriate. If we focused on telling the people in our life that they have done something right, it will make them want to do more good things to please us. It helps build confidence and self-esteem and all around makes them a better person.

Think about someone in your life that has done something good, has had some kind of success, and pay them a compliment or recognition. It will go far in boosting that person up and enable them to come into a better mindset about themselves so that they continue to do good things.

I like to make it a habit to always find something good that someone has done and let them know that I think that they have done awesome and that they matter to me. If we boost each other up all the time it will be a far better world then always bringing someone down. Let’s focus on the positive and make this world a better place!

If you are miserable right now, it’s because you choose to be.  If your today isn’t shaping up like you want it to, you and you alone have the power to change your tomorrow.

Quite literally, you are miserable right now because of the thoughts you are thinking.  If you don’t like the way something is, change your perceptions, change your thought patterns.  Choose to be happy.  When you choose a new outlook on life, it can change how you feel and how you respond to events.  Most importantly, you need to quit blaming outside uncontrollable forces for your problems and challenges in life.  Through your thoughts you have made decisions and those decisions have led you on the path you are on.  The path of life has many forks and branches.  Will you continue on the same path or will you ignite the power in you right now and choose a new, better, and brighter path?  Your future is up to you.  It is what you make it.

It all comes down to the power of your thoughts and decisions.  You can stay miserable by continuing to think the way you do, or you can choose to think different thoughts, happier thoughts, more productive thoughts, and therefore alter the decisions that you make based on those thoughts, and become a happier, more enjoyable person.  Change isn’t always easy.  Your mind is going to want to resist it.  But your mind is not in control, you are.  There is a saying by Albert Einstein “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.  If you want to see a change, the change has to begin with you.  Choose better thoughts.  Make better decisions.

I would like to ask everyone to help me with a challenge of mine.  I struggle with receiving compliments and recognition.  I always just brush it off as nothing, and I need to stop doing that and be open to receiving.  I give so much of myself, asking little if anything in return.

When I worked and got awards, I would just shrug them off as it was part of my job and just something I did because it was the right thing to do or was good for the company.  I never took and understood the full weight of the compliments and recognition.

In one way, I like compliments and recognition, and in another, I don’t.  It’s just something I do, something that is a part of me.  It was strange at work, I would see other employees who were so slow and did next to nothing and it always irked me.  I always put in 110% and couldn’t understand why others didn’t.  I think that’s why they liked me so much.  I was always producing more and always asking for more responsibility always taking the initiative to create something better.  Like I said, it’s just a part of me, something I have always done.  I’m a better giver than receiver.

So, I want your help with my challenge of receiving.  If you know me, whether by an online association or you have met me in real life, I want you to leave a comment with a compliment or recognition so that I can learn to accept them more and easier.

Thanks!  As John Jackson always says, you all inspire me.  Thank you for being a part of my life.  I am truly blessed.

The characters in this video, which actually came first, star in the previous post’s video, Validation.

“Rent-A-Person” is a romantic musical comedy about a men’s room attendant who founds an organization which revolutionizes rush hour traffic. Starring James Haven.

If you liked the previous video, you’ll love this one too.  Enjoy! =)

Create Your Greatest Day,

This has to be one of the most inspirational videos I have ever watched!  It is amazing and will make you smile, may even make you shed some happy tears (if you are the emotional type like me). I feel blessed to be able to share this with you.

“Validation” is a fable about the magic of free parking.  Starring TJ Thyne & Vicki Davis.

It may seem like it has nothing to do with running your own online business, or marketing, but really, when you think about it, it has EVERYTHING to do with it!

How we choose to communicate with others directly influences our results in life, as well as business. I have made it a practice to tell those that I choose to surround myself with how much I love them and how awesome they truly are. I hope after you watch this inspiring video, that you will take up the practice as well.

Thanks go to Cristina Munoz for sharing this awesome video with me!  I LOVE it, and I know you will too!

Create Your Greatest Day,

Everyone has that little intuitive voice inside them that keeps guiding them along the way.  However, most of us have learned to tune that out and not listen to it.

I know I have at times.  Cases in point:

I had always heard that when babies learn to walk, it’s over night.  I was like yeah, right, okay…  Well, my son has always been a little slower in things, he was born 5 1/2 weeks early.  He also has his own time schedule to do thing, not adhering to a standardized chart.  He was probably about 2-3 months later than other kids in crawling, and walking was the same way.  He would take 2 and 3 steps in between things, and I thought it was going to be forever before he walked.  Then one day he started getting daring and took 4 and 5 steps between things.  Later that afternoon, after never seeing him stand up without holding onto something, I saw him stand up in the middle of our back yard – in no man’s land with nothing to hold onto.  The very next day, he traveled more than the entire length of the house from corner to corner without touching anything.  He went from a few steps to walking all over the house – overnight!  I should have listened!

When deciding what camcorder to purchase, I had been told the Flip would do for a starting camera by many sources.  Even a friend said that it was good.  I did not listen and thought I’d be all fancy and professional and get one of those expensive camcorders.  Surely they would be better, right?  Wrong!  I went through both a Canon and a Sony and had to take both of them back.  Our 4 year old Kodak digital camera that could take video as well did a better job with the white balance and color.  So, on my third try, I tried the Flip Ultra II.  Lo and behold it worked!  The white balance and color was perfect!  I should have listened and saved myself the extra trips back and forth to the store.

This last one here is one I really wish I had listened to sooner.  I’ve known about Andy Andrew’s book, The Travler’s Gift for some time now.  I also knew that he was going to be at a conference I am attending next week.  So, I knew I wanted to get it and have it read before then, but I still kept putting off the purchase.  Then, he was scheduled to be on our Leadership Mastermind call a couple of weeks ago.  I wanted to have it in time, but I knew there was no way I could get it to me in time, not even with my Prime shipping at Amazon.  And I still procrastinated another day or two.  I think I ended up ordering it after the call.  Well, it finally came in and I let it sit on my kitchen table until late that evening.  Finally, around 1:30 a.m. I decided to go to bed and read for a bit.  Maybe a couple of pages or a chapter, but usually no more than that.  Well, 80 pages later and 4:00 a.m. after I had intended on staying up all night and reading the whole book because it was so good, my body finally succumbed to sleep.  I’ve now finished that book and it has touched me and impacted my life so significantly, I really wish I would have listened and gotten it sooner!

So, remember, when you have those intuitive inklings, when you have that inner voice telling you that you should be doing something, listen to it, you won’t regret it!  It’s when you don’t listen to yourself that eventually, somewhere down the road, you regret it.  So, Listen to Yourself!

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 =)