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December 2002 NewsletterHello and welcome to the December Shaping Your Destiny newsletter - dedicated to self-transformation and to your success. In this issue, you'll find
Any questions or comments on this newsletter and the website are always welcome, and I hope to hear your stories of success. To your success, Jason
What's New?Christmas is approaching, and as a special gift to all my subscribers, I'm offering 5 lucky people the chance to win a free subscription to the Shaping Your Destiny Course, worth over $770! Visithttp://www.shapingyourdestiny.com/competition.htm to register your entry. Also, don't forget the updated e-book "The Power of Effective Studying" is available for free download from http://www.shapingyourdestiny.com/ebooks.htm
New Year, New YouAs the New Year draws ever closer, so many of our thoughts turn towards those dreaded resolutions and what we want to achieve next year. For many people, these resolutions will last all of a few weeks before being forgotten about and the old rut being settled back into.As an achiever, you want to get the most out of next year and make some wonderful changes in your life, but to do so you have to effectively create your New Year's Resolutions. The Christmas and New Year period is an excellent opportunity to create your yearly goals as many of us are off work. A New Year's Resolution is just a goal with a fancy name. It is generally a goal that you will achieve within the timeframe of a year or less. As with goals, your resolutions must be
Most resolutions are only made mentally and vaguely. So write your resolutions down in precise detail as you learnt in the goalsetting ebook (available at http://www.shapingyourdestiny.com/ebooks.htm). Make sure that you also write out an action plan to achieving each of your resolutions - how exactly are you going to do it? Typically, resolutions are forgotten soon after New Year's Day, so put copies of your resolutions where you will see them and keep track of your progress to achieve them. Make sure the resolutions are things that you really want to do. There is no point making a resolution for something if you don't really want to do it - there is even less chance of your success then. Beware of trying to do too much in a year. You may have a lot of resolutions, but if you try to do too much you are dooming yourself to failure. Take the most important resolutions and do those. The others you can do later - there is plenty of time available for you. If you don't have a set of goals for your life, why not take advantage of the Christmas holiday and create a blueprint for the life of your dreams? Free articles and e-books are available at the Shaping Your Destiny site to help you with goal-setting, and I am more than happy to help any of you set and achieve your goals. Most importantly, when making your resolutions for the New Year, have fun.
Simply ChristmasIt's that time of year again - the Silly Season. Regardless of any particular religious affiliations, we all love Christmas and the giving, getting, partying, visiting, decorating etc. Then a week later, we've got to clean it all up, put it all away, pay all the outstanding bills we left unpaid to fit in more 'stuff' for Christmas and we promise ourselves we're not going to do that again......but we do...... every year.In this modern world, we just have too much 'stuff' and we get more every year. I don't mean the essentials like clothing, food, furniture and the all important roof over our head. I mean 'stuff' we just don't need and don't use. Many people feel deprived in some way if they don't have lots of belongings around them, so they hoard everything they can get their hands on only to find that they don't feel any better or less deprived than they did before. I believe we are all guilty of this at some point and sooner or later we must call a halt!! It's time to simplify Christmas - not Scrooge-ify Christmas, just simplify it. Be realistic about this. Do you really need to buy every kid in the neighbourhood a gift? Do you really expect a gift from every kid in the neighbourhood? Of course you don't. If we are honest, we really cannot afford to buy all those gifts and the parents of these kids probably can't afford to buy them either. So why on earth are we still doing it? Here's an idea I found very helpful when my boys were a lot younger. Get together with the parents of all those kids and suggest that everyone buys (or makes if they are good at crafts) just one gift per family and each gift is marked "Merry Christmas from the neighbours"..... or whatever greeting you decide. Draw names from a hat and each person gets to chose which gift they want. Nobody knows what is in them of course, or who actually purchased it, but everybody is together having a ball and the parents are a lot happier knowing they haven't had to spend too much cash they cannot afford. Perhaps you could have a neighbourhood party, take it in turns which house it is held at each year and get one of the dads to dress up as Santa and give out the gifts. We had a ball doing that one year. This system works great in large families too. Some people feel they have to buy for every niece, nephew, cousin, cousin's children etc. This can end up a lot of gifts and awful lot of money. Put the system to work in the large family and I'm sure you will find that everyone will be pleased. It's not easy to make these changes, but just talk to the adults about it and take it from there. Remember Christmas is a time for families and friends to get together, be grateful for and enjoy each others company. Have a great and simplified Christmas this year. This article was contributed by Edwina from http://www.realisticliving.netfirms.com. Edwina is a Professional Organizer involved with helping people clear the clutter and control the chaos of everyday living in their homes. This free site is an extract from the forthcoming book Realistic Living. The Yahoo Group for visitors can be joined free via the site.
Think Out Of Your BoxTo achieve wealth, you have to learn to think outside of your normal limits of thinking. That is, to think outside of your normal box. We all have these boxes of thought. For some people the stock market is outside their box, for others property is, for others running their own company is. These limited boxes of thinking are impressed upon us by our environment, our education, our parents, our friends, our television viewing habits, and so on.Many of us are educated and taught that the only way in life is to go to school, go to college, and get a degree. Then we get a good job and earn some promotions. Then we hit 60 or 65 years old, retire with a gold watch and hearty handshake and wait around to die. This is great for many people, and is all they want from life. However, if you are reading this, then I suspect that you are yearning for more, and willing to achieve it. Look at many of the self-made millionaires. How many of them dropped out of normal education and have thought way outside their boxes? I am not saying to anyone to quit his or her job right this instant. I am merely saying that as we are educated, so our education narrows our field of thinking. Get out of your box and think laterally and originally to make your fortune. Look around you every day, and there will be opportunities to make money and to pursue wealth. How many things do you use each day, such as household implements, your car, and so on? Can you think of ways to make everyday tasks easier, more pleasant and more efficient? Could you patent and / or market this idea? Many products on the market have originated in this way, and made their inventors a fortune. How many services do you use that could be improved, done better, or are missing from your neighbourhood? Some examples may be a pizza takeaway, an ironing service, a sandwich bar, etc. Could you run any of these services yourself? Do you have any skills, experiences, or methods that other people might want to know about? Could you write a book, magazine article, or run a seminar or course on them? Now to inspire you a little, here are a few examples. A scientist working for the 3M Corporation was attempting to create better superglue. Instead, he made one that stuck a little and was easy to remove. That's hardly an amazing superglue! Instead of being angry at a "failure", this is now on the market, and I am sure you have all heard of, and used, Post-It™ Notes. We have many other examples of people who started with near nothing and now have vast wealth and business empires. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are excellent examples. All these people started their businesses in a minimalistic way, and are now worth a fortune. Bill Gates started when he was a student by selling software to his school before purchasing DOS and selling it to IBM, making Microsoft into a massive company. Steve Jobs began his business in his garage, and Apple is a huge, well known company too. These people serve as examples to us all. The business you start in your garage or spare room could one day turn into a company like Microsoft, Apple, or Kentucky Fried Chicken. The possibilities are endless and only limited by your imagination and your self-belief.
Wealth TipThe fifth key is to manage your cash flow. It is great to spend money, but make sure there is enough coming in to pay your outgoings. This is why some companies appear to run at a loss, but stay solvent. They have good cash flow, but poor profitability. A good way of managing your cash flow is to run your business through a company to take advantage of tax breaks and the ability to purchase assets before paying yourself and the taxman. Whilst managing your cash flow, you must make sure there is money left for the sixth key...From "The 9-keys of wealth" by Jason Johns
Book ReviewAs the New Year is approaching, our thoughts naturally turn to resolutions and what we are going to achieve in the coming year. One thing I am sure we all want to achieve is to be financially independent.The book "The Science of Getting Rich" was written in 1910 by Wallace D. Wattles. It is a classic book that has propelled many on the path to wealth. If you are serious about getting rich and achieving what you desire from life, then this is a book you really must read. Some points you will learn in the book are:
WorryingDid you know that 92% of our worries are wasting our time and energy? Needlessly, they cause us pain and suffering, when we could easily be much happier?This 92% is broken down roughly as follows:
Have you ever thought about how much of your time and energy is spent on needless worries? Take a sheet of paper and write down all your worries and concerns. Look at each one and decide if it is legitimate or one of the 92% of needless worries. Cross off all the needless worries, and instantly you feel better!! Once you have sorted them out, you can start to come up with strategies to solve the 8% that are left.
Health TipOur state of mind directly affects the state of our bodies. Many of our illnesses are caused by a negative state of mind. Both Louise Hay and Deepak Chopra teach this, and have their respective approaches.A colleague of mine spent some time last week explaining to me how he enjoyed being sick and going to hospital because it gave him time to rest and relax. If you are suffering from any ill health at the moment, look at your state of mind and try to find the cause of your ailment. Is their a belief or negative thought pattern you are holding on to that is causing your illness?
I hope you've enjoyed this issue of the Shaping Your Destiny newsletter. Have a phenomenal Christmas, and I'll see you back here in the New Year for the next issue. Live your dreams! Jason
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