The Power of the Mind: Are You Stunting Your Growth With Self-Limiting Thoughts?
Maybe you haven’t had the kind of success you’ve dreamed of in your life. Maybe your heart-based home business is floundering. Maybe your personal life and business schedule feel out of control and destined for mediocrity – or worse. But at least, you reassure yourself, you’re not like Sue. Poor Sue. She tries and tries and tries. Not only can’t she make the tennis team – she can’t even make ball girl! Poor Sue. She practices to try out to become ball girl, running awkwardly through the kitchen to retrieve an orange that rolls out of the refrigerator. Gives the nerdy double thumbs up to celebrate her optimism. Cries joyfully, “I

The Power of the Mind: What You See Isn’t What You Get!
Image by Kitty Sonnenschein via Flickr A young woman is preparing her first Thanksgiving dinner. As she gets everything ready for Thanksgiving Day, she very sternly reminds herself to let the turkey finish thawing in the sink overnight. She puts it in and places the dish rack over the top of the bird.

Small Business Success: Is Making a Good Impression Your Top Priority?
Imagine you have a meeting with your dream client at 9:00 a.m. You’ve known for months that this is the one. If she will unite with you, the sky’s the limit for both of you! It’ll be fantastic! The night before the meeting, you flip through your papers while you eat your pizza and watch TV. You consider going to bed early, but you know how it is during the holidays – so many good movies on TV! So you go to bed at midnight – okay, one, by the time you potty the dogs, feed the hamster, discuss claw etiquette with the cat (again) and lock up the house. You roll out of bed bright and early at 8:15 the next day. No time for a shower. Y

Small Business Success: Practical Tips for Using Stories for Connecting with Clients
In this series of “Small Business Success” blogs, we’re talking about using your stories to attract clients and take your business into major abundance and prosperity. The fantastic part is that you don’t have to “invent” yourself or create an artificial image or brand. You are what you were born to be, so tell your story! Now here are some practical tips for getting started: • Don’t be paralyzed by the fear that you’re not a “born storyteller.” We’ve all been telling stories all of our lives, and even the most basic tale is more interesting than a list of features and qualities.

Small Business Success: Activate The Healing And Success Of Stories
Image by bbaunach via Flickr Psychologist Dr. Donald Moine, president of the Association for Human Achievement teaches corporate executives that the easiest way to get people to accept a new idea is to link it to an idea or concept they already understand. Some examples would be: • Nike’s use of familiar sports figures, combined with the