Book of Interest

I am reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It was written in 1936, so the language is a little dated and the stories are about people and companies like Henry Ford. It is about a success philosophy. He shares 13 things to do to get money. Or anything else. I think it should be taught in school. It is very good and I am enjoying it.

More thoughts for improving your life in 2007

I presented a program at business group where I am a member. I was a co-founder of the group and have assumed a leadership position. Most of the members are quite a bit younger than I am and I hope I can share my experience leading and facilitating groups with them. I know I have learned much from other, more experienced people and I am glad to "pay it forward."

I shared a training recording courtesy of Arbonne International. Jack Canfield was the speaker on the recording. The 30-minute talk contained a lot of information. Jack authored the book, The Success Principles.

The recording covered a few of those principles such as:

Take 100% responsibility for your life. E+R=O Events plus your Response equals the outcome. You are presented with a cake (event). You eat it (response). You gain weight (outcome). How could you prevent the weight gain? Change the response.
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Act as if everything in your life is controlled by you. You can control what you think, imagine, do and say. Your experiences are a result of what your choices and actions.

Clarify what you want. Write down your goals. 3% of people write down their goals. The likelihood that you will reach a goal is increased 200% if you just write it down.

Visualize your goals. Dream Big (BHAG).

Take Action. Obvious action and inspired action. Ask for what you want.

New Year's Resolutions

Do you make resolutions at the beginning of each year? As an Arbonne consultant, I have access to some great free training. The training has helped me tremendously. There is a suggestion that is repeated over and over in the trainings: When you set a goal, write it down. Studies show that even if you never look at that piece of paper where you wrote down your goal, the odds are better that you will achieve the goal than if you never wrote it down.

Another thing that will help you with your goals this year is to applaud yourself for goals you reached last year. Success brings success. Practice makes perfect, reach a few goals and you are more likely to reach new ones.

If you don't know where to start with your resolutions or goals, try this one: Be kind. The funeral for President Ford was on TV this morning. The media has painted Ford as a kind man. I am hoping that the publicity around the funeral will help people decide that to be kind is a worthy goal.