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Prices are up and income is low. Over the past year or so the economic downturn has slowed the lifestyle of the rich and the not-so-rich. Here are some ideas to help put green back in your pocket.

First, recycle all of the items that you no longer need. It’s amazing how much money many people have invested in recreational equipment such as boats and ski-doos, art, books, sports gear, electronic equipment and dozens of other items that seemed like a good purchase long ago when the coffers were brimming with cash.

Cut back on waste. Do you really need 500 channels of television or 17 pairs of shoes? Trimming back the unused or only slightly used waste can put precious dollars back into your bank account. A penny saved really is a penny earned.

Turn yourself into a money making machine. People seem to develop a view of a job as time spent working for someone else. In fact, an income producing job is when you are working for yourself. Every skill, talent and shred of knowledge you possess is valuable to someone or some company. Learn to convert that value into an income stream. Check our freelance job sites like CORPe-Rate, elance or Guru and start creating a fresh source of income.

Finally, learn to barter. Stores near you are hurting for your business. Smart shoppers know that it is easy to negotiate great deals if you promise to buy more often. I’ve seen people recently get 20 percent meal discounts for eating frequently at local diners as well as those that have local stores notify them when new products come in. They then discount the older products drastically to move the stock out. Sometimes these deep discounts can be at cost or below.

Smart living leads to smart money. Use what you have, your mind, talent and ideas.

What do you think is the difference between the successful person surrounded by fame and fortune and the “average” person struggling every day for a basic wage or salary? Intelligence? Image and appearance? Skills and talent? Actually it’s none of those things.

The reason? They have “stinkin thinkin” to quote Zig Ziglar.

Poor people think poor.

Let me define poor before we continue. This is not so much a money issue as a living quality choice. Most of us relate the term poor to financial status. In fact, I look at poor thinking as poor living choices and direction.

When you make poor living decisions you usually suffer from poor financial condition as a result. They go hand-in-hand.

Here’s a point I make in seminars. I can stand 10 “average” people on one side of a room. These people generally work very hard at their “jobs” and have incomes of $50,000 or less.

On the other side of the room I stand 10 “successful” people. These people also work hard, but they work and live smarter and their incomes are $100,000 or more.

The “average” group gets up and follows essentially the same pattern of life day after day all the while expecting something different to happen.

The “successful” group gets up and adapts their day to the results they expect. They understand the need for change and evolution to promote new results.

The “average” group lives a random existence. They “wing it” all day based on what life throws their way.

The “successful” group has written objectives. They “structure” their days and adjust to the things that come up.

The “average” group has problems that are delays, setbacks or dead ends.

The “successful” group has challenges that require planning to overcome.

The “average” group measures success by money and social status.

The “successful” group measures success by happiness and fulfillment.

The “average” people don’t need help and refuse to admit or accept the need or validity of a support team.

The “successful” group seeks out help and support. They fully understand that they cannot and should not do it all on their own when there are other people that can help to speed them along toward their objectives.

After our seminars “successful” people use what they have learned to boost their results while the “average” group generally returns to their same old patterns. They rarely apply what they have learned to the living experience and then claim that “it simply doesn’t work”.

The “successful” people don’t have excuses they have motivation. The “average” people have a book full of excuses, blame and claims of unfair results.

In short, “average” people have “stinkin thinkin”. Their thought patterns almost guarantee a boring poor result living experience and that breeds dissatisfaction and misery. They get random erratic results and therefore make less money and often have a much lower social status.

These people are constantly starting over, being delayed or struggling with daily living. Worse than that their children often grow up to be just like the parents. The parents have doomed their children to a life of unnecessary toil and poor lifestyle unless the child can break free from the patterns on their own as they mature.

Which group are you in? Which group do you want to be in?

No one is holding you back. It’s entirely YOUR decision how your life will turn out.

What’s your decision?

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There is one golden rule to success that simply cannot be denied. One rule that encompasses all of the results you get with the public and determines the positive or negative response returned for your efforts.

You must impact the lives of others in a positive manner. In fact, your success is defined by how many people you impact and how much your positive influence improves their lives.

Plus you must deliver far more than you promise. People are smothered by ads and claims making guarantees and promises of performance every day. After a while they become numb or skeptical to those claims.

You must impact their lives positively and you must provide them with much more than promised. Keep them happy, go far beyond what anyone could or would have expected in service and your returns will be greater than you ever dreamed.

In short:

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Would you like more money? Believe it or not you may be afraid of money. Many people are and simply don’t realize it.

Recently, I asked for a show of hands from people seeking knowledge in money making and business improvement tips.

First, I asked how many people wanted to make more money. Almost every hand went high into the air. Ok, now how many want to double their current income? Most hands stayed up.

How many want a million dollars? Some of the hands went down. Ten million? One hundred million? The hands steadily went down. Finally, I asked how many people had a written plan with measurable objectives to achieve those financial goals. Two hands…

People want more money. They want the possessions and good times money can afford. They want to provide their family with a better lifestyle, but in most cases people are afraid of money.

No, they don’t realize it. They truly think they are focused on financial improvement, but mostly their thoughts are nothing more than wishes for more money in a very general manner. They are truly seeking small improvements in the pattern of income already established.

Some even have a rejection of money. “Money is the root of all evil” is a common statement. Well, then go home and be good yet broke. Money isn’t the root of evil. The improper use of money along with unacceptable social and legal direction is the source of evil thoughts and deeds.

When I asked individuals if they thought they would ever have ten million dollars in assets most replied NO. They had become accustomed to living day to day barely scraping by within the confines of a fixed range of salary. They wanted more, but only mentally accepted that the more would come in small chunks over a long period of time.

Not only must you focus your mind on the accumulation of wealth, but it is imperative that you actually accept the concept of having money in large amounts. Thinking small causes your mind to seek out small improvements.

Your brain cannot direct you toward opportunities or even be open to those opportunities unless you first accept that it is possible and probable that you must and will have money in much larger amounts than the average salary.

It’s also not just a money focus. Most of my sports, acting or musical clients focus on winning championships, awards or being the best at what they do. Their accepted focus is becoming the top of their profession and the money comes with achieving those levels of performance.

Money and results are connected in business. Some keep track by their accomplishments or the accolades of their peers and others measure success by the paycheck returned.

Senior business executives think in returns, profits and growth. They think large and they reap large returns. Not long ago one executive moved into a company and after a term of less than a year he left with a severance package of many millions of dollars.

This was NORMAL to him and the company that paid the income and benefits. However, I heard strong rejection from the “average” people that heard the story. “How could any one man be worth that much in such a short time?” was the response from those still struggling with low salaries.

These people were suffering from small thinking. They had never actually been involved with income or business agreements that encompass millions of dollars and they simply couldn’t wrap their comprehension around the concept of such a contract.

If you think this sounds totally material perhaps you should reexamine your thoughts about money, influence and power. Perhaps you are naturally limiting your results through your thought patterns regarding money.

The people I confronted in that meeting were stunned at how drastically they were limiting their drive for abundance. They felt normal and many had been following those thought patterns for many years. Not one had ever considered that their own thoughts might be holding them back because they internally wanted more money so badly.

Wanting more is too general. It’s not specific enough for your mind to work with. Sit down today and decide once and for all how much is enough. How much is the goal you truly desire and then let your mind do what it does best which is start to formulate direction toward the accepted goals.

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The demands seem endless. Pay this bill, pay for that need and pretty soon there simply isn’t enough to go around. More and more people are finding their pockets empty at the end of the month. What’s a sane person to do?

Just explain it to them. That was the answer I got during a recent meeting when I asked how we could better reach those people with the greatest potential and economic concerns.

It’s one thing to coach a client that has $750,000 a month coming in. You see, they don’t have their back against a wall. They can pay their mortgages and don’t have to worry about keeping food on the table for small children.

What I wanted to do was reach the small businessperson struggling to stay afloat making only a few thousand dollars a month. The family experiencing job loss or cutbacks constantly looking for a path to a better life and stable income results.

Those are the people that need our help the most, but guess what? They also turn out to be the very people that refuse to seek out support. “It’s not for me” or “I can’t afford it” echo in every consultation. Parents that fight every day with their children because they fail to understand the natural process of adult/child communication. People that suffer in economic limbo pondering their next move.

There are so many scams, flimflams, eBooks and crooks proliferating the world with junk right now that most reasonable people are skeptical of everything they see and hear. And rightfully so. Last year I spent almost $40,000 to review stacks of these so called “opportunities” and the great majority of them were, well, let’s simply say…lacking substance.

Everyone is in a hurry, impatient, financially strapped. Yet, those people that have support systems in place go about their business many without a care in the world. Don’t get me wrong. These people are friends and clients. They deserve the rewards they have earned and continue to earn. I share the pride and happiness of seeing a client succeed.

They also struggled and worked hard and they should reap the rewards. However, I find it a shame that it is so difficult to reach those good people that are working hard and yet still having a hard time making ends meet, but that is natural.

One of the primary symptoms of trying to do things by yourself without support is the acceptance in your mind that you do not need help. When we leave school to strike out on our own most people accept that this is absolute. They toil and struggle digging into the hard surface of economic demand. Others employ a team of support that helps them till the ground and plant the seeds of successful results.

So, in the following weeks I will be sharing some basic advice on these blogs. Hoping that the concepts and words will help someone that needs the advice. If you benefit from those ideas perhaps you’ll consider a free consultation with a coach.

Perhaps we’ll be able to crack through the pessimistic veneer that shields people from accepting help and seeking new ways of invigorating the living experience.

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Times are as tough on people as I have ever seen and it is imperative that we all do as much as we can to help. So, I’m putting my money where my mouth is and offering $2000.

My family and I usually take two or three nice vacations each year depending on school schedules since our children have weekly school and special language school on Saturdays.

This year we are going to give up our vacations to help others in need.

It’s hard for my two small children to understand that they won’t be visiting Mickey Mouse or swimming with dolphins this year, but I simply cannot in good conscience sit on a beach or by a pool at some resort spending thousands of dollars while other families are unable to pay their bills or may even be losing their home.

Effective immediately this morning, I will be personally paying out a $2000 scholarship for each person or family that signs up to the Certified Private Life Mentor educational program.

I have already received approval from the Directors and have committed my vacation funds and time to the effort.

This is limited to the first twenty five ( 25 ) applicants that qualify under the scholarship program. When the $50,000 of funds run out the offer is over.

I invite those interested in the scholarships to visit the Certified Private Life Mentor ( CPLM ) web site and review the details of the program and the business it provides. After graduation you will have a personal professional business able to provide your family with an annual income of $60,000 on average.

If you are not interested in the program, but know a family that will benefit simply past this information along to them.

Once you have reviewed the CPLM web site email me at lifehelp@cstone.net and explain your circumstances.

I will see to it that you are provided with a link that will allow you to apply and if accepted into the program I will also provide you with a special code for the scholarship funds.

This is the least I can do and the most I can do to help.

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It’s all over the news. People are losing their jobs left and right and the competition for good positions has heated up.

What are you working on?

Is it a better resume, recruiter contacts or maybe just new clothing?

They are all tools. You need them, but they aren’t the seed that gets planted and grown for the future rewards.

You must identify the core influence factors that allow you to get and keep a job.

Look around and you’ll find an ocean of job and career related material, but most of it is function and tool related and doesn’t address you, the seed that must be nurtured.

The SUPEResults program was specifically designed to provide real answers and guidance to those people that are out of work or may need a job or career change.

The key is in getting results. To do that you must isolate your value qualities and present them to the public in the best possible light.

A good tool is important, but your focus should be on growing into a living force.

Otherwise, you’ll simply be standing around with your resume/shovel in your hand.

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The news is full of billions of dollars of bailout requests and plans for corporations and financial institutions, but where are the bailouts for the average person like me and you? There are options if you read on.

We hear about a new corporate or bank bailout almost every day, but nothing for the average hard working American that makes up the core consumer market.

Oh, there is some news for you this morning. How about credit card companies jacking up their interest rates on people already strapped with job loss, mortgage concerns and few places to turn for help. That should help you out a lot.

Don’t despair, there are a few people out there that still care. Overstock.com just announced a $50,000 give away bailout for a customer family. I sure there are others and we would love to hear about them if you know of anything that might help those families in need.

We just started accepting application resumes for our 2009 Certified Private Life Mentor CPLM program and the responses have been, well, just amazing.

In September of this year we took the old program and went back to the drawing board to improve it and mainly to reduce the cost to make it available to all in this sagging economy.

I am so pleased with the new design and the 44% tuition reduction. It is something I take great pride in because there can never be a greater gift than helping people and teaching them to help others.

Being able to truly touch people and change their lives is simply amazing.

I cannot put into words what it feels like when someone looks at you with tears in their eyes and explains how your influence has saved their life. It is something you simply have to experience.

My hope, my dream is that every person that graduates as a CPLM will one day experience that moment and feeling.

Meanwhile, if you happen to know of any funding or program that is available to help families in need please feel free to share them with us. Simply comment and my producers will be sure to moderate the information onto this blogcast.

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One of the strangest aspects of the proposed bailout efforts on behalf of the Big 3 automakers is the degree of concern suddenly shown. Why now, why them?

The government has been handing out billions without so much as a handshake or a kiss, but once the automakers started asking the microscope came out.

They focused on private jets, mismanagement and all forms of delay.

All this after giving hundreds of billions to AIG, GE and other financial institutions without any real regulatory control at all other than simple suggestion.

Why are the automakers under such a spotlight? Don’t misunderstand, I am certainly aware of the slipshod management practices and Union influence that has created many of the concerns, but trust me the financial world has been rife with their versions of the same.

This coin has tails on both sides so it doesn’t make any sense to stare longer at one side than the other.

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Think it isn’t bad? Think again. The economy is hitting the markets so hard that some merchants are going to almost unheard of extremes. Some have seen their income fall to virtually zero.

What do the merchants do when the people that make up the core consumer market lose their jobs or are forced draw in the purse strings? That is exactly what is happening right now.

They begin to lower their prices. The sales come out as stores try to lure more and better customers into the fold. When that fails to work stores, restaurants and businesses start to lay off their employees. Finally they begin to downsize and consolidate their locations and offices.

Have you seen that happening?

It is important that we understand that jobs must continue and the public must continue to shop, eat and use the products and services of US businesses.

There are options and new business and job training available, but people seem content to sit and watch the well go dry. Right now there are several online programs that have been created specifically to help others get past this economic nightmare.

Individuals and families interested in resolving financial woes or creating a new job or business can utilize the free Family Wealth program. The course offers almost 300 pages of free living and financial skills along with 30 days of email mentoring and lots of options for living skills improvement and fresh income.

Growth and improvement is action not inaction. Families must continue to seek out new avenues to foster themselves against the growing storm. Even if everything collapses those that have made the effort will have more left over than those who rode out the period doing nothing.

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