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In this issue:

-- Quotes of the Week
-- Personal Growth Products and Services
-- Article: The Secret is Purposeful Action - By David Mason
-- Article: Energy: The Current of the Universe -- What We Think is What We Create - By Jackie Lapin
-- Book Review: Be A Real Estate Millionaire: Secret Strategies for Lifetime Wealth Today - By Dean Graziosi
-- Brief News of the World
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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden, American Basketball Player and Coach

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. - Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish Artist and Painter


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*** Article: The Secret is Purposeful Action - By David Mason ***
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I'm sure you have heard of "The Secret," by Rhonda Byrne. It is a hit movie
on DVD, a best-selling book, and audio book. It is based on the premise that
the secret to success is the Law of Attraction. Basically, if you focus on
what you want and set the intention to get it, eventually the universe will
make it happen for you.

Although I really enjoyed the DVD, the book, and the audio -- yes, I have
all three, and I highly recommend them -- I think it falls a little short of
the mark. You see, I have been telling people for years that "success is
based on persistency and consistency, not magic."

In other words, I agree 100% that what you focus on expands. So you must
focus on what you want, not what you don't want. Then you must set the
intention to have it. But without taking purposeful action toward the
achievement of your new goal, you are simply just dreaming.

* Positive Thinking Is Not Enough *

Have you ever wondered why there are so many people that are not successful,
not happy with their lives, or want more from life? You would think that
with so many new books on self-help and the topic of success that come out
every day, that most people would be successful and happy.

One problem is that believe it or not, 80% of non-fiction books do not get
read. Many people buy them, but very few read them completely. It's as
though some people think that by simply owning the book, they benefit from
its content. If that is you, don't worry, you're not alone. But that being
said, if you would like to start changing your life and your level of
success, you need to actually do something about it.

There is a huge problem with implementation in the world today. Most people
operate at only a small percentage of their true potential. As a result,
they realize only a small percentage of their potential success. In most
cases, the "keys to the kingdom" or the "recipe for success" in any given
field of endeavor is spelled out in its entirety, but people just won't do
what it takes to succeed. The problem is poor to no implementation. Positive
thinking and affirmations are not enough by themselves. You need to actually
take action.

* Just Get Started *

I believe that it all starts with believing in yourself...knowing that you
have what it takes to be a success, the self-confidence to go out and get
started, to make a few mistakes but keep right on going. For most people,
the problem is with getting started. Some just don't know where to start.
This just takes a little research and a few questions.

For most, though, the problem lies in over preparation. Too many people
spend so much time getting ready that they just don't get started. Have you
ever heard the expression 'Ready, Fire, Aim'? It means you don't have to be
perfect in order to get started.

It is O.K. to just get going and make corrections as you go. I have a client
that has been trying to start her business for far too long, but she just
never seems to be quite ready. Did you know that a plane actually spends
more time off course than on course? The pilot is continually making minor
adjustments to stay on course. But somehow you always end up at your correct
destination. The same holds true in business and in life. The key is to just
get moving, get started, and make adjustments as you go.

* What Do You Want? *

Here is a key piece of advice for you: Find out what it is that you want to
do.

Sounds simple, doesn't it? Well, that is not always the case.

Most people only have a vague idea of what they want to achieve. I mean, you
need to sit down with a pad and pen and hot cup of coffee (or your favorite
beverage) and really find out what you want to do.

Write out the things you want to accomplish with your business, career,
project, whatever it is you are embarking on. Don't worry about what you
write; just start writing. When you have written down your wants and needs,
you can go back through everything to find the similarities and the common
theme. You may be surprised as a result of this exercise.

* You Might Just Impress Yourself *

Some people are actually afraid to get started in a new endeavor because
they don't feel worthy. You might be asking yourself, "What gives me the
right to do this, sell this, or provide advice about this?"

This is very common but not something that should stop you. The client I
mentioned earlier feels she needs another course in order to be ready to
face the world in her new business. In actuality, this woman has more talent
than even she believes.

Most people would be surprised at how qualified they actually are. If you
find this is holding you back, I would suggest you put together a
professional portfolio of your accomplishments, experience, and education. I
can almost guarantee you that you will be pleasantly surprised and impressed
with yourself when you read through your portfolio.

* The Secret Is Purposeful Action *

You may be thinking that from what you have read so far, this advice only
pertains to someone in business. This is just not the case. While these
things are all topics that I go into much greater detail with my business
clients, they can and do pertain to anyone.

Whether you are in business, sales, looking for a promotion at work,
thinking about moving into management, volunteering with an association,
applying for a job, starting or developing a relationship, or just trying to
make a decision that affects your life, these things can certainly help you
get the clarity and focus you need to get started.

Just knowing that implementation is usually the sticking point should help
you make the commitment to get the ball rolling. It takes more energy to get
started than it does to keep going. The key is to build momentum.

Think of a train starting, a plane taking off, or even better, a rocket
launching. These things take enormous amounts of energy to get started but
very little to keep them moving. So it is with life; although it may take
more out of you in the way of a commitment to beginning, it gets a whole lot
easier once you have begun.

Remember that client I mentioned earlier? She is getting her business
started, she has made a commitment to taking action, and she continues to
impress even herself.

Don't let fear and hesitation, both common causes of procrastination, hold
you back from taking purposeful action and getting started on your better
life!

About the Author:
David Mason is president of Mason Performance Development Inc., a speaker,
trainer, Performance Development Coach, and internationally best-selling
author.

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*** Article: Energy: The Current of the Universe -- What We Think is What
We Create - By Jackie Lapin ***
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An excerpt from "The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the
World," by Jackie Lapin, Founder of United World Healing

Imagine an Earth in the throes of peace! People of every culture and race
respect each other, help each other, and work together for the good of
humans, animals, and the environment. In this world everyone has enough to
eat, adequate shelter, work that is fulfilling and sustaining. The global
economy is balanced, and everyone is reaping the benefits. Science is
working to protect our treasured planet and heal all of the illnesses that
have scourged the globe. Businesses are adding benefits and vacation time
for workers, while executives and shareholders are sacrificing their profits
just a bit in order to insure they are bringing to market the best quality
products and making the right moral choices. Worldwide and national leaders
are truly "men and women of the people," working for the benefit of their
constituency, not the strengthening of their own power base. Global warming
is a thing of the past, solved through worldwide corporate and government
cooperation. Alternative fuel solutions are in use everywhere. Everyone
practices energy and resource conservation. People of all ages are kind and
polite to each other, thoughtful, and considerate. Everyone feels safe at
home, the office, and when traveling since crime and terrorism have dwindled
away.

Clearly this is not the world we live in today.

It could be!

Our world today is a world we and our ancestors created, a world that has
been driven by our most primitive fear -- fear of being controlled by
others; fear of not having enough land, food, money, power; fear of not
being good enough; fear of failure; fear of not being loved or not being
lovable. We feared and so we projected fear. Our thoughts became our
reality.

That is because our thoughts and our emotions are more than just ideas and
momentary feelings. They are energy. They are vibrations that we cast out
into the world...either loving and kind, benevolent high vibration
frequencies that create a safe, prosperous, loving, munificent world; or
they are fear-driven, angry, guilt-ridden low frequencies that poison
ourselves, our loved ones and friends, and the Earth.

For just as we humans are living organisms that absorb and emit energy, so
is the planet on which we live. As we continue to bombard our world with
energies that are rife with fear, jealousy, resentment, anger, guilt, and
self-denial, the Earth becomes the energetic repository. Like a bank, it
takes on our deposits. If we feed it healthy, loving, compassionate energy
in the same or greater measure, we'll all be experiencing a very different
reality.

Are you angry and feeling powerless about the state of the world today?
Well, don't be, because you can help change your world. You are, in fact,
one of the most powerful beings on the planet.

With every emotion we feel, we send out energy that either contributes to
the construction or destruction of the peaceful world that most of us would
like to enjoy. You don't have to be either the corporate raider or the
abusive husband. You just might be a man who feels guilty for not spending
more time with his children or the woman who hates the figure she sees in
the mirror because it carries a few extra pounds. Those energies log into
the global "bank." On the contrary, when you feel good because you have
reached out to a stranger, taught someone to read, kissed your elderly
grandmother, exercised your body, or selflessly helped a co-worker stuck on
a project, you've put healthy, high frequency vibrations into the "bank."

For what we think and feel is what we create.

What we focus on, we manifest and attract. If we turn our attention to
envisioning the world in which we want to live, through time, effort, and
shared vision, we can begin to mold and shape it to that image. It is
through our vision, the tool of our imagination, that we emit the energies
that transform. Through the harnessing of joyful imaging, creating loving
mind pictures of a kinder world, we transform and replace the negative, low
frequency energies that have dominated the past. This is because high
frequency energies are far more powerful than the opposite. These energies
resonate with the Universe's desire to give mankind the peace and
contentment it desires.

So why have we come to this place of worldwide desperation? It is because we
have relegated our creative visionary power to people who are consciously or
unconsciously driven by fear. Fear is the most potent kind of global
pollution. What we believe -- consciously or subconsciously -- determines
how we perceive the world and, more importantly, the world itself.

It is time we cleanse ourselves of fear and take back the power. We are the
ultimate creators. It is time we remember who we are and why we are here.
Try manifesting in your own life first, using the positive techniques of
Conscious Creation. Think about how many times before you've wished for
something that came to pass. Your desires, your emotions, and the positive
energies you emitted manifest your wish. (You manifested it because on some
level, you believed you could.)

We can do the same with the world around us by using Conscious Creativity --
envisioning the world we want, making it real in our minds and hearts before
it becomes real in the physical plane. There is no need to feel foolish or
powerless thinking that you are just one person. Each one of us is an
enormously powerful being for transformation. It only takes one person to
ignite change in the world or inspire others.

Margaret Mead understood this when she said, "Never doubt that a small group
of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only
thing that ever has."

But you will no longer be just one, or even a few. We are approaching a
spiritual crossroads on this planet, where millions of people are realizing
there must be something more, something better. They are awakening to a call
for spiritual self-responsibility and global cleansing. It is a summons for
us to evolve to a higher consciousness of beings. It's time to learn we are
one with the Universe and we have the power to create our own reality, both
personally and as a consensus reality. As you begin your visions for
personal and global transformation, others will match your high frequency
energies and desires. Like a tuning fork resonating with other vibrations on
the same frequency, this united vision will be unlike any force ever before.
It is a remarkable synergistic power that will be life changing for all of
us.

See it, feel it, so be it.

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*** Brief News of the World ***
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Positive:

* Moms Rule at N.Y. Marathon: Mothers Take Gold and Silver at New York's
Biggest Race *

There may have been 38,000 runners who competed in Sunday's New York City
Marathon, but for the winners in the women's race, there were only two.
Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain and Gete Wami of Ethiopia could have passed
for jogging partners out on a run if it hadn't been for their speed and
crowds on the sidelines. The two longtime competitors ran almost side by
side throughout the marathon with Wami on Radcliffe's heels until the very
last mile, when Radcliffe finally managed to pull ahead, finishing at 2
hours, 9 minutes, 4 seconds. (Click here for complete news story)
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=3818502&page=1


* No Names, Please: U. Of Wisconsin-Madison Celebrates Unusual $85M Donation
*

When he became dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of
Business in 2002, Michael Knetter went looking for a big donor, someone who
would give $50 million in exchange for putting their name on the school. No
one was interested. So, Knetter decided to do something radical: find
contributors willing to pay to keep the school's name off the market.
(Click here for complete news story)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/05/national/main3451058.shtml


* Mom's Crusade Against Food Allergies: Fighting For Better Testing And
Awareness, Since Daughter Almost Died From One *

Robyn O'Brien had the scare of her life when her nine-month-old daughter
almost died after eating some scrambled eggs. She says Tory O'Brien's
"entire face was swollen shut...and it was terrifying." In the year-plus
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correspondent Tracy Smith calls an "agitator for the rights of kids with
food allergies," taking on big-business in the process. (Click here for
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Other:

* CT scans reveal King Tut's face: Archaeologists discover images are
strikingly similar to ancient portraits *

The first facial reconstructions of King Tutankhamun based on CT scans of
his mummy have produced images strikingly similar to the boy pharaoh's
ancient portraits, with one model showing a baby-faced young man with chubby
cheeks and his family's characteristic overbite. That model, a photo of
which was released Tuesday, bears a strong resemblance to the gold mask of
King Tut found in his tomb in 1922 by the British excavation led by Howard
Carter. (Click here for complete news story)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7806495/


* The new do's and don'ts of cold and flu season *

With cold and flu season comes time-honored traditions for relief and
prevention: Feed a fever, starve a cold. Wear warm clothes. Eat chicken
soup. But just because those instructions have been around for decades
doesn't necessarily mean they're effective. CNN.com looked to health experts
for the latest advice on your best bets in fighting colds and the flu.
(Click here for complete news story)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/31/flu.dos.donts/index.html


* Payrolls in October Grow by 166,000 *

Employers added twice as many new jobs to their ranks than expected in
October, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment climate is not
cracking under the stress of a deepening housing slump. The Labor Department
reported Friday that the nation's payrolls grew by a net 166,000, the most
in five months. The unemployment rate didn't budge at 4.7 percent, a figure
considered low by historical standards. (Click here for complete news story)
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/WireStory?id=3810767&page=1



 

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