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Issue # 510, June 16-17, 2008

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Issue # 510, Week of June 16-17, 2008
Publisher:  David Riklan - http://www.SelfGrowth.com
 

In this issue:

-- Quotes of the Week
-- Recommended Product of the Week
-- Article:  Let Go of Being a Past-a-holic! - By Melissa Zollo
-- Article:  I Wish You Would Just... Delegate a Little - By Todd McDonald
-- Book Review:  The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses - By Karen Salmansohn
-- Brief News of the World
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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
 
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American Motivational Author and Speaker
 
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. - Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Preacher/Orator/Writer

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*** Recommended Product of the Week ***
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*** Article:  Let Go of Being a Past-a-holic! - By Melissa Zollo ***
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I recently met a client to discuss their dreams for greater success. Within moments a mouse ran by the table. It triggered old feelings in her that seemed to emerge from out of nowhere. Within seconds an old mental state of mind superimposed itself on the present moment. I witnessed the intrusion of old unresolved emotions seeking to be resolved. I watched as the healing process was trying to help her heal some old pain. Within her was a longing for fulfillment, but she wasn't paying attention. She did not recognize the gift nor was she listening to the language of her feelings. Instead, she was allowing her old conditioning and fearful feelings to sabotage the moment. Within seconds, her past memory was in control.

Success involves focus. Distraction is the loser's companion.

I knew she felt tempted to give up and accept unhappiness and failure. I certainly know how it feels to have been conditioned to feeling unworthy or to wonder where I went wrong, but I also know that berating myself reinforces error patterns. We all have a "mouse" or a "boogie monster" that triggers old tapes. But there comes a time when our desire to break through and proclaim victory demands that we pick ourselves up by the bootstraps and proceed.

Most people are enslaved to their fears and the negative suggestions of others. They will step back into the safety of their comfort zone (emotional stress) rather then proceed to break through to think and choose for themselves. They are tortured by the content of their own mind. They live in bondage, even though they have the key to their freedom.

I am routinely asked, "Why does the imaging process fail?" We are the reason the process fails or succeeds. We short-circuit our connection to the Life Force when we allow fear to rule our mind. By refusing to self-adjust in the moment we remain past-a-holics. We want results but decline to take off our blinders.

Emotional illness is a memory illness. We suffer because we fall into emotional debt. We allow blocked feelings to act as a defense. Self-deception opens the door to emotional damage.

We all need reminders that we are meant to be healthy, loving, joyous, and creative. Healing is not a game of punishment and reward. It is a matter of connecting to the Healer Within and restoring one's memory.

What do you do when uncomfortable feelings arise? Do you allow them to superimpose themselves onto the present moment?

* Are you afraid to tell the truth about your feelings and deal in order to heal and succeed?
* Are you guilty of toxic nostalgia for a painful past?
* Do you want to remain a past-a-holic or move into a new present memory and a successful, healthy, wise, and aware self-image?
* Are you willing to use energy creatively and proceed?

Your Feelings Are Worth a Fortune!

You have the power to conquer fear and transform doubt. You have the ability to retrain your imagination, but it is up to you to exercise this power.

If the plug to your air conditioner fell out of the wall, would you feel punished, wounded, or betrayed, or would you use your intelligence and restore the connection? It takes courage to think and restore our connection to the Life Force so that it remains unbroken. With understanding and practice you can rise up in consciousness and break any fixation spell. You can begin to release the spiritual riches within you and let the current flow freely.

You are the Ruler of Your Thoughts -- Not the Servant!

Your thoughts are creative. Success is a state of mind. Healthy people are life-minded people. That there is a relationship between our beliefs and moods is being accepted by more and more people. No matter what happened to you in the past, you can make a decision to saturate your deeper mind with new mental images fueled from acceptance, joy, and love today.

Love dissolves emotional poisons, and imagining creates reality.

Your dominant beliefs and feelings cause your subconscious mind to respond to the nature of your ideas. It will create lack and limitation if you dwell on the poverty of the past as easily as it will attract prosperity, harmonious relationships, and success when you emotionalize thought forms along these lines.

Remember:

* Imagination rules, so keep your imagination on a success track.
* Strengthen your relationship with your imagination and your capacity to imagine new results will increase.
* Use challenges to reveal what needs to be healed in your memory box.
* Let go of limiting beliefs that caused you to break your connection with your creative power and rebuild belief where there is none.
* Make the connection between your mental blueprint/images and the healing breakthrough that you seek.
* Practice the Art of Concentration. Focus is the winner's companion.

Let your mouse be free of the past, and you will be free of the mouse.

Never close a door on a dream -- your dreams are calling you!

About the Author:
Melissa Zollo, law of attraction and self-motivation specialist, is the author of "Discover the Power of Imagination" and "How to Unleash the Power Within and Attract Money" CD programs. Free newsletter at http://www.presentmemory.com

Check out the Experts page for Melissa Zollo, the Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Imagination.

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*** Article:  I Wish You Would Just... Delegate a Little - By Todd McDonald ***
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Believe it or not, our employees are ready, willing, and in most cases, able to pitch in and help, but we need to ask. Too often we take the word "super" in supervisor literally and think we can do everything. In today's fast-paced business environment, there is no way we can keep up with everything; we need our employees to pitch in and help.

When delegating, keep the following five steps in mind:

Five Steps to Effective Delegation

1. Assess team member strengths
Take time before you need to delegate to understand the strengths of your employees. If you know their strengths, you can more easily decide whom to delegate when the situation rises. You might also want to consider the personal goals of your employees. Does one of your employees want a specific opportunity? If so, can you offer that opportunity through delegation?

2. Decide what to delegate
This can be the most difficult part of delegating because no one can do the job as well as we can do it ourselves. However, we must realize we can't do everything. Consider looking at your "to-do" list each morning, and instead of deciding what you should do first, decide what someone else could do. When deciding what to delegate, consider delegating the following:

* Activities someone else can do as well or better than you.
* A learning opportunity for someone on your team.
* A task that must be done in a short period of time, and you don't have time to do it.

3. Match employees to the task
If you've done your job in Steps 1 and 2, this should be straightforward. Be sure to consider if the employee you are delegating to has the time. If they don't have the time, your delegated task may fail.

4. Define what is to be delegated
This may be the most important part of the process because if you aren't clear as to what you expect, the employee, in most cases, will not be successful. The number one reason why employees don't do what they are supposed to do is they don't know what is expected.

5. Discuss what support the employee will need
You may have been very clear on your expectations, and your employee may be committed to the task, but if they don't have the resources to be successful, your delegated task will suffer. Keep in mind resources such as physical supplies or equipment and even access to you for guidance. A final resource critical for you to provide is followup throughout the process to make sure they are on the right track.

About the Author:
Todd McDonald is the president of ATW Training & Consulting, Inc. He is the co-author of two books: "I Wish You Would Just..." and "Finding 100 Extra Minutes a Day." McDonald is also the Official Guide to Leadership on SelfGrowth.com. ATW works with organizations to help unleash human potential through customized programs on customer service, communication, teambuilding, supervision, and leadership. http://www.atwtraining.com/

Check out the Experts page for Todd McDonald, the Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Leadership. 

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*** Book Review:  The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses - By Karen Salmansohn ***
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"Karen Salmansohn's writing is always bold, playful, insightful -- with powerful metaphors that provoke and inspire. Her kinetic graphics amplify her messages and bring her books to a new level of literary experience. She stands out." - Deepak Chopra

A bad breakup. A serious illness. The loss of a job. Life has a habit of throwing people curveballs. To which Karen Salmansohn says, "When life throws you curveballs, hit them out of the park."

In "The Bounce Back Book" the dynamic author, whose quirky self-help books include "How to Make Your Man Behave..." and "How to Be Happy, Dammit," mixes from-the-gut wisdom, humor, feistiness, and sophistication to create a hip, inspiring resource that will brighten the darkest mood. The book is grounded in happiness research, psychological studies, and Greek philosophy. And it delivers. Here are 70 easily digestible, potentially life-changing tips on how to bounce back from adversity, each on a spread that's as punchy in look as it is powerful in message.

"Shrink negativity into nuggetivity." "Think of yourself as the type of person the world says yes to." With its attitude, techniques, and advice on everything from exercise to staying connected, it is a full-on guide to moving forward with great positive energy.

About the Author:
Karen Salmansohn is an ex Senior VP ad creative director (at age 26) who left her job to pursue her passion of writing -- and is now a best-selling author with over 1 million books sold. Journalists call Salmansohn DEEPAK CHOPRA MEETS CARRIE BRADSHAW because of how she merges empowering psychology and philosophy tips with edgy humor and stylish graphics. Basically, she creates self-help books -- for people who would never be caught dead reading self-help books. Or self-help books you can give as a gift -- and not get slapped, because they look kinda cool. http://thebouncebackbookblog.com/
 

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

* Free Clinics Offer Hope for the Uninsured: For Americans With No Medical Insurance, Free Health Clinics Have Become Life Savers *

Kimberlee Maloney has been a registered nurse all her working life, but she recently lost her job and her health insurance, too. "It's devastating because every day you wake up and think, 'Today I hope there's nothing wrong,'" she says. Kimberlee came to the Genessee County Free Medical Clinic in Flint, Michigan, reports CBS News correspondent Seth Doane, where the uninsured don't need to pay a penny for health care. (Click here for complete news story)

* Paul McCartney Holds Charity Concert in Ukraine *

Tens of thousands of people braved heavy rain and thunder Saturday night to see Paul McCartney perform a charity concert on Kiev's central Independence Square. The outdoor show, the first in Ukraine for the former Beatle, was billed as the biggest concert ever in the former Soviet republic. It was broadcast live on national television and on giant screens in five cities. (Click here for complete news story)

* AFI Honors Beatty For Lifetime Achievement: Bill Clinton Among Those Saluting Actor Warren Beatty At American Film Institute Event *

Bill Clinton was among those saluting Warren Beatty as the Oscar-winning actor-director received a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute. "Over all these decades, you have shared with us, as moviegoers, this insatiable hunger for life," the former president said during Thursday night's ceremony at the Kodak Theatre. "That's what I think about when I think of you." (Click here for complete news story)

** For more positive news, please visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/news.html

Other:

* Cars of Tomorrow May Help Us Kick Oil Habit: Three Competing Technolgies That May Someday End Big Oil's Grip on Consumers *

Honda Motors Co. has started production of a car that runs on hydrogen fuel rather than oil, marking the first time a commercial vehicle will produce zero emissions. The FCX Clarity, which was introduced two years ago as a concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show, runs on electricity made from an onboard hydrogen-powered fuel cell battery. It will be available in July as part of limited lease program offered in California. (Click here for complete news story)
 

* Dinosaur mummy holds many secrets *

Parts of a rare mummified dinosaur that has attracted worldwide interest went on display in North Dakota's state museum. People from across the country and even England gathered Saturday at the Heritage Center on the state Capitol grounds for the unveiling. "It is a fascinating fossil, and it's one which we're going to be disinterring secrets from ... for many years to come," said Phillip Manning, a paleontologist at Manchester University in England and a member of the international team of more than 50 researchers working on the project. (Click here for complete news story)

* Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutes *

Researchers at MIT believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes. For years, doctors have struggled to get some TB patients to take all their medication, which generally involves a six-month regimen of multiple drugs. Now a student-led group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a way to use cell phones to let patients test themselves. And if the tests show patients are following doctor's orders, they get rewarded with free minutes. (Click here for complete news story)

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