Thank you for your comments and your feedback.

Yes, Janet’s guest and her topic (renewing your mind) is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart, as you probably already guessed.

I’m extremely passionate about sharing my experiences and my new decisions about my business and personal life as it relates to what Zig Ziglar refers to as getting a checkup from the neck up to get rid of our stinking thinking that keeps us from moving forward in our lives.

The Skype Rooms I mentioned are one of the best ways to communicate with like-minded people for support and brainstorming for our business and our personal lives.

I’ve added you to a new Skype Room I’ve just set up for that very purpose. I’ve invited a couple of other people who have connected with me and who were also on the teleseminar with Janet Beckers yesterday.

“All blame is a waste of time. No matter how
much fault you find with another, and
regardless of how much you blame
him, it will not change you”
- Wayne Dyer

This school has been wonderful for her. The teachers are all wonderful, Madd’s friends are fabulous - and sadly, only one of them will be in her Kindergarten class.

I’ve been emotional for the last two weeks as this transition has approached.

Maddie, on the other hand, is dealing with this really well… perhaps because she doesn’t understand that she won’t ever see most of these people again. Now - some of them we will see because they take dance together and such, so, I guess it’s not that bad…

Anyway, what I’m trying to say here is, saying good-bye is not my favorite thing to do!

I think for me, I’m lucky in that, I attract such wonderful people in my life, and letting any of them go is always emotional for me. I love people - I love hanging out with people, I love being around people, and I adore what makes everyone unique. So, thinking about not seeing someone all the time - or never again - is really tough for me to deal with.

I wish I could have been live on the MMM - I know you guys would have really helped me with this transition! Of course, I KNOW I would have been a little teary as well

Can’t wait to see what other comments are added

Jenn Givler wrote:

Couldn’t that concept be applied to what we were discussing yesterday?

Hi Jenn,

Oh, yes, your quote absolutely does apply to Katherine’s motivational message.

Here is what I say about it.

There are two kinds of people on the planet.

Wandering Generalities or Meaningful Specifics

You see, YOU are either a wandering generality or a meaningful specific. My question is, which one are YOU?

Wandering Generalities (people who settle for mediocrity and stay and think inside their comfort zone) have no clue what they are doing here on the planet and therefore settle for mediocrity.

Meaningful Specifics (people who never settle for mediocrity and think, work and play outside of their comfort zone while meticulously following their passions onward and upward along THEIR life’s path) have EVERY clue what they are doing here on the planet and therefore cannot ever settle for mediocrity.

This is what I teach my students and my clients and the transformations that I have the privilege of sharing with them is nothing short of amazing and astounding.

Empowering another human being with universal truths is THE most empowering thing that you can do for YOURSELF.

Katherine, thank you so much for your inspiration and motivation as I love listing to you and Elizabeth bring your thoughts, experiences, teachings and life coaching skills to the table for each and everyone of these MMM (Midday Motivational Messages). You allow me and remind me to continue to be a meaningful specific.

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Anyway, I have been really thinking about many of the comments that were made and the information that was presented. Everyone had such wonderful insight. And, Katherine - your visual of the woman with the thimble is really staying with me.

This morning, I received an e-zine that is geared toward Yoga. This quote was in the story that was presented: “When we overly restrain ourselves, we often become intoxicated with the mundane.”

That sentence made me stop. right. there. in my tracks. I re-read it again and again.

Couldn’t that concept be applied to what we were discussing yesterday?

For example, Katherine talked about reaching out to life with both hands and taking what is there for us.

This quote speaks along the same lines.

We overly restrain ourselves when we sabotage our efforts; when we hold ourselves back out of fear; when we let our inner critic win.

And, when we allow ourselves to be restrained, the penalty is mediocrity.

This sentence stopped me in my tracks this morning because, I’m not ready for mediocrity. I want my life to be rich, and full, and inspired.

This quote gives the perspective that we are in control - and we are. We don’t have to succumb to fear, or insecurity, or the inner critic.

Our life is in our hands - truly

We create our reality - and we can either do that deliberately, by choosing our thoughts and our inspired actions… or we can be on auto-pilot and go through life creating things that we may not want.

Great topic Elizabeth!

I’ll admit, though - when I first entertained the idea of entrepreneurship, I did have some resistance from a few family members. Their intentions weren’t to cut me down, however - they were merely attempting to keep me safe… in the confines of a “normal” job.

Anyway - once they saw that I wouldn’t be happy living someone else’s life, they came around and offered support instead of the resistance.

I am happy to say as a mom - who doesn’t follow the conventional path, I support my daughter in whatever she envisions for herself.

Maddie is only 5, and she expresses interest in a multitude of things. No matter what, I always reinforce that she can do whatever she wants - that I will support her whether she wants to be a ballerina, or a police woman

What does that mean?

Well, it means I’m going to present myself to you in a way you can hopefully relate to if you are or have been in a similar position as me.

My Situation:

I’ve been working with Internet Marketing for over 18 months and …

I remember when I was “stuck” in Corporate America. I felt so bogged down in thoughts of “I have to be here until my business makes enough money to replace this income…” I didn’t see a way out.

But, then I realized that simply taking steps forward in my business, focusing on where I wanted to be, and getting into a joyful mind-set about it, made those changes happen much faster. I began to see possibilities.

So, if you really feel imprisoned, find someone you trust and are close to and talk to them about it. Ask them to help you see some new thoughts, or see some new choices.

Katherine is awesome, isn’t she?!?

Michelle - I can relate to what you said about everyone around you thinking you’re crazy. Those that don’t build online business sometimes have trouble understanding how we can be successful at this. But, once you begin to see the fruits of your labor paying off, you won’t feel so crazy any more

Continued success to you and all the current and future leaders, as well as participants.

Appreciatively,
Sheila

So, if there is something on your mind around this topic, or if you need help standing in your power, post it here - I’m happy to help