42 Day Challenge And Beyond

5 Attributes (A's) Of Inspiration Leaders

2009-03-25T06:58:00.000-07:00

Dr John C. Maxwell says that the ranks of leadership are inhabited by a host of mirages: people who look impressive from a distance, but end up being disappointments. After being fooled by a few mirages, followers become jaded about leadership. That seems as true now as it ever has been. Our trust in leaders has been shaken as politicians have reneged on promises, CEOs have squandered money entrusted to their firms, and managers have advanced self-interests above all else.

To restore society's confidence with those in power, leaders have to be able to inspire. People are looking for a leader attuned to their personal needs. They want leaders who will encourage them, believe in their potential, and help them grow.

According to John Maxwell, the 5 Attributes (A's) of an Inspirational Leader:

(1) ATTITUDE OF SERVICE
(2) AFFIRMATION
(3) ATTENTIVENESS
(4) AVAILABILITY
(5) AUTHENTICITY

Inspirational leadership can be confused with momentary charisma. Inspiring is more of a process than an event. More than a brilliant speech, it's cultivating habits of brilliance that manifest themselves regularly.

The 10 (woefully common) mistakes killing your Internet business and what to do about them.

2009-03-07T05:19:00.000-08:00

Dr Lant's latest book "The 10 (woefully common) mistakes killing your Internet business and what to do about them" is a very good ebook. The following are some excerts:

Woefully Common Mistake #1: Lack Of A Domain

Do you own a domain right this minute? Most readers will acknowledge that no, they don't. And you? If you're like most people striving for Internet profits you are trying to do so with an affiliate site. An affiliate site is provided by a network marketing or other business opportunity company. They ordinarily give you this site, which is a copy of their own.To the uninitiated this seems like a good deal. Wow! A site all your own, a duplicate of the company's,with no technical or design work to be done... and all for FREE! Splendid, right?Absolutely not!For openers, this affiliate site doesn't belong to you. The company giveth; the company taketh away. It's a copy... and if anything happens to the company you lose your site and all the hard work and moneyyou have put into promoting it.More, you will NEVER be able to add new products and services to your site. It will always be what it isfrom the beginning: a company site promoting solely the company's products. As I will make even clearerwhen I discuss the need for site diversification below, you cannot succeed online merely selling onecompany's products/services. You must diversify... but an affiliate website doesn't enable you to do that.It gets even worse. The key to online success is capturing vital follow-up information from EVERY oneof your site visitors, without exception. An affiliate site does not permit you to do this. Say a person comes to your site who either doesn't buy anything or sign up for a newsletter or for further information. You've lost this prospect, probably forever. Ouch. That really does hurt, since prospect information is crucial for building the relationship which in due course produces profit.Do you begin to see why affiliate sites, which seem so good, are really a trap which make it virtually impossible to make any money... much less a good, continuing income?And, like I said, if anything happens to the company and it goes out of business (as so many opportunities have) you lose EVERYTHING; nothing remains of your affiliate site but a bitter memory of how you invested... and lost!This is why you need your own domain. When you have a domain, you own an infinitely expandable property. It is yours, all yours, and must be treated accordingly.There is not a money-making entity online, be it corporation, company or individual, which doesn't have a domain. It's easy to see why. People who are domain owners thrill at their chance to build a successful worldwide business utterly without limit in size or number of offerings. The very fact of 'net ownership spurs them to think big... and bigger still! The seeds of great companies and great wealth are implicitin every domain... and entirely lacking in every affiliate site.So, let's be clear. To succeed online, you MUST do what EVERY successful Internet entrepreneur has done: you must get a domain. If you are unwilling to do so, EVERY chance of Internet success evaporates and you are finished online, no matter how much time and money you spend.

Get that domain today... for he who hesitates is truly lost.

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2009-03-04T17:23:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-27T15:40:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-21T01:13:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-11T16:06:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-08T11:54:00.000-08:00

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Can One Earn A Living Out Of Networking?

2009-02-04T21:10:00.000-08:00

I love to network. I believe networking a very important in this day and age (both in social as well as in business life), but getting value out of networking takes time. The best networkers build relationships, they develop trust, they listen, they ask questions, they connect people with other peple and most importantly they give unconditionally.

I want to dedicate my business life to networking. It may not be simple, but I think it can be done. To be a successful networker, one needs to be proactive and reactive. Find out where your target market networks and go there. You should also set your intentions before you arrive at the event and stick to them. Find out who's going to be there and contact key individuals in advance and if you set yourself a target to meet a certain number of people, do it!

Following up is vital. Send your new contacts an email and personalise the messages with something specific about your meeting. That will get them to remember you.

Networking has always been important but it's even more vital in the current economic conditions. "Networking used to be about if you can't be better, be different," Mike says. "But in a recession, it's about being better and different." And if being a serial networks differentiates you from the competition, all the better!

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2009-01-31T14:13:00.000-08:00

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I Love Twitter

2009-01-30T17:27:00.000-08:00

With similar reasons as facebook, I love twitter. It helps me to connect with others and help my communities connect with each other. Life, and business are all about connections and relationships.

Really "Social media and networking" is a powerful tool for connecting. Twitter is a simple yet very powerful way to connect. It shows people what you are doing right now, allows you to contact and respond to others.

For those of you who don't know, twitter is an instant messaging whereby you can send a message to many people at the same time. My Twitter page is http://twitter.com/kitping. You can follow me, and I can follow you. In doing so, you can send and receive updates to and from people's Twitter stream.

I invite you to join twitter and let's follow one another :)

Permission Marketing

2009-01-29T01:42:00.000-08:00

Another fantastic social media I've discovered recently in the world of Social Networking is "Ecademy". Social Networking provides the most amazing marketing opportunity for businesses if used wisely and with consideration for the people side. The power comes when you combine the people and the tools.

I like the idea of Permission Marketing, which is a concept that we are all going to move forward in a much more collaborative and less competitive way, enabling people to improve their lives without damaging another's, in fact, by improving the other person's too. Permission Marketing, communicated the world of marketing in a very different way, 'turning strangers into friends, and friends into customers'. The internet is not just about tools and technology, it is actually about people. A way of connecting people, enabling them to share, teach, and conduct all kinds of peer-to-peer activities. By enabling communication and creating an ethos of 'we are all here to help one another, emotionally and financially' we could actually achieve more fulfilling lives.

Social Netowrks are creating a new form of marketing communication for businesses', Conversation Marketing. This is also enabling collaboration to take place across geographical borders and time. Conversation Marketing replaces the 20th Century 'Broadcast Marketing' techniques and brings the brands and the consumers together in discussions. This is a huge leap forward in business and will be achieved by some immediately, as we see on Ecademy, and will create huge stress with in others. Conversations are not 'wasting your time' they are creating enormous value. Be proud of being one of the early adopters to this new world, you are pioneers and you will be able to teach many who join this new world in the future, that will be a win-win for you all, 'pass it on'!

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2009-01-28T17:14:00.000-08:00

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3 Steps To Build A Home Business

2009-01-27T17:29:00.000-08:00

The advent and development of the Internet has set millions of people worldwide dreaming -- dreaming that they might be able to stay home and profit and thereby escape many of the drawbacks of today's business rat race.The problem is: these people are generally clueless on what it takes to achieve their objective. Hence this article, swritten by Dr Jeffery Lant, CEO of Worldprofit, traight talk on what it takes to profit online, advice you can follow now to avoid online failure and maximize home-based business success.

Step 1: The Absolute Necessity For Your Own Domain.

It is 100% clear now who profits online: people with their own domains, that is people who understand that the'net is a domain-driven environment. Look at the Internet companies that are household names: ebay.com, amazon.com, msn.com, worldprofit.com.

What distinguishes these powerhouses? These companies ALL have domains. That is, they own a piece of Internet real estate that's identified and differentiated by their own URL, www.domainname.com. The Internet is a domain-driven environment. To succeed you have to own your own piece of the 'net, and you must be committed to developing it to the maximum extent.Without a domain you own nothing online and have no place to develop for the long term.

Step 2: Don't Think Small

Every multi-billion company started small, with one product or at one location, often at home. What distinguishes the folks who became multi-millionaires from the also-rans is that the successful people were committed to growth, development and maximum profits.The Internet is perfect for this, tailor-made for those who want these benefits and still want to work at home. Say you develop a terrific product. By all means create a website to sell it. Then from Day 1 start brainstorming all the related products that people interested in what you're selling would also want.Contact the suppliers of these products; add what they've got to what you've got. Then brainstorm some more as you contact still other suppliers for the related products they can add to the mix. Soon you've got a website featuring hundreds of products, each a revenue stream, all being sold from your increasingly valuable domain. Take a look at every successful business personon earth. They either develop or acquire therights to any given product, then grow their empires by developing or acquiring still more products. What's great about this system of endless growth is that there is NO reason you cannot do this at home, online. However, it's essential you have the vision that necessarily precedes this growth.

Step 3: Talk To Your Customers

Take a look at the average website, and you see the reason why so many home-based and other entrepreneurs fail online: the site is nothin gmore than a one-dimensional 'bill board' presenting information, with visitors given nothing more helpful than a 'contact us' link for customer service. This is ridiculous and sends a bad message to customers,that you're less than interested in assisting them.Come and buy by all means, but don't expect us to assist you.'When you go into a regular offline retail store,you EXPECT customer service, and you punishthose establishments which don't provide it. The same is true online.Businesses, home-based or otherwise, which are going to profit online are those which provide maximum customer service, including the ability for unlimited interactive communication between customers and visitors. This communication enables you to greet all visitors, find out what they're looking for, answer their queries, make special offers, close deals, etc. In other words, it enables you to simultaneously assist the customer and grow your business! Now take a look at your current website orany other sites you've visited lately. Are they simply posting information... or are they able to communicate with their customers and provide these crucial visitors with the same superb customer service they expect offline? How you answer this question on your website will absolutely determine your online future.

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The Importance Of An offer

2009-01-26T02:55:00.000-08:00

Every year BILLIONS of dollars are spent by online and offline businesses to develop winning marketing communications. Money today is ALWAYS more important than the possibility of money tomorrow. Businesses that understand this crucial point thrive; those that don't 'get it' fail. It's as simple as that. The question, therefore, is: how do you get money NOW? First, you recognize that the overwhelming majority of your customers probably could get along quite nicely without buying yourp roduct today. Unless you sell an item of life-or-death significance, your customers could probably postpone action. This, of course, is fatal to your own business success and profits.You need customers to act NOW; you need customers to buy NOW! The goal thus becomes doing what's necessary to motivate people who don't HAVE to buy today to feel an urgent necessity to act and buy AT ONCE.

This is where the OFFER comes in. If you understand the vital significance of offers and integrate them into ALL your marketing, you'll experience the thrill of consistent, even explosive profits.What Is An Offer?An offer is a motivating proposition giving the customer dramatically enhanced value for action within a defined period of time. For example:Call us by Thursday at 5 p.m., and we'll double the size of your order FREE!Smart marketers understand that the goal is to sell the customer the offer because once they decide they want the offer, they must purchase the item being sold to get it. This is what the phrase 'Sell the sizzle, not the steak' so often said by marketers actually means.Start by collecting offers. If you're smart, you'll start looking at ALL offers as closely as a professional in the field. Open an 'offer file', and keep ALL the offers that appeal to you, especially offers from all your competitors. Then when you need an offer for something you're marketing, check the ones you've got and adapt to your situation.Make Sure EVERY Marketing Communication Has An Offer. Make ita point to include an offer -- yes, even in your signature file -- in EVERYTHING a customer will see. If you understand that your customers are stuffed with things and mostly don'treally need to act today to acquire more;if you understand that your failureto motivate your prospects to take IMMEDIATE action will kill your business,then you'll stay focused on developing and using offers in EVERY marketingcommunication you ever create. The day you stop using offers... is the first day of the end of your business.

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2009-01-25T05:56:00.000-08:00

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Debt Is A Disease

2009-01-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

Rising consumer debt is becoming an international epidemic. With each passing day, more and more families are falling behind. Foreclosures are at an all-time high. The gap between the wealthy and the middle-class is widening. People are working 2, sometimes even 3 jobs just to stay ahead. Some experts believe the middle-class is disappearing before our very eyes.

According to recent statistics, the average consumer has 9 credit cards with combined limits of almost $20,000. A growing percentage of those consumers are using 80% or more of their available credit. In fact, 40% of all families spend more than they earn. The number of families with consumer debt totaling 25% or more of their annual income is rising at an alarming rate.
And it gets worse because consumer debt lowers credit ratings. When larger purchases such as cars and homes become necessary, consumers are faced with even higher rates. An interest rate increase of even 1 percentage point can mean thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars, over the course of a loan.

In the US, payday lending has become a $40 billion a year industry. Thousands of people turn to these companies for small loans to be repaid with their next paycheck. These loans typically carry annual fees of 300 – 1,000%. Today, there are as many payday lending outlets in the US as McDonalds and Starbucks, combined.

We’re living in an era of unprecedented prosperity. There are more millionaires, and billionaires, created each year than ever before. At the same time, poverty is on the rise. The rich are getting richer, and everyone else is struggling to keep their heads above water. More and more people are falling further and further behind and will never achieve the dream of financial freedom.
When surveyed, 75% of the Forbes 400, the 400 richest people on the planet, said the best way to build wealth is to become and stay debt-free.

When debt imprisons us, thoughts about money and security become all-consuming. Financial stress steals our joy. It affects our marriages, our children, even our health. It limits our career choices, and it robs us of the opportunity to live happy, abundant, and fulfilling lives.

I Love Facebook.

2009-01-22T15:39:00.000-08:00

I love facebook. I think it's one of the best inventions of modern technology for social networking. It's a fun social connection media, as well as a fantastic marketing tool. You can use facebook to grow your list, create a group of friends and followers, and even earn money through it. I've been using facebook for over one year now, and I really enjoy the online interaction with people from all over the world.

Facebook also gives my business an additional presence. Social networks have changed the way people do business on the internet. It's important to focus on building rapport, connection and relationship. I also love interacting with Facebook ads, groups and events! For example, you can use applications like superpoke as a way to tell people that you care for them by sending them little gifts. Remember: "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. "

If you have facebook, please feel free to add me. You can search me using my name and netowrk: Kitty Cheng - Australia. Hope to connect more with you soon.

Great Tips For Twitter & Life

2009-01-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

I have started reading Darren Rowse's Twitip, which is packed with great advice for new twitter user like myself. His top 10 tips for twitter and life (actually 11 tips) really caught my attention today. The following is a list on the 10 success tips for twitter… and Life, according to Darren:

1. Fluff and filler are no longer an option.
2. Be real.
3. Pick what’s important.
4. To keep the relationship alive, feed it.
5. Don’t take following/unfollowing personally
6. Don’t get overwhelmed.
7. The big fish swim in big streams.
8. Being part of that big stream is NOT a guarantee you’ll have their attention
9. To catch the attention of a big fish, you need to:
send something past them just when they’re looking at that part of the stream;
send something they’re looking for so they hunt it down; or
send something so catchy/helpful/viral that others keep putting it in front of them for you.
10. Practice. Start small with a few friends, and gradually grow your circle of influence.
11. Have fun! The people having the most fun are the ones you most want to hang out with. Be one.

Thanks D for the great tips, and yes I do have fun with you online mate.

Automated Income Streams

2009-01-19T03:48:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-18T11:54:00.000-08:00

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Improving My Online Social Networking

2009-01-17T04:03:00.000-08:00

In 2009, along with the desire to live a meaningful, fulfilled, significant, purposeful, balanced and dynamic life filled with joy and happiness, free of fear and worry in God's strength, one of my goals is to be more effective in my internet activities, especially in terms of my online home based business. Therefore, the new behaviour I am starting to embark on for this 42 day challenge is to be intentional in my daily internet activity routine, in order to promote my home biz venue.

These next 42 days, I'm going to focus on and embrace online social media and social networking technology, including this blog, facebook, twitter, ecadeamy, plaxo pulse, linkreferral, etc.

I am really looking forward to this challenge.

My New 42 Day Challenge

2009-01-16T05:36:00.000-08:00

In 2007 starting in August, I participated in "THE 42 DAY CHALLENGE" organised by LIVING LIFE NOW, which is a program that is designed to help people achieve goals and amazing change in life. The theory is that if you can work on a new behaviour for 42 days straight, it can become permanent (a friend of mine said yesterday that practice makes permanent, as opposed to perfect). My 42 day challenge then was towards my goal of nuturing my inner life (please feel free to read my previous posts).

I am starting a new 42 DAY CHALLENGE. This time I am going to do it towards my goal of becoming more effective in my home-based internet marketing business.

Stay tuned for my update of the 42 day challenge, which will start on Monday January 18.

My HomeBiz Venue

2009-01-15T05:15:00.000-08:00

A new year has started, and my interest in internet marketing as a way to fund my mission work has increased throughout 2008. I've built most of my internet career part time to this point in email marketing, and blogging. But this year, I'm reaching into social media, like facebook, twitter, youtube, myspace etc. It's VERY exciting to me as I LOVE socialising and I see this technology as an awesome way for all of us to be able to work from home, but still maintain at least some aspects of a real "social" life. :)

It's really amazing to me how the internet is affecting life in such a dramatic way in most people's lives. I reflect on some of the relationships I've made through the internet in the past few years. And I've met some great friends all over the the world, and for that I am grateful.

I've recently started a home-based business with World Profit called "The HomeBiz Venue" - a talking website that offers people e-business tools including hosting, interactive site design, webcast video conferencing, listservers, mailing list options, video recording, advertising, site traffic, and database development. People can take advantage of our reseller program and earn money online, or they can businesses to us and earn a commission. It's awesome, as complete training and support is offered for this home business opportunity. We can also work directly with Dr. Jeffrey Lant, self-made Internet success, 18-time author, home business consultant and Worldprofit CEO.

You are more than welcome to join us for our next LIVE webcast free - accessible from the comfort of your computer. Just go to the home page of http://thehomebizvenue.com/. Hope to see you in the LIVE business center.

Happy New Year! What Is It All About?

2009-01-02T06:18:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! I wish you all the best 2009 ever! May this be just the beginning of many great years to come!

My desire is to live a meaningful, fulfilled, siginificant, purposeful and balanced life, and I think that to have a happy 2009, it's important to count our blessings, be thankful and content everyday. And it's also about the following things:

1. My spirtual relationship with God.
2. My Family
3. My Friends & Community
4. Health and wellbeing (physical and emotional)
5. Contributing to and helping others

Do You Use Twitter?

2008-11-18T23:33:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine invited me to twitter, as a means for personal contacts. I understand why people find it hard to see twitter as anything more than 'fun' and a 'waste of time'.

But Twitter can also be a great business and marketing tool. According to a business associate's statistics, in the past 7 days she has:

- Generated 400+ signups to receive one of her ebooks for free
- Gained 2 new customers for her Google listings service
- Gained feedback on 2 new business ideas (an online course and a day by day blog featuring the optimisation of a website)
- Followed a link to get free promotional magnets for her company
- Found out about 2 web conferences she wouldn't have known about otherwise
- Promoted a client's article, which was then picked up by StumbledUpon and received over 400 visitors
- Been offered a column in a holiday industry related magazine
- Had industry news come to her, instead of her having to go out and find it

All via Twitter.

I think it's about time I check it out.

Five Important C's

2008-10-22T18:39:00.001-07:00

In 'The Ant and the Elephant', business strategist and Olympians, Vince Poscente, writes about the parable of Adir the ant and Elgo the elephant. Like two teammates who must work together to realize a common goal, Adir (the conscious hero) and Elgo (Adir's subconscious partner) must work as a single creature in order to reach the Oasis, their vision of paradise in the African savannah.

This simple story is a powerful metaphor designed to help the readers to strive in all aspects of lives. The followings are the five C's that will help us achieve leadership for the self:

CLARITY OF VISION - A goal with a depth of meaning has an emotional buzz.

COMMITMENT - Commit to a process of positive dominant thoughts.

CONSISTENCY - Apply consistent strategies.

CONFIDENCE - Strengthen confidence by breaking negative patterns.

CONTROL - Practice responses to the unforeseen events that may arise.

Networking Types

2008-10-07T01:41:00.000-07:00

According to research, there are at least five networking types in the world. I believe that no one type is "better" than the others - they are just different.

(1) The passive or negative type really does not want to network at all. They may have a feeling that he is missing out by not networking, but really, their "world of one" is quite big enough for them.

(2) The conservative type will network, but only with people where they have a long "common story" (e.g. members of the same club) or when sufficient trust has been built up over a long period of time. You can not easily reach these people and "the rule of 36" definitely is good to keep in mind here.

(3) The reactive type will be open to new proposals and indeed networking relationships, but will be selective and thus keep control over their network - and they don't expand it much on their own account.

(4) The proactive type actually "crosses the comfort zone border" and goes out to develop the network in the way they want, but are selective about the project they dive into and the people they approach. Focus is on quality or priority and they take responsibility for making it happen.

(5) The hyperactive type networks with anyone over anything and believes strongly in quantity and possibly even "random connections" as they may lead to something at some point. Quantity and energy are two characteristics but less focus on priority. There's a risk of speed without direction.

What do you think - did one (or two) of the types describe you? Does it make sense to only move one "type step" at a time? What other points can you think of?

Some Facts About The Two-Third World

2008-09-30T05:14:00.000-07:00

They say when speaking or writing if you want to grab people’s attention, grab it early, grab it impactfully, and grab it precisely. They don’t say the grabbing has to be positive or soothing so let me be precise, if unsettling. Let me paint a not too positive picture about current world situations:

About 5 million children per year die per year from diarrhoea and related conditions in developing countries. This is the largest single cause of death of young children.

About 16 million cases of malaria are reported annually.

About 3 million children under five die annually from malaria.

About 3.5 million children under five in developing countries die each year from one of the six following diseases which can be largely prevented by immunization:
- diphtheria;
- whooping cough;
- tetanus;
- measles;
- polio;
- tuberculosis.

Probably as many become disabled from through these largely preventable diseases.

- About 0.5 million children each year become blind from vitamin A deficiency. Two-thirds of these children die.

- About 6.7 million children show signs of moderate vitamin A deficiency making them more vulnerable to infections and other diseases.

- There is 10% more food in the world than would be needed to feed every person on earth, but 730 million people are too weak from hunger to work.

- Chronic malnutrition kills 50 million people a year and affects one-quarter of humanity. (50 million a year = nearly 100 a minute).

- The world spends enough ($17,000 million) on weapons every two weeks to provide food, health care, water and education for everybody on earth!

- Over 0.5 million women in developing countries die each year from pregnancy-related causes, leaving at least one million infants without mothers.

- Only a little over 1/3 of children under five living in developing countries have access to clean water.

Is there anything you can do about these?

42 Day Challenge And Beyond - Reload

2008-09-28T23:14:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated my blog since the beginning of this year. Today I've decided to be part of a blogger group b5media, so I am going to write on this blog again at least 3 times a week. So stay tuned....

My Main Blog

2008-09-10T17:33:00.000-07:00

Kitty's Kronicle

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T07:14:00.000-08:00

Time flies doesn't it, it has already been more than 3 months since I finished my last 42 Day Challenge in September 2007. Since it's the first day of 2008, I thought I'd give myself more 42 Day Challenges throughout this new year.

The first of my series of 42 Day Challenge in 2008 is one that sees me enrolling as a student of Success University, which is also an Internet home business opportunity.

The curriculum of Success University has been designed with one thing in mind - to teach you the right kind of knowledge that will raise the level of success in every area of your life.

It's my conviction and belief that knowledge alone won't make you wealthy (not just material wealth, but wisdom and spiritual wellness). In today's world, you need to THINK in a different way to achieve real success.

There are over 50 amazing experts who collectively have helped millions of people achieve astounding levels of success. Through the courses, you can learn about leadership, attitudes, techniques, methods, and strategies that will skyrocket your success in virtually every area of your life!

Check out Success University yourself and better still join me, so we can learn and grow at the same time.

The Importance Of Relationship

2007-09-05T05:01:00.000-07:00

How different the world would be if it was the norm for everyone to know how to be in a relationship, the foundation of everything else in our society. I believe that all of life is about being in relationship - be it with ourselves, partners, family, friends, work colleagues, neighbours, business associates and customers.

As I've come to the end of this 42 day of challenge, I am so humbled by the experience. There are so many things I need to learn and areas I need to improve on in terms of being in the various relationships of my life.

One important thing I've learned is that giving hugs and words of affirmations are two essential components of making people in our lives feel loved. And I will continue to do so.....

Mother Teresa

2007-09-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

On Dec. 11, 1979, Mother Teresa, the "Saint of the Gutters," went to Oslo. Dressed in her signature blue-bordered sari and shod in sandals despite below-zero temperatures, the former Agnes Bojaxhiu received that ultimate worldly accolade, the Nobel Peace Prize. In her acceptance lecture, Teresa, whose Missionaries of Charity had grown from a one-woman folly in Calcutta in 1948 into a global beacon of self-abnegating care, delivered the kind of message the world had come to expect from her. "It is not enough for us to say, 'I love God, but I do not love my neighbor,'" she said, since in dying on the Cross, God had "[made] himself the hungry one — the naked one — the homeless one." Jesus' hunger, she said, is what "you and I must find" and alleviate. Finally, she suggested that the upcoming Christmas holiday should remind the world "that radiating joy is real" because Christ is everywhere — "Christ in our hearts, Christ in the poor we meet, Christ in the smile we give and in the smile that we receive."

I want to radiate that joy in my life!

Free Hug Day

2007-08-30T07:16:00.000-07:00

Next Monday (September 10th, 2007) will be remembered as the biggest Free Hug day this world has ever seen. Everybody gets ready, this one is going to be HUGE.
Invite everyone you can!!!!! Thank you!!!!

The Reason for the date - September 10th is the day before 9/11. We will all sit down on that day and think about the tragedies that have befallen this world, we will think of the twin towers, of the iraq war, of the terrorist attacks all over the world. We will think to ourselves...what has this world come to? where has the good gone. That is why i created this event, so when you do ask yourself that, you think about all the hugs you had recieved the day before and you think to yourself that there is love left.

I want people to be reminded that this world has a great amount of good left in it, and that it should never be forgotten.

A beautiful story:
Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide. The man was struck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf. As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It sure made a difference for that one!"

Today

2007-08-29T08:41:00.001-07:00

Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.

Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for her and how much she means to me.

Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me. I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine.

Contagious Attitudes

2007-08-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

It's been said that "attitudes are contagious". I believe that is true. Since I started this 42 day challenge to hug people and engage in acts of kindness, it seems that people around me are doing the same things.

I started to ask myself: if everyone had my attitude (ie: the way I think, feel and act), would the world be a better place? would the people around me be happier? I certainly hope so!

I have been told that attitudes often create facts. It's believed that everything that is created or events that occur, happen first in the mind, as part of a person's thought process, and then it becomes reality. I found that the following habits help me form contagious and positive attitudes:

* Look for the good in others.
* Daily expose myself to positive thoughts and experiences.
* Be strong in the Lord!

Attitudes are surely contagious and I want mine to be worth catching! What about you?

Who You Are & What You Do...

2007-08-26T20:40:00.000-07:00

I think who we are (character) is more important than what we do (our position or title). As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.” In challenging times when ethics are more important than ever before, we need to make sure we set a good example for everyone we work and live with.

The Complete Bunbury Experience

2007-08-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

I am really pleased that the complete Bunbury experience during the theatre production that I am involved with is allowing me to fulfil my 42 day challenge (although I am opposed to 'bunburying', I am loving the show heaps). I have been meeting new friends, hugging people and affirming them by giving encouraging words. This makes me so happy!

40 Hour Famine

2007-08-23T23:34:00.001-07:00

I did something 'real' last weekend - I took part in the 40 Hour Famine 2007! It was from 8pm on Friday 17 to noon on Sunday 19 August 2007. Every $40 we raise, helps feed and care for eight kids for one whole month!

Could you please support me by giving a donation?

If you can, simply visit the World Vision 40 Hour Famine website (http://www.40hourfamine.com.au) and click on Donate Here. Donations are tax deductible and the minimum amount is $2. You will receive a receipt as soon as you've made the donation.

When it asks you for the Famine Number, please enter 27219183-4. . This makes sure that the donation is recorded against me and that I'm sent a record of your donation.

The Arts of Kindness

2007-08-22T04:58:00.000-07:00

I was challenged by Gandhi's saying, "think of the poorest person you have ever seen and ask if your next act will be of any use to him / her."

As part of this challenge, I am going to make a point each day to engage in the acts of kindness. I want to do and say something thoughtful and unexpected to the people around me, perhaps a stranger on the street or in a store. It costs nothing, takes little effort and a moment to do. It's a simple thing, but it really can lift people and put a smile on their face.

Free of Worry

2007-08-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

One of my life goals is to be free of worry. The scriptures say:

"Do not worry about your life..." says Matthew 6:25
"Do not worry about anything..." says Philippians 4:6
"Why do you worry?" says Matthew 6:28

I've been told that our living is between our ears. I must admit I get momentarily anxious over business, finances, relationships and family etc. But to be free of worry, I need to be committed to the disciplines of my heart, and trust God. Albert Day writes, "because of the possessiveness of the ego, the practice of generosity is very significant". Give, and it will be given to you, says Luke 6:38. That is the law of attraction. Whatever you give, you will receive. That's why I am committed to giving hugs, acts of kindness, affirmations and love to those around me - as a result, I'll be free of worry.

I want to concentrate on the real world. You know what? The real world is our inner life. If we open our eyes - to rest in our inner life and enjoy it, I believe we will become more truly human and sensitive and alive.

Random Acts Of Kindness

2007-08-20T21:42:00.000-07:00

I read somewhere that random acts of kindness will build our character, bolster our self-concept and improve the quality of our life. As I've been focusing on my inner life during this period, I want to also start doing random acts of kindness to people, without necessarily them knowing about it. I'll report more about that as time goes on.

(((Hugs)))

2007-08-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

I have been involved in Candlelight Production's show "The Importance of Being Earnest". I have been really enjoying the complete bunbury experience. During the show, I give hugs to many people. It gives me great joy to encourage people through this form of love language.

Giving Hugs To Strangers?

2007-08-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

I have been hugging and affirming more than 3 people that I know each day, but still haven't got around to giving hugs to strangers. Guess it's about time to start doing that now.

Hmm....I wonder if there is any reader that I don't know :p

Smart Goals

2007-08-15T08:48:00.000-07:00

As I was watching the clip of LivingLifeNow on You tube just now, I was reminded that it's important to set 'SMART' goals: S - Specific, M - Measurable, A - Achievable, R - Realistic, T - Time. I realised that the goal that I set for myself during this 42 day challenge to offer people hugs and affirmations was too vague.

So I've thought more about it, and I've come up with the following goal in light of the smart format:

To offer hugs and affirmations to at least 3 people everyday, after having time out to relax.

Draw Beauty

2007-08-14T09:39:00.000-07:00

I want to draw beauty from every flower. There is something very special to drink in the beauty of the colour of a flower. Lovely flowers give me beautiful thoughts. I feel God saying to me that as soon as the beauty of a flower is impressed upon my soul it leaves an image there which reflects through my actions. Therefore I want to look for beauty and joy in the world around, and I want to look at a flower until its beauty becomes part of my very soul. Then it will be given back to the world again by me in the form of a hug, an affirmation, a prayer, a kind thought, a smile or a loving word.

Living Serenely

2007-08-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

For me to live a dynamic life that is filled with happiness and joy all the time, free of fear and worry, and to have an inner life that is peaceful and calm, apart from taking the time out to relax and rest, I think one of the most important things is to make a decision that no matter in great times and in terrible times, I can live serenely in God's grace. I understand that God is at work in everything in my life - all I need to do is to adjust my life accordingly. I realised that I won't truly rest and trust if I believe God's only at work in some areas of my life, and the rest is not.

My prayer as I go through this 42 day challenge and beyond is this: "Lord, I give all areas of my life (whether it's spiritual, physical, emotional, mental, career, community, family, finance and social) to You. Do what You want with each of the areas. Subtract it or strengthen it or cleanse and purify it. Help me to live serenely in Your strength"

The Cool Bird

2007-08-12T23:46:00.000-07:00

I was looking at this bird, and thought to myself: wow how cool is this bird! This bird did one thing and one thing only - she rested! In the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city, this bird just stood there gracefully, unhurried, quiet, unmoved, still, undisturbed by the surrounding environment and appeared unalarmed by the stir of activities around her.

I know that God put this bird before me for a reason. It was to teach me the lesson of taking time out regularly to be still. Regardless of the endless stream of activity passing by the bird, regardless of the stares of people around her, regardless of how strong the wind was, she was unmoved.

That is the lesson I need to learn: I should not get distracted by the storms of life, the stream of activity, and other seemingly more glamorous “birds.” I only need to be relentless in my call, and be still know that He is God.

Taking Time Out

2007-08-11T23:41:00.000-07:00

I realised that I have a tendency to rush, like St Vitus' Dance. I was told that if we keep rushing, we tend to live on the surface instead of going underneath and deep! Having reflected on that fact, I challenge myself to take some time out everyday to just sit and be still - to do things that is relaxing.

After some brainstorming, the followings are a list of the things I will take time out to start doing on a regular basis:
* take photos
* write and read
* look at the sunset
* smell the flowers
* listen to music and sing songs
* walk around and observe people
* go to gallery and arty events

Are there other things that you can think of that is relaxing? Please let me know...

The New Behaviour

2007-08-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine asked me this question, "so what is the new behaviour u're gonna challenge yrself???" Apart from getting deep in the disciplines of the heart and journalling through this blog, I really want to challenge myself to show love to people. I believe love is the greatest power there is, and I remember hearing about this campaign of someone giving out hugs on the street. So I've decided to become a hugger and an affirmer. I want to learn to put myself into other people's shoes.

I want to start this 42 day challenge by beginning to offer everybody a hug and an affirmation. Normally I only hug and affirm people that I know well, but from today onwards, I want to lift other people's spirit, to hug and affirm people intentionally, as I believe that every human being deserves to be loved and encouraged! Hugs and affirmations are simple tools we can use to help others feel better about themselves. I want to make a difference through challenging myself into this new behaviour of hugging and affirming people.

(((HUGS))) You are all precious, unique and special! :)

The Challenge - The Inner Life

2007-08-09T18:52:00.001-07:00

Here I am - a busy woman! I have been thinking about what new behaviour I should start to embark on for this 42 day challenge. After some soul searching, I realised that I am always focusing on my external life (even the first You tube video that I recorded was about that) - the four areas of my external life: business, social, physical and spiritual.

I have been really striving to achieve my goals in these areas of my external life. My life has to do with being well managed and goal oriented and productive, and we all want that. In a nutshell, I am a driven person who wants to achieve goals!

But I know that deep within, the exterior is easier than the interior. Many times it's not so much about achieving external goals, but having that joy and happiness within despite circmstances, and the inner peace to handle the stress of the external stuff is what matters. That's why I want to live a dynamic life filled with joy and happiness all the time, free of fear and worry!

You know what? I feel that God is prodding me during this 42 day challenge, to focus on the 'inside job' - the disciplines of the heart!

Goal Setting

2007-08-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

I attended a goal setting seminar and workshop in the beginning of this year. During the meeting, we were asked, "who feels that they could add something to your life?". I remember raising my hand straight away, and have written down a number of goals. Looking back, I guess I did achieve some of my goals, but others I didn't!

Being a sanguine personality that I am, I quickly found out that it's physiologically not possible to sustain long term success and outcome by external motivation. We need internal motivation which is more sustainable.

One golden rule I learned from that goal setting seminar: do the thing you said you would do....well after the mood you said it in has gone!

Living Life Now

2007-08-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

I have decided to participate in "THE 42 DAY CHALLENGE" organised by LIVING LIFE NOW, which is a program that is designed to help people achieve goals and amazing change in life. The theory is that if you can work on a new behaviour for 42 days straight, it can become permanent.

Part of the commitment for the participants of the 42 day challenge is to post a daily blog or webcam video diary of how people work towards their goal for all to see. I have recorded my first video on YouTube (my user name is peregriney). You can see it on the LIVING LIFE NOW website here.

Stay tuned for my update of the 42 day challenge, which will start on 9th August.