Dreamteammoney.com | Submit, Read, Share Self Improvement and Motivational Articles/Movies here Invest your time learning and sharing. Your knowledge is the most important and valuable asset in yourself. http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:20:52 -0500 1440 What Are We Afraid Of? http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62424
For the select few who know how to manage fear and turn it into a powerful weapon, it can produce extraordinary results. Sadly, in most cases people don't know how to manage fear and it has serious repercussions. People who live daily with an unhealthy or disproportioned amount of fear cripple their own lives without even knowing it. This is all in addition to the other ill effects that fear can cause in the physical body due to ongoing stress and a weakened immune system.

Fear in the business world is largely related to fear of being ridiculed which is the building block to the fear of failure. We're not afraid so much of failure because failure itself doesn't hurt in any way. It's what we associate with that failure that causes harm such as imagining that you're being laughed at or mocked by everyone, the idea that you may not be able to recover from the failure.

One of the characteristics common to successful people is the ability to manage fear. Many people manage fear by pretending not to be afraid. This is not managing fear so much as it is suppressing it. Fear is like a 2 year old child who is determined to get your attention. If you choose to ignore, suppress, or pretend that it isn't there, it will double its efforts at a later time to make its presence known; likely at a time where you are ill-prepared to deal with it. To manage fear effectively, acknowledge that the fear is there, put it into perspective, and then resolve to proceed despite its presence. Once you have reached this state of awareness, fear begins to dissolve and action naturally begins to take over. It is within this fearless state of being that successful people accomplish the amazing things they do.

One of the best ways to get started managing fear is to start managing smaller fears in this way. Once you gain momentum and the confidence from managing these smaller fears you'll begin to see your body and your mind respond accordingly.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:13:31 -0400 62424 Where Are We Heading?? http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62326

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings,
but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
we spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences,
but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge,
but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine,
but less wellness.

We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast,
get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how
to make a living, but not a life; We've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the
street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not
inner space; We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but
not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less; we plan more,
but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, l
ower morals.

We build more computers to hold more information to produce more
copies than ever, but have less communication; We've become long
on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses,
but broken homes.

These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality,
one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer,
to quiet, to kill. Where are we heading ....?

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace
us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the
rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family
an unwise investment indeed.

So what is the morale of the story????


Don't work too hard... and you know what's the full word of family?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:53:36 -0400 62326 Growing Good Corn http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62314

There was a Nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn.
Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won
a blue ribbon...

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned
something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter
discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn
with his neighbors.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your
neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with
yours each year?" the reporter asked.

"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks
up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field.
If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily
degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn,
I must help my neighbors grow good corn."

He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot
improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves.

So it is in other dimensions. Those who choose to be at peace must
help their neighbors to be at peace. Those who choose to live well
must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the
lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others
to find happiness for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must
help our neighbors grow good corn.




]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:17:25 -0400 62314 Can Mistakes Be Good For Your Business? http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62281 actually be good for you and your business. If you haven’t made
any mistakes for a while, you may be playing it too close to your
comfort zone and not stretching yourself far or fast enough to
achieve high level goals. To aim high, you must accept some of
the risks that go along with learning something new.

Risks come with the acceptance that you will make some mistakes
along your journey, but you will want to avoid making costly
mistakes or making the same mistake over and over again. Use
good common business sense. Every business and every career has
its share of challenges. You will constantly be tested in
business as new challenges arise or as your business grows and
expands.

You will always be challenged with new areas of your business
that stretch you past your current abilities and expertise. It
may be a big sale, the start of a new business, a new opportunity
or an extremely difficult challenge. Yet all failures will help
you learn more about your business and help you build your
self-esteem at the same time.

Learn from your mistakes and move On. (Actually I don’t even like
the word mistake; I believe that mistakes are simply challenges
in disguise.) Realistically most of us don’t get it right the
first time around.

Successful People:

• Make mistakes all the time, but the only difference is that
most of the failures go unnoticed because they don’t give up.
They keep on going.

• Make it look easy. Although it’s easy looking in from the
outside, many don’t often notice or acknowledge their failures.

• Evaluate their failures, come up with new solutions to the
challenge and try again – this time more educated than the first.

• Don’t allow the fear of failure to stop them from achieving
their goals.

A study of the failure and challenges of business shows the
ultimate success secrets of any enterprise. These are the key
lessons an organization learns as they grow, expand and compete
in a changing marketplace.

If you want to create shamelessly fabulous success, study all the
failures. Most highly successful people were not successful from
the beginning, they had to struggle a little or a lot to reach
their peak potential. Walt Disney was actually fired from his
first job because he was told that he was not creative enough.
Not creative enough? Luckily, he didn’t listen to his clueless
boss and trusted his own innovative ideas.

We all have a tendency to focus on success and fear failure when
things don’t go as planned. So don’t be too hard on yourself if
you feel that you are making too many mistakes to make it to the
top. Hang in there and be patient. Once you overcome the
challenge, you won’t have to do it again and you will be failing
forward faster.

Success takes time just as it takes time for you to adjust and
learn new skills. But, be aware that mistakes will continue to
happen even after you have reached a high level of success. You
will always need to be learning something new in business to stay
innovative and on top of your game.

When you think you have it all figured out and have made all the
mistakes you need to make to learn, something will challenge you
again and test your confidence. (I’ve been an entrepreneur all
of my adult life and I’m still making mistakes, and plan to keep
making them. Once I have it all figured out I get bored.) Making
mistakes, turning them into challenges and then overcoming those
obstacles in business is extremely rewarding. There is nothing
that can challenge, motivate and build your confidence faster.

Mistakes and challenges are going to occur anyway, so the sooner
you learn from them, the sooner you will become more successful
in whatever you do. Most people tend to reach conclusions about
success, but until success is compared with failures – people
don’t truly understand the whole story of how business works.

Why Don’t They Teach Failure In School?

Failures tend to disappear from business education curriculum?
Information about business failures is often scarce or ignored
completely, yet it is inevitable. On the other hand, information
on successful companies and their success strategies is in
generous supply.

Companies that pursue unsuccessful strategies either change their
business strategies or they go out of business. A successful
company is described as having used visionary management and
innovative marketing strategies while a failing business is
accused of poor business management and overall bad business
skills. So why don’t we teach future entrepreneurs more about
failure? Wouldn’t that save us a ton of money from mistakes that
could have been avoided in the first place?

Can you imagine telling your banker to add an additional $20,000
for the mistakes that you plan to make in your new business
venture? They would think you were crazy. Yet that is exactly
what is going to happen while you develop the business. You
simply must make mistakes to see what works and does not work to
attract new customers. It is necessary to make mistakes as any
business grows. The reason why franchises have a larger success
rate than independent company start-ups is because they have
already made many of the mistakes and systemized the business
around avoiding them in the future. For the most part, franchises
come with proven success systems that were created out of
learning from past mistakes. So mistakes can indeed be good for
business.]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:44:19 -0400 62281 Achieve Success http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62230
  • Success is subject to individual interpretation based on upbringing, past experiences, role models, personal motivations and goals. For some it might be to own a home in an upscale neighborhood, while for others it might be a career in the Peace Corps. Carefully contemplate your definition of success based on your values—not what your brother-in-law or Madison Avenue tells you it is.
  • Your view of success will change at various times throughout your life. For example, what might be deemed successful in college or on your first job is very different from successfully raising a family or comfortably retiring in the Caribbean. Your definition of success will continue to change, so don’t make the error of pursuing an outdated version of it.
  • When you achieve success, it is sometimes measurable and sometimes not. Accumulating a certain amount of wealth is one measure, but a successful marriage may be far more meaningful to many people and can only be measured by how the two partners feel about each other as the years go by.


  • Very few people achieve success accidentally. Most people who achieve success first defined it then planned for it; they set a goal to achieve it.

Once you have defined what it means to achieve success for yourself, your next step is to set goals that will lead you to your definition of success. You must create realistic, viable plans to achieve those goals. Follow your plans, be flexible, and enjoy the process. It’s not about keeping up with the Joneses.

Here are five simple steps to help you define and achieve success:

Achieve Success Step #1: Identify Your Goal

Clearly determine what the goal is. Be specific.

  • Bad: “To lose weight”
  • Good: “To lose 10 pounds in a healthy way”


Achieve Success Step #2: Identify Your Obstacles

List all the obstacles standing between you (or your team) and the goal. Identify resources, assistance, information or anything else that might be needed to reach the goal. As your writing, don’t get discouraged by the obstacles– they’re absolutely necessary to help you with the next step in completing your plan.


Achieve Success Step #3: List Tasks to Overcome Each Obstacle

Taking each obstacle one at a time, write one or more ways the obstacle could be overcome. These are tasks (or action items) that will comprise your to-do list. Expect to have several tasks per obstacle.


Achieve Success Step #4: Assign Task Deadlines and Set Up Task Reminders or Other Alerts

Assign a start and completion date to each task in the plan. It’s ok to be working on several different tasks at the same time, but don’t overdo it. Be realistic. Assign a reminder or alert to each task in the plan to keep you on track. If you're using myGoals.com, you can specify how often you want to be reminded via email of every task you've listed in your plan. You can choose to be reminded daily, weekly, monthly, at random, etc.


Achieve Success Step #5: Follow Your Success Plan

If you use myGoals.com, by the time to you've reached this step, you will have defined a GoalPlanTM. Complete each task in succession. Revisit your GoalPlan often and make sure to use your reminder system to keep you on track.



Additional Suggestions to Achieve Success:

  • If your success plan is too long or complicated, try breaking it into several smaller, more manageable plans.


  • * Don’t rely on luck or things outside your control as part of your success plan.


  • Be flexible–expect your success plan to change before you complete it. Circumstances change, unexpected events occur, and your plan should be updated to adapt to changes. Use planning software such as myGoals.com to help construct your plan and modify it regularly.


  • Seek the input of others who have expertise in the area or who have completed a similar goal.


  • Reward yourself for partial success as significant milestones are accomplished.
]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:56:09 -0400 62230 10 Step Guide To Thinking Like A Winner http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=62174 10 Step Guide to Thinking like a WINNER

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If you think like a winner everyday, then you are more likely to win. Here is my 10 step guide to thinking like a winner and kicking ass!

1. Know that the world will be against you when you think of a life-changing idea. People simply don't like change. Understand that, and push through the doubters and rise above the noise.

2. Always listen to yourself before listening to anyone else. No matter if it's your parents, professors, friends, or co-workers. You must to be your best leader.

3. Constantly dream big and don't be afraid to set unfathomable and mind-boggling goals for yourself.

4. When you are on the brink of quitting because everything seems to be falling apart, pull yourself together and keep on fighting hard.

5. Don't think of how much money you have as a measurement of success. Money will come in large quantities to anyone following their passions.

6. Never be scared to say no! No to a 9 to 5, no to a business deal, and no to anyone who tries to get in your way.

7. Dare to be different. Winners are usually the people who go down a different route than the masses, without looking back.

8. Be willing to put everything on the line for the chance to achieve massive success.

9. Set goals and follow-through with them. Ideas and thoughts mean nothing without action.

10. Never wait to start something. The longer you wait, the closer to death you are. Start now — not today — right now!]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:39:10 -0400 62174 The True Secret Of A Successful Entrepreneur http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61935
Being an entrepreneur and running your own business might seem ideal... getting out of the so-called, "rat race" of job employment. If you're already doing that, congrats but read this article first.

The absolute best way to make money as an entrepreneur is to start out by doing the things you enjoy and outsource the things that are necessary but you don't like to do.

Although some people will tell you to chase the money and forget about what you like. After all, business is business, right?

That depends on you.

If your number one motivation is money-- if the sun rises and sets on money in your land... and if the sight of a dollar bills sends you into shivers of ecstasy-- then yes, perhaps for you business is business. If money is your passion, if "buying stuff" is what drives everything you do, then in that case it really doesn't matter what you do... because as long as you're making money, you'll be happy.

Do you identify with that personality?

Can you be happy doing anything as long as you're making boatloads of cash?

If not, then read on...

Most people like money, yes. I like money too. I believe it's the same for you as well. Come on, it's a fact and nothing to be ashamed of. But if I really examine why I do what I do today for business, I may find that money isn't the main motivator. "Buying stuff" may not be the main motivator either. Sounds cheesy and corny but I won't spend the time here to convince you that it's the truth.

If you're the type of person who thrives on good feelings when you help people, even if money isn't involved, if you are really passionate about something (cars, quilts, relationship, whatever), if a kind word from a customer would really make your day- then you may be an entrepreneur today NOT for the purpose of making the green bags. That's good news because you'll love what you're doing.

Yes, I know you're getting into business at least partly if not mainly to make money -- after all, money buys freedom... the freedom to buy what you want, the freedom to make your own schedule, etc.

However, you don't need to chase the money in order to make loads of money.

What do I mean by that?

Here's something for you to chew on... not everyone who "chases the money" is rich. I bet you've seem them all. And amazingly, not everyone who chose a path related to their passions is poor.

You see, choosing to chase the money is no guarantee that you will make money. In fact, there are no guarantees at all... So why not do something that you actually enjoy?

Exactly.

Now you may be thinking that if it makes money for you—if you see results, you don't care if you enjoy it or not. Sure, if you're one of those people I described before (where money is your main motivator), then this will work for you.

But I bet you've dropped things in your life before even though they were creating the results you wanted.

For example, have you ever taken up an exercise or diet plan that you didn't like?

Perhaps you took up running in the morning. But you hate running. And you're a night owl.

But dang it, you made a promise to yourself that you were going to lose weight and get in shape. So every morning you get up and jog. A few weeks pass and you step on the scale. Yep, you're losing weight. A few more weeks pass and your clothes are fitting better, you don't gasp for air when you run up a flight of stairs, and you feel and look better than you’ve ever felt.

In short--- you are getting AMAZING results. You are getting exactly what you wanted for your health and body.

And then it starts...

One morning the alarm goes off at zero-dark-thirty and you hit snooze. Your bed is so warm and cozy that the thought of getting up to go jogging makes you feel a little queasy. "No problem, I'll just skip a day," you say to yourself as you settle back in for another hour of sleep.

The next morning you rationalize it again. And the next morning... and so.

Pretty soon you're jogging just once or twice a week. Then once or twice a month. Next thing you know, you jogging in the morning is just a fuzzy memory of something you used to do.

If you hate jogging and you hate mornings... what made you think that you could ever keep with a commitment to jog in the morning?

Even the benefits of losing weight and getting in shape aren't enough of a reward to overcome the hatred of jogging.

Do you see what I mean?

There are many things in our lives that we drop even though we're getting results we wanted!

So here is what I'm proposing to you-- start off doing something you enjoy.

Now I'm not saying that you shouldn't do market research, or that you should purposely pick something where you can't even think of a way to make ten bucks but you like it. No, not at all. That's foolish. You're doing a business and a healthy business needs to make profit.

What I'm saying is that you should start entrepreneurship with your passions, your interests, and things that bring you enjoyment.

From that starting point, find a way to make it profitable! Don't bow down and drop your passions just because there are other markets out there that are known to be more lucrative. All you need is a little creativity to be a successful entrepreneur.

There are people that have taken interests like housecleaning, cooking, vacuuming and the like, and turned those passions into multi-million dollar ventures.

If these people can turn these sorts of interests into full-time professions, why can't you?

I'd much rather do what I like and let the money follow, then do what I hate and hope I can eventually catch the money.

The bottom line-- don't sacrifice your love for money. Unless your true love IS money it just won't work. Real entrepreneurs do what they do for more than making money – They have a purpose. Some call it, a 'calling'.

-Patric Chan
Published Author Of "Walking With The Wise Entrepreneur"

P.S: If you're serious about earning more money in your life and have control of your deserved time, you need to be an entrepreneur-- An extraordinary one. You will discover the best advice how to a successful entrepreneur by 60 millionaires and mentors at www.mentorsandmillionaires.com]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:04:09 -0400 61935 To Kill An American - A Must Read http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61598 pass it on because it is too good to be deleted.

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To all reading this e-mail,
I thought you would like it, so I am passing it on.
Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to
delete....

To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but
there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had
published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who
killed an American, any American.
So an Australian dentist
wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know
what an American is . So they would know when they found
one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish,
German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may
also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese,
Japanese, Filipino, Ilocano, Korean, Guamenian, Australian,
Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An
American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage,
Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many
other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is
Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim.
In fact, there are more Muslims in America than
in Afghanistan . The only difference i s that in America
they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An
American is also free to believe in no religion. For that
he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to
armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for
God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the
history of the world.


The root of that prosperity can be
found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes
the God given right of each person to the pursuit of
happiness. An American is generous. Americans have
helped out just about every other nation in the world in
their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When
Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people
to win back their country!
As of the morning of September
11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the
poor in Afghanistan.

Americans welcome the best of
everything...the best products, the best books, the best
music, the best food, the best services. But they also
welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The
Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the
wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless,
tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America.
Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the
morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for
their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center
victims were from at least 30 different countries,
cultures, and first languages, including those that aided
and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an
American if you must. Hitler did.

So did General Tojo, and
Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants
in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing
yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people
from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the
human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit,
everywhere, is an American.


Please keep this
going!
Pass this around the World ?
Then pass it around
again.

It says it all, for all of us!!!


]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:33:14 -0400 61598 <![CDATA[Don't Quit]]> http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61495
Don't Quit
by: Unknown Author

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit


Hope this brightens some days and adds a little push to your will.]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:44:06 -0400 61495 How To Keep Yourself Positive http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61340
During their growing years, most children are bombarded with negative thoughts in the disguise of good advice, from their caring parents and people around them. So, by the time the children become adults, all these ‘good advice’ became deeply ingrained in their minds. Naturally, it becomes harder to maintain a positive mindset. For me, I noticed that I am a naturally negative person. I would always start thinking of all the bad stuff. Eventually, the bad will out-weigh the good and nothing gets moving.

I know I need to pay attention to how I think and what I say in order to overcome this problem. I need to stay positive as I know that this will definitely be detrimental to my life and new venture if I keep on being negative in thoughts and actions.Fortunately, I have attended some motivational courses before, where I learnt how to control and change my feelings by some simple actions and affirmation.Recently, I read Brian Tracy's newsletter where he did an article on Keeping Yourself Postive.

Brian Tracy suggested that we should take charge of those “suggestive elements” in our environment. We must make sure that whatever we see and listen to is consistent with the goals we want to achieve.

Brian Tracy suggests:

1. Listen/Watch educational or inspirational/motivational audio or video programs. I feel that he is absolutely right. Listening/Watching educational or inspirational/motivational audio or video programs in the morning helps as it sets the pace for the rest of the day. I learn from an online elearning website where there are many world class experts and coaches like Robert Kiyosaki, Anthony Robbins, and Stephen Pierce who discuss various topics that are very relevant to us.

I cut down on the time and money spent to attend live seminars or courses even though I do attend some selectively. Learning can also take place while you are travelling to and from work. For example, in the car when you are driving, instead of listening to the radio, one can listen to audio programs. If you go on public transport, you could also listen to the audio programs as well. You can become an expert in your area by simply listening to educational audio programs as you drive or travel from place to place.

2. Take Courses That Relate To Your FieldBesides listening and watching educational programs, it is necessary to attend courses/seminars to have an in-depth knowledge in our field. One of the ways to acquire this knowledge is to attend seminars given by experts in our area of interest. We should learn from the experts, ask them questions, write them letters, read their books, read their articles and listen to people with proven track records in the area in which you want to be successful.

3. Get Around the Right People. There are many who are energy "suckers" (pardon me if this appears to be offensive) who would sigh and complain all day long. After prolonged periods with them, these people can condemn you to a life of underachievements, frustration and failure. So make sure you stay away from them as much as possible.By associating only with positive, success-oriented people and winners, we can become more positive ourselves. Quote from Brian Tracy - “You can’t fly with the eagles if you keep scratching with the turkeys.” In Chinese, we have a saying that goes "If you are near to the pearl, you are shiny; if you are near to the black ink, you are dark (non-shiny).

4. Visualize Your Goals and Create Mental PicturesVisualization is an extremely powerful tool. Visualize our goals vividly and see ourselves performing at our best. See the situations that we are facing, working out exactly the way we want them to. Our subconscious mind is only activated by affirmations and pictures that are received in the present tense. The best time to do visualization is before we fall asleep and when we get up in the morning as these are the times our subconscious mind is most receptive to new programming.In

Summary. There are two things we can do, all day long, to keep our mind and emotions focused on our goals and financial success:

First, listen to audio programs in your car and when you travel around. Continue feeding your mind with a stream of high-quality, educational, motivational material that moves you towards your goal. Be a life-long learner and continously upgrade yourself.

Second, resolve to associate with positive, optimistic people most of the time. Get around winners and get away from negative people who criticize, condemn and complain. This can change your life as much as any other factor.]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:52:24 -0400 61340 15 Rules To Live By. http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61338
Just thought I'd share these suggested "15 Rules to live by" for your consideration and comment....


* If you move it, put it back.


* If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone.


* If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission.


* If you borrow it, return it.


* If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.


* If you broke it, admit it.


* If you can’t fix it, call in someone who can.


* If you open it, close it.


* If you turn it on, turn it off.


* If you unlock it, lock it up.


* If you value it, take care of it.


* If you make a mess, clean it up.


* If it will brighten someone’s day, say it, do it!


* If it’s none of your business, don’t ask questions.


* If it will tarnish someone’s reputation, keep it to yourself. smile.gif
(Author Unknown)

Best Regards,
Courtney.


]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:32:13 -0400 61338 Give And Receive http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61196 Edited: chain letter Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:43:50 -0400 61196 Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=61089
"A positive thought is the seed of a positive result."

Anything the mind of man can conceive and believe,
it can achieve." - Napoleon Hill

"The glow of one warm thought is, to me. worth more
than money." -- Thomas Jefferson

"As a person thinketh....so are they." --James Allen

"Prosperity begins with a state of mind."

"No problem can withstand the power of sustained creative thought."

"Our life is a reflection of our attitudes."

"A new attitude invariably create a new result."

"Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up
depends on us." --L. Thomas Holdcroft

"Two men look out through the same bars; one sees the mud
and one the stars." -- Frederick Langbridge

"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times
when the greatest change needed is a change of viewpoint."
--C.M.Ward

"The world hungers for positive attitudes."

""Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded."

"The person who is not hungry says that the coconut has
a hard shell."

"Attitudes are much more important than aptitudes."


(to be continued)]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:10:24 -0400 61089 Discover The 7 Essential Elements That Guarantee Success http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60879
Are you wondering how you can be successful? Are you already
experiencing some success but it’s not as much as you would like?
Here are 7 elements that guarantee you will be successful.

1- Have confidence; say to yourself I am confidant. Repeat it out loud
as many times as necessary and as often as necessary.

2- Never give up, no matter how difficult the path, you can’t even
consider giving up, you must treat failure as non-existent because it is.
Failure is not an option.

3- Believe in your dreams. Your dreams are related to your goals
and they are worthy of being achieved.

4- Know what your dreams and goals are. Write them down and
read them daily. Be specific; add in timelines and quantify them.
Make a dream book with pictures to help you visualize them. Find songs,
which relate to the topic of dreams and being successful and then record
them on a separate cd or cassette along with readings of your personal
positive affirmation statements. A few examples include: I have a dream
by ABBA from the soundtrack of Mama Mia and I have confidence
from the soundtrack of The Sound of Music.

5- Be positive. No one likes to be around a negative person.
Even if the situation has a negative twist make it positive.
Make lemonade out of lemons.

6- Be patient, true success takes time. It will happen but it will
take more than a few days, a few weeks, or even a few months

7- Be Happy. Everyone loves a cheerful face. If you are feeling
down, take some time out. Stop. You can’t be your best when you
are feeling that way. Listen to some uplifting music. Call a friend
or a family member. Eat some chocolate. (not too much)

author: annalaurab
]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:04:21 -0400 60879 The Making Of A Mother - Inspiring Mother Story http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60809
By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime.
An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?"

And the Lord answered and said, "Have you read the spec sheet on her? She has
to be completely washable, but not elastic; have 200 movable parts, all replaceable;
run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one time
and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from
a scraped knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of hands."


The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands!
No way!" said the Angel.

The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem. It's the three pairs
of eyes that mothers must have!"

"And that's on the standard model?" the Angel asked.

The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed
door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows.
Another pair in the back of her head are to see what she needs to know even
though no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here in the front of her head.
They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves
him or her without even saying a single word."

The Angel tried to stop the Lord "This is too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish."

"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is
so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can feed
a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in the shower."

The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so soft, Lord."

"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what
she can endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?" asked the Angel.

The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason, and negotiate."

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like You have a leak with this model. I told You that You were trying
to put too much into this one."

"That's not a leak." the Lord objected. "That's a tear!"

"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow,
her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."

The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything
for this one. You even created the tear!"

The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, "I'm afraid you are wrong again.
I created the woman, but she created the tear!"







]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:53:04 -0400 60809 Building Your House http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60754 of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely
life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck
each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build j
ust one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over
time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to
shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way
to end a dedicated career.

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house.
Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said,
"This is your house... my gift to you."

The carpenter was shocked!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house,
he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than
our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in
the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail,
place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."
Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live
in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!



]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:34:35 -0400 60754 Cause And Effect Reality Check. http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60723
A Hunter carelessly dropped a lighted match on a Forest floor after lighting his cigarette. The raging fire caused by the match resulted in three hundred acres of vegetation to be destroyed.

In your opinion of cause and effect which one is greater or more powerful, the match or the forest fire?

I have asked this question on numerous occasions and received numerous answers, some people just couldn't think of an answer.

I am of the view that neither of them is greater or more powerful because they are one and the same, which most people I spoke to agreed with.

As far as God and Man are concerned, if God is the cause (which we are sure of) and we are the effects then why does man think of himself as a separate, inferior entity?

I hold the view that most of us have not been taught to think in this particular way. What's yours?

Regards,
Courtney.
]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:44:54 -0400 60723 The Mountain Story http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60718 Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere
in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"

And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"

Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."

Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"

The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO,
but really this is LIFE.

It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.

If you want more love in the world, create more
love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve
your competence.

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"
-- Unknown Author




]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:38:50 -0400 60718 The Two Frogs http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60716 fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit
was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The
two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit
with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop,
that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took
heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down
and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again,
the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He
jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the
other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to
them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the
entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging
word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it
through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes
to kill them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your
path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand
that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak
words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in
difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time
to encourage another.



]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:23:58 -0400 60716 Puppies For Sale http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=60688 advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge
of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post,
he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes
of a little boy.

Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of
his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good
deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into
his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the
farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Sure," said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by
four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the
chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed
something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little
ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid.
Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling
toward the others, doing its best to catch up....

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't
want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like
these other dogs would."

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down,
and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed
a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself To
a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said,
"You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need Someone
who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.


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