The Battle For Website Traffic

Here is yet another article that can increase your revenue. Ask yourself this question. Can I become an Expert in my chosen field? I have decided to become that Independent Scholar. I have decided to be one of the "go to " guys in this industry. How about you? What about a Master Mind Alliance? Share your experience and hope, here.

This article is written by:
Richard Martin


What if you didn't have to work at getting traffic to your website? What if other people built your traffic for you? Don't think it's possible?...To tell you the truth, it's simple to accomplish.This might seem like totally new information.The funny part is that it is only about 1/10th as hard as it is to try and get organic SEO traffic, given the competition online today. You might be confused now, but keep reading...It all relates to one key element of ANY business: no matter what you are selling, you must pay attention to:THE VALUE YOU PROVIDEIn fact, this is they key to 90% of all OFFLINE businesses' success too. The best stuff rises to the top in ALL markets. People who are impressed by a purchase tell their friends. And they tell their friends. The chain continues. Cars are a fantastic market to show this in action.Honda started importing cars to the United States in the 1970s. At first, the cars weren't as good as other models. But they kept at it, kept researching consumer tastes & preferences. And most importantly, kept improving their PRODUCT. Not with extra bells and whistles that only interest dorky engineers. But, by offering real value that the consumer actually consumed.Did Honda market their cars better? NO WAY!So what's the reason for Honda selling so many Accords every year? It's simple. Their reputation for QUALITY speaks for itself. There is a great value proposition for the average consumer.Think about it: You can pay more than $25,000 for a car that won't last more than 60,000 miles. Or instead, you can buy a new Accord that's going to last twice as long with no hassles in between. Now, here comes the word of mouth effect:You will start spreading the word about the great value you got in the Accord to make yourself look better. What the car is like, how LITTLE you paid in relation to the car's cost, and everything else you can think of.In turn this makes YOU appear more valuable to your friends.The online world isn't THAT different than the offline world. Your website traffic is people. And links are made by other webmasters (who are people too!). You won't be able to stop people from linking to your site and visiting it IF it really is excellent.The reality is that new sites come out & totally wreck the feeble competition in categories that are supposedly too competitive. Every day! Why? Because their site is better, serves their customers better & people spread the news quick.OK, but what should be YOUR plan?Really develop your website's content. If your site is about mortgages, make it the #1 looking, #1 functioning ,& #1 value producing site in your market. Make it a true category killer.Figure out how to get the best mortgage content in the world and post it along with mortgage calculators & AMAZING tips on lowering payments.Create a REALLY quality directory on the best mortgage resources online. Build it & gather the information personally. Serve the customer better than anyone else does.Figure what your market is after and give them so much that they tell others. FOR FREE!What would you rather have anyway? 1 person (YOU) building links or your satisfied prospects building them for you?Offer the best stuff you can get your hands on, or write it personally if necessary.Post great content with high excellent value. Surf the site yourself. Ask: Would you surf this site? Fix it until you would. Make it your homepage & don't quit until you are getting 500,000 visitors a day.


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Master Internet Marketer
Expert Author
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The Secret Talisman Grandma Gave You

As I was checking the back office for my stats and doing some personal research on Personal Growth, I wondered what would be a good follow up to my last few articles?

If you have read my most recent blogs and articles, you know the theme is "Persistence". We went beyond Persistence with a discussion of Desire. We then visited the Subconscious Mind and Goal Setting. But, what is that thing that stands in back of them all? What can move you without any doubts and fears about the possible outcome?

Now, we get to the one thing that will determine the extent of your Persistence. This is the key to you persisting in the face of your fear. This is that Master Key to open the door to your Self Confidence. What is that thing?

I cannot say just yet.

I will give you the story of "the Talisman". (An excerpt from, The Secret of the Ages, by Robert Collier)

"Do you remember the picture Harold Lloyd was in some years ago, showing a country boy who was afraid of his shadow? Every boy in the countryside bedeviled hm. Until one day his grandmother gave him a talisman, that she assured him his grandfather had carried through the Civil War and which, so she said, had the property of making its owner invincible. Nothing could hurt him, she told him, while he wore this talisman. Nothing could stand up against him. (key=>) He believed her! And the next time the bully of the town started to cuff him around, he wiped up the earth with him. And that was only the start. Before the year was out he had made a reputation as the most daring soul in the community.

Then, when his grandmother felt he was thoroughly cured, she told him the truth---that the 'talisman' was merely a piece of old junk she had picked up by the roadside----that she knew all he needed was FAITH IN HIMSELF, belief that he could do these things."

What is the moral story?

Many of us know that we can rarely 'do' a thing, without 1st believing that we can do it.

MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION:
How many of us live life with this type of Faith?

When it comes to creating and building a business, we need this type of faith. Especially in the begining. Especially in the Network Marketing or Direct Selling industry.

Here is another question, that warrants deep thought. What if you knew that the Network Marketing Co. you chose, had created many top earners? Would that add to your belief? What if you knew that the Industry of Direct Selling/Network Marketing had produced "Hundreds" of Home-based Business Millionaires?

Well, you alreay know that. And if you don't, you can verify what I am saying. Right now the Direct Selling/Network Marketing Industry generates over 30 BILLION DOLLARS per year! And over 100 BILLION DOLLARS WORLDWIDE!

TRUTH:
You can only do what you believe that you can do.

This applies to Business as well as to Life.

In Business, you believe in the System that your company has created to produce Success. In life, you believe in the Universal Laws or Spiritual Laws, that have been handed down by the 'Greatest Teachers' known to man.

Next, you believe that you can learn the system and follow it. Which is just another way of saying I have confidence that 'I' can learn the system. I trust that I can start from where I am, and gain the knowledge and skill I need, if I PERSISTENTLY PRACTICE.

As Zig Ziglar puts it, 'Anything worth doing is worth doing badly at first.'

You don't have to believe me. Test what you have seen here in your life. You can verify it for yourself.

Thanks,
Dion Morrison, the Paperchaser,
www.paperchaser.info
Master Internet Marketer
Expert Author
Voted O.S.U. 2005 "Outstanding Business Graduate"

Law of Attraction, Subconscious Mind & Goal Setting

Yet another great article on creating success through Goal-Setting. I am personally setting more goals in my businesses. Yes, I said businesses in the plural. Multiple Streams of Income are the ultimate business goals for me. If you stay tuned, you will gain access to some of these ideas and programs. For more information sign up for my email newsletter listed on the right hand side of this blog. In that newsletter, you will recieve updates on blogs, articles, marketing tools and business opportunities. Well, let's get started with this great article.



Written by,
Stephen Campbell


The basics of Goal Setting is an open secret known by top-caliber athletes, successful businessmen and businesswomen and all types of achievers in all the different fields from politics to acting. Accessing the subconscious mind and firmly implanting your goals there is critical to ensuring you will achieve those goals. Getting to grips with setting goals and invoking the law of attraction will give you short-term and long-term motivation and focus. They will help you set focus on the acquisition of required knowledge and help you to plan and organize your resources and your time so that you can get the best out of your life.Consider this : The one thing high acheivers and self made millionaires have in common is the mastery of their minds - the most direct path to developing such mental mastery is to get to grips with your subconscious mind , Each one of us have billions and billions of brain cells at our disposal to aid us with our goal setting , Our subconscious mind is at work twenty four hours a day controlling our digestive systems as well as our breathing - we should take advantage of this knowledge to get the law of attraction working for us.With goal setting it is of paramount importance to invoke the law of attraction. By using the marvelous power that can be unleashed with the correct use of your subconscious mind you can bring more wealth, more happiness and more joy into your life starting today. Positive thinking plays a very big role in goal setting and the achievement of those goals. Your dominant thoughts gets embedded into your subconscious mind and therefore these dominant thoughts end up becoming your reality as by default your thoughts are responsible for invoking the law of attraction and bringing coincidences and circumstances into your life. To control our thoughts it is important to use as many tools as possible which are available at our disposal such as the use of subliminal recordings.Here are some pointers to assist you in moving towards your goals :-1. Recognize and embrace the thought that each moment is perfect regardless of its outcome. Every time you hit on something that may appear too extreme, why not give it a shot and see if it will work. 2. Dwell completely in a place of gratitude. Learn to utilize what you have in your hands and make use of it in the most constructive way. Slipping into neediness will become less of a habit when you repeatedly shift towards gratitude, away from poverty consciousness.Consider this : One neuron in your brain may be linked to as many as 50000 others; the brain is estimated to contain over 100 trillion connections. The total number of connections is higher than the number of atoms in the universe. Why not take advantage of this resource invoke the law of attraction and use your subconscious mind to aid in your goal setting ?To start achieving your lifetime dreams by using goal setting, harnessing the power of your subconscious mind and invoking the law of attraction, set a quarter of a century plan, then break it down to 5 year plans then break it down again to 1 year plans, then 6 month plans then monthly plans, then weekly, then daily. Then create a things-to-do list for the day. Always review your plans and prepare for contingencies. The basics of goal setting should not be so difficult once you get to be familiar with them and with the use of subliminal recording you can readily address various areas of your life.


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Dion Morrison, the Paperchaser,
www.paperchaser.info
Master Internet Marketer
Expert Author
Voted O.S.U. 2005 "Outstanding Business Graduate"

The Best Way to Generate Free Targeted Website Traffic

I was doing my 'due diligence', studying the industry and I was blessed to find a great article on the most fascinating subject. Take the time to read this article and actually apply the tips in your business.

by, James Yee


Without traffic, you won't get visitors. And without visitors, you won't make money, sales, get subscribers, etc. What good is a website without any traffic? And if the site is getting traffic, what good is it if its not targeted traffic?

There are many ways to drive traffic to your site, both free and paid. But, we are not going to talk about paid traffic right now. That is a totally different topic and could take hours to cover.

So, back to free traffic. Some ways of getting free traffic to your site is by Search Engine Optimization, surfing for traffic or getting it passively.

SEO takes time and a lot of work. When you join sites that are surf for traffic sites, you have to look at other members' sites in order to earn advertising credits for your site to be displayed when another member is surfing.

The only problem with this is that although the traffic is free, it is not targeted. Everyone who is a member only surfs for the credit and very rarely even looks at the site, they just minimize their window on their PC and multi task. So, the traffic is crap and worthless.

Now, let's talk about the best way to get free targeted traffic. Its called Instant Buzz. Instant Buzz is a service that gives you advertising credits as you surf the web like you normally would. What you do is download the toolbar for free, it only takes a minute. Then, you set up your ads in the members area. And bam! Your ads are being displayed on other members' tool bars as they surf.

You can also put Instant Buzz ads in emails that you send to your friends. These are called mail space ades. And your ad will get displayed in other members' emails. The last thing you can do is put a hyperspace ad on your website which will help you refer other members.

When you refer other members, you will also get a percentage of the credits they earn which will go towards your ad credits.

If someone likes your ad and is interested in what it says, then they click on it and end up on whatever site it was that you were promoting. Now that's targeted traffic! And it was free.

So make sure you visit the link in the resource box to start driving targeted and quality traffic to your website today. It will only take you a couple of minutes to start bringing visitors to your site.

Reprint from:
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The Pursuit of ..................................

Hello everyone,

I was close to watching a movie when they play a preview of the movie, "The Pursuit of Happiness".

Well, I got a great idea for a post on my blog. The quote, 'Don't let anybody tell you, you can't do anything, not even me.' Great quote, to say the least. But, it fit right in with what I had read earlier in Napolean Hill's classic book, "Think and Grow Rich". The chapter was on Persistence. In it he kept repeating that it is the person who is most persistent, that has the greatest production. He even says, that if you must possess this trait because, it goes hand in hand with the first one, mainly DESIRE.

And guess what? I am sure you can see it already, if you are a student of the Success Philosophy. The Stronger your Desire, the Greater your Persistence, and guess what? You guessed it, your faith is directly related to both desire and persistence. Can you see how each one of the principles in the Law of Success depend on the others?

In my own personal opinion, I believe that Desire alone can drive a man toward success. Probaly because it will continue to move or motivate a man to take action. Isn't that the one thing most of us a lacking? Motivation! If a "motive" is the cause for one's action, then it follows that we need a strong motive. For many a successful man, the motive or cause is that thing that he DESIRES most. Isn't it safe to assume that if I desire something enough, I will take action toward the attainment of my desire?

This is what we call in Network Marketing, "YOUR REASON WHY".

"If your Why doesn't make you cry, it probaly isn't strong enough"

If you haven't found your WHY, you probaly ought to start here.

Stephen Covey refers to it as, "Finding your Voice". In his book he says the challenge today is to 'find your voice and inspire others to find their.'

He goes on to say, "There is a deep, innate, almost inexpressible yearning within each of us to find our voice in life." (from: Success from Home, vol. 1 issue 2 , and the reference is to his new book titled, "The 8th Habit, from Effectiveness to Greatness").

Wow, this blog is a good example of what can happen when your awareness is raised. When it is your subconscious mind can pinpoint something and translate it (at lightning speed) into a way for you to achieve your 'Definite Major Purpose'.

Once again, if you haven't figured it out, this blog is for increasing the knowledge, wisdom, understanding and income of its readers. It is another twist to the Mastermind Principle. Join us, as we grow and go!

Thanks again,
Dion, the Paperchaser

9 Tips to Drive Internet Traffic to Your Website Which You Can't Afford to Overlook

By: Jullie Harvard
You have set up a website with very useful information that you think it will benefit your visitors. Day to days, you keep update the latest information and publishing articles; hoping people will visit your website and found your useful information. But day in day out you check your website traffic stats, there are no one comment and your website has very low impressions. Why it’s like that? There reason is nobody knows your website. There are thousand of hundreds of website on internet, you put your website on internet but who will know your website if you not announce it. Yes, you need to drive the traffic to your website, but how?Here are 10 tips in no particular order of importance, that you can start doing now to get traffic moving to your website. 1. Submit or Add Your Site to Major Search Engines Search engines submission will increase your Page Ranking and when your web page is ranked in a high ranking positions, your website will be easily searched and seen by internet users if your pages are meeting their relevant search keyword. Focus on major search engines such as Yahoo, Google and MSN. Don’t use the free submission service or fee submission which will submit to many search engines because those services might hurt your page ranking as many has banned by major search engines such as Yahoo and Google. 2. Pay-per-click (CPC) Marketing If you marketing budget is sufficient, you could use Pay-per-click (CPC) marketing service provided by Google (Google Adwords) & Yahoo. CPC is one of very effective way to drive traffic to your website. 3. Audio Postcard for email marketing Internet has been for a short time but it has gone through various revolutions, today, silence web now can start talking and help you to promote your website. AudioGenerator.com is one of leader in providing integrated human voice audio clip which you can be added to your website and email. Because the human voice has the power to influence, motivate, and persuade prospects to click "Order Now" buttons faster and with less resistance. AudioGenerator.com also has audio postcard which can help you drive significant traffic to your website. We had tried the audio postcard of AudioGenerator.com to drive traffic to our website at studykiosk.com, it a proven method. 4. Press Announcement Making press announcement can be one of effective method of create backlinks to your website and it really help in your page ranking positions. Website like prweb.com provide FREE press announcement service, you can utilize it to drive traffic to your website. 5. Articles Submission Articles submission to article bank is one of the best ways to expose your website to the public. There are many visitors drop by these sites to look for related information and your articles might be among their search results. 6. Trade Link Request & One Way Incoming Links One of the search engines optimization is to have as many as possible the incoming links to your website. You could request trade links or link exchanges with other webmaster. One way incoming link is other website link to yours without the need of you to link to them. If you website has useful information to other website, they probably will add a link to their website to link to yours. There many website which provide one-way links service, but almost all of them are need monthly or year subscription fee. 7. RSS Feed Make sure you have an RSS feed URL that people can subscribe to. The acronym RSS means Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. It is a document type that lists updates of websites or blogs available for syndication. 8. Viral Marketing Viral marketing is another way of say “word-of-mouth”. On internet, “word-of-mouth” spread so fast thru email. The key to successful of viral marketing is to send out something that people want to share. That can be anything from a joke, funny story or link to home-made video. 9. Blogs & Forums Blogs & forums invite comments from readers and most of them will allow you to leave a link in your signature line. One of way to create backlinks and drive traffic to your website.
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You are invited to visit Scott's blog on Web 2.0 Traffic to learn how to drive traffic in Web 2.0 world. Visit Easy Web Video Creation to learn about how to make internet friendly video easily for your video marketing.

Review: The Death of Network Marketing

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7 reasons to start your home based business

If you ever thought of owning your own business, here are some great reasons to start right now! You were probaly worrying about whether you would lose money or not, right? Well, forget that nonsense today. Consider these reasons:

1. Employ your kids within your business and you can pay them tax free! That's tax free to them and to you too. How much? $4,400 per year.

2. If you drive your vehicle to do business, you can deduct part of the expenses. As long as you conduct some business before the trip and along the route, to and from your destination. This is easy for us Network Marketers, MLMer's and Home Based Business folks.
How much? (as of 2005) 40.5 cents per mile

3. All telecommunications expenses (except for residential service) such as long distance, call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling, internet, pagers cellular phones etc. can be deducted 100% if they are business related.

4. Travel expenses could be deductible for the entire family by properly structuring and planning your travel itinerary around business activities.

5. You can employ your spouse and supply them with a 100% Medical Reimbursement Plan as an employee benefit. This would make 100% of all your medical, dental and optical expenses such as premiums or partial premiums, deductibles, co pays, prescriptions, teeth maintenance and repair, braces, contacts, eyeglasses, etc. (for your spouse that is employed and their entire family, which includes you the business owner!

6. Deduct the business use portion (%) of all expenses associated with your house and or apartment such as mortgage or rent, utilities, improvements and or repairs, insurance, real estate taxes, security systems, lawn care, etc.

7. Deduct 50% of all entertainment and meals when in the activity of conducting or discussing business.

Hey, these are just a FEW of the many tax deductions available to you in a Sole Proprietor home based business. Of course, you need to visit a tax professional to get the details on each of these deductions.

There you have it! Are you still debating whether you should start your own business? I just made it a little easier for you.

Thank you again for reading. Don't forget to consider the great opportunities at my website too.

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The Secret

I just got through watching the DVD, "The Secret".

Wow, I need to watch this DVD everyday!

How do you keep your focus on what you desire and not what you don't want?

The Secret keeps refering to the idea that we hear all the time in Direct Selling and Network Marketing. It is Personal Growth. We need to watch our thoughts and our feelings. But, in order to continue to have these thoughts, we need to fill our mind with these inspirational thoughts.

There is one other idea that is right on point. That idea is visualization. This is a skill, that you must practice on a regular basis. Now, what is interesting abolut the secret is that it reveals the fact that we don't have to know 'the how'. The teachers are saying that the Universe is responsible for creating the HOW.

I know this stuff, but it is so easy to get caught up in the everyday tasks that we must complete. This is what got my attention! I realized that I must make the time to do this personal growth and visualization. I must become an expert at using The Law of Attraction, and I must do it as soon as possible. For some reason, I lost that sense of urgency that I had when I came back to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Today, I am encouraging you to take these ideas and use them in your life. If you haven't seen the DVD or read the book The Secret go and get it as soon as possible. It will change your life.
thanks again

How did he Succeed?

I was sitting here surfing the my space chat rooms and I realized something. In the background I had some Prepaidlegal success stories going. Then it hit me! All of these guys have gone through some great and sometimes painful struggle! They all went through some moments of pain and maybe doubt. They all had those people who did not support them and in many cases actively attacked them. Yet, in each case they never gave up. They continued to move forward with their goal in mind.

Now, that was the success stories. But the myspace forum was talking about how the MLM industry has gotten a bad wrap. Why? Because, many people have not caught on to the relationship side of Networking. They described it as the 'Hit and Run', technique. But, is this truly the problem?

Is it necessary to build the relationships?

That seems to be the IDEAL. But don't we sometimes get stuck on the 'ideal' and forget the reality. The reality is that, most people don't want to build relationships as much as they want to build the large incomes. Is this the ideal situation? No. But, is it the reality? Yes.

I personally would like to have many friends. I would like to spend time with those many friends. But, quess what? I don't have the time to spend with the friends and family I have now! Why? Because, I don't have the freedom to do so. Why? Because I don't have the income to buy back my time! Its a catch-22 so to speak. The whole idea behind Network Marketing is the leveraging of your time and efforts. The keyword being, leverage of TIME.

Okay, back to the title. How did he do it? He understood that he would have to grow the business, no matter what other people did or said. He wanted to build relationships, but he was on a mission to create a dream. So, he had to limit his time with certain people (if not many). He could not afford to spend as much time with many recruits because, the catch phrase is, 'work with the willing.' Time is of the essence. He knew he had no time to waste, yet he knew he must allow time to do what it does. All of this had to be allowed to become, while he maintained a laser like focus. A focus that probaly made him out to be rude. Some called him a sell out, but he knew he would have to sell out in order to leave out so he could come back and help out! (Darnell Self) And all of these things he had to determine for himself, what was acceptable and what was the middle road.

The truth is, no one can say that you must do it this way or that way. Each person is a independent business owner. This means that they must decide what is acceptable for their journey. Am I saying that now everything is Subjective? No, there are still principles involved. But, each person must apply these principles to their own life and business. This is what makes it so interesting. This is what gives life its color. This is why people from all walks of life can succeed in the Network Marketing Industry (a.k.a. Direct Selling). This is why each journey is unique. Each success story is unique. Each story has value. Each person has a story to write and create along the journey of their success.

How did he succeed?

Ask him or her. Listen. And see what parts are similar to the others' stories. Therein you will find the principles.

Once again, the principle seems to be, PERSISTENCE.
The key to persistence, is the constant journey toward PERSONAL GROWTH!
thank you again........................

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN?

YOU CAN DO AS MUCH AS YOU THINK YOU CAN,

BUT YOU'LL NEVER ACCOMPLISH MORE;

IF YOUR'E AFRAID OF YOURSELF, YOUNGMAN,

THERE'S LITTLE FOR YOU IN STORE.

FOR FAILURE COMES FROM THE INSIDE FIRST,

IT'S THERE IF WE ONLY KNEW IT,

AND YOU CAN WIN, THOUGH YOU FACE THE WORST,

IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR'E GOING TO DO IT.

--------EDGAR A. GUEST
from "A Heap o'Livin'

THE MOST FASCINATING SUBJECT!

Hello again. I was sitting and combing the internet, looking for new ways to promote my blog and my online business. There is a wealth of information on the internet. Actually, there is too much information. But, I remember something I learned when I first started to study the personal growth field.

While I was studying, it became clear that much of what had been written in the field was not new. I began to see many of the same things over and over again. The truth is that I begin to think that maybe I had learned it all. I began to think that I could learn very little from reading other authors. I also found that I could not stop looking. Everytime I saw a new book that caught my eye, I wanted to read it. Was I surprised? No, not at all! Yet, I noticed something. The more I read others' perspectives, the more I understood the same concepts. It was a revelation for me. Each author had a unique way of telling the story! It was now clear to me that I could continue to learn and gain deeper insight into the workings of the universe, if I continues to study.

I also got another hint about this idea, when I saw others who had latched on to one teaching or one book and stopped there. These people had become limited in their understanding! Yes, it is true! The more we talked, the more it became apparent that they had arrested their development. They had begun to dogmatically hold on to their belief, and the result is that they were reluctant to look at other views. This is the problem with beliefs. As Anthony Robbins teaches, beliefs can create or they can destroy. Hence, the idea that is one of the basics of Neuro Linguistic Programming. That idea is, " THE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY!". This idea is essential, because it constantly reinforces the idea that, many times we cannot see the actual truth because our minds are constantly re-interpreting all incoming information.

Now, I cannot go into great detail about this subject here and it would probaly not be a good idea. I would just like to encourage you to reflect on this concept. And if you happen to run across a copy of "Awaken the Giant Within", by Anthony Robbins, please pick it up. Because, we are always taking information about our world and then re-interpreting it, we can sometime forget that we don't always see the world EXACTLY AS IT IS.

Remember this idea and it will open your mind to the many different ideas that our creator has blessed us to recieve. Thanks, again.

Spirituality Information: Life is a Process of Inquiry by Richard Blackstone

The quest for spirituality information requires you to inquire within for the answers you seek. There is no God or universe "out there". Your spiritual journey is one of seeking, attaining and then going beyond. Begin your journey by looking at the physical world that you have created.

We live in a relationship world. Everything in the physical universe is defined and categorized in relation to what it is not. Nothing is absolute except change.

The nature of the universe is a constant, on-going, never ending, moment to moment participation in change. The whole universe changes from nano second to nano second.

We, as individuals, change with every breath we take. Every cell in our body changes and it has been documented that in seven short years every cell of our body is different.

Life is change.

We aren't totally cognizant of this phenomenon because we live our lives at a vibratory level that allows the senses to slow down our perspective so that we view these on going changes at a slower pace. Although we can step back from this slower perspective and view this higher vibration self any time we desire, during our day to day living we usually choose not to do that. We are too caught up in our on going dramas to truly stop what we are doing and reflect on "what serves us."

The changes that we do see in life are recognized and analyzed through our five physical senses
of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. As we delve deeper into this exploration of change, we begin to understand that we also interpret our world through our metaphysical senses. This is where we get into those concepts that are known to us on a more esoteric level but to us nonetheless.

Concepts such as intuition, clairvoyance, second sight, deja' vu and synchronicity are also part of our makeup when we look at ourselves from a more detached perspective. When we allow ourselves to step back from this physical mass of skull and bones and skin and blood and guts and gray matter and lots of fluids we begin to understand that we are so much more than this physical, three dimensional body.

This is when we come to know that we are truly, at our essence, a three part being made up of mind, body and spirit.

That is who we really are.

We are three part beings living in a world of dualities. This statement alone goes a long way in explaining why we are not always "being what serves us." It is because we are not always being who we really are.

Who we really are is a three part being made up of mind, body and spirit. That is who we are. However, we live in a universe based in duality relationships, so most of us have carried that pervasive duality definition into how we define ourselves.

We tend to define ourselves as a two part being made up of a body and a mind. This makes sense because our "senses" are the tools we use for analyzing who we are and what we do. It makes sense to use our senses in this manner, doesn't it?

Unfortunately, we are only using our physical senses. But remember, who we really are is a three part being and we possess not only our physical senses but also our nonphysical and metaphysical senses.

What are these you ask? They are the mind and spirit part of this three part being that we really are. We are all triad beings living in world of dualities. Herein lies the crux of the troubles and turmoil in fortunately this is also our salvation from these very same troubles and turmoil.

We, as individuals and as societies, need to understand from a larger, clearer perspective what this concept of our triad makeup is all about.

We, as individuals and as societies, need to understand from a larger, clearer perspective what this concept of living in a world of dualities is all about.

We, as individuals and as societies, need to understand from a larger, clearer perspective "what serves us" and "what does not serve us."

The answers to these questions and indeed, every question you have about life, are not found in the exterior world of physicality, they are found in the interior world of our spiritual self.

Go within and begin the process of awareness and understanding of "Who you really are" and continue this process as the universe sends you the answers.

About the Author
Richard Blackstone is an award winning author and international speaker on Love, Oneness and Creation. Journey into discovery of Self by reading this Free report: "The 3 Simple Immutable Laws of the Universe" at: http://www.NutsandBoltsSpirituality.com

Today's Top Headlines do not Inspire!

Whether its American Idol's Guide, Tony Hawk's next business endeavor or the latest in Mortgage Crisis, I am at a loss.

Why?
I just do not see how any of this is relevant to me and my goals!
March madness is picking up speed.
The Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are involved in an investigation about an alleged "letting Southwest Airlines slide", on some safety tests.

One headline reads, Market @ the edge of more pain, but just below it, '08 Graduates will see a hot job market as baby boomers retire.
Wait a minute! Wasn't it only 1 month ago that we heard about an unexpected 17,000 jobs lost.
Oh yeah, don't forget about the "heated debate over Polar Bears and our Ecosystem".
There were services held in the name of the UNC student body president, who was slain not long ago.
There was also an Indian woman who was killed in a collision with a tour bus.
Next on the list is the 43rd anniversary of the day known as "bloody sunday." On that day in history, there was a violent battle on a bridge between marching protesters and police during the Civil Rights movement.

Okay, have you had enough?
Well, I have and it is only page 3 in section one, in a paper that has four sections. Imagine that!
Now, I said all that just to make a point. If this is the daily news and I am filling my mind with it, what can be the result? Remember the old saying, "garbage in garbage out". Well, I cannot allow my mind to indulge in this constant barrage of thoughts and ideas that don't support me or empower me to achieve my goal.

It has been said by Napolean Hill, in the Law of Success in 16 lessons, that one of the keys to "great achievments" is a consistent focus on that which is your innermost desire. Well, its more than that. We are talking about a desire that borders on the maniacal, fanatical or simply insane focus. Imagine if your mind was thoroughly saturated with your innermost desire. What if you knew your Definite Major Aim both inside and out? How would that affect your mind? The law of success says, that if you can do this, your subconscious mind will take over and do most of the work for you. Its like the time it took you to learn how to ride a bike. After some time your focus could take you to the point where you can ride a bike with no hands. How? Because, your subconscious mind handles all the details you have conditioned it to know. Now, this works the same way in any endeavor. You can call upon the subconscious mind to do much of the work you try to accomplish in vain, or with great effort.

This is the key to my whole talk today. Are you feeding your mind USA Today, or (insert name) Today? It is important to remember the phrase, "garbage in garbage out". Not that these stories are garbage, but the question is, are they able to move you toward your Definiter Major Purpose? Are they moving you toward your dream, or are they merely taking up the time you could use to grow into the person you must become in order to succeed in life? Ask yourself this question, how can I use this to empower me to improve the quality of my life? How can I use this to achieve my Definite Major Purpose? These are Power Questions, which is a principle I learned from Anthony Robbins in his book, " Awaken the Giant Within".

If you were hungry, there is some food for thought!
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A Movie Review: "Awake"

Hey, I have just watched one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It is called "Awake", starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba and Terrence Howard. It is listed as a Blockbuster Exclusive. This movie starts out slow but, when the plot thickens, whew!

I cannot in good conscience, tell you much about the movie. It is that good of a movie. I could not be sure if I would reveal too much about the plot. If you like suspense and psychological thrillers, you must watch this one. You won't be disappointed.

What I learned from this movie, is you many times have a choice. The choice is whether you will live life or let others determine for you, if you will live. Will you cherish the life you have now, or will you chase after "Dead Sea Fruit". Take the time to love life! You only get one, as far as anyone can be certain.

Persistence is a Master Key to success

How do you keep on trying to ahieve success, when you are constantly being bombarded with negative people?

One thing that keeps on coming up in my Personal Growth study is this word PERSISTENCE. I have heard it put in several different ways. Tom Watson said, " double your rate of failure." Anthony Robbins says that he became an expert speaker by doing 7 speeches a week, while his competition did 1 per week. He said that at the end of the year he had the equivalent of 7 years experience in proportion to the other speakers. What is the principle here?

It is simple enough. How long do you want success to take you? You can choose to succeed at a faster rate than others by taking massive action! It really is that simple. The key is to be so determined to achieve your goal, that you are willing to stay up late and wake up early. You need to have that "White hot burning desire", that Napolean Hill spoke about. You also need to constantly feed your mind the great information and stories of successful people. Why? Because, your belief level will rise with your study. And we already know that belief can eliminate doubt and fear. Delaurence said, "doubt bars the way."

If you want something, and that something has already been done, go to the person who has already achieved it and learn what they did to achieve that goal. It is called finding a role model, a coach or a mentor. But, what is happening is that you are learning the steps and modeling that success. And guess what? You are almost guaranteed to succeed, if you do not quit! If you are persistent and consistent, you will be successful! This is one of the great secrets of life. Take it and use it to grow and go! You can validate this idea in your own life, don't take my word for it. Thank you once again for your time.

All you can do, is all you can do but.......

All you can do is all you can do but, all you can do is enough.
This title is the perfect quote for someone who is lacking faith. It was a perfect topic at my mastermind group. We spoke of fear, once again. How do you adopt the philosophy, that will keep you pressing on toward the goal?
It really is simple. Or, should I say it is easy to do, but easy not to do. That is a phrase that I borrowed from a book called, "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson. That is the just of my article today. You can get all the knowledge you need in your local library. Every piece of knowledge known to mankind, is contained in your local library. Thousands of years of lessons learned the hard way, are contained in books. But, guess what? How many people take advantage of the library? How many take advantage of our FREE public education system?
If there was a way for you to learn from the wisest men in the history of the world, would you sit in that classroom? Would you show up to class, everyday it was scheduled? You say yes, but what are you doing each day? You could read the equivalent of 10 books in a year, if you only read 10 PAGES per day! This is how simple it can be! Do you want more from life? Make it a habit to sit down at the feet of the greatest thinkers the world has ever known.
DO IT NOW!
Make the committment to read 10 pages of a good book everyday for one year. Here are some very powerful books: Think & Grow Rich, How to Win Friends & Influence People, The Secret of the Ages, The Master Key System..........
Try these out for starters.
Peace