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Monday Surprise. I know you do not look forward to Mondays. So I wanted to brighten your work week.

I have a special free report for you. It is about working at home in the 21st century. That means right now, today, this year.

I know those that are in the money are going to check it out. Those in the money are always on the look out to make more money. Maybe money is the by product and their real motive is to accomplish and learn something.

So if you are not in the money are you willing to look at it? Funny question but the truth is those not in the money have a restrictive mind set. You tend to accept that this is not for you. I am here to tell you this is for you.

Why??? Because you deserve this. So brighten your Monday work week.

The secret to get this report for free that sells for $97.00 is to click on the gold key. Share the wealth and tell someone else about this also.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Join the Movement

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Confidentially Speaking

CONFIDENCE. That is a big word with an even bigger meaning. It has 3 syllables. CON FI DENCE.

So what does it mean? So what is it? We all want it. We all admire it. We all lack it at times. We all get annoyed at people with too much of it. We all feel better when we have it.

Confidence is personal. Confidence is not permanent. Confidence is not tangible. Confidence is a matter of opinion.

People I think have Confidence

someone that has a deep spiritual belief

someone that gets things done

someone that can step outside of themselves

someone that can admit they made a mistake

someone that takes responsibility for their behavior

someone that i can learn from

someone that does not complain

someone that can overcome disappointments

someone i want to be around

someone that can support me at times

someone that does not brag

someone that tells the truth

someone that can inspire me

someone that is authentic

someone that is real

someone with a sense of humor

There are probably more "someone with" but for the time being I think this is enough to get you thinking. Is there someone I know that is like this 24/7. No, of course not. Is there someone like this that strives to be like this? Yes. Is there someone that is more like this than less like this? Yes.

When I am around people that are confident I feel good. I feel good being around them because I know that they make every attempt to choose the words that come out of their mouths. They choose wisely because they know that what they say is a reflection of them, not the other person they are speaking of or with.

Once you realize that how you behave and what you say is solely a reflection of you and only you then you can start to develop confidence or find the confidence you already have.

Confidence needs to be cultivated. Confidence can be learned. Confidence can be developed. Browse here to find some help.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Improve your Business

I have shared with you some awesome products that can give your business the self improvement it needs.

You know you want to pump up your business. You know it needs more help.

You need to spend money to make money. You do not need to spend huge sums of money but you do need to fund your business. Spending on education and learning how to make your business successful is vital.

The products I have shown you are cost effective and fairly inexpensive. They are an investment in yourself and your business.

Businesses fail due to poor decision making. A poor decision could be to not fund your business. A poor decision could be to not educate yourself about how to operate your business.

Business logic is funny. Sometimes you think you have a genius idea and it tanks. It tanked because genius ideas and business success do not always go hand in hand.

That is why purchasing a product that has been developed and tested is the better choice than a genius idea.

So check out the products and find the one that will help your business succeed.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

PS If you buy any product I have shared with you I want to give you a bonus. E mail me your receipt to arnold@selfimprovementtoolshop.com to get your bonus.

Business in a Box

The Affiliate Business Blueprint

What is this all about??? I could be snappy and truthful and say this is about having a business blueprint for an affiliate.

Having a business is good. Being an affiliate is beneficial because you can have a business and market someone else's product. Having a blueprint is certainly worthwhile.

I have found an unbiased review of this product that you can view.

Affiliate Business Blueprint eBook Review

Review Author: Terah Logan

Affiliate Business Blueprint.

Brought to you by Jim Edwards and Rosalind Gardner.

These two affiliate marketers take the daunting task of marketing other peoples products (affiliate marketing) and break it down into basic steps that you can apply to any product and niche you wish to market online.

It truly is a `Blue Print'. I have used their suggestions - step by step - and achieved results that were fast and effective. The course is presented in PDF format as well as mp3's of their tele-seminars. You can listen to the whole course and then read the transcripts. I was very pleased with the presentation of this course.


While they don't offer you any bonuses - Jim and Rosalind say the product is so good they don't have to offer `bonuses' - the information is complete. It's a big package with solid information pertaining to all aspects of affiliate marketing. From deciding which affiliate programs are worth your while, to designing your website and the content it should contain, to the exact approach you should take to win your customers confidence thus creating a 24/7 income stream. The advice given is suitable for beginners as well as seasoned marketers.

If you only buy one Affiliate Marketing information product I would have to say this one should be it. This product is professional with tried and true affiliate marketing techniques; it is presented in an entertaining, eye-opening format that is sure to please.

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Here is the exciting part. If you purchase this product from me here I will give you a bonus. I will give you Auto Responder Magic.

All you have to do is e mail your receipt to arnold@selfimprovementtoolshop.com and I will send you your bonus.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Create Your Own Product

Are you imaginative, creative, with a desire to create and improve on something already in existence? Have you heard of public domain?

There are many pamphlets and books in the public domain. There are also lovely illustrations in the public domain. What this means is that you have the right to reproduce these pamphlets, books and images. You can do this without paying a dime and it is all legal.

Why do you care about this? Because you are imaginative, creative and have an idea. By using things in the public domain you can create your own product. You can obtain something in the public domain and use it for your own purposes. You can market a product in the public domain.

Suppose you are interested in the history of gardens. You can find something in the public domain and update, reproduce and put your personal touch on. Then you have the right to market this product however you choose.

You do not have to start from scratch if you want to have your own product to market. This is a unique approach to your home based business.

The ideas and products are only limited by your imagination and creativity.

Check this out to learn how to do this.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Essentials of Good Copy Writing

Short take on Keys to Good Copy Writing


1. Know Your Product
You must be familiar with your product. Buy it, try it, test it. You should not endorse a product you do not believe in.

When you are enthusiastic about the product your copy will be much easier. You will be speaking from facts and truth.

2. Know Your Customer
Who is the person that will be buying your product. Some simple categories are sex, age, geographical region, income, occupation. Once you have this narrowed down you need to create copy that this customer will relate to. Do not write copy you will relate to. Write to connect with your customer.



3. Test Drive your copy
Find a couple of people who more or less fit your customer data profile and have them navigate through your site/copy. Ask them specific questions about your site/copy as well as their experience of your site/copy. Confusing web sites/copy is the NUMBER ONE reason people leave or will not buy your product.

3. Stress Benefits
Your customer wants your product because it will solve a problem for them and provide a benefit to them. Your customers are interested in hearing about this. Your customers do not want to hear about you. They want to hear about your product and what it can do for them. What can your product do for your customer? How long will the results take?
Can it make your customer rich?
Can it save your customer time?
Can it entertain your customer?
Can it make your customer feel better?
That's what people want to hear and know.

Your headline or header should contain your product's greatest benefit. In bold letters and a compelling color such as red will attract attention and eye contact to your headline. The first few words should talk directly to your customer.

People do not read very word on your page. They will scan. They will look for something that seems interesting and important to them.

You have about10 seconds to grab your visitor's attention. If you don't, they will move on.

That means you need to have a headline that is direct, clear and something your customer wants to read. Another thing to consider is that E Consumers are doing pother things while they are looking at your copy. They are also button oriented and they will click away the minute they loose interest. So you must give your customers a reason to stay.


4. Provide Trust
E customers are skeptical of the Internet. If you are not a name brand you will have to convince your customers that you are reliable, trustworthy and will give them good value for their money. Therefore your copy will have to convey this. One way to reassure your customers is to offer a free trial, a money-back guarantee. You can provide testimonials. You should include your e-mail address, physical address and phone number at the bottom of every page. You can also use a (small) photograph of yourself etc.

Use short, clear sentences. Use small paragraphs. Avoid technical info in the main part of your sales page. You can provide this at the end of your copy if necessary.

Be sure the font is large and readable. Be straightforward.


Try to be interesting. Use dramatic, descriptive words. Once you are done read your copy out loud. Try to punch it up by shortening sentences and adding adjectives.

8. Create Urgency
The one thing you do not want is for your customer to read your copy and think the product is great but they will come back and get it later. They probably will not. Add a bonus. Give your customers something special to purchase now.

9. Get A Response
Make sure you ask your customers to book mark your page. Offer something that your customers can get now for free if they choose not to buy your product. That way you can keep in contact with them.


10. Spelling, Grammar and Formatting
Check your spelling. Check your grammar. Do not stress grammar over speaking in a natural tone.

11. Be Bold but avoid Exaggeration
Do not fill your copy with statements that are not believable.

If you want to get the whole scoop on good copy then visit here. Don't wait because you only get one shot to impress and communicate with your customers.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

How to Write Your Own E Book

Are you an author dying to get your book written, published and promoted? YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF.
Read how.
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Let's Get One Thing Straight About Being A Published Author-


by Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel (c) 2002 - All Rights reserved-





Just for fun, evaluate the following statement: "Most people want to write a book and get it published, but that's simply impossible 99% of the time.





"Is the above statement true? Not exactly. What's true is that most people THINK they can't write a book and get it published. And while that's a widely-held belief, just the opposite is true. In fact, it's easier to write and get published today thanever before - especially thanks to the ebook "revolution."





The field of ebooks is literally wide open for all who are interested - including, perhaps, you!What does it take to write and publish your own ebook?





Three things:


1) A TOPIC you are interested in that others would also liketo know more about.





2) The DESIRE to get the ebook written (note - you can writeit yourself, but you don't have to. There are other proven and simple ways to get your ebook written and published foryou.)





3) A simple, one-page, "sales letter" WEB SITE to sell theebook.





Does it take a lot of money or any special aptitudes? Oddly enough, not really. You have to be willing to take action, certainly, and learn as you go, but there are no special educational, financial or talent requirements to become a successful ebook author. The truth is, it costs very little to get started.





You can get a domain registered and online for as little as $9 to start and $6 a month for website hosting. In fact, there are actually six ways you can create an ebook without ever writing a word of it - so you don't need to be a skilled writer.





We'll tell you about one of them, in-depth, right now.Think of a topic you know something about that you'd like to write an ebook on. Once you have that topic in mind, then all you need to do is write a list of questions other people would pay to get the answers to... give that list to a friend... have the friend call you on the phone and ask you those questions... record the call... have the recording transcribed... and edit the transcription! Presto - you've just created a "meaty" ebook fast! (Yes, itreally is that simple!)





By the way, if you don't want to transcribe or edit the ebook yourself, you can get both of those things done for you for surprisingly little money... as little as a few hundred dollars, total, in many cases. That's how we wrote our most recent ebook. As authors ourselves, we came up with a list of questions, got on the phone, recorded the answers, and had the entire 4 1/2 hour conversation transcribed. Using this phone call -transcription - edit route we created an ebook in about a week. It cost us a total of $163 to produce it. (We hired out the transcription, and did the editing ourselves.)So far we've spent *zero* money on advertising and, as we write this article today, we've sold over $49,683 worth of that ebook in less than six months!





We're not unique in that way. We know many others who have successfully published ebooks - including another small publisher who has used this exact same method to create dozens of ebooks.If you can clearly understand a specific problem, want, need or desire of a large enough target audience and then create a publication that helps them get what they want, you stand to make a lot of money and help a great number of people at the same time.





If there ever was a "golden age" of publishing, NOW is the time. The truth of the matter is, today anyone can become a published author with an ebook in less than a couple of weeks. Between us, we have 11 ebooks online and we're making money every day, even as you read this.





You can do the same. Opportunity awaits you right now. It's never been easier to seize the day and go for your dream - become a published author!--





Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel are co-authors of "eBookSecrets Exposed," the authoritative resource for making alot of money quickly writing and publishing your own ebook. Guerrilla Marketing series author Jay Conrad Levinson says,"If ever there was a 'must-read' for this century, it's this book." For more information CLICK HERE

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

E Commerce Success Secrets

I always like to find ways for you to get going on your path. Here is a great article for your e commerce success.

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3 Secrets to "Striking it Rich" in Cyberspace
- by Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved

http://www.thenetreporter.com

In the few seconds it takes you to read this another domain name gets registered at www.NetworkSolutions.com, theInternet's oldest and largest domain name registrar.

Everyone from industrial giants to corner flower shops currently wants to stake a profitable claim in cyberspace.

The lure of low startup costs compared to brick-and-mortar operations and the promise of high rewards draws an ever-swelling crowd of merchants to the online marketplace.
Yet despite the optimism statistics tell us that 80% of these "e" businesses will fail within their first 12 months of operation.

People from all over the country ask me what it takes to succeed in the e-commerce world once they've completed the basic steps for getting online.

The following three keys virtually *guarantee success* for any online enterprise.

The First Key:
A Quality product or service with highly evident and readily understood benefits for consumers.
If your product or service does not represent the highest quality and value possible, and if consumers don't understand exactly why they should buy from you, the speed of the Internet will just expose your shortcomings to the marketplace that much quicker.

In the offline world a product's benefits, not the features,cause consumers to make buying decisions.

A man doesn't buy a car with a 5 liter engine because of the horsepower, he buys it for the feeling of supremacy and control he thinks it will give him.

Kids don't want a 1000mHz computer for computing power in doing homework, they want to play the latest games.

The Internet magnifies this "what's in it for me" benefits-driven evaluation by consumers.
Products or services presented with readily understood,self-serving benefits for consumers sell best online (andoff).

The Second Key:
An excellent website that loads fast, provides pertinent information to targeted consumers, and allows them to make online purchases quickly and securely.

Your website should: · Load fast by making conservative use of graphics. (Go to yahoo.com for an excellent example.)
· Provide exactly the information your potential customers want and need.
· Make it extremely easy for surfers to navigate your siteand find exactly what they want.
· Look good on both the Netscape and Internet Explorer web browsers at various screen resolutions (640x480, 800x600,etc.).

The Third Key:
Consistent, targeted website traffic by consumers capable of buying your product or service.
Imagine buying a 50 foot billboard and, instead of putting it out by the highway, you hid it in your basement. Nobody would see it! The same thing happens if you don't actively and continuously promote your website to attract visitors.

With its incredible speed and communications power, the Internet acts as a magnifying glass for any organization's strengths and weaknesses. E-commerce, e-mail, and a website won't do the job of marketing, selling, and customer service for any company. They will, however, help every organization perform all of those business functions better, faster, and less expensively with the real and tangible result of "strikingit rich" in cyberspace!
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Jim Edwards & David Garfinkel are co-authors of the NEW"eBook Secrets Exposed": How to Make MASSIVE Amounts ofMoney - In Record Time - With Your Own eBook!

WHY are some people getting positively RICH selling ebooks? Visit here http://hop.clickbank.net/?arnoldc/ebksecrets

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Dreams can Come True

Dreams by: Author Unknown

We all have dreams and expectations. We imagine things, we keep thinking about what we want to be, what we want to do, what makes us proud and happy and what will we become.

We grew up, and things seemed like having its own way. We accept our success or failures and we move on. The rapid change, the need to do the urgent things, the works, the pressures and the failures, all kill part of our visions.

Things have changed, but they cannot really take away the dreams. We still have to dream on, to visualize our desires, our wants, our vision of our future, even when we are considered too old for such things.

Cornel (Colonel) Sanders started his business when he was sixty, and started the whole successful KFC business. The main thing is not the age - whether being too old, or too young, but it is the desire to dream on, and the courage to realize it.

Vivid visualization, taking it to sleep, thinking constantly about it, talking about it, planning it, adding all the spices to our dreams will make us a bit closer to the realization of our dreams.
Entrepreneurship starts with a dream, a simple wish of tiny restaurant operation, or a huge business of real-estate development, or a modest training center for English education, or just any other self-employed money earning fun.

The ability to dream on is one of the fine quality of human race that other species do not possess. So dream on, and put a deadline: make it a giant dream, a tiny one, an old everlasting one, a newfound one, a hobby related one, a change of life one, a religious one, a stupid one, a stroke-of-genius one, or just whatever...... just continue to dream on........ Then, Just Go and Do It!

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Sound simple. Dreaming is easy. Making your dream a reality is the challenge. You can do it. The time to start is now.

You will need some help. Here is a place where you can find that help.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Better, Richer, Happier

Do you think your life could be better, richer, happier? I know that your life can be better, richer, and happier. I also know that you can make this happen.

I also know that the way this will happen is:

• Wish, Hope


• Thought


• Idea


• Plan


• Action

Is this a straight path? No. Is this a path? Yes.





You have a wish and hope. You may label this as a daydream. You experience this and at some point you make a judgement about it. Your judgement may be that this wish, hope is not possible. That is it for you. That is the end for you.





Suppose you do not take that path. Instead you have a thought about this wish, hope. You begin to think that this wish, hope could happen. Now you have the thought. You are thinking about this wish and hope with confidence and ability. You have not made a judgement. You are open to this wish, hope happening.





Next comes an idea. After thinking you develop an idea, a way to make this wish, hope happen. Things are rolling along for you now. This wish, hope is possible and there is the idea that it can happen. It can happen with a plan.





Now you are creating the plan. This may take some research and consulting. Or it may just pop into your head. However, it comes about it is solidifying.





Lastly comes the action you need to take to make the wish, hope a reality.





Can it be that simple? Yes. There may be gaps and stops between each step. You may falter and get lost at any step. This is where the path is not a straight line. But do you really care what the path is as long as you ge there? Are you obsessed with the path and not the destination? Is this where you get lost?





Is there where you make the judgement that this wish, hope is not possible? Is this the end for you?





Wherever you are on the path you can do it. When you need help get it. Stay on the path. Void the judgement.





Help is here.





Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

TGIF

TGIF. (Thank God it is Friday).!!!!

Is this one of your slogans? Do you live for Fridays? I know the work week is hectic. I know you have stuff to do. I know you are stretched for time. I know you are sharing your time with loved ones. I know that the expression, "So much to do. So little time." is in your head.

I also know that TGIF does not mean that now you can slack off. I know that TGIF does not mean you will have a long, lazy, relaxing week end. I know that TGIF probably means you can get a little, teeny, tiny breather. I know that TGIF means you have some time to tackle what you could not do during the week.

I know TGIF means you can spend some time with your family. But it may be not the "quality" time you are desiring. It will be the "doing good things for your family" time. It will be doing

important and responsible things for your family such as shopping, cleaning, watching and chauffeuring your children to activities. It may be the same duties to help out a parent, sibling or neighbor. It is clearly "doing good time" but the enjoyment comes from getting the deed done rather than in doing the deed.

Things you want to pursue for yourself are probably put off. They are in the back of your mind but your week end is scheduled. Is there a way to find time for yourself?

YES there is but you have to make the time. I know you don't have the time. You have so much to do. Your week end is already jam packed.

Here comes the finale. If you never make the time or find a way to make the time with outside help YOU ARE STUCK. This is what each TGIF will be like of you.

I am asking you to choose right now. Do you want help? Make the choice right now to get help. Make the decision right now.

I am offering you a place where you can visit 24/7. A place where there is information and products for you to help yourself. Make the decision and make the time. Learn how to create the time you want in your life.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Procratination Again

I felt I had to provide another post on procrastinating. You probably read the last post "Procrastination Blues" and procrastinated.

Maybe just seeing the word "procrastination" turned you off and you did not read any further. I understand how you feel. However, you must force yourself to cope with procrastinating.

Procrastinating is harmful to you. You know that. How many times have you put yourself down because you delayed doing something important? How many times have you put yourself down because you disappointed someone you care about. You disappointed someone you care about by not keeping your word. You made a promise to do something with the best intentions but you just could not get around to doing it.

I know you are feeling uncomfortable as you read this. This is touching a nerve. Help yourself to feel better. Help yourself to overcome your procrastination now.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Procrastination Blues

Hopelessness

Helplessness

Overwhelmed

Don't know where to start

Don't know what to do next

Pressure

Stress

Fear of failure

Fear of success

Low energy

Not committed

Low priority

Lack of knowledge

Rebellion

Don't want to

Irritating

Unpleasant task

Unclear goals

Unsure of the reward if any

Jump to conclusions

Low tolerance

Lack of energy

Lack of enjoyment

Perfectionist

Here is a list that a you can relate to if you procrastinate. I did a search about the "habit" of procrastination. These are the reasons for procrastination. You are probably familiar with some of them. Some of them speak to you.

So now you know you procrastinate. Now you see some of the reasons for this habit.

Now comes the BIG question. Do you want to tackle procrastinating? I know the answer is yes and then you probably procrastinate. Now you are in the circle. You are in the circle of procrastinators. You go round and round with yourself about this. "I should stop. I want to stop. I will stop. Maybe tomorrow."

Here comes the cliche - "Today is yesterdays tomorrow." Sorry to be the messenger of this news but you knew it anyway.

So.... Let's get going. Let' get inspired. Let's take some action. Let's make a start. Let's make a commitment. Let's deal with procrastination TODAY.

Here is how.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Autopilot Profits R S G

Ready Set Go!!!!

• Ready - to start your own Internet Marketing Business.
• Set - your business on Autopilot.
• Go - get Autopilot Profits today.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

PS Hurry up.

Auto Pilot Profits - Don't Wait

Dear "Would Be" Interent Marketer,

PS: Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and it's toll on success and happiness is heavy - Wayne Gretzky

This is how I closed my last post "Auto Pilot Profits - Best $27 I Ever Spent. Check it out if you missed it.

I did a search on the internet for "procrastination." Did you know there are counseling services for procrastination? That would mean that it is serious.

It is serious. What does it mean to procrastinate? It means you you get into the habit of putting things off to last possible minute or you get into the habit of avoiding doing things. Get into the habit means it is something you do on a regular basis. Is this a habit you want to keep?

What happens when you procrastinate? You miss out on things. This is a major problem in your personal and business life. Doing anything at the last minute causes stress, resentment, guilt and frustration. The last minute means time is running out. You are in a hurry. You become sloppy. You do not put in your personal best. You make mistakes.

Procrastinators usually watch other people get what they want in life. Procrastinators usually feel sorry for themselves that they missed the boat. If you are a procrastinator you know all this.

If you are a procrastinator here is something to do to stop procrastinating. Here is something to break the habit of procrastinating. Don't get mad when I tell you this. Don't line up your excuses and reasons why you can't stop procrastinating.

Before I tell you I have to ask you this. Did you pass up Auto Pilot Profits? Did you procrastinate? If you did here is your chance to end procrastinating on one little thing. Don't be on the fence about Auto Pilot Profits. Get it now. End procrastination. Take some action. Be a doer. Break the habit.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

PS You have to go to the Auto Pilot Profits link to get your EXTRA, FREE BONUSES.

PPS Don't procrastinate.

Autopilot Profits - Best $27 I Ever Spent

Today is Friday. It's the first Friday in a long time that I can kick back and relax. I've been working hard for the past few months and I deserve a break. The only problem was I couldn't give myself a break because I was busy working.

Then I purchased "Autopilot Profits"

I have to make a confession to you. I'm not very computer savy. Keeping that in mind I kept my fingers crossed while reading "Autopilot Profits."

I was elated! I could understand it, follow it and implement it.
Sure it was easy to use and implement. But does it work? Drumroll it works!

Have you found a way to give yourself a break today. If you purchase "Autopilot Profits" like I have you can get the break you deserve. I told you about it a few weeks ago. If you missed out here's your second chance. Because it's Friday I want you to get a break. If you buy "Autopilot Profits" from this link I will give you 2 (TWO) very powerful FREE bonuses.

I'm taking today off and spending it with my sweety. Who knows I may even splurge for dinner at Chez Paris.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

PS: Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and it's toll on success and happiness is heavy - Wayne Gretzky

Are you in Hurry?

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point."
*Harold B. Melchart

I really like this quote. Goals are important. Goals can keep you on track. Goals can help you focus. Goals can let you discover what is really important to you. Goals can also let you see what you have accomplished and where you need to go.

But do not become blind sided by your goals. You need to enjoy yourself while you are pursuing your goals. Goals are a part of your life. So is taking a breather and noticing where you are. Noticing and enjoying where you are.

Impatience is in all of us. We are in a hurry to get where we want to be. Yet, there is a difference between urgency and being in a hurry. Urgency motivates you to do soemthing. Being in a hurry is a state of mind where the end result is the only thing that is important.

Being in a hurry can actually be an obstacle to you. If you take the time to notice where you are you will get insight. These inights help you get to where you want to go. These insights may show you that you need to revamp. These insights may show you that you need a breather. These insights may show you that are on to something.

Hurrying and rushing will not give your time to process what is happening, where you are and where you came from.

Take some time to process what you are doing. Take some time to enjoy the beauty of where you are.

While you are observing this visit this wonderful place.

Here you will find many things for your enjoyment. At this wonderful place you will find many things for your journey.

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

Do You Give it Your All

This is a picture of life. Things you have probably done too many times. I hope this story is a wake up call for you. I hope you keep it with you the next time you embark on doing something.

Builder, The by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in 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 his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

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Marcia, Your Confidence Coach

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Are You a Friend

Are you a friend? It can be a big job. Check out this list and see where you are. Being proficient in this list is probably a lifetime job. Still it is worth pursuing. Remember, you do not do this for someone else but for yourself. You should always aspire to be your personal best. After all the one person you will be with for eternity is yourself.




A Friend... by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown

• (A)ccepts you as you are
• (B)elieves in "you"
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• (C)alls you just to say "HI"
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• (D)oesn't give up on you
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• (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
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• (F)orgives your mistakes
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• (G)ives unconditionally
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• (H)elps you
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• (I)nvites you over
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• (J)ust "be" with you
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• (K)eeps you close at heart
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• (L)oves you for who you are
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• (M)akes a difference in your life
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• (N)ever Judges
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• (O)ffer support
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• (P)icks you up
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• (Q)uiets your fears
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• (R)aises your spirits
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• (S)ays nice things about you
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• (T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
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• (U)nderstands you
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• (V)alues you
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• (W)alks beside you
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• (X)-plains thing you don't understand
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• (Y)ells when you won't listen and
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• (Z)aps you back to reality

Marcia, Your Confidence Coach