I Challenge You

Have you ever had one of those days, when it seems like everyone you run into and everyone that calls you wants to complain?

Luckily I have the LLI community and a small group of friends that "get it". Those that don't I choose not to talk to. Hopefully at some time they will have some good news but until then they will continue to get my voicemail and I will continue to not return their emails.

Why? Because neither one of us will benefit from me listening to their whining. If they would actually listen to my response, they might benefit, but time has shown again and again that regardless of what I say, they will remain in "victim mode".

Which brings me to my topic. Our book in our book club the last couple of weeks has been T. Harv Eker's "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind". The first wealth file is "Rich people believe "I create my life". Poor people believe "life happens to me"."

So as I was deleting voicemails and emails of my "victim" friends and family, I decided to bring this up in the hopes that maybe some of them might read it and take a hint. The first hint being, GO BUY THIS BOOK AND READ IT!!!!

The lesson in this first wealth file, talks about the 3 clues to recognize being a victim. Blame, justification, and complaint. When you are doing any of these things you are NOT taking control of your life and situation. I think he puts it best in saying, "when you are complaining, you become a living, breathing CRAP MAGNET."

He issues a challenge which I think is great and I have used for quite some time now. He says to challenge yourself to not complain at all for seven days, not out loud, not in your head. The full seven days is important because the first few days you may have some "residual crap" left over.

He goes on to recommend that every time you do catch yourself being a victim by blaming, justifying, or complaining about something, take your index finger and slide it across your throat to remind yourself that you are "slitting your financial throat."

This simple activity can transform you from victim to victor and can dramatically change your life. I challenge all of you to do it. Especially if you want me to call you back!

Make it a great day, you have the control.

Misery Loves Company

Yesterday I decided to go to the bar around the corner from my house to have a late lunch, early dinner. When I got there, there were only a handful of people at the bar.I have been going to this bar for about 8 years now so I know everyone that works there and I know a lot of the patrons. I sit down, say hi to those I know, order a drink and lunch and start reading my book.

My phone keeps lighting up and to my excitement they are leads popping up in my email. (I have a blackberry and get my email on my phone)

The guy across from me is reading the newspaper. The two guys sitting to my left are watching the soccer game on tv. The two guys on my right are talking, in very loud voices, about how bad things are and the economy, the usual negative talk.

I call the girl behind the bar over and ask her to do me a favor and buy a round for everyone on my tab. "Sure! No Problem! What are you celebrating?" she aks. "Nothing, just feel like buying everyone a drink." I answer.

Here is where it gets interesting. While she is getting the drinks, the guy next to me looks over at me and says, "Thanks for the drink. I notice your phone keeps going off, you must be popular."

"No, actually I have my own business and people are contacting me for more information." I say.
"Wow, your own business huh? With the economy the way it is, it must be tough." He says.

"Actually it is doing awesome thanks! Business is out of control."

He leans back away from me and gets this real nasty tone and attitude and says, "How is it that everyone else is losing their homes, big businesses are shutting their doors, people are getting laid off, and your business is doing well. You're telling me that everyone else is suffering and you are doing just fine?"

"Yes, I am thriving. The economy is not bad, it is just different (I quoted Brent from the visionaries call) and I know a lot of people that are doing far better than I am." I said back with a big smile on my face.

He stopped talking to me, (which was fine because I didn't want his negativity) and went on to bitch to his friend about me. He was mad at me for doing well, mad at me for being happy, and mad at me for not being a victim. Because I didn't see things from his point of view and because I wouldn't be part of his pitty party, he was actually hostile toward me.

You hear all the time at people being mad at someone because they are the downer or the party pooper but how do you like that? Being mad at someone because they are taking control and living their life full out.

And yes, I still bought him his beer. I was doing that for my benefit in the first place!

25 Millionaires in 2009

Here it is, one of my goals for 2009!! I am going to make this short because I am getting ready to head to the spa for some pampering but I wanted to get this down ASAP.

In my morning goal setting this morning I decided I am going to assist 25 people in 2009 become millionaires with LLI. I am looking for people that are seriously committed to making $1,000,000 by December 31st, 2009.

I am looking for people who are playing to win, not playing not to lose. I am looking for leaders and people who are committed to their success.

That is pretty much it. If you are serious about making $1,000,000 by December 31st, 2009, visit http://www.LLIDetails.com (username: beyond) (password: freedom). Listen to the business overview and go through ALL the information on the site so you know the in's and out's and have an idea of what it will take from you. If you have questions ABOUT THE BUSINESS or are ready to get started, contact me at the number listed on my site.

Anyone that orders their Beyond Freedom program between now and December 31st of THIS YEAR 2008, I will purchase your January Kick Off training event ticket, held January 10th in LA, and your ticket to our team event in LA January 9th, for you.

I am very excited to help you reach your goals and hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday season!

*Signing up as an associate is NOT a guarantee for success. Your results are up to you, but if you are serious about achieving a million in 2009, this business can and will get you their if you choose. Our system works 100% of the time, for those that work the system.

The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

When reading last night, I came across a chapter in my current book, "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker, that inspired me to post a quick blog. I was very fortunate that when I started my business back in 1999, I was surrounded by mentors that already knew these lessons and taught them to me.


For those of you that were not so fortunate, I would highly recommend getting yourself a copy of this book. It is a quick read and the lessons are simple and easy to put into action.

The lesson struck home for me is, "Wealth File 10: Rich people are excellent receivers, Poor people are poor receivers."


I am one of those people that will bend over to pick up a penny, or a nickle and I get excited about it. I get just as excited when I win $5 on video poker as I do when I win $5000 at the craps table.

The point is I am grateful and open to receive any amount of money, big or small. Usually the people complaining about not receiving any money or not receiving enough money are poor.
It also talks about giving and receiving. They are two sides to the same coin. You can not have one without the other. I am sure you have heard the saying, "It is better to give than to receive." I think Eker puts it best, "What a crock!"


If all you do is give and never receive, then how can you continue to give? I know from personal experience, the more I give, the more I receive, and the more I receive the more I give, and it goes on and on in a big circle. When I stop doing one or the other, it puts a halt to the energy and the flow.

Some tips that Eker gives to become better receivers follow:


1 - Practice receiving. When someone gives you a compliment, say "thank you". Don't return the compliment, just receive it, accept it and be grateful for it.

2 - ANY money you find or receive should be enthusiastically celebrated. Scream out, "I'm a money magnet. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" This goes for any money that comes into your life, whether you find it on the ground, receive a paycheck, money you get as gifts, money you get from the government.


3- Pamper yourself at least once a month. Do something special to nurture yourself and your spirit. Get a massage, a manicure, a pedicure, take yourself to an extravagant lunch or dinner, rent a boat or a weekend cottage. Do things that will make you feel rich and deserving.

When you are putting out the energy of being wealthy, you attract wealth. When you put out the energy of being abundant you attract abundance.


Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of T.Harv Eker's "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" and put its lessons into use immediately. It is a quick and easy read and can have you on your way to wealth and freedom no matter what your current situation.

It's Been A While

Wow it has been a while since I have posted. Between moving, remodeling, adding dogs to the family, vacationing, and living an amazing life, I have not made the time to post to be honest.

I had an interesting conversation today and it sparked some things I have talked about previously.

Today was really my first day back working, if you call what I do work. I was talking to a man that had requested a call through my website, www.ItIsThisSimple.com .

When I called him for a brief interview, I asked him if he was serious about starting a business of his own. He said yes, he had no money right now to start a business, but he wanted the information for "when he was ready".

I told him that I only spend time with serious people, and that in my experience when something is important enough to someone, a little thing like money won't stop them.

He was shocked and started telling me about a recent experience at the dentist. He had horrible pain in his teeth, and it was going to take $2000 to fix, and when he weighed the pain with the cost, it was more important to find the money to fix it.

So I asked him, how much pain his current situation was causing him? "How uncomfortable are you?" He said uncomfortable enough to do something about it.

I went on with the interview call, he told me about himself and I asked him, "If there were no limitations placed on you, what would your ideal income be?" He said $2K a month. I was shocked and asked him if that got him excited? He said $4k a month would get him excited, but that the economy was just awful right now and no one is buying anything, etc. etc.

I told him that this opportunity was not the right one for him and wished him luck. He came back at me angry and asked why it wasn't for him, and I told him that I only work with people who have a MINIMUM goal of $100K in the next 6-12 months. He again, said he watched the news and no one is buying anything, even big companies were shutting their doors.

I told him that I haven't watched the news in seven years and last week alone I received checks and credit card orders for over $15K. I gave him my website address and told him that when he was ready to take responsibility for his life and ready to make things happen, give me a call back.
Less than 2 hours later, he had placed an order for $1500, a $1000 profit for me, but more importantly he took his first step in living his life on his terms.

Don't let anyone or anything dictate your life or lifestyle to you. You create your reality. A friend of mine was saying just tonight that he doesn't look at the economy as good or bad, it is just different.

So stop using the "bad" economy as an excuse for not living up to your true potential. Take aciton, take responsibility, and make things happen!

Enjoy the Journey

Last night I was watching one of my favorite movies, "Dazed and Confused". I love this movie for so many reasons, from all the great cars in it, to the fact that at 16 my now husband and I watched this movie together at his house and I got grounded for coming home at 3am because of it.

Every time I watch it I notice something new. Well, last night, I am watching this awesome movie and a scene, that I have seen 100's of times struck a new chord with me.

3 of the characters, Mike, Tony, and Cynthia, are driving to a beer bust. They are talking about life and what is going to happen after they graduate high school. Tony brings up that he feels like this time of his life is preparation. Cynthia asks what they are preparing for, and Mike says death.

Here is where something sparked for me. Cynthia then says that if we are preparing for death, then shouldn't we be enjoying our lives now and enjoying the present now. AHA!

Stop being one of those people that goes through the motions to get to the next best thing. Enjoy the process, enjoy the journey and then when you get there relish the moment. Then continue your journey to the next destination.

Along the journey you will have several wins some small, some large, celebrate all of them! But if your whole life consists of arriving and never the journey, if you do arrive, is it going to be worth all the time and moments that you missed out on?

Motivate Yourself to Achieve Success

Napoleon Hill states, "The greatest reward success brings is self-satisfaction. True success is marked by the satisfaction of knowing you have done a job and done it well - that you have achieved the goal you set for yourself."

Think about something that you really wanted that you got. A car, a house, a watch, that new flat screen TV. When you got the money to purchase it, did the money excite you or was it the excitement of what the money was going to buy you.

So many people try and say that money drives them. In reality what drives us is what the money can do for us. I talk to people everyday that tell me that they are serious about creating a multiple six figure income from home.

I go through the qualifying questions to weed out the people that want from the people that do. When I ask someone how much they want to make in the next 12 months a lot of them say $100K. This used to be enough of a reason for me to put them on the business overview call. Then I would call them back to get them started and they would tell me that they see the opportunity but they just don't have the $2500 to get started.

It only took me a week or two to realize what I was doing wrong. In my years in business, I had always been trained to find out some one's why because that is what is going to motivate them. People, more often then not take action on emotion not logic. Who wouldn't want to make $100K in the first 6-12 months of business? That is not the real qualifying question. The qualifying question is, why do you want that $100K?

The businessman that tells me he wants $200K to quit his job, that is not good enough. I will tell him to call me back when he really has a burning desire. On the other hand, the single mom that wants to make $80K a year so that she can send her son to private school and quit her job to be home with him, that is a why.

Desire drives us, motivates us, gives us a reason not to quit when the going gets tough. I used to qualify people into my business solely based on their income goals. In reality, those who have strong whys will go further than those that just want a ton of money. Then on occasion I do get those that have a strong why and want a ton of money.

If you really want to achieve true success, dig down deep and find your burning desire, something that you wish to have in order to reach a greater goal you have set for yourself. Get passionately involved with your desire, picture having it, really experience the emotion of having it. Your desire needs to be something that is easier to live with than to live without.

Decide that no matter what, you will have it. Write down your desire and commit it to memory. When you reach an obstacle just take yourself back to how it will feel when you reach this goal, and you will find you brush aside obstacles that seemed insurmountable before.

"All things are possible to the person who believes they are possible."

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Taken from Napoleon Hill's A Year of Growing Rich