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		<title>&#8220;The All Powerful King Inside of You&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Schmaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The All Powerful King Inside of You&#8221; Inside of you is an &#8220;All Powerful King&#8221; who is capable of making all of your dreams come true. Whatever you tell him you want with purpose and conviction he will make happen in your life. He has that much power and he resides inside of you right [...]]]></description>
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<p>Inside of you is an &#8220;All Powerful King&#8221; who is capable of making all of your dreams come true. Whatever you tell him you want with purpose and conviction he will make happen in your life. He has that much power and he resides inside of you right now even as you are reading this article however you must be very careful because he takes whatever you tell him literally, good or bad. So be careful of what you tell him want. He believes what you tell him to be true, even when it isn&#8217;t and he can make bad things happen just as well as good things. Good or bad whatever he produces for you he believes it is the right thing for you. He takes everything you say literally.</p>
<p>Does that sound like a fantasy or a crazy story? It isn&#8217;t. I am talking about your subconscious mind and what I have described to you is exactly how it works, whether you believe it or not. Very little of what we do we do is at a conscious level. Neuroscientist now know that only about 10% of what we do is at a conscious level and 90% is subconscious. Your subconscious mind controls every aspect and function of your body and mind. Your heart beating right now, the breath you just took, every chemical and hormone being released and used in your body right now is being controlled by your subconscious mind. If you think about it, you will realize how amazing that really is.</p>
<p>Many times the reason you seem to have such a hard time letting go of bad habits is you try to change them at a conscious level and that doesn&#8217;t work. Your subconscious mind believes the bad habit is actually good for you and will at some point override your conscious mind. It is how you can rationalize or make excuses for your bad habit. It is the reason for so many years I would lose 50 or 100+ pounds and then I would put the weight back on, even though I didn&#8217;t want to. My subconscious mind perceived me as being fat and that being fat was a good thing, even though that sound crazy. That is how you get stuck in such negative patterns in your life and can&#8217;t seem to change them.</p>
<p>So, how do you change these negative images and beliefs you have about yourself? Long term change almost never happens at a conscious level. It has to happen at a subconscious level first and then it becomes part of our conscious reality. When I changed the perception of myself from being fat to being thin, then I was able to change myself physically. Change happens from the inside out not the outside in. You have to change the movie that is running all day long inside your head. Your homework today will help you do that and it is simple, easy and fun to do.</p>
<p><em><strong>Your Daily Homework</strong></em></p>
<p>Do this exercise every night as you go to sleep.</p>
<p>As you are laying in bed ready to fall asleep close your eyes and visualize exactly how you want your life to be. See it in great detail. Hear the sounds you would hear if it were real and feel all the emotions you would feel. Then fall asleep on that visualization. All night long your subconscious mind will be working on that image you created and as you do it more and more you will begin to make adjustments in your habits , values and beliefs. It is simple and it is very powerful and overtime it can change your life! In Napoleon Hill&#8217;s classic book on success, &#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221; he discovered that the most successful people in the world did this every night as they were going to sleep. People like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, The Wright Brothers and many more did this powerful exercise</p>
<p>So do the exercise every night. You area going to go to sleep anyway and the exercise requires no additional time from your day. How great is that? You are amazing, so do things that help you discover how amazing you are.</p>
<p align="left"><em><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-63068" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="BookCover" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BookCover-107x150.jpg" width="107" height="150" />Scott Schmaren&#8217;s Bio</strong></em></p>
<p align="left">Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, coach and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180 pounds and maintaining it while rediscovering his vitality. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you!. Scott’s techniques are being used to increase sales and business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other great things. Athletes and sales professionals are using his systems to achieve, consistent, peak athletic and sales performance. Scott is co-author of the book, <i>Stepping Stones to Success</i>, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is entitled, “<i>Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day.”</i></p>
<p align="left"> Scott Schmaren, 847-331-5848</p>
<p align="left">scott@ultimatevisionarymind.com</p>
<p align="left">www.UltimateVisionaryMind.com</p>
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		<title>&#8220;What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself ?&#8221;  All day long we talk to ourselves. Are you even aware of that and what you say to yourself? Most of us aren&#8217;t. Yet at least several hundreds times a day we say things, comment, compliment, criticize and sometimes put ourselves down. The conversations we [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left">All day long we talk to ourselves. Are you even aware of that and what you say to yourself? Most of us aren&#8217;t. Yet at least several hundreds times a day we say things, comment, compliment, criticize and sometimes put ourselves down. The conversations we have in our head are important. They help define who we are and what we are? They are an important part of creating the self-image we have about ourselves. Unfortunately, if you are not aware of your self talk then most of it is probably negative. You know what I am talking about, you are doing something and you make a mistake and the little voice in your mind says to you, &#8220;How could you be so stupid?&#8221;. This self talk and commentary we have is happening all day long and until you become aware of it, you can&#8217;t change it. We become what we say to ourselves all the time. So if we are saying negative things to ourselves, our lives most likely reflect that. Where did it come from? Many times it comes from our childhood, growing up. We hear things like; Your&#8230; Stupid&#8230;Dumb&#8230;To Fat&#8230;Ugly&#8230;Not Good Enough&#8230;Worthless&#8230;Unlovable&#8230;and there are many more. Our subconscious minds are very powerful and if you tell it something enough times, it will believe that it is true&#8230;even when it isn&#8217;t. When we hear those negative words enough times, we start acting that way and the world starts treating us that way. Fortunately, if we say great things about ourselves over and over, we believe that we are great and the world treats us that way. Positive or negative either one is and can become your reality.</p>
<p style="text-align: left">How do we change our self talk? The first step is to become aware of it. You cannot change anything that you are not aware of. Being aware of who you are, what you are and what you think are the most powerful tools of change. Without them you are forever destined to live the current life you are living. Today&#8217;s Success Homework will allow you to become; awake and aware of your internal dialogue and then be able to change it. What should you be saying to yourself? Look at the picture in this article, &#8220;Strength&#8221; read the words surrounding it, those are great examples of what you should be saying to yourself, all day long, everyday. You are Amazing&#8230;accept that about yourself.</p>
<p style="text-align: left"><em><strong>Your Success Homework</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left">Every time you catch yourself saying something negative to yourself, freeze, stop what you are doing and repeat these words: CANCEL, CANCEL, CANCEL&#8230;and then replace your negative statement with a positive one. Here is an example: You make a mistake doing something and you say to yourself &#8220;Am I stupid&#8221;&#8230;.Freeze&#8230;say: CANCEL, CANCEL, CANCEL&#8230;&#8221;I am learning new things everyday and getting wiser&#8221;. Does that sound simple, it is. At first you will not catch yourself that much because you are not that aware of your thoughts. Soon you will be aware and you will be &#8220;cancelling&#8221; yourself all day long. Eventually you negative self talk will subside and you will think more positively and you will be &#8220;cancelling&#8221; yourself  less and less.</p>
<p style="text-align: left"><strong>Scott Schmaren&#8217;s Bio</strong></p>
<p align="left">Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, hypnotist and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you! Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, <i>Stepping Stones to Success</i>, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled, <b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline">“Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.</span></i></b></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Fear is a Liar&#8221; Fears, we all seem to have them, don&#8217;t we? Most of the fears we have aren&#8217;t real. They are silly movies we play in our minds over and over again, making them worse and worse. They are usually things that have already happened from our past that we wished we had [...]]]></description>
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<p>Fears, we all seem to have them, don&#8217;t we? Most of the fears we have aren&#8217;t real. They are silly movies we play in our minds over and over again, making them worse and worse. They are usually things that have already happened from our past that we wished we had done differently or things that haven&#8217;t happened yet, in the future that we make negative assumptions as to how they will turn out. If we focus to much thought and energy on these &#8220;silly lies&#8221; we tell ourselves, guess what, they become our reality. Another name for fear would be stress. If you really think about it, all our fears are stress induced and all of stress comes from our fears. Not a productive cycle is it?</p>
<p>Did you know that as human beings we are only born with two fears. The fear of loud noises and falling, that is it. Every other fear we have, is learned. Now some fears we learn are good. I think it is wise to fear running onto a crowded highway or jumping into an open fire. If someone is holding a gun to your head, you should be afraid but most of the fears we have are not real and sometime the get in the way of us accomplishing our goals and finding happiness and every other great opportunity in our lives. Many times we fear the things we want to have in our lives the most because they area different and unknown. Our greatest fear we have as human beings is the fear of the unknown or another words we fear &#8220;Change&#8221;. The great psychiatrist, Virginia Satir said, &#8220;Man&#8217;s greatest and highest need is not survival, it is familiarity&#8221;. Think about that. We will choose to continue with a bad habit even though we know it is bad for us and sometimes can even kill us ( Obesity,drug addicts and alcoholics for and example) even though we know the new habit will improve our lives. We are afraid and fear the unknown.</p>
<p>So, how do we overcome our fears and move forward in our lives?  The greatest thing you can do is be in the present moment, focusing all your attention and energy on what you are doing at the time. If you are doing this you can&#8217;t be thinking  about the past or the future which do not exists at this moment in time. How do you do that? The  homework exercise I am giving you today will help you be in the present moment and focus all your attention on what you are currently doing. The exercise takes about 1 minute to do, that is it! It can be done anywhere and I do it anytime I am going to do something important like speaking in front of a group, writing or coaching a client. You can do it to improving your studying capabilities or before you go to work. Use it anytime or place you choose.</p>
<p><em><strong>Your Homework:</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;The 9 Breath Exercise&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Find a quiet place (Do not do this while you are driving)</p>
<p>Close your eyes and breath in deeply through your nose (if you can&#8217;t breath through nose, your mouth is fine)</p>
<p>As you exhale out, let go of all your thoughts of things from your past (Repeat that 2 more times)</p>
<p>Now, breath in deeply</p>
<p>As you exhale out, let go of all your thoughts about things you have to do in the future (Repeat that 2 more times)</p>
<p>Now, breath in deeply</p>
<p>As you exhale out, focus all your attention, energy, thoughts and skills on what you want to accomplish now in this moment in time (Repeat 2 more times)</p>
<p>Open your eyes and Be Amazing!!!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, hypnotist and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you! Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, <i>Stepping Stones to Success</i>, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled, <b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline">“Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-63068 aligncenter" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="BookCover" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BookCover-107x150.jpg" width="107" height="150" /></span></i></b></p>
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		<title>&#8220;Communications equals (=) relationships&#8221; We are all in sales&#8230;</title>
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<p><span style="font-size: large">&#8220;We find ourselves engaged in the possible when; the possible represents the streamline approaches to encouraging others to achieve their highest potential.&#8221; </span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="color: blue;font-size: large"><strong>Business monetization activity is relationship based.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">Winning new business or sustaining existing business is directly related to urgency. Understanding the urgency in the eyes of your customer can yield you greater business opportunities. An area that is often difficult to nail down because we are focused on the ultimate goal of higher sales, we lose sight of a tactical part of being in business, making a respectful profit. For that reason revenue must match reality of making profit not making sales. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Final thoughts, a sale revolves around:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">1. </span><span style="color: blue;font-size: large"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Relationships</strong></span>,</span><span style="font-size: large"> <strong>use Social Media to build upon face-to-face relationship is better</strong>, because the human attention span is short, this is a human factors resource element. You can have a face-to-face relationship with someone across the planet, with someone you have not met. <strong>Social Media is a form of limitless digital face-to-face, such Powerful Stuff</strong>!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">2. </span><span style="color: blue;font-size: large"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Urgency</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: large">, in the customers mind &#8220;<strong>Think Customer&#8217;s Pain Reduction</strong>.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">3. Providing </span><span style="color: blue;font-size: large"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>credible services</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: large"> by staying in your core business to <strong>drive positive customer perceptions and relationships</strong>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: large">&#8220;Successful marketing is a twofold experience, the First is colorful theatrics, </span><span style="font-size: large">and the Second is results!&#8221; <em> &amp; remember &#8220;We are all in sales&#8230;&#8221;</em></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology can make collaboration easier, cut costs and help operations run more efficiently. Unfortunately, the organizations trying to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems—nonprofits—often lack resources to fully take advantage of technology to further their causes. That’s why we worked with the HandsOn Network, a Points of Light Enterprise, to create HandsOn Tech, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Technology can make collaboration easier, cut costs and help operations run more efficiently. Unfortunately, the organizations trying to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems—nonprofits—often lack resources to fully take advantage of technology to further their causes.</p>
<p>That’s why we worked with the HandsOn Network, a Points of Light Enterprise, to create HandsOn Tech, an initiative that pairs U.S. nonprofits with individuals who are passionate about technology and looking to make a difference. Last year, we funded 24 full-time AmeriCorps VISTA positions. These VISTA members provided technology training to more than 1,300 small, poverty-focused nonprofits nationwide. Further, these VISTA participants engaged skilled volunteers, including lots of Googlers, to assist nearly 200 nonprofits in creating individualized, comprehensive tech plans that will help them to work more efficiently.</p>
<p>Each HandsOn Tech VISTA project varies based on different nonprofit needs. In the past year, projects have included:</p>
<p>Migrating Dreams for Kids, a Chicago nonprofit empowering at-risk and disabled youth, to Google Apps—enabling them to more efficiently and effectively collaborate without the restriction of limited office space.</p>
<p>Building a dynamic website and social media strategy for Doing Art Together, a NYC-based nonprofit providing hands-on programming and GED prep for under-resourced youth.<br />
Using Google Maps and Fusion Tables to help Atlanta’s The Drake House create a map that helps staff better visualize the local homeless population in order to more effectively distribute their services.</p>
<p>HandsOn Tech Pittsburgh hosted a panel on social media tools, including Google+, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, with local nonprofits at the Google Pittsburgh office</p>
<p>The program has been so successful that we’re expanding—it will now include one additional city and 28 new VISTA positions, with the goal of reaching even more nonprofits. The new HandsOnTech VISTAs will start in August with a one week training at our campus in Mountain View, Calif., where they’ll learn about cloud-based tools from a variety of technology companies including the Google For Nonprofits suite that allows many nonprofits to use free online advertising, Google Apps and YouTube channels. Once they are armed with tech know-how they’ll spend the rest of the year in two and three-person teams serving nonprofits in the Bay Area, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York City, Pittsburgh and Seattle.</p>
<p>HandsOn Tech is accepting applications for VISTA members now through June 27. If you’re passionate about technology and helping nonprofits on the front line of fighting poverty, then we hope you’ll apply!</p>
<p>Posted by Patty Neuswanger</p>
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