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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><p><em><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-63074" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="ScottBefore" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ScottBefore-e1366162904846-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />&#8220;The All Powerful King Inside of You&#8221;<br />
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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>What is My Soul’s Purpose? Your Divine Blueprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rikk Hansen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is purpose a burning question for you currently? Are you seeking to go beyond the surface and live from the depth of your Soul? “You were born with everything you need to create the life of your dreams and live your soul’s purpose.” Says Shellie Nelson, our guest on this week’s episode of the On [...]]]></description>
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		</p><p><strong><i>Is purpose a burning question for you currently? Are you seeking </i><i>to go beyond the surface and live from the depth of your Soul?</i><i></i></strong></p>
<p>“You were born with everything you need to create the life of your dreams and live your soul’s purpose.” Says Shellie Nelson, our guest on this week’s episode of the On Purpose show. “Unfortunately, far too many of us have accepted programming, adopted beliefs, and embraced limitations that undermine what we’re really here for. This makes your life a struggle and sucks the joy out of your days.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Shellie2.jpg" rel="lightbox[71665]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-71669" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" alt="Shellie2" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Shellie2-206x300.jpg" width="206" height="300" /></a>Shellie Nelson is highly intuitive and has been seeing energy and ghosts her whole life.  She has the ability to see the soul of a person. It is her desire to help people bring the greatness of their soul into their human awareness and physical life.</p>
<p>Listen in to hear Shellie share her own story, and learn about how she uses her unique intuitive abilities to assist others give to their <i>life a spiritual make-over and really show up in life as the Soul they truly are </i>–  living their soul’s purpose.</p>
<p>Join us on Thursday May 23rd at 10:00am pacific time on the Linked Local Network at:  <a href="http://bit.ly/0523Nelson">http://bit.ly/0523Nelson</a></p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>Every Thursday at Noon Central</strong></p>
<p><img class="wp-image-60624 alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width: 0px;" alt="Image of On-Purpose Radio Show" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/OnPurpose_400.jpg" width="259" height="259" /><i>Join the On-Purpose radio show on the Linked Local Network with <a href="http://www.susynreeve.com/">Susyn Reeve</a> and <a href="http:BrilliantNEXT.com/about" target="_blank">Rikk Hansen</a> as they open doors to discover &amp; live a lifework that’s alive with purpose. </i></p>
<p><i>Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose &amp; passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. </i></p>
<p>Join the conversation on the show&#8217;s Facebook page: <a title="on purpose site" href="http://onpurposeshow.com" target="_blank">On Purpose Show</a></p>
<p>And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click =&gt; <a href="http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast">http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast</a></p>
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		<title>HA-HA to AH-HA:  Humor Lighting the Way to Purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rikk Hansen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you experiencing confusion, uncertainty, and stress as you seek new clarity of purpose?  Looking for a way to get a new perspective, lift your spirits and enjoy the journey more?  Consider an unexpected source of enlightenment:  HUMOR. This weeks guest with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen on the On Purpose radio show is jollytologist, [...]]]></description>
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		</p><p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>Are you experiencing confusion, uncertainty, and stress as you seek new clarity of purpose? </strong> </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span">Looking for a way to get a new perspective, lift your spirits and enjoy the journey more? </span></strong></b></p>
<p><strong></strong><span class="Apple-style-span">Consider an unexpected source of enlightenment:</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span">  HUMOR.</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AllenKlein.jpg" rel="lightbox[70682]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-70683" alt="AllenKlein" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AllenKlein-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>This weeks guest with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen on the On Purpose radio show is <strong>jollytologist, Allen Klein</strong> – author of <a href="http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1936740427/susynreeve-20">Mom&#8217;s the Word</a> and <a href="http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1936740192/susynreeve-20">The Art of Living Joyfully</a>.</p>
<p>Through his books and his presentations, Klein shows people worldwide how to deal with everything from traffic jams to tragedies.</p>
<p>He got into this unusual line of work after his wife died of a rare liver disease at the age of 34. He saw how humor helped her, and those around her, cope. He also saw how humor helped him get through that loss. He now teaches others how to find some healing in trying times.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re ready to find out how to use humor to deal with changes, challenges, and not-so-funny stressful stuff on the way to renewed purpose. then join us on <strong>Thursday May 16th at 10:00am pacific time</strong> on the Linked Local Network at:  <a href="http://bit.ly/0516Klein">http://bit.ly/0516Klein</a> or listen to the podcast at <a href="http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast">http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MomsTheWord600.jpg" rel="lightbox[70682]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-70684 aligncenter" alt="Mom'sTheWord600" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MomsTheWord600-257x300.jpg" width="257" height="300" /></a></p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>Every Thursday at Noon Central</strong></p>
<p><img class="wp-image-60624 alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width: 0px;" alt="Image of On-Purpose Radio Show" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/OnPurpose_400.jpg" width="259" height="259" /><i>Join the On-Purpose radio show on the Linked Local Network with <a href="http://www.susynreeve.com/">Susyn Reeve</a> and <a href="http:BrilliantNEXT.com/about" target="_blank">Rikk Hansen</a> as they open doors to discover &amp; live a lifework that’s alive with purpose. </i></p>
<p><i>Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose &amp; passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. </i></p>
<p>Join the conversation on the show&#8217;s Facebook page: <a title="on purpose site" href="http://onpurposeshow.com" target="_blank">On Purpose Show</a></p>
<p>And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click =&gt; <a href="http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast">http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast</a></p>
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		<title>The Secret to Success!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Schmaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secret to Success!!! People are always looking to the &#8220;Secret&#8221; to success, that &#8220;Magic Pill&#8221; that will transform you into something great! The success you want can be anything; losing weight, growing your business, being a great partner or parent, anything. So, where is that &#8220;Magic Key&#8221; where do you find it and why is [...]]]></description>
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		</p><p><em><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-63073" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="Headshot" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Headshot-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />The Secret to Success!!!</strong></em></p>
<p>People are always looking to the <em>&#8220;Secret&#8221;</em> to success, that <em>&#8220;Magic Pill&#8221;</em> that will transform you into something great! The success you want can be anything; losing weight, growing your business, being a great partner or parent, anything. So, where is that <em>&#8220;Magic Key&#8221; </em>where do you find it and why is it being hidden from you? They say the greatest place to hide something is right under a person&#8217;s nose and that is exactly where the key to your success is. The key to your success, all your success is already inside of you. Every resource and skill you need to be successful; confidence, discipline, hard work and all the others, you are already using in some area of your life, you may not even be aware of it. Once you become aware of those skills in your mind, you can move them over to the other areas of your life to accomplish all you dreams.</p>
<p>Here is an example: I had a client once in her late forties. She came to me because she claimed that all her life she had no confidence or self-esteem. She had been telling herself this all her life. I noticed that when she was telling me her story of despair, she was sitting tall and erect, she was projecting her voice with power and force and her body language was very commanding. She was telling how little confidence she had, very confidently. I told her that and she didn&#8217;t want to believe me and she became even more forceful and more sure of her story of no confidence. I had her freeze and look at her body language, her voice and her words. It was the first time in her life that she made the connection to herself, that she really did have self confidence. Once she made that connection all she needed to do was move confidence she had in telling her story to the other areas of her life. She was able to do that and she is now a very successful salesperson and has taken back her power in all the areas of her life.</p>
<p>So how do you capture your powerful success skills you already have and apply them to the other areas of your life? The exercise below will show you how to do that.</p>
<p><em><strong>Homework Exercise</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Circle of Power&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Close your eyes and remember at time in your life when you were successful doing something (it could be anything) or something that you know you do really well. Now explore it: see the things you see while doing it, hear the things  you hear while doing it and feel the things you feel while doing.</p>
<p>Now imagine a circle on the floor in front of you big enough so you can step in it.</p>
<p>Take all the skills, resources and feelings you are experiencing doing this thing you do well (successfully) and take all those things and put them into that circle. You will notice that the circle will change color and you will begin to feel its powerful energy of your success traits coming from it.</p>
<p>Now step into the circle and feel all of your success from that thing you do well. See that way again, hear that way again and feel that way again. You will notice how different you feel. Standing taller, more focused in thought and confident in your ability.</p>
<p>Every time you need your success, power, strength and confidence&#8230;Close your eyes imagine that circle in front of you again, it beautiful color and powerful energy and then step into it. You will feel that way again and experience your success&#8230;.Because&#8230;.<em><strong>You are Amazing!!!</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Scott Schmaren&#8217;s Bio</strong></em></p>
<p align="left"><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 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. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals, stress management 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:<i> “Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.</i></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><p style="text-align: left"><em><strong><em><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-63073" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="Headshot" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Headshot-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />&#8220;What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself ?&#8221; <img class=" wp-image-66386 alignright" style="border: 5px solid white" alt="strength" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/strength-150x150.jpg" width="225" height="225" /></strong></em></strong></em></p>
<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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		<title>Find Your Voice: From Fear to Fulfillment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rikk Hansen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? Or it no longer mattered what other people thought? Is there a book in you waiting to be born? Or a message you care deeply about and feel heeds to be shared? &#8220;Living an authentic life means standing firm in our dreams! It means not [...]]]></description>
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		</p><p><strong>What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? Or it no longer mattered what other people thought?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Is there a book in you waiting to be born? Or a message you care deeply about and feel heeds to be shared?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Davina500.jpg" rel="lightbox[63804]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-63807" alt="Davina500" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Davina500-300x223.jpg" width="300" height="223" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Living an authentic life means standing firm in our dreams!</em></p>
<p><em>It means not settling for something less out of fear or desire for security.</em></p>
<p><em>It means being true to ourselves and releasing what no longer fits or serves us.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>~ Davina Kotulski</p></blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Join us <strong>Thursday, April 25, for the On Purpose radio show</strong> when we’ll interview <strong>Davina Kotulski</strong>, a psychologist, life coach, and internationally known author and speaker in the field of marriage equality.</p>
<p>Hear Davina’s journey of courage to find her own voice, and to share a message that’s touched thousands of lives.</p>
<p>You’ll also hear some of the secrets she discovered to help others live a courageous and authentic live, get their book written, and have their message make a difference in the world.<br />
To listen live, or to hear the replay click =&gt; <a href="http://bit.ly/0425Davina">http://bit.ly/0425Davina</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>And we&#8217;d love to hear your experience with and learning about Courage. And what is is to &#8220;Find Your Voice.&#8221; </em></strong></p>
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<p><img class="wp-image-60624 alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width: 0px;" alt="Image of On-Purpose Radio Show" src="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/OnPurpose_400.jpg" width="259" height="259" /><i>Join the On-Purpose Blog Talk radio show with <a href="http://www.susynreeve.com/">Susyn Reeve</a> and <a href="http:BrilliantNEXT.com/about" target="_blank">Rikk Hansen</a> as they open doors to discover &amp; live a lifework that’s alive with purpose. </i></p>
<p><i>Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose &amp; passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. </i></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rikk Hansen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feel like there&#8217;s no time for anything anymore? Overwhelmed with tension and anxiety, even on your days off? This week on the On Purpose radio show Rikk Hansen and Susyn Reeve interview Adam Timm, a Stress Consultant, Meditation Coach, Award Winning Speaker, and Bestselling Author. Hear Adam&#8217;s own journey from stressed-out to on-purpose.(And as a [...]]]></description>
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</a><strong>Feel like there&#8217;s no time for anything anymore?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Overwhelmed with tension and anxiety, even on your days off?</strong></p>
<p>This week on the<a title="Link to On Purpose show page" href="http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/on-purpose-your-path-to-fulfilling-lifework/" target="_blank"> On Purpose radio show</a> Rikk Hansen and Susyn Reeve interview Adam Timm, a Stress Consultant, Meditation Coach, Award Winning Speaker, and Bestselling Author.</p>
<p>Hear Adam&#8217;s own journey from stressed-out to on-purpose.(And as a 911 operator, Adams knows a few things about stress!)</p>
<p>Learn his secrets for kicking the stress habit and opening to a lifework rich in purpose, balance, and enjoyment!</p>
<p>To listen live, or to hear the replay click =&gt; <a href="http://bit.ly/Timm0411">http://bit.ly/Timm0411</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>And we&#8217;d love to hear your experience with and learning about stress. What is your challenge?</em></p>
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		<title>&#8220;Communications equals (=) relationships&#8221; We are all in sales&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We find ourselves engaged in the possible when; the possible represents the streamline approaches to encouraging others to achieve their highest potential.&#8221; Business monetization activity is relationship based. 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. [...]]]></description>
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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[Our founding fathers recognized the importance of having citizen politicians. Citizen politicians defined over 237 years ago as people who participate in the political process, and these people come from all walks of life, such as farmers, businesses, law practices, inn keepers, chimney sweepers and schoolteachers. These citizen politicians participated in the people’s government result [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Our founding fathers recognized the importance of having citizen politicians. Citizen politicians defined over 237 years ago as people who participate in the political process, and these people come from all walks of life, such as farmers, businesses, law practices, inn keepers, chimney sweepers and schoolteachers. </strong></p>
<p>These citizen politicians participated in the people’s government result in fresh new realist practical ideas from the communities they live in. These ideas coming from the community bringing reality and cultural inspiration based on real world experiences. These citizen politicians representing the people’s government and after their politicking is done they simply travel home to their citizens lives once again.</p>
<p>What is deeply saddening is the evolutionary process of the professional politician, who’s only goal in life is to stay in that elected seat full-time and forever. Without ever relinquishing this position resulting in stagnant ideas, with no possible sense of connection to the real people that elected them. In addition, a lack of connection to any sense of reality at all, these professional politicians are more closely aligned to an elitist mindset nowhere grounded to the community they are supposed to represent.</p>
<p>Political elitists have no direct correlation to the citizens that they represent, in most cases these professional politicians are not even from the same state. The only reason that these professional politicians are there, is because a great deal of money is now made for being a professional politician. Our founding fathers never intended to make citizens full-time politicians, or they would have written term-limits into the constitution for all elected officials from dogcatcher to the president.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Instead, what we have today a professional politician with no real connection back to the community that they represent, and what happens is “we the people” cease to exist.” “We the people” today are no longer the foundation for this government, and we the people have become merely three words in the English language.</em></p></blockquote>
<p><em>Not going to happen on my watch; Our voices are powerful and true! </em></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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