The Positive Mind – What can it Get You?

Friendship – Happiness – Peace – Success – Health

Is that true?  Can a positive mind really get you all this?  Positive thoughts can direct you, guide you in the best way.  As much as you hope or dream about something you must act on it to achieve it.  Through a long battle with cancer I have learned that there are many people that try to pull you down.  They have all sorts of negative experiences they want to share.  They will be your death!  It is a choice you have.  If you choose to be negative you will get depressed, feel bad, and confine yourself to misery.  If you choose to move on, be positive and find the good in what is happening you will achieve your goals.

My dream, goal has been to be a successful entrepreneur for many years.  I’ve tried many careers and opportunities intermingled with jobs.  I remember about nine years ago, when I became a truck driver, I said that was my last career.  I had recently read that a person on the average had eight careers in their lifetime.  It sounded good at the time but I am now on my eleventh opportunity.  I am an entrepreneur with a store on eBay, a website and have started this blog to try and bring it all together.  I am convinced this time that I will succeed. 

There are several reasons that this time I will be successful. 

  1. First of all, I have learned that the positive mind has extra problem solving power.  That is a quote I found somewhere and had on my desk when I was a Realtor – but I do not think I really believed it.  Look at things from a positive perspective and you can find answers.  I have found I can make the choice to cut people out of my life who whine and are always negative.  I need positive to more on.  I can think better when I am positive.
  2. Second, I have found a mentor this time – not just a book with lots of instructions to follow.  I found Janelle Elms and the OSI Rock Stars.  She has set up a ‘family’ of Rock Stars.  These are all people with a passion for success who are willing to help each other,  share their knowledge, and encourage me as I learn.  There are more than two hundred hours of recorded training available to me to listen to and learn.  If I have questions I have people there who will answer my questions. 
  3. Third,  this time I know it will take many hours a day of hard work and that success does not have a magic formula.  It may take me a little longer because I am dealing with health issues but I will succeed.  I am Positive Attitude Makes a Difference. That just happens to be one my shirt designs at Comfy Cottage @ Cafe Press.

Happiness comes because you are at peace with who you are and what you are doing.  Success is achieved when you reach the goals from that positive mind set.  Positive people find friendships through the associations they have.  Happy people attract happy people.  Law of Attraction.  Health – well you must be positive to let your body heal and content to know you are doing what you can to be in the healthiest position fate deals you.

 

Squidoo – Creating fun and Sharing

Squidoo?? What is that?  There are many ways to create.  Arts and crafts are some of the first things we think about.  Authors are some very creative people also.  I have had a dream since about ten to be a writer.  I remember writing short stories, poems and narratives that I didn’t know what to call them.  Today we all have that opportunity to be a published author with blogging.  The main problem is that it has been many years since I did much writing so I do need the practice. 

I joined the OSI RockStars about seven months ago to help with my progress in becoming a Powerseller for eBay.  In the process I have learned about Blogging, My Space, and Squidoo.  Now Squidoo is a fun place to create.  You can write, educate and share your passion.  There are modules where you can link to eBay, Amazon.com, and CafePress all to share products you love – or are trying to sell.  While you are building, having fun and creating, Squidoo is ranking your lens. (The formula for rank is a mystery but activity helps.) Now it gets exciting to see your lenses go up the ranks.  It can become addictive.  I have been playing over at Squidoo a lot this past week and realized I hadn’t written anything here.  Like I say it is creative and addictive. 

If you haven’t been there, try it.  My latest lens is one in which I am sharing my experience as a LAM patient – that is short for the true name  – lymphangioleiomyomatosis.  Squidoo lenses have the ability to earn money through affiliate sales and ranking.  This one will earn money for the LAM Foundation.  Squidoo supports charities of all types.   I’ll post the link as soon as I publish it. Publish! the dream of every writer.

Lenses can be varied.  My highest ranked right now is Going Green is Groovy. It highlights conservation and new ideas.  I share some about my eBay store in Comfy Cottage Crafts and Comfy Cottage the Smoothest eBay Store Ever.  I firmly believe that we direct our own destiny in life by our Attitude.  Two lenses that I have on Attitude are The Best Attitude Ever  and Fighting Cancer with Attitude and Food.  Actually the Goofiest Lensmaster Ever is an Attitude lens about dealing with chemotherapy.

Squidoo is a free site that allows affiliate links, lets you share in their affiliate links, and pays you to play!  Try it out for your reading pleasure or for using your creativity.  Check out my lenses, rate them and leave comments in the guest books.  I’ll look forward to seeing you there.