Many businesses are floundering and not moving forward because they are so focused on what is presently
happening in their current business. Perhaps they are worried about their present financial situation or their lack of expected growth or any number of other things. As any business owner knows, there is a myriad of things that one can focus on that are of a worrying nature.

When one understands that no matter how technically savy a person is or how many personal development
courses one takes, if you do not understand the laws of the universe, you are at a disadvantage in your business. It may never have the growth or financial abundance that you desire.

The law of attraction is the most powerful law in the universe and to understand it fully one must know about emotion. Everything that comes to us, good or bad is a result of our thoughts and emotional response to things. What we focus on with great emotion is what is coming to us. So, if we are worried about our business or concerned about things, the universe responds in kind by giving us more things to worry and concern ourselves about.

Thus the importance of focusing on one’s VISION. The universe does not know the difference between reality or our imagination. It always responds to what our focus is. So we want to focus on what we want and where we are headed. Only then, will what we want, come forth. Many people spend most of their physical life experience focused on what they do not want because it is in front of them and usually negative.

The skill of visualization is key here. Spend time regularly focusing on & refining where you are headed and what you desire. Know clearly in your mind what your intention is for your business and bring high positive emotion to it throughout your body. The universe is abundant and will faithfully deliver to you exactly what you are wanting. At the same time it is always JUST, meaning, what you focus on expands. It is responding to your emotional vibration. There is no injustice in this abundant universe.

We are vibrational beings attracting to us according to our thoughts and emotions. I did not know this for a long time and it was a great disadvantage to me. And now to learn this and to understand why things were not working out as I wished them to is so very empowering.

Having a deliberate vision that you focus on with great joy & knowing is a key to your successful business. People and circumstances will come forth in all kinds of unexpected ways when you do this and you will have
the wonderful satisfaction of knowing that you are the creator of this reality.

Great article today about social media  by Steve Thornton  …….
 
Twitter or Facebook?
 
Or Both?

Today, applications like Twitter and Facebook, while attracting new users at astounding rates have not fully defined their business models and the 800-pound gorilla has yet to emerge. It is still early in the game and the eventual winners in the social networking space may not even yet exist, but I would argue that Twitter and Facebook are emerging as potential contenders to dominate.

Why People Love Facebook

Facebook appeals to social animals and can be very addicting to people who have an insatiable appetite to stay connected with friends and make new acquaintances. In fact, some people report they rarely use email or IM tools anymore in their online social communications anymore, relying almost entirely on Facebook for email, chat, image and video sharing.
Facebook addicts prefer the social portal model versus having to log into AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Gmail, Hotmail, Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, etc. Instead, Facebook gives them a single alternative to all these applications, with one login and interface to manage their online social interaction needs. This largely explains the explosive growth Facebook continues to experience and why the company reportedly invested $200 million in data center upgrades last year to keep up with demand!
 
Why People Love Twitter

The usefulness of Twitter is not readily as obvious to some people as Facebook; although it may be more addictive once you get the hang of Tweeting; you get more immediate responses and it seems to live somewhere between the worlds of email, instant messaging and blogging. Twitter encourages constant “linking out” to anywhere and, in that respect, is more analogous to a pure search engine; another way to find people and content all over the Net.
Twitter has quickly built brand awareness and a loyal following, especially among the technically adept; bloggers, online marketers, evangelists, basically anyone with something to promote seem to find Twitter extremely valuable.

When asked why they love Twitter, users say like “I can ask a question and get an instantaneous response”. They crave the ability to “tap into the collective consciousness” of others on the network, bouncing ideas off others with whom they would otherwise have no means of connecting. Twitter addicts claim it’s like the old fashioned water cooler, where people can gather to shoot the breeze on whatever topic is on their minds. Twitter is like a communications stream you dive into for an invigorating swim.
 
Different Communication Styles for Different Social Settings

Let’s say you go to a wedding or other social gathering where lots of people know each other. The style and tone of communication there will be more like using Facebook; you chat with old friends and acquaintances, mixing and mingling in an intimate manner. In this setting, people tend to feel more relaxed and “in their element”. Conversations are familiar and center on shared experiences and connections.
Now, when you go to a large party or social event where you don’t know most of the people in attendance, you will use a very different style of communication, more like Twitter; you want to meet people and somehow make yourself known, stand out from the crowd, make an impression, self promote and make new connections. Twitter is like getting the podium and not everyone feels comfortable or knows how to stand comfortably in the spotlight.
 
So Which Social Network is the Best?

While zealots will immediately point to either Twitter or Facebook as being superior, the truth is that each has its advantages and disadvantages and will tend to appeal more to different types of people and for different reasons. Each can have great or little value to anyone; it really depends on what you are trying to accomplish in a given situation. Consider some of the pros and cons of each network:

 
TWITTER PROS 
Easy to navigate and update, link to and promote anything
Reach far beyond your inner circle of friends
One feed pools all users; anyone can follow anyone else unless blocked
Pure communication tool, rapid responsiveness
You don’t have to be logged in to get updates; you can just use an RSS reader
Very interactive, extensible messaging platform with open APIs
Many other applications being developed (Twitterific, Summize, Twhirl, etc.)
Potential SMS text messaging revenue from wireless networks (although Twitter states they are not currently getting any cut)
Potential future advertising and/or enterprise subscription-based revenue streams
With its “thin” overhead, Twitter is probably more scalable than Facebook, giving it a cost advantage
 
TWITTER CONS
Limited functionality; find people, send brief messages, direct replies
Limited to 140 characters per update
Not all people find it immediately useful
Over-emphasis on follower counts
Easily abused for spam and increasing the noise level
Relatively smaller installed user base
As yet no readily apparent monetization strategy
 
FACEBOOK PROS
Application mashup; find people, make connections, email, instant messaging, image/video sharing, etc.
Most people can quickly grasp the value of connecting with friends, family and established contacts; some people report they use Facebook instead of email and IM
More emphasis on deep connections with others vs. who has the most connections
“True Friends” feature increases your transparency to selected connections; almost like having private and public profiles
Huge, rapidly growing installed user base
Inherit stickiness, third party applications, “gift giving” and personal data collection make Facebook a powerful advertising platform
 
FACEBOOK CONS
More difficult to navigate and update
Requires investment of time to realize sustained benefit
Opt in model requires a user to allow others to connect
Less immediate responses; unless you stay logged on continually
Overhead of mashup and “thick” applications could limit scalability, bloat cost structure
 
The Future of Social Networking
In the end, both Twitter and Facebook are simply communication tools; both will continue to evolve and morph as users find new ways to extract value and either network may or may become a long term winner in the rapidly evolving social networking space. Ultimately, the fact remains to be seen whether either application has a profitable, scalable and sustainable business model or whether the exit strategy is simply to be acquired.
But, will either Twitter or Facebook become the next Google or will they fade into the rear view mirror of technological and social evolution?

What do you think?

No matter what is going on in your life, if you do not like it, it can be reversed.  So for example, if you are ill, lets say you have arthritis in your joints.  This is pretty common for many people.   Now I know that arthritis in your joints is not fun. It is painful to say the least.   Here’s the thing though,  every condition has a series of thoughts and emotions that have put it in place.  And law of attraction is bringing you the emotional equivalent of what these thoughts and emotions are, in this case arthritis.

Our bodies are naturally healthy and will stay healthy if we have healthy thoughts. If our thoughts are positive, joyful and happy,  then it follows that our bodies will remain healthy and happy too.  However, if we stray from our true selves, and begin to worry and fret and have doubts and anxiety about things,  these emotions are indicators that what you are thinking is not in alignment with your true nature of positive joyous energy.  And your body responds in kind by giving you an indicator that you are off track,  ie your arthritis.   This is law of attraction in action.

All illness has an emotional basis.  I personally had the beginnings of arthritis a few years ago and through journey work, that releases past issues and law of attraction teachings, that teaches how to guide our thoughts and emotions daily,  I was able to release it.  It has never returned because I am so diligent about my desire to be happy, that I will not allow negative emotions to be with me for long.  I make every effort when I feel them to soothe myself into a better feeling place.

So if you have arthritis you must get to the emotional root of it. You must begin to let go of the tension in the body. It could be old memories that need to be released through Journey work or it may be chronic thoughts in the present that are the root cause.  Whatever the case, rest assured, it can and many times has dissolved.  I have seen it countless times in many many people. 

To learn more about your emotions and their significance to illness, just read more on my blog,  each article gives you another piece of importance in this important learning.  It is going to make you want to understand law of attraction intimately, trust me on this.

I hold the key to creating my every desire because I understand my emotional guidance system and how it relates to the law of attraction.  How many people need to know this?  I think many would love to know that all of our dreams and desires can come forth easily and effortlessly when we are in alignment with our true nature.   Well what is our true nature, you ask? 

Our true nature is love, passion and joy beyond description.  We were promised this when we came forth as physical beings.  We were born to have a magnificent life and to be the creator of all that we want in this physical experience.  And if we are having less than the wonderful experience that we would like, it means one thing and one thing only. We have not come into alignment with our desires.  What is heavens name does this mean, you ask?

Well being in alignment with our true nature, with the source energy that is us, means being in high positive emotion with the deep knowing and trusting that all is well, that abundance flows to all who ask.  Each person has this capacity, no one is left out. There is no scarcity,  that concept has been created by our wrong thinking and a misunderstanding of our guidance.  When we are in a lack consciousness, we are in negative emotion which is always an indicator that we are thinking thoughts that are not true, they are not accurate.

These negative emotions &  thoughts have a vibration that is contrary to our abundance.  It is our guidance saying, hey there, you are going in the wrong direction, turn around and reach for emotions and thoughts that are more accurate,  more positive.  Your life is suppose to be joyous & fun, so go towards that which feels good to you. Play a lot, do things that make your heart sing, eat your favorite foods,  dance your favorite dances and sing your favorite songs.  Do anything to help yourself back into alignment.

Being in alignment is the key you hold to all creation.  When you are loving yourself or another or life, you are in alignment.  When you feel playful you are in alignment.  When you are appreciating all that is around you, you are in alignment.  Each day your work is to feel good and  to do whatever it takes to stay there.  When you master the art of feeling good no matter what your outer circumstances are, you have the key, the answer to how your dreams will come true.  Enjoy the ride, it is a magnificent journey, if we allow the well-being to flow to us and through us. Ah I love knowing about the law of attraction.

I always laugh a bit when I hear a person on the internet or otherwise talking about how this is your one and only opportunity and if you do not do this now, you will be out of the loop.  Even though this person usually says they believe in abundance, this statement is made from a scarcity mentality.  It is meant to induce fear and ‘not enoughness.’   It is a marketing strategy that has had its day.  It does not work with me because I know my abundance is not dependant on any one person or event. 

This person does not understand the law of attraction. They do not realize that law of attraction is at the heart of everything.

My abundance is dependant on my vibration,  on the amount of well-being that I feel.  It is so nice to know that at a deep level because when we do, we always know it is never too late for anything.  There is always another idea or opportunity or chance or whatever.  The universe knocks itself out giving us what we want time and time again at any age or anytime.

The well-being that flows to all of us is beyond our wildest imaginations.  Our only work is to allow it in by focusing on that which we want and by feeling good.  We must feel good beforehand.  That means before our lover shows up or our business adventure shows itself or before our new home arrives or before our health gets better.

Now that is not a lot to ask of us in return for abundance, would you agree. All we have to do is FEEL GOOD and know that it is on its way. Relax and chill and go with the flow of things.  This may seem easy but most of us have a difficult time doing this because we are accustomed to focusing on what we do not want or what we do not yet have. 

It is a very good practice to begin though. I urge each of you to begin today. Make a decision that you will stop complaining about everything and that you will only look for those things that make you feel good and that beginning today you will allow the abundance that is waiting outside your door to flow in. That is the work. It is an inner feeling game and not an action game.

So many people think you have to take massive action to have abundance or that you have to work hard to have abundance. This is just not so.  When you really listen to your inner being, you will  know when to act.  You will be inspired to act.  If you act before you are inspired you are literally paddling upstream, you are making things much more difficut than it needs to be. When you act from inspiration, you leverage the resources of the universe and everything flows easily and effortlessly.

Law of Attraction is at the heart of everything that is. It responds to our emotions both good and bad. It is never unfair or injust. It responds according to the vibration each person is emitting.  If we want law of attraction on our side, and WE DO, trust me on this, then we must become infinitely aware of our desires and how we are responding to them.

So lets explain this with an example.  Every subject has two subjects, what is wanted and what is unwanted. So, for example,  if we want a new home because our life has caused this new desire,  there are two sides to this desire.  There is the new home we have created in our mind that has not yet manifested and there is the home that we are living in that we know is not exactly what we want anymore.  So if we desire more cupboard space, another bedroom, a beautiful view, a walk-in closet for instance,  this is what we are WANTING. 

Now in the meantime we are living in the home where these things are lacking.  So if we want law of attraction on our side, meaning if we want the beautiful new home sooner, rather than later, here is our work.  After we clarify what we want, then we must turn our undivided attention to the knowing that this new home is created and it is waiting for us to get into alignment with it.  This means we must give our undivided attention to the excitement and enthusiasm of this new home.  We must begin to act as if it has already arrived.

And guess what, it has arrived believe it or not, because when we ask it is always given.  It is waiting for us in the wings so to speak.  When we get into alignment with it, meaning the absolute knowing that it is ours and we are worthy of it and we are deserving,  it must and will come forth.  It is law.  Circumstances and events will occur that will amaze us as we watch its unfolding. 

What trips most people up however is the focus on what we do not want. So if we are annoyed and complain each time we realize how inadequate our present cupboard space is,  we are literally holding back our new creation.  If we have guests and they have to sleep in the living room because there is no extra bedroom and we feel upset about that, we are holding our new creation at bay. 

We must find a way to be a peace with WHAT IS and at the same time turn our individed attention to that which is WANTED.  This is the key to all creation. To be at peace and content with where we are and yet excited about where we are headed, in this case into the new home.

It is a new learning for  most of us because we have been so trained to focus on what we do not like about our present circumstances.  Trust me, it is worth the effort to truly GET THIS, because everything we want is waiting for us.   And while we are anticipating its unfolding,  we can choose to have a wonderful journey along the way.  

Jerry & Esther Hicks teach this material so very well with the help of Abraham.  I highly recommend their teachings on the law of attraction,  they have changed my life forever.

If  we want to attract more wonderful things or people into your life,  we want to be sure to love where we are at right NOW.  Even if this is not the place where we want to be,  find a way to be at peace with where you are.  When you are worried about where you are, you can never move beyond that place.  So make peace with where you are, so that where you are can change.

How do I make peace with where I am if I am so unhappy or if my lover has not come  yet or if I hate my job?   Well here is the thing.  It is all an inside job,  you have to soothe yourself into a better FEELING PLACE.  So lets take the example of  “I hate my job.”   What kinds of things could I say to myself right now that would make me FEEL BETTER?   Feeling better is the goal right now,  not changing  the job.   When we line up our energy to make things feel better, then we will receive inspiration from source energy about what to do about our job.

The key here is first of all I have to feel better and then the answers will come.  I have to actually FEEL BETTER first, in order for anything can change.  So I might say things like:  “this is only temporary & I am here for now but I will soon be in a work environment that gives me more time freedom &  I can handle being here for now, I have some very good friends here,  &  even though there are many things I do not like, there are many things I do like  etc. 

Whatever you say, you want to make sure that you are feeling better about it.  The goal is relief.   And the more you soothe yourself with good feeling thoughts and the more you feel better,  they more the universe feels the new vibration and things must change.  When you are in alignment with your new desire,  meaning feeling really good about where you are and really excited about where you are headed,  things must change, it is law. 

This is how the law of attraction works.  You have to feel good in advance before the new reality can come forth.

I will just allow that which I have created to come forth.  Ask and it is given, that is the promise we have all been given.  That is the single best way to describe how this magnificent universe works.  The law of attraction is the basis of all that is and it works in conjunction with our source energy to create our desires. 

Now most of us think that once we ask for something or once we know what we want, that we then  have to make it happen for ourselves and so we move into massive action to make it happen.  This is just the hard way to go about things. If we think we have to make things happen, we are making our lives so much harder that it need be. You see, whenever anyone of us asks for something,  a new mate,  more money, better health, it is always given. That which we have asked for is literally created and the only thing left to do is to allow it to come forth.

What in heavens name does that mean, we have to allow it to come forth, you ask?  Well let me explain.  The third step in the manifestation process or the process of something coming into our reality is getting into a state of allowing so that it can manifest easily and effortlessly.   So for example,  lets use the mate example. If I am wanting a new mate,  the universe has said, absolutely, he is here for you waiting for you to allow him in. 

Well how do I do that, I ask?  Well allowing means to relax,  to chill out  and trust more.  If we truly believe we are worthy of something and if we truly believe we are deserving and if we truly believe that when we ask, it is always given then it is easy to chill.  We can just go on with life as if “he” has arrived because he has.  I am not worried about it, I am enjoying the process of its becoming. 

It is kind of like being a sculptor,  we have a slab of clay in front of us and now our job is just to allow the sculpture to take shape as we trust the process of creation.  It is such a wonderful thing when we truly understand that we can give up so many of our actions that truly demonstrate that we do not believe, that we have to earn our way to this creation, or we have to achieve it somehow with hard work.  It is not like this at all.

When someone expects things to come forth,  and allows things to come forth, there is a relaxing into the entire process. There is such a deep knowing around all things that you can allow the law of attraction to take over. It is our manager so to speak.  We do not have to figure out how it will come forth, that is not our job. Our job is only to trust that it is coming and to relax as we listen for the call of source to guide us.

Trust me on this, if you truly are in tune with your desire, you will know when to act and when to just be. The call to action will feel so inspiring, it will not seem like work, it will just seem like the next logical step.  This is our gift from the universe and this is a call to place all of our faith in our manager, the law of attraction. It will take care of everything and it will let us know all the details if we are listening.