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Do You Have A Someday

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Monday, September 6th, 2010

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Since words are previews of things to come, I got to thinking the other day about the importance of words.

I was sitting on the porch of my apartment in Newport Beach, California, and glancing out on some beautiful surroundings. There are so many trees in my complex that the greenery creates a unique level of peacefulness.

Sometimes there are no words to describe the peacefulness that I feel here.

And, speaking about words, there is one word that all of us use, and I’ve been as guilty as anyone in the past of using this one word too much, and it doesn’t really help us.

The one word I’m talking about is SOMEDAY. We use it too much.

In my apartment complex there is a beautiful hiking trail. “Someday I’ll go take a hike on that trail.”

A couple of buildings over there is a exercise room. “Someday I will go over there and exercise regularly.”

“Someday I’ll get a hold of my finances and I’ll pay in cash and I’ll save some money. Someday I’ll pay off my debts.”

In my office, there is a calendar. I checked and I did not see a day of the week on that calendar called “Someday.” There is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There is no “Someday.”

So, when we use the word “Someday,” the signal to the subconscious mind is that there is no commitment. Since there is no day of the week called “Someday,” there is no need for a commitment to a goal. Thus, there probably won’t be any achievement of an important goal.

May I suggest that we change from using the word “Someday” to using specific words like Today, This Week, This Month, and This Year.

So, instead of saying, “Someday I’ll take a hike down that trail in my complex,” how about “I’ll take a hike right after I finish writing this newsletter.”

And “Tomorrow morning, first thing, I’m going to go over to the exercise room in my complex and I’m going to exercise for 30 minutes on the treadmill.”

And “This week I will set a monthly budget that I will work toward so I can spend less than I earn.”

And “This month I will begin to pay off my debts.”

And “This year I will lose 20 pounds.”

The mind responds to specific words: Today, This Week, This Month, This Year. So, I encourage you, for things that you have wanted to change about you, to start using the words Today, This Week, This Month, This Year instead of Someday.

I believe that you’ll be amazed how much more productive you will be.

So, before I go off on my hike down the trail, which I’ve committed to you to do, let’s declare together that we no longer have a Someday on our calendar.

You are special. You are unique. You are destined for greatness. I see it in you – you are a Champion! Have a powerful day!

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What if your child could learn how to set productive goals and get things done?

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As a bonus to the CD, you will get the “Can Do Workbook”, a great e-book supplementary teaching tool to the daily 2-minute audio messages.

The “Can Do Program for Kids” CD is available, with the bonus e-book, for just $29, at the Boaz Power Store on my web site: Boazpower.com.

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An Action Affirmation
I use words that declare affirmations about Today, This Week, This Month, This Year and I’m accomplishing great things.
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Where’s Your Ticket Taking You

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Monday, August 30th, 2010

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After a seminar in Bonita Springs, Florida, I found myself waiting for my flight back to the West Coast. I was at the Ft. Myers Airport.

It dawned on me that an airplane ticket has a lot to do with goal setting.

If I were to walk up to the ticket counter at the airport, put down some money, and ask for a ticket, the agent would probably say, “Where to?”

If I were to say, “It doesn’t matter. Just give me a ticket.”

The agent would, once more, say, “Where to?”

I would not get a ticket because I didn’t specify where I wanted to go. On the other hand, if I know exactly where I want to go, like that day in Ft. Myers, I get a ticket.

Life is the same way. If we don’t identify specific goals, we’re not going to get a ticket to go anywhere we like. We have to write down specific goals, exactly where we want to go, and then life will give us a ticket to the right destination.

If you don’t have written goals for the next 12 months, then I suggest you write down some specific goals that you want to accomplish in the next year. If you don’t believe the goals you’ve written down, then lower them a little bit.

What you see is what you’ll get.

And then identify a specific reward as to what you’re going to do for yourself once you accomplish certain goals. Then I suggest you get a picture of that reward, put it on a card about the size of a business card, laminate it and carry it with you everywhere you go.

My picture happens to be of an island off of Belize, in Central America, called Caye Chapel. I’ve been there. I was flown there by a Houston company to speak for all of their employees. It is just incredible.

Caye Chapel is about a 10 minute flight out of Belize City. It’s a half mile wide by one and a half miles in length. Only 40 guests at any one time. The food is exquisite. The snorkeling is amazing. The fishing is fun. And the atmosphere is so very peaceful.

So, I carry a picture of Caye Chapel with me because that’s my next reward. I’m going back to Caye Chapel. On the other side of my card I’ve got very specific affirmations of things I want to accomplish in the next 12 months.

Can you see the value of doing this? I have a picture of my reward on one side of my card and specific written goals on the other side. Get one of these for yourself and watch what it will do for your future.

You’ll be able to walk up to the counter of life and get a ticket to literally anywhere you want to go.

You are special. You are unique. You are destined for greatness. I see it in you. You are a Champion!

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What if your child could develop amazing confidence and a very positive attitude?

My new daily CD for children, The “30 Day Can Do Program for Kids,” is a very powerful, productive and positive way for kids, 4 to 12 years of age, to gain those attributes.

As a bonus to the CD, you will get the “Can Do Workbook”, a great e-book supplementary teaching tool to the daily 2-minute audio messages.

The “Can Do Program for Kids” CD is available, with the bonus e-book, for just $29, at the Boaz Power Store on my web site: Boazpower.com.

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A Ticket Affirmation
I have specific written goals for the next 12 months and I have identified an exciting reward.
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Is It Water Under The Bridge For You

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Sunday, July 11th, 2010

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If you’ve been around for a while, you’ve probably heard of the Geneva Convention.

Well, I recently experienced my own version when I conducted a seminar for a nice group of people in Geneva, Illinois. I guess that was my version of the “Geneva Convention”.

Geneva, Illinois, is a lovely community about 40 miles west of Chicago. I was speaking at the beautiful Herrington Inn and Spa, right next to the Fox River.

As I stood on the balcony of my lovely room at the Herrington, I felt very peaceful watching the meandering Fox River going downstream right outside my room.

That beautiful sight was a great example of peace, something that too many people lack in their busy lives.

If you don’t have peace in your life, my aim is to help you get some.

So, the most important thing about having inner peace is to define, on paper, what is it that concerns you. Think about it, what are you worried about most of the time? What frustrates you?

Is it your health? Is it your finances? Is it a career? Is it a relationship?

The first, and most important point, is to define it on paper. “What am I concerned about the most? What upsets me the most?”

And then focus on one area that you can improve.

If it is your health, and you need to eat healthier, then start today. Start by taking a walk. If you lived in a beautiful community like Geneva, Illinois, maybe you’d take a walk along the river.

Maybe you need to just pay attention to what you’re eating and eat a little more carefully.

If it’s a relationship you need to improve or change, then do something about it.

If it is finances that’s causing you inner turmoil and not allowing you to have inner peace, then start paying in cash, pay off some debts, save some money, live a little below your means.

The important point is to do something about at least one area that’s frustrating you and to take small steps. Before you know it, those small steps add to bigger steps.

And there’s something else about the Fox River in Geneva that I want to talk to you about as a lesson. The Fox River continuously goes to move downstream. The bridge over the Fox River, which I saw from my hotel balcony, was a symbol in life because the water underneath it continues to go under the bridge.

So, if there are some things that you are resenting from your past, realize that those are water under the bridge. It is already gone. As I saw in the Fox River, there was no way to make it go backwards. It continued to move downstream. It’s water under the bridge.

So, whatever has not gone well in the past, just decide to let it go down the river and decide that in the future you will do things differently.

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A Water Under the Bridge Affirmation
I am taking positive steps to improve whatever is frustrating me in my life.
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How to Bring Peace to Our Finances

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Monday, May 31st, 2010

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I recently traveled to San Diego to conduct a seminar. On my way south, since I had a little extra time, I stopped by the Self-Realization Fellowship center in Encinitas, California.

There, right on the Coast Highway, you will find some of the most peaceful and beautiful meditation gardens in the country. Situated on a bluff, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this is an amazing place to come, to meditate, to find peace.

However, if there is great turmoil in our lives, a visit to such an incredible place can only be a momentary respite from the stress that one would feel when getting back to reality.

One area of life that seems to be causing a lot of stress for many people is money. Used properly, it can be a very productive tool to give us peace, security, and a special lifestyle.

However, when mismanaged, the lack of money can cause stress, anxiety, fear and great heartaches.

I’ve made my share of mistakes with money in the past and, in order to find peace in this aspect of my life, I had to make some changes. Here are some of the changes I made in my own life concerning money…

I started living below my means. Where did we get misdirected when many of us thought that we had to live in fancy houses, drive fancy cars, and live a fancy life? Many were going broke trying to live beyond their means.

Thus, I lowered my expenses and that helped me to be able to sleep better at night.

I also stopped charging. I stopped using my credit card as if it was an open checkbook. It’s so easy to use credit cards. However, when the bills come in, it can be so hard to pay back those debts.

If I couldn’t afford something, I simply decided to save until I could pay in cash. Buying in cash is very empowering. Doing so meant that I was being much more responsible with my money.

My next step was to start paying off my debts. There is great power in being debt free. I started by paying off the smallest debt first. That gave me confidence and it felt good. Then I attacked the next largest debt and so on.

Being debt free is like “supercharging” a motor and it suddenly takes a vehicle in a great new direction with a lot of power.

I then started saving money. This is another way to gain great power. When you have a sizeable amount of cash in the bank, no one can threaten your security. You have created your own security.

People worry about their credit scores. I decided that I’d rather be a lender than a borrower. I also decided that cash is king and that it allows me to basically set my own credit score. Making purchases with cash now gives me great leverage when it comes to negotiating better prices.

So, those were the steps that I took to bring peace to the financial side of my life.

What about you? If you need to make some changes in your finances, why not follow the steps I’ve listed? Let’s take the feeling from the Meditation Gardens in Encinitas and spread it throughout each day of your life.

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A Peaceful Affirmation
I am taking control of my finances by living below my means, paying in cash, becoming debt free, and saving money.
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How to Reduce Stress and Live Longer

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Monday, May 24th, 2010

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I have been in New Orleans, for speaking engagements, a number of times in recent years. I was there in 2006, a year after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and saw some of the incredible damage when large portions of the city were flooded.

I was back in the city again recently and saw how much progress had been made by the incredible citizens of that city. Yes, much work still has to be done.

However, by exerting individual initiative rather than depending on government help, I saw what many people had done to rebuild their homes and their businesses.

The spirit of New Orleans is alive and kicking. It is truly an amazing city.

I looked around the area where the 17th Street Canal had broken through and flooded a large area. This was close to Lake Pontchartrain.

New Orleans is basically between the Gulf of Mexico on the south and Lake Pontchartrain on the north. There is a waterway between the Gulf and the lake. During Katrina, water poured into the lake and then flowed south into the city though its canals.

The pumping stations, which were meant to pump the water back into the lake, failed and the city, below sea level began to flood as water undermined the walls of the 17th Street and other canals. The water pressure eventually toppled some of those walls and the rest is history.

As I stood there the other day, in the area where much construction is taking place, I thought about the correlation between the water pressure in the canals in New Orleans during the hurricane and our own health.
In our bodies, when we experience too much stress, I believe that that puts undue pressure on our blood vessels and on our arteries. High blood pressure and other problems can occur.

The problem is that these can be hidden killers because these conditions may not be obvious.
I’m not a doctor. However, I believe that stress is the number one killer in this country. I believe that stress causes undue hardships on our bodies and our bodies react with defense mechanisms that aren’t necessarily good.

If you find that you have financial challenges that are stressful, lower your expenses, pay in cash, pay off your debts and save some money.

If you find yourself stressed out at work, may I suggest that you go into your office, put your head on your desk, and say quietly and slowly: “I am a calm and peaceful person.” Say that line, over and over and over, each time a little slower, and you will lower your pulse rate.

If you need to calm a situation down, go take a walk rather than get into an argument. Also, do some exercises on a regular basis.

You could call a friend and tell them how important they are to you.

These ideas can help you reduce stress so that you don’t collapse under pressure.

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A Calming Affirmation
I am a calm and peaceful person. I am a calm and peaceful person.
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