Today's Affirmation: I am fearless...

"I am fearless, courageous, and confident! I can achieve anything I want. I believe without a doubt that I will succeed."

Do you think the following words describe the effects of today's housing slump?

"Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; ...the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone."

These words were actually used by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address when the nation was gripped by the great depression in 1933.

He also said, "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..."

FDR taught the nation the importance of fearlessness, courage, and confidence. He inspired the nation to "convert retreat into advance."

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Today's Affirmation: Fun Thoughts

I keep POSITIVE, EXCITING, FUN, and PRODUCTIVE thoughts in my mind at all times!

Thoughts are the most powerful form of energy. Thoughts lead to feelings; feelings lead to action; and action produces results. If I am not thinking right, my day will not go right.

What kinds of thoughts should fill my mind? Postive thoughts. Exciting thoughts. Fun thoughts. Productive thoughts.

The great thing about thoughts is that you can change them almost effortlessly. Just ask yourself questions. Like, "What do I have to be positive about today?" "What can I be excited about today?" "How can I have fun today?" etc.

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Today's Affirmation: I am positive at all times...

"I am POSITIVE at all times. I focus my energy on positive thoughts and actions."

I am convinced that we can choose to feel better, feel more powerful, feel in control, feel happier, and feel positive.

We all probably know there is something true about posiitve thinking. But positive thinking isn't the same as positive feeling or positive being. Don't just THINK positive, BE positive. There's a big difference.

No matter what challenge I may be facing, I can choose to focus on the negative or the positive. Focusing on the negative makes me feel bad. Focusing on the positive gives me hope and makes me feel better.

When I focus my energy on positive thoughts and actions I am on top of world!

Copyright © 2007 Dan Forbes. All rights reserved worldwide.

Today's Affirmation: I am unstoppable...

"I am DETERMINED, I am FEARLESS, I am POWERFUL, I am UNSTOPPABLE!"

So many times we make a decision to change something in our lives or reach some goal and we start out well. We expend effort and willpower and struggle to make the change or reach the goal. We do this for days and sometimes weeks with no visible results. Then we give up.

What we couldn't see was that the breakthrough was just about to happen. One more day and we would have enjoyed success. We quit too soon. We started well, but our spirits sagged.

What we lacked was determination. Fear crept in. We lost our power. We stopped prematurely. How do we change our mindset? How do we turn failure into success?

Say it aloud, "I am DETERMINED, I am FEARLESS, I am POWERFUL, I am UNSTOPPABLE!" Say it again, with meaning! Believe it. Feel it. Absorb it.

What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?

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Today's Affirmation: Today is a super terriffic day...

"Today is a super terrific day full of wonderful opportunities!

I left home this morning about 6:38 a.m. and as I drove along I witnessed a glorious sunrise. Isn't it wonderful that the new morning follows the darkest hours of the night. It is darkest just before dawn, but then dawn breaks and brings a new day.

A new morning always follows the night. And so it is in our lives, when we are passing through the darkest moments we must remember that morning is sure to come. Every sunrise is a promise that darkness doesn't last.

Every day is a gift. As someone said, "That's why is called the present."

Every day begins with a clean slate. Each new day comes with wonderful opportunities.

Today is a super terrific day. I am blessed, I am healthy, I am loved, I am determined, I am successful, I am prosperous, and more.

Today's Affirmation

"Money comes to me easily, frequently, and consistently."

When you think about your business and it isn't where you want it to be, what do you tell yourself? Do you blame the market? Do you blame others? Your answer will reveal your beliefs about money.

I use to struggle financially. Then I discovered my limiting beliefs and decided to replace them with new empowering thoughts.

My OLD beliefs about money:
1. I have to work hard to have money
2. I always fall short of my money goal.
3. My financial life is a struggle.
4. I am always in need of more money.
5. Wealth is elusive.

My NEW beliefs about money:
1. Money comes to me easily, frequently, and consistently
2. I always surpass my money goals.
3. My financial life is fun and abundant.
4. I have massive financial abundance.
5. I am destined for great wealth.

Remember, what we think about comes about. The thoughts we consistently hold in our mind bring forth the reality in our lives.

Today's Affirmation

I live, work, and play with enthusiasm!

I was thinking about Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, and his enthusiasm for life. He approached his conservation work with great excitement. His zest for life was evident.

We could all learn a great lesson from Steve.

He died September 4, 2006 from a stingray encounter.

Steve, we miss you and your enthusiasm. Thanks for the lesson.

The Law of Attraction in My Life

I am a believer in the Law of Attraction. I believe that what one thinks about, comes about. I attract what I think about most.

There are three steps to putting the Law of Attraction to work: Asking, Believing, and Receiving. Here is how I am putting the Law to work in my life right now.

Ask: "I am so happy and grateful to be living my successful, happy, prosperous, harmonic life and sharing its secrets with others. I am so happy and grateful that my real estate business easily, effortlessly, and consistently brings me massive financial abundance."

Believe: "I have unwavering faith. I already have what I want. I feel it. I believe it. How it will happen is not my job. The Universe will bring it to me. Faith will bring it to pass."

Receive: "I am receiving it now. Life is so easy. Life is so good. I am receiving all the good in my life now. I am receiving happiness, harmony, and massive financial abundance."

My Prayer: "I am one with God. God's superabundant love, wealth, and wisdom flows through me. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

My Top Be, Do and Have Goals:
1. I want to be a positive influence on others helping them achieve success, happiness, prosperity, and wholeness.
2. I want to visit Alaska and Denali National Park...soon.
3. I want to have a successful, thriving, and wildly prosperous real estate business.
.....all this, or something better.
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I put this out there in hopes that it may inspire and help someone else achieve success and happiness.

My Thoughts Today

I am grateful,
I am loved,
I am blessed,
I am prosperous,
I am healthy,
I am smart,
I am skillful,
I am dedicated,
I am focused,
I am industrious,
I am alive,
I am the master of my thoughts.

"Life is so easy! Life is so good! All good things come to me!" This is my affirmation today.

Attitude!

The following story reveals the importance attitude in our lives…

There once was a woman from Michigan who vacationed in Florida. She found a secluded spot on the roof of her hotel to soak up a few rays of sunshine, and in order to get a “total” tan, she removed all her clothing. Within a half-hour, the hotel manager was beside her insisting that she cover up. She argued that nobody was in sight. He agreed.

Problem was---she was stretched out over the hotel skylight!

The hotel’s problem began because somebody was looking up! Which normally is an excellent thing to do, at least in attitude. And what a surprise lay in store that day for those who were looking up.

You see, some folks spend their lives looking down. Downcast in spirit, they hang their heads and lead negative joyless lives.

Others are constantly looking out. They live in fear and watch vigilantly for problems, real or imaginary, that threaten their happiness.

Still others seem always to be looking around. Forever searching for a better partner, a better job or a better deal, they keep a watchful eye out and seldom experience a lasting commitment.

But a few vibrant folks can usually be found looking up! These resilient individuals have learned how to look beyond problems to solutions; beyond discouragement to hope. And quite often, the pay-off is joy.

No matter if your habit is to look down, look out, look around, or look up, the only important question is, in which direction will you look today?

What am I attracting?

Bob Proctor says, "Everything that's coming into your life you are attracting into your life. And it's attracted to you by virtue of the images you're holding in your mind.... Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you." - The Secret

This is the Law of Attraction.

I look at my body and realize, I have attracted it. I look at my relationships, and realize I have attracted them. My bank account, I attracted it.


I am a magnet and I attract.

"Our job as humans is to hold on to the thoughts of what we want, make it absolutely clear in our minds what we want, and from that we start to invoke one of the greatest laws in the Universe and that's the law of attraction. you become what you think about most, but you also attract what you think about most." --John Assaraf, The Secret

If I can think about what I want in my mind, and make it my dominant thought, I will attract it into my life!

"What you think about you bring about." Lisa Nichols, The Secret

I mentioned in a previous post that I now carry two magnets in my pocket. Everytime I feel them or see them, they remind me of the law of attraction. I am becoming what I think about most. I am attracting what I think about most.

Magnets in My Pocket

I recently purchased a few magnets in a small tourist shop while visiting Savannah, Georgia. I had been looking for some magnets for quite a while.

I now carry two of those magnets in my trouser pocket to remind me of the Law Attraction. The Law basically means: Everything that's coming into your life, you are attracting into your life...by virtue of the images you are holding in your mind. What you hold in your mind, you attract.

Every time I feel those magnets I am reminded to think positive, joyful, healthy, prosperous thoughts.

100 Plus - Happy Clients

This last weekend I hosted a FREE movie event for past, present, and future clients. We all gathered to see the new Harry Potter movie.

It was a lot of fun!

Just back from a short mountain vacation

My wife and I just got back from a short vacation in the Blowing Rock area of North Carolina. The weather was certainly cooler than here in Bradenton, Florida.

The Smokey Mountains are so named because most of the time there is a smokey haze in the sky.

We also spent a couple of days in Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head, S.C.