By Brian E. Zimmerman
Do you realize that as a human being, we have over a thousand thoughts that go through our minds a day, which are either negative or positive? The question I ask YOU is how do you deal with these thoughts that run through your mind all day?
You know, I've really been studying the mind and body over the past couple years because I really feel that in order to achieve the goals and desires that we have in life is determined by the thought process we have going through our mind. I feel the more self aware you are of these thoughts; the better your chances are of achieving your goals.
Now, what I've noticed over the past several months, that, I think, is extremely interesting and cool is that the more self aware that you and I become with ourselves, the more we tend to notice negative and positive things. Now, what I'm about to tell you is in no way intended to suggest that I'm better than anybody; but, I feel that with all my studies, I am more self aware internally and of others to a very large degree. When I tell people this, they think I'm crazy; but there is no possible way they understand what I am speaking about, for many different reasons.
The way I know this is because if somebody was really in tune with their own being, they would notice the environment going on around them a lot more. For example, any time I'm around negative people or situations, I can feel it in my body and mind, generally minutes before I'm actually around it. Am I saying I have physic ability? NO. What I am saying is that there is energy you feel the more aware you become.
When I am around family, friends, and other people, I can really feel and call the situations before they even come around. By having this feeling, it actually allows you or me to either KILL the situation with kindness or remove ourselves from it.
Just so you understand: negative thoughts and situations are normal and will always be present. I'm not saying that it's bad to have negative thoughts or that people are bad for having these thoughts. Once you and I learn and realize such patterns of negative thoughts and situations, we then can start to understand the learning process of these patterns that will lead to true success. I know it sounds strange, but it's true. It means you are self aware enough to notice and that's a good thing.
So, you're probably saying to yourself now, well Brian that sounds great. How do I take this information and become better? GREAT QUESTION FRIEND.
Here's more to the answer - The more self aware you become, the easier it will be to deal with your own negative thoughts. Why? Because your heightened awareness will assist you on catching yourself when you experience your own negative thoughts, so you can stop yourself and redirect yourself to focus on what you do instead of what you don't want.
You see, negative thoughts, to me, are reminders of what I should be focusing on or what I want. It's like my very own little navigation system that tells my body to either move towards something or move away from something. When I feel this little internal guidance system working in my body, or I feel negative, I attempt to catch myself and not get mad; it's just a reminder that I require to create change in my life.
WARING: Our natural instincts are to struggle and try to push that inner guidance away. We'll don't resist it because it's a great tool to keep you on track.
Brian Zimmerman is a top leader in the home business industry. He is known for developing top producers and leaders. His last venture he assisted top infomercial company increase profits by over 300% in less than a year earning well over 1.5 million a week. To schedule an interview with Mr. Zimmerman call 1 303 618 3458. For information on his latest endeavor go to http://www.brian-zimmerman.com
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Five Tips For Developing an Unoffendable Attitude!
By Doyle Slayton
I recently told a few people that I have been working on being unoffendable. I feel comfortable sharing this because I feel like I'm getting really close! Needless to say, the most common response I'm getting is a funny look. Now, I'm pretty good at reading people, but in this case, I'm not quite sure what these funny looks mean...
"What?!!!"
"I think he's gone over the top with this one!"
"You mean never... for the rest of your life?"
"Yeah right!"
"Is that even a word... it's not even in the dictionary!"
"Do we need to get you some medical attention?"
Pretty funny huh!
When you start to really think about it... you might say... you know what... I want to work on that... I want to build myself up to be unoffendable!
Let's do it... here are five tips for developing an unoffendable attitude!
1. Build your self-confidence. It is the most important factor.
2. Your happiness does not depend on other people.
3. Understand that your state of mind is your state of mind
4. At some point you are going to have to get over it. How about right now!
5. Claim it as true, "I don't get offended."
Best Practice: When somebody asks you, "Did that offend you?" or "Wasn't that offensive?" you can respond with... "I'm not sure... I've reached a point in my life where I don't get offended."
Each day... I pray for wisdom... to see things for what they truly are... to be able to communicate my ideas clearly... in way that everyone can relate and understand the message... so that people may move forward in a positive direction... and achieve great success!
What did I miss... What would you add to these five tips?
Doyle Slayton, Executive Director & Sales Strategist at http://www.SalesBlogcast.com
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
How to Have the Greatest Attitude Any Day
By Vincent Kituku
Human Hair in My Chicken Meal - A Blessing in Disguise
"You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations." Zig Ziglar
Your attitude toward everything in life will determine your peace of mind and both your short and long term success.
In the fall of 1986, God blessed me with a situation that should have been a depressing experience. I found a human hair in my food. That was a blessing in disguise. I had been in the U.S. for less than a year when I asked a friend of mine to take me to Denver, Colorado to look for a car for my family. We shopped way past lunchtime and about 3:00 p.m., we decided to take a break to find a restaurant. My friend took me to a place where chicken meals were sold. The good smell and the appetizing look of the food were beyond my imagination.
Chicken in Kenya, were I grew up, was very expensive and many people could hardly afford it. Then, here I was at a well-known fried chicken restaurant. I enjoyed every bite with an intensity words cannot describe. But before I cleared my plate, I noticed a person's hair. I just wanted to put the hair aside and continue with my lunch. However, my friend saw it and immediately asked for the manager and showed him the hair in my almost finished food. The manager was so apologetic, but I couldn't understand what was the big deal.
Then the manager said the most heartwarming words of the day, "I will give you another plate of food. We are sorry for the hair." I was not sorry for the hair. I was thankful for it. (Now I wonder how many other times I visited a chicken restaurant and looked for another hair just to be blessed with an extra plate of chicken).
On reflection, I have thought of the many situations where we focus on trivial inconveniences and overlook the blessings that might be disguised. We complain about a rainy day at the expense of being thankful for the food that will be harvested, as a result of the rain, for our survival. We complain about our jobs instead of being thankful for our employment, especially in these times of massive downsizing. We complain about what we don't have instead of appreciating what we do have.
Having an attitude of gratitude is a choice we make as individuals. You can choose to see the "social hairs" in your life or the extra plates of blessings you get because of the hairs. Think of the clean water or the fact you may not have to worry about your next meal or your family or your health. And don't forget that if you are reading this article, you have been blessed with another day that many people didn't live to see.
A leaders motivational keynote speaker and trainer, Dr. Vincent Muli Kituku, CSP works with organizations and individuals who want to increase their productivity, stay focused and have a sustained desire to make success a lifestyle and a choice. Vincent's inspirational speeches are catalysts for unlimited results that have led to Dr. Kituku being described as a research-based motivational speaker/trainer. His storytelling skills have won awards for both spoken and written words are attributed to improved morale, accountability, motivation and ownership by all employees. Dr. Kituku is one of the less than 7% speakers to earn the coveted Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) recognition, the highest designation presented by the National Speakers Association.
Wherever he speaks, people from all backgrounds agree that words cannot describe Vincent but that he must be experienced. His ability to captivate audiences with content, interaction and entertainment has made him not only a sought after speaker but an annual presenter for key organizations. No one is ever the same after listening and applying Dr. kituku's strategies and wisdom into their work and life endeavors.
The impact of Dr. Kituku's memorable speeches and workshops has propelled him into a league of his own. He has given presentations to Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 Companies including HP, CISCO, MICRON, and GENWORTH FINANCIAL. His insights have been sought after by Workforce Development Agencies, Association of Corporate Executives, Chambers of Commerce, Realtors, and National and International associations. He has worked with college football teams including the perpetual champions, the Boise State Football Team since 1998. He can reached at http://www.kituku.com or (208) 376-8724
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Are We Prepared To Go All The Way?
By Susu Kacang
Recently, I came across a quote from Mother Teresa:
'God doesn't require us to succeed. He only requires that you try.'
This became a subject in one of my blog post. In response to the post, an intelligent comment was left by a fellow blogger. It begged the question:
'Are we prepared to go all the way?'
This challenged me to think deeper.
We will always have doubts in our lives. Whenever things don't go our way, we doubt if we made the right decisions. Whenever we don't achieve results, we doubt our own abilities. Whenever people start to walk away from us, we doubt ourselves.
With doubts taking place so frequently, it's no wonder we become less confident of ourselves as time goes by. This is so true - as we age, we become more careful. When we were children, we were not afraid to fall down. In fact, we got up each time we fell, because that was the only way to learn and grow. However, as we grew older, we became more and more afraid to fall because we might break our bones.
Come to think of it, this is not a wrong attitude. After all, we need to adjust to our physical conditions. However, it seems to me that all these little doubts will gradually erode our trust in ourselves and prevent us from striving for the best.
Sometimes we might face a really big challenge that seems insurmountable. The first thing to do is not to panic. Back off a little, and try to break the problem into smaller ones that you can manage. It's like climbing a mountain. If you cannot take a big step, then use smaller steps.
But there are times when you are really hitting against a wall. Take me, for example. Sometimes I have no idea what to write in my blog. My mind just feels tired after churning out so many original posts and refuses to work anymore. I feel like giving up the whole thing because it seems so hard. Apart from writing, I also have to address the technical issues associated with the blog.
So, when I have bloggers visiting my blog and leaving nice comments, it is a boost to my confidence. I am a little more encouraged to push on. In fact, I realize that it doesn't take a lot from us to offer kind words of encouragement to people who need them.
There is a saying that goes, 'The more you give, the more you will receive'. Therefore, when we help others to overcome their self-doubts, in the process, we also become more confident of our abilities to handle our own doubts.
Am I prepared to go all the way? Honestly, I can only answer that I will give my best. Perhaps the journey is more important than the destination itself.
Susu Kacang believes in the saying that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. He pens some of his daily thoughts in his blog: http://susukacangcafe.blogspot.com
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
A Good Attitude Towards Bad Temper Control
By Charlie xiao
One of the bases of temper control is a good attitude. A good attitude towards temper control can make it easier to build a good temper entirely. At the same time, all the matured persons almost all have a correct and good attitude.
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We all want to keep a good state. Bad Temper has brought us a lot of vexation, and bad temper will let you lose control of yourself, make you doubt your ability. The matter which is especially bad for you is that if many and many times you lost control of yourself to burst out, you will be in a deeply bad emotion: you want to get improved, while the results seem always beyond your ability. Will you ask yourself such a question: do I burn with a bad temper gene?
We always say that a mellow person will not easily lose temper. In fact, controlling temper well is one of the characters of a mellow person. Living in the world, we have to face many many things, some are good and some are bad for us. Even the good things may come in different forms to us. There is a good saying says that everything is a best arrangement. Perhaps it looks like a no worse thing for you, but there is still some good for you in the meanings of this thing, and the secret is that the good will come sooner or later if you have seen them.
Building a good temper is possible even if you feel you are born with a bad temper gene. But it really needs some period and practice to achieve this goal. In the view of NLP, a bad temper mainly because you have experienced some solutions using temper tantrum to deal with things, perhaps from your parents when you are child, from yourself before, from your friends, or from your family. The experiences from the childhood are especially important to form a good temper or bad temper. A bad temper is not formed in one step, and accordingly, a good temper can¡¯t either.
I have introduced a effective way to control temper tantrum in :. The main idea is to help you form a good temper in the future, detail to say, it helps you be well prepared for the ¡°bad¡± things in your view and provides you a better solution in advance. There are only several steps, but it will be really effective when you make a decision to carry on these steps. One time is not enough, you need more. Then you will find you control your temper better than before: you can wholly control your temper or you have delayed the eruption of temper tantrum.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
How A Positive Attitude Can Change The World Around You
By Daniel Alan
Outlines how to start thinking more positive and what a dramatic effect it can have in your day to day life.
I am going to ask you to something very weird right now. First of all, I want you to listen to your thoughts. Now tell me, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?
Now let's say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you whats on your mind?
The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.
Here's another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?
You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.
Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too - unless, of course, you are a great actor.
And it doesn't end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.
The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.
Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.
Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.
A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.
We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.
You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.
A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.
A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.
If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.
If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.
Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.
And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.
If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.
As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.
You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what's not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Prisoner of Attitude
By Dayo Olomu
"Thinking is responsible for man's primacy on earth today. Existence is therefore co-terminus with thinking. The ability to out-think the other fellow, a friend or a foe, is the pathway to victory and success in life." - Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in his book 'Renascent Africa.'
I am an incurable optimist. I believe that with faith, hope, hard work, perseverance and persistent, we can achieve all our desired goals and aspirations in life. I believe that to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the sun, and when the time and season comes we must make the best use of it. I believe that we must put in our best in everything and leave the rest to God. I believe that life is not all that bed of roses because if life were all one unbroken symphony of success, success would itself become boring and as agonising as adversity.
I believe that we must go through some sort of pains, travails, disappointments and tear-filled experiences to make us grow in our faith. I believe God loves all of us and hates nobody, because the thought God has for us are thoughts of peace and not evil, to give us a future and a hope.
Finally, I believe that God gives each and everyone of us talents and opportunities and how we make use of them determines what we become in life. There are certain things God will not do for us because He has given us the intelligence to care for ourselves. But this is a matter of individual's choice because freedom of choice has been the backbone of human race in a given society; either in a supportive or non-supportive environment. Sometimes the environment never made us a prisoner but we are prisoners of our attitude and our thinking. Some of us have a negative attitude to life; hence we refuse to make use of our talents and the various opportunities that come our ways in life.
Keem Bello-Osagie is one of the most respected Nigerians of his generation who became the Chairman of United Bank of Africa (UBA) at a relatively young age. When he was asked in a recent interview the secret of his success and the moving factor, he said: "Each person is given a set of talents by God and it is your responsibility to develop those talents to the very maximum. Talent is important but opportunity is equally important and I must say I've been lucky to have had opportunities and I've tried to make the best use of the opportunities."
The question is: Have we made use of the talents and the opportunities God bestowed on us? What choice are we making in life? Our yesterday determines today. Today, we are the products of what we did or neglected yesterday. If you continue to do what you did yesterday today, I mean if you maintain the status quo, then the future is predictable, and for the most part, the future is not bright because if we keep doing what we always do, we will keep getting the same thing we have always gotten.
So many people believe that if God wanted them to be successful, He will make them successful. What they don't know is that what God does is to give you everything that will make you successful: wisdom, talents, resources, people, opportunities, time etc, it is how you make use of these gifts from God and the choices you make that will determine your success in life.
From our fingerprints to our thoughts pattern, each one of us is a unique creature; although behavioural research shows that people fall into two general categories. In their book, "Relax, Dealing with Stress", Authors Watts & Coppers call these categories internal and external to show how much parental influence affects our ability to direct our lives.
According to Watts & Copper: "Internals are people who see themselves as having control over events and the choices they make. An internal is likely to have come from a background that valued individuality, encouraged a healthy degree of risk-taking and experimentation, viewed change with curiosity and excitement and taught how to approach disappointment in a constructive way. As a result, internals learn to trust talents, judgement and ideas. Crucially, they form the conviction that their life will be what they decide to make it. Externals, on the other hand, tend to feel that other people, the environment and circumstances outside themselves, decide their lives. They might have been subjected to constant criticism, or surrounded by an atmosphere that expected failure."
I believe in the principle of cause and effect, which says that for every effect in our lives, there is a specific cause. We have the ability to control the causes and change the effects to any thing we want. It depends on the choices we make. Our thoughts and attitudes are the primary causes of the conditions of effects in our lives and if we wish our lives to be different in the future, we have to change our thinking in the present.
In the spiritual law, it is called the principle of sowing and reaping. Our harvest in life is based solely on the seed that we have sown. Therefore we are the reason we are where we are. In my native law, according to my mother (Florence), the principle is 'as you lay your bed so you lie on it.'
Life is what we make out of it. Nobody can live it for us except ourselves. The acceptance of total responsibility for our lives is the hallmark of maturity in human beings. The acceptance of responsibility means that from then on in life, we have no more excuses. Walter Begehot opined that "it is often said that men are ruled by their imagination, but it would be truer to say that they are governed by the weakness of their imagination." We learn from our mistakes and mistakes of others. Ebino Topsy affirmed that "those who do not learn from history are doomed to relive it."
By accessing our strengths and using them, we can establish an outlook that is both positive and dynamic. Make things happen rather than waiting passively to see what 'fate and destiny' delivers to our door. When we make commitments to better our condition emotionally, intellectually, mentally and spiritually we are making a lifetime resolution and bidding bye to being a prisoner of attitude.
Dayo Olomu is a UK-based Motivational Speaker, Writer, Business/Life Coach, Trainer, Media Entrepreneur and Competent Toastmaster. His core belief is that we are all endowed with seeds of greatness, and his mission is to help individuals and organisations achieve their full potentials. He is the author of best selling "4 Indispensable Strategies for Success" and the President of Croydon Communicators Toastmasters. Get his FREE monthly Rise to the Top ezine by sending a blank email to subscribe@dayoolomu.com or visit his website at: www.dayoolomu.com
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Monday, January 21, 2008
"How to Develop a Positive Attitude"
By Bryce Roadley
A. You Are What You Think.
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary lists seven definitions for the word attitude. For our purposes, let's look at two:
1. A mental position with regard to a fact or state.
2. A [biological] state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus.
Notice that one definition deals with the psychological and the other looks at the biological.
In other words, our attitude encompasses both what we feel about - as author Douglas Adams calls it - "Life, the Universe and Everything," - as well as how we react to it all. So, even before we begin to ask questions about how to live a better life or how to improve our self-image or grow more prosperous, we must examine how each of us looks at this thing called "Our Life."
If we want to succeed, it's important to understand that how we set our life's compass - our attitude - will determine where we travel for the remainder of our journey.
Notice the two definitions above; the first assumes that attitude is a function of the brain. The second portrays a life in which the wellsprings of the mind flow into what we do physically, in other words, our habits, speech and even our health. Attitude is built from many materials, beginning with our genetic dispositions. That's right, Mum and Dad have some influence on how our brains grow and mature as well as what kind of neuro-chemicals are mixed together in our amazing skulls.
The problem with many self-help programs is that they are based on the assumption that attitude is totally dependent on will or some kind of iron discipline.
Of course, it is true that we are responsible for our thoughts and we must choose to respond to life -there will be more on that later.
For those who truly want to change, however, it is important to approach our attitude from the standpoint of understanding who we are and what genetic traits we have inherited from our forebears. Why? Once we understand what psychological and emotional factors we can attribute to our relatives, we can then approach real change armed with enough information for a reality check.
This is not an argument in favor of determinism (i.e. the notion of "I'm the way I am because of my parents and I can't do anything about it!").
Even if you grew up with two of the angriest parents to ever grace human society, you can still overcome such a temperament.
But, the important thing to understand is that you may possess the same traits.
By acknowledging your heritage, you can move forward knowing what pitfalls (courtesy of your genes) may await you.. Before we use a compass on a long journey, we should always make sure it's going to work properly.
Is it calibrated for true North? Just like a misaligned compass, our lives can become off-center because of our past.
Whether it's mental abuse by a loved one or a negative attitude we absorb from popular culture, any examination of attitude must start with introspection.
B. So, How Do You View Life?
Never had the soil of bitterness and anger been so fertile than it was in Nazi concentration camps in World War II.
Men, women and children who were deemed undesirable by Hitler's maniacal regime were shipped far from their homes on railway boxcars like human livestock to compounds built on humiliation, torture, degradation and usually death.
Starvation was the rule rather than the exception.
The few who survived physical death nevertheless left those camps mentally scarred.
For many, the experience changed their attitude irrevocably from happy, prosperous members of society to virtual skeletons that gnawed on the bones of resentment and hostility for the rest of their days.
It's certainly understandable that a person could change their attitude on life after witnessing such human depravity.
For Victor Frankl, however, attitude always remained a matter of unchangeable direction- a direction that always pointed to a bright outlook on reality and the human condition.
A noted Austrian therapist and physician, Frankl's sedate life crumbled one autumn day in 1942 when the SS snatched him and his wife and parents away to the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Even as he endured torment after torment - watching his parents and wife waste away and die as they were moved from camp to camp - Frankl never lost his therapist's ability to observe and define human behavior.
While working as a camp counselor and medical technician, Frankl noticed that inmates tended to exhibit one of two attitudes.
They would either give in to despair or they would choose to live a life of meaning despite the beatings, lack of food and outright brutality of their captors.
Frankl writes:
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
In short, our attitude is the one thing we possess that can never be regulated, taxed, stolen or conned from us - unless we allow it be.
Bryce Roadley is an author, speaker and business mentor. He has spent the last 27 years in business and has trained and mentored thousands of people. He has built a number of million dollar businesses and one multi-million dollar business with over 70,000 distributor's, he recently sold that business and is dedicating his life to sharing his principles of success with people world wide. http://www.wealthwithattitude.com
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