A Treasure M.A.P. for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else)

By Kate Phillips, Practical Prosperity Coach and founder of Total Wealth Coaching

People tell me that they would have more money if only their parents had taught them about it. If only they had been properly educated or had financial skills properly modeled, they would surely know how to live within their means and grow their investments.

Funny, nobody has ever used this same argument for sex. Whether or not their parents ever mentioned the word or (heaven forbid) gave a demonstration, most people manage to figure it out on their own.

You see, education does not ensure success, and information is NOT power. And the truth is that almost all of us know how to at least begin the journey towards our goals. After all, everybody knows that earning more and spending less will help our finances, just like exercising more and eating less could help our figures.

And yet… we struggle with money (our weight, relationships…), cycling through the same issues year after year.

What gives?

We need a Treasure MAP. We need a M.A.P. that will take us from where we are to where we want to be by addressing the root causes of our pain – the reasons we’ve been stuck.

“M” – We need a Mindset that supports wealth. We need to transform our belief systems, emotions, attitudes and expectations around money. We have to unwind our past conditioning and slay our disempowering thoughts. We’ve got to learn to heal our relationship with money, and most of all, forgive ourselves.

This is the most important and most neglected part of the wealth formula! Without a healthy mindset around money, we will only sabotage ourselves.

“A” – We need to take Action. First, we need to take action on the things we know to do, to stop procrastinating. And let’s be real, we haven’t done it before, so we’re going to need help and support of coaches, mentors and accountability partners.

“P” – And we need a Plan to ensure that we’re taking the right actions. We need a business strategy that works (if we are entrepreneurs), and a personal plan that fits. (We might even need some good information….)

With a good Plan, forward Action, and a Mindset in alignment with our goals and intentions, creating wealth is inevitable.

To learn more about creating wealth and the Treasure M.A.P., join Kate Phillips in a no-cost class Wednesday, March 10^th in Bellevue: The Secrets of Wealthy Business Women.  Or follow her blog at  The Garden of Plenty

If you missed the show you can listen to it here: February 24th, 2010 show.

And here is your recipes for your love spells:

To keep your lover with you

Cut off the top of a RED onion or RED apple

Hollow the onion (or apple) out.

Write his name on a piece of paper six times

Place the name paper in the onion

Place about a teaspoon of Epson salts,

Baking powder, file powder (optional) and

Cinnamon into the onion.

Replace the top slice on the onion.

Use white thread and wrap the onion 9 times.

Wrap three times in one direction, then

Three times in the other direction, then three times

In the first direction again. Loop, tie and break the thread off.

Bury this in the back yard near your or whichever door he uses frequently.

This will keep him/her close to you and you will have better control!

Want to attract more love? Set your space for it:

Clear the bedroom of pictures

Fix up the bed

3 books by the nightstand

Pretty thing to look at before you shut your eyes

What’s your underwear and lingerie look like?

Sleep water by the bed. Closed container to drink out of.

Make a list of all the beliefs you have about dating, romance, love, and marriage

Some may be obvious to you, others you may need to dig a little deeper.

Some common beliefs that are more obvious and come up over and over again in working with clients are:

• ·There are no good men (or women)
• All the good ones are taken
• I’ll never find someone with everything I want
• I can’t trust that I won’t be hurt again
• I’ll give up my independence
• No one will ever accept all my animals
• My children get in the way of dating or finding love
• I’ll never be happy with my husband
• My partner never hears what I say
• No one ever listened to me before, who will now?

Some that are not so obvious or close to the surface:

• I don’t deserve to be happy
• I can’t have what I want
• I am not lovable

Once you’ve made your list, cross one at a time out and under it, write a new belief to embrace.

Examples:

• There are no good men (or women)
• There are plenty of good men (or women) and I know plenty of them. I am only looking for one special one for me and I believe he (or she) will find me.
• I’ll give up my independence
• A perfect relationship for me is one in which we are both independent yet we are also interdependent.  I can keep my independence and gain a loving partner as well.

Then have a Releasing Ceremony.

Re-write each negative belief on strips of paper or on one sheet of paper.

Light some candles and set the intention (this is important) that you are ready to let go of these old beliefs and are releasing them back to where they belong (which is not with you.) You are finished with them.

Then burn them, and as they burn, breathe slowly and deeply and feel them dissipating.

Then…

Write your new beliefs on a sheet of paper AND also create a list of things to celebrate about you – all the things about you that make you special and that you love about you-

Declare that I am bee-ing a person who embraces and believes _______

And say them out loud, feeling the joy in this.

Then DECLARE that YOU ARE READY TO LET LOVE IN!

Of course, some energy healing and release work may be needed to really let go.  So often our beliefs are so deeply rooted, and are stuck energies in our bodies and emotions.  Although we may think it logically or want to believe it, energy work can release and recharge you often in a session.  So if you are not feeling the shift, seek some guidance or help to experience the shift that you are seeking.

Next week on “Love Bites” we’ll have fun with attractive actions that are symbolic gestures to let the universe and your soul mate know you are ready.

Cheri Valentine

Collaborative Enchantress of Joyful Hearts

Relationship Expert on Relating, Dating, & Mating

Creator of 90 Days 2 Love™ Attraction Collaborative

www.CheriValentine.com

Tips for loving this Valentine’s Day regardless of your relationship status!

1. First, remember that it is a holiday created by a greeting card company!  Take away the stress of “shoulds” because it is Valentine’s Day!  Instead go to your heart and sizzle in the LOVE – love for self, for others, and for the world.
2. Forget about hoping for a date just so you are not alone.  Show yourself some love! IDEAS: Soak in a hot bubbly bath with lots of candles and great music playing. Cook yourself a scrumptious meal and enjoy every single bite.  Invite your friends over and have a party and CELEBRATE BEING SINGLE.  Take turns expressing all the wonderful things about each of you and how you enjoy your life NOW, (not when…..)
3. Write a long love letter to the perfect mate that you will be with in the future.  Describe in delicious detail how you will live, what you will do, how you feel.  While you write this BE in the moment AS IF it is happening NOW.  By engaging your senses and emotions in a positive way you activate the energy that will draw them to you.  Let your soul mate know you are ready and waiting.
4. If you have children, celebrate the day with them.  Describe what you love about them.  Bake cookies. Make a heart shaped cake.  Play games.  Dance. Laugh. Life is so hectic and rarely do we have time to just enjoy our children, so make this a day about love, BE about love.
5. Reach out to others.  Think of all the people in a nursing home who would love to have a valentine.  If you have parents who are alone, share some love with them.  Valentine’s Day does not have to be just about romance – it is all about love.  Love can be expressed in so many ways.  Use your imagination!

This holds true whether you are single or involved.  Couples can engage in the same suggestions together.

Couples:

1. Seize this opportunity to do something different and special with and for each other.  Stay home and cook together.  Soak in hot soapy tub, and wash each other slowly and sensuously.
2. Whether you go out to dinner or stay home, engage in lively conversation with each other.  Listen attentively to what your great date is saying.  Gaze into each their eyes.  Recount the story of how you met. Remember why you fell in love!
3. Take turns complimenting each other and sharing what you admire, respect, and enjoy about each other.  Express gratitude for the splendidness of your partner.  Play your favorite love songs and dance together. Hold your lover close.  Kiss slowly and deeply.  Fall in love all over again!

So, folks there are plenty of reasons and ways to love Valentine’s Day – go forth and enjoy!

Cheri Valentine

Collaborative Enchantress of Joyful Hearts

Relationship Expert on Relating, Dating, & Mating

Website:  www.CheriValentine.com

Here are some of the basics of a healthy, enjoyable garden…

–Observe your site closely throughout a year (if possible), then design it according to your site conditions & resources; can be very fun to see it in all of the seasons and will save you money, time, and resources;

–Build healthy soil – more compost and organic matter in your soil will save water and provide nutrients to plants;

–Plant your site with native, edible, and non-invasive ornamental plants appropriate for your conditions;

–Water smartly (drip irrigation or hand-watering only on plants’ root zone) to save money, time, and resources; keep & use your rainwater & greywater on-site;

–Use natural methods and products in your garden – focus on prevention, get to root of the problem and have tolerance for beneficial insects;

–Consider having less lawn – it’s less work for you and your garden will be more diverse and resilient with more planting bed space; and

–Think low maintenance – use native plants in areas further away from house and edibles/plants that need

more water or care closer to your house.

Here are some tips on designing garden spaces…

–Decide how you want to USE your yard (i.e., lounge, pets, entertain/cook, compost, food production, wildlife habitat, etc.) and where it would be easiest to locate the various areas based on the resources, topography, etc. you have in your yard already;

–Measure and make a scaled sketch on graph paper to make sure you have room for everything you want;

–Remember to plant the right plant for the right place and be sure to find out plants’ size at maturity so they have enough space to grow properly;

–Use natural design – plant in curved lines and group plants in clusters;

– Intersperse evergreens throughout garden for winter interest;

–Sprinkle garden art throughout your spaces;

–Use container pots full of herbs, colorful flowers, etc. throughout landscape;

–Have plant or structure (i.e., trellis or compost wall) boundaries between different use areas to create garden rooms;

–Consider using pervious hardscaping, cisterns (200-gallons or more), rain gardens, etc.  to allow more rainwater to stay on your site; and

–Research natural gardening resources in your area – for example, Garden Hotline -www.gardenhotline.org;

King County’s Native Plant Landscaping Guide – http://green.kingcounty.gov/GoNative/Index.aspx; and

Seattle Tilth – www.seattletilth.org.

For more information on Kimberly Leeper and Mariposa Naturescapes, CLICK HERE

People frequently ask me about the pros and cons of eating soy products. I’ve spent some time researching both pro and con articles on soy so I could bring a balanced picture to my classes and lectures.

The History

When farming policies changed in the 1970’s the agriculture industry faced an oversupply of certain subsidized crops, massive amounts of corn quickly became beef and high fructose corn syrup.  The burgeoning trend to avoid animal products with saturated fats provided growing room for subsidized soybean growers and processors.   The 1999 FDA approved health claim linking eating soy and heart health sold the public on many new soy-based food products.  From 2000 to 2007, food manufacturers in the U.S. introduced over 2,700 new foods with soy as an ingredient, including 161 new products introduced in 2007 alone.

Soybeans have some great things to brag about

They contain potentially healthful compounds called phytoestrogens (lately come into question).  They are a good non-cholesterol protein source, a natural source of lecithin, and are concentrated in essential fatty acids, including omega-3.  Soybean products often provide an acceptable protein source for vegetarians and vegans.

On the downside

Soybeans are one of the crops that have been genetically modified, and genetically modified soybeans are used in an increasing number of products. In 1995 Monsanto Company introduced Roundup Ready (RR) soybeans that have been genetically modified to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup.  In 1997, about 8% of all soybeans cultivated for the commercial market in the United States were genetically modified. In 2006, the figure was 89%. Soybeans also are a difficult food for humans to digest. They contain more phytic acid than most grains or beans, which can affect mineral absorption. Some feel their natural enzyme inhibitors can block protein absorption. Products made from soy derivatives such as cheese, margarine, burgers, hot dogs and bacon are a staple in most vegetarian and vegan diets. To me, these products do not seem any livelier or healthier than their animal based counterparts–less so in most cases.

The traditional Japanese diet, through centuries of trial and error, found ways to use soybeans in a healthful manner. The fermentation process deactivates the phytic acid and renders the bean much more digestible. Tamari, shoyu, miso and tempeh add flavor and digestibility to meals when served in small amounts. Though not fermented, tofu also doesn’t affect mineral absorption because of the way it’s made.

Is it a good bean or is it a bad bean?

Where does eating soybeans fit into a well balanced diet? Enjoying small amounts of fermented soy products and fresh tofu, in a diet that includes sea vegetables is perfectly wonderful. Purchase organic soy foods, to avoid products made from genetically engineered soybeans. Buy things to eat that are fresh and lively; foods that you could reproduce at home without any heavy machinery.

Don’t revere soy or shun it. Simply pay attention to quality and quantity.

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MENTORING FOR MASTERY

One of my Joys is Mentoring.  I want to highlight a program I have been offering because especially now at the beginning of 2010-a NEW YEAR, we have the opportunity to be very intentional about what we desire to manifest in our lives.

I base my mentoring on the belief “WE CREATE OUR REALITY”.  So if this is our truth, and we believe we are co-creators with the Universe, God, Source, then ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE;

My mentoring program is MENTORING FOR MASTERY.   It is a four step process which we work with over a six month period.  The four areas are:

1. AWARENESS: We are creating all the time, and out of a lack of awareness we may be creating exactly what we don’t want.  It is most important to start noticing our thoughts, words, and actions.  Everything is energy.  Our thoughts are energy and when we put our thoughts into words we are creating an outcome.  Bringing attention to our patterns in speaking is an important first step.  When we say, “life is so hard for me”, we are going to be creating more of “life is hard” for example; or saying, “I am struggling to complete this project” creates more struggling. Noticing is the first step.  Once you are aware, you then have a choice to continue the same pattern or shift/change.
2. CHOICE:  How often do we find it difficult to make a choice when given options?  The most common pattern is to begin thinking of all the considerations around the choice which can end up having us choose because of those considerations. This can lead to choosing something other than our hearts desire, or not choosing at all. We   don’t have to have a reason to choose whatever we choose; we choose just because we choose.  Learning to use awareness and choice with our feelings is a focus of the mentoring.  We don’t choose our feelings-they happen in response to any stimulus.  I teach tools to be able to shift the vibration from a lower frequency i.e. anger, guilt, fear, shame, to a higher frequency, i.e. love, joy, peace.

1. DECISION:  once we have made a choice, we can decide to take action and move forward.  Setting intentions is part of that action from our decision.  As I work with clients I love seeing how intentions can really manifest easily when we are congruent in our thinking, feeling, and acting.  Mentoring gives me the opportunity to use my skills with Energy Medicine to assist in finding that balance, the congruence, the resonance, the coherence.
2. “BEING” IN ACTION:  When we take responsibility for what we create, we become aware of how we are constantly “doing” to get to a place of “becoming”.  When we are aware, and we can choose, we can decide to take action from a place of BEING vs. DOING.  This is when our actions become congruent with our vision.  We no longer have to “make things happen”.  My favorite quote is from Gandhi; “Be the change you want to see in the world”.

My offer for the MENTORING FOR MASTERY Program is:

INVESTMENT: $65

TIME:  6 MONTHS

SESSIONS:  One hour with a partner on a 3 way call once a month; one individual ½ hour session with me once a month.

You will be partnered with the perfect person when you choose to participate!

For more information or to sign up for MENTORING FOR MASTERY contact:

Megan McGeowin

www.harmonizingwithspirit.com

megawatt@harmonizingwithspirit.com

www.ezklenz.isagenix.com

What is a vision?
A vision is a means of describing your desired future.  It empowers you to co-create your best possible life with the Universe.  Having a vision is about knowing where you’re going.  It guides and inspires you, and also provides a compass to help you see if you’re off course or not any closer to your goal.

Your soul’s hunger is your guide to the greatest expression of who you are”, Life Coach Jenna Avery.
When you create your vision you are allowing your soul’s hunger to guide you to the greatest expression of who you are.  What is your soul’s hunger?  What is it you are wanting to express?  Creating a vision is about putting your desires, your longings, your dreams and goals in to words.  What you focus on expands and creating a vision helps you focus on what you really want!

Steps to create a vision:
Before you start with this process, do something that gets you in to a calm, open state of mind, such as meditation, prayer, yoga, exercise, a bath, whatever…  The critical mind or the inner-judge can sit this one out.

I like to start big, with questions that open up the possibilities and get your juices flowing, then get more focused.
Answer the following questions in writing.  Let it be like a free-write.  Ask yourself the question and see what comes out.

1.What do you really, really want for yourself and your life? What are your big dreams? (If you have trouble answering these questions, ask yourself, What did you want to be when you were a kid?)

2. If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you like to do in the next five years?

3. Where do you want to be, or what do you hope to have accomplished a year from now?

4. Where are you being called to focus your energy right now? What feels most important to focus on now?

Now choose the three most important things you want to focus on in the next year.
These are your “3 Big Rocks”.
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2.
3.

Now, imagine a year from now, and imagine that you have accomplished your three big rocks.  Where are you?  What are you doing?  How do you feel?  Who is around?  Did anyone help you?  Really see yourself engaged in the experience, as its full state of completion.

Now you are ready to write your vision statement.  Write it in present tense, as if these things are happening or have already happened. A vision works best to inspire and motivate if it’s vivid.  In other words, a vision should be a “picture” of the future.  Use a lot of juicy, descriptive words.  Describe what you are doing and how you feel.  Start with “I am…”

For example, if one of your “rocks” is to get a new job, you might write, “I am working at my new job and I love it!  I am using my skills and talents of ________ , ________, and _________ every day.  I feel inspired, fulfilled and purposeful.  etc.”  You can go as far as describing your office, your commute, and your day-to-day activites.

Now what do I do?
So once you have a powerful and vivid vision statement, what’s next?  If you’re feeling scared or overwhelmed by the prospect of making this vision a reality, good!  As Mama Gena says, “If something you want to do scares you – Good!  Now you know your’e on the right track.”  The next step is to break the vision down in to action steps.  It is vital to identify a series of small, do-able action steps.  What is something you could do towards your vision in the next week?  In the next two weeks?  Where would you like to be a month from now?

Also, it is vital to get support.  There’s no point in trying to “go it alone”.  Who could help you accomplish this vision?  Enlist the support of friends, family, or your partner.  Seek out or create a support group, or take a class.  Get help from an expert: a coach, a therapist, an accountant, a lawyer, a teacher, a mentor, etc.  Hopefully your vision is a stretch for you, which means you need to expand and grow in order to make it a reality.  Get help and support in your process of expansion and growth. You can do it!

Coach Carissa offers workshops, classes and individual coaching.  For more information go to: www.coachcarissa.com

You can listen to Coach Carissa on Sister of Sizzle Archives for January 15th, 2010: Here

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Rita’s Travel Tips:

Smile a lot.

Talk to strangers.

Say yes to all invitations.

Eat whatever you’re offered.

Some fun things to try that will help you break down your inhibitions and rewire your life.

Start the day by brushing your teeth with the other hand.

Eat dinner food for breakfast.

Take a different route to work or to the supermarket, down streets you’ve never been on.

Buy a vegetable or fruit that you’ve never tried and figure out what to do with it.

Sit at a different place at the dinner table.

Serve dessert first; if there are kids, don’t let them eat the meal until they finish dessert.

Talk to a stranger in line with you at a supermarket or bank.

Have dinner alone in a nice restaurant.

Spend a day without a bra and underpants.

Wear sneakers or slippers or go barefoot when it is totally inappropriate.

If you never wear tank tops, buy and wear one.

Go to an event without make-up; or if you never wear make-up, put it on for a day, a lot.

Buy a CD of songs from your teen years and sing along at the top of your voice…in the car or at home alone. Especially if you think you can’t carry a tune.

Dance when you’re home alone.

Walk around with a sketch book, sketching, if you think you can’t draw.

Invite a foreign family for dinner. How about your cleaning lady, nanny, Spanish teacher……and their families? Ask them to teach you a song in their language….or a dance….or how to cook an ethnic food.  How about the owners of your favorite Thai restaurant?  (And when the dinner invitation is reciprocated, accept.)

If you are in a university town, invite a couple of foreign students over for Thanksgiving.

Go away for a weekend alone.

Go for a motorcycle ride.

Try para-sailing.

Buy a hoola hoop and practice until you can do it.

Blow bubbles in a park somewhere.

If you are a non-stop doer, spend a weekend doing nothing. (Just what is nothing?)

Eat a quart of ice cream instead of dinner.

Take a walk in the pouring rain.

Go to Clown Camp. (Google: Mooseburger Clown Camp)

Come up with a list of things that are outside your personal comfort zone, things that make you feel foolish or silly. Then do them!  And have fun. rg

Rita Golden Gelman, author Tales of a Female Nomad

www.ritagoldengelman.com

Sisters of Sizzle: So Tonika what was Jesus’ message for mankind?

Tonika (for Jesus): I would simply say; remember always you have life, each life supports your neighbor and our neighbor supports our life. Do not empower yourself by casting aside your neighbor and your light, even when you doubt everything do not doubt your ability to….breathe. For your breath contains your light and your right as part of Gods Kingdom. And when your Spirit finally leaves your physical body know that you are merely beginning once more in greatness; YOU WILL LIVE ALWAYS.

Later in the interview Tonika passed along more information she received from another source (not Jesus)  “If you can not see light in your fellow man, where is yours?”

May you all have a beautiful holiday and rest in knowing that light is within each of us all the time. We honor your light and feel it is a honor to share wonderful inspiring guests like Tonika with you.

Love,

Sisters of Sizzle