Archive for September, 2010

The other night was my son’s very first football game…ever.  As I pulled up to the stadium I thought to myself, “I hope his team wins.”  But, beneath that I listened to the real conversation taking place in my mind which was, “Would be nice if they won.”  Which truthfully meant, “Expect the worst and hope for the best.”

I immediately stopped myself and asked myself why it was that I didn’t expect the best but instead expected the worst.  I then asked myself where else in my life do I “Expect the worst and hope for the best”.  Doh!  Everywhere!!   Why don’t I expect the best?

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Just had to share this today... I was in the process of preparing to write this blog post which was going to be titled  'How Big Is Your Money Basket?"  and the song "I Wanna Be A Billionaire" came on.  It couldn't have been any more perfect!

As the song played I thought to myself, "Me a billionaire?  Not on this lifetime".   But then I realized immediately I was doing just what I was going to write about NOT doing!  ... putting limits on ourselves in regard to the amount of money or success we feel that we can receive.

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Starting October 5th (through the entire month)

Have you heard about Facebook Success Summit 2010—the web's largest online Facebook marketing conference?

Before I tell you how this virtual summit will help you achieve Facebook marketing success, let me share a story with you.

PROOF FACEBOOK WORKS...

In February 2010, Michael Stelzner (the guy who founded Social Media Examiner) started dabbling with Facebook for his company.  Almost overnight, Facebook became his number-one source of traffic.

In just 5 months, he grew an active Facebook community of more than 11,000 fans, nearly tripled his email subscribers to 30,000+ and doubled his site's monthly page views to more than 300,000.  Alexa ranks his website as one of the top 2800 in all of America!  And the crazy part is his business is just a baby (it was only founded 10 months ago).

He didn't advertise, didn't rely on the press and almost none of his traffic comes from search engines.

This all took place using the power of social media and specifically Facebook.  These kinds of results would've cost him a fortune in the past.  He didn't spend a dime on advertising, just his time.

Now the connection…  Facebook represents a new marketing frontier because it bypasses all the costly middlemen and allows you to rapidly connect AND engage with your customers and prospects! AND this presents an enormous opportunity for you.

SO WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

Michael (and his team) have been working for months to bring the best minds in Facebook marketing together in a fully online event called Facebook Success Summit 2010.

2500 marketers and small business owners from around the world attended his last summit.  It was a smash hit.  Businesses were transformed.  In fact, 95% of attendees said they'd attend again.

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Here's to your success!

-Darcy

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Friday September 17th 11:00-12:00 CST  -  Hosted by SOHS Expert Panel Member:  Lynn Scheurell

In this mini-class, discover how the art of reinvention as a lifestyle is a foundational skill for entrepreneurs. The speed of life is fast, and the speed of business is escalating (especially on BlitzTime with the clock!!!), so it's vital that you keep up by letting go and stepping into what's next easily.

Note from Darcy:  If you've never experienced BlitzTime www.BlitzTime.com .. this will blow your socks off!  This is the coolest experience ever.   This is online speed-networking at it's finest.  So, you get the best of both worlds:  Mini-class with Lynn and Networking all in one.   Honestly... this is a way cool experience to meet and network with people.  I can't recommend it enough.  Come hop on the call.. I'll be there and I'd love to meet you!!

We'll be covering:

* How to fail forward faster

* How to know what you know

* How to consciously reinvent just about anything

Date: Friday, September 17, 2010
Time: 11am - 12pm CST

Reinventing yourself and your business is a new way of life for contemporary entrepreneurs.

By giving yourself the freedom to go and grow, you travel lighter and get more done in less time - the secret to good business! Join this call to discover the art of reinvention - and you'll get to meet like-spirited entrepreneurs too!

By the way, if we have time, I will be able to answer your specific questions as well.

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With Good Energy~~~

Lynn

Guest Author & SOHS Expert Panel Member, Lynn Scheurell, contributes today's article:

When you hit the turning point of wanting “it”, you’re on the verge of big magic. Getting to the turning point is a big enough deal in and of itself, because you’ve had to get full enough of what you don’t want any more to know that it’s time to claim something different. That turning point can be precipitated by pain, trauma, tragedy, endings or a desire for something better. But, for now, let’s assume that you’ve hit that turning point and made the decision you want “it” – your new desire – to happen. What happens now?

First, that decision of wanting “it” puts into motion some new ideas in your mind. They may not make a lot of sense, but that’s simply your internal systems gearing up creatively to give you options. At this point, it’s a good idea to keep a journal or list of all the ideas that come in, regardless of their “whacky” factor. You just don’t know yet what’s going to be helpful and make sense as you get further into the process.

Second, you’ll likely notice as those ideas present themselves to you that you have some feelings about them. This is the emotional firepower that can guide you to taking the next best step, and it gives the ideas the energy to begin manifesting in physical form. A caveat for you: make sure that the emotions do not turn into judgments, limitations, kick off habitual and conditioned thinking or are an imprint of someone else’s emotional energy. If any one of those becomes the case, it will distort your outcomes because you will either censor yourself or create from your history or reflect something other than your own true desire. (There are ways to handle all of those, but that’s also another conversation…)

Third, you will feel compelled to start taking action on the ideas that have produced an emotionally positive feeling. This is what some would call taking “inspired action”, and it is this type of action that produces results that exceed what one would expect in doing them. The reason is that any time you do something from pure inspiration, you invoke the power of the universe to support you, so it lines up all kinds of resources to help you as you take action. A key question to ask yourself is: “am I taking the best right action I can at this moment to get me to what I want?” Listening to the answer will always guide you to your next best step.

Fourth
, access and recognize your connection to your source energy to help you. Notice the synchronicities, “accidents”, and “coincidences” that bring new situations, relationships or resources into your experience. By allowing the universe “wiggle room” to help you, you are actually harnessing the power of the universe on your behalf. Be open to noticing and receiving what comes to you.

Finally, fifth
, you will see signs of the manifestation of “it”. This can take the form of material objects, but also, and maybe more importantly, this can also take the form of enhanced relationships, a new bounce in your step, a certain vitality to your work, or any other number of expressions that show you that “it” has started to come in and/or arrived.

One last note: if you’re getting unexpected results that aren’t what you wanted, it’s important to be open to self-reflection to discover the gifts of what you DID manifest. If your results are somehow anti-climactic, you could be still in process OR there could have been non-clarity in one of these steps. If you took actions that didn’t feel good, or ignored potentially key components to success from the universe, you have just sabotaged your journey and your results. Or, if your results are bigger than what you asked for, it could be that you didn’t ask for enough. In any case, that’s cause for celebration and gratitude!

Here’s to you enjoying the magic of manifesting “it” more quickly and easily in your best and highest good!

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Lynn Scheurell, Creative Catalyst, helps people honor their natural gifts and connect to what matters in sharing them for faster soul-driven business results. Having walked the path of being a soul-driven entrepreneur for over a decade, she teaches renaissance souls how to gain clarity on their purpose. From there, it's vital to align everything they do to be an expression of their gift through their business while working with practical business systems. Download a free report to learn "Own the Wisdom Within: Five Keys to Using Life’s Turning Points for Transformational Success" at http://www.mycreativecatalyst.com.

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