Your Winners Circle

Getting Back to the Basics from Gardening to Parenting and Everything in between

This is the tag line for an amazing website that tells the story of a family who is choosing to look for a healthier more natural way of taking care of themselves and raising their two boys.  "This is a story about change, responsibility, and above all, hope… just one family’s transformation fueled by a simple hope for a better future for themselves and their planet." says Michelle of Phoenix, Arizona.  And change it is.

Some time ago this family was featured as one of five family that competed for the most frugal family in the Valley of the Sun by the Phoenix Gazette newspaper. They did not win as their online vote count did not quite top the charts but that did not stop the Wanders family.  They began to create their own homestead and their progress, Natural Wanderings is well worth following as they venture into the world of micro farming.

Michelle, the mom of two boys left her career as a speech language pathologist to give her family the best of her in their growing years. Dave who works for an insurance company spends his off time preparing what once was a green and grassy back yard into their homestead.  The two work together and believe that God will bless this return to natural living and I believe this as well.  This is a huge undertaking but with the attention of health care nutritionists turning more to natural foods, this family is on the right track.

    

Michelle plans to share information on gardening and the raising of her new family edition...the chickens...as well as her two sons as the visions and dreams turn into reality.  She will also share the newest resources as she finds them and photos to allow you to watch the progress as well.  Success has already been had as you see her pictured beside the sunflowers they grew last season. 

 

What Does It Really Take To Become A Winner

Just recently I had the opportunity to congratulate a young lady who took a dream and made it a reality, Lisa Schrolucke.  She placed in the top ten in her first fitness competition.  I look forward to being a witness to the continued progress as she steps up the pace and moves to the next level.  But what really does it take to become a winner. 

As a professional make artist, Lisa first earned her certification in personal fitness training.  After countless weeks of training and diet, her determination to make it happen kept her on course.  When the going got rough she kept her eye on the finishline and the prize that was just beyond...realization of her dream.

 Lisa maintains Rock The Workout and in her post Success is Sweet she shares what it was like to taste the sweetness of accomplishment.  I believe that Lisa is the next up and coming expert in the field of personal fitness training especially for women. 

So what is the next level for you?  What do you have to do to get there?  An are you willing to do whatever it takes to succeed?  Those are the questions that a winner will ask continually ask as they travel down their road to success and the reality of their dream. 

The Power Of Your Intention Creates The Pathway For Your Successes

Now that we have begun a new year, it is time to re-evaluate our own direction, goals and intentions that will set the stage for our tomorrows. It is also a time to look back at the previous year and evaluate our milestones and successes we accomplished along the way. This is where your journal comes in.  If you do not have a journal or did not take the time to fill one in, then shame on you.  The best of the best mentors and coaches recommend that you keep a journal to track your progress and celebrate your wins. 

Your intention can sometimes be more powerful than your goals.  Your intention is a mindset and when you engage the power of your mindset, your engage the power of the Universal Laws of Attraction.  The mindset is also where you continue to focus on positive energy.  Even when things are not going as well you you may expect, your positivity prevent mental road block to interfere with the intention you set. Your goals are the stepping stones that get you to completion of that intention.

The power of your intention also engages your belief system.  Many set goals but do not actually believe that they will achieve them.  Much like New Years Resolutions.  People set New Years Resolutions without the true intention of keeping them.  They may try but if the resolution is not back by true intention it will fail. Your intention works hand in hand with your determination.  When you set a true intention, you become determined to achieve that level of success and set goals accordingly to do so.  Once you reach the completion of that intention you set a new one with the determination and goals.  The cycle must complete itself for success to be achieved.  So if your serious about take your success to a higher level, start setting solid intention and invest in a journal  as your tracking and reference tool and will see a level of success much higher that you might have imagined.

After 50 Years They Are Still Performing

Just recently I had the opportunity to see a concert being performed by none other than The Four Tops and The Temptations.  And what a show it was.  The arena was full and everyone was enjoying the sounds of yesteryear and the dance moves as the two groups brought back the memories. 

 Both groups were founded in Detroit, Michigan, The Four Tops as The Four Aims with Lead singer, Levi Stubbs and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton. They remained together for over four decades, having gone from 1953 until 1997 without a single change in personnel. Lawrence Payton died on June 20, 1997 and the band continued with only three members using the name The Tops before Theo Peoples, who sang for The Temptations, was brought in as the new fourth member. Stubbs had a stroke in 2000 he was replaced by Ronnie McNeir and on July 1, 2005, "Obie" Benson died of lung cancer. That is when Lawrence Payton's son Roquel Payton joined the group. As of 2006, Fakir, McNeir, Payton, and Peoples are still performing together as the Four Tops. Levi Stubbs eventually died on October 17, 2008 leaving Fakir the only founding member of the original group.

The Temptations started out in 1960 as the Primes and the Elgins, then they changed their name to the Temptations around 1964. They have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. The group was known for their recognizable choreography, harmonies, and flashy onstage suits. They sold tens of millions of albums and are one of the most successful groups in music history.  As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its only living original member, Otis Williams, still in their lineup.

At Motown's 25th Anniversary special in 1983, a singing competition was set up between the Temptations and the Four Tops and the groups poked fun at each other while alternating songs. They joined together for a medley of hits. This act proved so popular that the two groups began a "Tempts vs. Tops" tour that has gone on periodically for 20 years and has been seen by millions of their fans.

Now they did not perform together but had two separate shows the night I saw them but they both were phenominal none the less.  The Four Tops opened the evening doing many of the hits that made them famous. Even down to the dance moves. They called some of the audience to the stage and shook hands as they completed their show.  I was one of those that was up front and had the opportunity to shake the hand of each member. The story of the Four Tops is a story of group harmony, on and off the stage. And after 50 years, when fans still reach out, the Four Tops are still there.  During an interview  in January 2010, "Duke" confirmed plans for the "new" Four Tops to release a new album.    

The Temptations finished the evening doing again what they do best...sing and dance, bringing back the memories of their best known songs including "My Girl" (1965), "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" (1971) and "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (1972),   The audience stood and dance right along with them, me included.  Again when the opportunity came to be at the stage...I was there to shake each hand of the legends that shared the stage. 

Talk about winning teams!  Can you imagine doing what you do with the same people for 50 years. And bringing joy to the hearts of millions in the process. I am sure that through the years they had their up and downs but they never quit and continue to this day. 

A Fairy Tale Wedding To Remember For Two Amazing People

Recently I wrote separately about two outstanding individuals that have found their way together to create a wedding and a life to remember.  But it did not start at the costume party they held in Colorado, although that was the magic that shone this month. The couple are winners in their own arenas as Greg Mooers is a trainer and author and Tamara Bowman is a speaker and recently released her childrens book Emerald Echo The Story. 

The wedding story began a couple months ago when   Greg and Tamara were traveling through Las Vegas and stopped of at Zappos. Yes, that's right...the shoe distributor. 

Upon my arrival to meet them I learned that I was actually there to be a part of their surprise wedding.  Elvis showed up and after a tour of the facitilies, the couple were married in the hallway under the very same bell that Greg proposed to Tamara under.  The small wedding party of myself, Robby and Denye Robbins enjoyed lunch at the Bellagio before the couple went on to Colorado.

But on July 4, 2010 Greg and Tamara tied the knot publicly in a ceramony where all the guests were to arrive dressed as their favorite Disney character.  And of course the happy couple were the King and Queen. I guess you can say this was truely a storeybook wedding.  Just before their amazing wedding ceremony, Greg and Tamara were exhibitors at Extreme Health, an event created by T Harv Eker and Peak Potentials Training in Irvine, California. The two are also  involved with Bridge2Bliss, which is an organization that hosts events, camps and known speakers and promotes living from your own heart located in Denver, Colorado. The combination of the Greg and his principles to create a rewarding career and fulfilling relationships and Tamara's experience in love, loss, ancient wisdom and humor that will no doubt will leave you with a new awareness of what is possible in your life certainly sets them apart from any one you will ever meet.   Congratulations!

The Power Of Intention Is Real And It is Mighty Especially When Expressed

Just recently I had the opportunity to experience the power of intention in a very amazing way.  I recieve VIP invitations to a variety of social and networking events and one particular event being held at Lavo at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas was giving away a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.  I RSVP'd for two and took a friend with me reminding her to bring a business card to put in for the drawing. 

We arrived early (as all Goddesses should) and I have to admit that I did not know what Jimmy Choos were but told my friend that I was going to win those shoes.  She laughed at me and politely informed me that they are spoken about all the time on "Sex in The City" and were very expensive shoes. She laughed even more when I informed her that I did not watch that TV show either.  But I truely believed that I was going to win those shoes.  We enjoyed cocktails, chatted with old friends and made a few new ones as well.  When the evening came to an end someone came to me and told me that some girl named Bonnie won the shoes however when I inquired about the winner, no one seemed to be able to give me an answer so we left and went home.

One week later I wrote an email to the sponsors to learn who the winner was to find out it was in fact ME!  I was so excited.  This was truely a display of the power that a spoken intention is and the testimony it was for someone who was unsure of the power a person can hold when they truely believe.  We went back to Lavo to celebrate the success and enjoy my beautiful pair of Jimmy Choos!

Just last evening we attended another mixer where a membership was being given in a drawing.  I did not have a business card handy so my same friend wrote my name on one for the sponsors business card and tossed it in the pitcher.  When the drawing came she and I watched as the card that was drawn had my business card struck for brief moment then it fell back into the pitcher.  The difference between the two drawings was that in my heart I did not truely want to win the membership. I believed I could.  But the testimony spoke loudly of the power that even a half hearted intention can porduce. What are your intentions saying to yourself and those around you.  It is not enough to just think them, you must speak them and above all believe in them and you too will be blessed with that which you believe.

Recognize Opportunity Where There Seems To Be Limitation

How many times have you actually said to yourself...."How in the world am I going to do this?" This is a common question to all of us from time to time. Where have you gotten stuck in your thinking and is your being stuck let opportunity pass you by. Some people have fear about not knowing enough, being enough, didn't know where to begin, weren't quite ready, and the list goes on. The only way to reach the goal you set for yourself is to begin it right now.Take the first step toward it no matter if you know the final answers or not. Action will create momentum and momentum will create an ability to power through any adversity you may perceive along your way. Just remember one thing there's always a way for you to have all that you desire. The answers are right inside you so stop telling yourself you can't and start telling yourself that you can! Everywhere you are there is a power and presence that is in line with the real magnificence of who you are. This power is unlimited in its wisdom, imagination, creativity, and desire to bring out in you the best you that you can be. No matter what may appear on the surface, you have all the tools you need to build the life that you have been dreaming about. Remember one thing, you wouldn't be able to dream something if you didn't already have that dream inside of you. It is so easy to give up and throw in the towel when you come up against a challenge you percieve is bigger than you believe you can overcome. That's the exact time that you must ramp up your desire for success and find the ways you need to turn those challenges into opportunities. You can do it. No matter what you my think about hard situations you always have the choice to think of the solutions to get you through them. There's always a way to make your day the very best it can be when you start to say yes to all the excellence that you are and step into the spirit that brought you here. Express all the greatness you are and start today.

Emerald Echo May Have Been A Dream Once But Will Soon Be A Reality

When I first met this person we were both at a personal development event and I could feel a comforting feeling when I was in her presence and saw her smile.  I knew nothing about her so I was quite surprised when I learned the she was a professor, psychotherapist, author and above all a visionary.  This woman carried in her heart the dream of someday there would be a place, Emerald Echo where people from all over the world and all walks of life would experience that they could experience "healing from the illusion of separateness and know that they are not alone"

Emerald Echo would also be a place to remember who you really are and rediscover your purpose for being here… and a home where nature and mankind collaborate in a forever friendship. T Bowman

Tamara has since just released her new children's book and it is a must for every child so they can learn their purpose and assist them in moving in a direction that will lead to success and happiness.  There is hope for our children to become well rounded and complete individuals in a world that is seemingly filled with crisis and tragedy.

All You Have To Do Is Say To Yourself ....Yes I Can

 Everything that you dream about and hold in your mind can and will manifest itself as long as you believe that anything's possible. You have the choice in every moment of your day to make those decisions that support you. When you open you up to the knowing that when YOU are able to have an attitude that you can accomplish all you set your mind out to do the universe hears you and brings to you all the resources you need. It only takes a simple yet profound attitude of Yes I Can. Give yourself the gift of believing that you can. Are you willing to look at yourself honestly and see where you stop yourself? Will you give yourself permission to feel the emotions of fear that come up when you are faced with change and transformation? Are you ready to walk through any and all false beliefs about who you may think you are? Say yes to all these questions and begin to walk a new path towards your goals with an intensity and commitment to all the excellence that you are.

No where is there a better place to start believing in yourself than in your heart. You are a magnificent creation of pure potential. When you let false beliefs and old conditioning have its way with you, you begin to doubt and buy into those thoughts of lack. Limitation and fear is then made up as defense mechanisms designed to protect you.  You are not those thoughts. You are the creator of greatness and there is only perfection right where you are.  When you start to tell yourself this, your whole world will shift into a higher vibration of anything's possible consciousness. You will automatically create the life you desire. It all starts with you being able to hold the vibration of Yes I Can in  every area of your life. The determination you have to succeed is always present. You just need to live from it. Let go of old habits that don't serve you anymore and bring new life to your journey. Water your garden of opportunity with the essence of greatness that is your natural state. Watch as the abundance and prosperity that is calling you to messages of support begin to show up in all you do.  All you have to do is say to yourself ………….…..Yes I Can!

Peak Potentials Training Steps Up To The Plate to Help The Relief Efforts In Haiti

Just recently, Peak Potentials Training held one of their personal/wealth development courses called Life Directions, Mission to Millions in Los Angeles, California.  Some 700 people participated in a three day course and for some it was life changing. During the course of the event, communication came from the home office located in Vancouver, Canada that they decided to not only take donations for the relief efforts in Haiti but they were going to match the donations, dollar for dollar of those given by the participants. 

As the first day progressed, donations came in but not in leaps and bounds as the people attending were focusing on the processes at hand and their own personal and professional growth. On the second day of the course there was about the same amounts of donations that came in throughout the day but not significantly large in proportion of the amount of people attending.  But as they grew in their learning and their own visions,  missions and purposes the amounts began to grow as well.  By the end of the course on the third day, these individuals raised over $20,000 and show just what can be done with alittle bit of hope and a lot of belief. Peak Potentials will match that amount but decided not to stop there.  For the people who volunteer to assist at the various events throughout the year they are being giving an invitation to contribute as well to raise the total to over $50,000. 

This is an outstanding effort along with the many others that are being developed by a number of groups and organizations throughout our country.  Together we can change not only ourselves and our country but we can help change situations in other parts of the world.  I am proud to be a part of a people who can unite in the face of disaster and reach out to assist another nation. 

I have seen several entrepreneurs making efforts to contribute as well so I have decided to add to the efforts by offering that for each of my journals that is purchased between now and February 28, 2010, all the monies will be added to the donations of Peak Potentials Training so that they too can be met dollar for dollar which means...for each 365 Days of Successes Journal purchased to celebrate the successes in your life, double the amount will also help to change the lives of those left behind by the disaster in Haiti.  Help me Help them Help Others!