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[Liane Bisaillon Contribution Level: 2]

As I am sure you are aware, no change is easy; nor can it come without effort. Personal change cannot be accomplished by technology. It requires commitment, persistence, determination and PATIENCE! The steps I am offering you today can be accomplished with a bit of time, effort and energy in the privacy of your own home. Because change is, “an inside job,” the process of completing each of these steps will not only produce changes in your world, they will produce changes at the deepest levels of your being. They support a healing process at the level of your consciousness which is where all change begins. Please know that the mere thought of change can create conscious and unconscious resistance. You may find that you lose interest after a few days or, you may find yourself in doubt that what you are doing is yielding the results you desire. This is all quite normal. Now that you know what can occur, I encourage you to complete each of the steps no matter what! To begin this process you will need a notebook or pad of paper and a pen. Each step requires a certain amount of time each day. I encourage you to work in the same place, at the same time each day.

You cannot force, coerce and demand change. Change is a process that unfolds when the individual mind comes into alignment and cooperation with the flow of life, the universe at large. Change is a journey. Change is not linear, meaning do this and that will happen. Change is uncertain and uncertainty gives rise to fear. Change requires vision and strategic planning. Changes requires that we work from the top down (from the mind to the heart) and from the bottom up (from the experience to the cause of the experience) at the same time. Change often creates problems in our environment. Fear not! Problems are our friends! Without problems we cannot learn. Without problems we have no idea of the depth of the change that is required of us. So, as you endeavor to create changes in your life, I offer you, with love, the power, beauty and energy of these seven steps to support you on your journey. For each of you, I have no idea of what will happen. What I do know is that if you complete each step with an open heart and mind, something great will unfold in every aspect of your life. I can hardly wait for your progress reports!

In the meantime,

Be Blessed!

Iyanla Vanzant

[Mario Sanders Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 6]

No truer words are ever spoken better, Liane. Great article.
What keeps us going when times tells us it is time to quit. You keep going instead.
We must learn our 'why' and especially why are we doing this.
We do have to start over and reinvent ourselves to find out what works best for us. If we don't stop and evaluate ourselves, many will just quit.
Good luck to all who don't quit, your success is just around the next corner.

[Rob Fore Company: SendOutCards Contribution Level: 4]

Liane - Great post. My experience has been such that great results did not come "overnight" but came, rather, as the result of taking daily actions over an extended period of time. I actually teach my team to do the following:

1. Start with the end in mind - write a goal and work backwards to determine what actions are necessary to accomplish that goal. For example, let's say you know you will need to sponsor 300 people over a three year period to create a $250,000 per year income. That's 100 people per year, 8.3 per month, or say three people per week. Let's also say it takes 100 leads to sponsor one new team member. SO NOW we know we need to create a process or system or combination of things that will produce at least 300 leads per week... or 42 leads per day.

2. Once you know the PRODUCTION GOAL, make a plan of action to accomplish this goal - working UP. If one new article, blog post, or video which ranks on a major search engine produces an average of one lead per day... than you know you will need a minimum of 42 ranking pages. Outline a plan.

3. Schedule time to work your business - show up and work. Clock out when your scheduled time is over.

The beauty of scheduling time to build your business is it keeps you focused on taking those production steps needed - over a period of time - to produce a wonderful result. Does it get boring? Of course, but so does a job. And I'd much rather "be bored" for three years... than 30 years.

[Tamara Roe Contribution Level: 2]

Excellent information from all of you! All totally true. I really appreciate all of you sharing. I'm sure many others do, too!

Tamara Roe