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   The Year of

the Big Picture

     A friend of mine went to the gym and found a new exercise room, totally dark with a full-length movie playing on a large screen. She decided it might be fun to watch the movie while she worked out, and stepped onto an exercise machine. The movie was so engrossing that she watched it for an hour and a half while exercising. "By the time I was done, I didn't even realize I had exercised for all that time!" she remarked.

    Her experience demonstrates the power we gain when we stay focused on the big picture of our life. If you go the gym - or your life - and think about how hard you are exercising, you will resist as you go, tire quickly, the benefits you gain will be minimal, and you will likely not return soon. If, however, you let yourself be inspired or entertained by a bigger movie than the current small one, your experience will not be a struggle, you will have fun as you go, and you will reap huge rewards.

     What is the Big Picture you would like to stay focused on this year?  How do you feel as you keep that in mind rather than the little things you have to do or the tasks  you find distasteful? Your experience of life depends less on what you are doing, and more on where you are holding your consciousness.

    This year adopt the visionary position. Visionaries are far more interested in where they are headed and what could be rather than where they are coming from or what is. As Joel A. Barker noted, "Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it."   Another way of saying this is, "Don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff."

      The Christmas Song ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. . .") was written by Mel Torme during the month of June.  Oscar Hammerstein composed The Sound of Music, considered by many to be his greatest musical, as he was as he was on the verge of leaving this world. The two greatest architectural triumphs of the 20th century, the Empire State Building and The Golden Gate Bridge, were funded, constructed, and completed during the Great Depression. True greatness lives in seeing beyond what the masses are viewing and finding a movie that's worth watching.

       Let's begin our year heading not toward our desired results, but proceeding from them. You have a great movie to watch, and as you focus on that rather than undesirable tasks, you will get your workout as well as your dream.

     Happy New Year,

 

           Alan

 

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You are setting sail on a great adventure determined only by

 how grand you are willing to think.

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Top 3 New Year's Resolutions

 

Where do you fit in?

 

An ACNielsen survey of people in 46 countries revealed these new year's resolutions at the top of most people's list:

1. Strike a better balance between work and play (more than half of respondents)

2. Get more fit (1 in 3 planned to go on a diet)

3. Avoid disastrous relationships

 

Shortcut to all of these:  Bring office time down and spirit time up, and numbers 2 and 3 will follow nicely from number 1. When it starts to feel like work, stop and ask yourself what it would take to feel like play. If it's not fun, hire it done. Make people your business, and people will make your business. "I don’t just want a job - I want inspiration." (From Jerry Maguire) "Let the beauty we love be what we do."  (Rumi)   Is it "it?" or "Not it?"  Love, honor, and appreciate your family, and you will realize how very blessed you are.

 

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Blessing is the gift that returns to you

the moment you give it.

 

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Recommended:

 

Wind and Water

CD by Lew Doty

 

Lew Doty embodies a rare chemistry among musicians, wisdom, humility, and heart. He has performed at my seminars and delivered a rare presence. His newest CD highlights his clever, touching, and humorous lyrics, melded with light rock and well-orchestrated arrangements. If music is a source of upliftment for you, Lew is your man.

 

 

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Events and Programs

Alan's new book just  off the press:

Relax into Wealth

How to Get More by Doing Less

This upbeat, incisive, and easy-to-read prosperity guide, 6 years in the making, is built on the most powerful principles of all the wealth and well-being courses Alan has taught.  Unlike many success books which are formula-driven, focusing on techniques to make more money, climb the corporate ladder, and outpower the competition, Relax into Wealth is people-driven, shining the spotlight on the kind of heart, faith, and vision required to overcome fear, peer pressure, limiting beliefs, or a history of failure. You will be able to relate to the stories, apply them to your own journey, and be bolstered by the simple exercises accompanying each chapter. A perfect way to start your new year off on the right foot, or empower someone you love!

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Building Great Relationships

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  ●  Choose friendships that lift you

  ●  Deal more effectively with difficult people

  ●  Build business by building relationships

  ●  Turn all your relationships into assets

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