Conquer Your Fear!

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What really keeps you from living your dreams?

What problem is most dominant in peoples lives?

The answer is: FEAR!

People live every day in fear. Fear of losing their wealth, fear of losing their loved ones, fear of making the wrong decisions, fear of being themselves, fear of growing up, fear of making a commitment. The list goes on and on.

The leading cause of people not fulfilling their dreams is NOT the fear of failure … it’s the fear of success! The fear of actually accomplishing what they set out to do. The fear of living life to the fullest may have paralyzed you. This will cause you to never really try in your business, or if you do try, to sabotage your efforts so you never have to face your fear of success.

Most people live their lives in the grip of this fear and they aren’t even aware that it has control over them! The fear is the one thing that can turn your dreams of financial freedom, loving relationships, and a fulfilling and significant life into a pattern of habits including procrastination, self-sabotage and other bad habits.

Fear is the dominate problem in your life today. The two questions you need to answer to conquer your fear are:

Which fear has the most control over your behavior? Is it the fear of failure, the fear of rejection, the fear of success, or is it all of them?

How do I interrupt the bad habits that I have developed as a means of protection from this fear? How do I interrupt the programming I have within me?

These are the two most significant questions when it comes to overcoming your fears. If you can answer these two questions, your life will forever change!

The reality of fear is that it is human and is a part of life. It’s not going to go away. Some fear is even healthy! It is a gift given to you to keep you safe and bring you closer to your creator.

Every person is born with three instinctive fears. These are: fear of falling, fear of loud noises, and fear of abandonment. These three fears were given to you to help you monitor what is going on around you. Think about it; it is fear that gives you the adrenaline rush that makes you escape from a situation that is really, truly unsafe. It also gives you the same rush that causes you to fight to win.

Faith is born in fear. God knew in His infinite wisdom that fear is what would drive His people back to Him. Although sometimes it is only in times of extreme fear that we look to God and choose Him. Take a look at your own life and think about the times you looked to God for His power and wisdom. Those were probably times of extreme fear. True faith is born from fear!

So what caused the gift of fear to be the number one problem in society today? Why do people let fear control their actions, beliefs and lives? The answer is the difference between reacting to fear and acting in fear. It has everything to do with your belief system.

Children typically react instinctively to fear, which is appropriate behavior at this age. Most adults don't make the distinction between reacting to fear, as when they were a child, and acting with their intellect when dealing with fear.

People react instinctively to fear by either denying it or running away from it. They miss the power that comes from acting with their intellect, never allowing the fear to become the gift it was intended to be. Learn to act with your intellect by exposing your true fears and the beliefs they represent and free yourself so you can move on with all you are meant to do, have and become!


As Always ... Make it a GREAT day!

About the Author:

Lou and Robin Bonaventura have been Professional
Network Marketers for the past 4 years. They attribute
much of their success to personal development and
consistent learning. Visit their Learning Center
for more insight into how personal development can
benefit you.

What Makes You A Leader? Part 5

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What is a leader?

How do you become one?

Can YOU really make a difference?

How would you do that?

This series of articles are based on just one of many personal development courses in our Learning Center and highlights the main points of the course. The course itself was based on Sheila Murray Bethel's book titled "Making a Difference, 12 Qualities That Make You a Leader". The book can be found in paperback at Amazon.com for as little as $0.01 plus shipping (used).

All great leaders have extremely high ethics and morals. But what's the difference between the two? Let's find out!

Morals are a personal philosophy based on the ability to know right from wrong. What we believe about right and wrong affects our thinking, actions and character. Morals are a philosophy.

Ethics are high standards of honest and honorable dealings based on our morals. They are our system of belief for life and business. How we act, what we do, our methods and how we apply our morals translates into whether we behave ethically or not. Ethics are an application of our philosophy.

Suppose life were a game and ethics were the rules we were required to use to play the game. You can easily see how important it would be for all players to follow the rules. If the game were played without the rules, it wouldn't be fair and the most callous and unethical players would probably win while the more caring, ethical players would be left bruised and battered. Ethics are the difference between order and chaos.

To be a great leader, you MUST have strong ethics. Ethics provide us with personal guidance and they create a blueprint for others to follow. If you, as the leader, are not an ethical person. how could you possibly expect your followers to be ethical? Conversely, if you ARE and ethical person and leader, you will not tolerate and unethical person being present on your team.

Consistency in your ethics also builds trust with your followers. They will know what to expect from you and how you will handle the different situations that arise during the course of your mission. They will know how conflicts will be handled, and you will build a strong foundation for your organization.

As the group leader, you will be required and expected to stand up for the ethical treatment of each member of your team. You will need to take action to defend the well being of all of the members of your organization equally and fairly.

Unethical activities and actions are all around us. They are fueled by greed, jealousy and the so-called "Power Trip". An ethical leader won't stand for the demoralization and danger that accompanies unethical behavior.

Think about your ethical standards. Which ones are steadfast and unwavering no matter what? Take personal responsibility to stand firm and VERY clear about your ethical standards. Should a situation arise that give you a challenge, take time to be clear about where you stand.

Many of our ethical decisions are easy and automatic, while others are painful and intense. As a leader you will be confronted with both types every day. It's how you deal with them that shows the true quality of your leadership.


As Always ... Make it a GREAT day!

About the Author:

Lou and Robin Bonaventura have been Professional
Network Marketers for the past 4 years. They attribute
much of their success to personal development and
consistent learning. Visit their Learning Center
for more insight into how personal development can
benefit you.

What Makes You A Leader? Part 4

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www.SuccessNetworkGroup.com

What is a leader?

How do you become one?

Can YOU really make a difference?

How would you do that?

This series of articles are based on just one of many personal development courses in our Learning Center and highlights the main points of the course. The course itself was based on Sheila Murray Bethel's book titled "Making a Difference, 12 Qualities That Make You a Leader". The book can be found in paperback at Amazon.com for as little as $0.01 plus shipping (used).

You need to be a "Big Thinker" to become a successful leader. Creative thinkers have an open mind to all thoughts from every source and don't pre-judge or dismiss ideas without thinking them through thoroughly. We are talking about having a VISION.

Vision starts with imagination, but in its highest form, it exceeds the bounadries of imagination. Leaders with vision can literally change the world! The belief in the vision comes form faith in themselves and others. Most people don't have enough faith in themselves and therefore do not make good leaders. But we don't want everyone to try and become a leader. If that happened ... who would they lead?

You're faith in other people can make a world of difference. It can transform and direct how they perform, because your faith in them acts as a medium to strengthen their courage.

Ideally, followers will be able to distinguish the difference between a leader who is acting on their vision and one who is reacting to an event or situation. Somebody who is acting on their vision can communicate their goals to other people. conversely, a leader who is reacting is simply somebody who is taking advantage of their position, their followers and their situation.

Leaders with vision grasp the concept and value of multiple strategies. Be sure to consider your strategies.

Check your assumptions and expectations periodically. False assumptions will cause you to be stuck and unable to access your creativity. Your imagination will stop, and if your assumptions are wrong; they can stop your efforts dead in their tracks!

Develop and define your personal philosophy. Your philosophy of life is larger than any mission statement. It will strengthen you and help you to recognize outside pressures that might harm your mission.

Challenge tradition and existing wisdom. You don't have to make radical changes, however you should always question the prevailing thoughts and have the fortitude to discover how to improve on "things as they are". Just because something "Has always been done that way" doesn't mean it's the best way to accomplish the task. It also doesn't mean that the process shouldn't be changed.

Nuture curiosity. Look at what's going on in the world around you. Seek new approaches to existing problems. Learn to think outside the box!

Look for simplicity. It's easy for thing to get too complicated in short order. Effective leaders are aware of the importance of keeping things clean and simple. If that task is large and complicated it may help to break it down into manageable segments.


Look for Part 5 to be posted tomorrow!

As Always ... Make it a GREAT day!

About the Author:

Lou and Robin Bonaventura have been Professional
Network Marketers for the past 4 years. They attribute
much of their success to personal development and
consistent learning. Visit their Learning Center
for more insight into how personal development can
benefit you.