I Miss Hearing This Song............

Someone so very close to me that I miss so much used to sing this song to me for 13 years. Bed of Roses is one of the two songs he would sing to me.

Insight for Today 9/28/10

"Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them."

Viktor E. Frankl
1905-1997, Holocaust Survivor and Author of Man's Search for Meaning

Insight for Today 9/27/10

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential."

Sir Winston Churchill
1874-1965, Former British Prime Minister

Economist: Valley housing market will stay down

http://ktar.com/category/local-news-articles/20100924/Economist:-Valley-housing-market-nowhere-near-recovery/#

PHOENIX -- Valley economist Jim Rounds isn't surprised at the Commerce Department's report that news homes nationwide sold at the second-slowest pace on record in August.

Last month's new home sales were unchanged from a month earlier at a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 288,000, the Commerce Department said. Sales were down by 29 percent from the same month a year earlier. The only time new home sales were slower was in May.

Click on the link on the right side of the house picture..........

Is the Recession Really Over? The NBER Seems to Think So…

Unless you’ve been buried under a pile of stock market profits over the past 24 hours unable to breathe or reach your TV set, you know the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) – the nonprofit body based in Cambridge, Mass., that has been assigning dates to recessions since…1929 – declared the Great Recession over and done with in June 2009.




Total duration of the Great Recession: 18 months, eclipsing the previous postwar record of 16 months set in 1973-75, and again in 1981-82.

Although, “economic activity is typically below normal in the early stages of an expansion,” navel gazers at the NBER reluctantly admit, “it sometimes remains so well into the expansion.”

How did the ‘recovery’ such as it is come about? Let’s take a look at the nittys:

•Government spending grew from 20.6% of GDP at the start of the recession to 25.4% in the second quarter of this year, according to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis
•Increasing transfer payments – 99-week unemployment benefits, etc. – account for 73% of that growth. At least with the New Deal we got some bridges and dams to show for it. Now Uncle Sam just pays people to sit at home, eat Cheetos and watch Jersey Shore
•In contrast, gross domestic private investment has shrunk from 17.3% of GDP at the start of the recession to 11.3% last year.

To read the rest of the article...............

Insight for Today 9/23/10

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."

Maureen Dowd
Newspaper Columnist

Insight for Today 9/22/10

"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us."

Stephen R. Covey
Author and Speaker

YES!

I have reached my goal of losing 140 lbs on my HCG Healthy Weight Loss Program!!! Now I am doing a second goal of losing 135 lbs.

I KNEW I COULD DO IT!

What Do I Do NOW? - Conspiracy of the Rich Update from Robert Kiyosaki

Some of you have been saying, “Enough of the bad news, what do I do now?”

This is a valid, important question and concern.

In his latest Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin, Robert responds to your feedback and questions about what to do in this bad economy.

Don't miss this important update.



"The more the economy worsens, the more money I make. If the economy gets better, I will make even more money. This may sound confusing, but justifies the need for financial education. It doesn’t matter - bad news or good news – it’s all good news if you know what to do."


– Excerpt from Robert’s Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin.

Read the rest of Robert’s thoughts here.

Insight for Today 9/21/10

"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life."

Christiane Northrup
Medical Doctor and Author

Insight for Today 9/20/10

"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means."

Albert Einstein
1879-1955, Physicist

Insight for Today 9/16/10

"So it is, life is actually made up of our choices. We are the sum total of them, and if we hold to an attitude of love and thanksgiving for all the good things within our grasp we may have what all ambitious people long for - success."

Delma Neeley

Can't by Edgar A. Guest

Can't

_Can't_ is the worst word that's written or spoken;
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
And with it many a good purpose dies.
It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
And robs us of courage we need through the day:
It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning
And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

_Can't_ is the father of feeble endeavor,
The parent of terror and half-hearted work;
It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,
And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.
It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,
It stifles in infancy many a plan;
It greets honest toiling with open derision
And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.

_Can't_ is a word none should speak without blushing;
To utter it should be a symbol of shame;
Ambition and courage it daily is crushing;
It blights a man's purpose and shortens his aim.
Despise it with all of your hatred of error;
Refuse it the lodgment it seeks in your brain;
Arm against it as a creature of terror,
And all that you dream of you some day shall gain.

_Can't_ is the word that is foe to ambition,
An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;
Its prey is forever the man with a mission
And bows but to courage and patience and skill.
Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,
For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man;
Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying
And answer this demon by saying: "I _can_."

Insight for Today 9/15/10

"If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence."

Richard DeVos
Co-Founder of Amway

Insight for Today 9/14/10

"When you decide what you want, it has to manifest...but only at the level of your belief."

Rich German
Author of Monetize Your Passion

Why the Web is Dying—and What Will Take Its Place - article by Robert Kiyosaki

Why the Web is Dying—and What Will Take Its Place

The Web is almost 20 years old. Once exciting and new, it's now woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. We're looking to access information quickly and efficiently—not spend hours searching and exploring. We want something more than the Web.

In his latest Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin, Robert explains why the Web is dying and what revolution is replacing it. He also gives you a very special preview of Rich Dad's newest technological tool to take you to the next level.

Don't miss this important update Robert.

"For about a year now, we at Rich Dad have been building a killer mega-app, not a web site. The Rich Dad app will be for those who are serious about becoming entrepreneurs, a subject I've loved for most of my life and have spent tens of thousands of hours studying and putting into action in my businesses."


– Excerpt from Robert’s Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin.

Read the rest of Robert’s thoughts here.

Insight for Today 9/13/10

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

Melodie Beattie
Writer

Investors Leaving Stock Market in Droves

""In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market" blared a headline on the front page of the Sunday, August 21st edition of The New York Times. The article stated that investors withdrew a staggering $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of 2010.

That's a lot of money, and that's bad news for the economy. Generally, once a recession is ending, the small investors come back to the stock market. Today, since they're still fleeing the market, this means we might see a longer recession. "


– Excerpt from Robert’s Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin.

Insight for Today 9/9/10

"Devotion is commitment at a deep cellular level. When you are devoted, the universe will align itself to give you what you desire."

Rich German
Author of Monetize Your Passion

Insight for Today 9/8/10

"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."

Laura Ingalls Wilder
1867-1957, Author

I am almost there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Upate on my HCG Healthy Weight Loss - I am now at 144 lbs! 4 more to go to reach my goal of 140 lbs!! I know and will reach that goal! Yeah baby!

Linda

Insight for Today 9/7/10

"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit."

John Steinbeck
1902-1968, Writer and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Insight for Today 9/6/10

"Be careful what you spend your day touching because it will shape your mind, your body, and your heart."

Sam Keen
Speaker and Author

Trina' s Blog

One - A Vision

Purpose. Life Objectives. What’s the difference? Your purpose is the reason for your existence, God’s motive for creating you. And your life objectives are your intentional, measurable goals that you are aiming for.

For example, when I was a small child I wanted to become a millionaire, it consumed me. I thought the vehicle was professional sports but it was not. As I grew older I began to write out my objectives and set a plan of action. The process was customized to what I was aiming for.

Now, what I have set in motion has created even greater forward motion. I am intentional and focused on achieving millionaire status. The best book I could recommend on this subject is Reaching Your Dreams by Tommy Barnett. Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren is a great resource as well.

Read more on Trina's Blog...............

Lisa's Blog

The Power of Commitment

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets:

Read on Lisa Lannon's Blog............

Kim Kiyoski's Recent Blog Post

The Fear Tax

Are you paying a 'fear tax?'

I ran across this term in a blog post by Seth Godin. Seth defines a 'fear tax' as a circumstance in which we sacrifice significant time and/or money doing things that are supposedly protecting us from something we fear, when in fact they're not protecting us, just wasting our resources and even leading to more anxiety.

What stood out to me in Seth's blog was his reference to MBAs:
"A lot of entrepreneurs get an MBA because they are afraid to go out into the world without one. They are seeking the reassurance a credential will bring them, even though the cost is huge and there's no data to indicate that they'll be more successful as an entrepreneur as a result."

Read more on Kim's recent blog post here.......

Financial Security: There's No Quick Fix Article by Kim Kiyosaki

Financial Security: There's No Quick Fix

Here's the No. 1 thing that confuses me about people and money. It's a given that to be good at anything, you have to put in the time and effort. In numerous surveys, the three areas in our lives that get the most attention are health, relationships and money (sex is right up there, but that's a separate discussion). Let's look at what it takes to be healthy, to have strong relationships and to handle our money.

Health
If you want to be fit, you work out regularly in the gym, on your bike, running, swimming, etc. Whatever method you choose to get in shape, you do it again and again, not one time. And once you get to your fitness goal, you can't stop and say "I'm there! I can stop now." No--staying fit means you keep working out.

Relationships
The same is true of relationships, whether it's your marriage or your relationship with your children, your sister or brother, your parents or your friends. Relationships don't just happen. Healthy relationships require nurturing, communication, creativity and attention--all of which require time and effort.

Read rest of the article at the Women Entreprenuer......

Insight for Today 9/2/10

"I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours."

Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, Writer and Poet

Interesting Phase of my life 8/2010

Well fans, August of 2010 has been a very trying and challenging phase of my life. They say when it rains it pours. First my live in boyfriend and I broke up (again) May 2010. That was so darn hurtful as I never wanted to break up at all. Deep down inside I was hoping to get married since I bought a new house and we also had a terrific dog (except I hated the shedding). As I look back on it I realized when he came back to me he didn't have a job and even had to move out of his place. It took him 11 months to find a job and I found that I had lost respect for him because I quess I was hoping for someone to take care of me for once. My mistake was that I didn't believe him when he said job are hard now. So many people going for the same job, etc. I honestly feel bad that I treated him like shit during that time. I made him feel bad, down, depress, etc. I guess they say you don't know what a person is going through unless you walk in their shoes. Well, I am now walking in that shoe now because the Rich Dad Company had laid off a few of us. Bad karma does come back on you. I got what I deserved. When I told him about losing my job, etc., well he didn't care and didn't even supported me as I did for him throughout the 13 years of knowing each other. Yes, I felt really really bad for that. I even emailed him to tell him I am really sorry and I understand. I don't want his money, just him. Just wanted an arm around me telling me it is going to be okay, etc.

Then a few days ago my daughther laid a bomb on me. Her and her family are moving to CA 9/18/10!! My heart just fell. But I understand why she is going and I am proud of her for what she is doing for her and her family. My 14 year old granddaughter will live with me till after Christmas and then she will be leaving to go to her mom in CA. At least I will have someone for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

So, all in all, I wonder what the rest of the year and year 2011 going to bring me. I believe in the Law of Attraction and also:

FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT AND NOT WHAT YOU DON'T WANT

I am focusing on wanting a job so I can keep my house I bought. I do want to keep my house so I am focusing on being positive and that things will all work out...................

Insight for Today 9/1/10

"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement."

Henry Ford
1863-1947, Industrialist