Meditation: A Tool For Happiness or An Exercise in Frustration?
May 12, 2012 By Valerie Sheppard 3 Great Tips to Turn Your Meditation into a Rewarding Experience! When I first started meditating several years ago, it was anything but fulfilling! I would make time in my calendar, sit down and “try” to meditate. I would get uncomfortable trying to hold the same still position, my mind would be full of thoughts and chatter, and I would feel … [Read More...]
Why are you weird around important people?
Pop quiz. Which of the following do you find surprising and uncomfortable: A) Your new neighbour asks to borrow your lawn mower within minutes of meeting; B) Someone you just met at a networking function asks you to recommend them on LinkedIn; C) Someone you just met asks you to connect them to your most important connection. Now, which of the following do you … [Read More...]
What’s the most powerful flaw you can have?
Influence can be elusive. What makes some people sparkle so that people just want to follow their every word; while others can't seem to draw respect no matter what they do? Since working on the movie Project Forgive with my best friend Shawne Duperon, my life has changed. The daily frustrations still crop up. I have to forgive myself for messing up on a radio interview or being too … [Read More...]
If It Worked For Mark Twain…
I know you may be struggling to get your book written. I often recommend to my students that they blog their books. There are a lot of advantages to blogging a book, but the reality is that a lot of people struggle to really get their book down on paper. Here are a couple of quick tips: 1. Establish a routine.You want to get into a significant routine of always writing every day, or at least … [Read More...]
What’s Your Wild Card Factor?
It was somewhere around the third lap that it hit me. As an early riser, often powerful thoughts come up during my morning swim. It was a crazy idea, but it wouldn't leave me. For two years my best friend, Shawne Duperon, and I had been working to raise the money for her life's dream, which was to create a movie about forgiveness - Project: Forgive. If you know Shawne, you know … [Read More...]
10 Steps to YES – what people need to know to buy from you…
I’m going to be sharing some “sneaky peeks” from my upcoming LIFT event, so you can get a taste of what I’ll be teaching you in the room…not to mention TONS of value right now. Now, I’ve got my makeup back on for this video…because at LIFT I will also be wearing makeup – and this is a “sneaky peek” after all… When people are thinking about working with you, there is a … [Read More...]
Why you want to play Empire Avenue to win the social media game
Games are for kids, right? Well if you're wanting to really get your social media game rockin' Empire Avenue is well worth your time. It's an on-line game played by the likes of Randy Gage, Shawne Duperon and Chris Pirillo. It was just recommended to me a few weeks ago and already I can see the huge advantages. Empire Avenue mimics a stock market, except you buy and sell … [Read More...]
What is Zucker anyway? And should Facebook be worried?
You'd have to be crazy to start a new social media network with the level to which Facebook and Twitter have the market nailed down. And let's face it how many of us want to join, yet one more social media network. Really? Of course there's that tiny issue that many people are coming to see Facebook as "the Man". With privacy under barage, into the fray steps a small David, to … [Read More...]
How many books do you have to sell to be a bestseller
This is a question I get asked a lot. I often work with writers as one of my advanced courses teaches how to get on the Bestseller lists. The asking of this question is an interesting one. Because the answer is simply "it depends". There's two distinct schools of thought within the industry. About a third of the people you meet (mostly those working with self-publishings houses) will tell … [Read More...]
Find Your True Purpose of Life and Your Bliss (Part 2)
Dear Path to Anandam Friends, Part 2 of two parts of Interactive Blog – Find Your True Purpose of Life and Your Bliss In our previous post we talked about what we could resolve to do in the New Year to find our true path and our Bliss. You might be asking, “How do I do that?” Change your attitude Give unselfishly of yourself, count your blessings and meditate Turn your … [Read More...]