Thursday, May 15, 2008

How to Deal With a Cancer Diagnosis

My name is Zo Routh, I am the Head Coach at Inner Compass. I am also a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in March 2005, and it is now nearly two years since I underwent treatment.

As I was getting good test results last week - my CAT scan was all clear I received emails from two friends. One was also diagnosed with cervical cancer with additional tumours in her ovaries. She is having her tubes and ovaries removed and being scheduled for radiation and chemotherapy treatment. My other friend let me know her mother has been diagnosed with cancer on her gall bladder that has spread to her liver and intestines. She is undergoing surgery at this moment.

What struck me was that even though I am out of the woods with my own cancer and feel fit and healthy, others are just starting their journey. I realised what I went through and what I learned might be of use to others.

If you have been diagnosed with cancer recently, or have a loved one who has, then this article is for you.

My story

I was diagnosed in March 2005 with cervical cancer, just 4 days after getting engaged. The treatment recommended initially was a full hysterectomy. Luckily there was a new surgery called a radical trachelectomy available to younger women who wanted to maintain fertility. This involved the removal of the cervix, but left the uterus and ovaries most of the reproductive equipment. Of the 100 or so women who have had the surgery about 70% were able to conceive and deliver, through caesarean section. So baby-making is still possible for me, though I am not yet out of the 2 year clearing time the doctor recommended.

After surgery they discovered additional tumours in the lymph nodes they removed. The doctors recommended four courses of chemotherapy, cysplatin to be precise, just to be sure that they knock any remaining cancer on its head. Cysplatin is a pretty heavy drug, and had some serious effects I felt nauseous and horrible for a good ten days after each round. My last treatment was on August 8th 2005. I ran a marathon 7 months later. This sounds surreal to me now, but at the time, running a marathon was exactly what I needed for a new focus on living and life.

However, dealing with a diagnosis was the first step. It is my intention that this article and the accompanying audio helps anyone else who is facing a diagnosis get through the first few weeks.

Here is a whole bunch of stuff you can do and think and experience to help you - pick what feels right to you. The first thing to do is to try and reduce all the stress in your life as much as possible. You need to be calm, relaxed to cope with what is ahead of you.

How to cope?

First of all, know that as long as you are breathing, you are ok. Start from there. Breathe. Affirm you are alive and you are ok. Breathe.

Eat right. I saw a nutritionist very soon after my diagnosis. I already had a pretty good diet: I was a vegetarian and a runner, but knew that I wanted to do everything I could to promote healing. It also gave me some sort of control over the process as my life got taken over by medical appointments, test results, and treatments.

Eat plenty of fresh fruit and veggies. Eliminate anything that is a stressor on your system - reduce or eliminate alcohol, sugar, cigarettes, and caffeine. See a nutritionist or go to a health food store for which vitamins to take. Extra doses of Vitamin B, C, selenium, were all good for me. Make sure you consult a professional for the correct dosages.

Exercise. Keep your body moving gently as much as you are able with your surgery and treatments. Gentle stretching is good - keep connected to your body. Exercise helps the lymph system to operate, helps the lungs and heart to do their good jobs and pump out toxins. It also helps you connect with your body, to feel alive. Movement gives you energy as well.

Meditate. Before I was diagnosed with cancer, I always knew that meditation was supposed to be good for you, but I never did anything about it. Willing to give everything a go to promote my healing, I started meditating. This was such a blessing it helped me release a lot of emotional stress and I felt so calm and relaxed and peaceful afterwards. You can use relaxation tapes, or meditation cds, whether this is just nice music, or a guided visualisation, or just lying down and relaxing. The idea is to center yourself and calm yourself down - feel connected to the source of life energy that is in all of us, in all of the world around us.

Visualise. This was a great way to stay focussed. After surgery I could barely walk two steps, whereas the week before I had run 38km. This could have discouraged me, but instead I chose to focus on what I wanted my body to do for me. I imagined myself running again, feeling fit, free, and full of energy. This helped me get out of bed every day and shuffle a few more feet down the corridor. Even though my current body was not capable of much, in my minds eye I felt myself running and bounding about the hills, feeling full of life. Every day I got stronger, and every day I visualised my body the way I intended to be. Like I said, 7 months later I ran a marathon.

Read some good books. One of the first things I did was go to the bookstore. I wanted to educate myself about my disease and learn from people who had gone through similar experiences. I bought a ton of books on how to heal yourself, cancer journeys etc. The best ones I found were Lance Armstrong's "It's not about the bike", Brandon Bayss "The Journey", Louise Hays "You can heal your life", Paul Krauss "Living with cancer", Petrea Kings "Quest for Life", Petrea Kings, "Your Life Matters". Each of these had something different to teach me. Just go to the bookstore and go the health section or self-help section and buy the books that appeal to you.

Get a massage, often. Massage is another way to relax and helps the body to heal itself by moving fluid, lymph, and releasing stored emotional energy. You can also use another type of healing energy practitioner - maybe a kinesiologist, or cranial sacral therapist, or reiki practitioner. Find someone you trust and enjoy. The whole point is to feel good.

Use a Journal. There is so much that goes on in your head and heart with a cancer diagnosis. Some of it you may want to share, and a lot you probably do not. In any case, purging your head and heart of the all the thoughts that are going around and around and screaming at you inside your head allows you to release a lot of energy and turmoil. Write everything you feel and think down. The worst thing you can do is let it all run around in your head - this makes everything worse. Writing gives a relief and a release to your thoughts and emotions. Get them out - let them go.

Let people know what is going on. People who love you want to help. They really do. Tell them how to - to call you if you want to talk, to visit. Let their love in to your life - let them bring flowers, cookies, books - whatever - feel their love and appreciation of you. Be grateful for all of this.

Feel Gratitude. The moment I started to look around and appreciate what I saw and experienced, then my cancer journey started to change for me. It happened when I was going through chemotherapy. I had a lot of time at home on my own. I looked out the window every day and just watched the sunlight on the trees. Then the sky. Then the birds. And I started to feel grateful for seeing them, and having the time to appreciate them. Then I started to think about all the wonderful things that happened to me, all the beautiful people in my life, all the great adventures I had had. And I started to feel this amazing flood of good feelings. I started to realise that cancer had opened me up to all this wonderful good stuff that had been there all along, but I had not necessarily appreciated before. Then I started to feel grateful for all the things cancer was doing for me: it allowed me to slow down and take a time out for six months, it allowed me to really choose how I wanted to live going forward, it helped me clarify what was most important to me. I realised that it was a terrific gift. The process was arduous, and yet the gifts were golden.

Practice and feel grateful for the little and big things. Notice the beauty around you. Notice the sunlight on the trees. Be grateful for that. Find joy and delight in the life around you.

Stop doing anything that does not support you. Stop doing things that are 'shoulds' in your life. Do only what gives you pleasure and joy.

Watch funny movies. Laugh your guts out. Rent all the Leslie Neilson (Police Academy) etc you can handle. Laugh laugh laugh! Laughter actually produces some chemicals in your body that promote healing. It also feels really really good.

Get yourself a copy of the Secret DVD - available at www.wildlywealthy.com in Australia and at www.amazon.com elsewhere. This is a VERY powerful movie. There is a woman on it who healed herself of breast cancer through self-love.

I have a few articles on my website about my cancer journey. Read them if you feel so inspired. They are under the 'resources/free articles' section.

Don't give up your doctors. As you embrace the healing journey you are on, take their form of healing along with the spiritual side of things. All forms of healing have a place and can help you to return to health.

It is ok to be scared. It is ok to be sad. It is ok to be angry. Let yourself feel all of this and more - just let yourself feel. Let it pass through you and drain from you. It will leave you feeling purged and cleansed. Get in touch with who you really are - you are love and pure energy at the core. Feel that. Love that.

Cancer is not a death sentence - it is a call to live. It is a call for you to love yourself and to feel yourself healed from all your past wrongs, all your past regrets, all your past mistakes. Cancer gives you permission to let go of all the crap in your life and acknowledge all of the good things.

Cancer can be a gift for you, if you choose it to be so. Give yourself permission to take a break. Give yourself permission to slow right down, to pause, and to just simply be.

It is my sincere wish for you that you discover once more your joy, health, and love of life. I dont know what will happen on your journey; no one knows how long each of us has, with cancer or without. The most important thing is that we savour it. Remember, life is for living.

All good wishes for you,

Cancer survivor Zo Routh is the Head Coach at Inner Compass. Zo helps personal development enthusiasts create their own best life using the law of attraction. Zo is the author of ebook Absolute Productivity a handbook for your personal and professional life. Sign up for Compass Bearings - a free on line magazine for personal development enthusiasts who want easy new success strategies using the law of attraction. Get more free tips at http://www.innercompass.com.au

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Wayne Dyer - 20 Abundance & Prosperity Quotes

Dr. Wayne Dyer has been an inspiration for me for at least two decades now and below I wanted to share with you my favorite 20 quotes of his that relate to creating abundance and prosperity:

  1. "There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen."

  2. "Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into."

  3. "There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way."

  4. "Within you is the divine capacity to manifest and attract all that you need or desire."

  5. "We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive."

  6. "You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being, not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money, but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason."

  7. "When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous."

  8. "The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away."

  9. "Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do."

  10. "Self-worth comes from one thing -- thinking that you are worthy."

  11. "Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everything else. You will see it coming into your life when you are unattached to needing it. "

  12. "Our intention creates our reality."

  13. "Love what you do."

  14. "Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life."

  15. "It's never crowded along the extra mile."

  16. "I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient."

  17. "Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place we must find."

  18. "A non-doer is very often a critic-that is, someone who sits back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically about how the doers are doing. It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change."

  19. "Anything that has been accomplished by any other human being in the physical realm is within the field of possibility."

  20. "Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it."

All of the above excerpts are credited to Dr. Wayne Dyer.

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More about who Dr. Wayne Dyer is: Affectionately called the "father of motivation" by his fans, is one of the most widely known and respected people in the field of self-empowerment. He became a well-known author with his bestselling book, Your Erroneous Zones, and has gone on to write many other self-help classics, including Meditations for Manifesting, Staying on the Path, Your Sacred Self, Everyday Wisdom, and You'll See It When You Believe It.

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Managing Product Catalogs And Price Books For Sales Reps And Agencies

Sales reps and agencies have a daunting task in needing to sell multiple product lines from multiple manufacturers. A big headache for these reps is managing all their different product catalogs from multiple manufacturers, including constant price and model changes. Some reps may even say it's the most tedious and difficult part of their job.

What if there was a more straightforward system to manage all this information? What would it look like, what should it be able to do and what benefits would it provide?

What would a sales catalog management system look like?

  • It would be a fully computer based product catalog system that could be effectively managed and automatically updated for price and model changes. With the ease of creating .pdf files of any printed material, virtually every bit of product information created can be converted to an electronic file and added to such a system
  • It would be online and available at all times
  • It would be under the complete control of the rep or sales agency
  • It would be completely secure, but updates would be easy to perform either manually or through data imports
What should it be able to do?
  • Provide item numbers and descriptions
  • Deliver different prices depending on the customer, the product or the quantity purchased.
  • Allow for viewing images of products
  • Have links to other information about products, such as information on a manufacturer's website
  • Information in the online catalog should be able to be updated automatically. Also, updating should be able to done to an individual item or on a mass basis by allowing for complete replacement of all data for a group of products.
  • Allow for the grouping of products into categories and sub-categories. Also, it should allow for products to be grouped into more than one category or sub-category.
  • Ideally, it would be linked to a sales quote to order management system
What would the benefits be?
  • The rep would have all products for all the companies he represents in one place
  • Errors would be reduced as updates to information would be managed much more efficiently and effectively. The following errors would be greatly reduced:
    • Basic pricing errors
    • Price breaks at specific quantities would be not be missed
    • Items on sale would be clearly visible and therefore, more easily promoted by the sales force
    • Obsolete or inactive Items would no longer appear in the online catalog
  • Dramatically less time spent juggling catalog information. Products would be easy to find.
  • It would be much easier for manufacturers and reps to have their product information match exactly

Software tools are available now (or soon will be) that can do all of these things. It will develop rapidly and it's because the technology to easily store data, link to data and simply leave information in an available area on the internet where others can find it, is so prevalent. All that is needed is an internet connection. Another big development is the rise in use of hosted software, where users can just rent specialty software on a monthly basis and use it right over the internet, instead of having to buy and maintain the software themselves. That is how I see this arena developing and it's going to lead to a dynamic and fast moving future as even the little guy will be able to have the same software horsepower as his much more established big company rivals. Smart tools are there for those who recognize their value. If you are a sales rep or independent sales agency and want to learn more about what the future will bring regarding hosted sales tools, please visit my website at www.RepQuotes.com

Tony McConn, CPA is President and co-founder of TrueSales Corporation and developer of http://www.RepQuotes.com a quote-to-order management tool specifically designed for the needs of independent reps and agencies. He has also been an ERP system implementation consultant and a CFO for manufacturers in a variety of industries. TrueSales also features enterprise level quote to order management software at http://www.wrighttools.com and product configurator software at http://www.configuratorplus.com

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Becoming Rich in Your Own Way

If you really want to become rich, then begin by evaluating your work habits and work environment. That's how most millionaires made their first million. According to Dr. Srully Blotnick, a psychologist and consultant who spent 20 years studying how people became rich, most millionaires didn't make their money in real estate, the stock market , or waiting for their ship to come in.

They made theirs, instead, through their business or profession. They became so good at their job that they made quite a bit of money. Then, and only then, did they turn to real estate and stocks as sites to invest and grow their money. Even then, their basic business continued to produce the bulk of their gains; their investments usually produced only mediocre results by comparison.

There's a monumentally important lesson to be learned from the hundreds of millionaires that Dr. Blotnick studied for 20 years. The lesson is this: If you really want to become rich, invest in yourself first; invest in real estate, stocks, and other ventures later. Dr. Blotnick divided this into two stages:

The first takes place when you're consumed by a business or profession that you enjoy so much that you would do it for nothing.

After it pays you enough income, you enter the second stage. This is when you become a bona fide investor. You start thinking of and looking for opportunities to use your surplus income.

To set yourself and your career on track, evaluate yourself by answering these questions about:

<> liking your work:

How much do I really like my job?

Does my job bring out the best in me?

Has it caused me to do more than I ever thought I could do? If you answered any of these questions in the negative, consider a job or career change.

<> determining if your work is right for you:

How can I tell if I really like my work?

How do I know if I'm doing my work right?

How do I know if I'm doing the right kind of work?

The best way to determine that is to apply these test questions:

What would I do for free?

Am I enjoying my work so much that time seems to fly by?

How would I like the work to be done if I were on the receiving end?

What would I do if I didn't have to support myself, but did indeed want to work?

What work would I do if my doctor told me that I had only five years more to live?

<> considering my financial rewards:

Am I contended with my current income?

Am I in position to influence a change in my income?

What if the work I enjoy doing doesn't pay very well?

If you're satisfied with the first two, then I say, "Hang in there! You're on your way to becoming rich." People who became rich did so because they persisted. Only a personal involvement with what you enjoy doing will produce the kind of persistence that propels you out of bed in the mornings and makes you willing to work long and hard.

<> investing in yourself:

Am I developing my skills, talents, and abilities?

Have I made a plan that will help me to develop them?

Am I constantly improving my relationship with others?

Do I ask my co-workers for feedback about my performance?

Investing in yourself means developing both of these aspects: the technical knowledge you need in order to do your work effectively and the human relations skills you need in order to work effectively with others. Mr. Joseph Brooks, CEO at Lord & Taylor, once said, "If you love your work, and do it well, someone will spot that ... Let the quality of your work do it for you."

Conclusion: To become rich, do it your own way. Rely on your own talents, skills, and abilities. Invest them in a business or profession that you enjoy doing very much. Invest in your personal growth and development. Become the very best at what you do at your work even if it pays you little right now. If you really like what you are doing, eventually a fat salary will catch up with your reputation. The bottomline is persistence. Become an expert at relating well with others.

Remember: When you maximize your potential, everyone wins. When you don't, we all lose.

Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW

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Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer, conducts seminars, lectures, and writes articles on his theme: ... helping you maximize your potential. He offers management, marketing and parenting resources at http://www.maximizingyourpotential.blogspot.com

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Don't Knock The Competition!

Fifty-five years ago, when I was 17, living in Miami Beach, Florida, my brother-in-law and I represented a manufacturer of wrought iron TV tables, (Stands) from St. Louis.

Just in case you might not know, when TV was in its infancy, many people bought what was referred to as Table model or portable TV sets. The largest screen at that time may have been 16 diagonal. The decisive factor for the innovative Portable TV sets was they had a handle. Despite the fact they probably weighed 45 or more pounds, you could carry it from one room to another. This was way before anybody dreamed of having more than one set.

These first models were very popular because they were the least expensive. But most buyers had no place to put them. This generated a great demand for TV tables upon which to put the TV. Some were wood but most were made of wrought iron, painted flat black. They came in a flat carton KD; knocked down. That is you would assemble them at home. They had adjustable side arms and some came with wheels and were heavier metal, with other refinements, such as brass plated.

We went to sell them to a TV store in North Miami that I heard was using a lot of tables. When we got there we noticed quite a few on display. When the owner of the store came out to see what we had, we opened our catalogue and showed him all the various models available.

Then we compared the tables on his showroom floor to ours and told him how inferior his were. From the paint to the sturdiness, size of the tubing, wheels and so on. 2 When we were finished bashing, he said, These are your tables! I bought them direct, before you became the representatives for the factory!

Well! There wasnt any hole big enough for me to crawl into and I had to just stand there, completely admonished, ashamed and totally embarrassed. What a horrible situation. I felt so stupid!

As it turned out, the owner was a very nice man and the uncle of one of my teachers. So he forgave us and even placed a reorder. Later that night I told my father what had happened. And he said next time instead of knocking the competition

SELL ON YOUR OWN MERITS!

Wishing you great success.

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Top 3 Ways to Market Your Teleclasses

Teleclasses are becoming one of the hottest ways to promote yourself, your business, or as a stand alone income source yet there isn't a whole lot of information out there about them yet. Here are a few tips to get you started in the right direction. For more help, you can get my report, The Top 26 Ways to Market Your Teleclasses by visiting my website. If you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to email me. Sincerely,
Ally Moll

1. Get listed with www.teleclass.com
Once you get going there, buying a feature ad at the top of their page is a good idea because people naturally click on the first thing they see. Some other websites are:
www.seminarannouncer.com
www.teleclass4u.com
www.teleclasslive.com

2. Write Articles and "Top Ten" lists
This is a great way to get exposure and add credibility to your classes. Be sure to work your website or reference your class in the first paragraph if you can and always have a link and a little blurb about yourself and/or your services and classes at the end of your article. Submit your articles to as many article submission websites as you can. There are MANY out there:
www.topten.org
www.ideamarketer.com
www.addme.com
www.articlecity.com

3. Start a fre*e mailing list
Pick a subject that will attract customers you are looking for and start a discussion group or mailing list on that subject. You can use Yahoo Groups for free. For example, if you are looking to attract people struggling with relationships then start a group called "Advice for finding true love" or something similar. Everyone who joins is a potential customer to you. Develop relationships with them through the discussions and make sure to always put your website address or information about your classes in your signature line. Give away some good tips and ideas that will entice people to want to know more through your classes.

I hope you've found these tips helpful in making your teleclasses a sucess. Wether your using classes to promote your business or as a primary source of income these tips will get you on your way to becoming a profitable teleclass leader. For more in depth information on the above tips as well as 23 more tips on marketing your teleclasses, please go to www.allymoll.com and sign up to receive my report, The Top 26 Ways to Market Your Teleclasses.

Happy Teleclassing!

Ally Moll, Life and Creativity Coach
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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Is One Ready To Be A Millionaire?

Everyone wants to be a millionaire but the big question is: Are they ready? Of course one may ask: What do you mean if they are ready? Anyone would be ready to be a millionaire! We all tend to think in that manner that we are a millionaire when we have that the million dollars but the true and sad fact is that if one does not have the millionaire mindset, he or she will lose all the money eventually. Have you seen someone who has strike a lottery and in the end turn out to be even more broke before he strike the lottery? Have you seen any of the celebrities that were rich once and are now broke?

People may wonder why is this post appearing on an internet marketing blog? It was a moderator in a forum was suggesting to me to set up 2 different blogs talking about internet marketing and personal development separately. The initial drawback of having 2 blogs was a lazy attitude. But, personal development and internet marketing is in a way very much inter related. The purpose of most people that are reading this article is to learn how to be better, make some extra money or even for some, aiming to be a millionaire! If the personal development has not reached to a certain stage to preserve the money, he or she will blow it all away eventually.

Why are we behaving in a manner where we wants to blow all our money away? Could it be that it has something to do with our childhood programming? In the young days, when we were asked to save money, it will mean no candy for us. Since we were programmed that saving means no candy for us, we bring that state of mind into adulthood and in turn saving means sacrifice. Now, if we do not engage in personal development to tweak our state of mind and start learning how to save, we will never achieve the millionaire status ultimately. George Clasons book The Richest Man in Babylon says: A part of what I earn is mine to keep and that is actually teaching people to start paying themselves first or saving first.

I clearly remember what Jim Rohn says as well: Set to be a millionaire not for just the money but what you will become in the process of becoming a millionaire. I will be attending T. Harv Ekers Millionaire Mind Intensive seminar in November to change my financial blueprint with the aim to be a Millionaire.

Lets all go do it and aim to be a MILLIONAIRE!

I Believe In You! I Know You Can Do It Too!

Yours Believingly

Eugene Goh

Eugene Goh has been engaging in personal development since 2002. His first self help book was Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and since then, has been engaging in personal development through reading numberous books and listening to various audio programs. Just to name a few of his favourite books are The Success Principles by Jack Canfield; Your Roadmap to Success by John Maxwell; Great Trilogy by Og Mandino and Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. He has numerous audio programs from the greats of Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Brian Tracy and is in a constant state of learning to learn from everyone who is willing to coach and in turn coach those who is willing to learn. To find out more about Eugene Goh, go to the following website to read his regularly updated blog.

http://www.eugenegoh.com/

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