As the whole world seems to be experiencing a serious downturn, we need to have a few 'strengths' to see us overriding the negatives and doom and gloom of the economic forecasters.

So, how are you going to stay on top of this 'melt-down'?

Posted today on the Blog, read Dale Beaumont's article outlining the Six Principles of Success "Wear Your Underwear On The Outside", including principles from a number of experts featured on Fabulous Beyond Forty Club.

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This past week or so has seem amazing opportunities for us in the Media.

Whilst in WA I was interviewed by a number of newspapers and radio stations where I was able to spread the word about Women Connect and how we get together to provide support, inspiration and education to create the life we love.

This month I have also been a featured expert author in the BRAND NEW magazine titled "EMpower - Because Life's What You Make It". This is an awesome magazine and provides the reader with tips, strategies and stories to lead to your very own happiness and success.

Articles in this issue include "Guilt Factor" and "Creative Visualisation to Transform Your Life".

You can read the full Empower magazine articles here.

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So, I am continuing to create my very own Opus, and see many others who are creating theirs.

Are you? To be inspired and motivated and grow from Vision ... To Plan ... To Performance

If I can impress one thing upon you today - that is to make sure you watch The Opus.

Check out more about The Opus DVD Movie

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LAST CALL - ASPIRING AUTHORS -

Your story can still be included in our upcoming compilation e-book.

This project is a collection of stories from women around the globe which will inspire, motivate, warm the heart of, bring tears of hope and/or joy and simply entertain the reader.

Being a part of this book will provide you with the opportunity to see your name in print, give you a downloadable digital product to use to increase your database, or simply enable you to try your hand at getting your thoughts in print.

Why not be a part of this fabulous opportunity where we will create our very own inspiration and provide some love and laughter in others' worlds?

This is not an essay competition, just a matter of some simple messages to impart. Up to 1200 words is all that is necessary. You may prefer to write 750 or whatever. The choice is yours.

If you want to take part and join us today,

email me

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Today's success tip comes from Chris Rewell.

Chris Rewell is Australia's leading image professional with 24 years experience in the business of image. She has over 20,000 corporate, community and individual clients and has featured in the media numerous times.


What are your top eight image tips for women?

1. Wear your 'best colours'. You'll look healthier and younger and feel fabulous rather than looking tired and old. The compliments you will receive will pep you up, especially if you are having one of those 'tired and old' days.

2. Wear clothing lines congruent with your bodyline. Your clothing will look like a natural extension of you rather than something a friend passed on.

3. Buy the best quality clothing you can afford in neutral tones that suit you. Then acquire appropriate fashion colours to update your wardrobe seasonally.

4. Buy 'quality' costume jewellery (if you are not able to purchase the real thing) and quality accessories seasonally to update your outfits.

5. Keep seasonal stories consistent. Cords and tweeds don't generally mix with dressy fabrics such as satin and silk. However, if you choose to follow mixed stories, think the outfit through, from your hairstyle to your shoes, so that you pull it together to achieve the real thing and not a terrible faux pas.

6. Grooming is essential. Hair, hands, skin and make-up all need to be appropriately considered.

7. Your body is the basis of your physical presence. Take care of it, respect it and dress it as if you love it, especially when you are 'between weights' and biding time for your 'real weight' to arrive.

8. Get to know your body and love it. You have to live in it for a long time.


What are your top eight image tips for men?

1. Wear your 'best colours'. You'll look healthy and strong rather than burnt out and over-worked.

2. Wear clothing lines congruent with your bodyline. Your clothing should look like a natural extension of you. Clothing appropriate to your bodyline will compliment your presence rather than being a distraction or sabotaging your appearance.

3. Buy the best 'quality' clothing you can afford in neutral tones that suit you. Seasonally acquire shirts, ties and accessories to update your wardrobe.

4. Know your body. Are you long in the torso and short in the legs, or vice versa, or is your body balanced? Are you high waisted? Are your arms short and your neck long? Are your shoulders tapered or square? In order to buy the right shirts, jackets or suits you need to know your body.

5. Buy 'quality' clothing. Quality is an investment in the future and the result of intelligent effort. Find a quality menswear store and create a relationship with the staff. Quality stores generally have experienced and well-trained people to assist you.   

6. The objective is to project an image of substance and presence without others realising the impact that your clothes are contributing. The man should be seen, not the clothing.

7. Immaculate grooming is essential and should be complemented with a strong, straight posture.

8. Have a plan - build a wardrobe, not a collection of individual outfits.


The Fabulous Beyond Forty Club contains even more great tips from Chris Rewell.

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This week's article continues with Part 3 of the success principles from one of my favourite mentors, Jack Canfield, who as an internationally recognized leader in personal development and peak performance strategies, Jack has spent the last 30 years teaching millions of people how to up-level everything they do. His newest book, The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be contains dozens of the most powerful secrets to success used by top achievers from all walks of life.

Over a course of these newsletters, we will cover The Success Principles for you to incorporate in your world, and create the success you deserve.

Success Begins with Believing 

In a previous edition of Success Strategies, I talked about how in order to be successful, we must first define what success means to us, and that means getting CLEAR about what you want, writing it down, and thinking BIG!

If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. You have to believe you have the right stuff, that you are able to pull it off. You have to believe in yourself. Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence, or self-assurance, it is a deep-seeded belief that you have what it takes – the abilities, inner resources, talents, and skills to create your desired results.

Ultimately, you must learn to control your self-talk, eliminate any negative and limiting beliefs, and maintain a constant state of positive expectations.

Control Your Self-Talk
Researchers have found that the average person thinks as many as 50,000 thoughts a day. Sadly, many of those thoughts are negative — I’m not management material... I’ll never lose weight... It doesn’t matter what I do, nothing ever works out for me. This is what psychologists call victim language. Victim language actually keeps you in a victim state of mind. It is a form of self-hypnosis that lulls you into a belief that you are unlovable and incompetent.

In order to get what you want from life, you need to give up this victim language and start talking to yourself like a winner — I can do it... I know there is a solution... I am smart enough and strong enough to figure this out... Everything I eat helps me maintain my perfect body weight.

You Are Always Programming Your Subconscious Mind
Your subconscious mind is like the crew of a ship. You are it's captain. It is your job to give the crew orders. And when you do this, the crew takes everything you say literally. The crew (your subconscious) has no sense of humor. It just blindly follows orders. When you say, “Everything I eat goes straight to my hips,” the crew hears that as an order: Take everything she eats, turn it into fat and put it on her hips. On the other hand, if you say, “Everything I eat helps me maintain my perfect body weight,” the crew will begin to make that into reality by helping you make better food choices, exercise, and maintain the right metabolism rate for you body.

This power of your subconscious mind is the reason you must become very vigilant and pay careful attention to your spoken and internal statements. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize they are committing negative self-talk, which is why it is best to enlist another person — your success partner — in monitoring each other’s speaking. You can have a signal for interrupting each other when you use victim language.

Use Affirmations to Build Self-Confidence
One of the most powerful tools for building worthiness and self-confidence is the repetition of positive statements until they become a natural part of the way you think. These “affirmations” act to crowd out and replace the negative orders you have been sending your crew (your subconscious mind) all these years. I suggest that you create a list of 10 to 20 statements that affirm your belief in your worthiness and your ability to create the life of your dreams.

Of course, what to believe is up to you, but here are some examples of affirmations that have worked for others in the past:

I am worthy of love, joy and success.
I am smart and make wise choices.
I am loveable and capable.
I create anything I want.
I am able to solve any problem that comes my way.
I can handle anything that life hands me.
I have all the energy I need to do everything I want to do.
I am attracting all the right people into my life.

Believing in Yourself is an Attitude
Believing in yourself is a choice. It’s an attitude you develop over time. It’s now your responsibility to take charge of your own self-concept and your beliefs. It might help to know that the latest brain research now indicates that with enough positive self-talk and positive visualization combined with the proper training, coaching, and practice, anyone can learn to do almost anything.

You must choose to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to – anything at all – because, in fact, you can!

© 2008 Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield, America’s Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com

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As you can see, a whole bunch of new material has been added to the site over the past week.

As well as more audios, videos and printed material (scroll down below), we have also added Assessments which are fabulous tools for coaches and individuals alike.

Also, a new Online course "How to Use Effective Communication Skills to get what you want".

Assessments:

Added to the website for members over the past few days have been a number of quality assessments which you can take to determine where you are in various aspects of your life.

These assessments cover a variety of topics in both your Personal and Professional life, and are fabulous for individuals to take, or for coaches to use with their clients.

Assessments are the BEST place to start to decide where or how you are to move forward.

More of these will be added shortly, however seven have been added this week.

Take a look at these assessments here.

Online Courses:

An 8 module online course has also been added titled "How to use Effective Communication to get what you want".

This course is based on many of the principles of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and will have you mastering the art of both giving and receiving communication to ultimately get what you want.

Imagine being able to 'read' those you communicate with, and also have others understand exactly what you are saying.

Wouldn't that make your life so much easier?

Effective communication is paramount to your success so why not take this FREE course today?

Take a look at it here.

What other membership site has this amount of material, covering such a vast array of topics? Most only have A book, or A e-course or A product!

Why not take a 21 day 'all you can eat' Test Drive and see just some of what we have to offer.

I encourage you to spread the word on the value of the tools and resources that are available on this site.

Check out below some of the newest material for you to download.

That's it for now, and I wish you all a FABULOUS week ahead.

Cheers,

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