My thought of the week, April 15, 2011

My Dad is getting older.  And thinner and not eating as much as we think he should. Although he scoffed down almost a whole bag of Sour Cream and Onion chips.

And as time goes on I think about all the things we know.  "We" the people that have been here a little over 40 years and longer.
So much knowledge, and thank goodness a lot of it has been shared.  And there is just so much of it that hasn't been shared.  So much expertise that hasn't been shared. And some of the people who knew how to do things have since passed away.
Ah wouldn't it be great if we could share our information with each other.

Oh, another thought.  I am noticing that there is an expansion of knowledge.  It seems as though people, some anyway, no longer think that they need to hoard their knowledge.  Like the days of old when only the Monks knew about religion.  Now there is Open Source!  What a wonderful concept.

Wikipedia is a perfect example of awesome collaboration.

I am looking forward to a new education where collaboration is the Context of all learning.

It just makes sense.

We don't expect people to all be in the same position in life.  Why do we expect them to know the exact same stuff at school.  Some people are better at some subjects.  Let them be.  And have people learn about what interests them.

So do we need a Waldorf School in Victoria?  That would be pretty cool.  Although with the way technology is going there may be a different off-shoot of that form of learning that would be even better.

Who is up for transforming the Education System?

When life goes the way you just didn't expect it . . .

You can actually roll with it.  Imagine, not resisting whatever is happening.

I have had a few days of playing this game now.  And it takes all the suffering out of life.  Which is OK accept I used to like to suffer a bit.  Then I could complain to my friends or family and get some nice sympathy.  But no, not anymore.

Now I just have to ask for what I want.  "A hug please"  I don't need to get a migraine to get a bit of a rest.  Just say, "I need someone to help me with this so I can get some rest."

I never knew I wasn't doing this. Asking for what I wanted or needed.  But there you go.

After many years of self reflection, I know my old ways of being are always available to me.  But I don't NEED to use them to get what I want anymore.

Thank goodness for that.

Thats my thought for the day.

And my question to you is - What is it that YOU do to get what you want that you can give up today?
Do you even know what it is?

FIND YOUR VOICE

ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT

I am a Gramma!!

What a wonderful feeling. He is finally here. We didn't know whether he was a boy or a girl. I guessed a boy but I had a 50-50 chance of being right.

Kalel Maxamillion Gilbert born 8:15am on December 11, 2010

To amazing parents. Justin Allan T Scott Gilbert and Cynthia Nicole Montgomery.

Reading Brendon Burchard's new book.

I highly recommend!!!

I have read more than half and the fun thing about it is that it got me excited.  I saw how people made money online like never before.  And they make a lot of money.  Not only that but I saw that I could do it too.  Chapter 5 is helpful for anyone trying to define their Niche.  I answered the questions and manifested what I was looking for the very next morning.

His story is similar to mine. He was in a serious accident and so was I. He had a wake up experience and so did I. So, although we do not know each other personally I found reading his book was a great way to get to know the human being, that is Brendon Burchard and I found him to be genuine and generous all at the same time.

And he tells you how you can be just like him (successful and prosperous) using your own story.

See for yourself. You will be glad you did.

Trying to make decisions - one of those things we often avoid

So I am off to the races. Witteling down my niche. Am I a Customer Service Specialist, a Proof Reader, a Life Coach, a Relationship Coach, a Parenting Coach, a Financial Coach?

I had a conversation with my friend Julie last night and she has taught a system called MindTime

In a nutshell she said there are 3 kinds of thinkers. This is enough for the purpose of their program.

There are the Past Thinkers, the ones who research and are looking for the truth, the Present Thinkers, the ones who are the people who get stuff done and there are the Future thinkers, the ones who have a lot of great ideas and lack on the implementation. And people can also be a mixture of two or more of them. I know I am a Future Thinker and I can get things done but I prefer to be the one guiding and teaching others to accomplish their goals.

So I was asking my lovely community how do I specifically pin myself down to ONE area? And they made a valid comment. "Who says you have to be just ONE thing?" Well, my coach in a program I am taking, ( Info Renegades ) told me to pick one area.

So what if my area is Guidance, Support and Integrity. That is the area I am working in. And a few days ago I was introduced to Dereck Arreguin and he has a product that is really good. It is called the 5 Step Internet Blueprint. I have his video on my site and to get the Blueprint go to my MoneyMapping Site.

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Birthdays, Deaths in the Family and looking at what's next.

Well after writing the whole blog post I realized I had forgotten to add anything that had to do with the title. My husband, Dave and my daughter-in-law, Cynthia both have their birthdays this week. We have had 2 close relatives and a friend from high school die in the last 2 months.

The older I get the more I realize that I can not take one day for granted. And what I really want is to generate enough cash to start a movement. At first I wanted to abolish the monetary system. But then that may take me a while. And I have noticed that if you look under the surface, there already is a system that works without money. There is Freecycle. Where people who have stuff give it away. You don't have to be poor to get things and you don't have to be rich to give things away. What I notice is a degree of faith. That there will be the very thing you need when you need it. This is one of the places where I am present to abundance. What if the whole world worked like that?

There is another place where I notice this faith and a feeling of abundance, gratitude and love. It is with this group I have connected with. Possibly one of the the funnest groups of people on Facebook. It is in the group Social Media Buzz with Video. In that group we support each other. We teach each other. And maybe most importantly we Connect with each other.

I have found a great deal of inspiration and I have seen what the REAL new way of Internet Marketing is doing now. It is laid back, relaxed, personal and truthful. Nothing or not much hidden. Entire lives shared to the advantage of others. I could go on for hours about the group. Not to mention the fun at making the longest thread of replies to a post really late at night.

I have begun my Introduction Video and got stopped at the editing part. I have to find someone who can teach me. I am much better at seeing things in video to learn it. I see my perfectionism rearing its ugly head. This time it will not stop me. I will let myself look as silly as needed to get through sharing a video with my friends in my group.

The other things I am doing is investigating ways to make money.

Originally, before the house was renovated. I invented the possibility of my passions paying for the renovation. Well, it hasn't happened yet. But truthfully, I forgot to look at what I was passionate about until I started taking the Info Renagades Course shortly before Christmas. First thing to do for that course was to look at my Passions, Genius and Commitment.

After much self reflection I am fine tuning things. I love Coaching. I have done if for free for years. I did it in a program that ranked #1 in the world for registrations and guests. And I can see myself doing it for my entire life. What I have chosen so far is
Questioning Reality - Late Night Thought Coach
in the self development Niche. I like to help people who are struggling with themselves. People that want coaching to break through the barriers to success. To look at life from a paradigm they have not considered before.

So after choosing my Niche. I saw that I needed a way to Promote myself. To let people know who I am and what I am doing. A website. A beautiful platform with web mastering as easy as typing in a blog.

I found it in 2008. I played with it for a year. I created 5 web pages. And never told anyone about them. Until now.

My MoneyMappy Page is made with Profitmatic.
As the Chinese symbol for Luck is Opportunity and Preparation, I have the preparation done. And now the opportunity is here. Profitmatic is so fun to use. And has all the bells and whistles. I easily updated my site and found that they have added many features to it.