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		<title>Cha Ching!  Can you really make more money in the next 7 days?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know, I know&#8230;. this post sounds a little smarmy doesn&#8217;t it?  (Smarmy is one of my favorite words) But on to the real reason for this post today.  You see, every day I talk to people who just aren&#8217;t getting the results in life, work, relationships and money that they really truly want.  And [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know, I know&#8230;. this post sounds a little smarmy doesn&#8217;t it?  (Smarmy is one of my favorite words)</p>
<p>But on to the real reason for this post today.  You see, every day I talk to people who just aren&#8217;t getting the results in life, work, relationships and money that they really truly want.  And that&#8217;s sad.</p>
<p>Too busy is a common complaint.  No time.  Not enough _________ (fill in the blank &#8211; money, resources, clients, fun, freedom, passion, etc).   Hey I&#8217;ve been there many, many times. <span id="more-668"></span>  And I know one thing &#8211; if you are NOT having the results you want, it&#8217;s because of these things: </p>
<p>1.  You don&#8217;t have a plan.<br />
2.  Your plan isn&#8217;t working.<br />
3.  You don&#8217; t know what to do next.<br />
4.  You are trying to &#8220;figure it out&#8221; before you get a plan (my personal favorite)<br />
5.  You are wasting time and blaming everything (and everybody) ELSE for it.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  It&#8217;s simple.  When you are not BEING in charge of yourself, your thoughts, your actions and your words, you are not DOING the things that get you results.  Period.</p>
<p>The other day, I did a really fun webinar that will help you take whatever project you are currently working on, and teach you the 4 things you must DO in your life if you truly want results, and I&#8217;ve put it here for you to take a look.  It&#8217;s definately worth your time.  These are the same four things I always go back to when life seems a little messy.</p>
<p>Enjoy!<br />
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27135363?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="400" height="295"></iframe></p>
<p>P.S.  If you want to talk to me to learn exactly what next steps you should be taking, fill out our short survey and get a complimentary Clarity Consultation here:  <a title="My Clarity Consult" href="http://www.MyClarityConsult.com">http://www.MyClarityConsult.com</a></p>
<p>I believe in you and your success.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>3 Things You Can Learn About Business from the Wild Animal Kingdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever stopped, I mean really stopped for a minute to listen, hear, smell and feel the sounds of the wild animals around you? They&#8217;re everywhere&#8230;in the city, in the suburbs, in the skies and underground. And they have something to say to you&#8230;can you hear them? If there is something on your mind, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever stopped, I mean really <em>stopped</em> for a minute to listen, hear, smell and feel the sounds of the wild animals around you?</p>
<p>They&#8217;re everywhere&#8230;in the city, in the suburbs, in the skies and underground.</p>
<p>And they have something to say to you&#8230;can you hear them?</p>
<p>If there is something on your mind, a problem you&#8217;re trying to solve, a situation that needs a resolution or an unanswered question in your head, chances are the answer is right in front of you.  Animals are a symbol, <span id="more-615"></span> a secret society that has a vast and amazing collection of communication, strategy and survival techniques that are as important in our everyday lives as they are in the wild.</p>
<p>Animals use their natural abilities to get what they want.  After all, you&#8217;ll never see a skunk trying to reach the tall tree leaves so easily accessible to a giraffe!  Yet, we humans spend so much time looking elsewhere and making things harder than they need to be.</p>
<p>Here are 3 things you can learn from animals in the wild:</p>
<p><strong>1.   Find new ways to get what you want.</strong></p>
<p>I used to live in a 3-acre ranch in the desert foothills in Arizona.  It was surrounded by a block fence and a gate, and features a large pond filled with fish on the front acre of the land.  Our home was a sanctuary  and also represents comfort and safety to a variety of wild animals.  Outside the fence, every night, were a group of coyotes.  In the middle of the summer, they got thirsty.</p>
<p>Very thirsty.</p>
<p>They wanted the water that&#8217;s in the pond.  And a fish might taste good too.</p>
<p>Now, when the gate was open, sometimes the coyotes just helped themselves, coming right in through the front, going directly to the pond and enjoying themselves.  They might have gone for the easy prey.  But mostly the gate was closed.   They still want the water.</p>
<p>We had one very enterprising (and fearless) coyote who has figured out how to get to the water with very little effort, even when the gate was closed.  You see, coyotes can jump quite a few feet in the air, even with a lame leg (which this one had).  So Mr. Coyote found the point on the fence lowest to the ground, and simply jumped up and over the block wall at that exact point to get to the water.</p>
<p>How many times have you jumped over, gone through, around, under or just plain broken through an obstacle to get what you want?  Animals do it all the time and never think twice about stopping because of the obstacle.   What&#8217;s stopping you?  How can you be like Mr. Coyote and get to what you want using another method?</p>
<p><strong>2. A simple, repeatable strategy always gets you closer to your goal. </strong></p>
<p>Sitting poolside at a hotel recently, I had the pleasure of interacting with a wild squirrel.  I&#8217;d love to say that the squirrel was hanging around because of my wonderful, magnetic and charming way with animals, but I&#8217;d be lying.</p>
<p>He wanted my bag of pretzels.</p>
<p>I watched carefully as the squirrel calculated different ways to get at the bag of  pretzels, laying wide open on a low table between two pool chaise lounges.  First, he sat up on the fence far away.  Then he moved in a little closer&#8230;and closer&#8230;and closer to get a good look.   Then he scampered away to reevaluate his strategies and options.</p>
<p>If he could talk, he probably would have said &#8220;Let&#8217;s see.  I could run up and grab the pretzels, but the human would probably try to catch me.  I could try sneaking in when she isn&#8217;t looking, but that&#8217;s too risky.  Wait a minute &#8211; I know!  I&#8217;ll use the patience strategy &#8211; works every time&#8221;.</p>
<p>And sure enough, the little guy sat down, just out of my reach, and waited.</p>
<p>He didn&#8217;t wait long.  I threw him a piece of pretzel within 5 minutes.</p>
<p>The little squirrel grabbed the pretzel, held it with both hands and ate it right there, on the spot.  I swear he was grinning.</p>
<p>Next, I held a piece of pretzel in my hand, just to see if he&#8217;d come closer.  Again, he played the patience game and won.  And again, and again and again.  Finally, with his full stomach, he left to take a nap.</p>
<p>How many times have you found something that works, only to change the strategy to something that seems &#8220;better&#8221; or &#8220;faster&#8221; or &#8220;different&#8221;?  Changing strategies constantly will only serve to cause false starts, delays and frustration.  Use a strategy to grow your business that works for you, not against you.  Who cares if it&#8217;s not the most recent, most popular or most unique?  Do what works and you&#8217;ll never go wrong.</p>
<p><strong>3.</strong> <strong>Act in spite of fear</strong></p>
<p>Rabbits are notoriously fearful.  They run away at the slightest movement, sometimes even afraid of the wind.  But have you ever seen rabbits work together to accomplish a goal?  They do, and it&#8217;s pretty amazing.</p>
<p>On our ranch, we had bunches of rabbits.  Spring was always a time for new, little furry bundles to show up with their brother and sister bunnies and begin to explore the world.</p>
<p>In their world, there are juicy, tasty hibiscus and desert flowers available, but they were hidden behind a retaining wall.  It&#8217;s a &#8220;no rabbit&#8221; zone.  Or so I thought.</p>
<p>One day, I went out to my rabbit free zone to find &#8211; yes &#8211; a rabbit!  A very small one at that, casually grazing on my off-limits flowers.  A quick check outside the area and I saw 4 more full grown rabbits waiting patiently on the other side of the wall, presumably for the little one to come back with its report.</p>
<p>Well, report he did, because the next day I had full grown rabbits eating the hibiscus in my no rabbit zone.  Overcoming their fear, they had figured out a way to get in (I&#8217;m still not sure how they did it) to get at the really good stuff.</p>
<p>If a rabbit can overcome its fear to get good food, what can you do?  Is that fear of failure really so bad?  What&#8217;s the worst that can happen?  What&#8217;s the best that can happen?  Is it worth it to you to really truly face your fear head-on in exchange for success?  I hope so.</p>
<p>I recently faced my fear of heights for the final time.  For years, I was unable to even go into a glass building for fear that I would fall out.  To overcome it, I began riding roller coasters all around the country.  A few months ago, I faced the biggest one &#8211; the one that goes off the edge of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas &#8211; 100 stories in the sky &#8211; and lived to tell about it.</p>
<p>So next time you&#8217;re outside, look around.  The animals have something to say to you.  Are you listening?</p>
<p><em><br />
 <em>Stephanie Frank is the best selling author of The Accidental Millionaire and </em><br />
 <em>President of the Success IQ University. She has over 20 years of systemic </em><br />
 <em>problem solving experience, 15 computer engineering certifications She is a <br />
 </em></em><em> <em>member of the Positive Psychology Association and International Assn.</em><em> of Applied Psychology. </em></em></p>
<p>Give Stephanie 48 hours and she&#8217;ll give you a turaround plan aligned with you are<br />
 and your greatest strengths.  She&#8217;ll make your life simple, productive, profitable and fun!</p>
<p>http://www.StephanieFrank.com</p>
<p>2-Day Turnaround:  http://successiqu.com/programs/coaching/2-day-turnaround/</p>
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		<title>5 Steps to Let Go and Leap Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking with a client the other day.  She was angry.  Really angry.  Nothing was working right, her bank account was fluctuating wildly,  and she was working harder than ever.  She had every right to be angry.  For a very long time, she had struggled, hoping, praying and pushing through whatever came her way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was speaking with a client the other day.  She was angry.  Really angry.  Nothing was working right, her bank account was fluctuating wildly,  and she was working harder than ever.  She had every right to be angry.  For a very long time, she had struggled, hoping, praying and pushing through whatever came her way to be able to offer her services to those who needed it most.  Except those who needed it most didn&#8217;t know she was there.</p>
<p>She didn&#8217;t have a marketing problem, a sales system problem, a follow-up problem or a technology problem. Nope, none of those.  It also wasn&#8217;t that she wasn&#8217;t qualified, smart, knowledgeable and could solve a problem quickly and expertly for her clients.  She was all of those things in spades. <span id="more-604"></span></p>
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<p>So what was the problem?  She was doing work that she didn&#8217;t like to do, telling herself that she liked it.  In short, she was lying to herself.</p>
<p>&#8220;Get mad,&#8221;  I told her. &#8220;You&#8217;ve been doing all this work, having no fun and even though you&#8217;re making money, you&#8217;re not happy. .  You have EVERY RIGHT TO BE MAD!&#8221;  I said, my voice level matching hers.</p>
<p>&#8220;ARRRRGH!&#8221;, she said.  &#8220;I HATE THIS!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;BRING IT ON!&#8221; I replied, excited that a breakthrough was about to happen.</p>
<p>&#8220;I GIVE UP!&#8221;  she said, followed by a huge sigh.  And then silence. And then tears.</p>
<p>A breakdown, followed by an amazing release.  She was about to have an epiphany.  The struggle was ending.</p>
<p>In less than 15 minutes, after finally letting go of years of &#8220;trying&#8221;, she discovered that all of the pieces of her &#8220;puzzle&#8221; were there and had been for some time.  We redefined who she really was, what she really wanted to do, and within 5 minutes she had a brand new business plan and clarity for the first time.  It had taken us 6 months to get to this point, and I was thrilled for her.</p>
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<p>It is very human to struggle and release, struggle and release.  The thing is, the world we live in is moving much faster than ever before, so we must move faster than ever before.  We must cut away what isn&#8217;t working, people that aren&#8217;t serving, relationships that are difficult with love and kindness to be able to serve our mission here on this planet.   Now.</p>
<p>Here are 5 steps to start to let go so you can leap forward.</p>
<p>1. <strong>Admit it.  It&#8217;s not working. </strong> Simple in its definition, now it&#8217;s time to execute it.  Consider what&#8217;s not working in your life.  Now.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Decide whether to change, restructure or eliminate things</strong>.  Evaluate relationships with your customers or clients, family, friends, significant others, environment &#8211; in short, everything.</p>
<p>3.<strong> Make a plan.</strong> Do NOT try to tackle every area of your life simultaneously.  Most of the alpha men and women I work with dive right into transformation like it was a project to somehow be completed in a 6 month time frame.  Transformation is a way of life, a lifestyle and a lifelong journey.   One thing at a time is good.</p>
<p>4. <strong> Act Quickly and Swiftly. </strong>You&#8217;ve been frustrated long enough. Take massive, fast precise action.  Make a list and make it happen, like a surgeon.</p>
<p>5.<strong> Get help. </strong> You won&#8217;t like this, but you&#8217;re not superman/woman.  Though you may wear a cape and take charge of everyone and everything around you, when it comes to you I can almost guarantee that you&#8217;re not doing it for yourself.  (Hey, it takes one to know one).  I surround myself with many mentors, advisors, behaviorists, coaches and friends who all offer the support and guidance I need, even though I&#8217;ve been on this journey with eyes wide open for a very long time.</p>
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<p>You can do it.  All is going to be well.  I promise.  Jump in without ego.  Forget about what you think you &#8220;should&#8221; do or what other people will think.  Tackle it head on and you will soar. Ignore it and you will struggle.</p>
<p>This is a process I&#8217;ve personally used in my life for over 25 years now, and I can tell you it absolutely, positively works &#8211; IF you are being honest with yourself.  That&#8217;s really all it takes is respect for the most important person in your life &#8211; YOU!</p>
<p>I believe in you,</p>
<p>Stephanie</p>
<p>P.S.  I&#8217;m going to be doing a special 6-session private series with people who are ready to make the leap into clarity.   If you&#8217;ve had it, you know things are not working and you are ready to get real, schedule a consultation with me here:  <a href="http://sfw.clickbook.net" target="_blank">http://sfw.clickbook.net</a> Let&#8217;s get that handled and get you on the road to wealth and success!</p>
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		<title>5 Things You Must Do If You Are Going to Transform Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so things aren&#8217;t going well.  They&#8217;re not going well for a lot of people.  Many people right now are re-evaluating every context of their life.  (I know I am too). And that&#8217;s okay.   We go in cycles, we reinvent and we grow. It&#8217;s the nature of life. I know. It doesn&#8217;t always feel like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so things aren&#8217;t going well.  They&#8217;re not going well for a lot of people.  Many people right now are re-evaluating every context of their life.  (I know I am too). And that&#8217;s okay.   We go in cycles, we reinvent and we grow. It&#8217;s the nature of life.</p>
<p>I know.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t always feel like a lot of fun, does it?  But I want to give you a few things you need to do if you want to transform how you are being in your life,  in your relationships and in your business.  Here goes: <span id="more-600"></span></p>
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<p>1. <strong>Get real</strong>. If it isn&#8217;t working,it isn&#8217;t working. That goes for relationships, lines of business, hobbies, personal development &#8211; every context. If it&#8217;s not working admit it. That&#8217;s the first step. Surrender.  Give up trying to &#8220;make&#8221; it work.   Making things work has never worked, and never will.  Yet we all go through periods of trying.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Decide to be in your power.</strong> If you&#8217;ve given away all of your power to another (significant other, partner, vendor, etc) and are waiting for them to take action, you&#8217;re in for trouble.  I shared a very personal story in <a href="http://www.accidentalmillionaire.com">The Accidental Millionaire</a> about an abusive husband who I patiently waited for to change. (you can probably guess how well that went&#8230;)  Things may have turned out differently if I had stepped up and done something different.</p>
<p>3. <strong> Take personal responsibility</strong>.  Here&#8217;s the truth:  If you&#8217;re not getting the results you want, it&#8217;s because your behavior and action is not in alignment with getting those results. Period. You can change it quickly if you wish.  You broke it, so you can fix it.  &#8216;Nuf said.</p>
<p>4.<strong> Stay in the present</strong>.  It does absolutely no good for you to worry about how you&#8217;re going to get through this period. Seriously.  All is does is create anxiety. You will be fine.  You&#8217;ll get through it. I promise. When I was 17, I got myself into a really bad financial and medical mess.  It was stressful and I was always worried.  It paralyzed me.  I will never forget these words of wisdom that came frommy mother at the time.  She said &#8220;If you spend the night worrying about what&#8217;s happening, you&#8217;ll wake up tired and worried.&#8221;   So give up the worry. Tomorrow is another day and it will come.</p>
<p><strong>5. Reach out!</strong> I cannot stress this one enough. Strong Alpha men and women, when faced with a problem, often go inside because they are smart and can figure things out.  I can tell you this:  it takes twice or three times as long to try to figure out something (especially if you&#8217;ve never experienced it before) than it does to speak to someone who is wiser, more grounded or who cares about you.  Try it &#8211; you&#8217;ll find that people love to help.</p>
<p>To all of us out there who are transforming and evolving at such a rapid pace, congratulations!  You&#8217;ve chosen the path of personal understanding, of riding the roller coaster of life. You&#8217;re awake, and you&#8217;re in the top 2% of all people who are actually doing it!  Congratulations!</p>
<p>So be here,  be now, and enjoy the journey.  (Might as well make it a journey in a Lamborghini&#8230;.)</p>
<p>It will all work out.</p>
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<p>Stephanie</p>
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		<title>Slow down to speed up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just finished watching the movie Peaceful Warrior.  (If you haven&#8217;t seen it, go grab a copy at the DVD store.  It&#8217;s one you&#8217;ll want to see more than once). In the movie, Dan, the main character, has a very busy life. He&#8217;s a young college student and athlete, bound for the Olympics, he trains hard, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just finished watching the movie Peaceful Warrior.  (If you haven&#8217;t seen it, go grab a copy at the DVD store.  It&#8217;s one you&#8217;ll want to see more than once).</p>
<p>In the movie, Dan, the main character, has a very busy life. He&#8217;s a young college student and athlete, bound for the Olympics, he trains hard, plays hard and gets good grades.  A certain feeling of uneasiness comes over him about his life, something he&#8217;s never had before.  He seeks the counsel of a wise elder who begins to show him the way. <span id="more-523"></span></p>
<p>At one point in the movie, they agree to meet at a bridge overlooking a shallow creek at the college for a lesson.  Dan, in his hurried world, totally forgets that he also has an athletic tryout at the same time he agreed to meet his mentor.  He tells his friend to hold a spot for him at the gym, and sprints to the bridge.  He catches up with his mentor Soc (short for Socrates) who is leaning on the bridge railing, quietly observing nature.</p>
<p>&#8220;Soc, I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; Dan blurts out &#8220;I completely forgot I have tryouts in a few minutes.  Can we make this quick?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Sure,&#8221; says Soc.</p>
<p>And he throws Dan over the bridge, into the water.</p>
<p>&#8220;WHAAAAAAA!&#8221; yells Dan, as he jumps up, soaking wet.  &#8220;What did you do THAT for?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When you were falling, what were you thinking of?&#8221;  Soc said quietly.</p>
<p>Dan stared blankly, unable to answer.</p>
<p>&#8220;NOTHING&#8221; said Soc.  &#8220;You were totally in this moment.  You weren&#8217;t thinking of the tryout, you weren&#8217;t thinking of school you weren&#8217;t thinking about anything except what you were experiencing, right here, right now.  Slow down.  Be present.  Look at everything going on around you.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing going on,&#8221; said Dan as he observed the people in the park.</p>
<p>&#8220;Look closer&#8221; said Soc.</p>
<p>Soon Dan began to notice things.  Little things at first.  The lovers smiling and kissing.  The dog grabbing a ball.  Then, as he got into the moment, he began to notice true beauty around him.  The leaves on the trees.  The sound of the wind blowing.  Laughter, insects and even the sound of the water running in the creek.</p>
<p>Slowing down is an important part of speeding up.  Do you spend time in observation, totally in silence, or are you racing through life trying to reach a destination?</p>
<p>My plan for this year is to slow down to speed up.  Huge things are happening for me that I&#8217;ll share in other posts, and in order to receive those huge gifts (and realize my dreams), slowing down must happen.  I&#8217;m even going to show you how if you join me in the upcoming <a href="http://www.successiqu.com/tuneupspecial">2-Day Tuneup Retreat</a>.  It&#8217;s our signature event for 2010 and I know you&#8217;re going to love it.</p>
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<p>So what do you think could happen for you if you slowed down a little bit?</p>
<p>Leave me a comment and let me know.</p>
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		<title>What happens when you &#8220;What if?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and I was walking out of the movie theater with a giant knot in the pit of my stomach.  I had just seen the movie &#8220;2012&#8243;. After going in with much anticipation and knowing that I would need to keep a strong mind to be able to stay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and I was walking out of the movie theater with a giant knot in the pit of my stomach.  I had just seen the movie &#8220;2012&#8243;.</p>
<p>After going in with much anticipation and knowing that I would need to keep a strong mind to be able to stay positive in the midst of so much chaos and negativity, I was astonished to find that in my own mind, I had created a massive dose of anxiety and fear in my mind and body.  <span id="more-521"></span> How could that be?  After all, aren&#8217;t I some kind of new thought guru that understands how thoughts can create emotion?  Don&#8217;t I have control of my own thoughts?</p>
<p>Apparently not.</p>
<p>The &#8220;what if&#8221; monster got me good.   I found myself sitting in the theater, watching the Earth destruct in 2012 and thinking:</p>
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<li>What if it&#8217;s true?</li>
<li>What if there is scientific data and I have been ignoring it?</li>
<li>What if everything I&#8217;m doing is for nothing?</li>
<li>What if the belief I have about 2012 being a spiritual new world is wrong? </li>
<li>What if I don&#8217;t see my family before then?</li>
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<p>And the biggest (and honestly most selfish) thought of all:</p>
<p><strong>What if I&#8217;m not one of the survivors?</strong></p>
<p>I needed to come back to the present moment and I needed to do it now.  But I couldn&#8217;t.  I decided to check it out a little more on the internet, just to calm my nerves.  Conspiracy theorists, propaganda, predictions galore.  (What was I expecting?)  My nerves got worse as I surfed.  I really wanted to stop, but I almost couldn&#8217;t.  It was kind of like picking a scab and expecting a cut to heal.  Finally, the anxiety got to a point where I couldn&#8217;t ignore it.</p>
<p>And I did this to MYSELF!</p>
<p>&#8220;Get away from the Internet&#8221;, my own voice told me.  &#8220;There is only this moment.  The future hasn&#8217;t happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Yes, I know,&#8221; I said to myself &#8220;but what if&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;STOP IT!&#8221;</p>
<p>Leaning back in my chair, I felt powerful just clicking the little X to close the window on my browser.  Predictions be gone.  Whatever is going to happen is going to happen (or not happen) and that&#8217;s just the way it is.   Have you ever felt anxiety over a situation and obsessed about the negative outcome?  Of course you have.  But when you come back into the present moment, set up a step by step plan and get into action, there is no &#8220;what if&#8221;.  There is only NOW.</p>
<p>What do you need stop worrying about and get into the present about right now?  Leave me a comment and let&#8217;s stay present together.</p>
<p>All is ok.</p>
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		<title>Your Change is Going to Come.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to talk with you today about change.  It&#8217;s an inevitable part of life, yet sometimes it seems so hard. Changing relationships, careers, community, environment, health, emotions, mental states can really wreak havoc on the best-laid plans. Sometimes you just want to quit. I have something very personal I want to share today. This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I want to talk with you today about change.  It&#8217;s an inevitable part of life, yet sometimes it seems so hard. Changing relationships, careers, community, environment, health, emotions, mental states can really wreak havoc on the best-laid plans. <span id="more-518"></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Sometimes you just want to quit.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I have something very personal I want to share today.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">This past year, has been one of those upheaval and transformational times for me too.   While we were going through the trials of getting things right in the University, I was also helping my mother through a series of health challenges that put her in the hospital over 20 times between August and May.  For a while during this time last year,</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I was going to the emergency room every two weeks, over 72 visits.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">During this time, I also got a divorce and lost my two biggest clients on the same day. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">So why am I telling you this?  Definitely not to make you feel anything but joy for sharing because while these experiences could have been devastating, I was primarily able to maintain a calm emotional state through the change (yes, there were some very anxious times, but they were relatively short lived)</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I could have buried my head in the sand and said &#8220;Why me?&#8221;</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">But our clients, people like you, needed more help to get through their own challenges.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">And for that I am grateful.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">You see, massive change can cause great creativity.  So what did I do?</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Well, I put my full effort into making the University the best resource for helping people make change happen that I could. We developed great new ways of helping people manage changes that are going on.  We debuted the <a href="http://successiqu.com/innercircle">Inner Circle</a> the most cost-effective change, producing coaching group.   The list goes on and on.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">In a few short weeks, we will be debuting the new Success IQ University community- where people are making change happen.  You are one of those people, and we&#8217;re proud to know you. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">If change is happening in your life right now, you&#8217;re going to be ok. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">We&#8217;ll do it together&#8230;</span></span></p>
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		<title>5 Ways to Unlock Your Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting time to be alive.  While it seems on the outside like chaos, I am seeing things in a different way.  The way I see it, lots of people are getting more of what they really want by getting a big and unexpected push. You might be scratching your head right now [...]]]></description>
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<p>You might be scratching your head right now and saying to yourself &#8220;that gal is crazy &#8211; totally nuts&#8221;. <span id="more-516"></span> I know it must seem that way but keep reading &#8211; you might find a nugget in there somewhere.</p>
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<p>You see, most of the world trudges through life with &#8220;have-tos&#8221; running through their head, and &#8220;wish for&#8221; silently consuming their thoughts.  The factory worker who really wants to start his or her own business.  The executive who really would like to quit, but is stuck with golden handcuffs.  The office worker who wants to go back to school.  These are all examples of people wanting something and not taking action to get it.</p>
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<p>So the world is giving them a push.  Layoffs, cutbacks, broken contracts and change are everywhere.  This, my dear readers is one of the biggest opportunities you are ever going to have to reach your potential and finally really get that thing you&#8217;ve been secretly and silently wanting.</p>
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<p>You might be thinking &#8220;Well, okay I get that, but why does it have to be so hard?&#8221;  The truth is:  it DOESN&#8221;T have to be hard.  We make it hard by holding so tight onto the thing we don&#8217;t want that we fail to appreciate the opportunities at hand.</p>
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<p>I have a private client who has just been through the <a href="http://www.successiqu.com/store/coaching.html#6" target="_blank">2-Day Turnaround</a> breakthrough program.  When she came in, she knew things weren&#8217;t working and she wasn&#8217;t reaching her potential but didn&#8217;t want to let go of the little bits that she believed were working.  We found the irony in that she was working 16 hour days and had very little results to show for it.  Little by little, she began to realize that the choices she had made could be reversed &#8211; and that her potential could change immediately.</p>
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<p>What she really wanted and what she was doing were two completely different things.  We formulated a plan for her to let go of things not working and realign herself with what she really wanted.  The opportunities started showing up immediately.  Within 3 months, she completely transformed her life and her business and is now happily doing the work she loves for clients she adores.</p>
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<p>Here are 5 things that were holding her back from her potential (and might be holding you back too).</p>
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<p><strong>1.  Not admitting that things aren&#8217;t working </strong>- If things are difficult and struggles are an everyday occurrence, something is terribly wrong. Struggle is different than challenge.  Challenge can be invigorating &#8211; struggle is draining.  The first step in unlocking your potential is to take inventory of your life and consider what&#8217;s not working.  The symptoms of things not working will be lack of something (not enough time, money, energy, relationships, etc)</p>
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<p><strong>2</strong>.  <strong>Not knowing your style and values </strong>- Understanding your unique blueprint of the world is critical if you&#8217;re going to make the right decisions for you.  Consider what&#8217;s important to you about your life and match your values to your activities to get yourself in alignment with your dreams.</p>
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<p><strong>3. Saying &#8220;Yes&#8221; to too many things</strong> &#8211; What activities are taking up your time?  What&#8217;s on your plate right now?  And more importantly, what needs to come off your plate?  Are you trying to force yourself to complete a project, have a relationship, build a business that doesn&#8217;t work?  Who or what do you need to say &#8220;No&#8221; to today?</p>
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<p><strong>4.  Not being comfortable not knowing</strong> &#8211; Who knows what will happen today, tomorrow, next week or next year for that matter?  Spending time in an anxious state of not knowing is not helpful or productive in any way, and will only make you more fearful.  Having a death grip on something that&#8217;s not working is more detrimental than being in the &#8220;goo&#8221; of not knowing.  All creation takes place in this state of not knowing because it&#8217;s becoming known!</p>
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<p><strong>5. Not having faith and trust in the process</strong> &#8211; When you are on the path to reaching your potential, it sometimes feels like the world has gone badly awry.  The constant shifting and changing (and people leaving and new ones appearing) can have a devastating effect if you try to manipulate every situation to your needs.  During this time, it is important to examine what IS working and what you ARE working toward instead of looking back and noticing the destruction.</p>
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<p>I know that for my client (and myself too) these are the things we constantly go through as we evolve.  It does become easier to go through the roller coaster of life with a few rules (and some good friends) along the way.</p>
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<p>You can see the video<a href="http://www.successiqu.com/store/coaching.html#6" target="_blank"> here.</a></p>
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		<title>The meaning of pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My neck hurts.&#8221; It was a simple statement, one that told me everything I needed to know about his life.  He literally had a &#8220;pain in the neck&#8221; situation going on at work, and it showed up as a physical pain.   When I first got my master certification in NLP and hypnosis, I was instantly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;My neck hurts.&#8221;</p>
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<p>It was a simple statement, one that told me everything I needed to know about his life.  He literally had a &#8220;pain in the neck&#8221; situation going on at work, and it showed up as a physical pain.   When I first got my master certification in NLP and hypnosis, I was instantly drawn to a different type of coaching &#8211; working through emotions by working through pain. <span id="more-515"></span></p>
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<p>Most people don&#8217;t know that pain is connected &#8211; much less that NLP can solve these kinds of problems.  NLP is mostly associated with persuasion, as in sales.  But it can also be used to persuade your brain to process information differently.  Pain is caused by the brain having a thought which causes an emotion.  The emotional strain on the cells in the affected area become constricted, which causes that neck, back, leg, foot, shoulder, stomach or headache pain (the list goes on and on).</p>
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<p>Last week, I helped a man overcome 10 months of chronic stomach pain in 45 minutes.  He released his pain very quickly once he connected the emotional state he was feeling.  At first, he said he was having no emotion (and a high level of pain).  Soon he got in touch with his emotions and the pain started to go.   And then it was gone.</p>
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<p>So here are a few things you should know about pain or physical symptoms and their meanings:</p>
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<p><strong>Neck pain </strong>- Stubbornness, Inflexibility (What is giving you a pain in the neck?)</p>
<p><strong>Back</strong> &#8211; The back has 3 sections (lower, middle and upper) and it&#8217;s about being supported</p>
<p>Lower Back &#8211; Worries about financial support</p>
<p>Middle Back &#8211; Guilt. Carrying all that stuff on your back (maybe you&#8217;re taking responsibility for more than you need to?)</p>
<p>Upper Back &#8211; Emotionally unsupported &#8211; lonely (take a look at your relationships)</p>
<p><strong>Knees </strong>- Your ego and pride is in the way.  (left means the past and right means moving forward)</p>
<p><strong>Headache</strong> &#8211; Making yourself wrong &#8211; criticizing yourself (where do you need to appreciate yourself more?0</p>
<p><strong>Stomach</strong> &#8211; Afraid of new things (maybe huge life change is coming and you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s next?)</p>
<p><strong>Feet </strong>- Understanding of ourselves and others and letting change happen (feet keep you moving)</p>
<p><strong>Shoulder &#8211; </strong>Lack of joy in life (feeling like you&#8217;re shouldering the load?)</p>
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<p>Of course, there are literally hundreds of meanings for pain and illness, so I just wanted to share a few with you today.  Maybe it will help a little bit to figure out whatever needs detangling right now in your own life.</p>
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<p>Leave a comment and let me know what you experience.</p>
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		<title>Ping Pong Balls and a Bouncy Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My house is a mess. I hate it when that happens. Because I&#8217;m the one who made it that way, and there&#8217;s no other excuse. While I&#8217;m normally a very neat and orderly person, (I am a Virgo, after all) having a mess around is a clear indicator that things are moving too fast in my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My house is a mess.</p>
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<p>I hate it when that happens.</p>
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<p>Because I&#8217;m the one who made it that way, and there&#8217;s no other excuse.</p>
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<p>While I&#8217;m normally a very neat and orderly person, <span id="more-511"></span>(I <em>am</em> a Virgo, after all) having a mess around is a clear indicator that things are moving too fast in my very quick thinking, creative mind.  Too much excitement for really good things happening gets energy all flowing, projects started &#8211; and a mess everywhere I go.   (Maybe you can relate?)</p>
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<p>While it&#8217;s not a secret that I&#8217;ve been diagnosed with ADD, I think it happens to be one of the most misunderstood, mislabeled, misdirected and biggest excuses there is for not getting control of your life.   So you&#8217;re a creative thinker.  You forget stuff.  Your mind goes 100 miles a minute and your ideas spew out like popcorn in a kernel cooker.    All that means is you need new ways of being, new systems for making sure you&#8217;re productive, and a new understanding (and gentler compassion) of and for yourself.</p>
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<p>I used to beat myself up alot when when I didn&#8217;t do things in the proper order, like the rest of the world.  I guess that&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve gotten so good at creating systems that will provide structure and simplicity so I don&#8217;t have to keep all that garbage in my head.  Anyway, looking out at my house right now tells me that my system for self care and down time isn&#8217;t working.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s simply an outer manifestation of my inner world.  In short &#8211; I&#8217;ve been overscheduled this week, moving quickly from one appointment to the next with almost no time in between.  Phone ringing, texts, emails, Skype, Twitter, Facebook - constant interruptions have put my mind into overload and increased my frustration factor by 100.  It doesn&#8217;t feel good.   But at least I am in control.</p>
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<p>So here are the steps to take if this ever happens to you:</p>
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<p>1. <strong> STOP.  Now</strong>.  (Make space for 60 minutes of forced quiet time).</p>
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<p>2.  <strong>Turn off everything that distracts you </strong>(email, phones, texts, skype, IM&#8230;bye bye!)  You&#8217;ll feel an instant sense of relief when you press &#8220;Off&#8221; or &#8220;Close&#8221;.   You can have one hour of undisturbed time.  The world will continue to function even if your phone is off.</p>
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<p><strong>3.  Spend your 60 minutes like this:</strong> Take the first 30 minutes to put on some quiet, soothing music, lie down and close your eyes.  (If you are prone to falling asleep, set an alarm.)  Imagine a big truck with a huge trailer.  Put your head in the trailer and dump all of your random thoughts into the trailer for later retrieval.  Clear your mind of the clutter.  Breathe.  Now imagine a big black movie screen.  On the movie screen appears the word &#8220;RELAX&#8221;  See it, hear it and feel it all over your body.  Take another deep breath.  Give yourself permission to have 30 minutes of completely undisturbed quiet time.</p>
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<p>Now that you&#8217;ve cleared some of the internal clutter, use the second 30 minutes to pick up, clear out and throw away the external clutter.  Pick ONE place to have success (like the kitchen table).  Do not try to tackle the entire house at one time.  Pick one, clear it, pick another, clear it, etc.  Break it down into small, manageable chunks.</p>
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<p>Once you do this, you&#8217;ll have instant momentum because you will be truly doing the thing that is most important that keeps you on track.</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s all for today.  Gotta go put on some soothing music.  <img src='http://stephaniefrank.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />    Don&#8217;t call text or Tweet me for at least an hour &#8211; I&#8217;m busy.</p>
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