We have to enlarge our vision and thinking. In today’s economy, those who are prospering are those who think they can. Are you thinking, “I’m going to have an extraordinary year!” or are you thinking, “Boy, this is going to be a tough year”? I hear many people saying, “I’m just going to weather the storm.” And, you know, that’s exactly what they’ll do—weather the storm. Instead, we should be saying, “I love the rain. It’s my time to prosper.” And here is how:

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How Strong Are You?

We sometimes quit even before we start. We don't think we are strong enough sometimes or it is just simply impossible. But we have to endure it for in the end it is worth it. We need to give our best. And in my business that is exactly what I do... I give my best and expect nothing less.

You Just Had To Go And Do It Again!

I'm touching briefly on a subject that is personal to me....I originally created this blog for business, then it turned into a little personal and now I keep it in the middle. And from all the emails that I receive, people seem to like it that way.

I want to address again, the Deadbeat dads.... One in particular. My daughters donor. And yes, he will see this. The last time I heard anything from you was last August when you left me the pleasant message advising me that you were quitting your job, not paying another cent and would see her when she was 18.

Why in the world would you call after all this time telling me that you would like to come and see her this weekend before you get sent away? You put me in a position where I had to set her down and prepare her "Do you remember Dwayne that came over a couple times, along time ago? Well he would like to come and see you again.".

So I did just that.... Prepared her. I played it up in her eyes so that she would be excited to see you....Want to see you.....And not be so intimidated....But you did it again!!! Unreliable, Self Centered, Selfish, Uncaring, Thoughtless, Rude, Hurtful and Mean Spirited......Yes, this is you.

Then I am placed in another situation where I have to "downplay" it the two times that she asked "When is Dwayne coming over to see me"? You hurt her! I can see the sadness in her eyes because I am here to see it. I can see the way she shrugs her shoulders when your name is mentioned. I can feel her uncertainty when she makes me "promise" whenever I tell her we are going to do something.

I told you along time ago that you CAN'T come in and out of her life.....You are either in or not....You understood, so you said. But you continue to do it over and over.....Say things and not follow through. Or you go a year and not even call to see how she is. I am NOT allowing it anymore.

Go ahead and print this off... Use it for whatever reason you think this is going to help you....But it won't. You are digging your own hole anyway. I believe that every little girl NEEDS her daddy. And if he is not in the picture, then a positive role model will be a great substitute. She has that...... She has that positive role model that really cares about her, does not want to hurt her and only wants the best for her. And she has gained a whole family that cares about her as well.

Since I'm sure it will be another year before I hear from you, I know you will see this before then. Leave her alone! Stop hurting her! If you continue to pop in her life once every year or so, you are only hurting her more. You have proven that she can't depend on you. That you won't be there for her. And it is up to me to do what's best for you.

So here's a proposition: Leave her alone.... Walk away..... You are not obligated in any way to her.....I will do what I can about having papers drawn up that will allow you to walk away and not get into any trouble..... Sign your rights away and you are under no obligation... No more child support will be required from you... (It's not like you have been helping anyway).

She is a blessing. I am so lucky to have her in my life. The sad thing is, you don't even care enough to see any of it. She is such a very head-strong little girl....Even when putting a puzzle together, she will do it her way, not wanting any help, even if it's wrong. And it's that determination that makes her a fighter, even at such a young age.

She needs a soft shoulder to lay on. One that will consistently be there for her and not let her down. That is me...... SIGN THE PAPERS!

My Ultimate Song

Yes.... This is by far my favorite song....This is me..... My attitude.... ME! My kids just love it!

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Ok, So I Wasn't A Super Hero Today!

I have so rocked this past 4 days in my business. I mean REALLY rocked. I have partnered up with 3 new business partners in the last 4 days...I am loving this. The ability to make a difference in someone else, financially. To step up and be the leader that they need and want is a big challenge to carry, but it's a challenge that I enjoy.

I love teaming up with like-minded people that are ready to make a change. That want more, know they can have more with the right tools and a little coaching and teaming up, we can all achieve that. It's a mutual goal of ours and we all have that desire.

So I would like to welcome Stevi,(yes, it's spelled correctly) Samantha and Marie..... I feel lucky to have met you all and can't wait to see each one of us progress. It's nice to be working with the whole team that I have. To get us all on the same page, and moving forward is OUR goal. Now combine Stevi, Marie and Samantha with Dorie, Connie and Nidia, WOW. That's all I can say, is WOW.

Now I have to mention a part of my day that I'm not thrilled about... LOL...So I'm working with the new girls this morning and I hear some fluttering and pecking going on downstairs....I walk slowly downstairs and turn the corner and notice something that flew right past me, into the kitchen....I hauled ass up the stairs, ran in my room and slammed the door shut.

I know, I know...I was NOT in my normal super hero mode that I am so proud to have in me. And I'm talking about giving birth to my daughter (natural) and yes, Lee and Becky were there, they know what I'm talking about....Not an hour later after having my daughter, I'm outside having my first cigarette (I know, I know). Funny, after a c-section with my son, I was comatose for days... Could not even move... LOL...

Anyway, I am tough. I know it and am proud of it....I have to be though.

So here I am in my room hearing all this pecking like there is a woodpecker in my house...Then I hear some clanking around and things falling....I'm starting to freak out....LOL... Really. I tell myself that hey, I'm ok... I have my coffee and phone... lol.... So I call a few people and guess what? One is sleeping, one is not home and the other is at work..... Uggghhh!!!

Now I hear nothing... So I decide to open my door and take a peek... BAD CHOICE... lol.... I open the door and there is this bird, the size of a F150 truck (ok, I'm exaggerating a little) sitting on my table in the hall, staring at me with those BIG beady eyes glaring at me. I slammed my door again and locked it this time... LOL...

I call my sons father and ask if birds attack people.... He seems to think this is comedy hour, featuring me.....LOL....He tells me they don't attack as long as I'm not messing with their nest....He tries to tell me to just walk down past the bird (as if not to see it) and open the door so it can go out. LMAO... Sure, OK! Look, it knows I am here and I know it is here..... I hang up the phone and jiggle the door knob and hear a bunch of fluttering and pecking so I decide to stay in the room where it's not that bad after all...I have my phone and coffee... lol.

I'm looking out the window for any life form possible and there is not one person out....I was going to yell out and have someone open my front door.....I'm looking out my window, 2 stories up wondering how badly would I get hurt if I jumped..... OMG, this is just so funny writing this....Thinking to myself that I really don't feel like going to the emergency room, I decide NOT to jump....

I found a plastic toy gun still wrapped in the hard plastic... I grab it....I even fired it a couple times and that just made the bird more hostile towards me.... Ok, probably not...Probably more scared...But I heard more pecking and banging around downstairs....Ohh boy, here I go.. I call my sons dad again....By this time, I am hysterical....Laughing at myself, freaking out and wanting this nasty, disease infested animal OUT, I call..... He tells me to grab a pillow and walk down.... HA HA ha ha .... A pillow?.....What the hell is a pillow going to do? I don't need a nap and neither does the bird....I'm looking for some heavy artillery....Brooms, bats, the mattress off the bed...Anything BIG..... Not a pillow!

Now, I know I'm joking around and everything....But it did help to have him on the phone when I finally did get the courage up to go downstairs and meet my opponent head on. (it's always good to be on the phone with someone in case the bird decided to attack me to death, the person on the other end of the phone can call 911). Yes, I had a pillow in one hand and the plastic gun in another.... 3 steps away from the front door....I tip toe and hear the ruffling of the feathers stuck behind my blinds... I make a run for it....I open the door and stand outside, holding the door open with a pillow in one hand and the gun in another just waiting for bird to fly out.....I hang up the phone, thanking him tremendously....A neighbor comes over and waits with me for this bird to finally fly out.

I go in and take a look at the mess that this bird made.... Pictures down on the floor that were hanging up, feathers everywhere.....and yes, little bird droppings....So I have just spent the last 3 hours cleaning, disinfecting and cleaning and more disinfecting everything.

So what's the moral of this story? There isn't one.....LOL.....But guaranteed if my kids had video of this, I'd be up on youtube and everyone would be laughing......

Creating Your Outcome

There is something to be said in how you set the tone right away in the morning, for the rest of your day. I wrote a mini article on this in the past and thought I would touch on this a little bit more.

Imagine you wake up first thing in the morning, only to step into a little puddle on the floor. Then realizing that puddle was from your pet.

Or you are on your way to work and you are getting caught by every red light and every cross walk possible. With 7 minutes to spare, you realize that you left your proposal at home on the kitchen table. You have to go back to get it but you know you are going to be late.....Yes, these are things that are more than likely going to set you in a bad mood all day.

Aside from getting rid of your pet and keeping your proposal in your car so you don't forget. There are a few other things you can do to help create the outcome of your day.

This is a hard one for me since I am NOT a morning person... LOL... But, wake up a few minutes early. Not to go jogging for 10 miles or go work out at the gym... Unless, that's what moves you. But to give your mind the focus and positive energy that it needs to continue throughout the day.

After I get my first cup of coffee in me, I then head to my bedroom and open up the blinds...(after the sun rises) lol. And you need to do the same in your office... Open the blinds and let the light in. It just radiates warmth instead of feeling like you are just hidden behind 4 dreary walls.

Get your mind stimulated by reading positive quotes of the day or from a book. Better yet, write your goal down and the actions you plan to take on getting there. Once you do that, read that out loud every morning and every night...It can't hurt to read it several times each day. You need to embed your goals and the actions you plan to take into your mind so much that it becomes routine to you. This is setting your mind into ONLY thinking of your goal and what you need to do to get there. Keeping focused.

Playing some great motivational music is another way to wake up every fiber of your being. Come on ladies, tell me that if you heard "It's Raining Men" you would not be up, dancing around. You would at least be dancing in your seat.. LOL.

Keeping a grateful journal is probably one of the most beneficial things you can do. Each night I write down the things that I was grateful for earlier that day. And this really helps since you can look back at what you wrote and reflect on how many things there were to be grateful for. So many people don't realize the abundance of good things in their life and it's not until they look back at what they wrote that they can remember......

And keeping a grateful journal is also like a SILENT way of praising the Lord. As a Christian, we are supposed to praise the Lord out loud for all the blessings that we have. Journaling is a silent form of praising. I still do my praising out loud.

Cindy Ashworth is the owner of www.mykidsmywhy.com and www.asinglewahm.blogspot.com Cindy provides a REAL work at home business with one on one training and coaching. The way it should be. Cindy can be found at twitter @asinglewahm

The Line Between Defeat And Success

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another.

Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit.

That is exactly what the majority of men do.

More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told "Napolean Hill" that their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.
Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach.


Cindy Ashworth is the owner of www.mykidsmywhy.com, www.asinglewahm.blogspot.com and provides a REAL work at home business with one on one training and coaching. The way it should be. Cindy can be found at twitter @asinglewahm

Join Operation No Kid Hungry

A big thank you to @unmarketing on twitter for bringing this organization to my attention. I had no clue about it and immediately took part. And it was this video of @unmarketing that brought this to my attention. http://www.un-marketing.com/12for12k.html

I wanted to share this Organization with everyone. We all hear about children starving in third world countries....And maybe it does not seem to impact us as much since we don't really see it or know anyone affected.

Children are going hungry right here. And more than any of us can even imagine. Now I know with the way the economy is, people are cutting back on the type of food they used to eat....No more London Broil or Leg Of Lamb....But can you imagine NOT having something to eat?

Kind of hard to imagine unless you have been there. So I have stepped up and decided that I would help this organization that I never knew about if it were not for @unmarketing (twitter). Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention as well as many others.

Maybe you have an extra $10.00 to donate.... Or you are in a business that can help raise funds... There are so many ways to help. What a feeling to know that you provided a way for a child to eat.

Check them out here: www.strength.org

Helping "At Risk" Women And Children

I met Terry online @ a great networking site for Moms. http://www.imompreneur.com

I would like to share how she is changing lives and making a difference.... Maybe this is something that will touch you and inspire you do give back in anyway that you can.

Visit http://www.enchantedmakeovers.org

10 Ways You Can Help

1. Monetary Donations small and large are the sustaining heart of the Makeovers.

2. Volunteer your time and/or services in various ways as the need arises
pre-Makeover Day and on Makeover Day. Bulletins are posted on website as
to the needs/services when they arise.

3. Host a Monetary or In-Kind Donation Drive in your place of Business or in your
Home.

4. Are you a Crafter? Contact Terry to see how you may be of help. We Love
and prefer items made by loving, human hands for the special touches of the
Makeover. grahls4@aol.com

We are always in need of sewing groups or individuals to make traveling sanctuary bags for local shelters and nationwide.

5. Contact Terry if you would like Her to speak to your Group about Enchanted
Makeovers. 734-776-0848 grahls4@aol.com

6. Spread the word about Enchanted Makeovers..(blog about us or write an article)

7. Contact Terry to provide you with materials so that you can give a speech in your church or community to get others involved. 734-776-0848 grahls4@aol.com

8. Always in need of freelance writers to write press releases and stories. Design and print brochures and flyers.

9. Contact Terry for a radio or tv interview. 734-776-0848

10. Always keep the women and children in your prayers...

(Always open to great ideas and suggestions...please send them my way)