Archive for October, 2007
Interview with Joe Heller
October 30, 2007 4:21 amFocus on your future
October 29, 2007 10:39 pm
last week I read a quote in the book “The Secret” that inspired me in particular, as it reinforced a challenge I have been addressing for the past few months.
It was this quote from James Ray:
“Most people look at their current state of affairs and they say “this is who I am”. That is not who you are. That is who you were. Let’s say for instance that you don’t have enough money in your bank account, or you don’t have the relationship that you want, or your health and fitness aren’t up to par. That is not who you are; that is the residual outcome of your past thoughts and actions. So we’re constantly living in this residual, if you will, of the thoughts and actions we have taken in the past. When you look at your current state of affairs and define yourself by that, then you doom yourself to have nothing more than the same in the future”.
You might primarily focus on your current reality as well, thinking: “How can I ever change this? I hardly have any money, live in a small apartment and have no idea how to get ahead in life. How can I expect to become really wealthy?”
However, our current circumstances have nothing to do with what we can become and in fact are becoming! It is crucial to know that in order to change our circumstances and manifest our goals, we must constantly focus on our future instead of focusing on our current situation. So don’t waste your energy and thoughts on worrying about any challenges you are dealing with right now. Instead, focus your energy and time on visualizing yourself in your future life. And we need to visualize with so much passion and belief, that we really feel as if we have already achieved our dreams. This is what will attract these dreams into your life. You might have heard the saying “If you know the WHY, the HOW will follow!”
Have a powerful week!
Linda Boertjens
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FEEL your dreams
October 15, 2007 4:56 pm
when you visualize your goals and dreams, how do you feel? Do you kind of go through the motions and look at your dream images because you know this is important to do, or …
do you really FEEL your dreams?
It is the feeling that creates the attraction, not just the picture or the thought. I got really present to this difference yesterday. Something excited happened: we found the house of our dreams on a website. It is exactly the house I have visualized in my mind over the past few weeks. “Somehow” images came into my head and I envisioned a bedroom with open doors to a deck with a nice view, an open plan living area with lounge on the left and the kitchen on the right and a wonderful flow to a sun drenched garden. I also had to be a specific type of house, close to the beach in a particular area and of course it had to appeal to my husband as well… This house has it all! So of course I put an image of it straight into my Vision Board.
Over the past two days, I have been imagining how it will be when we live there, how I will decorate the house and how we will allocate the rooms. I really FEEL as if I already live there. What I noticed is that this process of creating that “feeling as if” I already live there really enhances the power of my Vision Board. Whenever I see the image of my dream house floating by, it triggers that “feeling as if” and makes me feel so grateful to own and live in that house.
So when you select images for your Vision Board, make sure to create that feeling as if for each image. Sit down, close your eyes and really envision yourself with that particular house, car, family, relationship, health etc. Try to anchor this feeling to your chosen image, so that every time you see the image, that feeling gets triggered straight away. Use affirmations to create even more clarity on your goal, for instance “i am so happy now that I am living in my dream house”.
This makes your Visualization even more effective and will help to attract your dreams into your reality. As Denis Waitley states so well “If you have been there in the mind, you will go there in the body”.
Have a powerful week!
Linda Boertjens
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October 11, 2007 5:25 pmYou asked….we delivered! We received fantastic feedback on our Vision Board software over the past months. The response has been very positive and excited. Two questions were asked the most though: “Can you add a printing option?” and “Why don’t you have images for me to use?” So our developers got to work …. and delivered! A few months ago we proudly presented our new edition, which has been received very well. Of course, we keep looking for ways to add value to our product, and since then Vision Board has become even more powerful with a smoother creation process and the addition of a pop up balloon feature.
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Use a Vision Board and finally achieve those goals
October 10, 2007 12:46 amHappy New year to you from the team at OrangePeel!
May you attract the health, prosperity and happiness you set to achieve for yourself in 2007. By now you probably have set some goals and are working on keeping your New Years resolutions alive. How is that going…? Are you powerfully taking the actions necessary to achieve your dreams and do you manage to stay inspired? I truly hope you do. Because while a lot of people create fantastic goals and resolutions during their Christmas holidays, only a few unfortunately manage to actually keep them alive. For most people, challenges get in the way of their desires and their resolutions fade away as fast as their New Years eve hang over disappears… But why settle for less than you deserve?….
What strikes me most is that this is almost normal procedure for many. When they are asked “how are you going with your plan to loose weight?” and respond “uh, to be honest, not that good. I should be going to the gym, BUT…..” the other acknowledges their failure with an “understanding” nod. “I know, it is hard…”.
So what if you could keep inspired this year instead?! What if you could keep focused on your goals in the most powerful way, and keep motivated to really reach the goals and dreams you truly deserve in life? Maybe you want to achieve massive success in your business, create a better balance in your life or reach a certain level in sports. Our fantastic new product “Vision Board” can make this a reality for you! We created this unique visualization tool especially for people like yourself: winners who have big goals and are prepared to do what it takes to achieve them, but need an “inspiring hand” in the process! Learn more about Vision Board here and your can create a Vision Board in a few minutes.
Disappearing our boundaries
October 8, 2007 4:30 pm
Sometime ago, I went shopping and I saw a skirt I really liked. It was very different from what I normally wear, so I immediately thought “I like it, but it is not really “me”. It doesn’t really fit within the self image I have of myself”.
So I got insecure about whether it would look good on me. But then I thought “But that is so silly! I really like it, and I would actually like to be someone that wears something like that”. So I bought the skirt, and you know what?! It has been one of my favorite items to wear and I received a lot of compliments as well 
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This really got me thinking about the boundaries we so often seem to create for ourselves. Clothes we don’t buy, activities we don’t start, dreams we don’t make a reality… just because it doesn’t fit in with “who we think we are”. How often do you choose not do something because it isn’t “you”? Because it might not seem compatible with what you think “fits” you? For instance, would you really like to start a business but are stopped because this is something for “other kinds of people”? Who decides who you are anyway….? The beliefs you have about yourself are all self created!
What if we could disappear the boundaries we create for ourselves and do or have the things we desire?
How powerful would it be to just go for the things we (secretly) wish to do or have? Without having to consider whether it is a fit with the image we and the people around us have of ourselves? This week, I challenge you to consider this when making choices in your life. Forget about the restrictions you have created for yourself in everyday situations. Go to a concert of a genre completely different from your “normal” choices. Eat something you have never eaten before, just because you can. Buy clothes in a color you normally think is “not you” even though you like it. Talk to someone you have been meaning to talk to but never dared to do. Start a hobby you have thought about starting for years but never dared to pursue. Dare to stretch yourself! By doing new things you normally wouldn’t, you change the beliefs you have about yourself, which then creates a “new” you.
TIP: Keep reinforcing that new “You” by created a matching affirmation, like “I am a successful and confident business woman”.
Have a powerful week!
Linda Boertjens
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Splash of Inspiration dd. 1 October 2007
October 1, 2007 4:37 pm
You are a winner!
Did you know that? Are you aware of the magnificence of YOU? So often we criticize ourselves and tell ourselves things like “I am not good enough”, “I can’t do that” or “I am just not that kind of person”. While we are actually doing a lot of things really well and are working on getting better in the areas we could improve on. So why are we so hard on ourselves?
I think it is time to give ourselves a bit of a break. Let’s look at the powerful person we actually are and grow from a space of appreciation for ourselves rather than from dis empowering self criticism. By acknowledging our personal power and feeling good and accepting about ourselves, we act from an empowering space and will therefore create many more good things in our lives and grow as a result.
So this week, I have a fun challenge for you: (it may feel weird in the beginning, but hey just go for it .. ) every time you see yourself in a mirror, say to yourself in a powerful and excited voice…
I am a winner and I am doing great! Everyday, in every way I get better and better.
Or any other sentence that makes you feel empowered. Feel and act from that view point of “I am a winner” and I know your week will be truly amazing!
Have a powerful week!
Linda Boertjens
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