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Excuses!!

Excuses...

Do you have a couple excuses that you use to often? Is "I'm too tired" your common response? Or do you say "why bother" with some resentment?

I encourage you to dig deep and find those excuses you use most often.

Now that you know your excuses. If you put that excuse or reason aside what would happen? This can reveal an opportunity that was hidden. Get out of your comfort zone and open your eyes to the opportunities before you.

Excuses are fear in disguise. Do you know the purpose of fear? Fear's purpose is to keep us safe so we don't go out of our comfort zone. However if we don't get out of our comfort zone we stay stagnant.

Give up an excuse and see what really happens!! What do you have to lose except an excuse?

How often do you say "Thank-You"?

When was the last time you told someone Thank-you?

If your in sales you already know a sincere thank-you is a great way to win a customer.  A heart-felt sincere thank-you can lighten many situations.  Thanking another for kindness brings a tremendous amount of power yet some of us hold back on this simple gesture.


Let's evaluate the last time you said thank-you.

Sit down and make a list of who you thanked in the prior week.  Did anyone from your "circle of influence" (family, children, friends)  make the cut?  What about your barista that gave you that order of coffee?

Now, ask yourself this question, "How easy is it to say Thank-You?"  When you say thank-you does it flow freely? Or is a quick gesture that is not genuine.  Gratitude, or grace, is a powerful magnetic force that attracts positive things towards us.  What can you do to have a powerful magnetic force that attracts positivity?

Try, going first be the one to say thank-you.  Say thank you to those in your "circle of influence" then reach out and say thank-you to anyone who has done a kind act to you regardless of how small.  Did you assistant send a fax for?  Say thank-you.  I challenge you to find the "little things" in life and say thank-you for them.


Fear can prevent us from acknowledging others for many reasons.  Perhaps your afraid of being taken advantage of for displaying acts of kindness.  Be gracious even in situations where another may have wronged you.  Be the change. Begin with acknowledgement.

Communication opens doors, the better communication with those in your life, the more you will become unstoppable. Saying thank-you opens these doors.  Try it!  Then ask yourself if you had conversations or exchanges that you wouldn't have if you had not opened the door of communication.

Who is first on your list to say thank-you to?

Opportunities - Did You Know They Are Everywhere?

Today's word - Opportunity!!

Did you know an Opportunity is EVERYWHERE?? You might not be tuned into it at this moment, but it's everywhere!! You have to shift your awareness in order to see the opportunities all around you.

Take a moment to sell all opportunities in the world around including the small ones. Discover the opportunities in your life and others.

When you do discover the opportunity - CELEBRATE IT!!

Did you know once you decide to see opportunities - you shift your awareness to prosperity awareness and thus becoming a magnet for all your hearts desires...

Take The Step

Throughout you life have you had your motivation peak and then only to diminish? Times when you felt a high level of motivation, when nothing could stop you from pursuing a goal or staying committed to a cause that was important to you? Now, can you recall those times you motivation diminished and waned, you felt weak, and you couldn't focus on your goal that you really did want?

So why do we sometimes reach a goal, and other times our goal is not attainable?

The secret is to know your internal personal motivators or your why and how they tie in with the goals you want to obtain. Did you know there is a process for reestablishing your motivation and reignite that flame to reach your goal?

1. Achievement drive;encouragement to increase or reach your goal.

2.Commitment;have commitment to the purpose of reaching your goal.

3.Initiative; readiness to wielding the opportunity.

4.Optimism; Presistence to fighting for target,although there are hindrance and failure.

Applying these 4 processes will help you keep your motivation and reach your goal.

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Busy As A Bee

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Heaven!!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
By: Cooking Divas (Lynn Holland)

1 1/4 c. margarine
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla2
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
3 c. oats
2 c. chocolate chips
1 c. pecans chopped

Pre-Heat oven to 375

Mix together sugars and butter until light & fluffy. Beat in egg & flour.
In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Fold flour mixture into creamy mixture. Mix well. Fold in oats, chocolate chips, and pecans.

Drop by spoonfuls on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 min or until done. Cool for 1 minute before moving to wired rack.

My Famous Mac-N-Veggies Pasta Salad

This recipes ingredients are going to make your brow stand up but I promise you it's a hit!

Mac-n-Veggies Pasta Salad

Ingredients

4 cups uncooked macaroni
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/4 cup grated carrot
1 large onion, diced

Sauce:

1 cup mayo
1/4 cup vinegar (distilled white)
2/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons mustard (prepared)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Cook macaroni, rinse and drain well. Meanwhile dice up the veggies, place in a large bowl. In a separate bowl make the sauce. Add macaroni to veggies, fold in the sauce.

Refrigerate 4 hours before serving. Stir well prior to serving.

Crunchy Ham Bake!!

This delicious Crunchy Ham Bake is from a lady I once met and had the pleasure of caring for.  I'm sharing this recipe with you in her honor.

Crunchy Ham Bake by Jocelyn

1.5 cups cubed ham
16oz broccoli
2 cups uncooked macaroni
8 oz sour cream
1 can cream of chicken
1/2 can milk
2 cups colby jack cheese (I used sharp cheddar)
1 Lg can of French's Fried Onions

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook elbow macaroni. Steam the broccoli. Mix all ingredients except onion toppers in a prepared 9x13 pan and bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven, stir. Add onion toppers and bake for 5 minutes. Serve.

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Homemade Carrot Cake

Homemade Carrot Cake
By: Lynn Holland

2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 fresh whole eggs
2 cups pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups raw finely ground carrots
4 ounces finely chopped walnuts

Mix together in a bowl all dry ingredients. In large bowl mix all the wet ingredients together fold in the dry. Lastly add the chopped walnuts.

Bake at 350 for about 40 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.

Frosting Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar
12 ounces room temperature cream cheese
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ounces room temperature margarine

Mix frosting ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. Frost cake. Serve

Ohhh my Heavens Apple Pie Cake!!!

I've been experimenting lately in the kitchen with desserts.  I recently came up with this delicious cake.  It's so simple and oh so delicious!

Easy as Pie - Apple Pie Cake
by: Lynn Holland

Ingredients

Yellow Cake Mix
Can of Apple Pie Filling

Make the cake according to the directions. Pour into a 9x13 prepared greased glass cake pan. Add the can of apple pie filling over the cake mix.

 
Topping:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter

Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Place topping on top of apple pie filling

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min or until toothpick comes out clean