Seven Dragons: A Guide To A Limitless Mind - Squidoo Lens

Most high profile business leaders have learned the art and habit of fast and efficient decision-making skills.

I have found that the root of indecision is procrastination. The root of procrastination is either the lack of motivation, confidence or fear. And lastly, lack of inspiration comes from a lack of mental clarity/intuition, concentration and focus on your true authentic and divine desires.

If you procrastinate it is critical that you understand why you are procrastinating. Procrastination is mental baggage. This is habit is guaranteed to lower your vibration and slow your rate of manifestation. What do you do if you find yourself procrastinating and not making decisions? The questions below will help you refocus.

1. Do you know how to implement the issue at hand?

2. Are you ignoring it or are you searching for a solution? Are you looking for information to help you make your decision?

3. Are you fearing implementation or are you afraid of rejection?

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World Class Chef Gordon Ramsay chooses to be loud, maybe hateful and passionate. You see, Gordon knows the secret. By provoking an emotional response in his chefs, he knows they will remember and/or make necessary changes. It's the same with marketing and selling.

If you are reading this you probably have heard that we buy with our emotions. Do you know why? And how? Let's start with the why.

The human brain has three main components: the brainstem, the limbic system, and the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex analyzes sensory data, performs memory functions, learns new information and forms thoughts and makes decisions. The limbic system is responsible for emotions and feelings like anger, passion, and sadness. Information retention and long-term memory are stimulated by the firing of the amygdala, which perform a key role in processing nearly all emotional events. Emotions cause us to pay attention and help use decide which message to remember. The brainstem is responsible for body functions, which is very important but unrelated to this article.

Luckily, it is almost impossible to be emotionless. We are emotional beings. When writing or speaking your marketing message, you marketing message must be processed by the limbic system. Emotions tell the reader when to pay attention. Emotions are not only processed faster than logical thought, but also make the final decision. Your marketing message needs stimulate an emotional reaction.

Now for the how! To stimulate a human emotion, the brain needs to make an associations. You see alot of e-mail that say, "I am so exciting.." or "I can't wait to tell you" or "I can't believe I forgot". You get the idea, do you see how you perked up when you read these words. They do you excited and interested, which causes you to listen. Interesting. Isn't it? So the next time, you present a marketing message to your targeted audience be sure to include words with emotional associations. It doesn't matter if the words evoke a positive or negative emotion. What matters is it evokes response.

The Great Depression, April 15, taxes, Uncle Sam are examples of words that would provoke a negative emotional response. You can also use numbers. Though you may think numbers would be factual, they are really emotional. Many times, numbers will provoke urgency, fear of loss or security. Have fun and experiment with it. Heck, you may want to even try it on yourself.

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A client said to me this week, "Jen, it's not fair that you can write one article and get 3 new clients or sales. You can't teach that to other people!"

(Update: This client has recently attracted 4 news clients with one article. AND she has started to believe in the attraction based marketing system.)

Not true! I can teach it! And I want to offer you these 5 golden secrets as a springboard to help you write better articles.

#1 I BELIEVE I can get at least 3 new clients, speaking engagements, and become the nationally recognized female internet marketer! Furthermore, I purposely intend to touch my perfect clients with my writing. There are no accidents. Those who opt-in on my list are on my list for a reason. Whether it's one article they read, a product they buy or they realize:

== I BELIEVE in personal power and YOU can, too! ==

#2 I only write authentic, true and articles from the core of my being. I write what I feel I need to write. I write because I feel someone needs to hear what I am writing. I also only write when I am clear and focused. These are not professionally written articles! I know why I am on this earth: to teach others how to build thriving, passionate businesses.

== You, too, can be authentic and write from your true essence. ==

#3 I only take inspired actions! How do I know? I have spent years clearing my mind of mental clutter. Years of yoga and meditation have given me a very concentrated and clear being. When you breathe, you can focus this "horse wild" mind. Wow. And my mind was probably wilder than most.

== So take inspired actions when you get that idea - Go For It! ==

#4 I desire phenomenal success in every little thing I do (well almost everything).

== Go for it! I know you can concentrate your energies to design and desire what you really want. What are your dreams? ==

#5 I am so thankful and grateful for everything that comes to me.

== You ,too, can be thankful and grateful. I know you can! ==

So that's it! I hope this helps! Be your brand! Live it and breathe it! Be confident! And trust that your vision is unfolding completely as you see it.

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5 Ingredients for Success :)

1. KNOW your talents! Why would someone go to you instead of your competitors! Why you? What do you do better than your competitors?

2. BE YOURSELF! Be your own unique person.

3. THINK-FEEL-BE. The magic bullet happens when you live in the NOW and THINK-FEEL and BE you will become known if you

4. BE REAL! Add a twist to a successful product. Instead of add more competition, how can you add a twist of YOU?

5. GO! Never stop. Keep going. If you want to succeed, add a dash of DESIRE and go for it.

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#1 Listening Consciously

Imagine what the world would be like if we all were taught to listen that intently. Listening is very attractive. For some reason the talker feels that the listener understands, knows, likes and trusts them. Interesting isn't it?

Persuade naturally by listening.

Next time you are in a conversation listen consciously and review what was said in your head before you respond. If you find yourself talking to yourself or suddenly jolted with the thought, "Oh, no! What did they just ask me?" Then you need practice. The more practice you get the better you will get at listening.

#2 Responding Consciously

4 Tips for responding more consciously.

1. Respond to only your prospect's problems, but don't fix them.

2. Offer scenarios and powerful stories so your listener knows they are understood.

3. Point out their unique gifts and respond to their emotions.

4. Feel their feelings and speak at that level or a notch higher. This helps you become more energetically aligned with them.

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Are people becoming less conscious these days?

I like Nicole and Simon because they are self accountable, they stand on their own 2 feet and very conscious. They just point out the obvious. Even if it is rude. They tell the TRUTH. And I quote, "You can't sing!"

I have to admit -- shhhh don't tell anyone -- I have watched the Simple Life and American Idol. I watch them to see what Nicole (Paris is a bore) will say and what Simon will say. It's enlighting.

What does this have to do with marketing? Come on -- Do I really need to connect the dots for you? Duh. The more entertaining = the less paid advertising. Be entertaining or novel. You will pay so much less in your advertising dollars! It's viral via word of mouth!

What do you think?

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Just to be fore warned you may have procrastination disorder. Remember, we function using the 90% of our subconscious mind, which can make change difficult. What do you do if you find yourself rescheduling or procrastinating? The below questions will help you with your procrastination disorder.

Ask yourself:

1. Do I know how to implement my goal?

2. Am I ignoring the goal or am I actively searching for a solution?

3. Am I fearing implementation or am I afraid of rejection?

4. Do you like what goal I am reaching for? If not, consider outsourcing the work. Don't get stuck and stop;, find help or support.

Step 1. Create a "What am I doing list?"

Pull out a tablet and carry it with you for at least one week. Make a list of everything you do. No details needed. Just a line item, number them and leave space between each for notes.

For example:
1. Write article

2. Check e-mail

3. Call referral prospect

4. Create proposal

5. Turn low hangin' fruit into clients

Step 2. Next to each item from step 1, write your intended outcome. Ah, yes. Have an intention behind everything you do. Next, see visually what you want to get out of each task. See that smile on your face when you get a new opt-in subscriber. If you attend a networking event, what do you expect to get out of it? If you have someone on the phone, what do you want (and state it positively)? If you don't close them on the phone, what would the next step include?

For example:
1. Write article - I intend for this article to be distributed internet-wide and find 20 new subscribers to opt-in to my newsletter on my website.

Step 3. For each line item, write how you intend to get there.

What action steps do you need to take? This can include a flow chart, a marketing calendar or a how-to list. This can be created while you are doing the work the first time or revising at a later date.

Example:
How to syndicate articles on the internet?
1. Post original to your website
2. Make modifications and submit article to various web submission sites.

Step 4: Circle what you don't enjoy and plan to delegate in the future. Heck, go crazy, and visualize the task being delegated. It is important to do what you like to do, so you will attract more of what you like and not what you don't like.

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Love and Success,

Jen

Infopreneur Jen Blackert, publishes the 'Attraction Marketing' weekly ezine basic on strategic marketing and law of attraction strategies. If you're ready to jump-start your small business, get your FREE tips now at www.jenblackert.com.

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