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The best things in life cost you something - Click To Read Article
Surely you have heard the old adage: The best things in life are free. This is partly true. That is, if you want to live your best life, then getting comfortable with the uncomfortable - including costly lessons - is just as important. Take a close look at this example of over-responsibility.

Are you as good at receiving as giving? - Click To Read Article
This article teaches you six powerful and insightful secrets and tips for becoming a masterful receiver. Why is becoming a masterful receiver of abundance important? The reality is, if you are not adept at receiving, you will regularly experience lows in your flow of cash and other forms of prosperity.

Your parachute is your segue between passion and profit - Click To Read Article
How is being your own boss the same as parachuting? What business success lessons can be gleaned from parachuting? Through three common business scenarios, you will learn how your parachute is your metaphorical segue between passion and profit.

Top 5 reasons to mix personal with business - Click To Read Article
Although seemingly counterintuitive, mixing personal with business when addressing the topic of psychological boundaries, is just plain smart. Learn the top 5 ways in which healthy boundaries contribute to you and your business' wellness and prosperity.

Clear Creative Blocks Forever - Click To Read Article
Is there such a thing as a creative block? This article teaches writers, designers, developers, and other creative entrepreneurs and professionals 10 simple and proven tips for clearing their “illusive” creative blocks forever.

Opportunity costs of being scattered in business - Click To Read Article
Did you know that money is attracted to order? So, if you are not attracting the clients and cash flow you desire, lack of and/or the wrong focus may be the culprit. Learn what the top 5 business distractions are, and how to attract much more than lackluster results through increased focus.

Are you wanting to change or preserve your reality? (Part 3 of 3) - Click To Read Article
Part 1 of this introductory article highlighted whether stretching, aka personal grow, is for you and whether you are open to using it to grow your business and improve your lifestyle. Part 2 covered how to stretch to your desired reality in a conscious and supported way. Part 3 shows you what attitudes and actions are required before you can replace inch-by-inch changes with exponential progress.

How to increase your abundance from a trickle to overflowing: 3 tips you probably do not know - Click To Read Article
Most of us have heard of The Secret and the Laws of Attraction. What most people do not know is that there is an exact science to following these rich laws. This article includes 3 tried-and-true tips for speeding up the flow of abundance into your life.

Networking For Introverts - 3 Steps to Doing it Naturally - Click To Read Article
If you are an introverted, shy or reserved entrepreneur, is it really possible for you to let down your guard and be good at networking? Of course it is! In fact, it is as simple as 1-2-3... implementing the 3 steps to doing it naturally. My introverted, shy and reserved entrepreneur friends: Do not underestimate the power of simplicity, and have fun!

Are you wanting to change or preserve your reality? (Part 2 of 3) - Click To Read Article
This article continues to show you how to stretch yourself to increased clarity, success and abundance. When you shift and stretch how you are showing up in the world, you create space for more of the “good stuff” to arrive at your virtual door. To learn what secret questions will unlock that door, go ahead and take a peek at Part 2.

Are you wanting to change or preserve your reality: 6 questions can change the course of your life (Part 1 of 3) - Click To Read Article
Is your life continually a stretch for you? That is, every day do you challenge yourself to your full potential? Remember, personal and business growth are two sides of the same coin, such that when you stretch who you are being, your business and bank account usually also grow. These 6 questions, divulged across 3 articles, will show you how to stretch yourself to increased clarity and success.

Is the grass greener on the other side?: 4 tips to a more vibrant life - Click To Read Article
When you begin applying the 4 tips to a more vibrant life included in this article, the "grass" (not the type you smoke) in your life becomes equally green on both sides and you experience 10 rich-and-lasting benefits. Are you ready for that?

The power of conscious networking: How to connect with three networker types - Click To Read Article
Do you know your networking type? And how to adapt your communication to the three powerful networking types, to win them over? Learn how to become a more conscious, connected networker and watch your connections grow... before your very eyes!

Choose freedom over frustration: Top 10 tips - Click To Read Article
Freedom is one of the leading reasons why people become self-employed. But freedom comes with a price tag. If not properly managed, it can quickly lead to frustration. Learn the Top 10 tips for living a freedom-filled life, whether or not you are self-employed.

Leading-edge entrepreneurial trends you should know about - Click To Read Article
You have created your vision board and now that you have visualized, you want to realize that “larger” life? Is this you? To upgrade your life, from point A to point Z (not just B), you need to be aware of these 3 leading-edge entrepreneurial trends.

Top 5 ways to avoid burnout this season and year - Click To Read Article
Do you think that you will always be healthy and well, no matter how much you may be neglecting taking care of yourself? When you do, your risks eventually become bigger than your rewards. Learn 5 simple tips for successful self-care.

Stop playing peekaboo and your ideal clients will hire you: 3 steps are all you need - Click To Read Article
Did you know that when entrepreneurs market their businesses, they hide aspects of themselves that they feel ashamed of? This shame unfortunately becomes the blind spot to what could be more clients, money and meaning flowing into these entrepreneurs’ lives. This article teaches you the 3 steps you need to shoo that shame away and attract the abundance that is already on its way to you.

Top 7 tips of how to not lose sight of, and realize your business vision - Click To Read Article
Can you see the forest from the trees, or do you tend to get caught up and lost in the tree brushes of your business? Learn how to stay focused so you can make money and meaning in your work, and not engage in analysis paralysis, which is what contributes to stuckness.

Is clutter blocking your ability to attract clients? - Click To Read Article
Learn how to prepare for spring and a season (or year, for that matter) of financial prosperity by teaching you how to de-clutter your office and home. If you are ready to clear the way and to experience more joyfulness and success in your everyday life, give yourself the gift of reading this article today.

A balanced life: Learn these top 7 tips - Click To Read Article
Is achieving work-life balance really possible? Yes! That illusive balance comes from within you, through the daily application of these top 7 tips. Then the outside naturally shifts to align itself with this internal change.

Are you pinching your flow of abundance?: 4 kink-relieving techniques - Click To Read Article
This article speaks to a four-letter word that is not a swear word. But you may still be ashamed to bring it up, and it could be having a serious adverse effect on your abundance. Learn 4 techniques for relieving the kinks in your "abundance hose".

What do your reality shows reveal about you? - Click To Read Article
Anytime of the year is a good time to assess where you have been, acknowledge where you are right now, and dream your most beautiful life into existence. Are you ready to learn a unique perspective for accelerating this process?

Where are you feeling the love?: How to attract ideal clients, not tire kickers - Click To Read Article
How can you consistently and easily attract ideal clients instead of tire kickers into your business? This article addresses this million-dollar question in a simplistic and yet powerful and profitable way.

Right attention attracts right results to entrepreneurs - Click To Read Article
Entrepreneurs can be highly imaginative and adventurous, the down side of which can leave them scattered. The up side is, when they focus their attention in the “right” way, this puts them back on track to creating the results they desire for themselves. This article explains what this “attention” is, including with practical everyday suggestions.

The Olympics teach entrepreneurs 4 winning ways to get focused - Click To Read Article
Take away these 4 business "lessons learned" about achieving unwavering focus that athletes apply during and while training for the Olympic games. Learn through concrete examples how to leverage your Enneagram personality type into your daily activities to help your business soar.

Do your business and succeed, or get off the pot - Click To Read Article
This article is perfect for business owners who want to boost their level of pleasure and profit. It includes powerful mental reframes -- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques -- that they can easily and readily apply on a daily basis.

Supersede small talk... only if you want more clients - Click To Read Article
Learn how to avoid settling for less in life, with the clients or jobs you aim for. Do not leave home without these five quality questions!

How to stop money drains: 4 Step Formula - Click To Read Article
Learn how to locate and patch up your business’ money leaks. Make the most of this possibly touchy situation to invite an increased flow of money into your business.

The abundant side of authenticity: Are you allowing yourself to receive it? - Click To Read Article
What two things do multi-millionaire real estate developer Donald Trump (“The Donald”) and Brett Wilson ("The Capitalist with a Heart") of the Dragon’s Den Canadian television show share in common? It is abundance: financial, family, and much more. Discover what the other thing is!

Be your best, not stressed: 3 entrepreneurial communication styles - Click To Read Article
This article, which teaches you how to leverage your Personal Communication Style to your advantage in your business or work, is especially for people with high standards and/or who expect a lot from themselves. Which of the three styles best describes you?

Teams that gel are more apt to sell - Click To Read Article
In this article, teamwork takes on a whole new, more expansive and empowering meaning that lends itself to increased prosperity for you and your team members. If I divulge more about this simple (not the same as easy) solution to you, I will be giving it away before you even start reading!

Perfectionism... something to be proud of: 5 reasons if you are an entrepreneur - Click To Read Article
Is there really a bright side to perfectionism? Absolutely! These 5 success-boosting secrets can give you, the entrepreneur, a competitive edge and something to not be shameful of for once in your life. How refreshing!

Joint ventures make powerful accountability partners: 7 proven practices - Click To Read Article
'A' is for accountability, 'A' clients, accomplishments and much more. One of the best ways to develop accountability, especially if you are weak on follow through or staying consistently motivated, is to develop joint venture (JV) partnerships. A JV partner who is already strong in staying accountable to his business will most likely apply that same accountability standard to you. You will not be able to ride below the accountability radar with him: a bonus for you if you are wanting to grow a deeply satisfying and highly successful business.

What can a burger teach you about business? - Click To Read Article
Did you know a burger can talk? Talk may be cheap but the wisdom gleaned from listening to the lessons learned from paying attention to the messy burgers of your life can be rich and rewarding for you. Want to know what that message burger is all about? Keep reading...

Success Comes When You Are Sold on You - the 3 Step Formula - Click To Read Article
Have you ever heard yourself say, “I hate sales” or “I am not very good at sales”? Are we not all in sales? Besides any product, what we are selling is ourselves: our personality, our skills and our knowledge. This article provides you with a simple 3-step formula you can apply, to increase your success... on the business and home fronts.

How to prevent loved ones from bursting your bubble: 3 solid steps - Click To Read Article
This article explains how to stay positive in a grounded way when loved ones, friends or colleagues are being negative and intentionally or unintentionally dampening your mood. Learn three solid steps to successful communication with Bubble Bursters. It can be this easy: You will not even need to utter a single word!

What Not To Wear: Can you see yourself in these 6 makeovers? - Click To Read Article
By default, we all have Cliff Jumping outfits in our closets. Find out which one of these six different business 'faces' (aka outfits) is the most worn out from overuse? This article light may be light in look and feel but not in lessons, which apply to both entrepreneurs and professionals alike, whether you are wanting more from your business or joint ventures, are in a business or career rut, or are already feeling successful.

5 Networking Opportunities You May Be Missing Out On - Click To Read Article
Networking can feel like "hard" instead of "heart" work if you don't enjoy the process, people or venue. This article shows you how to creatively put the fun, and concrete payoffs too, back into your networking through 5 simple strategies. Then you'll be able to kiss goodbye to any networking reluctance and failure you may have been experiencing!

The softer side of business bullying: 3 steps to empower yourself - Click To Read Article
This article addresses why humans play the bullying role (yes, we do!) and how you can de-bully your business or work using 3 powerful steps that restore your inner peace... and prosperity too.

Growing Your Business - 7 Tips to Gracefully Manage the Awkward Stage - Click To Read Article
Although growing a business is not for the faint of heart, you can still enjoy the process. This article gives you 7 tips for gracefully moving through the awkwardness of financial uncertainty and personal vulnerability which business owners typically face. If you like dancing or sports, this is for you!

A rich attitude creates rich dividends - Click To Read Article
Attitude is everything... insofar as attracting abundance. Is this really true? And what about inspired action? This article helps you to begin uncovering what the real source of financial debt is, so you can transcend it or riding that fine line between being in the red and being in the black.

Is lack of commitment sabotaging your ability to attract clients? - Click To Read Article
Is there an area of your life where commitment makes you feel uneasy, perhaps even relationships with clients? Connecting with prospective and current clients is one thing. Commitment to them is another. Find out what may be lurking behind your potential lack of commitment issues, to help you rejuvenate and solidify your relationships with clients.

In Sales, What Breed of Dog Are You? - Click To Read Article
This article features a fresh and fun way to view your sales style, as applied to "man's best friend": the dog. It includes a quick assessment to determine what breed of dog you are, including in sales. The good news is, no matter what... you can't fail the test and this experience may even boost your sales motivation and results!

About Sales, JV Partners and Wet, Sloppy Kisses - Click To Read Article
Do you hate sales, or have a lukewarm affinity to it? What if sales wasn't such a big deal? Could you then fall in love (or at least like) with it? This lighthearted account shows you how to approach your prospective clients or Joint Venture partners in a fun, authentic, and effective way.

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About the Author: Monique MacKinnon
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Monique MacKinnon is a globally recognized creativity expert, co-author of Tipping Point to Happiness, speaker and writer. Monique’s specialty is teaching passionate and yet reserved entrepreneurs and professionals worldwide how to meaningfully and profitably ground their inspirations and create a far-reaching impact in people’s lives. Monique’s creativity coaching and consulting work is rooted in both practical and esoteric principles, and includes expertise in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hand analysis as well as 21 years’ experience in coaching, training, consulting, marketing, and operations and human resources management. Monique has the distinction of having been featured in Time magazine for her inspiring workplace fitness leadership role and contributions at Fitness and Amateur Sport Canada, three short years after receiving an honors degree and Bilingual and Brilliant award from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

To subscribe to Monique’s blog and receive this FREE GIFT, the audio recording of “Use the Art of Coincidence to Create Prosperous Relationships and Opportunities” (value: $67 US), visit http://www.energeticevolution.com In this hands on presentation, backed up with real life client cases, Monique will teach you how to master in practical, everyday terms the skill of “connecting your dots” to help you create more prosperity in your life.


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