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Today’s topic on my self help blog:

Attracting Abundance

So how does attracting abundance work. If you’re reading this, you probably want to manifest or attract prosperity and abundance, or do so quickly. But the more urgently you want it, the BIGGER the roadblock that might be holding you back.

Case in point. I just talked to a friend this morning who was getting ready for a very important phone conversation about a big contract – and he was stressed out because he really NEEDED the money.

I can certainly relate. I’ve been there, and I still find myself in that spot much more often than I would like.

But I also know this:

If there is one thing you can do to improve your odds of attracting abundance, it’s to reduce the stress and focus on the positive outcome you want.

And that’s no matter what it is you want.

Sure, it’s tough to step back from your NEED and get into the space of happy anticipation and a bit of detachment from the outcome, which would be far more effective.

Does it work? Not 100% of the time. But here’s something to think about:

How often did you NOT get what you wanted and a few years later were REALLY glad you didn’t? It’s funny how things work out sometimes.

Okay, so that’s not what you wanted to hear right now. Me neither. But it’s something to keep in mind, if ony for the sake of reducing the pressure in the moment. And THAT’s what will help with attracting abundance!

In fact, if it’s for your higher good, chances are pretty good that things work MUCH more smoothly when you do calm down, focus on the positive outcome and in fact look forward to it (or something even better).

Basically, this means they work out when you don’t push them away. And stressing about things means pushing away what you want to happen.

Why you MUST let go of the worries and stress

The key is to let go of the worries because what you worry about you’re likely to attract.

Bill Burns told me years ago that if I worried about something, I may or may not draw exactly what I worry about into my life. But I will draw something along the line of my concern.

And here’s the quote I remember verbatum (about the “something” I will draw): “Trust me, it will be adequate.” Adequate to live up to my worries that is. NOT something I would want.

How to calm yourself down?

So how can you calm yourself down, let go of the worries, and get excited about what you DO want.

As I wrote last time in my post about how to make yourself feel better, there are a few choice things you can do.

1) Focus on what you DO want

Abraham-Hicks are adamant about the importance of that, and so is Michael Losier. How do you do that? Just make it your mantra: “So what DO I want?”

Focus on that, and the other stuff will fall by the wayside.

2) Gratitude

This is something I didn’t talk about in my last blog, but I am a great fan of keeping a gratitude journal, which I wrote about last Thanksgiving, and reminding myself of things I’m grateful for on a regular basis, ESPECIALLY when I’m worried and stressed.

It seems you can’t really be grateful and stressed all at the same time. So how cool is that!

3) Get an “Attracting Abundance” Mindset

It also helps to build a mindset that consistently works at attracting abundance and prosperity. That’s what I tried to accomplish in my eMoney Magic program.

Your efforts in manifesting abundance are not going to work too well if you keep pushing all that prosperity away.

So what’s eMoney Magic all about? You can check it out in my post on why your money mindset is so important.

But here’s the challenge:
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How do you get that money mindset?

To start with, you should focus on identifying and working through your money blocks. And if you click on that link, you can get a freebie that gets you started

And then, get control of them by using EFT. In eMoney Magic, Brad Yates takes you through two super cool sequences of how to eliminate those blocks.

But you can do it on your own too. Just grab the free resource here: Easy EFT Introduction

Want more tools for attracting abundance? Check back here on my self help blog in a day or two…

To your prosperity and abundance!

Elisabeth

How to make yourself feel better, lift your spirits and raise your vibration?

That’s a tall order, especially if you’re NOT feeling so hot. But the key to get out of any kind of funk is to feel better FIRST.

And yes, that’s very annoying when you’re in the middle of it. I used to consider it my right to be grumpy when I wanted to be, and got a bit angry at people who told me to “smile.”

I mean, I was a crusader for the right to be grumpy! When I first moved to California from Germany, I had a hard time with people telling me to have a nice day when I was feeling lonely and depressed and overworked to boot.

Well, that was then. Meanwhile, I’ve learned that the way to feel better is to feel better FIRST, and then things will get better.

In fact, I first started to get really serious about learning that when I had breast cancer about 18 years ago. I learned from Lawrence LeShan and his amazing book, “Cancer as a Turning Point” how important it is to be happy in order to make the immune system work effectively.

I loved the way he put it (approximately): Why would the immune system go to bat for me when I was miserable? It would do me a favor if it would just help me get out of my misery.

Uhm, not so good. I decided I wanted to stay alive, and if it took getting happy to do that, I was going to be happy.

I was quite determined. And so I deliberately sought out “positive aspects” (which I now re-encountered in Abraham-Hicks) in everything, from the city in whcih I lived to my job to even the cancer.

And it must have worked. 18 years later, I’m still here, and feeling pretty darn good.

Now, I have lots more tools.

Here are just a few that I use on a regular basis, complete with some books that I consult:

1) Asking myself, “So what DO I want?”

When I’m feeling stressed, unhappy, whatever, and I can just FEEL that I’m driving the good stuff away, it’s so important to change my vibration and my thoughts (and feelings). Or the other way round.

Anyway, so I remind myself of what I want to drown out my anxiety and the “what ifs” and it usually works quite well.

2) Meditate

I meditate fairly regularly. Not terribly formally, but it seems to help.

One of the meditations I do is the Body Mind Spirit Integration Meditation I learned during my Quantum Touch training. It helps me calm down and if I do it at night, it helps me go to sleep.

And I also listen A LOT to my Abraham Hicks Getting into the Vortex Meditation. I find it so calming and it really does raise my vibration and gets me into the vortex, whatever that is.

Just kidding. I think it’s that space where we are in alignment with who we really are and stop putting up resistance to what we want. And it just plain feels good.

Another couple of great calming and mood lifting audios are Doreen Virtue’s “Manifesting with the Angels” meditation, and Jon Gabriel’s evening meditation (the morning one too, but the evening one is longer and goes deeper).

3) Positive Aspects

The exercise of finding positive aspects to EVERYTHING. Tough to do, but it works wonders. I wish I had learned to do that a long time ago, or continued to do it after I recovered from cancer. Thanks to Abraham-Hicks, I do it now.

4) Emotional Scale

This is really one of my powertools. When everything fails, tsitting down and writing statements that work their way up the emotional scale is amazingly effective.

5) EFT

Yes, EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique. One of its most powerful applications is as a mood lifter. It helps tone down and even eliminate negative emotions and blocks, and with that frees up space for good feelings.

6) Prayer

Yes, prayer works very well. Whether you pray by yourself or wtih others, or for others, it is a powerful healer.

7) Exercise/walks in nature

Get moving, preferably outdoors, preferably during daylight hours. I can tell the difference when I skip it for a day.

Hugs etc.

Human touch. Or even cuddling with your pet. It releases the hormon oxytocin and lowers stress as well as blood pressure.

I have a free ebook(let) with 7 Stress tips that you can find here:

Free Stress Tips

And, by the way, if you want to check out my Breast Cancer poems, you can do that here:

Breast Cancer Poems

Want my guide to EFT? Just try to leave my website, and you’ll get a pop-up window that will offer it to you for free. Click “Cancel” and then claim your Easy Intro to EFT.

Or go to EasyEFT.info

So when it comes to raising your vibrations or lifting your spirits, you have lots of options. Just pick one you like and go for it.

To your health and happiness!

Elisabeth

Hip replacement implant recalls are all over the news, and I shudder as I read about them.

I’ve done a ton of research on the topic recently (which is part of why I’m reading so much about it) and here are a few tips about how to decide whether you need to get help:

1) If you have symptoms, get help!

If you have pain or symptoms, by all means have it checked out! Don’t wait. It might not be a bad idea to get a second opinion as well.

2) Get copies of your medical records

Make sure you have copies of ALL your medical records. This is a good idea for a number of reasons, not just in case you might want to pursue legal action, which you might if you do have one of the recalled hip implants.

It’s also very important to have those documents to be able to get second, third, etc. opinions and be able to communicate effectively with your new doctor (and give them the info).

Sometimes, medical records have a way of getting lost. I had breast cancer myself years ago, and the mammogram with the tumor literally disappeared. I tried numerous times to track it, and it could not be found anywhere.

I don’t believe it was anyone trying to “lose it” but when these things get passed back and forth between treating physicians in huge institutions, stuff can fall through the cracks. If I had insisted on getting my own copy of the mammogram (even if I had had to pay for it) I would have it today.

Not that it ended up making a HUGE difference. I’m still here, and well, the trauma I went throught inspired me to write a book (”Average C-Cup” by Elisabeth Kuhn, available at Amazon.com, or, if you like, as an autopgraphed copy directly from me by emailing me at elisabethhelp AT gmail DOT com)

But back to the hip replacement recall…

3) Which implants are affected?

There are a number of them, and the list appears to be growing. The ones that have gotten the most press and apparently have affected the most people are the DePuy ASR hip replacement implant and their resurfacing system, and the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement implant.

There are debates going on around the internet about which hip replacement implants are safe. Im mean if you have to get a new one and go through surgery all over again, the least you should be able to do is pick one you know you’ll be able to live with for a long, long time.

So if you have an implant now that’s not on the recalled list, and you have symptoms, don’t hesitate to see a doctor (and second and third opinion too).

I’m also working together with a team, the Hip Recall Help Team, to help people get information and consultations if they need help with their hip implant problems. Our team includes experts on medical recall issues.

You can find out more about us at Hip Replacement Recall 2010 Help.

We have created a special report that gives you information about mistakes to avoid and steps to take if you have a recalled hip implant or one you have problems with. There’s no charge, and you’ll also get an opportunity to request a free consultation with one of our expert team members.

There’s more, so I’ll probably write another post, but in the meantime, why not check out our other site…

Meanwhile, if you know someone who needs help, please send them our link so we can get them the help they need:

Hip Replacement Recall 2010 Help.

I don’t have the flu. But it’s flu season nonetheless, and so I find myself giving advice to various people about what I would do if I were to fight off the flu (and what I did last time. So it’s time for another flu season remedies column.

The last one I did was back in 2009 when I managed to catch the swine flu. Here’s my swine flu remedies column. It’s been more than a year and a half, yet just rereading it, not a whole lot has changed.

Though I’ve learned a few new things, and I’m going to add them in here, plus elaborate a bit:

1) Sleep

Sleep seems to be the most important ingredient in an infection-fighting regimen. Just take all the naps your body will let you take and sleep as long as you like. Your body needs that snooze time to fight the germs.

2) New: Vitamin D

I learned since last time that Vitamin D appears to have a powerful strengthening effect on the immune system, which makes it a great part of my flu season remedies collection. I now take it regularly, along with a combo of Calcium and Magnesium that helps also with weight control (another column).

3) A Power Multi

A really good multi, preferably one that includes lots of B vitamins and selenium and zinc and stuff, and of course C.

4) Airborne

Not sure if I’m just superstitious or if i simply am a fan of fizzy vitamins (which I am), but I really like it, and I have made it a regular component of my flu season remedies.

5) Miscellaneous immune strengthening concoctions

There’s a rotating stash I have, including an echinacea-goldenseal concoction, the special Gaia Quick Defense capsules that I mentioned in the other post (those are great!), and of course NAC and Olive Leaf, and loads of garlic!

Another secret weapon, especially for big congestion, is a German remedy called Gelomyrtol. In Germany I usually get the “forte” version (and it’s on my list of things to buy on my next trip), but I’m happy enough to be able to get the regular version at my favorite outfit for German stuff, which is Smallflower.com (no affiliate link).

Finally, after suffering through the worst case of post-nasal drip I’ve ever experienced, I discovered that Mucinex, or rather the generic Mucus Relief DM works pretty darn well. Surprise! Seriously, I should have gotten that stuff years ago.

And if needed, I also use the regular Sudafed, the old kind, the one that you now have to get from behind the Pharmacy counter. That stuff really clears out the nasal passages so I can sleep.

It’s also great for when you have to fly with a cold — it prevents some VERY painful problems with ear pressure…

6) My Chicken Power Soup

The last recipe included Shiritaki noodles. Well, I picked those because they’re low-carb, but when I’m not on a strict low-carb diet, I sometimes use pre-made soups from the grocery store, or, preeferably MSG free versions of Ramen Noodles. Anything I can just put in a bowl and add hot water to.

But I don’t stop there. I also chop up (finely) garlic and (not so finely) ginger, and maybe green onions, and add them to the soup. Depending on how spicy the original is, I add a touch of Cayenne, and a bit of sesame oil. Yum.

If I get around to it, I also like to go out and get a big bucket of Thai soup: Tom Kha Gai, which is the coconut chicken soup. I may or may not add some garlic, but it works great all by itself.

Sometimes I use them for other types of infections as well… Or when I’m a bit under the weather and want to fight off a bug that is trying to get me.

7) Vicks VapoRub Power Treatment

Most people use Vicks VapoRub on their chest and maybe back and/or neck, and so do I. I use an old t-shirt as a scarf, to keep the area covered and warm, and not smell up my regular clothes and/or PJs.

But here’s something I also do — and I forgot where I first learned about it:

I put it on the soles of my feet (at night and/or during nap times) and wear warm socks. That seems to really power up its effectiveness.

What else?

I’ve refined my regimen of salt water treatments… both the gargling and the neti pot treatment.

About the gargling:

I’ve learned that gargling with warm salt water is just one possibility. I have also started to spike the salty water with a bit of oregano oil and colloidal silver. And sometimes I just drink it (leaving the salt out) instead of gargling with it.

And I’ve also started adding a couple of drops of the stuff to my neti pot salty water for extra immune power.

And here’s the totally new thing I learned: gargling with warm salt water is great for killing off germs. And guess what, so is ingesting warm salty soup. Well, duh!

That makes sense, doesn’t it? So now I have upped my soup consumption considerably, all in the name of keeping myself healthy. And it seems to help too!

Am I nuts? The thought occurs to me (and maybe you) when I read my long list of stuff I do to keep myself healthy – or get healthy again when I get sick.

Then again, maybe I’m just thorough. It all seems to help keeping the flu at bay, and if it doesn’t qute manage to do that, at least I get over it faster than I normally would.

It’s a matter of priorities. My father used to say, “The healthy person has many wishes — the sick person has just one.”

To that I can just add: Amen!

What else…

I’ve been getting more vigilant about washing my hands after shaking other people’s hands, and about not touching my face etc. unless I’ve washed my hands.

I also really like mentholated tissues, though I’m not claiming any particular health benefits — I just really like them, as I said.

They have those in Germany: Tempo Menthol
And yes, that’s also on my list of stuff to get, along with Gelomyrtol, and my favorite earplugs (Ohropax), though I do have two sources for that here in the US.

Hope you won’t need any of the above, but if you do, I hope my flu season remedies are helpful. Just don’t take them all at once! And remember, I am NOT a doctor of medicine, just one of philosophy. My father WAS a doc though, and I have learned a ton from him, but still… the usual disclaimer applies.

To your health!

Elisabeth

Happy New Year! Albeit a bit belatedly…

How’s 2011 been treating you so far?

I just looked at the date of my last post and, gosh, how embarrassing! I didn’t realize how long it’s been.

I meant to write a whole bunch of New Year’s posts, and now we’re halfway through January already.

Which brings me to New Year’s Resolutions…

Here’s the problem:

If we make resolutions and then break them, what does that do to our inner self, higher self, subconscious mind, or whatever you call that part of you that guides you along as you move forward in your journey.

If we keep making promises that we don’t keep, it will start having very low expectations. When we disappoint our own deepest self, we set ourselves up for continued disappointment and failure.

So what to do about that?

Approach them a bit differently? Definitely.

There are two elements that are really crucial when it comes to those resolutions:

1) Do we REALLY want what we claim we want?

I mean, do we want it badly enough to really commit to paying the price it costs on a continuing basis?

If the answer is “No” it’s not a good idea to resolve that.

Now this does not mean we don’t WANT this, but it means that maybe our lives are too full of other commitments already that we simply don’thave the energy to do what we tried to wrestle ourselves into doing.

2) We are committing ourselves to doing too much

That’s the second problem. And it goes along with part of the previous section.

There are two ways in which we can go wrong here:

a) We commit to goals over which we have little control.

Let’s talk about weight loss or blood pressure or whatever. If we commit to certain weight loss goals or blood pressure readings, we may throw in the towel quickly because subconsciously we know that these are things we don’t really have full control over.

Sure, the old rules about goals being measurable and all make that seem like a good idea, but the thing is we don’t have control over outcomes.

For example, you try to get a job by February 1. It’s your New Year’s resolution. Maybe you make it, but maybe you won’t. You don’t have complete control over the outcome. You DO have control over which interviews you go to and how many (to a point), and how many applications you send out, and so on.

Ditto for weight loss. You have control over what you put into your mouth and what you do in terms of exercise and other helpful things.

b) We commit to doing too much

I just had a very interesting experience here…

The Example of Kevin Riley’s Natural Blood Pressure Lowering Program

I was reading Kevin Riley’s excellent program on how to reduce your blood pressure naturally, and immediately, I thought, I can do this faster and better.

Well, not exactly.

Here’s how his program works.

It’s a 12 week program called “Get Natural” and each week he gives you an assignment of approximately three things you are supposed to do (and keep doing) so the cumulative effect of them all will leave you with a much improved blood pressure picture by the end of the 12 weeks, and probably much sooner than that.

His first week’s assignment?

Drink water (I forgot how many glasses, but two of them you should drink before you ingest anything else in the morning), cut down on coffee to 1-2 cutps a day (or at least less than you started with) and add herb tea and green tea.

Not too tough, right?

Well, I am now drinking more water, and added more tea, and I’m still drinking coffee, but much less. In fact, today, I only had two cups, though those cups admittedly were about three times the size of the kinds of cups Kevin probably had in mind.

Still, that’s good. I also tried to incorporate a bunch of things from later sections, but guess what! They didn’t stick.

See the principle?

Just in case you want to check it out for yourself, here’s where you can see the program:

CLICK HERE for Kevin’s Program

And if you want the more complete version of this program, I recommend you get this one instead:

CLICK HERE for BREATHE & Kevin’s Program

On the surface, the second one is a series of audios that get you to do a specific breathing exercise that will lower blood pressure all by itself.

But here’s the thing: you also get Kevin’s complete downloadable manual as a bonus!

It’s about $10 more than Kevin’s program by itself, and you won’t get Kevin’s bonuses. And in case you wondered, is this breathing exercise included in Kevin’s program?

Yes it is, but not till week 11. Not that you couldn’t start doing it earlier… It’s 15 minutes of relaxation, listening to music and breathing along with the cues. Oh, but the audios are NOT included in Kevin’s program, so you’d have to get those in week 11. Or use some of your own.

That’s why I personally got the second program and got Kevin’s as a bonus.

So what’s the lesson?

Keep things realistic. Don’t bite off more than you can chew, considering what else you already have on your plate.

And so that accounts for my lack of posts recently. I’ll resolve to improve, but no, I’m not committing to daily posts. Maybe a couple a week. We’ll see.

Meanwhile, go over your New Year’s resolutions and think about where you may have been overshooting the target.

And resolve to be gentle with yourself…

One of my favorite reminders of that is that little bit in airline preparatory drills where they say to put on your oxygen mask first before you put on anyone else’s. It’s not a prescription for selfishness, but a reminder that if we don’t take care of ourselves, we’re little use to anyone else — OR ourselves.

So be good to yourself, and have a fabulous 2011.

Elisabeth

P.S.: And if your resolutions include getting healthier…

CLICK HERE for Kevin’s “Lower Blood Pressure Naturally” Program

CLICK HERE for BREATHE Easy PLUS Kevin’s Program

I hope you had wonderful holidays, and got all the gifts and presents you were hoping for, along with some quality time with your loved ones.

Now, the year is rapidly coming to a close, and it’s time to reflect on the year that’s almost over and think about the year ahead and how you’d for things to be different.

One of the classic New Year’s Resolutions is the one about losing weight. And all too frequently it’s filled with self-abuse — painful diets and punishing exercise, to force the body to lose weight.

And not surprisingly, it won’t work.

Your body is smarter than that. It protects you from yourself. You have to convince your body that it’s safe to lose weight and that it’s a good idea to do so.

And I first learned that from Jon Gabriel. I believe I first came across one of his ads, like this one:

Pretty impressive, isn’t it. And yet, doesn’t it look surreal?

Well, I investigated and discovered that this really was for real. The man lost 220 pounds!

So I got my hands on the book and the CD with the evening meditation and started using it. And my weight started to go down. Not as fast as I wanted it to, nor as low, but it was really impressive how well it worked and how little effort it took. It was as if my brain had reprogrammed itself, and I guess in a way it had.

And then, well, life got in the way. I stopped listening to the CD and the old habits came back

But not until after I got his morning meditation too since I liked his evening one so much. I just LOVE the man’s voice! It’s the most soothing and calming voice I’ve ever listened to .

And the evening audio usually makes me fall asleep long before he’s finished, but he says that’s okay.

And so now that the new year is rolling around again, I’ll put both of them back into my daily rotation or routine!

That, and Gabriel Method style eating and exercise (nothing like what you read about elsewhere).

It’s all about treating your body well, eating the right kind of healthy foods, and visualizing yourself in your body of your dreams. That’s it in a nutshell.

Of course, the book is really good too. You can find out more about The Gabriel Method by clicking on the link. I highly recommend it.

And about those other New Year’s Resolutions? More about those next time

I’m going to go for a walk now while it’s still light outside! Starting to take action NOW.

Elisabeth

Happy Holidays & Thank You for visiting my Self Help Blog!

I’m thrilled to have you be part of my growing community of self-empowered kindred spirits.

I hope you’re having a wonderful day today, surrounded by your loved ones, and getting the exact gifts you were hoping for.

And here are a few more:

If you haven’t gotten my edible christmas gifts ebook, just click on the graphic right below:

It may be a bit late for this year, but a lot of these recipes work year-round, so you may be able to use them for birthday presents, and maybe even presents to yourself.

I’d also like to point you to a whole bunch of gifts, most of them for marketers, but some of them also for people who have no interest in marketing whatsoever:

CLICK HERE for some COOL Reports!

And if you like hot chocolate with spices, click on the link to the right, way down there where it says “Categories.” If I remember correctly, there’s one for chocolate recipes.

There’s a link for hot chocolate with curry, and another one for hot chocolate with Chinese 5 spice.

I love both of them.

Of course, you can also create hot chocolate with chipotle and, well, pumpkin spice mix.

OR… you just add whatever you like.

And, by the way, I just use the regular instant hot chocolate mixes. Personally, I prefer the sugar free kind, but you can use the regular kind, or even the one with the marshmallows

And if you want to spike your hot chocolate, I recommend Rum

Speaking of rum and things… and wine…

I could not believe my eyes when I spied a bottle of Piesporter Michelsberg (2009 Riesling, Kabinett) at my local health food store.

Why am I so excited?

That’s what we often had at home in Germany when I grew up. Piesport is only about 10 miles or so (or less) from where I used to live when I grew up, and we would often drive over and look out over the Moselle valley, with a view very much like that on the label of that bottle of wine I just bought.

Here’s a photo I just found online, which features that part of the Moselle, though it’s not quite the same image as that on the bottle…

CLICK HERE for a some Moselle images

A couple of Octobers, I even went there for a week during fall vacation to pick grapes! Okay, not in Piesport, but in a small town a bit further down the Moselle called Kesten, which looked very similar.

And of course, I bought that lone yet familiar bottle of Riesling, and have it sitting right here on my table (almost with tears in my eyes, thinking back on the last time my (late) father and I went for a walk at that lookout. And the many times our whole family had enjoyed that same view. Sniff.

So I plan to keep the bottle around for a long time, and feel very grateful for having found it, and for having had that last outing with my Dad (and many others before then).

Christmas often does get me nostalgic, but it’s a bit weird to have it triggered by a bottle of wine (which will probably remain unopened for a while).

Meanwhile, I hope you’re making (or thinking back to) some wonderful memories of your own.

Once again, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and a fabulous 2011!

Elisabeth

P.S.: If you want to make some family memories, you can still go to my somewhat neglected Christmas Present Ideas blog and check it out over there:

Family Holiday Memories

P.P.S.: Coming up — a series of blog posts about Aromatherapy…

I haven’t mentioned it on my self help blog …yet. But if you’ve been over at my web stuff blog, you already know…

So here’s the deal: How do you get the word out… about your business, about your cause, about whatever matters to you?

You may have a website. But does that website get visitors?

Maqybe you’ve already noticed my recent enthusiasm about the traffic dashboard by Kim Roach, and wondered what the fuss was all about.

You may have wondered if you too should get in on that, but may have decided that this is just for internet marketers.

Nothing could be further from the truth!

Most internet marketers are already pretty darn good at getting people to come to their websites. Not that they’re always up for learning new tricks.

But who REALLY needs help may be those of us who are into helping people live better and happier lives.

You Need TRAFFIC!

We focus on our causes — and forget that to get the word out about things, we need… traffic!

That’s right. We need a way to help our potential audience find us. Because if they don’t, all that work will be in vain.

CLICK HERE for the Traffic Dashboard Review & BONUS!

Sooooo….

Here’s why I want you to know about this:

I’ve decided to write a post on the traffic dashboard for my self help blog too. Because if anyone needs help with getting traffic, it’s ANYONE who has a blog or a website and who wants to reach their audience.

Imagine… you have the coolest stress management site and yet — not very many visitors. How can you get more of them to appear?

Or you’re into holistic health and have some amazing information about how to prevent getting sick in winter, or getting well quickly, or losing weight or making hair grow thicker.

And yet… how will people find out about it if you don’t have a way to let them know?

So that’s where the Traffic Dashboard really shines.

It will help you get the word out — in a big way. Yet it’s also very manageable and non-intimidating.

CLICK HERE for the Traffic Dashboard Review & BONUS!

As soon as I put my hands on it about a couple of weeks ago, I immediately saw the potential. And I put it to the test.

I put it to the test!

One of my clients wanted to advertise her teleseminar, so I used a few relatively basic tricks from Kim’s Traffic Dashboard — and I had THREE items on page ONE of GOOGLE for a pretty competitive keyword the VERY NEXT DAY! I was stunned.

I mean, I thought this stuff would work, but THAT FAST?

Needless to say, I’m hooked!

This stuff works, whether you’re trying to get the word out about the newest way to build a more effective blog or whether you want people to know about your newest headache remedy or chocolate chip cookie recipe!

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Stay calm during the holidays? But what about all the stuff that needs to be done — yesterday?

Well, it won’t get done if you drive yourself nuts. Instead, take a step or two back, get a grip on the holiday stress, and calm down…

How?

Well, for starters, take a time out and breathe! If your response to this suggestion is “What?!” you need to read this article!

When you feel overwhelmed, and you don’t know how to fit everything you just HAVE to get done into the next 24 hours, you need to take a step back and… breathe.

And if you don’t think you have time for that, you need that moment of time out even more. So go ahead and read this article and get back in control.

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Why you MUST tame your stress!

The problem with feeling stressed and overwhelmed is that it makes you less than efficient. You basically spin your wheels and don’t get things done as quickly or as well as you would like.

What you need is a reset button. And we do have that, sort of. So here’s how to reset yourself and become productive and efficient again.

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1) Breathe

That’s right. When you get stressed, you forget to breathe, and that makes you even less efficient. Your body and especially your brain needs plenty of oxygen to function. In addition, when you breathe shallow breaths only, your body will go into fight-or-flight mode, which also makes your brain inefficient.

Slow, deep, rhythmic breathing, however, will reset your body and your brain by stimulating your Vagus nerve, which helps your body go back into “calm” mode so you can think again and get things done.

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2) Make a Gratitude List

Now you think I’m really crazy. But the thing is that being grateful switches you from being stressed out to feeling a whole lot better. So make a short list of things you’re grateful for, in your head or, even better, on a piece of paper. You’ll feel better and calmer almost instantly.

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3. Focus on what you DO want

Seriously. Instead of worrying about what if, conjuring up one disaster after another, visualize everything going smoothly. And if the cookies don’t come out quite right, so what! You can always make another batch, or even buy some in the grocery store. Uhm, what sacrilegious words. I mean it though!

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4) Go for a walk

Right. And who has time for that? You do. Just think of how much more energized you feel after having gotten some fresh air and exercise. Everything will go so much more smoothly. You can always pretend you’re getting some last minutes ingredients for some Christmas treats. Or presents…

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5) Get Tapping

If you don’t know EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) you must be very new to my blog. Either way, it’s high time you found out about it. EFT is a powerful method of helping you reset your body (and emotions) so you’ll feel calmer quickly.

It’s a bit like needle-less acupuncture: you tap certain parts of your body (mostly on your face) and a series of statements that focus on the problem at hand and where you want to be. In just minutes, you’ll feel a lot calmer — and ready to tackle whatever it was that was driving you crazy.

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Another tip…

if you need some help with coming up with some yummy Christmas goodies, or even some easy yet economical gift ideas, or any other gift ideas, go to my Christmas Present Ideas blog and get your FREE recipe guide!

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or other holidays, that time of year should be joyous and fun! So calm down already and enjoy it!

Happy Holidays!

Elisabeth

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I have a Santa Picture! Yes, I had my photo taken with Santa Claus today! How cool is that!

You may think, snooze, what’s the big deal. But that’s because your parents took you to have your picture taken when you were a kid. Maybe year after year. Maybe they even had to bribe you to sit on Santa’s lap.

Not so in my case.

I grew up in Germany, and we didn’t have many Santas, if any. I remember them more from hear-say and Santa pictures than from actually encountering one.

And the Santa from Willow Lawn Mall near where I live is just too cool! And so, today, finally, I had my photo taken with him.

And here it is:

Santa’s helper has been offering to take my photo on Santa’s lap for years, but I thought it was silly, and now — I realize it was me who was being silly, especially when I discovered that I didn’t have to have my picture taken sitting on Santa’s lap. He was perfectly happy to get up for the photo shoot!

I think I will treasure that photo forever!

And so I’m posting it in a few places… I put it on Facebook, and I also have it on my Christmas Present Ideas Blog.

And now here…

It’s really a Christmas Present to myself. And it occurred to me how much it is a great example for a Christmas Portrait, period. I have never done that before, but this year, guess who’s all going to get a photo postcard or something from me?

So if you’re stuck for ideas… Try having your photo taken with Santa too, or…

And if you miss the kinds of Christmas traditions you enjoyed when you were a kid, or at least much younger, here’s a handy guide to making the holidays truly memorable once again, like in the old days…

Personally, as long as there’s Santa, I’m happy. Especially if he has presents too…
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What’s this doing on a self help blog? Easy. I think there’s something magical about Santa. And very comforting, especially in the kind of stressful lives we’re all living these days.

Not having grown up with Santa, I am coming to this kind of late, but this particular Santa, who returns to our Mall year after year, has made a believer out of me.

It feels like I’ve been touched by some kind of magic: having told Santa my wishes, I really expect to get what I’ve asked for.

Even if I end up having to by things myself (I don’t think Santa seriously fits through the chimney, and besides, I don’t have a fireplace.

Here’s the thing… whatever we believe, we get. Pretty much anyway. So why not believe good things. It’s the Law of Attraction, and it works with Santa too.

So here’s to you, Santa! I’ll stop by for another visit or three before the season is over.
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