Replication

Consider one of your major life goals, whether it deals with your career, love relationships, self-development, or health. Clearly picture your ideal realization of that goal and try to match that image to an actual person you know or know of. Approach that person and ask how he (or she) got to where he is and if he’ll give you advice. For example, if your goal is to have a closer, more fulfilling relationship with your husband, and you know of a woman at your church or office who has that sort of relationship with her husband, then ask her how she developed and maintains this relationship.

Finding mentors, and modeling yourself after someone who has succeeded at what you are trying to accomplish, is one of most effective, quickest ways to succeed yourself. The law of cause and effect says that if you do exactly what another person does, you’ll likely achieve same result. However, be careful to only model yourself after those successful people who also embody and represent your same values and sense of self.

Solution Orientation

Our natural gravity is to talk about our problems. We dwell on what’s wrong with our life, who’s at fault, whether it’s us or someone else. But successful people don’t do that. Does that mean they don’t have problems? No, they just stop themselves and say, “There’s no future in talking about things that have already happened and can’t be changed.” Instead of concentrating on problem, to be successful at whatever you choose to do, you have to focus on solution. Stop asking “Why,” and start asking “How.” How can I solve this? How can I learn from this? How do I get to next step? “How” necessitates that you move forward. “Why” allows you to remain stagnant, philosophizing how you got to where you’re at and why you don’t like it, but not how to get out of it and on to something greater. Asking “How” also allows you to take ownership of your actions and therefore your future. As famed success and business coach, Brian Tracy says, “Don’t go through revolving door of life on someone else’s push.”

You now know three most crucial elements for success. But knowing is only first step. Don't forget most important part of this article:

It's actions you take because of it!

----------------------------------------------- Ms. Jaime Mintun is founder of Self-Development company, PhoenixFire and author of forthcoming book, Life Authorship. Her unique, trademarked Life Authorship techniques and approach to personal growth have earned her a reputation for down to earth, applicable advice given with a bit of spice and what she calls, "FUN Factor." You can visit her website at: http://www.phoenixfirenet.com and you can reach her by clicking here: mailto:jmintun@phoenixfirenet.com ----------------------------------------------

We are each given free will when we come to this planet. This means that we get to choose our intent - to be open or closed, loving or unloving, protected against pain or taking responsibility for our feelings. While love that is God is all-powerful, it cannot come into a closed heart. Just as air you breathe cannot come into your lungs until you take a breathe, love, power and wisdom that is God cannot enter your being until you choose intent to learn about loving. When you have a true, pure intent to learn, your frequency automatically raises. None of actions I suggest below will raise your frequency without this intent. However, once you have this intent, following actions can help to further raise your frequency.

o Move into your imagination. Your imagination is a gift from God. When you move into your imagination, you raise your frequency and tap into source of your creativity and inspiration. Our willingness to move into and trust our imagination is essential to being able to connect with our personal spiritual Guidance When you first begin to utilize your imagination to increase your frequency and connect with God, you might feel as if you are just using your imagination to make things up. However, as you take risk of trusting what you think you are "making up," you will discover that it really is coming through you from God rather than from you.

o Keep your body clear. Your body is an energy system. If your body's energy is clogged with drugs, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, heavy foods, lots of food or foods contaminated with pesticides, preservatives, artificial sweeteners or any of thousands of chemicals that are added to foods, your frequency is lowered.

o Pray. Sincere prayers of gratitude and asking God for help in healing all blocks to loving can raise your frequency.

o Chant. Repetitive prayers, chants and mantras can open you to higher frequencies, as can singing in general.

o Dance. Rapid repetitive movement, such as Native American drumming dances, may open you to higher frequencies.

o Spend time in nature. The frequency of a city is far lower than frequency of nature. Being among trees and flowers, near a river, creek or lake, at ocean, in desert, or on a mountain can all raise your frequency.

o Listen to classical or spiritual music.

o Do creative, artistic activities. Moving into your creative imagination raises frequency.

o Use incense or do "smudging." Incense has been used for centuries to raise frequency and invite spiritual connection. "Smudging" is using smoke from various dried plants such as sage, pine, cedar and lavender to clear energies in a room and raise frequency. Smudging has been used for thousands of years by indigenous peoples throughout world.

o Lighting candles. Candlelight, too, has been used for thousands of years to clear air and raise frequency.

If you get into habit of asking yourself throughout day, "What is my intent? Am I trying to control something, or is my deepest desire in moment to learn about loving myself and others?", you will begin to understand intent. This will eventually lead you into hearing, feeling, and seeing your personal spiritual Guidance.