Changes

This week's newsletter is mostly going to be about some changes and new things I am planning that will be coming your way soon. However, I hope you get at least a little inspiration from this week's newsletter as well.

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Last week I told the story of meeting the gentleman who had lived most of his life doing what he loved and therefore never really 'worked' a day in his life.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk to a man who is at the very beginning of starting to live his passion. He is just getting started on the process of transitioning from his 'job/career' to something he loves to do and is passionate about.

I love it. I love talking to people who are living their purpose and passion, or are at least on the path towards it. That is one of my passions, that people ought to enjoy their life and live it with purpose and/or passion, to love what they do.

One thing I've had people tell me though goes something like this. "I don't know what my purpose or passion is. I know I want to do something different. I just don't know what it is."

So in answer to that I'm working on putting together a program to help solve that problem, to help people discover what their purpose or passion is, and to uncover what it is they would truly love to do. I will let you know when I get that all put together.

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Another thing I'm passionate about is around the area of limiting and negative beliefs and programming, and how we get rid of that crap and how we can change it. You know, those beliefs and ways of thinking and acting that hold us back from what we truly want and desire. Some might call it self-sabotage. I've written several newsletters/blog posts around that subject.

I personally have just started a program to learn more about letting go of, and releasing, the limiting and negative beliefs and programming I still have.

You've probably heard the cliche that we are like onions. We all have 'layers' of things to deal with. So even though I have grown, changed and improved a lot from where I was several years ago, I'm not there yet and I see more areas I would like to improve in.

I will keep you updated at various times, letting you know what progress I've made and the results I'm seeing in my life.

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I am in the process of restructuring some of my websites and blog.

My blog will be moving to one of my own websites. I plan on creating blog posts more often, with helpful information, as well as writing articles and posting them online. Lots of free helpful content.

I will also occasionally be offering products that have helped me really grow and improve, and I will be putting those online. Don't worry, you won't receive 'buy this' messages from me every day. My goal is to continue to give you valuable content for free, as well as to share products that have helped me. If you are interested in those products, great! If not, no problem. Just keep reading growing and improving.

I will keep you updated and notify you as I get things in place and as things change.

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Lastly for this week I want to say, "Thank you for being one of my readers!" I truly appreciate each of you. And there is not a lot I find more satisfying, than when one of you tells me that something I said or wrote, either spoke to you or helped you in some way. For that is truly my highest passion, to help others be all that God created them to be, to live up to their potential. All of my other passions are just a part of that.

Until next time, have an amazing week! And remember to enjoy your life.

 Jane

www.TakeHoldOfTheReins.com

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Never Work a Day in Your Life

“Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” - Confucius

That is one of my firm beliefs. I think I'm almost passionate about it. It is something I'm moving my life towards. It's part of creating the life I desire.

This past weekend I got the opportunity to meet a man who has lived that lifestyle his whole life.

My husband and I went to visit some friends, George and Vicki, in northwest Pennsylvania this past weekend. We arrived early evening on Friday. After an eventful Friday night with their one son needing emergency surgery to remove his appendix, an incident with another son, and a short night of sleep for all of us, Saturday dawned a beautiful morning.

Once we knew the son with the emergency surgery was going to be fine and was going to be released from the hospital that day, George, my husband and I headed for Franklin, PA.

Our first stop was Maurer's Trading Post. It is probably the largest store my husband and I have ever been in for the outdoor sportsman, outside of a Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop.

Our next stop was the Franklin Antique Mall and Auction Gallery. This was an amazing place housed in an old armory. They had an incredible number and variety of items. We were really wowed. It is really a place you need to visit if you ever have the opportunity.

What made it even more amazing was the fact that the entire collection was owned by one man. We met him as we were leaving, as he was the person 'working' that day.

My husband asked him if this entire collection was all his, to which he said that it was. We then asked him how he had managed to collect so much stuff.

He told us that he had started at 6 years old, and he was now 76. That he had started at 6 years old selling eggs, and I think bread/milk, to his neighbors. He would buy other things with that money and resell them.

I said, "I be you've never worked a day in your life, have you?"

And he agreed, wholeheartedly. You could tell this man had loved what he did his whole life. Plus he had made a very good living at it.

How amazing is that?!

What about you? Does that sound like you, or something you'd be interested in doing? If you aren't already, it's never too late to start heading in that direction.

But here is another thing I got out of that experience. He started at 6 years old. What can we do for our kids, or our grandkids, to help them start developing their purpose and passion? What can we do to teach them good financial and business skills?

That would be an amazing legacy to leave behind.

Just something for you to think about.

Until next time, have an amazing week!

Jane

www.TakeHoldOfTheReins.com

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Imagine Living Your Dream

This week I'd like to share some inspirational quotes with you.

Live your dreams. Les Brown

Follow your dreams. Origin Unknown

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sale away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Mark Twain

If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

What about you? What are your dreams? Are you living them? Are you at least moving in the direction of your dreams?

Your 'dream'. Your 'purpose'. Your 'passion'. To me, they are one and the same. You might also add your 'gift' to that list.

At a recent seminar I attended in Chicago, The Millionaire Mind Intensive, they told us that we all have a gift. And that there are people waiting for us to share our gift. If we don't share our gift, those people will continue to suffer or struggle.

I recently conducted a small workshop on 'Discover Your Purpose and Passion'. We went through lots of various questions and exercises to help the participants uncover what that was for them.

One of the questions was, “What do you daydream about doing?”

For at least one of the participants it brought to light something she had not written down in all the other exercises and questions we had gone through. One of the things she daydreams about is rescuing pit bulls and using them to help returning soldiers.

Then one of the other things we discussed in that workshop was, once you know your gift/purpose/passion/dream, start deciding in favor of it. When you have decisions to make, if at all possible, decide in favor of your dream.

Remember -
If you can dream it, you can do it . Walt Disney

Just something for you to think about.

Until next time, have an amazing week!

Jane

www.TakeHoldOfTheReins.com

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Wrestling a Pig in the Mud

This past week I read a statement that has made me really stop and think. Actually I've been thinking about it off and on since then. I'd like to share it with you and give you something to think about for the coming week.

"Some people like to be negative. Arguing with them is like wrestling a pig in the mud. You both get dirty, but only the pig enjoys it."

I was reading an article about Joel Osteen and his church in Houston, TX, but that particular statement towards the end of the article just really jumped out at me. (http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/galleries/Joel-Osteen-and-the-Littlest-Big-Church-in-the-World.aspx?p=1)

Among other things, it made me do some thinking about why we argue.

One of the reasons I believe we argue is 'to be right'.

I was reminded of a statement I heard several times at the recent Millionaire Mind Intensive seminar I attended in Chicago in February. "You can be right, or you can be rich".

I'd like to add to that, 'you can be right, or you can have peace'.

Not that there are not certain things we truly need to stand up for and defend, but how much more peace would we have if we gave up our need to be right, and just let it go, instead of arguing?

And that includes arguing with someone in our own head.

It can be a real waste of energy and it can sure be a loss of peace, at least for us. So one thing to ask yourself is, "How much is it worth to 'be right'?" Sometimes it may be worth it. But I'm guessing most of the time it's not.

Just something to think about.

Until next time, have an amazing week!

Jane

www.TakeHoldOfTheReins.com

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What Was Holding Me Back?

Do you ever feel like something is holding you back? Do you ever feel like you could be more, or do more, or have more, but you feel like there is a glass wall or a glass ceiling in your way, and you can't figure out why, or what it is?

I know I have. I got a good look at some of this recently and I'd like to share it with you.

When I first started writing this newsletter, it was to people I didn't really know. I started with people who had purchased products from me and were my customers, but we didn't know each other on a personal level. After several months of doing that I made the decision that it was time to share it with my friends and those people I did know.

That is when I discovered at least part of the answer to what can hold us back.

When I made the decision that I was going to share this with people who knew me - The fear started. It was definitely putting me out of my comfort zone. My limiting and negative beliefs and programming, that I didn't even realize I had up to now, started rearing their ugly head.

It was at that point I had a choice to make. I could either back off and not pursue my dream. Or I could keep on going no matter what I was feeling and no matter what my inner critic was telling me.

For a few days it was bad. I would wake up at 3:00 in the morning in a cold sweat and with my heart pounding and my inner critic was going, "what are people going to think?", "people are going to think you are in idiot", "who do you think you are?"

Up to that point I had never realized it mattered to me what other people would think.

One thing I do when confronted with things I'm not sure how I should handle it is (besides praying) I write. I sit down and ask, "what is the truth?", and I write.

I wrote things like, there is no logic in caring about what people think. So where did this belief or programming come from?

I couldn't think of any incident in my past that would lead me to be feeling this strongly. I kept writing, whatever came to mind. And then there it was. A memory from 6th grade came to mind, when something I said 'haunted' me for the rest of my school years.

Once I had that realization it was better. I was still uncomfortable, but at least I quit waking up in a cold sweat with my heart pounding.

I made the choice that I wanted to follow my dream whether I was uncomfortable or not. And I was still somewhat uncomfortable up until the point I got everything in place and finally did share it with all those people who knew me. As soon as I completed that project the uncomfortable left.

If you are concerned deep down what other people think, it will hold you back. Your subconscious' job is to protect you. It won't let you do something, if you are concerned about what other people will think about it. At least not without sending off all the warnings, like it did for me.

(Another thing to keep in mind though is, if you never try stepping out of your comfort zone, you are not going to be getting these 'warnings'.)

This is just one of many beliefs and past programming that can hold you back. The point is to start paying attention. When the doubts and fears make themselves known . . .

Choose in favor of your goal, your dream, your purpose and/or your passion. And keep on moving forward.

At least if you want to keep growing anyway.

Until next time, have an amazing week!

Jane

www.TakeHoldOfTheReins.com

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