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1. Because of everything going on economy-wise, we had a roundtable discussion about how to handle our own fears, as well as the fears of our current and prospective clients, and about staying positive and focused in the face of all the “doom and gloom” talk around us.
2. At the group’s request, Melanie also helped by delineating a difference between people in poverty versus people who are “Poverty Conscious.” I’ll be paraphrasing here, but people who are poverty conscious literally cannot see, believe, or be convinced that things are gong to get better -for them, for the economy, for anyone. People who are in poverty but not “Poverty Conscious” (these, then, would be the “Prosperity Conscious” folks) will say, believe, and be convinced of things that sound Pollyanna-ish to the Poverty Conscious, like: “I’m a millionaire - my bank account just hasn’t caught up with me yet.”
3. Even if you think that sounds Pollyanna-ish (heck, it does to me, if I’m gonna be completely honest), let me ask you this: Who’s more likely to actually make a buck or two and make it out of a poverty situation? My money’s on the Prosperity Conscious person 99.44% of the time.

So put on some rose-colored glasses, will ya? It’s the only logical thing to do.

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All I can say right now is that you two are awesome and life-savers (a/k/a business-savers). Your “Recession-Proof” program came at the perfect time for me.  I have just a little start-up and still need to finish my doctoral studies but need also to submit a biz plan quite soon to my backers.

With the economy in shambles, I had gotten quite the case of the blues and entropy.  From now on, when I feel that way I’m going to think, “What would Lani and Allen do???” 

Love you both and thanks for your great work and practical but fun-loving natures!
Marirose Walker
Healing Wise Services
“Gentle Wisdom for Today”
Warner, NH 
 

Marirose is an extraordinary woman in her own right. Not only does she educate, empower, and advocate for those living with chronic illnesses, but she’s also a certified herbalist and Reiki practitioner. As if that’s not enough, she’s also a doctoral candidate in Traditional Naturopathy…and the proud mother of two adult daughters. (Wow. We’re tired just thinking about being that smart and talented. )

Thanks for letting us know you liked our “Recession-Proof” teleseminar series, Marirose!

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What’s a SPURT?

Well, according to, um, me (and some maniacal-looking scribbles in a few notebooks), a Spurt is a distinct chunk of time in the life of an entrepreneur, creative professional, artist, and/or forward-thinking business person. It’s a magical time of focused creativity, heightened productivity, and determined and dogged propulsion.

This propulsion part is an interesting mix. Some of it is self-rocketed, sure. But a big part of it is of the “Manifest Destiny” realm. As hokey as it sounds, there’s some sort of spiritual inevitability component, a cosmic coasting, if you will. When you’re in the midst of a Spurt, things get done. Momentum flows. Issues that may have held you up for months — and sometimes years! – are handled swiftly and confidently with one bold decision after another.

From a two-bit, overly simplified (and probably misinterpreted) quantum physics standpoint, a Spurt is a creative wormhole wherein the Unmanifested becomes the Manifested. Ideas that have been swirling around in God-knows what dimension find their exit strategies, and take their cues. You do the plucking and pulling, and they fall into place accordingly.

As the mere human who’s been given the gift of facilitating the transition of an idea into its physical reality, you may feel more like an observer than a participant. That’s OK. They key to effective Spurting is to accept your marching orders, take the ACTIONS necessary to transform metaphysical IDEAS into their physical counterparts, and TRUST THE PROCESS.

Sometimes, you may feel like you’re dreaming. You may feel like you’re in a daze, you can’t even remember how you got from point A to point B, and you’re shocked at what you’ve managed to create, produce, devise, concoct, and MANIFEST in such a short period of time.

If you watch the TV show Heroes, you’ll understand it best with this example. A Spurt is when your superpowers kick ON, and you’re not even really aware of it. You know how, on the show, artists who paint the future have freaky, pupil-less, all-white eyes when they go in the zone to “see” what’s going to happen next?

That’s a Spurt.

For Allen and I, our Spurt is taking shape through a 3-part Teleseminar Series on “How to Recession-proof Your Business” that we just finished up. The materials we’ve created, the energy we’ve channeled, and the information we’ve shared have all come tumbling out of us so quickly, with such purpose and power, we are having trouble taking ownership of it all.

Quite frankly, we’re stunned. And proud. What’s more, our actions have opened up a bunch of other possibilities and opportunities, and they’re all playing into a bigger plan — one that’s unfolding before our eyes. It’s exciting, a little intimidating, and it’s often frustrating because we can’t necessarily see the whole picture all at once…YET.

Still, we acknowledge that SOMETHING is happening here. SOMETHING is upon us. We’re in the midst of SOMETHING very special, even extraordinary.

And that SOMETHING is a Spurt. I’m sure of it.

What does YOUR spurt look like?

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Lani & Allen,

 

I took your Tuesday teleseminars and really enjoyed them.  I always consider these types of things a failure unless I can walk away with several new ways of viewing a challenge, or with several new concrete ways of handling tasks and I did both in all three seminars.

 

As a new small business owner with years in manufacturing the processes and accounting for a small business are not my challenges but marketing is.  I appreciated that in the last seminar Lani stated several times that all of ideas and solutions you offered don’t have to be done now.  Working at them over the course of the next year is fine as long as you have a plan in place.  This was great to hear because I always feel like everything should be done now.

 

Thanks for interesting and thought provoking seminars,

 

Richie OBrien

Mirror Lake Media

 

www.mirrorlakemedia.com

Mirror Lake Media has been providing broad-based web and print-design services — as well as a variety of custom programming and management services — for 14+ years. From doing simple site updates for clients to building shopping carts from scratch to installing, training, and supporting “Point of Sale” systems, Mirror Lake Media strives to meet and exceed client expectations.

Thank you, Richie, for sharing your compliments with us!!! We value your perspective.

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“You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
-Zig Ziglar

Makes me feel good about the teleseminar series we’re offering. 

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You guys are truly amazing!  What I admire and respect about you both is that you are walking your talk.  You are living and breathing everything that you are teaching and are reaping positive, tangible results as a consequence!  Your energy is infectious and highly inspirational. Your results are what is making me stop and listen to you; to try and absorb as much as I can…

I trust what you are sharing in each of these teleseminars.  Your (collective) depth of knowledge is staggering and your clients, audiences, and listeners probably can’t even begin to appreciate what you know and how you apply and test it. So I not only applaud your courage and tenacity (I remember where you were three years ago around this time), but cherish who you both are as human beings and friends.

When we first changed our business model in 2006, Claudia was one of our guiding lights. She’s that rare combination of someone with down-to-earth, practical business advice and experience, who also understands, repsects, and puts into use the softer “Law of Attraction”-type lessons of life and business. She’s kept us grounded and uplifted our spirits, and we always seem to have new reasons to be grateful for her presence in our lives.

Thank you, Claudia!

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After he moved out and moved on from the Marine Patrol, he left the chart with us. It looks great as an art piece, and since it’s laminated, we put it on the wall in our upstairs bathroom.

Now, leave it to Fred never to mention something like this, and wait for us to find out on our own. One day I was looking at the map, and saw a slice of NH State Route 28  that was darker than the rest of the roadway depicted. I thought that was odd, and leaned in close. And written over the road in tiny letters was this:

“Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.”

The classic Groucho Marx line! But what the heck was it doing on this chart?!

I started studying the chart more closely, and other secret messages revealed themselves:

“Elvis, meet me in Las Vegas next Tuesday - Salman Rushdie”

“I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.”

“This space for rent”

Then I started to notice other things - like how the labeling of Rattlesnake Island was done in a curved format, or how Echo Island was labeled as such three times, each time in a smaller font.

I called Fred and asked him if he had noticed this. “Yeah, I used to stare at that chart for hours, looking for more of them,” he said.

Well, I’m ruining the surprise for you, then, by sharing the fact that Bizer is hiding secret messages in their charts. It’s reason enough to buy their charts, but they also claim to produce “the only boating map of Lake Winnipesaukee to meet U.S. government map accuracy standards.”

I’ve never heard of any other map or chart company doing something like this (have you?), and I love, love, LOVE it.

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