I’ve had a few challenges this week… character building experiences… and there is one phrase that, for a couple days, kept coming to mind at least once an hour. A good friend and mentor of mine named Ken Pierce gave me this advice many years ago. At times when I have been in a slump, discouraged by a perceived lack of progress, or when my objectives keep meeting with obstacles, the words “never say whoa in a mudhole” continue to return to my mind.

What does it mean? Well, if I am in a horse-drawn wagon and have to go through a mud hole, I’d be a fool to stop and wallow in it. The longer I stop, the deeper I could sink, and the harder it would be to get out of it.

Ken taught me that when you’re in a mud hole, you’ve got to accelerate instead! Get through it! Remember why you set out on the journey in the first place, and drive on, with more energy than ever!

Sometimes the mudhole is in reality a terror barrier. If you’ve got a dream for prosperity that you’ve been running toward, and suddenly everything appears to be falling apart, that’s when you have to spend more time picturing the results you want and less time emotionalizing over appearances.

Maybe you’ve heard it this way: “Fear knocked on the door, Faith answered… and no one was there.” Most of the time, the thing you fear is nothing more than an illusion in your own mind… it is imagining worst case scenarios that haven’t even happened yet, nor may they ever. It’s using the law of attraction against yourself.

Difficult things will happen to us on our life’s journey, that’s part of the experience. But we can choose to deal with them if and when they happen, rather than expending energy worrying about things that may never manifest. Why would we want to suffer through it more than once? Besides, as James Ray says, “You can’t worry enough about a problem to fix it.”

By the Law of Polarity you can be sure that when things look their worst, there is, in reality, the potential for an equal and opposite “good” to come out of it. For help with this principle, and to also discover what’s really going on around you when you switch your mindset, visit ProsperYourFamily.com

My flight from Las Vegas to home on Monday was memorable, and is one reason why I will always try to fly Southwest airlines when I have a choice.

Just a little positive energy from one person can create a ripple effect that has no bounds.

As you watch this video, ask yourself: how do people feel when they are around you? Lighten up, and make someone’s day, like this guy made mine! He put me in such a good mood – it’s lasted three days already!

It’s this kind of ‘going the extra mile’ that deserves a big fat tip. 

Here are some of the other one-liners that didn’t get caught on tape:

“…and if somehow this flight from Las Vegas to Phoenix becomes a CRUISE, your seat cushion may be used as a floatation device…”

“….And during the flight, if you don’t like our service, we have 6 exits located here, and here, and there…”

“Okay, folks, we’re cleared for take off… be sure your seat belt is securely fastened, because we’re going to go reeeeeeeally, reeeeeeeally FAST.”

For 3 years my family lived in southeast Asia – first in Singapore and then in Jakarta, Indonesia.  My dad worked contracts in the semi-conductor industry and we had some amazing experiences as a family.  (I’m the youngest girl pictured at the left.)

However, I was awkward and clumsy – growing fast and becoming taller than nearly everyone else, (even the grown men of Jakarta) and even if that hadn’t been the case, let’s face it, it’s a tough age, anyway.

I also felt different because of my religious background, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a community almost completely Muslim.

But religious diversity was the least of my insecurities. In fact, my best friend was the daughter of a Hindu mother and a Jewish father, and I was able to learn about some of the traditions of those cultures as well.

(I believe it was during this time that I began to appreciate religious and cultural diversity.  I learned that truth seekers cling to truth wherever they find it, and prefer to build on beliefs they share with others rather than argue about disagreements.)

Anyway, my insecurities really stemmed from the common concern among young women that they are ugly, or not cool enough, or not likable.  Even the most beautiful of young women tend to think they aren’t beautiful enough.

The good news is that something else happened when I was 12.

It was one of the best things my parents could have done for me at the age when I was searching for my self-worth…

They gave me the opportunity to hear motivational speakers tell me how amazing and wonderful I was, to show me the beauty inside of me, so that when I returned to school and had the popular girls making fun of my clothing (or red hair or height or whatever), I had an inner assurance that said I had value, no matter what.

It was a summer church camp called, “Academy for Girls”.  Even though it was primarily for LDS girls, my best friend (with her Hindu and Jewish background) came with me and loved it, too.

That’s when I realized that true principles are true no matter who you are or where you come from.  It sort of leveled the playing field for me and helped me realize that we have so much in common with all people around the world who view themselves as children of God.

I loved how I felt in those classes.  I felt like I could accomplish anything in life.

It was right then and there that I decided I wanted to grow up and be a motivational speaker.  When I was 18 I returned to the Academy as a counselor.  (I’m on the ground in the picture at the right.)

Look at what a simple seed planted at age 12 can do.

The experience gave me the strength I needed to avoid peer pressure, and to develop a desire to help others feel better about themselves, too… even at the risk of ridicule from others.

Would you like that for your daughter?

Would you like to give her the advantage that can put her on a path to becoming all she can be?

Consider the “Academy for Girls” of 2010.  It’s got a different name, TIME TO BLOSSOM, and it’s only for 1 week instead of two, and instead of being at Brigham Young University in Utah, it’s at the Hilton Hotel here in Mesa, Arizona (where I live now), but one of the speakers is even the same one who spoke to ME when I was 12!!!!

Check it out:

www.TimetoBlossom.com

Registration for June’s event ends in a few days!  Tell them Leslie Householder sent you!

I want to tell you about something similar to what helped me have the confidence and self-esteem I needed to navigate the scary teenage years.

It’s cheaper than Especially for Youth and focused on an experience without the distraction of boys!  (Believe me, that makes a difference…)

June 14-18 LDS Young Women’s Conference in Mesa, AZ

It’s a unique 5-day program where young LDS women spend a week away from home in a fun and safe environment learning from exceptional speakers and developing their spiritual side.

The conference will help each young woman to understand her self-worth, to know that she is a beautiful daughter of God, and to discover her potential to make a difference in the world.

This life-changing week will empower young women with inner strength, courage, and confidence to reach their potential and find lasting happiness.

With how-to’s of makeup, fashion and modeling, great entertainment, service opportunities, and activities that will boost confidence, increase their relationship with God, and help girls become the best they can be.

It’s put together by some of the most amazing women I know, patterned after, and masterminded with one of the originators of the legendary Academy for Girls (the program I attended when I was 12 and 13, and for which I returned as a counselor at age 18.)

Speakers include:

John Bytheway – Motivational Speaker
Lindsey Brinton – 2008 America’s Junior Miss
Lacey Nymeyer 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
Vivial Cline – Published Author
Michele Baer – Singer & Songwriter
Alexis Flake – 2009 Arizona’s Junior Miss
Sherrie Nattrass – TV Co-host
Heather Sandstrom – Radio Talk Show Host

Registration closes Feb 15 (or as soon as all the few remaining spots are filled!)

Please mention you heard it from Leslie Householder – this helps my friend, the co-founder Debbie Forrest, know whether my announcement is helping at all   Thanks!

http://www.timetoblossom.com

You’ve asked for it – and we’re thinking about it…

Our family is going across country to be in upstate New York from July 2-18 and we’re considering making it a ROAD trip, so we can stop and meet more of our readers and hold a few seminars on the way there, and/or on the way back.

Where shall we go?

We need volunteers who live somewhere OTHER than the western states to help us host an event – so if you want us to come to YOUR area, post your location recommendations below with the following information:

1) Your location

2) The nearest major city

2) Whether you can help put it on (researching locations, helping us set up before and take down after, help us during the event, etc.)

I look forward to hearing from you!

Leslie

Recently I had a chat with my personal friend pictured below, the internationally respected, best selling author Dr. Joe Rubino. He mentioned that he had made a dramatic discovery that directly relates to anyone’s ability to attract their dream life.

Extensive research has shown that over 85% of us have some degree of Self-Esteem deficit! At first, I was a little skeptical when I heard this Shocking Statistic.

But, sadly, it’s true. Countless case studies support this statistic. The worst part about it is that a deficiency in your self-esteem level is often so subtle that you don’t readily notice it until you thoroughly examine yourself.

Read below to what Dr. Joe Rubino has to say about self-esteem:

Yours in high self-esteem,

Leslie Householder

My friend, Joe Rubino

Dear  Reader,

Over the past 18 years, I have personally coached more than 1000 people to make their lives and businesses work more optimally. My research and coaching experiences have convinced me that diminished Self-Esteem is the #1 cause of not living one’s dream life.

Not having strong self-esteem in every area of your life almost invariably leads to things like:

* Fear of Failure
* Procrastination
* Feeling Unfulfilled
* Being Frustrated or Angry
* Feeling Unloved or Unlovable
* Feeling Nervous or Shy
* Being Indecisive
* And many more uncomfortable feelings that keep you from realizing your full potential and attracting abundance, meaningful relationships, happiness, and fulfillment.

I estimate that at least 85% of the world’s people experience these types of unpleasant feelings due to diminished self-esteem – so there’s a pretty good chance you may too!

The good news is that I created a free 45 minute audio recording called “7 Steps to Soaring Self Esteem” that will explain all about how you can reclaim your self-esteem and live your best life. I’m making it available to you along with a complimentary membership in my Success Club ($129 Value, Yours Free!) just for checking out the work we do to champion self-esteem as part of The Self Esteem System.

You’ll learn more about the book that thousands have called “life-changing” – “The Self-Esteem Book: The Ultimate Guide to Boost the Most Underrated Ingredient for Success and Happiness in Life.” This book shares the proven methodology that I have used over and over again to assist people in improving their lives.

So many have found this book to be truly life-impacting. I believe that you will too!

See for yourself HERE

I have put my 18 years of research, experiences, and insights into this system to explain clearly how anyone can overcome their lacking self-esteem challenges simply and with velocity…to live their best life.

The Self Esteem Book and System will assist you too to:

• Heal your painful past
• Carefully assess your current state of affairs
• Uncover the source of your diminished Self-Esteem
• Find out the #1 Secret to regaining Total Self-Esteem
• Create a vision of a life with No Regrets
• Attract abundance and meaningful relationships
• And much, much more.

I can’t stress enough how important healthy self-esteem is to us all in order to realize our full potential for happiness, fulfillment, and success. This book and The Self-Esteem System upon which it is founded was developed out of my vision to champion at least 20 million people to elevate their self-esteem and be able to live a happier, more successful and abundant life marked by rich relationships, peace of mind, and fulfillment.

I believe it can make a tremendous positive impact on your life as well.

Please check it out and claim your complimentary gifts HERE now.

To Your Magnificence,

Joe

Dr. Joe Rubino
CEO and Founder of The Center for Personal Reinvention

PS. Check out The Self-Esteem System now! You’ll receive my free gift “7 Steps to Soaring Self-Esteem” Audio and Success Club Membership ($129 Value, Yours Free!) Also included is a wonderful 7 part mini-course all on the topic of enhancing your self esteem and increasing your personal power and happiness.

PPS. Don’t become upset when you realize that you could be among the 85% majority who suffer from diminished self-esteem. Thankfully, this program will give you a solid, easy-to-implement formula to become happier, healthier, stronger, and more confident quickly.

Pick up your free gifts now HERE

Then come back here and let me know what you think… thanks! Leslie

I released the Jackrabbit Factor book in 2005, and then in 2006 the real life lessons began!

What I’ve taken from those experiences has been amazing.  I’m grateful for every one of them, even though thinking right in the middle of it all was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life!

Now, before I doing the call, I told my subscribers:

I love the principles in Jackrabbit Factor.  They’ve helped me and thousands of people reach goals that were previously out of reach.

But I must confess – I’ve learned some hard lessons since I wrote the book, and I’m going to share them in a special teleclass.

Some of what you’ll hear has not been revealed anywhere else,  and I hope I don’t regret doing this.  I risk losing some credibility by choosing to be as transparent as I plan to be on this call.

However, if it helps YOU avoid some of the pain I’ve dealt with, then it will have been worth it.

So anyway, even though the date of this event has passed, I’ve made a recording of it available.

To listen to the recording, fill out the form below:

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After you listen in, please give us your feedback below.  (It will help me know whether I should regret being that honest, or whether I should plan to do more of it in the future with other lessons we’ve learned!)

A few years ago I had a very troubling experience with one of my readers, (it was insane, actually – as you’ll soon find out) and through it, I learned a powerful life lesson on “how to receive”.  With the “spirit of giving” in mind, I’d like to talk to you about the piece that sometimes gets overlooked: your ability to receive what you ask for.

So, I’d like to GIVE you an audio that teaches you how to RECEIVE, as a thank you for all of the tremendous love and support I’ve felt from my readers since 2002.

Download your GIFT copy HERE: a powerful excerpt from the Family Time & Money Freedom (FTMF) Program.

NOTE: You will be taken to our ThoughtsAlive Shopping Cart where the file will be listed as FREE. No need for credit card info, just tell us who you are and you’ll be taken to the download page.

Enjoy!

When you begin to study the principles of prosperity and the laws of success, it’s natural to conclude that you have to think optimistically at all times in order for the law of perpetual transmutation to bring you the resources you need to accomplish the goal.

But constant optimism isn’t necessary – it actually isn’t really even possible.  Without an emotional dip now and then, you’d never know a good day when you had one.

Even tough times contain benefits.  Families across the world are scaling back on unnecessary purchases and focusing on things that matter most like:

Family, faith, hope…

And if the economy has necessitated this change, then even a bad economy is something to be grateful for.

The world is full of illusions.  Many people are being tested right now to see if they will seek and cling to truth (there is abundance) and make choices that lead them to greater personal freedom, or whether they will let the ‘evidence’ of disaster overwhelm them and lead them to discouragement, and ultimately an even tighter feeling of bondage.

So, with that in mind, how goes YOUR battle?

Everyone goes through periods of discouragement, or there could be no real victory.

Everyone. Even people you look up to.

Even people who are doing well right now.

Discouragement is simply a natural part of the package called LIFE.

But what separates those who conquer the battle from those who are crushed under the weight of it, is just one thing.

The only thing that separates the victor from the vanquished is his or her thoughts in the heat of the battle.

It’s easy to think optimistically when things are going well.

It’s when things are TOUGH beyond belief that the real winners emerge. How do they do it? What do they know that perhaps you don’t know?

Keep reading…

The hardest part is thinking optimistically when things are NOT going well. A person might try, but if there isn’t enough knowledge and understanding to support that optimism, the optimism is fake at best, and can even become destructive at worst.

Don’t let your optimism destroy you.

You can’t just hope and pray that everything will work out. You can’t just affirm it superficially. You need to have the knowledge that gives you REASON to know that everything is going to turn out okay for you. There is a way to know for sure, and it isn’t just from making a decision that you’ll make it so.

The good news is that in hard times like these, for some, the greatest personal victories of all time will be won. No victory will ever be so great as the ones that come out of the most disastrous of conditions. So if you have it REALLY bad right now, you are among the most fortunate – IF – you make your daily decisions based on the knowledge I have to share with you.

If you’re ready to get on top of those bills and begin living the life you and your family were meant to live, order the FTMF program. I’ve got something special I am going to throw in, so keep reading…

“I can’t even describe what an amazing miracle this course has been in my life. Everything has changed and I am a completely different person from when I started this journey in January. I went from a happy, but blah, letting-life-take-me-where-it-will-and-be-happy-with-it person, to a vigorous and excited, let-me-partner-with-God-in-creating-miracles person. My husband is overwhelmingly excited to see this change in me and seriously awesome things are happening. I never would have imagined 8 months ago when I was sitting in my dingy apartment that I would be in a house on an amazing adventure with so many exciting dreams and achievable goals! TAKE THIS COURSE, it will change your life. I tell everyone that I can about it. Thank you Leslie and Trevan!” Katiev16

There is no greater gift you can give your family than the gift of HOPE. It begins with you.

You’ve got to take the lead on this and learn to live according to the principles so you can show your family how.

You might be the only person you know who is interested in this information. Don’t wait for anyone else to make the decision for you – you may be your family’s only hope.

There’s a reason why YOU are the one who has been drawn to this material – the one who bothered reading this message – and it could be because your nature is the most inclined to naturally influencing those around you for good by your example. Let them see how it changes your life.

You don’t even have to say a word – they’ll see it, they’ll sense it, and they’ll naturally become curious and hungry to discover your new found wisdom and knack for profiting from your setbacks.

What is the FTMF program?

The Family Time & Money Freedom (FTMF) program is a 12-week course that walks you step-by-step through two very important phases. In the first phase, I help you experience documentable success with an inconsequential goal – something that creates no inner conflict with old paradigms. This phase gives you the confidence to set a second goal – a bigger one – the kind that right now might blow your mind. Then during phase 2, I help you choose that bigger goal and then systematically help you achieve it.

Together, we build the neuro-pathways you need to have confidence and a pattern for accomplishing every goal you set for the rest of your life. This is why so many of our students get the FTMF program and go through it more than once, because after achieving their first big goal, they’re excited to see it work again for an even bigger goal.

The process doesn’t change – you simply use it time and again for increasingly difficult objectives. You’ll be a different person the next time through, and have a completely different experience with it. You’ll notice ideas and concepts in the material that you didn’t notice the first time through, because frankly, you weren’t ready for it.

This is how it is with everyone. We all notice and absorb the principles we’re ready to learn, only when we’re ready to learn them.

(Thank heavens for that, because if it all was understandable the first time around, you’d be overwhelmed. Your mind would shut down because physically you could not handle it all in one flood of enlightenment. Do you know what I mean? Have you ever been so enlightened that you get physically drained and need to sleep?)

Anyway, think about giving your family the gift of HOPE right now. I don’t mean: buy THEM the FTMF program, although I wouldn’t discourage that; but if YOU are the one who is hungry for the information, buy it for YOU, and SHOW them your transformation.

Inspire them by your example.

Hope is contagious, and as your hope grows, theirs will, too.

Order this week and you’ll get one free membership in the School of Life Mastery for one year ($359 value) at no additional charge.

Remember, you’ll have the online version available to you immediately – so you can get started even before your box arrives in the mail.

When money is tight, you can either stretch it as far as it will go and hope it doesn’t run out, or you can invest it in learning how to multiply the little resources you may have left.

Have faith in yourself. You have everything you need to win this battle.

When you can’t rely on anything or anyone else to give you what you need, rely on PRINCIPLES. You’ll feel a greater sense of peace immediately as you immerse yourself in understanding what they are and how they really work.

When you live according to the laws, you naturally enjoy greater confidence and clearer guidance on what your next step needs to be. Peace of mind is within your reach.

Let me help you find it.

All the best,

Leslie Householder

My good friend Marnie sent the following bit of humor to me because I talk so much about the Laws of Success and how things just work out better when you live in alignment with them. For example, when you’re in the success-law-abiding groove:

• You find the perfect parking lot when you need it.
• You obtain the money you need, sometimes from unexpected sources.
• You meet the right person at the right moment who has the solution to your problem.
• Serendipitous events happen more regularly, even predictably.

However, it can leave a person wondering whether the laws somehow override the basic fundamental principles of tenacity, and persistence.

After reading the following short story she sent, you decide:

After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery.

I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning, and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies.

I felt this was no accident, so I prayed … “Lord, it’s up to you, if you want me to have any of those delicious goodies, create a parking place for me directly in front of the bakery.”

And sure enough, on the eighth time around the block, there it was! God is so Good!

(“Maxine” is a cartoon character by John Wagner of Hallmark.  She has a fan page at http://www.facebook.com/maxine)

So yes, persistence still may be required, but an understanding of the laws can help you have the tenacity and belief that the persistence will eventually pay off.  Without that guarantee, too many of us would run out of steam, a little too soon.

This woman’s story is also an example showing “You get what you ask for” – even if it isn’t for your good.

So as you choose your goals, take the time to consult your heart / gut instinct / inspiration / spiritual guidance (whatever you want to call it) to find out first if the thing you ask for is for your best and highest good.  When you know that it is, then it’s all the easier to believe you’ll have God’s help in obtaining it.

Without that assurance, your persistence will probably still pay off, but when all is said and done, you just may wish that it hadn’t.