Showing gratitude is one of the ways of killing negative thoughts that plague our minds. Waking up in the morning and being thankful for the things that you do have whether than focusing on what you don’t have or focusing on the things that are going wrong in your life, is a sure way to bring more prosperity into your life.

When you are in a down mood or you are depressed about anything, focusing on those things that make you feel good that you are thankful for and blocking out all other thoughts will change your mood into a happier mood.

Studies show that people who are more thankful for the things that they have acquired tend to be happier and less stressed than people who complain about the things that they don’t have. In fact when you complain about the things that you don’t have or you complain about the negative things that are going on in your life, you bring on more negative things into your life because that is what you are focusing your time, energy and your thoughts on.

It’s all apart of the law of attraction which basically says what ever we put out is what will come back to us. What you focus your time and energy on will manifest itself into your life. When you focus on the fact that you can’t get that big break at work and you’ve been putting all these years to get that break, then you will never get that break.

Instead try saying to yourself I am grateful for the opportunity and the doors that are open to me and commit to saying that over and over to yourself and visioning yourself in that new position.

It’s okay to ask for things that you don’t have but you shouldn’t complain about what you don’t have. Instead be thankful for what you have coming to you. If you want to be a millionare, vision yourself getting a bank statement in the mail that has a million dollars on it. If you want to travel the world, imagine yourself where you want to be and while you’re envisioning this say to yourself, thank you… thank you… thank you.

Jarrod

Did you know that you have the power to choose your health. There’s an old saying that says "whether you think you can, or you think you can’t either way you’re right." Well the same principle applies to the words that we say out of our mouth. Therefore, if I say that I think i’m feeling sick today, I bring sickness upon my body. If I use a powerful affirmation such as "I am well today and always" and I focus on that, then I am eliminating sickness out of my body.

The reason you may feel sick is because at sometime, whether consciously or subconsciously, you may have focused to much on the fact that you might be sick and wound up bringing it on yourself. If you say you’re sick or if you declare that you’re well… either way it goes you’re right.

There are many families who have a history of certain illnesses or diseases. I believe that through prayer and declaring that you are healthy, regardless of your family history, you have the power to beat illnesses.

I heard a story of a young lady who was diagnosed with breast cancer and she heard all of the negative reports of the doctors. However, in her mind she believed that she was cured of her affliction. Regardless of what the nay sayers were saying, she was determined to live her life happy and full of life and she didn’t worry about the outcome of her affliction. It turned out that over sometime after being diagnosed, she went in for a check up and doctors found no sign of the cancer. To their surprise it was gone.

The lady reported that after hearing the news of her being diagnosed with breast cancer she imagined her life as if she didn’t have cancer. She went out and enjoyed herself as if she had nothing to worry about. She believed with all of her heart that she was cured and she released it out of her mind.

I’m here to say to you that if you have a history of diabetes, heart failure, cancer, or any type of illness, you must be careful not to focus your thoughts on those illnesses because they will manifest themselves in your life.

Jarrod

Music has a direct effect on the brain. It has the ability to change our mood and the way we feel. If you are in a negative mood, music can change your mood into a more positive uplifting mood. It has the ability to soothe us, calm us down, make us happy or even make us wild. Studies show that about 30 minutes of certain types of music per day can have the same effect as a dose of Valium.

Notice that everywhere you go, music is used to set the mood. Some surgeons use music in the operating room when opperating on patients. When you go into doctor’s offices and shopping stores you hear music. Snake charmers use music when charming snakes. Statistics say that playing classical music over the wound before a baby born on a continual basis has the ability to raise the IQ of the baby when they get older.

Some music has the ability to cause sickness and illness. It even has the ability to raise and lower blood pressure. I was reading an article sometime ago about some lab technicians who were doing an experiment on a plant in a laboratory. They took a plant and placed it in a room and played loud, hard rock music and over a period of time the plant withered and died. Then they took another identical plant and played classical music and the plant grew faster.

Making a point to play music on a daily basis can improve your mental health. Wether you’re working out and playing music on your ipod or driving in your car listening to the radio you have the ability to control your state of mind wether it be positive or negative. Next time you decide to put in your favorite take notice on how you feel over a period of time. You may notice that you feel like dancing immediately after hitting the play button or you make get a calming feeling and get the sudden urge to take a nap.

Knowing what music does to your mind, you now have the ability to control your mood and your health to another agree along with positive thinking and making an overall effort to be in a positive state of mind.

Jarrod

A smile can bring so much positive energy to the world. A warm genuine is very contagious. There’s a saying that says that "when you frown you frown alone, but when you smile the world smiles with you.

When you smile your body naturally releases chemicals such as serotonin and endorphins. These chemicals are natural pain killers and they are also known as the feel good chemical that makes us happy. You may notice that it is hard to be smile and be negative at the same time. In fact when you smile you can turn negative emotions into positive emotions because your smile is communicating to your body that everything is okay.

Smiling makes us appear more confident and more attractive. When you smile the world sees you as friendly and they want to get to know you and find out "What’s the good news?" A frown does the opposite. It propels people away and you are seen as less confident.

The reason why most people don’t smile is that they aren’t confident in their smile. It could be that they feel their teeth are not worthy of smiling due to stained teeth, crooked teeth or they may even have braces. If these are some of the objectives then you may want to consider getting your teeth whitened. There are also a number of tooth whiteners out on the market that have shown proof in whitening teeth. Another reason why most people don’t smile is because they feel that smiling is not seen as professional and it makes us appear vulnerable. However, you should smile regardless

Smiling is probably one of the most natural happy drugs because you can instantly change your mood by making a decision to smile. One thing that might help is to think of a happy moment in your life. It can be a moment when you were a child or anything. As you dwell in that moment smile and you will notice a difference in how you feel. Anytime you feel stressed or depressed or you are having hard time staying positive. Make a choice to smile it will change your day and it will also effect those who are around you.

Jarrod

The way you talk to yourself has a big impact on your outcome in life. It has a direct effect on your mood, self-confidence, the way that you feel about yourself and the way that you feel about others around you. Negative self talk can be like a bad apple in a group of good apples, it spoils the bunch.

Negative talk, over a period of time, can make one feel sluggish, tired, sad and even depressed. Positive talk can do just the opposite. It can boost your mood give you energy and make you feel happier.

A good habit to start is to focus on speaking positive affirmations over the course of the day. It doesn’t help to just think them at first, It helps tremendously to say them aloud. The Bible says, in the book of Luke 6:45: "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."

Although there is power in verbally saying positive affirmations, it is good to monitor your thoughts and make a choice to think positive thoughts as well. It is a good idea to carry around a small pad and everytime you have a negative thought, write that negative thought down on your pad and replace it by writing down a positive thought beside it. Doing this for 2-3 weeks will make a new habit and you will notice a difference in how you think and feel. You will feel happier, more up-beat and confident.

It’s like the saying you can do anything once you put your mind to it. If you’re always tearing yourself down and saying "well i’ll never be able to achieve this or i’m not good enough for that or I don’t deserve this," then you will never achieve anything. It’s like a person who wants to loose weight, they have to first make the choice in their mind and follow it up with positive affirmations. Realize that achieving any goal comes with it’s share of obstacles but once you set your mind to it you can achieve anything. Make a choice today to focus on the positive not the negative.

Jarrod

Are you constantly focusing on thoughts that are putting you down? Studies show that the majority of people dwell on negative thoughts and emotions day in and day out. Most people will say that they are positive and for the most part they have good intentions but over a period of time our minds are programmed to focus on the negative.

I can understand why it’s hard to be positive when you’ve got gas prices going up, groceries are on the rise and the economy is down. It is often hard be positive but remember that someone else has it worse than you do.

Perhaps you have a job that is stressing you out, instead of dwelling on negative emotions and considering throwing in the towel, you should realize that there is someone out there who is looking for the job that you have and would give anything for your position.

When you wake up in the morning, you should be thankful and have welcoming thoughts of the new day and brand new mercies.  Some people will say "well I am welcoming of a new day but I just wake up tired and dragging." A good night’s rest has a great deal to do with the way we think and function. After a good night’s rest it is easier to wake up fully energized and in a positive frame of mind. In fact, studies show that anxiety and depression is fueled by a lack of sleep.

Make a point to dwell on thoughts of inspiration and motivation. You will notice a difference in the way you feel and react to situations when you make a choice to stay positive regardless of the situation.

Jarrod

Hello Everyone,

Jarrod Clark here, I hope this blog finds you well. I know I haven’t been posting blogs on an ongoing basis like I used to. I have been pondering for sometime now on a more suitable topic for me. I am an entrepreneur and I enjoy encouraging others which was the reason for this blog to begin with. However, I have decided to go with a slightly different niche.

I will still be encouraging you to persue your dreams and visions but I will be focusing more on the positive mindset part of it as well as encouraging you spiritually. 

So I want to apologize for the lapse in blog postings. I do understand there are a few of you who have subscribed and are looking for tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur but I want to let you know that you will be getting the same encouragement just with a little twist to it. There won’t be as much "how to" advise but I will be speaking along topics encouraging the right mindset with anything you do wether it be entrepreneurship, loosing weight, or accomplishing any goal.

I will be blogging about the importance of  having a positive mindset and how a negative mindset can be bad for our health. I am not sure if I am going to change the domain just yet or leave it as JarrodClark.com. I hope you will stay tooned because I am sure that you will not be disappointed at what I have to talk about.

Stay tuned…

Jarrod

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There are many reason why one would start a blog. Many people are into starting a business blog, starting a family blog, starting a political blog or starting a food blog to name a few. A personal diary blog is probably the most common use for blogs where people will just write about the process of there day or a particular event.

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Perhaps you have a passion to start blogging and have no clue as to how to start a blog. There are many ways of starting a blog. You can set up a blog for free at no cost to you.  Personally I prefer WordPress blogs because their blog system is more secure with much more features than blogger or typepad. You also get the added benefit of backing up your blog with WordPress. To start a WordPress blog just go to WordPress.org and you can sign up for free. Blogger.com is another source that you can visit to sign up a blog for free. 

There are many reason why one would start a blog. Many people are into starting a business blog, starting a family blog, starting a political blog or starting a food blog to name a few. A personal diary blog is probably the most common use for blogs where people will just write about the process of there day or a particular event.

If you are seriously considering using WordPress as your blog source and you are looking to host your blog. Click here for a video tutorial that gives you step by step visual instructions on how to set up a professional wordpress blog from beginning to end as well as numerous other add-ons that you can use to custom your blog and make it your own personal blog...

Network Marketing, or Multi-level Marketing, is among one of the highest trends in the work-at-home industry. Network Marketing allows entrepreneurs to earn an impressive income by building an organization of people. Through network marketing entrepreneurs not only earn income through building an organization of like-minded individuals, but they have the opportunity to promote and sell products for various companies in an effort to be compensated for royalties on the services of those products.

Unfortunately, many individuals who are being recruited into companies are being told to sell, sell, sell & recruit, recruit, recruit. Without any prior experience in sales or recruiting, it has become frustrating for newcomers in this industry because of a lack of training. Granted, many companies do provide their organization with a game plan of how to recruit and sale by getting everyone on the weekly conference calls and telling them to make a list of their closest friends and family, give them the sales pitch and "close the sell."

Many of the top notch gurus in the network marketing industry live by the sell, sell, sell & recruit, recruit, recruit rule. Their is such a thing as personal branding or building personal relationships with prospects. The first thing that prospects look for when joining a network marketing company is who is doing the presentation. The prospects will query upon this seemingly insignificant but very substancial question. Which leads back to the first statement in this article:

People don’t companies. People Join People

No matter how impressive the compensation plan, it is all about who is giving the presentation. The compensation plan falls a few points down the list of things that prospects are looking for when joining you. And while the numbers can be very intriguing, the compensation plan is not the ultimate concern. When you first pick up the phone and get acquainted with the prospects, they are subliminally pondering questions such as: Is this someone I like? Can I count on this person? Can I trust this person? Can this person help me to be successful?

Many times network marketing companies will tell all of the newcomers to 3 way their prospects in with the upline due to the lack of experience on the newcomer’s behalf. This is not such a good idea. It has been said that much of the deciding factor for the prospect joining you is your ability to answer their questions personally.

Avenues of Personal Branding

I make mention of MySpace quite a bit in my blogs because I see Myspace as a great way to market yourself. I personally use MySpace and I get a great response from people inquiring about what I do. Often enough, the people I have encountered on MySpace are already in a business and are trying to sell me on something or they are hungry for something and they are looking for tips and ideas on how to become an entrepreneur, which was my inspiration for starting this blog.

Many times I will just ask them personal questions, inquire about their background, or ask what it is they are looking to do in an attempt to determine what to recommend. Ultimately, MySpace is a great networking avenue to communicate with other like minded individuals and build long lasting relationships.

Online blogging is a great resource for putting out information for readers to view what you have to say, but it is also a great avenue for building relationships with your audience. By placing quality content on your site and staying consistent and publishing blogs at least 2-3 per week, you will gain an audience to your blog which will in turn gain you exposure to more prospects looking for something that you have to offer.

Personally I don’t offer my business opportunity on this blog site. I choose to focus solely on publishing quality, helpful content to entrepreneurs who are looking to take their business to another level. In fact, I can’t count the number of responses I get from people who visit my blog site expecting to get a sales pitch or be sold on something. The very response I get is "Why don’t you make mention of your MLM company at all on your blog?" People are literally surprised that I don’t mention a company, a product or a compensation plan of any sort.

I must admit, I do use some form of monetization on my blog but it is very minimum, and my blog content is not centered around those products. I do want to stress that the purpose of my blog site is not to sell individuals on a company but to provide useful information and tools for entrepreneurs.

Remember focusing on building long lasting relationships in your organization is a must. For more tips on how to succeed in your network marketing venue visit JarrodClark.SuccessIn10Steps.com and download the free e-book Success In 10 Steps by Michael Dlouhy.

To Your Success,

Jarrod Clark