Our real power to create our lives begins with gratitude and surrender to where we are right now... and to focus on the people currently with us... and to take responsibility for creating our lives up until now... including this moment... no regrets, where you are is perfect for the growth necessary to get you where you want to go.<br>

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="95%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td height="849" vAlign="top"> </td><td vAlign="top"><p>Og Mandino, author of <em>"The Greatest Salesperson in the World"</em> had a novel idea at the time he wrote this, his first book, published in 1968. He was 45 years old. What he ventured into, was surely more acceptable in 1968, during the time of the "peace and love" movement, and still had to be off-putting for so many "business" minded people. He suggested to "silently bring love with you" on a sales call. Even today, for most "A" type, goal driven sales people, this is a very tough concept to grasp. "What value would that bring?" they must ask or "why would anyone do that, it's business?" </p></td></tr> </tbody> </table><br>

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="95%" align="center"> <tbody><tr><td><p class="boldtext" align="left">What My Near Death Experience Taught Me... You Have a Big, Big Surprise In Store for You!</p></td></tr><tr><td height="731" vAlign="top"> </td><td vAlign="top"><p>We have a big surprise at death. Yup... it's true. How do I know you ask? I died on 11/18/02... briefly mind you... obviously or I would really need a "Ghost Writer"... and what a big surprise I got. It has made my life more fun and surely the moment would be wasted if I did not share it. So... here you go... the following is based on my NDE or Near Death Experience.</p><p> On November 13, 2002, I was teaching at a sales seminar, it started at 3pm... at approximately 3:05pm I had a pain in my upper abdomen, unlike any pain that can be described in words. I knew immediately that I needed an ambulance. I said to my assistant "I have to go, you have to take over"... (Students who visited me later in the hospital told me I also said "and I am not sure if I am going to be back" and that part I do not remember.)</p><p> I had been studying the power of gratitude for ten years or so previously and practicing being grateful no matter what. I was reminding myself throughout each day, what I was grateful for and it was powerful. As I was waiting for the ambulance, I remember thinking that I was grateful for this experience and I was sure it was going to change my life forever. I thought of how the earth springs anew after a forest fire or a flood and I knew deep down that this health challenge, whatever it was, would change my life. Well, wow did it.</p></td></tr></tbody> </table><br>