Mark Cotter

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This article is a must read for anyone who wants to truly strive for the outstanding life.  The writer is Chris Guillebeau, an excellent writer and very very interesting person.  His Art of non-conformity site is a wonderful place to visit, that’s why I want to share it with you.
Check him out and I know you will enjoy the trip!

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You Are As You Think

“You’re not the product of a broken home, a devastated economy, a world in the upheaval of war, a minority group, a family of drunkards or a poverty-ridden neighborhood. You are the product of your own thinking processes and whatever you’re thinking about today is the cornerstone of your tomorrow.”
- Thomas Sikking

I love this quote and I look at it often.  As Earl Nightingale said in his famous work ‘The Strangest Secret’ You become what you think about.  Put another way; what ever you focus your attention on becomes bigger and more full of energy than that which you don’t think about.
Have you ever seen a mob?  How did it start? Where did it come from?  I am sure you have seen it happen to yourself.  You dwell on a negative thing until it becomes so grand and out of proportion you say or do something that you regret and later after you have calmed down you can’t think how you could have ever reacted that way. You see, if you dwell on a thing long enough it will take over from you - get a life of its own.
If you are feeling down or constantly dwell on whats wrong with your life you will never escape!  Your mind litteraly controls/creates your environment.
I know a man who everyday when asked “how are you today?’ would answer “I feel teriffic!” and he said it with passion and such conviction that I always would smile and feel better about my day.  That man was an inspiration to me. He had worked his whole life, put his kids through school, and was providing for his wife by driving a delivery truck everyday for 10hrs a day.  He told me to enjoy every day, even the work, and be glad for every thing I had including the trials and hardships I had to endure.  He taught me that ‘your going to do it anyway so do it in a happy way’ and you will get more from having had the experience.  Yes, everyday he said a heart felt “I feel Terrific!” and he did feel terrific he was creating his own reality.  What I did not know then was that he was dying of cancer that was inoperable and growing fast.  He knew it but still was there everyday with a smile, a wink, a motivating personality, and an encouraging voice.  Everyday he said “I Feel Terrific” and he meant it no matter how sick he was that day.
You see, what you think about creates your life!  What you focus on is your reality.  Is your choice moving you forward toward your goals and aspirations or pulling you down and away?  Keep your attitude up and alive! Live and be reckoned with!  Choose to inspire by your words, your deeds, your thoughts!

Go Think good thoughts and Enjoy your life - it may be the only one you get!
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Pay Off Your Mortgage Fast

Pay off your home in half the time.

Attention to anyone with a 3, 5, 7 ARM.  When your loan reaches the end of the time frame your monthly payment will jump.  This is known as a recast or reset of your loan.  To avoid a big surprise you need to think ahead and plan now.  Do not end up like the thousands you read about losing their homes to foreclosure.  When you got your loan you probably decided that you would refinance before the recast came and use the equity to offset the new amount you now owe to the bank.  Now with property values going down with no sign of recovering, not only do you not have any equity built up but you can’t refinance because the value is below what you started with!  DO NOT GIVE UP!
We can help you now.  If you have a year or two before your loan is due to reset then talk to me right away.  Check out how you can pay down your debts - all of them - in a very short time frame without trying to come up with extra money out of your pocket. This program can and will help you build equity, payoff all your debt not just your mortgage, and help give you the peace of mind you need in today’s economy.  Click here and check it out for yourself TODAY!

Dare To Dream!

Because we think of Resolutions at this time of year…

Somewhere in the middle of mortgage payments, daycare arrangements, and 60-hour work weeks, we write-off dreaming as childish and immature.
Along the way, we water down our dreams until they shrivel into manageable goals that cease to excite us and barely even energize us.
Have you ever talked with someone who told you not to dream so big, it only hurts that much more when it doesn’t happen?

D r e a m! And Dream BIG! As Gothe said ‘dream no small dreams for they have not the power to move men’s souls (or something to that effect).
In this time of turmoil and uncertainty it is more important than ever to go forward with strength and confidence and the only way to do that is with a BIG Dream.

What is a big dream? It is a powerful goal with a personally powerful why embedded in it. A goal that moves you to action with excitement and enthusiasm! An idea to do something extraordinary something you have never done before. It stretches you and makes you move out of the comfort of the ordinary that you have lived in so long. It might even scare you a little. But in all it takes you out of yourself and makes you think – What If? Wouldn’t it be grand… and Why Not!

In our talks with our teams we get many goal sheets to review and talk about with people who really want to make a difference in their own lives as well as the lives of others. But many of us are so unaccustomed to dreaming and goal setting that we give meager chance by setting the bar way too low!

For example:

Make enough money to pay my bills - this is not a dream or a very good goal
Not lose my job this year – well that speaks for itself
Make manager – ok, better

A good goal is one where it means you would not get there ‘anyway’ eventually so you need to focus and work at it. It also must be very crystal clear in your mind thus it must be specific.
Take “Make enough money…” for example. How much money do you want to make each month? When do you want to start making it? And what is it that you must do to reach that point?
“I make $5,000 a month by June 12th I have acquired the necessary upgrade to my skill at my work place (you put in the details or course of study etc) and put forward my best effort possible on a daily basis.
Now that is specific and timely and has the ‘sacrifice’ or what you intend to do to get the increase in income.

The oldest and still the best reference material in how to achieve in the world starts with Napoleon Hill’s classic text – Think And Grow Rich. If you have not yet read it, go get a copy today!
It may be the New Year but we don’t do resolutions anymore. We do inspirational life enhancement and transformational goal setting!

Don’t just live; make your life a statement. Rejoice!
Make this your year! Talk to you soon, Mark-