A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will bring forth.

If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

Just as a gardener cultivates his plot, keeping it free from weeds, and growing the flowers and fruits which he requires, so may a man tend the garden of his mind, weeding out all the wrong, useless and impure thoughts, and cultivating toward perfection the flowers and fruits of right, useful and pure thoughts.

By pursuing this process, a man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

He also reveals, within him, the flaws of thought, and understands, with ever-increasing accuracy, how the thought-forces and mind elements operate in the shaping of character, circumstances, and destiny.

Thought and character are one, and as character can only manifest and discover itself through environment and circumstance, the outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state.

This does not mean that a man’s circumstances at any given time are an indication of his entire character, but that those circumstances are so intimately connected with some vital thought-element within him that, for the time being, they are indispensable to his development.

Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts, which he has built into his character have brought him there, and in the arrangement of his life there is no element of chance, but all is the result of a law which cannot err.

This is just as true of those who feel “out of harmony” with their surroundings as of those who are contented with them.

As a progressive and evolving being, man is where he is that he may learn that he may grow; and as he learns the spiritual lesson, which any circumstance contains for him, it passes away and gives place to other circumstances.

The Environment Is But Your Looking Glass

Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow; he then becomes the rightful master of himself.

That circumstances grow out of thought every man knows who has for any length of time practiced self-control and self-purification, for he will have noticed that the alteration in his circumstances has been in exact ratio with his altered mental condition.

So true is this that when a man earnestly applies himself to remedy the defects in his character, and makes swift and marked progress, he passes rapidly through a succession of vicissitudes.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbours; that which it loves, and also that which it fears; it reaches the height of its cherished aspirations; it falls to the level of its unchastened desires and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own.

Every thought-seed sown or allowed to fall into the mind, and to take root there, produces its own, blossoming sooner or later into act, and bearing its own fruitage of opportunity and circumstance.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.

Our Inner World Equals To Our Outer World

The outer world of circumstances shapes itself to the inner world of thought, and both pleasant and unpleasant external conditions are factors, which make for the ultimate good of the individual. As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both of suffering and bliss.

Following the inmost desires, aspirations, thoughts, by which he allows himself to be dominated (pursuing the will-o’-the wisps of impure imaginings or steadfastly walking the highway of strong and high endeavour), a man at last arrives at their fruition and fulfillment in the outer conditions of his life.

Extracted from “Chapter 2: Effect of Thought on Circumstances” of “As A Man Thinketh” by James Allen.

Things in the SEO world are constantly changing but the folks over at StomperNet make it a point to stay on the cutting edge of SEO.

Which is why I want you to watch this important video about LSI.

LSI stands for “Latent Semantic Indexing”. In 2006, Google filed a whole bunch of patents that led a LOT of SEO folks to believe that LSI was in FULL FORCE and EFFECT at Google.

Believe it or not, the truth is, NONE of those patents were actually about LSI…they just LOOKED like they were, if not for the sharp eyes of SEO engineers like those of the video narrator, Leslie Rohde.

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Let’s lay our cards on the table, shall we?

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It is a sad sign of the times when I am receiving increasingly more messages from people who are in what they perceive as a “desperate situation”.

From time to time I receive messages from people who believe their situation is so hopeless that they are contemplating or intending taking their own life.

The situations of these people varies from having a home repossessed, or under threat of repossession, homeless without an income, cannot meet even the most basic living requirements due to the huge increasing costs of electricity, fuel and gas, foods, and other necessities. Often these people have young children to consider as well, which makes their situation seem that much worse.

Now I am not going to comment on the “economy”, the “credit crunch”, house prices, cost of living, or home budgets etc, and in any case is not really relevant in the great scheme of things, all being human constructs, often for specific agendas that most are not aware of.

So what can you do if you find yourself in this sort of situation?

Well, the first thing to do is fully accept the fact that you brought your current situation upon yourself, and thereby must take full personal responsibility for your situation.

You can say, “Well, it is not my fault that I lost my job, or house prices fell, or loan repayments increased, or the cost of electricity, fuel has escalated in price etc.” But the truth is that every single one of us creates and therefore must take full responsibility for our own reality. Whatever situation you find yourself in now is the always the direct result of previous thoughts, feelings and emotions.

Or to put it another way, whatever you are experiencing today originated first as a Thought Form in your Mind, which is subsequently, in accordance with immutable Universal Principles, manifested in to your experiential reality.

The sayings “Change your Mind and change your life”, “As a man thinketh, so he is” and “thoughts are things” are absolutely true.

So how then do you proceed, if you find yourself in an unwanted situation?

The first thing you must do is to stop thinking negatively and also to stop allowing any form of negative feelings and emotions.

The Law of Attraction is plain and simple—the more you worry about your situation and “FEAR” for the future, the more you will attract more of the same—every time without fail.

It should be clear to everyone therefore that worrying, fear, anxiety and other negative thoughts couldn’t possibly do you any good or resolve your situation in any way.

So the first course of action is to fully and unconditionally accept the fact that you have brought your situation upon yourself, thus to be able to move on by acknowledging and disavowing your present way of thinking to disengage from your present state of reality.

Alternately, take inspiration from Eleanor Roosevelt’s most popular quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” In the same way, nothing in the present crisis can leave you defeated without your consent or permission. Believe in a workaround for every stumbling block and you WILL find a way. I’ve been finding my way since 9/11 and I’m not even American (if I supposed they were the most affected people). Will 2009 be the first GREAT year to a brand new quality of LIFE?

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

This is modified from a forum thread by Handsome Wong.

If you’ve been marketing online for some time, the name Ewen Chia should ring a bell. Widely recognized as the world’s No. 1 super affiliate, Ewen has earned himself this reputation deservingly.

Most notably, his recent physical book launch propelled to Amazon’s best-sellers list in just a few hours and have certainly marked a huge milestone in the entire Internet Marketing industry.

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I’m hooked on Facebook quizzes, and they are just one out of a huge variety of applets (and there are thousands of them) you can find. Still, it never occur to most marketers that they can create their own applets to draw in the traffic (over 100 million users on Facebook) for their own agendas. Surely it wasn’t a difficult programming task.

Moreover, if you’re not wise enough, getting just one Facebook applet coded for you by a programmer would cost you hundreds, or even a thousand dollars or more.

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David Brooks wrote for the New York Times and article titled “Genius: The Modern View” which advocates internalization of skill via repetitive practice, with many comments opposing it. What’s your stand?

Traveling can be a very expensive proposition, particularly if you often fly across the country to hold a face to face meeting. If you could cut back on the amount you travel, imagine how much money you could save yourself.

If you are a big traveler for business meetings, consider conducting a web conference and see how much time and money can be saved. If you use a web conferencing, or Internet meeting, you conduct meetings over the Internet. You can have up to fifteen people in attendance at a time, and you show a online presentation with everybody in attendance.

One of the leading online meeting solutions is GoToMeeting. With web conferencing service, you can conduct a meeting of whatever length you need, as often as you want, for a monthly charge as low as $39. Featuring industry leading security, GoToMeeting allows you to hold a meeting via the Internet with the utmost of confidence, knowing that you are meeting in total privacy.

GoToMeeting allows you to share any computer program and change presenters whenever you need to during the meeting. As you talk via a phone interface, you can use the online annotation tools to work together on projects, or you discuss a PowerPoint presentation.

By checking out web conferencing reviews, you will understand the benefits that these products give you. All types of businesses can benefit from using web conferencing as a means of reducing travel, while still having the personal interaction that is necessary when doing business with clients and customers.

You should really consider the use of a web teleconferencing provider to cut back on expensive travel. Because you can do just about anything with an Internet meeting provider that you can with an in-person meeting, there is really no reason to not give Internet meetings a try. Try one of the solutions with a free 30-day trial and see how holding online meetings can save you time and money.

A very good Internet Marketer may not necessarily be a good trainer, and even rarer so as a coach who can consistently give weekly guidance. With a name like Jimmy D. Brown, you can be rest assured you are getting the best online coach possible.

He even created a coaching software to enable other coaches in their professions to start the online aspects of their businesses. You can learn about this software here, but I want to talk about a new coaching program he has started to train affiliate marketers.

As a highly respected affiliate and merchant himself, Jimmy is no stranger in the IM circle and he definitely knows both sides of the coin. With his years of experience to back him up, he has launched a new 52-week affiliate training course, Affiliatenaire, that tells you exactly what to do in simple language.

Each week, you receive a “Here’s what you do next” action step to complete. You’ll need about 1 to 3 hours each week to do your affiliate marketing assignment. He will not assume anything, but as you know, coaching is a dynamic 2-way communication process to help you get your questions answered at all levels. This will prove to be an extremely valuable part of the course because it will provide EXACTLY the help that each individual needs.

This is not the first coaching course Jimmy has conducted online (see Membernaire) so he has a model for doing his coaching business online. That means he cuts through the jargon and focuses on you getting the results in the shortest time with the quickest way.

Affiliatenaire is best suited for those who are just beginning or for affiliates who are struggling and need a weekly plan to keep them on track. Due to the level of attention he can afford to give to his students, only 1000 people can sign up with his course. First 500 customers get 3 tiers of time-released incentives, including free enrolment in a $497 affiliate workshop. Don’t miss this opportunity!

If you are an entrepreneur, you have issues of liability that can keep you up at night that are generally not a consideration if you are just working for someone else. You need to make sure that if your company is ever involved in a lawsuit, you have protection for your personal assets. One of the best ways to do this is by forming an LLC for your company.

The first thing you have to do is be certain that your LLC is setup correctly, or it will not stand up in the face of a lawsuit. If there was a problem with how your LLC was setup, it will not give you with the protection from personal liability that you need. This issue can be avoided by making use of an incorporation service company to ensure your LLC is correctly setup.

As your business grows, there is going to be more and more contact with customers and vendors. Each contact is a potential spark for a lawsuit aimed at your company. The more public attention your business has, the greater the probability is that you may get sued, heightening the requirement for good personal liability protection.

The reality is that any company can have a lawsuit brought against them by anyone, for any reason. You have to ensure that you are protected personally from a bogus, or legitimate, litigation. If you own a business, you have to know this.

Instead of operating a company as a sole proprietorship, which does not offer any form of personal liability protection, you have to make use of an actual structure for your business to receive the protection you need. With the incredibly affordable, simple to use starting an LLC companies that are readily available, you don’t have any excuse to not be protected with a business structure such as a limited liability company.

The more money your company has, the bigger a target it can be. A business that has no financial value is not going to be a big target, but if your business is flush with cash and in a very good financial place, it is a much more likely target.

You should be thinking like a person that might potentially bring a lawsuit against a business. Why would this person target a business that has no money when there are more lucrative targets? The more money you have, the more you need to make sure you are protected.

If you own a small business, you have to ensure that you have protection against any liability arising from your company. Forming an LLC is a wonderful first line of defense for personal liability protection. Completely separating your business and personal financial transactions, as well as having a correctly setup LLC is an incredible way to minimize your own personal liability vulnerability.

Quite a few people read a pre-release copy of a new report and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

Yaro Starak’s “The Membership Site Masterplan” is a 72-page report that teaches how to plan, launch and profit from a successful membership site.

The Masterplan is the lead-up to his 6-week Membership Site Mastermind course, where a lot of people are going to realize life-changing income online by launching successful membership sites.

And speaking of membership sites, you have to watch this video as Yaro takes you behind the scenes of 2 case studies of people who are using his online marketing principles to build businesses in unique niches:

- Fran Kerr is helping people treat acne with alternative methods

- Jay Jay is a professional illusionist and magician, who teaches people his tricks using online video

The start of the video is really inspiring, as Yaro takes you through a slide-show from his 8-month trip around the world.

During his trip he conducted 2 different membership site launches in 2 different countries. One of these launches alone generated $211,969 and the other resulted in a $20,000-a-month income stream.

Yaro did this all while living in a different exotic city each week, traveling and running his business. Doesn’t that sound like an awesome lifestyle?

The membership site model can grant some amazing lifestyle freedoms and I’m excited by what Yaro is teaching. I like learning from people who are actually living the life they teach is possible.

Watch this video and I know you will be excited by the possibilities too.

For many, many years, from the outset, adults perceive babies as just plain dumb, nothing more than a lump of need, a bundle of reflexes that can only eat and cry. To think like a baby is to not think at all.

A recent article by The Boston Globe is going to dispel all the myths about a baby’s mentality and intelligence. Let Jonah Lehrer take you inside the baby mind and discover what all young parents must know.

Here’s your chance to learn the “secrets” of business and life success of 60 mentors and millionaires!

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If you’ve been in Niche Marketing any time at all, you know how important keywords are. Keywords are what Internet searchers type into search engines. It’s these words that our site’s need to be optimized for if we hope to earn extra money online. Without keywords, there would be no rankings and it would be hard for visitors to find our pages, and our ads!

But many niche marketers fail to do regular check ups on their keyword list. A popular myth is that once a keyword is popular, it will remain popular forever. For this reason alone, you should be checking to make sure your keywords are still relevant and will bring in traffic.

The amount of time we have to work on our sites is limited, so it’s important we spend that time wisely. It would be a shame to find out that you’ve been optimizing your website for keywords that are no longer popular and fail to make money. One niche that continues to change regularly is Hollywood. Celebs popularity rises and falls with the tides. It’s important to know which ones are popular and which ones have had their popularity wane.

Another reason to continually check up on your keywords is so that you’ll be able to find new keywords as they become popular and will help you get cash faster. There are new celebrities coming into the industry all the time. The new celebs create buzz and thus generate new searches. This is a good example of new keywords showing up that you need to be aware of. Keeping abreast of changes in the Niche Marketing field will help keep you in the money.

Also, some niches just go away while other niches change. This is another reason you want to check up on your keywords on a routine basis. It just doesn’t pay to keep non profitable keywords around. You’ll just waste time and money by continually optimizing pages for them.

If you want to continue to grow your website, then you’ll need to stay on top of the keyword game. These tips will help you do that. Let your competition optimize their site for keywords that no longer bring in visitors!

Facebook is just not for college kids anymore, not when Kevin Taylor is bringing in 5-figure income using his personal and revolutionary Facebook Marketing methods. In Facebook Cash Flow, you’ll learn:

* One of the 5 Facebook Cash Flow beta tester’s success stories and the very campaign and market that you can get up and running with ease!

* A simple proven method to networking on Facebook that once understood will skyrocket your success

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* The right way to promote on Facebook and the way to avoid Facebook taking your affiliate links down

* Kevin’s personal list of researched potential products with which you can get started promoting immediately