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July 18, 2007 Is Your Metaphor For Life Holding You Back?In This Issue:Feature Article: "Is Your Metaphor For Life Holding You Back?" Food For Thought: "The Truth About Money-Making Programs" Fast Facts: "The 3 Kinds of Fats (And Which To Avoid)" * FEATURE ARTICLE * “Is Your Metaphor For Life Holding You Back?”When you think about life... and YOUR life in particular... what metaphor comes to mind?I'm willing to bet that your metaphor for life has a major impact on your happiness or otherwise. So... Do you see life as... a battle? Or some kind of contest? Or an endurance race? Metaphors like these will almost certainly hinder your happiness. If you see life as some kind of struggle... it probably will be. You're likely to view everything you do - and everything that happens to you - in the context of that struggle. Sure, you'll have some "wins"... but if, overall, your life is a battle, or a contest, or an endurance effort... you'll probably expect the main feature of your life to be PAIN. Whether you attract this pain (i.e. due to the "law" of attraction) or you see the world as "glass half empty"... your time on this Earth will probably live up to your expectations. But... Imagine if you changed this metaphor! Imagine if life wasn't some kind of contest or struggle, but was, say, a stroll through a beautiful garden? Where there's no beginning or end... where there's no urgency to finish... where there's simply an abundance of beauty... and plenty of time to enjoy a wonderful environment at your own pace? Where you may stumble and fall at times... but still feel safe and happy, knowing there's no pressure, but ample incentive, to dust yourself off and venture into another new and interesting part of the garden. Or perhaps you can think of another metaphor that appeals to you more. The point is, your metaphor for life is likely to have a big impact on the quality of your life... so choose a good one! * HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * “How Insiders Get The Jobs They Want... And You Can Too!”Studies show that 50% of all new jobs go to "Insiders"... Not just existing employees, but people who BECOME insiders by taking a somewhat different - yet much more effective - approach to getting the job they want. Despite this, most books, career counselors and recruiters keep telling us to apply for a job using the conventional, "Outsider" approach! Fine... if you want to join the long queue of people waiting to get in the "front door." But if you want to slip in the "side door"... and not settle for any old job... but land the job you REALLY want, here's how: ==> The Insider Secrets Of How To Really Get The Job You Want * FOOD FOR THOUGHT * “The Truth About Money-Making Programs”Does this sound familiar?You see some business opportunity, program or system promoted with a claim like "invest in this program (or system... or business opportunity... or whatever) and you could be making 10 million dollars within 5 years" (or some bold claim like that). Sure enough, the program tells you, step-by-step, what to do in order to build the business... or trade the futures market... or buy and flip properties... or do whatever it takes to strike it rich. It all sounds completely logical and do-able. And being the diligent, committed person you are, you follow every step of the program. And you start seeing results! Yes, the program works - you really do make money. But... As the weeks and months roll by, you notice that whatever amount of money you're making by applying the program... you're still miles away from the millions you expected to be earning. In fact, when you analyze it all, you realise that, for all the hours you put into this program, it still doesn't match the hourly rate you get in your day job! Or even if it exceeds your hourly rate, you could have earned a higher return had you invested your money in an index fund. What went wrong? How is this possible? Maybe it's because the people who sold you the program forgot to mention that it would take much more than the $997 for their product (or whatever it was) to make the millions of dollars they said were possible. Both in terms of your TIME... and the extra CASH... you need to really make the program work. Of course, they don't want you to know that... or at least they don't want to spell it out to you. They want you to think that all it will take is a few hundred dollars for their product and away you go! (And then they'll say it was "obvious" that you would've had to spend considerable time and more money to "get the most out of the program.") Now, in some cases - for example, an Internet business, or trading stocks - the hard costs of establishing a business are relatively low... But what about the cost of your time? And although the start-up costs may be low... so too is the impact you're likely to make in your given niche or market straight off the bat. I know, I know. We've all heard of those who defied the odds and literally went from nothing to making millions in a few short years. I LOVE those stories - nothing inspires me more! - and I certainly believe it's possible. And, of course, I PROMOTE business opportunities, programs and systems. But when it comes to YOU deciding whether or not to invest in a business opportunity, program or system... it's important to use your CRITICAL THINKING skills. Business opportunities, programs and systems are investments like any other. And, to generate big returns, they often require further investments - like time and money - than just the cost of the program. So, when you work it all out... how much time and cash will you really need to invest in a given program to achieve the results you want? And... Is it worth it? Or... Does some other opportunity promise a much better return on investment (ROI) for the same amount of time and money? To get clear on what your wealth and income goals should be... and what kind of investments you'll need to achieve those goals, get your hands on the Investment Goal Calculator. The Investment Goal Calculator is FREE with the July issue of Investment Success Formula, which is available for you to download right now: ==> ISF July 2007 with FREE Investment Goal Calculator You'll also discover:
==> ISF July 2007 with FREE Investment Goal Calculator * HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * “How To Publish Your Own Successful Email Newsletter”I was going to write a report on how to publish a successful email newsletter. After all, I've been publishing Success Accelerator for about a year and a half now, and prior to that, I wrote 3 weekly newsletters for my previous Internet business. So I reckon I've learned a thing or two. But Kevin Riley has beaten me to the punch! Kevin, who's a good friend of mine, has just produced a report" Recipe For Delivering Your Own Popular Newsletter" which pretty much covers everything you need to know about publishing email newsletters, autoresponder series, and promotional emails. So I'm not going to re-invent the wheel... get Kevin's report instead: ==> Recipe For Delivering Your Own Popular Newsletter * FOOD FOR THOUGHT * “The 3 Kinds of Fats (And Which To Avoid)”Not all fats are "bad" for you - in fact, some are essential for good health!Here are the three types to be aware of... 1. Saturated FatsThese are found in fatty meats and full cream dairy products (like milk, butter and cheese). They've received a bad rap in the past because they tend to increase your blood cholesterol levels. In fact, they raise both your "good" (HDL) cholesterol and "bad" (LDL) cholesterol levels. LDL cholesterol can clog up your arteries, while "good" cholesterol - HDL cholesterol - cleans up LDL cholesterol and delivers it to your liver. Because, on balance, saturated fats tend to raise LDL levels more than they raise HDL levels, their consumption needs to be controlled and/or off-set by consuming unsaturated fats (see below). 2. Unsaturated fatsThese include mono-unsaturated fats found in olive oil, canola, and avocados and two types of polyunsaturated fats: omega-6 (such as safflower and sunflower oils) and omega-3 (found in fish, linseeds, spinach and nuts, among other things). Unsaturated fats contribute to lower "bad" blood cholesterol because they act to raise HDL cholesterol levels, while lowering LDL levels. Also, Omega-3s have been linked to maintaining a healthy brain and reducing the risk of cancer. 3. Trans fatsTrans fats are man-made fats derived from heating liquid vegetable oils in the presence of hydrogen. These are the fats to avoid because they raise bad LDL cholesterol levels and REDUCE good HDL cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, because they're relatively cheap to create, they're also prevalent in many processed foods, snack foods, commercially prepared fried foods and some margarines. Check labels carefully and don't buy anything containing trans fats!
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