March 12, 2008

Why Will Power Is Not Enough

In This Issue:

Feature Article: "Why Will Power Is Not Enough"

Quick Tips : "When Is a Holiday Not a Holiday?"

Fast Facts: "Is The Weaker U.S. Dollar Good or Bad?"

* FEATURE ARTICLE *

“Why Will Power Is Not Enough”

"Will power" is about forcing yourself to do something you don't really want to do.

This could be forcing yourself to go to the gym... eat certain foods (or not eat certain foods)... work on your home business... or any number of other things.

But does will power work? There is little doubt that will power can help you achieve goals where the process of achieving those goals is somewhat painful. Just ask any competitive runner. By the end of a gruelling race your body is screaming for you to stop, and it's basically your will to run despite the pain that gets you across the line.

But will power only gets you so far. You're unlikely to accomplish anything requiring prolonged effort if you rely solely on will power. There's only so much "willing" most people can take. Most of us end up doing what we want to do... not what we think we should do. Will power gives way to "want power" and, as a result, most dieters end up breaking their diets... most "couch-potatoes" end up back on the couch... and half-hearted work-at-homers end up watching TV rather than building their business.

Even competitive runners (and other athletes) rely more on want power than will power. While they need the will to get them through the excruciating pain of a tough event, it's the want to win and push beyond preconceived physical barriers that motivates them to train and race day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year.

All of which means we are better off focusing on building up our want power rather than our will power if we want to achieve anything challenging.

How do we get ourselves to want to do something like adopt a new fitness routine, change our diet, or build a home based business? There's no easy answer. But what is apparent to me is that people who accomplish enormous goals - and who are truly successful - never rely solely or even mostly on will power. On the contrary, a keen, unwavering desire to achieve their goals is the true key to their success.

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* 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

* QUICK TIPS *

“When Is a Holiday Not a Holiday?”

Ever had one of those holidays where you come back feeling like... you need another holiday?

Chances are, this is because you didn't actually give yourself a break when you were (apparently) on vacation.

Your sub-conscious doesn't know whether you are at work or on holiday, and the same pressures that tend to create work-related stress also apply when you are not at work - pressures like having to be somewhere at a certain time... having to deal with difficult people... and feeling as though you must behave a certain way or do certain things. So if your holiday involves a
lot of activities requiring you to be at certain places at certain times... or being with people you have difficulty dealing with... or feeling as though you *should* do certain things or act in a certain away... you are not really taking a holiday.

A real holiday is where you take a break from the pressures of day-to-day life. What's more, breaks like these are important for your well being. By taking regular breaks you give yourself a chance to relax, rest and rejuvenate - and prepare yourself to cope when the pressure rises again. So next time you go on holiday... make sure it's a real holiday!

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* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED *

“Don't Apply - Don't Even Look For - a Job Until You Read This!”

"What a great book! Anna has given me ideas and strategies that I would never have thought of....EVER. Which probably also means that no one else will have thought of them either. I know for certain that if I follow the principles of this book, I will have a distinct advantage and edge over everyone else.

There are some amazing strategies in this book, such as: changing how you think about what you "want", great resume writing ideas, interview strategies/techniques and how to target key decision makers in ANY company to get that job.

My personal favorite is the "Job Fulfillment Description" on a resume. I had never heard of this until I read this book and I think that most employers would be blown away when presented with this technique.

Thank you Anna for writing such a great book. I plan to keep this book for a very long time and keep it for my children to read when they are ready to enter the workforce.

I recommend this book to anyone who cringes at the thought of going to work or who has a dream job in mind."

-- Cathy Shier, Thornleigh, NSW, Australia

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* FAST FACTS *

“Is The Weaker U.S. Dollar Good or Bad?”

Putting it simply, a weaker US dollar relative to a person's local currency is good for anyone buying US dollars and bad for anyone selling US dollars.

This is due to the fact that if you are buying USD, you pay less in your local currency for every US dollar you buy, while if you are selling US dollars you receive less in your local currency for each US dollar you sell. This is why exporters whose local currencies are, for example, Euros, Canadian dollars or Australian dollars dislike the weakening of the US dollar: they receive less in their local currency for the goods they sell to the US.

On the other hand, anyone from Europe, Canada or Australia buying from the US (including tourists to the US) love the demise of the dollar: they pay less in their local currency for the US products and services they buy.

A weaker US dollar should also be good for US exporters. They should find themselves selling more of their goods and services to overseas countries, since such goods and services are cheaper in other countries' currencies. Many US businesses may also find themselves selling more of their goods and services within the US, since a number of importers will need to raise prices in order to maintain their (local currency) margins.

There are, of course, other implications of a weakening US dollar. But despite the negative connotations of the US dollar declining in value... there are always winners and losers.

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