interview with Martha Beck in which she was discussing her new book, “The Way of Integrity: Finding the path to your true self.”

If you have not heard of Martha Beck, she is an American life coach (most famous as being Oprah Winfrey’s coach), sociologist and author. In this book, she explains why “integrity” – being in harmony with ourselves–is the key to a meaningful and joyful life.

In one part of the interview, she mentions that, in many of her studies, when people are asked what they want, they reply with the typical…Nice House, Fancy Car, More time with the kids, Win the Lottery etc.

She then goes on to ask them…“In the quiet of the night, what do you yearn for?”

Over many years she has distilled this down to determine that all of us yearn for just four things – Peace, Freedom, Joy, and Love.   (Take your time and let that sink in a bit… Peace, Freedom, Joy, and Love.)

It was with this revelation, I realised that, I too yearn for these and it is my constant work to reach these.  For me Freedom is my number one driver.   This has shown itself in my desire to have my own business from an early age and “be the boss”  Not having to answer to higher management has meant that, while I may have worked equally as hard as my employees, I have had the freedom to choose what hours suit me and my family.

The Love component has been helped by knowing my Love Language and that of the people close to me.

If you have not read the book “The 5 Love Languages” by Dr Gary Chapman – do yourself a favour. The linked website has a quiz to do to determine your Love Languages.

The Joy and Peace factors are achieved in my life by being mindful of clutter around me.  I do not cope with dis-order and find myself getting stressed and anxious around clutter.

I am not about to say that my life is perfect – far from it. But using this framework of striving for Peace, Freedom, Joy, and Love is a powerful method.

How do you create Peace, Freedom, Joy and Love in your life? Let me know in the comments.

PS. My “Rise to Rich” course can help you to create the Peace, Freedom, Joy and Love you yearn for by helping you to determine what those qualities look like in YOUR 10/10 ideal life.  Find out more here..

Any travel through this CoVid time is a challenge, but we had decided that we did need a break but we would need to stay within our home state of Queensland.  At Easter we usually are able to take the Thursday before and the Tuesday after Easter to create a nice 6 day break.

For this trip we chose Rockhampton as it had been a long time since either of us had been in the area. A quick “Google” showed lots to do and see, but on further investigation I could not find any suitable accommodation.

I knew Yeppoon is the beachside locale of Rockhampton so decided to look there… Still not a lot available but I knew Easter would be a very busy time. I finally found “Salt Yeppoon Apartments“, a newish resort right on the oceanfront. It promised that every room has an ocean view. A few clicks and we were booked in a 1 bedroom apartment for 5 nights.

You can read all about our holiday on my travel blog here…

March 11, 2021 By admin Leave a Comment

RedBubble

After having spend a good chunk of my working life playing with photos and designs, I have become fairly comfortable with Photoshop.

Over the years I have designed many T-Shirts, Mugs and other decor items.  In the past I have used VistaPrint to print my designs, but a couple of months ago I was told about RedBubble.

RedBubble is a site where artists and designers are able to upload their designs and have them printed on to all sorts of products and offer them for sale..  How Cool is that  🙂

I dug through my files and found a number of designs I had previously made for friends and family.

I needed to come up with a user name and was stumped for a couple of days.   One day I woke up after a god night’s sleep and the name had come to me overnight… “Waterfall Rose”   I have NO idea what it means, but it is cute 🙂

I would love it if you would have a look  here and see if anything takes your fancy.

December 31, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Don’t Dismiss 2020 as a “Wasted” Year.

good China”). These days were a load of fun as M and I worked together to create delicious meals – Duck a l’Orange was a triumph, as was Pork Chops and Peaches.

Time at home also saw some heavy decluttering and deep cleaning done. Our apartment feels larger and lighter as a result.

I caught up on many movies, tv shows, YouTube channels and books that had been on my wishlist for ages.

YouTube channels on all kinds of exercise kept things interesting. From Yoga, to Chair Pilates and the crazy fun PE teacher Joe. Thankfully I am entering 2021 at 2kg less than the beginning of 2020.

From a finance point of view, my business is in e-commerce, and I saw a big move upwards in sales. With careful nurturing of my customers, I am looking forward to a new level with this business. M’s tradie business also saw some solid growth. I am immensely grateful that we were able to maintain our staff and even added a new staff member along the way.

All in all when I look at the current level of my life, I rate it as a pretty solid 8. Bring on the ability to travel again to visit and hug our interstate family and life will again be pretty close to 10.

Post in the comments, what are you most grateful for 2020 for?

December 1, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Hello December !!

RISE Plan and see where my current life balance is and what I feel needs to improve.  Often this makes any resolutions easy to make and prepare for.

Here are the steps I take to create my plan for the New Year.

GOALS:
Starting with the lowest scoring items from my RISE Plan, I will create a plan to bring them up to a level that will create a better balance in my life. I will do a Be-Do-Have exercise to visualise what I want this area to look like in its 10/10 ideal state and plan toward that.  This plan becomes a high priority so that area does not stay languishing in a less than perfect score

I will always try to work out how I can improve while keeping the monetary outlay as minimal as possible.  If I find that an upgrade does require actual money spent, then I need to work out how to incorporate it into the budget so the expense has as little an impact as possible.

These goals may change slightly over the year. (I am not so rigid that my January plans MUST be adhered to all year), but it creates a good launching pad for the New Year to come.

JOURNAL:
Spending some time of journalling what I see in my “new normal” life for this year helps in a number of ways.  It helps imprint your visualitions into your mind.  It has been proven that magic happens when you put pen to paper.  Also knowing what little things I have planned as upgrades helps when people invariably ask me “What do you want for ( Birthday, Mother’s Day, Christmas)”.   I will have a ready made list in my head of what I am desiring 🙂  This same list might also become saved searches in eBay, Gumtree or Facebook.  It is surprising how often the “perfect thing” comes up at a great price.

SPECIFY:
I will get specific with my goals. Vague goals such as “I am going to make self-care a priority” does not cut it.. It needs to be a SMART Goal. So my goal may be broken down to specific goals like
1: Book hairdresser every 6 weeks ongoing
2: Spend 30 minutes each morning on “me time”
3: Find a massage coupon (3-4 times for the year)

SCHEDULE:
The first thing I do in my new year diary is to book out family birthdays and occasions.  I know we get together as a family for many of these, so pencilling out those weekends as busy shows me how much spare time I have for “US”

I will then dedicate each month to a specific area from my RISE Plan.  By concentrating on the areas that need the biggest upgrades first. It is these areas that might need to have new habits over a longer time period or a separate budget to consider.  For example, I have a renovation of our Kitchen and Bathroom on the plan for 2021.  I would like this to happen mid-year, but I will schedule it early in the year, so I have plenty of time to plan, get quotes and even start purchasing items for it as I might see sale items pop up.

REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS:
While is great to have “Stretch Goals” if you make your goals too hard to achieve, it serves only to make you disillusioned and with feelings of failure.  Many of my goals will be two pronged – “Can certainly achieve if I stick to the plan” and “Would be nice if I really push it”

ALLOW DETOURS:
As in any journey, there is no “right way” to get from A-B, and allowing for detours to the plan is Ok as long as the direction is ultimately toward the end goal.  Sometimes it is these detours or “scenic routes” than can the most surprising results.

Your RISE Plan will help you pick up where you left off or reset some ideals of your ideal life.

Keep in mind that you are creating YOUR ideal life, and every bit of progress is a win.

September 14, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Eating “Out”

Although in Queensland, we have been lucky to not have had the heavy lockdowns of some places, hubby and I have not been go out as much as usual.

This weekend though I felt like a “Cafe” breakfast and a Picnic lunch 🙂

Rather than going out, we decided to look at what we already had.

My usual go to menu item in Eggs Benedict. It really is quite easy to prepare.

A slice of sourdough bread, spinach, ham and a poached egg.
To finish it off, I have a great “cheats” hollandaise sauce that I found years ago on a website.

• 2 tsp Butter
• 1 tsp Mayonnaise
• ½ tsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
• Salt and Pepper

In a bowl, cup or small jug, microwave the butter until melted
Mix in mayonnaise, lemon juice and mustard and heat until warm.
Whisk until smooth. and add in salt and pepper to taste.

August 16, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

What is Sunshine Cash?

What is “Sunshine Cash”?

The whole concept of “Sunshine Cash” is the total opposite to “Saving for a Rainy Day”

It is, of course, important to save an emergency fund for unforeseen events, but (in my opinion) to have money in the bank for money’s sake is just not necessary.

In no way would I EVER advocate spending more than you have, but cash is there to be spent. ALWAYS pay your bills first, then allow funds for savings and general “adulting” then allow some “Sunshine Cash” for just having fun.

My Story..

I have been on this planet for 50 something years now and have learnt a lot in that time ( as we have all) Some of the lessons I have taken to heart and have created a happy content life that is MY version of pretty damn good 😊 All while NOT “keeping up with the Jones’ (or the Kardashians)

I vividly remember as a child, the excitement of the big Saturday paper.  Mum would read the lifestyle, cooking and fashion liftouts, Dad would have the news and sport, my brother would race for the comics and I just LOVED the ad catalogues.

The  JOY of browsing each page and tenderly touching images of items that seemed only for the “rich”.  With my hands on an image, I could close my eyes and imagine exactly what it would be like to have that thing. The way I felt, the touch,  the sounds, the smell.  Ahhh bliss!!

Little did I know that I was manifesting my ideal life even as a youngster.  I always knew what my ideal life looked like.

My life is not “frugal” in the traditional sense of some ( I do not scrimp on every penny) Instead, I know what my ideal life looks and feels like and actively work toward that goal everyday.

Over the years I have been told MANY times how “Lucky” I am and my answer has always been “I worked bloody hard to be this lucky” The truth is though… I am LAZY 😊 I actually don’t like to work too hard, but I do work hard for my money and I expect my money to work hard for me.

July 30, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Transformation

I Love this quote. “Just when the Caterpillar thought her life was over, she became a Butterfly”

It says so much about the past and the future. It is good to remind ourselves that no matter what happens in our lives, surely there is beauty to come.

Did you ever wonder what ACTUALLY happens to that caterpillar in her quest to transform into that gorgeous butterfly? I did, so of course I Googled it. OMG I tell you I have a whole new respect for the MASSIVE transformation that happens.

You can check it out here
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/caterpillar-butterfly-metamorphosis-explainer/

With the work we will do in the Rise to Rich courses, I promise you it will be just as transformational, but you won’t need to turn to soup to come out other side 🙂

July 22, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Being True to Your Dreams.

My version of self-employment

 

This week I made the decision to close one of my businesses that was, quite frankly, just not performing.

It is hard to explain people who are not, or have not been in business very long, how freeing letting business related things go can be.

I have been seriously self-employed since November 1995.    I say “seriously” because there were lots of “side hustles” in the lead up to the purchase of my first bricks and mortar store and the determination that I was never going to work for a boss again.

That first business was a Kodak Express One-Hour Photo shop.  For the 15 odd years prior to that point I had worked in One-Hour Photo shops, so I did know what I was doing ?   I had been a manager for at least 8 or 9 of those years.  I made a pact to my family that, as I did not ever need to bring work home with me when I was a manage, I could see no reason why I would have to bring work home now.

I stuck to that pact and right up until VERY recently have not even had a “work” computer at home.  iPads with just my person email address is just fine.  Work can stay at work.

It is all about boundaries.

The other pact I made to myself was that my wage must at all times be at least that of the job… For me that meant that the shop MUST be able to pay me as the manager of a photo shop.  If it could not do that, why was I doing it?  I may as well get a job.

As a couple, we decided that my husband would go out on his own and became self employed in 1999.  Same rules applied. No silly hours, and same pay as the “job” required.

One business decision we do in all our businesses is to have a really close look at the profit and loss numbers at the beginning of both the financial year and the calendar year (So July and January) to determine what needs to change. We look at what has done well and how can we improve on that but also what has done poorly.  We look at products, services, staff, clients,  time we are spending in the businesses and profit margins as well as actual dollar profits.

Over the years we have seen many a product or service be introduced only to realise that it was a drain on resources and be let go in 6-12 months. Sometimes they have not been as profitable as we planned.  Sometimes it might be a good dollar earner, but took too much staff time to create.  We have tweaked staffing levels to be fairer for all concerned. We have “sacked” clients that are less than ideal. Those one’s that we might need to be constantly chasing for payment, or one’s that are just a general pain in the rear.

Working my way out of a job

My lifestyle plan began a number of years ago and involved trying work out a way to replace 1-2 hours of work consistently over a 4-6 month period. The idea was that in the beginning I did 40 hours a week work, then 38 then 36 then 34 etc etc over time.  The money needed to stay the same.

This has worked pretty well and I now work about 15 hours a week

I am not at the point of being able to “sit on a beach with a laptop” type lifestyle, but I am creating businesses that do not need the owner in them all the time.  This makes for attractive businesses when it comes time to sell.

The Question of Money

This is a very personal issue.  How much YOU want to make to live your lifestyle will most likely be totally different to what I want.

Most people VASTLY over estimate the amount of money they actually need o create their perfect life.

My advice is to always start with a “Be-Do-Have” Perfect Day exercise and when you have completed it, price that day out.

Now, remember, in your ideal day, you might have that you are going to a café by the beach for breakfast…but do you REALLY want to do that EVERYDAY??

Unless your ideal day included a far bit of workout time, those café breakfasts are going to be pretty detrimental to your health eventually ?

As a good guide though, start with the salary you have and think what would it look like if you had that same salary but only worked  ½– ¼ of the hours

Where to now?

If you are working fulltime and trying to become self-employed, but can’t afford to buy a business or try to create a product or service that can replace a few hours work.  Once you can do that, it might be possible to reduce your hours at work.  Keep going until you replace all your hours

Have FUN!!

Business can be hard, there is no denying it, but you do have to be doing something you enjoy.  If you wake up in the morning and dread the day ahead, you may as well go back to a job and take advantage of the benefits that this might bring – sick pay, holidays, superannuation etc

I can honestly say that I do love being the master of my own destiny. If mistakes are made, I know they are mine and mine alone.  Conversely,  the rewards are welcomed with pride that I created them.

 

 

 

 

 

There is somewhat of a backlash to girls and women wanting to be a “princess”.  After all, in this modern world can’t us women be so much more than a figment of prettiness that relies on a saviour in the form of a man?

Well…DUH!!   Of course ?     I do not aspire to be a Disney Princess nor an actual Royal Princess -that appears like faaaaaar to much work.

What I DO aspire to is the perfect life that most little girls are led to believe that a Princess has.

1: KNOW what your ideal life looks like

Dream, really image yourself living your ideal life. What does it look like? Who is in it? Where do you live? What do you do every day?

You need to be REALLY specific here.
Start from the moment you open your eyes. What is your bed like? What do you do first thing?  Now get up, what do your toes touch on the floor? Is it lush carpet or cool polished timber floors?   Do you go directly to the kitchen to have a glass of fresh squeezed OJ or do you make your way to your spa-like ensuite for a vitalising shower under the glorious rain head while rubbing your body with luscious body wash.?

What is next? Breakfast, yoga, a run or quiet reflection on the patio overlooking the mountains?

How do you dress? What are your plans for the day?

Keep going until you complete your ideal day until the moment you slip your body back into that comfortable bed you rose from this morning.

You can create a number of these ideal days. You might have an ideal work day, an ideal Sunday and an ideal family day

2: CHOOSE to live that life NOW. 

Pick one or two things that are less than ideal and start slowly upgrading.
Simple achievable upgrades are the lesson here, you want each upgrade to be a regular part of your life.

3: Don’t STRESS.

If you are feeling stress about an upgrade in any way, it may be that you are trying to jump too many steps.  Is your Ideal Car a brand new Mercedes or BMW but for now you have an early model Toyota?   Start small, set your intention for that new car, buy a key ring with the logo on it, look at slowly updated your Toyota. Look at the price of older Mercedes’ or BMW’s ( you might be very surprised)

 

Be – Do – Have

An exercise in creating YOUR ideal life.

Be, Do, Have exercises have been around the self help circles for a long time. The intention is to show your mind what can be.  It is more than a “fake it and make it” folly, it is more about opening yourself up to the possibilities of what your best life FEELS like.

I like to take some quiet time most mornings, in that time before you are fully awake, and just BE.  See yourself in that ideal life.  TRULY be there, what does it feel like?

The following prompts can help you guide your thoughts as to what you can  BE, can DO and can HAVE.

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What is your relationship with money?

Do you have a feeling of dread that there is never enough? or do you rejoice and welcome the possibilities that every dollar can provide?

I am sure you have guessed by now, that I love my money, I welcome it and treat it nicely like I would a trusted friend.

By making money welcome, more will be attracted to you and there will always be enough.  Sure, I would like more sometimes, but I very rarely say “I can’t afford that”  rather I say “What do I have to do to afford that”

The act of purchasing anything is always a choice. Even the simple act of buying bread can range from the budget $1.00 supermarket offering up to high end $10 a loaf artisan bread.  While I may not buy the artisan bread every day, it is sometimes bought on the weekend as a treat.  That artisan sourdough loaf together with slices of good ham and a couple of poached eggs still equates to a far smaller outlay than hubby and I going to a cafe for breakfast.

So how do I do it?

In our personal life, we have been “living on the pension” for a few years now. (you can read about it here)

It is due to this spending plan that we have been able to pay down a huge amount off our debt and will be debt-free (with a luxury car) well before retirement age, which is still over 10 years away for us.

To welcome my money like a friend, I have devised a method of preparation like one might do if they knew a friend was coming to visit and stay a while.

Step 1:  Set aside some time to prepare the visit.
Make a time (I do it monthly) to have a look at balances and spending.

Having an in-depth understanding of exactly what comes in and what goes out each month is VITAL to creating a great relationship with your money.

(As a starting point, try using your debit or credit card for EVERY purchase for a few weeks, I know that sounds against what every “guru” says, but seriously who has the time or inclination to track every cent in a book or app for more than a few hours?   Having purchased on a card means you can go back and examine the transaction list and allocate where each dollar has gone.)

Once you have an understanding of your spending habits, you can organise a spending plan to accommodate the lifestyle you wish to have.  Note that I called it a Spending Plan NOT a Budget.  Budget is a word like Diet in that it has a negative connotation and feeling of lack for many people.  So have a Spending Plan and a Healthy Eating plan

Your money will not be a burden if it knows exactly where it is meant to go and what its purpose is.

Step 2:   Welcome Money
When you do see money arrive, welcome it with open arms ( or wallet 🙂  ) Don’t dwell on thoughts that it is not enough.  Would you open the door to a friend and greet them with  “Oh, It is only you, I was hoping for more”?

Step 3: Treat money nicely.
Literally, have a nice purse or wallet to keep money in. It will make you feel abundant every time you remove it from your handbag.  Keep your purse tidy, clear out those scraps of paper, old receipts and rubbish. This shows money that it is important and has a clear space to live.  Look after bank accounts too, have your emergency money in a higher interest account that means it is working as hard as you are.

These simple things will change your mindset around money and ultimately you will attract more 🙂

I got what I truly wanted ?

Every now and then the Universe decides to give you exactly what you ask for. It might be in the form that you visualised, or it might be something completely from left field.

For years I have been following the idea that visualising your perfect life will indeed create that life.   It has been a cornerstone of the way hubby and I treat most areas of our day to day life.

And, of course, it is the foundation of my concept of Sunshine Cash and the creation of my “Rise to Rich” course.

One of the big parts of our ideal life is the wish to be able to travel more.  We do manage to get away for many short breaks, but, due to my husband’s business requiring to be “on deck,” it has been a section of my life that has not lived up to my desires.

I have followed many ladies who have created seemingly wonderful lives for themselves and managed to “retire” their husbands.  What joy that would be!  I know my husband has toiled HARD for long enough and has provided a good income for me to be able to stretch with my “Sunshine Cash” methods.

It has been a top of mind goal for me to create a location independent business that would be able to sustain our living standards without him having to go into the factory every day.   I have included travel scenes on my vision board, I read lots of travel books and blogs and have created many “perfect day” visualisations about this reality.

Now you may know that the universe DOES listen to what you put out there, and sometimes does get a little quirky in its interpretations in providing the answer.  This is what has happened to me 🙂

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have had the opportunity to join a friend in his business as he bows out.   This business is within my zone of genius and I am looking forward to continuing the great work he has begun.

So, for now, at least I am pausing my work with the “Rise to Rich” course.  Of course, my ongoing ways of stretching every dollar that comes through my bank account will continue.  It is who I am 🙂

This opportunity has certainly cemented the belief in my mind that what you believe DOES become your reality and that there is no such thing as “the Right Way” to reach your goals.

Keep dreaming, be open to odd pivots that might come your way and I cannot wait to see you RISE!!

Sue

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Guess what-There are no guarantees!

You do not really know where a road will lead you until you take it.  There are no guarantees.  This is one of the most important things you need to realise about life.  Choosing to do the right thing ( what even is the “right” thing) all the time would always lead you to happiness.  Loving someone with all your heart does not guarantee that it would be returned.  Certainly fame and fortune does not guarantee happiness.  Fast tracking your way up the corporate ladder by accepting a “favour” from somebody is not always bad, especially if you are highly qualified and competent.   There are too many possible outcomes, which you really cannot control.  The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you would act and react to different situations.

Wrong decisions are always far clearer in hindsight.

Had you known that you were making a wrong decision, would you have gone along with it?  Perhaps not, why would you choose a certain path when you know it would get you lost?  Why make a certain decision if you knew from the very beginning that it is not the right one.  It is only after you have made a decision and reflected on it that you realise its relevance.  If the consequences or outcomes are good for you, then you have decided correctly.  Otherwise, your decision was wrong, but even a seemingly “bad” decision can produce some positive benefits.  Taking the wrong path might turn into “the scenic route” where you discover new things. That bad career move might have given you a skill that you would not have otherwise achieved, or maybe a bad relationship created beautiful children that you cherish.

Take the risk: decide.

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What a powerful message… Sure life hands us all lemons occasionally, but the mindset to “make lemonade” is an admirable quality, that I try to live to.

When I read this, I was reminded of a friend of mine just recently.  The closure of his bricks and mortar retail store, an impossibly hot Queensland summer week in a house with no air conditioning, bushfires around and just to top it off him and his wife were struck down with Whooping Cough ?

It would have been enough to make most people curl up in a tight ball of self-pity.    Instead, this man picked himself up every morning and got on with the DOING.   He has been learning the ropes of online selling and this week, without the restraints of the retail store,  has kicked the proverbial butt.

Online stores have been built, products have been sourced, great images taken and decent images shot.  The next step, of which I have no doubt will happen VERY quickly, is to run a Facebook campaign with the aim of going viral and drive lots of buyers to his products just in time for Christmas.

So not only has he made “lemonade,” I think there might be a good shot of Vodka in that tasty drink too 🙂

He has certainly proven to me this week that while “It is what it is”  with the right mindset “it will become whatever YOU make it”

May we all have the power to do the same 🙂

Thank God for Dirty Dishes;

Thank God for dirty dishes;
They have a tale to tell.
While others may go hungry,
We’re eating very well
With home, health, and happiness,
I shouldn’t want to fuss;
By the stack of evidence,
God’s been very good to us.

Author: Mary Stuber

As a “middle aged” lady, I do try to keep myself fit-ish.  I no longer go to Gym. I was a member of Curves for a few years but the fees kept rising and our local center changed hands and the opening times were not a “work time friendly” for me.  Hubby and I had been walking every evening, but now the Queensland Summer is just about on us, it is far to hot, even in the evening.  What to do?

My Daughter has been into yoga for as long as I can remember, and while I do enjoy yoga, again I find the times of many studios (and fees) not suitable.

Imagine my excitement when I decided to search YouTube for some gentle yoga and I found HEAPS!!  Who knew?  People keep telling me there is all sorts of “stuff” on YouTube.  I recently bought a box “thingy” that plugs into the TV that turns it into a smart TV.   It is primarily for Netflix, but the opportunity to have YouTube on the big screen is great too.

Anyway, I found this instructor who I have found great.
Yoga with Adriene

I won’t promise to do yoga EVERYDAY, but it nice to have so many options.

How do you stay fit?

After reading and reading and reading and even more reading I finally determined that I do not have just one passion, and you know what…

THAT IS OK !!!

I have many things that interest me and fire my determination to do more.

Often these things seem to be at odds with each other.

For example –

• I love helping business owners expand their business to create more profitable outcomes. I have a knack for being able to spot lost opportunities and can create a solid plan to implement these opportunities within the business with the least amount of cost and upset to current operations

So, it would appear that my passion in that regard is to create more money for spending BUT

• One of my other passions is almost making a game of how far I can stretch my money.

This does NOT mean being a scrooge or miserly.  Money is meant to be circulated, it does not serve anybody by being trapped in a savings account.

• Another great passion is food after all who doesn’t love the satisfaction gained from the deliciousness of a perfectly cooked and presented meal. I love gleaning inspiration from café and restaurant menus and creating equally gorgeous meals for my own table and enjoyment.

Sadly though, I do NOT have a passion for exercise, so I do need to keep my food passion in check somewhat ?

Perhaps my greatest passion is learning about myself. How do I really think and how can I make myself better?

I truly believe that our greatest gift to ourselves must be a positive mindset, without that positivity nothing else can come to pass.

Whether you call it the “Power of Positive thinking”, “The Secret”, Mindset or just Blind Faith you must believe that you CAN. (no matter what your niche or passion)

I hope I can share each of my passions with you.  In my Free Resource Library, I have a growing list of freebies relating to each niche.

Please keep checking back regularly..

coathangers off eBay I chose the one with clips on them so they are useable for any type of clothing.

Do you live your perfect life?

How can I invite abundance if I don’t know EXACTLY what I want.??

Today’s post comes about from a discussion with my husband about abundance.

When I asked him what  Abundance meant to him he answered “Winning Lotto”

This is how the conversation went…..

Me:  Great why?
Him:  Because I would have a million dollars.

Me: What for?
Him:  For whatever I want. (getting cranky now)

Me:  What do you want?
Him:  I don’t know….a million dollars

Me:  But what would you do with it- what would you do
– what would you buy?
Him:  Whatever I want.

Shortly after this…I gave up 🙂

LOTS of people do this…have the wish for “something more” but don’t know what  that “something” is.  Why??   I truly think you need to believe you deserve abundance.  My Husband doesn’t actually believe he will ever win Lotto because “People like him don’t win Lotto” so of course he doesn’t.

I KNOW what my abundance looks like. (Made real by my vision boards)

I have decided that I am going to create many vision boards –one for the big things and kind of like a  “sub-boards” off the main board.    For example…on my main board is a wish to redecorate our apartment.
I am creating a separate board with the things I see for our apartment…the furniture, the appliances, the linen on the bed.

This will help further manifest the abundance I want. It also makes me aware of what I want so that is a great bargain presents itself, I can grab it.

Do you use vision boards?  Please post a picture of your board or tell me about how you have manifested “stuff”.

From the time I was a little kid, I never seemed to have enough “fun money”.

Sure, Mum and Dad gave me pocket money for doing chores around the house, but I was made to put half of it in the bank.  (Who remembers the good old “dollarmites” school banking?)

 Something had to change.

I complained to Mum about it LOUDLY!! and was told basically to “suck it up – that is life”  🙁

I looked for other ways to get money.  A paper round with my brother was a good earner, but hard work in the cold and rain at 6:00am.  I made a bit for a while polishing my Girl Guide troops’ brass badges ( coz it is a YUK job that no one liked doing, but we HAD to have shiny badges)

I soon found there were many simple ways a young girl could make a little bit extra, and did many different things over the years.

Growing up, we lived in an inner city location with not a lot of “suburbia”. This made looking for the usual ways of looking for odd jobs from the neighbours a little more difficult.

There were, however, shop around and most of these shops were “Mum & Dad” type businesses with few if any staff.

I soon discovered that I could earn money by offering to do jobs such as

• cleaning the front window of the shop, or
• taking the garbage out to the big central skip bin, or
• restocking shelves or even just
• sweeping the floor.

I struck a deal with Mum and Dad that anything I earned from these odd jobs was MINE and did not have to go into the bank.  They agreed, and my Sunshine Cash earnings began.

As I got older, I was always on the lookout for ways to supplement my pocket money.

A suburban goldmine.

When I was a teenager we moved to the suburbs and this was a veritable treasure trove of  Sunshine Cash.

• Baby sitting
• Dog Washing
• Car Wash
• Lawn Mowing

Finally, when I was old enough to have a regular job, I would still look for ways to receive extra money to “live the lifestyle I wished to become accustomed to!!”

A world of opportunity.

As a young adult, a whole new world of Entrepreneurship was introduced to me and I was soon earning good amounts of  Sunshine Cash.

A super simple method was to buy things from op shops and resell them in the weekend classifieds (nowadays we use eBay, Gumtree, Craig’s List etc).  I would look for clothes that were in good condition. I could often find clothes that had been donated in Brand New condition, or that just needed simple things mending ( like a button missing or a new zipper)    Furniture was another great seller. A couple of coats of gloss white paint and a $20 table could sell for as much as $100.

Over the years I have rarely been without something generating a bit of extra cash on the side of my regular job.  When I had children, they too were taught to look for ways to earn their own “Sunshine Cash”

As a special freebie for you today, I have put together an eBook with over 25 ways that either I have done personally or friends have done to earn a little bit on the side.  Just sign in below to gain access to this and other free downloads.

Enjoy 🙂