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“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Follow these tips to exhibit confidence with your body language:

1. Stand up straight -  Your posture can tell people a lot about you before you ever speak a word!  Confident people stand straight and tall, whereas people who lack confidence shrink down.
2. Be relaxed and open - Even though you’re standing up straight, keep your muscles relaxed.  Tense muscles exhibit tension, fear, or insecurity to others. Open body language shows self confidence and trust.
3. Walk quickly - Busy, successful people usually walk quickly. ?ey have places to go, things to do, and people to see. When you walk quickly, you join the ranks of these accomplished people, and others will automatically look at you as if you must be successful, too.
4. Hold your head up –  Show your confidence by holding your head up high. Insecure people look down far too often.
5. Smile and the world smiles with you! – Smiles are contagious. ?ey make everyone feel good, including you! Studies show that putting a smile on your face can actually activate pleasant emotions, including confidence.
6. Smile at yourself in the mirror every morning as you begin your day. It will put a spring in your step and give you confidence to meet the challenges of the day.

Now apply these confidence techniques and achieve more success in your life!

“Focus on the good today and make it great tomorrow. Focus on the challenges you had today and work to make them opportunities tomorrow!” - Ed Sykes

 Sometime the difference between long term success and failure is concentrating on what you did well today and making it great tomorrow and embracing your challenges and making them opportunities tomorrow.

Happy New Year to our friends and followers! We appreciate your support throughout the year. Joy and I hope the success tips, techniques, and secrets empowered you to succeed in 2011.

Now 2012 is upon, we are looking forward to increasing your opportunities and empowering you and your organization to be more successful in the coming year and beyond.

Watch for our new success tools coming in the next few days that will help you achieve your goals.

Again, may you have a healthy, safe, creative, motivated, prosperous, and Happy New Year and beyond!

The following motivational video show cases how renown jazz pianist overcame the challenges in his life.  Justin doesn’t let his challenge get in the way as he achieves success in the jazz music world.

Please watch and be inspired!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. As we deck the halls and fill the malls, we’re filled with anticipation, joy, and excitement. The holiday season is upon us, and it’s a special time we choose to show our appreciation and share our love with the special people in our lives. However, with all of the joy the holidays bring, this still tends to be one of the most stressful times of the year. Why?

Could it be because it’s intoxicating to buy loved ones whatever their hearts desire – and we’re willing to rise in the dark of night to shop in the pre-dawn hours for the “gift of the year”? Ah, yes, the mad dash to the 5 a.m. sale where you’re guaranteed to be pushed, run over, stepped on, and after a long wait told “Sorry sold out;” only to then have the pleasure of standing in a check out line as long as the east coast. Hum. Do you ever question the sanity of a day like this in a life that seems to have so little time, and a world that’s filled with job insecurity, war, and economic ups and downs? If so, why do you still feel so torn? Could it be because we’ve allowed marketers, advertisers, manufacturers, and retailers to shape our outlook and convince us to buy into their vision of the perfect life? This life where you shop to create the perfect body, so you can be with the perfect partner, live in the perfect house, and drive the perfect car to the perfect job so we can afford the perfect lotions and potions to forever live the perfect life. Wake up and smell the perfect hype! The holidays are not about being manipulated into believing in some artificially created image that drives sales; it’s about your vision of giving and sharing the joy your choice to create.

Stress of the season happens when we fret about how our gift will be received. A disconnect exists when we fear if our gift is disliked, then somehow we too will be rejected and denied the friendship, affection or acceptance we so desire. Although intellectually, we know nothing could be further from the truth, we may still feel the need to explain away or apologize for our gifts of love. I say if you hold this to be your truth and also believe that the worth of your relationships is based on the monetary value of gifts exchanged, then I strongly urge you to re-examine and re-evaluate your relationships.

At a time when many feel compelled to spend more money (perhaps more than they can afford) yet feel they have less time, it’s important to focus on the deeper meaning and spirit of the holidays. Now and in the days to come, regroup and refocus your energies to give the most priceless gift you always have to offer – YOU. Truly the most wonderful gifts of the year are heartfelt, so here are a few you can offer the whole year through.

1. Create A Moment - Moments are magical times when someone later turns and says, “Remember the time we…” Moments don’t just happen; they’re created. Moments are the gifts that keep on giving and that can be relived at any time over and over again.
2. Unconditional Love and Friendship - No judging, no gossiping, no criticizing – No Kidding! (Read the rest of the article at)