IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome
Feature Article - Rainy Days
Words to Inspire
Guest Column - Creating a Postive Attitude to Achieve Positive Results
Resources for You
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WELCOME

Greetings and welcome to all of you. We are delighted to send you another issue of KEYS TO SUCCESS. Thank you for joining us.

In April 1998, the first issue of KEYS TO SUCCESS was published.
Here it is five years later and the spirit of KEYS TO SUCCESS continues. I would like to extend a very special and sincere thank you for your support. Because of you, KEYS TO SUCCESS is a success!

This issue deals with how to keep a positive outlook and make your dreams a reality. This is especially important given the tumultuous times we are living in.

Our commitment is to give you practical information and inspirational ideas to benefit your business and personal life. We are committed to "bringing out your best"! We welcome feedback so we can improve and offer real value to you.

Keys to Success is written and published by Carol Gegner. Are you ready to excel? Check out http://www.coachexecs.com. We are ready to help you.

Any questions about your subscription? Check the end of the newsletter for information to subscribe or unsubscribe.

If you like what you see, will you please help us grow by forwarding the ezine to your colleagues and friends? We truly appreciate your support.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FEATURE ARTICLE

Rainy Days

Spring has sprung! It's that time of year when Mother Nature helps bring new life to everything around us. Days are longer, birds are singing and flowers are blooming. Spring also means some rainy days. In fact, we expect Mother Nature to provide April Showers.

What happens when we experience "personal" showers? Life does
have its share of rainy days. It can be a drizzle or a downpour. Sometimes rainy days come from forces beyond our control. A war breaks out, the stock market falls and unemployment goes up. If we focus on the negative, fear and doubt set in and we perpetuate more of our own rainy days. Our confidence level begins to fall. We start having thoughts of giving up and we let our dreams fade.

To create what we want we need to focus on the positive and learn how to sing in the rain. Here are some ideas to help you rise above doubt and fear.

1) Recognize what is happening. Rain is only temporary. Spend some
time rethinking the situation. Take time out to refocus. The
sun will shine again!

2) Recall a major accomplishment. Remember one of your wins in life.
Re-experience the joy by talking about it and visualizing how
great you felt. You have the ability to win again!

3) Take one day at a time. Stop worrying about tomorrow and quit
living in the past. Be in the moment of today!

4) Repeat affirmations. Use positive statements to create an "as if"
scene in your mind.* Mentally, you are already doing that which
you fear. You've moved beyond the fear!

5) Be thankful. Look around you and count the things you are grateful
for having. Little things really do matter!

6) Do something physical. Inertia perpetuates stress, anxiety and
depression. Physical movement is a great release. Act now!

Using these tips will help you take control of fear and doubt. How you deal with rainy days says a lot about you. Successful people have the ability to focus on the positive even on those rainy days.

Remember; don't judge a day by the weather!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WORDS TO INSPIRE

"Into each life some rain must fall, some days may be dark and dreary."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The rainbow comes and goes, and lovely is the Rose."
William Wordsworth

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Dolly Parton
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
GUEST ARTICLE

Creating a Positive Attitude to Achieve Positive Results by Mark Victor Hansen

Your attitude determines the state of world you live in. It is the foundation for every success and every failure you have had and will have. Your attitude will make you or break you.

Attitude creates the way you feel about people and situations. Your actions are a result of your attitude, which, in turn, creates a reaction from others. So, basically, what you think...you get. It is your attitude toward others and the Universe that determines the resultant attitude toward you. Incorporate a positive, joyful attitude and you'll have positive, joyful results. Put out a bad, negative attitude and you've failed before you begin.

I know it sounds simple, but the truth is...it IS simple!

WHERE DO NEGATIVE ATTITUDES COME FROM IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Negative attitudes come from thinking negative thoughts over and over until they have become a part of your subconscious - they've become habitual, a part of your personality. You may not even realize you have a negative attitude because it's been with you for so long. Once you have a bad attitude, you expect failure and disaster. This expectation turns you into a strong magnet for failure and disaster. Then it becomes a vicious circle. You expect the worst - you get the worst - your negative beliefs are reinforced - you expect the worst - you get...

...Got the picture?

SO, HOW DO WE SHIFT OUR THOUGHTS AND CREATE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE?

It takes work, but creating anything of value takes work. In order to have a new attitude we have to change our subconscious thinking. How do we do this? By analyzing every thought we have until positive thinking becomes habit. You're merely replacing an old habit with a healthy habit, much like replacing exercise for smoking.

You can't just stop being negative - you have to replace those negative thoughts with positive ones.

Some people would say, "But negative situations are a reality. They just show up in every day life."

This is absolutely not true. Situations are a reality, yes. They do show up. It is your ATTITUDE that makes a situation positive or negative. It's time for you to realize that YOU are in control of how you think and feel - no one else on earth has this power unless you give it away. Take control of your attitude, and you take control of your results.

"Your state of mind creates the state of your results."

Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, has for more than 25 years, uniquely focused on the vital elements of human behavior that most affect our personal and professional lives and has influenced society's top leaders and the general public on a global scale. To learn more about Mark and to receive 20% off Mark's best-selling audio programs, Sell Yourself Rich, How To Think Bigger, The Aladdin Factor and How to Build Your Speaking and Writing Empire, visit www.YourSuccessStore.com.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
RESOURCES FOR YOU