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What are you afraid of?

Me?

I hate spiders.

Thousands of people are afraid of snakes.

What about you?

The number of people afraid of public speaking is magnanimous.

There's a joke that says more people are afraid of public speaking
than they are of death.

The joke finishes by saying: this means that at a funeral, more people would choose to be
dead in the coffin than speaking in the pulpit.

I'm more afraid of spiders than I am public speaking.

My fear of spiders boarders the ridiculous.

The other day, I happened to wander into an intriguing African Art and gifts store
in Oakland, CA called Sankofa African Arts and Jewelry.

There in the jewelery case was a spider
made of silver.

Its long sliver-of-sliver legs gave me the shivers; however,
its back, covered in resplendent rhinestones, drew me closer.

I stared at the pin and thought about the power of fear.

Here I was looking at an inanimate object whose design was dazzling
yet its mere shape invoked dread.

Suddenly, I decided I was going to purchase this silver, shimmering,
phobia-inducing pin.

It was affordable, but moreover, it represented a key theme of mine:
Facing Your Fears.

What is a key element of facing fear?

Choosing Courage.

Does choosing courage demand first releasing all fear?

Courageousness is not synonymous with fearlessness.

Being courageous means choosing to act with courage in the face of fear.

Dare to wear Fear on your chest.
Faithfully follow your dreams, step by step, and
Let God do the rest.

Remember the Tale of the Silver Spider
         (by Esther Y Chambers)

A story of a jeweled spider who granted riches to
all who'd choose courage to take it, faith and God
on their journey, step by step,
making their dreams come true.

What act of courage will you do today on your way to
making your dreams come true?

January 2010 is coming to an end.

It's amazing how quickly the first month of the new year went by.

Will the entire year go by as quickly?

How many remember the beginning of 2009?

What about 10 years ago?

Where were you at the dawn of 2000?

What were your hopes and dreams?

Ten years ago, my daughter was graduating from high school.

I was in shock--how had she grown up so quickly?

There was so much to do.

Senior photos, prom dress, prom tickets, graduation gown.

Then came graduation day; then, graduation dinner.

A dozen or more family members putting her at the place of honor
at the head of the table of a lovely restaurant.

Everyone in awe. How time had flown by--not a cliche--reality!

Once a toddler. Now, a teen stepping out from home life to college life...

How I missed her so.

Seems like every time she went back to college, I cried rivers...

Empty nest is a real mother for ya.

Imagine the years rushing by 75 miles per hour.

Woosh!

College graduation.

Getting accepted at grad school in New York.

She moves to New York.

Acquiring her first full-time job in her dream field (Film/TV industry).

Graduation from grad school.

Getting her first big promotion (same job).

Mommy (me) is so proud of her grown up daughter.

I miss my daughter so much;
but, I must go own with my life.

Now each year whooshes by in my life.

I get engaged.

Move to Chicago.

Get married.

Get divorced.

Change careers.

Turn 50.

My mother becomes seriously ill.

I move to N. California.

My mother gets better.

I need to move again.

Where will I live?

Will I change careers again?

For me, life is not how I thought it would be 10 years ago.

Will I fulfill my dreams that I spoke of achieving in 2009?

I have 11 more months to go.

We'll see....

Stay with me as I journey toward my dreams.

Want to journey together?

Do you have a dream?

Care to share?

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There Is Power Within You To Achieve Your Dreams!
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The following is a sneak peek of the transcript from Esther Chambers' Sweet Success System, With No Excuses Success is Sweet™

How Do You Spell F.E.A.R.?™
By Esther Y. Chambers
©2003-2009 All Right Reserved
No Duplication Of Any Kind Permitted
Without Permission of Author

How do you spell fear?

F.E.A.R?

What does F.E.A.R. stand for?

There’s a popular expression that says that F.E.A.R. stands for “False Expectations Appearing As Real.”

How is F.E.A.R. holding you back? 

Let’s look at four other expressions (which I created) regarding what F.E.A.R. stands for:

#1: First Experiences Accepted as Reality

#2: Feelings and Emotions Allowed to Run Rampant and Ruin Our Lives

#3: Failed Experiments Affecting Our Reasoning

#4:  Feelings of Embarrassment Allowed to Rule



#1: First Experiences Accepted as Reality: 

Have you ever had a time when you had the first few experiences of doing something that you wanted to do but the outcome was so horrific you decided “I’m never going to do that again.”

This happens with public speaking a lot.

People try to speak in public and it was such a horrible experience that they decide that they’re never going to do it again.

And they accept that as reality for the rest of their lives.


#2: Feelings and Emotions Allowed to Run Rampant and  Ruin Our Lives: 

What happens when you run into a situation where public speaking is very important -- maybe it’s on a job, maybe it’s something simple but really valuable and meaningful such as making a toast at a wedding or being called upon to speak in front of a group of people on a critical subject and suddenly you remember the vow that you made, “I’m never going to speak in public again…” 

So that first experience is accepted as reality for the rest of your life?

These feelings and emotions are being allowed to run rampant and ruin your current reality. 

Are we going to stop here and allow these fears to block us?


#3: Failed Experiments Affecting Our Reasoning:

What about trying something that once failed?

We were so devastated.  A failed experiment -- it affects our current reasoning.

We reason right now that that failure means that we will always be a failure.


#4: Feelings of Embarrassment Allowed to Rule:

What about feelings of embarrassment?

Feelings of Embarrassment Allowed to Rule our current actions right now. 

Is the fear of embarrassment keeping you from launching yourself into the limelight?


What are we going to do about all of this?

Are we going to say that our dreams are forever going to be blocked by our fears?

How to step out of this? 

What to do next?

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How are you celebrating the inauguration of our 44th President Barack Obama?

What's your dream?

Let's team up to make all of our dreams come true!

It's your time to shine in 2009!

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The Olympics of our Dreams!

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Where will you be in 2010?

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It's easy.

One step each day, that's success the easy way!

January 19, 2009

It was August 28, 1963, when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his
world famous I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Today, January 19, 2009, is the eve of President-elect Barack Obama's
inauguration as the 44th (and first African American) President of
the United States of America.

Tomorrow, January 20, 2009, President Obama will bring to life
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hope that all people, regardless of
race, creed or color, will be given the opportunity of achieve
their dreams.

Do you have a dream?

Do you believe that your dream can come true?

What do you need for your dream to be achieved?

Information?

Support?

Dedication?

I have a dream.

My dream is to motivate, educate, help and heal myself and
others in the pursuit of our dreams.

I desire to inspire you to believe your dreams can come true and
to provide information,
tools and
methods
to move from vision to manifestation.

Martin dreamed it
Barack achieved it
Now it's up to you to make your dreams come true

T Minus 51 Weeks and Counting.

Week One of 2009 has already gone.

Time Flies!  

A  cliché?

It sounds like one, but it doesn't feel like one.

How about you?

What did you do last week?

Make any New Year's Resolutions?

Still keeping them?

Still excited about making changes this New Year?

If the fireworks of your desire are fading,
you've come to the right place.

The theme of 365-2009.com is: "Success the Easy Way!"

Make One Change Each Day

One Action Daily to Achieve A Dream Annually

In the movie, Pursuit of Happyness,
(the true rags-to-riches story of
Chris Gardner, the once-homeless father
who became a millionaire stockbroker),

Chris learns that success can be achieved

one baby step at a time.

So we are in Week Two.

How about you?

Can you take a baby step today and waddle

your way toward making your dreams come true?

Presto! Change-o!

You're in love with your soul mate.

You're your perfect size.

You have no desire for a cigarette.

You're a New York Times bestselling author.

All the money you've ever dreamed of is in a bank account with your name on it!

POOF!

You want it.

You name it.

You've got it!

If it were this easy, we could all meet in Hawaii--Tomorrow!

We could share magical tales of the personal incantations we used
to instantaneously make us happier, thinner, richer, smarter, wealthier, healthier. . . .

What if there were another kind of magic?

A type of magic that

transforms us
 
once we discover

that

the magic is not in one-moment manifestation.

The magic is in the MOMENTUM  we create

by becoming actively,
passionately,
connected to
committed to,
dedicated to,
making our dreams come true!

Each day

Little by little

Step by step

What would happen if every day of 2009

you would take one small action

toward being happier, smarter, healthier, wealthier,

whatever you choose to do.

Imagine what could happen!

POOF!

It's 2010, your dream has come true!

Just Like Magic!