We’re planning Christmas presents already – and have decided that instead of one gift for an active member, we’d put three up for grabs! To be in the running for a gift voucher for your favourite store valued at $100, $50 or $20, start spreading the word about this great offer with Create the Life Club.

Not only will every friend or colleague (or even total stranger) who becomes a member between now and 15 December have their name in the draw, YOU will receive two entries for each new member you have referred. It’s so easy – and you’re only asking them to risk $1 to check out what Create the Life Club has to offer, to support them in their journey to success.

We will be announcing this in our newsletter next week, and every person referring will go in the draw, but as a valued Gold Member, you get double the chances. And it gets even better! Use your affiliate code to also receive 25% commission on any memberships that come through you! If you happen to be uncomfortable about being paid for your word-of-mouth referrals - it can always go to your favourite charity!

We appreciate your support in getting the word out and helping us build our membership base, thereby enabling us to make a bigger difference to members and beyond.

Lyndon has created a couple of short videos to make it so, so easy to use your affiliate code so we can track your referrals. I noticed as I watched these videos yesterday, that he’s actually sharing ideas that you may be able use in your own business too!

To see how to find out what an affiliate code is and how to use it. CLICK HERE Today.

We all have 24 hours in a day. So why do some people run around like mad chooks and get nothing done while others have heaps to do but seem to just breeze through the day? It’s one of those questions that plagues us like; How long is a piece of string? If a tree fall in the bush and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? & Why do men have nipples? These are the questions of life, the universe, and everything.

But there is an answer to at least my first question about why some get things done and others dont.

The answer is (Drum roll Please)…………..FOCUS.

Dr Adam Fraser is one of Australia’s leading educators, researchers and thought leaders in the area of human performance! He has worked with elite level athletes, the armed forces and business professionals of all levels.

In this audio presentation Dr Fraser reveals some insightful truths regarding how to increase your productivity and dispels some of the myths regarding multi-tasking. You’ll also discover how to focus, and the power of learning how to ‘chunk’ your daily tasks to finish them quicker

Click here to listen to this powerful presentation by Dr Adam Fraser.

Lyndon

PS: If you really need an answer to the other questions we can discus them at a later date.

PSS: Hope you enjoy Dr Adam Fraser.

I was chatting to a friend the other day who was in a bit of a conundrum. He did not like where he was but uncertainty and fear kept him tied to something that was wearing him down. Eventually it will (he admits this himself) burn him out.

Can you relate to that? I certainly can. Several years ago I left a job that I enjoyed but was wearing me out and keeping me from my family. I wanted to spend time with my son before he went to school and decided it was time. But uncertainty and fear kept me from doing this.

Nearly 12 months later I came across a story about The Black Door and I came to a realisation. I was afraid of the unknown. Anyway… to cut a long story short I bit the bullet and resigned to spend time with my family. Was it a wise move financially? Maybe not in the short term… But I wish I had done it sooner because money cannot buy what I gained.

Here is the story that impacted me so powerfully…

There is a story of a black door, a young man and a Persian general.

The young man, it is said, was a prisoner of war, and the general was a very fair man. When the day arrived to decide the fate of the prisoner, the general had him brought before him. The young man was certain of death, but the general generously gave him two choices. On the young man’s left was a firing squad, guns poised ready. On the right was a plain white wall with a large black door in the middle of it. The young man was given leave to determine his fate…the firing squad or the black door.

The young man made his choice and in a short while a volley of shots rang out and the prisoner crumpled to the ground. The general shook his head and commented to his aide that in all his years he had seen only a few men choose the black door. May I ask, sir, the aide queried … what lies beyond the black door? Freedom, the general replied. The black door leads to freedom, but I have seen only a few men choose it because they are afraid of what horrors may lie beyond. Most would rather choose a fate that they know, even if it means death, than experience the unknown. The man brave enough to choose the black door deserves to be free.

To day, in the world of business, change is constant, and those afraid to experience change are in a precarious position. Trends in business are changing, and business and career choices once thought to be safe and stable are no longer so. The advice our parents gave us – to go to university, get a good education and get a good job with a company who would take care of us for the rest of out lives – is no longer true. Company restructuring, downsizing and retrenchments have caused abrupt changes inadequate to take care of a family’s needs. And yet, there are choices to be made, and those brave enough to make them will survive the economic crunch

Are you ready to choose The Black Door??

Lyndon

I’m taking a big step this week - launching myself out of the comfort zone and becoming an author! I am creating a journal, which includes a guide to effective writing and support for achieving goals and I’m including some of my favourite inspiring quotes, not only from the very famous, but also from people in my world, who will most likely be famous one day. Well their words will be in print!

I thought I’d share a few of my favourite quotes now, why wait for the journal to be printed? Today’s a great day to encourage someone!

1. Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Okay, so I’m doing that… and sometimes I trip on the stairs in my excitement or inexperience, but I get up and keep moving, learning from each experience.

2. I want to know God’s thoughts. The rest are details. – Albert Einstein

Wow… what’s to be said here? It’s worth pondering every single day…

3. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think I’m doing okay with this one too… Lyndon was just reminding me last night that I am quite unusual. (I see things so differently to how most people would) It’s not a bad thing, probably a good thing, but something to be aware of - I can’t guess what people would be thinking!!

4. Change your thoughts and you change your world. – Norman Vincent Peale

I absolutely, wholeheartedly agree! I love the question “How could I think about this differently?” I love that I can be proactive, notice my thinking and change it! I’m in charge of my brain! If I leave it on autopilot it might take me down the wrong path!

Well I’ve enjoyed sharing these thoughts, and I’m now getting back to pulling my journal together so it’s out before Christmas. Hope you’ve enjoyed this too. If you’d like to send me your favourite quotes, the life-changing ones, please do! Especially the one’s you’ve made up yourself - gems from your heart and mind. You never know where they’ll go.

This one comes from a lovely, inspiring client of mine from New Zealand, who went blind as a 30+ mother of two boys. Check out www.thatblindwoman.com to be really inspired.

5. To lose my sight may have been considered tragic but to lose my sense of humour would have been catastrophic. - Julie Woods - NZ speaker and coach

Julie’s sense of humour is delightful and puts people at ease when they’re around her, unless they’re in stitches from laughing!

I’ll leave you with one that fell out of my mouth last week, and Lyndon wrote it down.

6. To journal is to be courageous, because one comes face-to-face with oneself. - Kerrie Phipps

Have a wonderful day, focus on thoughts that are useful, inspiring and motivating,

Cheering you on,

Kerrie

PS. (Don’t forget to check out the daily quotes on Create the Life Club home page, I hope you find them useful!)