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Why 97% of people will never achieve success; you?

This could make you angry (I’m just calling it the way I see it) or you might know someone you need to forward this to.

You’ve probably heard about the 80/20 rule. 20% of people in a group/company/industry will produce 80% of the results. It’s also true that 20% of your activities will produce 80% of your results/income/happiness.

What you may not know is that only 3% of people every become really successful or reach their full potential. Out of 100 people who set a goal, only 3 will follow through and achieve it.

Why? They don’t have a plan. They don’t know what they want their life/business/relationship to look like, so of course, they have no step-by-step blueprint to get there.

Guess what? They also don’t get results they like either.

Be on this teleseminar Tuesday and I’ll share how you can be in the 3%:
http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

How did I figure this out?

I was in a mentoring organization for entrepreneurs in 2001/2002 with about 400 people. We met every quarter and were exposed to top experts in many fields to help us grow personally and professionally. I was brand new as an entrepreneur and didn’t even have an idea of what I wanted to do when I joined this group.

And yet, by being open to opportunities showing up that would help me figure out what my path was going to be in my new life, I became one of those 3%. In fact looking back to this large group of people who had paid several thousands of dollars to be in this group, I think the success rate was even less than 3%.

I find that really sad. But one thing I observed early on was that not everyone who spends money really wants to get a result. Some people have convinced themselves that the simple act of signing up and spending money is action that will move them forward.

That is an illusion.

The only thing that will move you forward is participation, full-out 100% engagement.

It doesn’t even have to be something that you pay for. There are teleseminars, videos, audios all over the Internet that offer plenty of great content on a variety of subjects. So you can’t use the excuse that you can’t afford the help you need. That’s simply not the case.

Like this teleseminar packed with great content for you:
http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

I’ve had some terrific questions come in from those of you who have already registered for tomorrow’s call and I’m looking forward to answering every single one!

But guess what?

Even though people are signing up for the call about how to create the life of your dreams and the business to fund it, 97% have no questions!

I shouldn’t be shocked, but I am. There are 2 possible explanations for this. (I hope it’s the second.) So it’s time for some tough love.

The first explanation could be that, following the 3% rule, these people are kidding themselves about wanting a result different than what they are getting now.

They have an opportunity to get individual help and they aren’t taking advantage of it. Passively listening to a teleseminar hoping that someone else has asked a question that will be the answer for what’s preventing you from being successful is crazy.

I hope it’s this explanation:
You don’t have the clarity necessary to even know what it is you need help with. This is easy to correct. This is more common than you would think and the biggest issue that keeps people stuck.

Lack of clarity comes from not knowing the correct questions to ask yourself to get clear. I can help you with that-especially if you ask me a question to give me a clue where you’re stuck.

If you’re not clear, you’re spinning around in circles doing a lot of tasks, working really hard, and not knowing what it is that will really move you forward. You’re overwhelmed, losing your enthusiasm for what you’re doing and don’t know what to do next.

If this is the case, you really need to be on the call.
http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

…and please ask a question, even if it’s just to tell me you’re overwhelmed, so I know how to help you when we talk.

See you Tuesday!
http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

What do Frank Kern & I Have In Common?

The subject line of Frank’s email to me was about him being on MTV Cribs. That was weird enough, and that’s not really what the video is about.

The “official” title is called “How To Get Rich” and when I first heard that, I was ready for some good old fashioned hype.

But what I got instead was funny and inspiring video that’s full of excellent content.

This is a great new video from Frank Kern:
https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/1/mikevideos

Most interesting was that after the first few minutes touring Frank’s La Jolla crib, (I love his bed frame) he went into his 4 point plan for getting rich that is exactly aligned with what we’ll be talking about on our teleseminar Tuesday. His video is a perfect preview for our call!

Frank talks to you about implementing the core principles we’ll discuss in marketing and I’ll follow up with you on Tuesday by talking to you about the bigger picture of applying them to create your life.

So stop what you’re doing, indulge in the brief house tour and then get ready to take some notes on how to get rich. He’s telling you the straight truth of what it takes.

See Frank’s video here:
https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/1/mikevideos

Then, if you haven’t registered for our call Tuesday, go directly to:
http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

Seriously. If you want a dose of inspiration and common sense, this is for you:

Video:
https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/1/mikevideos

Call:
http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

Enjoy 🙂

Create Your Personal Blueprint for Life

If you’ve been a subscriber of mine for a while you know this has been an interesting year of growth for me. There have been some exciting changes and some challenges to overcome.

Through it all I have been able to live a truly magical lifestyle and have my business accommodate whatever I chose to do, even when major plans changed.

So many people have asked me how I’ve handled the divorce, moving to another state and changes I’ve made in my business all without the littlest hiccup. (Personally, there were some hiccups.)

On Tuesday in a free teleseminar I will share my secrets with you. I’ll show you how I’ve consciously designed my life over the last 30+ years so that nothing takes me off course for more than a minute or two. And how you can create that same unshakable foundation in your life.

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

I think this is particularly important given what is happening in the world right now. Not just the economy, but the bigger picture of the major shift in consciousness that will transform the world as it unfolds.

I want to help you be on the forefront of this shift by being aligned within yourself and with your business.

So join me Tuesday as I reveal my step-by-step system. We’ll talk about how you can create your personalized blueprint for life; allowing you to reconnect with your soul, reclaim your life and become the person you were created to be, all while your business works for you rather than you working for it.

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

We will do a series of calls on this topic. Tuesday is the first step. All the calls are free. I’m serious when I tell you that you don’t want to miss this.

When you register for the call you’ll get a link to tell me what your biggest challenge is and I will be answering as many of those as I can on the call.

The live call will be Tuesday the 16th at 5PM Pacific and if you can’t be on live, you can listen to the replay.

So register for the call here:

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

When you go to the site you’ll see I’m doing a live event on this topic on Feb. 20-22nd in San Diego.

If this is an area of your life you could use some assistance in, I encourage you to take a look at the event now. It will be a small group and the 3 payment option ends soon.

These teleseminars are jam-packed with real content, not a pitch for the event. I will give you strategies you can use right away on your own as I answer your questions submitted online.

What’s New

Quote to Contemplate

“If you get in your car with no destination in mind, you can be sure you’ll never get there.”

Lynn Pierce

Do you know where you’re going?

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What’s New

This week’s article asking if it’s time for you to get what you want may have turned into a little bit of a rant. But I’m not going to apologize because this particular topic is the main focus of my business, so it’s something I’m very passionate about.

Speaking of that, look for an email later today announcing a teleseminar I’ll be doing next Tuesday that also deals with this topic, or if you can’t wait,
you can go and save your spot on the call at:

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

I have an article on Masterminding that is appearing in the December issue of Small Business CEO Magazine. You can subscribe and be notified of each issue.

http://www.SmallBusinessCEOMagazine.com/article.aspx?Article2

I spent the last week in Scottsdale and it was colder than I expected. I stayed for the weekend to go and catch up with some friends at Armand Morin’s event. It was a great event with Armand giving the best tutorial on Ad Words that I’d ever seen and several new ideas for my business!

Armand has a real gift for making things simple enough that I can understand them. And I heard Michael Lee Austin may have a new CD on the horizon.

Remember to join the conversation on my blog where you’ll also find each week’s ezine posted for your comments.

Join me on Twitter and as a Facebook friend:
http://profile.to/lynnpierce/

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And click “Follow” that is displayed under my photo. (That’s all there is to it.)

Is It Time For You To Get What You Want?

As I travel around to different events and speak to clients and colleagues alike, there are some core questions that keep coming up.

And it boils down to two things.

For those who are already at the top of their profession or well on their way, there seems to be a lot of unrest around how their success looks. They’re feeling an emptiness and a sense of being unfulfilled by the success they thought would be the key to their happiness.

One woman I talked to about this said she doesn’t want to talk openly about these feelings because it will make her look ungrateful for all the financial success she’s achieved. And yet, that alone isn’t enough to make her happy.

She bought a bigger house, new car, she’s taken more trips and thrown more parties. And still at the end of the day, she wonders if there shouldn’t be something more? She also wonders if she’s done something wrong that she missed the key to her happiness.

For those on the other side of the fence, on their way to building a business, there’s a huge sense of overwhelm and too many disconnected tasks with no idea where all of them are really going or how it all fits together to become a successful business and a happy life.

I talked to someone this weekend that’s in this place. She’s totally overwhelmed and has so many home study programs there just aren’t enough hours in the week to go through all of them. She’s beginning to wonder if what she’s looking for is in one of those programs and she just hasn’t gotten to that piece yet or if she has to go through all of them and figure out how they work together.

I’ve certainly been there! Have you?

That place of overwhelm is probably something you’ve felt at different stages of your business. It may even be a place you frequently find yourself in when it comes to your personal life as well.

The worst part is, these are the same issues I’ve been hearing since the day I started in this business!

Then another friend of mine mentioned something that Stephen Covey says about making sure when you climb the ladder of success that the ladder is up against the right wall!

Well, that’s a whole different story. But it reminds me of why I created my very first teleseminar series way back when. I did a 6 week course called, “How to Create a Vision for Your Life”. It came after a conversation I had with a really successful speaker who asked me how he would know for sure if what he was doing was really his life purpose-his passion.

I was totally taken aback. He looked like he had everything going for him in the way of outward success, and yet he was confused and unsure of his path. He didn’t really have any excitement around what he was doing anymore, he was just making money. And he was bored.

I couldn’t get that conversation out of my head, and I thought about all the people who were overwhelmed and the others that have the feeling of emptiness after getting to the top. And I realized they were all dealing with the same issues. They were just showing up as different symptoms based on where they were in their lives.

So, if you find yourself in any of these situations, it’s not your fault. You may think you are doing everything right, but if you don’t have the correct system to follow, you will never end up where you want to go. At best you’ll climb all the way to the top of your ladder and find out you put it up against the wrong building to start with!

Every day I see people buying one more tactic, the next magic bullet. They don’t work if you don’t have a clear end to end system that you are applying them in. You can spend all your time learning new pieces, but if don’t have a vision of the whole puzzle, you don’t know where they go.

And you can do all the law of attraction stuff until the cows come home but if you don’t have clarity around it, it won’t manifest.

Clarity is the key. Knowing who you are and what you want your life to look puts you in a position where you can create a business thats sole purpose is to facilitate your lifestyle and contribute to your happiness. And I’m talking about soul fulfillment-not just having a fun day.

Your business is a tool to be used to bring you peace and fulfillment. It shouldn’t be anchor around your neck that dictates how you spend your time.

Is it time for you to start looking at your business from a different perspective? For 99% of the people reading this, I would say yes. You see if it’s true for you.

I feel for you because I know it’s not easy without the right person showing you the way. I wandered around for a long time myself, looking for the right kind of help.

When it comes to discovering your passion, there are books and courses and workshops you can go to. From there you may be able to figure out what your life purpose is. But as you start to get to the part about turning that into a business, there are few people who can do it well without a coach or mentor.

And when it comes to really creating a blueprint for the life of your dreams that is a step-by-step plan of how you can make it a reality, you need help. I know this because if it’s what you really want and you don’t live like that now, it’s because you don’t know how to get there.

And that is what I do so easily, I see it so clearly when I talk to people. All it takes is for you to believe that it’s possible for someone who knows how to do it to help you. That little opening for something new to show up and asking for help can totally transform your life.

Let’s have a conversation-by blog (you can post anonymously). I can’t answer all your individual emails, but I’m here to help, so let me know what you want to talk about in your blog comments.

We can keep this conversation going over the next week as I get ready to spend the holidays on Maui. I’m living the life of my dreams and I want to help you do the same.

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Just comment on this post on my blog.

If you would like personal mentoring, send me an email detailing what you would like help with. As your mentor I hold a bigger vision for you than
you hold for yourself. When you have faith and a team that believes in you, it gives you courage. When you don’t have to do it all yourself, all things
are possible for you. Commit today to go for your dream 100%.

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams for over 25 years. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Women’s Business Empowerment Summit“. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get the first five lessons of “Change One Thing, Change Your Life: A Personal Transformation System” at http://www.yourbreakthroughtosuccess.com

I would love to have you share your opinions and personal insights on my blog where I’ll also post this article.

http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

What’s New

Quote to Contemplate

“By grace I live. By grace I am released.
By grace I give. By grace I will release.”

A Course in Miracles

Is this the cycle of giving and receiving you live by?

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In the U.S. today is Thanksgiving Day, which I’m sure means different things to different people. Tomorrow is the start of the Christmas season or as retailers call it, “Black Friday” where they try to go into a profit for the year.

With the economy in the situation it is it seems that the media has forgotten all about Thanksgiving and has moved right into economic predictions for the Christmas season.

So I want to take some time today to focus on what Thanksgiving is really about. To me it’s about giving thanks, which comes down to our ability to give and receive love and the appreciation for what we have in our lives.

Thanksgiving: The Gift of Giving and Receiving

Yesterday as I was walking on the beach I thought about all the things I’m grateful in my life in preparation for today being Thanksgiving. I don’t know about you, but I do this on a daily basis in my journal. It’s something that keeps me grounded and focused on what’s good in my life.

Giving thanks relies on your ability to give and receive and acknowledge what others have contributed to your life as well as what you have created for yourself and how you contribute to others.

Your ability to give is the reflection, acknowledgment and appreciation of what you have received.

There are many ways you can give love by giving thanks:

* You can teach what you’ve learned

* You can give your time

* You can give your attention

* You can give your ideas

* You can give your money to a cause you believe in

When I look at the totality of my life, I’ve had a pretty great life that I’m very grateful for. At the same time, nobody’s life is a straight line to the top. There are times when you hit bottom and there are times when you really depend on the support of your friends who love you.

I’m no history teacher, but I can tell you that all those years ago when the pilgrims came to this country, it was no day at the beach. They had a lot to deal with just to stay alive and make a new home for themselves.

And yet at that one point in time they came together to give thanks. And when I look at the struggles many people are going through right now, I know that no matter what your personal situation we can all find things we are grateful for today.

For me, the last 18 months have been quite a roller coaster with the end of a 17 year marriage and the ripple effect that created in every other area of my life and yet those months have also been filled with joy and some of the happiest times.

I have so many things I’m grateful for that may not have showed up if not for those difficult situations. For one thing, I developed much deeper relationships with my friends and found some new friends. I’ve allowed myself to be much more open and honest and vulnerable in my life and I’m very grateful for the wonderful gifts I’ve experienced because I’ve opened my heart in that way.

Over the years, especially since writing, “Change One Thing, Change Your Life”, I’ve discovered that most people either have a difficult time with giving or receiving.

Today, take a look at which is easier for you to do. If you can give all day long but find it difficult to allow someone to do something for you, give that pleasure to someone who loves you today and let them experience how wonderful it feels to give.

If you’re one of those people who is good about receiving, but maybe you’ve convinced yourself you don’t have anything worth giving, just try giving a little bit to someone you love today and see what happens. How about saying something nice and watching how that makes the other person light up. That’s your gift.

This is a day for stepping out of your normal comfort zone and really experiencing what Thanksgiving is all about. I promise you’ll feel better at the end of the day for doing it.

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Just comment on this post on my blog. http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

If you would like personal coaching or mentoring, send me an email detailing what you would like help with. As your mentor I hold a bigger vision for you than you hold for yourself. When you have faith and a team that believes in you, it gives you courage. When you don’t have to do it all yourself, all things are possible for you. Commit today to go for your dream 100%.

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, is the author of “Breakthrough to Success; 19 Keys to Mastering Every Area of Your Life”. For over 25 years she has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Women’s Business Empowerment Summit”. Now she shares her keys to
success and life mastery with you. You can get the first five lessons of “Change One Thing, Change Your Life: A Personal Transformation System” at http://www.yourbreakthroughtosuccess.com

http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

What’s New

Quote to Contemplate

“You always have time for something you really want to do.”
Lynn Pierce

Is how you’re spending your time making you happy?

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Thank you for all your emails about the breast cancer series.If you didn’t read all 3 articles they are posted on my blog linked to below in “Quick Links”. It touched so many of you and I read every one of your emails.

I do wish you would post to the blog so everyone could benefit from your thoughts!

Last week I drove back to Scottsdale and picked up my dogs. Sam & Spike, my mother & son Yorkies are 11 & 13 years old. Sam is losing her sight and it’s been a challenge to get her oriented
to a new place with way to many stairs for her taste. But it’s so great to have them here.

If anyone knows of a good place to get a doggie door that can go in a sliding glass door and still lock, let me know.

I got a call this morning from a totally frustrated friend who is feeling ressure from a job he’s outgrown and it’s interferring with his ability to live the life he really wants to live and do the work he knows would take him happier. But for right now he feels trapped.

I have a close friend that has really been getting upset with me lately. Really it’s more like lifestyle envy.

She texted me the other day and I was just going in for a massage. Then yesterday when I returned her voicemail I was on my way back from a wonderful lunch with a friend overlooking the ocean at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel.

I have a friend coming to visit me for a 5 day weekend this week, and here she was, overwhelmed with work and wanting to know how every time she calls me I’m either walking on the beach, out to lunch with friends, getting a massage or taking a long weekend trip. She finally just said to me, “Don’t you ever work?”

The answer obviously is yes, but the difference between how I do and how most people do it is the topic of this week’s article.

How to Really Live Life on Your Terms

Do you love the life you’re living right now?

Do you love it so much that if later today you suddenly found out that you have more money than you and everyone you care about could spend in 3 lifetimes, would you still be living the way you are right now?

I’m assuming when you answered that question there was at least something minor you’d change even if you’re pretty much already living the life of your dreams. What are those things and what would it really take to shift those right now? If you believe it’s not possible, why not?

I’ll bet you anything that with some strategic coaching, you’d shift that belief in no time. I know this because I’ve seen so many of my clients do just that.

So what if you have some major parts of your life that are not what you would choose?

Major things may be the easier things to shift, so that should be good news for you. The little things that appear to be non-negotiable right now are usually the places you are blocked.

If you’ve ever taken one of my classes or seen me speak you’re probably familiar with the simple 5 point personal inventory my clients do on a quarterly basis-some more often depending on how quickly their life is unfolding.

Your Personal Inventory:

Why are you in the relationships you’re in?
Why do you do the work you do?
Why do you work at the particular place/company you work?
Why do you spend your free time the way you do?
Why do you live where you live?

I could do a two hour class just on what comes out of answering those 5 questions! But there are two main things to keep in mind:

#1 The answer is not, “I don’t know, that’s just the way it is.”
#2 Now that you’ve looked at those 5 areas of your life you have a choice.

So let’s look at that choice. How do I live a life that is so different than the majority of people? I planned it that way. I started consciously creating my life right out of school.

The way I live has nothing to do with how much money I have. It is strictly a choice.

In the 30 plus years I’ve been designing my life I have been married and I’ve been single. I’ve moved to more places than I can count, most of them top vacation spots that other people only spend a week or two in. And I’ve made lots of money and I’ve also been broke-more than once.

The common thread is that a long time ago, as a teenager, I made a choice to live my life on my terms. I decided what that looked like for me and I’ve never waivered on that being my top priority. It really is that simple.

Besides doing the personal inventory, if you are a subscriber to my ezine, then you received a special report called, “What Do You Stand For; A No B.S. Guide to Creating Your Own Personal Manifesto”. I would suggest you find it and do it this weekend. That will give you a huge amount of clarity if you take it seriously and really create your statements from a thoughtful place.

I keep my schedule very flexible becasue I like fluidity in my life. I have a spiritual practice or morning ritual, if you want to call it that, that takes up the first 3 hours of my day. As I increased the things I do during that time I told myself I wanted to wake up earlier to do it and I have. I haven’t used an alarm in over 10 years.

It’s all a choice, but what’s different about these choices and the reason they work to make amazing shifts in your life with little or no effort on your part is how they are made. You are designing your life knowing your priorities and the ‘why’ behind every single choice in a way that you have most likely never thoguth about before.

So start with those two actions steps, the personal inventory and the personal manifesto and let me know what happens for you-on my blog, please!!!

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Just comment on this post on my blog. http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, is the author of “Breakthrough to Success; 19 Keys to Mastering Every Area of Your Life”. For over 25 years she has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Women’s Business Empowerment Summit”. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get the first five lessons of “Change One Thing, Change Your Life: A Personal Transformation System”at http://www.yourbreakthroughtosuccess.com

http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

Must See Resource:

Over a month ago I added this to my morning ritual and I absolutely love it!
It’s free and it gets my day off to such an incredibly positive uplifting start
and it’s just plain fun. This is a powerful way of manifesting what you want in
your life, again with pretty much no effort on your part-just a few minutes of
watching these 2 minute movies.

Check it out, I think you’ll be as excited about adding this to your day as I am!

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