Are you busy and productive…or just busy?

Fail to plan….than plan to fail! How many of us are guilty of that activity?

I know I certainly am…..but the more I walk my talk, the more productive and profitable I become. And the same is true for you!

Have a plan and stick to it! Make it concrete and don’t let it settle into routine that does not generate results. Think about when you look at a beehive. Each bee has a specific job and they do not change from it.

When their task is finished, either they are removed from the hive, or killed off by fellow bee’s. Now we know that it is not that ruthless in the real world, but sometimes it gets pretty similar. Don’t be your own worst enemy, and get in your own way!
Set up a 60 day business plan and make it concise! Pick 10 companies or individuals that you believe would benefit from your services. Focus on them and only them. Send out content rich material that will make a difference for them professionally and personally. Follow up with a brief phone call or concise emails.
This will develop credibility and make you more marketable.
Know each day what tasks you need and want to achieve. Check it off in front of your eyes and let it be easily seen. As I tell my clients and students….”The brain thinks in pictures”….and it does. Use visualization skills that will keep you “rockin’ rollin” and will you see your client list grow and your bottom line!
Now get busy!!!

Article source: http://eileenstrong.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/are-you-busy-and-productive-or-just-busy/

I’ve come across another technique to grow your business. Yeah, I know you are thinking, “Oh c’mon Eileen, if I read or hear or see another….well, forget it!

Hey I only have 24 hours just like you do, but we have GOT to make those work for our personal and professional life. I know that Social Media Marketing is the buzz word for the last year, but now it has become a reality to incorporate CURRENT STRATEGIES with OLD STRATEGY with NEW UPCOMING STRATEGY. That is Cross Channel Marketing. I was just “blown away” by this incredible guy called
Mike Koenigs Social Media Marketing Machines.
First off,he probably has one of the best online videos going! Great graphics and great, absolutely great information. Enjoy it and learn….simply learn from this guy. He is worth it.
I know I have talked about Ed Peters and his Post Card Mailings techniques…and that too works. But this genius uses all 3 techniques to generate significant results.
His objective is to generate 500 new millionaires in the next 5 years.
Now thats a pretty cool goal. And using this technique, I think he will achieve it.
Check out his site…..in between decorations, wrapping and frenzied existence…but do it. Just simply check out his cross channel MoJo Marketing!
I think the title tells it all. Give yourself the gift….your worth it!!

Article source: http://eileenstrong.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/cross-channel-marketing-hey-this-really-works/

Y’know it gets harder and harder to seem to enjoy what we are doing on a regular basis. Either it burns us out and we get bored and look for something different.
I am finding that more true with so many students that I have met. I don’t know if they are looking for the perfect position or they have set their standards too high.
Compromise is a powerful word….and it works.
Find something that intrigues you and begin to experiment with the idea. Google as much as you can, and talk to other people in the field.
Get the book “What color is my parachute? 2012″ and actually go thru it. Find out what intrigues you and holds your attention.
When I read that people between the age of 21 -30 might go thru 8 jobs….just in that short span of time! What are they really looking for?
I have heard that HR departments are stunned by the way these young people can’t stay focused for long term responsibilities.
I would be curious what your attitudes are about this dilema?
Maybe all of our “ripples” of conversation can begin to make a difference.

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Article source: http://eileenstrong.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/do-you-love-what-you-do-for-a-living/

Rejection and fear of failure can reduce your confidence in a heartbeat. A customer says no to your order, your boss says no to a raise, or a relationship you are in says “no” to going any further.
Ouch!
You feel “beat up from the feet up tore up from the floor up!”
You are feeling pretty damn miserable…and you have every reason to do so. But you have to take a step back…in a figurative sense, and reclaim you!
Easier said than done when feeling pretty miserable. My mom used to say to me, “Well, Eileen you might as well go out to the back yard and go eat some green worms.”
Now that was disgusting to think about…but I certainly got the message.
Rejection simply hurts…in fact it sucks!
Think of the animals looking for their next meal….and their prey simply gets away again.
Now that IS rejection on the “gut” level…and they pay for it.
But this is in the power of your mind.
The late Henry Ford was known for many sayings, but this one I love the most.
“Think you can…think you can’t…either way you’re right!”
It becomes the power of your mind to “pick up the pieces” and start taking next steps to getting a level of confidence back up and realize how unique you are.
Take the time right now to list 3 or 4 things about you. I mean really take inventory. In the grind of day to day, you lose track of yourself. And then if rejection comes along….you focus back on yourself…BUT in a negative way.
No one can beat yourself up like you can, and no one can support you like you can.
In a more intense way….what would you say about yourself, and do for yourself in you only had 6 weeks left to live??? The immediacy of this dilema would force you to take note of what is important to you.
So DO THAT RIGHT NOW!

What makes you smile, feel good, bring you peace, and simply gives you an ok feeling about yourself?

Yeah I know this is a simply exercise, but it is a powerful one.
As Loretta LaRouche says, everyone should give themselves a “pat on the back” of confidence everyday.
Write and recognize your skills and talents. Tape them to the bathroom mirror and read them out loud to yourself.
Choose to recognize and respect the power of you.
The incredible, unique YOU!
The healing will come later with time….but do this first step for now.
More to come tomorrow!

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Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/improve-your-confidence-personally-professionally/

For those of you who watched the show, you must have seen the hurt and confusion of these teens. They have been hiding and burying their emotions with food. So many of us do that anyway.
Comfort food is called that for a reason!
As one of the teens guys was saying, if one plate of food doesn’t hide the hurt, maybe the 2nd or 3rd will do it.
Food can be quite a seduction.
Many of us are quite guilty of reaching for it when we are rejected, confused, hurt, unsure or just plain lonely.
Oprah brought on Dr. Oz and two other therapists, who work with distraught teens.
In my presentations at StrongIncentives, I show people thru training and hypnosis, how they can take control of “emotional eating.”

Maybe you have heard the sentence, “It’s not what you’re eating it’s what’s eating at you!”
Since I am working on a book, dealing with confidence and issues at high school and college and even in the workforce….I would like to hear from you.
I will offer my own CD for free to the first 10 people who respond with their comments regarding eating and how it controls them.
You can see my CD’s at my website EileenStrong.com. They are for sale at $14.99, but this is my gift to you for your response.
Be a part of a great book and get your opinion recognized.
You may not be on the Oprah show, but your story may get printed.
Interested???

Luv to hear from you,

Keepin the attitude…with the Attitude Amazon.

Eileen Strong

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Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/oprah-and-the-obese-teenagers-dilema/

Your confidence in yourself can change on a daily basis. If someone talked behind your back, and you got word of it….first off you are worried, or scared and then you begin to think it through again and again. Why would someone talk about me that way?
Why would they talk about me behind their back? What did I ever do to them?

And the self doubt and worry begins. You question yourself and what you could have done that would have rectified it. You think it through again, and again and again. What did I do wrong?
Why doesn’t he/she call? Should I call them or just put it up on my facebook wall?
This is a normal process of questioning yourself. Sometimes you do it daily and sometimes you might even do it hourly…if you are in fear of approaching someone.
All of this comes back to the fact of believing in yourself and how you personally feel about yourself. How you look, act and present yourself to others….is an ongoing journey of growth and change. There is no right way or wrong way. These are just opportunities to find out what worked at that point in time.
The trial by error is sometimes the best learning lesson. WHOA! I sure am not going to do that one again.
So you back off….regroup your thoughts. Talk it over with someone….look in the mirror and realize that you can start that conversation again. Maybe with someone else.
Backing off out of fear will cripple you in the long run.
Believe in yourself, in your quiet moments and in your public moments.
Continue to take uncomfortable steps in a new direction.
It probably will “suck” each any everytime you try it, but it will make you more confident in yourself the next time you try it.
Choose not to be your own worst enemy.
Write down what you want.
Say what you want.
Believe in what you want.
And GO GET IT!

Keepin the attitude…with the Attitude Amazon.

Check out ConfidenceInCollege.com

EileenStrong.com

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Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/confidence-growth-for-you/

It seems that somedays things go extremely well, and fall into place. Friendships are strong, grades are doing pretty good, and classes actually make sense.
Possible new relationships seem to be working in the right way.
I mean it really is falling into place.
AND THEN……..IT THEN IT TANKS FAST!!!
Either a grade lower than you expected.
Or a phone wasn’t returned…..or you got bad news from somewhere. It simply sucks quickly.
You gotta regroup, and rethink it through….without beating yourself up.
Ask your friend or teacher if they have a
few minutes.
Be candid, and ask directly the issue at hand.
Otherwise you will be stuck.
You can even find yourself sinking fast.
Oprah has a Friday LIVE session where several topics are brought up.
Chris Brown and Rhiana (a.k.a. Robin)
decided to go back to the guy who beat the crap out of her less than a month ago.
That is how quickly life can turn for you or on you.
It happened to me. One year my Mom died and I was in an abusive relationship. I was only 22….just like Rhiana.
Let me know if you would have gone back to Chris. Probably you have heard that if “he hit you once….he will surely hit you again!”
(That too happened to me…it really is scary, and messes with your confidence, beyond belief.)
Oprah is not positive about the image that this young singer is showing other young women.
The fact is 1 in 4 young women will be physically, verbally or sexually abused between their late teens and late 20′s.
Take stock in yourself….don’t become a statistic.
There is no one like you…no one!!!

Keeping the attitude…..the Atttiude Amazon!

EileenStrong.com

Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/confusion-is-going-to-happen/

So the partying has begun, or for some is over with. Have you done anything you regret…..or was it a blast. New friends, new relationships, broken hearts, texting and memories.
Did you fall in love or just in lust for all that just out there for the taking.
Enjoy the memories, but you gotta realize that extensive, intense partying has dues that have to be paid.
Not just the physical stuff, but sometimes the repercussions from it.

If you had a great time, and enjoyed everyday….then you were in the majority. But some will find themselves pregnant. (Gosh, how did that happen?)
Some will have been hurt in car crashes from the drinking or even kidnapped in Mexico. The stories are real and some are daunting.
Moderation is still the key word to all of this. You CAN have a great time….but pace yourself. This is a once in a lifetime experience. Make it work for you.
Enjoy the memories….and share the photo’s on facebook….and look forward to next year…..in moderation!

Keepin’ the attitude,

The attitude amazon,
Eileen Strong

Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/spring-breakis-it-broken/

Wanting to be accepted as you move into a new room or new dormitory is your priority. You simply

WANT TO FIT IN!  Everybody wants to be able to feel good about themselves. Are you judging yourself too harshly.

We really can beat ourselves up…and no one can do it as well as ourselves!  Give yourself the complete permission to be yourself. BREATHE IT IN….LET IT GO….BREATHE IT IN AGAIN…AND BE FRIENDLY…and BE YOURSELF.

My first roommate smoked cigars in the room and got away with it…..but when she took my clothes and wore them, was TOO MUCH.  She was 5 ft. 1″ and I’m 5′ 10″.  Now c’mon, that is quite a height difference. She simply had the “balls” to take what she wanted and NOT  care about the repercussions.

I left that roommate after 1 semester. Some things are simply not meant to work out.

With the pressure of classes, homework, money, acceptance (rejection)….you’ve got a lot on your plate to handle.

If it is bothering you, what is taking place all around….write it down and shred it. No one needs to know about your angst….but you’ll feel better by writing it and shredding. In a way you got it off your chest and out of your mind. Hey this REALLY WORKS!

Seriously try this, it will give you a calmness and clarity to stay focused.  By staying focused you will be more at ease to accept new relationships, and let go of ones that you simply don’t need anymore.

Stay true to you. You’ll feel better and so will the people in your life!

At my website ConfidenceInCollege.com you get even more info. Let me know what’s going on.

Keepin the Attitude,

Eileen

Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/keep-your-confidence-as-you-start-a-fresh-year-at-college/

Ever question how your friends really feel about you? Sometimes, the truth is that your friends can change. Maybe the chemistry just isn’t there anymore.
Remember, you really need only ONE BEST FRIEND….all the rest can be acquaintances that you can hang with.
A really good, good friend will be there with you….when it seems that the rest of the world has walked out on you.
I have a sign in my kitchen that says…..” A good friend will be there when you call….but a GREAT friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying “Damn that was fun!”
Not that  great fun has to go to that extent…but it is kinda cool.
I still have my best friends from elementary school. You can show up at any time, anywhere in the country and even though months have passed…it will seem like you just saw them.
They are always there for you….anytime and anyplace.
But you have got to work at having friends. What you want from a friend is also what you have to put into a friendship. It is a two way street.
Make sure you are listening when they talk.
Be a great listener. And don’t comment right away. Sometimes a friend just needs and wants to talk.
Learn to be quiet.
Learn to listen.
Genuinely listen….and then respond.
Also learn to RESPOND NOT REACT!
Be the friend you want to be…that is the best friend YOU could ask for.
What you will get in return, will be a safe place that you can go to anytime.
The TV show “Friends” was a great show….how would you place your friends….if you were the casting agent?
Think about it.
It should bring a smile to your face.
Better yet….listen to Bette Midlers song……”But you gotta have friends”
It’s a great song to listen to with YOUR friends.
Keep Smiling,

Eileen
ConfidenceInCollege.com

Article source: http://confidenceincollege.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/friendship-self-esteem-and-you/