Dude, these videos look so ghetto… like back in the day when webcams first came out.
I’ll have to work on that - but I looove this “record a video” thing on Viddler!
P.S. I can’t wait for my cold to be over!!!
I randomly came across the “Record” button in Viddler, so I made a video!
This one’s about my recent Reiki training. I know Reiki isn’t the most “widespread” type thing, but… guess I just don’t care. 
The video’s not the best quality - not sure why - but it’s good enough, I think, so here it is:
I used to write down 10 things I was grateful for every day. I had stopped for a bit, then started again once I joined Red Carpet Ready.
I really love the practice because whenever I do it, it feels great. If I’m ever upset about something, by the time #10 rolls around, I can’t be unhappy anymore. It just isn’t possible.
Anyway… a few hours ago, I was super-stressed about some work stuff. Things had been going a LOT better with some things I was working on, but once I got home from a mastermind meeting today, everything seemed to just… not be great. I took a shower, I sang a bit, I wrote… and I thought I felt better… but when Otto got home and innocently asked if everything was okay, I got upset all over again. He sat, let me cry, and just listened. He couldn’t have handled it better, and I’m so so SO grateful for him… and inspired to write even more about what I’m grateful for. 
So, here goes… 100 things I’m appreciative of:
1. TAJWAR ALEXANDER
2. Carrie Underwood - Cheesy maybe, but I’m listening as I type and it was the first thing I thought of. Her lyrics are just so uplifting, I can’t help but feel happy when I listen to them.
3. Jason Mraz’ “Life Is Wonderful” - awesome song.
4. And “Lucky” with Colbie Caillat - I love that one, too.
5. My near-daily conversations with Brian.
6. The fact that he laughs all the time!
7. The Hayhouse seminar I went to this weekend.
8. The AWESOME speech by Sonia Choquette
9. …and the book of hers I’m reading now, “Diary Of A Psychic”. I’ve read many of her others and I never fail to be in love with them.
10. The great text message I got from Mike Hill while I was there
11. And all the incredible people I surrounded myself with there!
12. Balboa Park, where I read a lot of the book today (that park is beyond amazing)
13. And there’s an awesome frozen yogurt place right near it - you go get yogurt, and then you pick your own toppings from a toppings bar near it… so freaking yummy…
14. I love that I haven’t wanted to over-indulge there! Everything in moderation.
15. When stressed today, I didn’t crave ice cream like I used to in the past. In fact, I craved a nice big SALAD!
16. Speaking of salads - hung out with an amazing couple of guys yesterday, David and Sean… super-healthy, incredible guys that I just LOVED being around.
17. And Sean cooked up tons of amazing raw and vegan salads that were insanely delicious
18. They gave Otto and I a care package when we went home
19. I thought it was awesome that Otto stopped everything he was doing to listen to me before, and just let me cry. He’s launching soon and very busy…
20. And I’m happy I let myself be vulnerable enough around him!
21. I love these lists, because I’m getting to be in such a super-good mood…
22. My new V.A. seems great!
23. …And some other people from odesk, too. I already have a few people on my team, but wanted to test out some more and I’ve been in love.
24. The ones I do have already - dude. The one guy just constantly thinks of new things to do, works super-hard… is SO knowledgeable… I’m so lucky for him…
25. I’m looking at my “293″ sign from the 5k I ran a few weeks ago. I love it!
26. I cleaned up the second bedroom/my office, emptied out 3 trash bags full of clothing, and decorated the room with really positive things. It feels great in here!
27. One of the things I have up is my list of feedback that I got from Toastmaster’s. Every time I spoke, people would give me individual feedback forms… I ended up making one “Master List” to save all the paper I was lugging, and it makes me feel so proud that I came so far… so I hung it up.
28. Another thing I have hung up is Otto’s business card. On his card, he has a list of his businesses. The last link he has on there is to my meditation site! How sweet is that?
29. I totally don’t want to be THAT girl, but… I have another Otto thing to be grateful for. On date night, we went and painted pottery. I picked a hot air balloon because I want to go over France with one, thought it’d be good inspiration… and we painted it together. Anyway, he painted “O.R. + R.R.” on there. Groan if you want, I’ll be swooning…
30. Another thing I have hung up is a woman named Kath’s phone number and address. She was a woman I met over in Dallas on one of my road trips. She was amazing, and I’m so lucky to have met her… the paper just reminds me of our great conversation.
31. Something else I hung up… a note that Valerie Waters sent me a little bit ago. I went to Philly for a few weeks and didn’t have my ValSlides. She sent me a free pair, to keep me going, and left a really sweet note too. She totally did NOT need to do that and I’m ridiculously appreciative (and by the way, her ValSlides are incredible).
32. Something else I have hung up… I went to my friend Mona and Gio’s a while ago, and when I got there, they gave me a “What’s Your Pleasure?” menu. It had different things I could choose from - different activities to do, different foods they’d give if I wanted, and different drinks. It was so sweet!
33. I have a note from my sister hung up too… she sent me an awesome “dreamcatcher” box when she was over in Arizona. =)
34. Also have a picture of us on my shelf from when we were in Cancun. I love that picture!
35. I’m on #35, and I haven’t paused at all. I love that my life makes it so easy to be grateful!
36. Bubble baths (I think I used some of the same ones in RCR, but I can’t help it… these things rock!)
37. The moonroof on my car… I love opening it, the windows, blasting music, and driving around
38. And my car period… so glad to have it back. I love it!
39. Looking at a business card from someone I met at a mastermind today. That was a great meeting!
40. And I got to see Dr. Mike and my friend Joanna… Joanna and I decided to do “Date Night” on Wednesdays, so we make sure to hang out more often. Psyyyyched!
41. We can also share clothes, now that I’m down to a size 8.
42. Red Carpet Ready
43. BOOKS! I took all my books out of the closet inside the hall and put them underneath my window here in the office (well.. the excess ones that didn’t fit in the bookshelf - I still have to buy another one - or two). I like looking at these though, books make me happy.
44. Ooo, Dr. Mike has a bunch of awesome books and said I could borrow whatever I wanted!! 
:D
45. Met some stellar people at the “W” hotel on Saturday night. One guy invited Otto and I to San Francisco for 4th of July, so we can sail under the fireworks then. Pretty rad!!
46. I think Otto and I are going on a Europe trip starting September, with some other marketers perhaps. That should be AWESOME.
47. And how can I not be grateful that I can go and do something like that, whenever I want? I LOVE not having to answer to anyone!
48. Got some more meditations back for my site. I’m loving them.
49. AND I sent some sneak peek meditations to an incredible lady I’m working with, and she was in love with them… AND the book that I had written for the site, too. The great feedback made me feel awesome.
50. Met a stellar publicist this weekend, she was giving me tips on publishing my book.
51. Looking at this foot cream on my desk… makes me feet nice and soft.
52. Pedicures!
54. And manicures, too.
54. Date nights
55. Broccoli (especially with slivered almonds and feta cheese! I may transition out of dairy soon, but for now, I’m enjoying it. :))
56. Alphabetical ordering my some of closest friends, starting with: Alison
57. Brian K
58. Brian M
59. Chadwick
60. Desi
61. Evan
62. Jaime
63. Jason
64. Jen
65. Laura
66. Otto
67. Rodney
68. Ryan
69. The fact that I didn’t do that to add onto the list or anything… I just really am super-appreciative for them. I could probably go to 500 things I was grateful for, if I wanted.
70. I looked at my cell to make sure I didn’t forget about anyone ;)… I didn’t, but was reminded of some new great friends that are sure to be super-close soon… Joanna and Jason, for sure.
71. Mona and Gio Am looking forward to hanging with them more, because they’re wonderful wonderful people!
72. The fact that I grossly overuse “amazing”, “incredible”, “stellar”, “fascinating”, and most frequently, “awesome”
73. Going on a cruise to Alaska with Jaime, Matthew, and his girlfriend soon. Will be SO FUN!!!
74. Going on a cruise with my mom soon too
75. My family!
76. Erin Pavlina
77. Steve Pavlina
78. I have a Gmail extension manager on Firefox, and it always tells me when I have new email. For some reason it isn’t working right now, and I’m pretty grateful for that, because I don’t need to be checking email anyway.
79. There’s sooo much to learn… it’s so exciting.
80. DUDE. Otto and I are doing evaluations on each other and our relationship soon. Who does that!?!? We’re psyched to continue making our relationship even better… I love it!!
81. The fact that the beach is a BLOCK from our house. At night we’ll go walking along it, it’s secluded and basically our beach… LOVE that… and during the day, it’s just so beautiful to watch…
82. I know I shouldn’t have them that often, but… acai bowls are mindboggingly delicious.
83. I’ll balance that out by saying I love my Valslides.
84. I have date night with Otto on Tuesdays, Joanna on Wednesdays, and Jaime on Thursdays. On one hand I hate making plans, on the other, it’s so rad to have so many people that I love and want to make sure I keep in my life on a daily basis.
85. I was debating between doing this as a blog post, or a blog post about how I go back and forth about being an IMer. I’m glad I went this route because it’s seriously like a drug. I recommend it to anyone!
86. Just turned my head and saw a mini VW bug (toy car) that I have hanging on my shelf. When I was a manager, the people I managed bought it for me and said I should drive that (I used to get in accidents a lot). It was a joke type thing, and I loved that I had such a good relationship with everyone I managed.
87. …and that I’ve gotten in pretty crazy accidents, and was protected every time.
88. Also have a bracelet on my shelf from one of my best friends… she made it for me back in 2nd grade. Every time I see it, my heart smiles.
89. My sister needed her own line (”family” just doesn’t encompass it well enough)
90. So does my brother
91. And my mom
92. And stepdad
93. Even though I don’t talk to him much, I’m grateful for my dad
94. Iron Mountain (so fun to hike up there!)
95. Belly dancing
96. Any dancing, really… makes me very happy. Even if I’m not so stellar at it.
97. Taking sewing classes with Joanna soon!
98. The fact that I have all bills paperless, so if I get mail, it’s only GOOD mail.
99. San Diego is really amazing.
100. Writing
101. The “Feel Good” playlist on my ipod
102. The “Workout” list, too
103. I’m going to go read for a little bit… but I find it absolutely spectacular that I’m at #102, finished this in less than half an hour, and haven’t even begun to feel at a loss for things to write about.
Life is good.
So Mass Control weekend is over, and I had a great time!
It’s always awesome to see old friends, and I got to see a ton this time.
I need to take my own pictures more often… I snagged these from Ralph from InSearchOfHeroes.com. I LOVE what he does!!
Otto and I - I love this picture
Nothing too earth-shattering here, but thought I’d give a quick update.
I asked on Twitter a few days ago for ideas on blog entries, and this is one I got.
Hope it’s of some value, and let me know if there’s something else you want me to blog about. I like making videos!
Not too much else is going on here - signed a lease for a great place in San Diego… it’s a block away from the beach and AWESOME… moved in with Otto… and am working fervently on my new niche site.
P.S. I’m sorry the voice quality is so low!
HOLY CRAP!
I went to start this post out one way, but now that I’m really thinking about it, I’m going to take it to a completely different direction.
Here’s how I started it out before:
“One thing I’ve heard a lot of people say is that you’re the average of your 5 closest friends – income wise, personalitywise, etc…
I’ve always been pretty cognizant of that because it’s always run pretty true to me.”
I was going to reflect and think about what I wanted my 5 to look like now as I grow – do I still want to surround myself with marketers, or do I want to go with people who are more into “spirituality” (for lack of a better word), or do I want to find healthy people, do I want to find people who encompass all three…
Then I was going to talk about “health” and what that meant…
But then I went through and looked at my 5 thoroughly, and now I’m sitting here shaking my head.
The averages aren’t looking so stellar for me.
The things that are important to me:
Successful businesswise – 1 is doing a lot better than me, 3 are doing the same as me, 1 is doing less than me.
Spiritual (this is a super-broad term… let’s just classify it as people who would really enjoy a Sonia Choquette book) – I’d say 1 would find it and enjoy it, 1 might find the book on their own and enjoy it if they were in the mood, 1 would have to be talked into it but would get value from it, and the other 2 would read it out of curiosity (if I told them to) and probably dismiss it.
Healthy – 1 out of 5 is very into his health. 1 is somewhat moderately into it, the other 3 I would consider conscious but not actively healthy (2 go into spurts).
Strong relationships with significant others – I’d like to say my boyfriend – but it probably hasn’t been long enough to say that. The others either don’t have relationships or I don’t consider them strong.
Strong relationships with other people – All 5 are great people who make solid relationships.
I think part of this is because I’ve been traveling so much. When I stayed in L.A., I went to Toastmaster’s and found successful, awesome people… I went to meetup groups, etc…
But with all this traveling, I’ve been focused more on exploring than making new relationships.
I think my 5 may have been more solid before – maybe a few months ago when I actively worked on it and my income, health, and spiritual goals were different…
But I definitely need to re-evaluate, pronto.
This was a wake-up call for sure.
What about you? What’s important to you? How does your top 5 fit in with that?
You know you haven’t posted in a while when someone asks you to make a blog post as a birthday present to him.
I’ve been WAY busy lately, but here are some quick updates, which I can hopefully expound on soon…
-I’m going to Buenos Aires tomorrow for a month with my boyfriend (!!!).
Two things about that:
1. Buenos Aires - YAY!
2. Yes, boyfriend! And some people left some comments on the boyfriend test such as,
“I think you are beyond a qualities list and gone into the world of make believe.”
or…
“I sincerely think you should settle for having at least two boyfriends ’cause you’ll hardly find all these traits in one single person.”
….
But I’m happy to say that Otto meets EVERYTHING on the test (except for blue eyes, but that’s okay), and a lot more. In fact, I told him I don’t even have the imagination to list out everything that he encompasses. Dude is INCREDIBLE - makes me really happy I waited for 4 years before getting into a new relationship.
- I sold yayFOOD! The new owner is a really incredible guy. He tried out the diet himself and has lost 12.5 pounds in 3 weeks! =)
There were quite a few people who bid on the site and I didn’t vibe with all of them - I think George (the new owner) is the best match, and am psyched for him.
- When I get back from BA, I think (you know my plans change all the time, but as of right now…) I’m going to get a home base in San Diego. Otto and I are possibly going to get a place together… depending on how we feel after BA. We’ve already been living together since early January and then we’ll be together all through February…
But who knows, maybe we’ll decide it’s better to have space when we get back.
- I’ve been working on an awesome new site that I’m super-stoked on, it’s about one of my passions and it’s something that’s pretty fulfilling to me. The site has been doing really well & I think it’s going to be my new baby.
Okay… guess that’s it for now, I have to go return my rental car and pick up our laundry before we peace out!
So I was on the train home today from a phenomenal NYC trip, and the train was super-crowded. Three of us were on a seat - a middle-aged man on the end seat, a guy my age in the middle (Chris), and me at the window.
Anyway, Chris was reading a Steinbeck book I’d just finished, and I commented on it. We ended up talking the entire 78 minute trip about lots of stuff - Steinbeck, traveling, his job with Jet Blue, etc.
The man at the end didn’t say anything until he was about to get off at his stop. When he did, he told us that he couldn’t help but overhear us talking and that he had to thank us for making him smile. He said he’d been in South America for 8 years and we reminded him how great it was to travel, he loved hearing us talk about Steinbeck (and gave us a book recommendation), enjoyed hearing about the other stuff, etc.
After that, he reached into his bag and gave us a bottle of champagne (guess he was bringing it to someone for Christmas) and gave it to us. He said that he only had one bottle for two of us, so we had to figure out a way to share it.
I think we’re going to share the champagne when Chris passes through the train station near me again on Sunday. Isn’t that rad?
Kind of seems like a good Christmas story too.
It also reminds me of the movie Pay It Forward (one of my two favorite movies). In case you haven’t seen that yet, here’s the trailer (go rent it!):
Made a quick video blog to share my experiences so far.
Hahaha… Brian and I have a blog up with lots of videos (2009mastermind.com). Someone wrote to Brian and said I need to work on presenting better, and that I try too hard to be seductive because I play with my hair too much.
That made me crack up.
First… I’m the least seductive person ever.
I just have a lot of hair.
Second… I never claimed interest in becoming a polished speaker.
(Just wanted to get over fear of speaking with Toastmaster’s).
Not sure why I felt compelled to say awesome, amazing, great a zillion times, but here it is:
