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The Powers of a Positive AttitudeI am going to ask you to something very weird right now. First of all, I want you to listen to your thoughts. Now tell me, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?

Now let’s say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what’s on your mind?

The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.

Here’s another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?

You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.

Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.

And it doesn’t end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.

The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.

Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.

Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.

A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.

We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.

You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.

A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.

A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.

If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.

If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.

Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.

And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.

If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.

As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.

You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what’s not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.

written by rodl13

Part 1 – An Introduction to Forum Marketing

This will be an amazing topic.  You are about to learn how the Guru’s do it.  That is how they promote their site, and over time become seen as an expert in their field.

First, you ask, what is a Forum.  A Forum is a place on the web that people exchange ideas and thoughts.  What we are going to be looking for is Network Marketing Forums.  Lets go to Google and type in Network Marketing Forums in the search.  You will find many here.  Some things you should look for before posting in a forum.  Lots of members, and lots of activities.  I will show you in a minute how to tell.  

Here is a list of some popular forums, their are many more:

http://www.wahm.com/forum/

http://www.netmarketingforums.com

http://www.mlmforums.com

http://www.onlinemlm.com

http://www.workathomenetwork.com

You will have to register first, before posting in any form.  Lets look at the first on on the list, WAHM Forum, which stands for Work at Home Moms.  This is a great forum, both for Mom’s or anyone. Once you click on the link, click on the Register button to get started.

Now, select a username, password and enter you email address, the fill in the rest as shown below.  You can add your messenger ID’s if you like.

Now we need to STOP and really look at this next point.  You see the box that is called “Signature”  This is the most important thing in Forum Marketing.  You actual posts in the Forums will not be advertising.  The advertising is done by your Sig File.  This must be be set up correctly.  Every time you make a post in a forum, your Sig File is left after the posts.  This is where other members can view you site.  Different Forums have different rules on Sig Files, and different methods on making your link hyperlinked (clickable)  In Wahm, this is how your sig file should look:

Learn how to drive targeted traffic to your site.[URL=http://www.rodlarrivee.com.com]Free Online Training Blog[/URL]

Now your Sig File should have a compelling line or two of text to encourage someone to actually click on it.  It actually needs the code to actually click on it.  In Wahm (on the picture above) I clicked on the link ‘Forum Codes) just to the left of the Signature Box, to check Wahm’s rules on.  Now if I set up my Sig File exactly as above, this is how it will be seen in my posts by other users:

Learn how to drive targeted traffic to your site.
Free Online Training Blog

You notice, that “Free Online Training Blog” is clickable, and when you click on it, you will go to my site.

Spend some time on this and make a good Sig File.  This will be the success of your Forum Marketing.

Now scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Register”.  You will now be sent a confirmation email, that you will have to click on before you log binto your account.

Now after you have confirmed, let go to WAHM and log in.  This is the Log in address: 

http://www.wahm.com/forum

Enter the Username and Password you selected and click on “GO”

Lets take a look at the main screen when you log in:

What you see here is all the different topics available to you to check out and post comments to.  The WAHM forum is divided into many sections. This is the screen where you can see the activity in the forum.  You want to be in an active forum.  You can see how many people are currently in that section, How many posts, and replies there are, and when was the last post.  As you see, WAHM is a very active forum. 

Lets concentrate here on the busiest topics, Business Advice and Business Topics (guys post here) Join the Discussions; Meet other WAHMs (ladies post here).

Lets click on “Business Advice and Business Topics” and see what we get.

What you see above are what are called Threads.  These are topics started by users.  If you are a newbie, you probably will not be starting a new Thread just yet, but you want to work towards that.  For now, let reply to one of the threads.  So I am going to click on the one that reads “My New Blog Page”

Under the post, you see a spot for a reply.  You do not have to be long and drawn out here, take a look at what I wrote, then make sure “Show Signature” is checked off and click on “Post Reply”

Now take a look at my reply, and my Signature under it.

Well folks, this is Forum Marketing.  Do not stop here, try to make at least 5 post every day.  Start advancing your post, by giving advice, asking questions, and congratulating people like we just did.  Do not stick to just one Forum.  Try posting in 2 – 3, even more.  The whole key here is to get your link out there as many times as possible, and start becoming an authority in your business.

Once you have joined several forums, and are making 5 posts per day, you are ready to move on to Advanced Forum Marketing.  Here I will show you how to increase your Forum presence by up to 10 times, in the same amount of time you are currently spending.  Imagine how this will help your business.

Rod Larrivee
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Part 2 -
Advanced Forum Marketing

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written by rodl13