Dear Subscriber,

Welcome to the 15th edition of my newsletter.

Finally, we have a baby boy in the Martinez family.  I ended up going into labor all on my own about 2 hours before we were scheduled to be induced.  We got to the hospital at about 8:00 and at 10:13 am on Thursday September 27th Jacob Michael Paul Martinez was born.  He has a lot of names, I know- the Michael is after my grandfather and Paul is after my husband's great grandfather.  Our daughters are thrilled to be big sisters and love their baby brother.

Our experience prompted me to write another article.  It made me realize that my labor and deliveries have a lot to teach me and others about business and life.  I've decided that it will be the article for this newsletter.

Also, I'm sure you've seen the ads for the "20 Ways to Make $100 Per Day Online" - well, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to buy it.  It is a VERY long e-book so I have not gotten through the whole thing, but so far I am very impressed.  I would definitely recommend this as a resource for anyone looking to make a consistent income online!  You can get it here: "20 Ways to Make $100 Per Day Online"

Enjoy the article!

Best wishes,
Liz Martinez
http://www.traffic-and-sales.com/

What I Learned from the Birth of My Third Baby and What it Means for Business

I have had three children, two girls and a boy.  All three were natural births- for anyone who doesn’t know that means no pain medication and no epidural.  With the first two we barely got to the hospital in time, so most of my labor time was spent at home.  This last time we had about 2 hours in the hospital before Jacob was born.  It was this past experience that made me realize that my experiences are very abnormal as far as childbirth is concerned.   

You see, I am able to manage the pain of the contractions and everything very well.  I am not loud and many people wouldn’t even know I was in labor.  Since I haven’t actually seen anyone else in labor, I had no idea that my experiences were so unusual and remarkable.  But because we spent 2 hours in the hospital this time and had a couple nurses and residents comment on how I was handling everything it made me think about it.  Then, I had several nurses in the “maternity ward” (where we spent the next couple days after the baby’s birth) comment about the fact that I had the baby naturally.   

So I spent some time thinking about this.  What is it that made it so “easy” for me?  What was I doing that could be so different from others?  I think there are three things involved

1-     I think I have a pretty high tolerance for pain

2-     My personality is such that I KNOW that worrying or fussing or being anxious does NOT make anything better, it could in fact make things worse so I avoid it.

3-     I am able to FOCUS and VISUALIZE very well while I am in labor 

It is number 3 that is the biggest part of my labor survival, but it is also the part that pertains to business.  You see, I realized that when I am having those contractions rather than in that hospital room in pain, I am at Lake George watching my kids have a blast in the water.  Or I am sledding with my kids.  I can see them having fun and hear them laughing and I am there and so happy for them.  I am focused and I am visualizing.  It takes me completely away from the pain and puts my mind onto something else.  It is amazing where I can be and what I can be doing.  It is that focus and visualization that needs to be applied to business.

Focus - You need to find one or two business or programs that you enjoy promoting and working.  One or two, could be three depending on your individual situation.  But you don’t want to get too crazy.  I am a firm believer in multiple streams of income, but you do not want to stretch yourself too thin.  So, you pick the businesses that you want to promote and you focus on those businesses.  Do NOT get distracted by the “next big thing.”  I do know this is hard; I have been known to get sucked in by the tempting sales copy and then have to “smack some sense into myself.” 

Visualization- You need to see yourself as a success.  Put yourself into the position of making ALL the money, success, etc… that you want.  You need to “hear” the things that you and your family would say and “do” the things that you would do.  It is this visualization that will make you do the things you need to do to get what you want.  The more specific you can be about your “dreams” the easier this will be.  What will you do once you are making $30,000 a month?  What kind of car will you drive?  Where will you live?

In summary, you can learn a lot from the techniques used to effectively manage pain during labor.  Childbirth can teach us all some lessons about life and business.  Your business will thrive with focus and visualization.  Focus your efforts, don’t spread yourself too thin.  Visualize what you want and what you will do when you get it. 

Have a prosperous week - I know I plan to!!