Author: Teresa

Australian Singer/Songwriter, Karen Woolfall, has overcome fear and tragedy while pursuing success. I knew I was talking with a true winner when her emphasis on what she wanted to share was about encouraging others and telling them how important it is to follow your dreams.

She had a dream

“Ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to sing in public to an audience, but as life happens, things always got in the way of me pursuing that dream.”

She had challenges

“I had my first child at 16 years old, then got married and had two more children. I worked really hard at my jobs often working 7 days a week, but I still wanted to sing desperately.

She got lost

“Then one day I realized that I had lost my identity, my dreams, my visions and my goals had all gone, because I was busy being a mother, a sister, a friend, a daughter, etc.. I noticed that I would do anything for anyone, but never thought of doing something for me.”

She struggled back

“I started visiting karaoke venues, I went there for two years and watched others sing, petrified to get up and sing myself. I made lots of friendships with musicians but no one knew I could sing.”

She got up her courage

“So I then went to a quiet venue one night. I was shaking so bad, but I got up and sung a song to the audience, while looking at the roof. I felt I was wearing gumboots full of water as I couldn’t possibly move as well as sing!!”

Courage built confidence

“Then slowly my confidence built up and my kids started seeing a new mum. They started seeing a mum with a dream of her own. I sang at venues with hundreds of people, also sang at a country festival on the back of a semi trailer, released my first CD titled ‘Out Here On My Own’ and life was awesome. My daughter started singing in a packed restaurant, at school fairs and she was only 9 years old.”

“Then tragedy struck twice!!!”

“My brother and sister both died within 9 months of each other. I went into overdrive for months making sure everyone in my family was ok, and then I finally realized my brother and sister were not coming back. I was devastated and didn’t know what to do, so I did the normal had grief counseling, spoke to friends but felt I was really on my own.

Healing began

“Somehow I got asked to write two poems one for my brother and one for my sister and had them published in a book, Then I went back to my music. I wrote a song for them titled ‘Flying High Like An Angel’ and recorded it and released it as a CD.”

The Triumph of Personal Growth

“I became a much more caring person, a much more compassionate woman. I learnt not to judge others and I have taught my children to follow their dreams.

Real Winners Work to Inspire Others

I am writing this to show you that even through tragedy, you can pursue your dreams. Sure people will try and stop you, but life is too short!!! We have one shot at life !!! Just one !!!!”

“I even went to my mum and dad and found out their dreams and am encouraging them to follow their dreams as well.
If you take away anything from my story, let it be this …………..
Follow your Dreams… Never let your dreams go by without pursuing them.”

Thank you,
Karen

You can listen Karen’s beautiful voice and some of her songs including ‘Flying High Like An Angel’ at www.myspace.com/woolfallkaren.

Scroll down to the video on her myspace page or take a look at her on stage in this video. She’s not shaking in her “gumboots” now. public nuisance at capers

Here’s her new Facebook fan page if you’d like to stay in touch with her there. http://www.facebook.com/Flying.High.Like.An.Angel

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Half a breath after I hit publish on 8 Insights into Nick’s Success, I remembered another insight I’d meant to include. It’s okay I kept telling myself, 8 Insights has a nicer ring to it than 9 Insights. But, it’s an extremely important part of success that we all need to pay attention to in our goals and it’s just kept niggling in the back of my mind and won’t leave me alone.

I finally gave in and started another post about it when I thought, Hey! Why not make a game of it? It might be fun to see if you can find it as well. If you’re “game” for the game, go to Success Stories: Nick Bramhall vs. the Munros and see if you can find it. Then leave a comment below about what you find. You might even find a 10th and we’ll all benefit. Later, I’ll add my missing insight and we’ll compare notes.

And what’s the fun of a game if we don’t have a prize!

First person to post a comment about the same missing insight as mine wins a free energy wellness consultation with me.

First person to post a comment about a 10th insight will also win a free energy wellness consultation with me.

Good luck!

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If you landed here without reading Success Stories: Nick Bramhall vs. the Munros, these insights will seem to be missing a little something.

1. Nick was inspired by his Grandfather and others. Want to be successful? Let others inspire you with their successes.

2. Nick chose a challenging and demanding goal. Climbing since 2007, he decided to knock out almost half (48) of the 100 munros in 2010. Wimpy goals lead to wimpy results. Real men climb mountains! Either literally or figuratively.

3. A delay in reaching the goal did not stop him. Sadly, it stops some people cold.

4. Nick is humble. Read his second paragraph again. I’ve only done a hundred so far…I was a little late with the 48 for this year… Are you KIDDING me?! But humility is something I noticed frequently in successful people. Not much talk, plenty of action.

5. This was only a sub-goal! He’s going to do all 283! If you haven’t figured out the importance biting off sections of your big goals to work on, take a lesson from Nick.

6. A deadline date. Do you see how by setting a date Nick did the jump to light speed and got it done?

7. Nick is passionate about the subject. You need either passion for the thing you are doing or passion for the end result to be successful. The combination of both is better.

8. “I have enjoyed every minute of it, even the tough times…” I believe Nick just gave us one of the most important secrets to success. He said it so quietly and humbly, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.

Thank you again, Nick. I am inspired and ready to rock for 2011!

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I felt like the best way to start the new year was with the kind of story that inspires me. Nick Bramhall set out to accomplish something and in his quiet way, just went and did it. He decided to climb 100 Munros. There are some significant success tactics here if you’re looking as carefully as I am. I’ll give you my 8 Insights Into Nick’s Success here. See if you agree.

Please treat yourself by following the links through to Nick’s blog. But be warned! Nick has been been imbued with the peace of the Scottish landscape, carries it in his spirit, and brings it to his writing. You will be inspired by his stunning photos and descriptive writing. You will want to see the stags in the field and the mist on the Loch for yourself.

What follows is Nick’s email in response to some standard questions like “exactly what is a munro” and “how did you feel about your success.” I just didn’t see how I could improve on it. Besides…I followed the links and got lost in the beauty of the Scottish countryside.

Photo by Nick Bramhall

Hi Teresa,

Ok, so to begin with, Munros. I don’t know how much Leslie explained, but in total there are 283 Munros. The definition is “a Scottish mountain over 3,000 feet”. As recently as 1891 no-one had a clear idea of how many of these mountains existed in Scotland. The Scottish Mountaineering Club, one of the earliest such clubs in the world, was established in 1889 and one of its first activities was to clear this mystery up. Sir Hugh Munro, one of the club’s founding members, took up this challenge and devoted more than a year to research and study. This led, in September 1891, to the first publication of “Munro’s Tables” in the journal of the SMC. The tables listed 283 mountains over 3,000ft. Although there have since been revisions – some mountains have been promoted, some have been demoted – the list currently stands at the same number, 283.

I should probably mention at this point that I’ve actually only climbed one hundred of them so far, so I am only a little over a third of a way to climbing all 283. My original goal this year was to be on a hundred at or around my birthday back in July. Unfortunately circumstances conspired to delay that until late October. It did feel like a significant milestone though, particular as I have climbed 48 this year alone, many of which were tough and involved long, demanding days, and one in particular which involved an overnight camp, on my own, in the middle of nowhere!

I climbed my first Munro in November 2007. This was less than two months after I originally moved to Scotland to begin my graduate job in Aberdeen. Although I have always enjoyed walking (I only bought a car last year) I had never really done much walking outside of towns and country parks. When I was much younger my Grandpa was a leader in the Ramblers group in our town. The Ramblers are somewhat stereotyped in this country as people in anoraks ambling around the countryside, but my Grandpa was enthusiastic, led long walks, and even took me out on a few of their outings. I particularly enjoyed climbing one local hill called Roseberry Topping which is only about a half hour drive from my parents’ house, but has great views. In addition both a friend of my parents, and my uncle, are more serious mountaineers. They would share with us slideshows of trips to Scotland, the Alps and New Zealand which really captured my imagination at the time. It wasn’t however until I moved north to Scotland that I finally decided to give hiking a serious go. I did some research during the preceding week and on Friday night went into town to buy a rucksack, map and compass, flask and a few other things. The next morning I caught a bus out of Aberdeen and an hour and a half later began a walk that would see me cover more than 30km and climb my first Munro, Mount Keen. There is a fuller description on my blog, written at the time.

That day I immediately felt a passion kindled for the Scottish landscape and for long distance walking. The first of these was fueled by the fact that I love landscape photography (and landscape writing/description actually). Scotland on film is a glorious thing but it is another thing to be in that landscape. Scotland has relatively few roads so, to see much of it, the only real option is to walk. The way a landscape develops as you walk through it is very different to the development when you drive through it. I also feel that walking, being more naturalistic, allows you to better connect with the scenery. You aren’t looking at it through a pane of glass, you are in it; breathing the air, hearing the sounds, feeling the crunch of gravel under your boots. I can happily sit on a summit or by a chattering stream or looking down a deep glen and just be at peace with the landscape. It is so different in comparison with my working week which primarily centres around my computer or meetings. I value the time I am not there and feel it is important to get away from the city, from the office, from the normal routine.

As I say, my goal this year was only a partial goal, a step on the way to climbing all of the Munros. Still, the feeling on the day I hit 100 was joyful and was accompanied by a real sense of achievement. I’ve written a full account of it here. I have enjoyed every minute of it, even the tough times, and feel like it has been a very positive influence on my life, giving me space and time to reflect and to look forward.

I hope that’s ok to start with. Let me know whether you need any more information or whether there are other topics you want to touch on!

Nick

http://www.invertedworld.co.uk

You covered it all, Nick, either here or in your blog. Thank you for sharing with us all.

Read my 8 Insights into Nick’s Success in this post.

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A few weeks ago I was on the phone with a woman who was so distraught over her job search she said, “It’s impossible to find a job!” The power of her emotion created a very real backlash of energy that left me determined to do find something I could do to change this too prevalent negativity about personal prosperity in our world.

“Conversations with Teresa” is designed as a starting place for my part of that change.

It’s a small start for a small group. But remember, the journey of a 1,000 miles begins with that first step.

The concept for these “Conversations with Teresa” gelled in my mind as I thought about how successfully my workshop students were able to change the collective energy of the group with just a few minutes of instruction. Because energy exchange is not confined to only the people in the room with you, it made sense to use the same concept for a “tele-workshop.” Why not create the same situation where people at any distance can join together for the benefits of powerful energy changes!

Sounded like a good idea to me. And from chats I’ve had with a few clients and workshop attendees I’ve mentioned it to, they think it sounds like a good idea as well.

This first “Conversations with Teresa” is coming soon on December 17th and will include:

• Two simple ways to shift your energy right now so that you can start feeling the difference in your life.
• The first step to changing your thought patterns to relieve yourself of negative thinking.
• A brief reality check on negative emotions and why they exist. Once you begin to understand, you can experience more positive emotions and enjoy life more.
• Q&A time so you can clear up any questions you have.

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After three and a half months of sabbatical, I’m back to blogging. You know that feeling when you just have too much to do, and you need to add yet another project…or two. There’s only so much you can do. This time instead of stressing and spreading myself too thin, I took a sabbatical, not only from this blog, but from a great many other things as well.

The result?

My “baby” is off to college, I’ve joined my husband on the other side of the country, I actually took the time to spend 8 straight hours playing a video game two weeks ago, I visited friends I hadn’t seen in years, and I feel refreshed, recharged and ready to be back.

What did I learn?

1. It’s tough to let the “baby” go.

2. I missed my husband more than I thought I did. Those teary I love yous on the phone would have been hysterical crying tantrums if I hadn’t had the mute button on my emotions.

3. I REALLY missed my blogging friends (though not as much as my husband).

4. Sabbaticals are GOOD FOR YOU! I didn’t rest and relax until it was almost over so it definitely wasn’t a vacation. But I did completely leave blogging alone – along with surfing the web and learning new skills related to the internet. I ignored Twitter, only read what my children posted on Facebook and barely checked email.

If you can’t take a full sabbatical, try a mini one here and there. Or try this. I’m actually thinking of applying the concept of ignoring things to my regular schedule.

What if I ignore each of my blogs in turn? Will I come back refreshed and having missed them after 3 days.

Maybe I’ll only check email every other day…hmmm, I like that one!

Share some more ideas if you have them or use them regularly. Refresh and recharge is my new motto, so be prepared to hear more about it!

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Justin Glover has done what many people are still dreaming and planning for – a full-time income in their internet business. I’ve been impressed with Justin’s genuine personality and willingness to share his knowledge every time I’ve talked with him. In this interview, he shares his background that will motivate anyone and plenty of not-to-be-missed tips.

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Justin spent extra time with me after the interview in an impromptu coaching session. He just can’t help but share his knowledge and insight! And he’s an all around nice guy on top of finding his energy of success! Here’s a link to Justin’s program, Internet Income Tutorials, so you can learn more.

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Danielle Zack

Entrepreneur Danielle Zack shares some powerful advice in this short interview! Her upcoming product Business Mindset Formula is “all about creating the mindset for success in business.”

Listen in for great ways to move yourself forward in the energy of success!

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Here are a few highlights:

“Success really is being connected with yourself and doing the things that make you happy.”

One of her greatest accomplishments: “being an example of a strong and empowered woman to my daughters.”

“I recommend that you work on personal growth and self discovery…If you’re not right within yourself your not able to create something that will work and be right.”

““The harder you search for success the harder it’s going to be to find it.”

“Appreciating what you have is the key.”

Her turning point was when she learned to love herself. “I wasn’t giving myself room to grow because I was feeding myself negative thoughts and negative energy.”

Find more from Danielle at www.daniellezack.com!

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I attended a seminar this weekend where two people upon finding out about my profession asked me to scan their energy. The first person’s scan revealed the common combination of beautiful energy mixed with some congested areas. We chatted about what he was doing right to help his energy flow well and what he could add to his routine. When the second gentleman joined the conversation and asked for a scan, I obliged and immediately began clearing some of the heavier congestion in his heart chakra. When I finished and told him what I had done, he thanked me graciously and the conversation continued. It seemed from the look on the first man’s face that he was wondering why I cleared the second guy and not him. The answer? The first man was not at any risk. He practices yoga, is young and strong, and is of a mindset that will lead him towards constant improvement in his life. And I wasn’t going to say right in front of the second gentleman – this guy is at risk. Not, hey! Let’s head to the emergency room risk. But that part of me that makes me good at this work knew that he needed my help and this was the right time to take care of it. So I did. Intuition is that simple when you get used to following it.

Today, logic is taking the upper hand and I’m reasoning through those events and other related things that come up regularly. The primary issue that comes up amazingly often is that some people think that I should do all healing work for free. A client recently described to me how one of her co-workers was outraged that she was paying me $10 for a healing session saying I should do it out of the goodness of my heart. Did you do a double take just then? Ten bucks isn’t very much to a lot of people yet this woman was ranting about the hugely discounted rate I had given my client.

I met a nurse at the same seminar that cares for patients dying of cancer in their home. Does anyone expect her to work for free? I can guarantee you that she has a loving and gentle heart – a must for a great nurse. Should she work for free because she cares enough about people to help them? Would she have time to help people in the same way if she had to earn her income in another way?

These thoughts lead me to think of my own choices. Healing has never been my only source of income. And although I could do much good in the world if I weren’t working on other projects, most people simply cannot afford to pay me what I’m worth as a healer.

In many of my workshops I share this example from my own life. I learned to do energy healing because I needed to heal. I spent 5-10 hours a day working on myself the first year. Most of the healers I know of charge anywhere from $60 to $400 an hour. Five hours times 365 days at, let’s say, a low average of $80 an hour is over $140,000 for that first year.

Could you afford that? Can people who are truly ill and can’t even get to work to make money afford that? That’s why I teach self-healing workshops. That’s why I have multiple sources of income – so I can afford to charge some people only $10. Other people know they can afford more, so they pay more. Some people even pay my full rate!

But I still feel the dilemma in my heart. Just how much better would the world be if I could spend all my time healing? For now I compromise, I work on my other sources of income, teach people how to do as much themselves as they can, and most importantly to me – I practice. I practice and learn constantly with the thought in mind that if it took me 10 minutes instead of 20 I could heal twice as much or twice as many people.

As always your thoughts and feelings on the subject are welcome. I can assure you my clients who don’t leave comments have expressed how much they enjoy the insight of readers who do.

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