Hi 

My buddy Jeff Walker recently sent this to me and

I thought is was worth passing on.....have a great 

day!

I just had a birthday. It was a great day filled
with family and close friends, good food, games
and friendly (but fierce) competition, lots of
time spent outdoors... all the ingredients for my
perfect day.
 
It really left me feeling grateful... something
I've been feeling a lot lately.
 
After all, my life has changed radically since I
started my online business... when I started out,
my wildest dream was a few thousand dollars a
month from my business.
 
Well, I've done a bit better than that. :-)  In
fact, it's gotten to the point that million-dollar
launches are almost routine.
 
When I look at the magnitude of it all, I just
have to laugh at what's happened - it's almost
hard for me to believe... but it all happened, and
the truth is that it really wasn't all that hard
to pull off.


Yes, I'm grateful. Very grateful.
 
And that's important - because I've learned that
being grateful is one of the most important life
skills you can have.
 
I call it the "Discipline of Gratitude"...
 
Now I know that's a lousy name, because it sounds
like a lot of work. But stick with me, because
it's actually really simple...
 
It's just a matter of consciously taking time on a
regular basis to acknowledge everything you have
to be grateful for.
 
And trust me, we all have LOTS to be grateful for.
 
Take five minutes right now, and just reflect on
everything that you're grateful for... this is
even more powerful if you actually speak those
things out loud. And it's even better if you write
them down.
 
Go ahead... take a few minutes and do it right
now. I'll still be here when you get back.


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So how did that feel? Do you feel happier?
Lighter? More alive?
 
This really is a wonderful exercise to do each
morning when you wake, or at night when you go to
bed.
 
But here's the magic part - when you exercise the
Discipline of Gratitude you will not only be
happier... but you're going to start to achieve
more in your life.
 
Now I know this is starting to sound really "out
there" and "woo woo" - in fact, I almost deleted
this entire email because I know a lot of people
won't think this has anything to do with business
and marketing.
 
But trust me, this is powerful stuff. I have
experienced it over and over in my life.


It comes down to this: you can go through your
life with a chip on your shoulder, wondering why
things aren't coming easier to you... or you can
go through your life feeling grateful for all you
have.
 
It's your choice.
 
But I've been around a LOT of super-successful
people, and they pretty much all fall on that
gratitude side of things.
 
Bottom line - if you want to achieve great things
in your life (and great success), then the
Discipline of Gratitude is one of the key
life-skills you need to master.
 
The good news is that it's also one of the easiest.