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Intuition: Physical and Emotional Signs

Thian from Thailand wrote in and asked me (paraphrased), “What are the physical senses that appear from our intuition (positive and negative).

A great question Thian, I am glad you asked.

Here is a list of eight “watch out or be careful” signs from your intuition:

1. a chill
2. the creeps
3. a sense of restlessness
4. discomfort in your gut
5. constriction in your check
6. breathing hampered
7. tightness or pain in your head
8. a sour taste in your mouth
9. drained or tired when you had ample sleep
10. bored or enervated

You may also experience intuitive messages through your emotions, such as feeling uneasy or concerned, confusion -- difficulty getting clear.

If your intuition is positive, your emotions are much clearer. You may experience a feeling of joy, euphoria, or profound inner peace. Another way is just having the sense of “knowing.”

The physical signs for positive feedback from your intuition are:

1. sense of greater clarity
2. a feeling of rightness about the answer or the impulse
3. accompanying feeling of passion and excitement
4. energized and enthusiastic

Normally, it is easy to spot the positive side. Denial is the major blocker to acknowledging that our intuition is saying “no.” As human beings, we seem to want to have proof first, which causes the denial. Denial is what gets us into trouble when we don’t pay attention. This later turns into guilt, causes the circle to return to denial, and continues to repeat until the cycle is broken.

(c) copyright 2007, Catherine Franz

Writing: How Your Beliefs Show Up

(c) 2007 Catherine Franz

Laura from Colorado, sent me an article she had written called, "Beginning Writer Blues." I thought it came from Laura from a new writing group I just joined (I didn't see the Colorado part until I sent my response). Our writing group meets twice a month and everyone e-mails their writing they want critiqued. Well, this was the day before the meeting. So, you can see my confusion.

That evening I pulled out all the submissions from the other members, sat down with a glass of red wine, and begin reading and making notes. Her's was in the batch of course.

Okay, why am I writing about this. Well, something happened during the time I was reading her article. When I was done, I turned the first page over, and began writing her "beliefs" that appeared in her story. Her story is about her personal experience as a freelance wrtier.

I listed the following beliefs:
1. learning curve is quite steep
2. mistake to write for free or cheap or to do so for long
3. getting stuck in local markets is wrong
4. writing requires lots of learning
5. writing is a task

Response from a new ezine subscriber who had questions

This is in response to an e-mail that Nadzmi from Malaysia wrote. First is his e-mail and then my response.

Hi Catherine,

Good Afternoon, (in my country in South East Asia)

I am flattered to have received an email from you. This is indeed a great privelege.

I am a MLM marketeer since 5 months ago. about a month ago I stumbled upon The Movie "the Secret". and I have obtaineed the CD. I find it of absolute interest and thought or believe it would help me achieve success in my MLM business.for me it's an astounding discovery. I am doing my best to practice the tips in the CD, knowing it would help me greatly in the following areas (to answer your 3 questions)

1. Contacting (by phone) prospects who respond to my ad, I am always apprehensive, which undermines my ability to speak with as much confidence as I would like. I have this persistent habit of imagining the prospects doing his best to pin me down.

2. When meeting prospects I harbour the same feelings of doubt and uncertainty about my ability to present in the best possible manner, and gain the prospects attention and interest. No matter how well I rehearse, I still get the butterflies in my stomach when approacing the prospects.There are times when I feel that I give too much respect to the prospects, making me feel small and insignificant. could this be it?

3. Writing good flyer copy headlines that appeal and attract response.

Regards
Nadzmi
Malaysia

Crafting a Name For Your Business

By Catherine Franz

The name of your business is an important part of your foundation. It’s the foundation that all else stands on – the concrete that a house is built on. If the right ingredients are used and mixed into the concrete, the building stands straight. If the name isn’t part of the right mix, the house will lean, crack, or even fall down. Once the entire foundation and structure is aligned with the name, and it is kept in mind when producing the products and services that it will include, it will stand tall and strong.

With twenty plus years as a business consultant, I have witnessed the good, the bad, and the really bad when it comes to naming a business. Here are eight ingredients to keep in mind that I’ve found common in this process:.

Have You Heard of This?

Hi!

Have you heard of Yahoo Answers? http://answers.yahoo.com/

It is an amazing piece of genus on Yahoo's part!

This is a web site that allows people to ask intelligent questions and for others to post intelligent answers. Cool! It is well moderated. Which saves you time.

Now, how can you use this in marketing? Great question! See how intelligent you are already. Okay, all kidding aside. (My wack of side humor.)

It's easy to sign up and participate in this and the directions are on the web site.

Here's some suggestions on how to use this in marketing...

Get Visitors to Bookmark Your Site

Do you ask visitors to your web site to bookmark your site?

Yes, then don't don't ready any further.

No, then you are missing a step in the Internet marketing system that keeps people coming back to your web site (of course, you will have to give them a reason to come back -- that's another post or two though).

Many people don't really know how easy it is. All you do is ask. Ask your visitor if they would like to bookmark your web site, or a particular section of your web site -- say the articles section for instance.

Using Tell-A-Friend Feature to Market

Do you use the feature "Tell-A-Friend" on your web site?

Yes, then you may still want to read this post to see if there is an easier way.

No, then you want to read, learn, and do this!

Using Craig's List to Post Classified Ads

Craig's List began selling classified ads a few months ago. I have been monitoring the situation. It still has its infancy stage challenges at the moment but is quickly maturing. Thousand of people read them every day.

Have you thought of posting your ad here?

You can sell an informational product!

You can even post the information on how to find your blog, electronic newsletter, or whatever else.

The fee you paid is so reasonable, considering the exposure you will get.

The key is in writing the ad, of course, as to what response you will get. Since no one really has a stats they can share yet on what works and what doesn't, you will need to play and test with what you want to use it for as well.

Use other blogs to attract traffic to your web site

Do you visit other blogs?

Don't have time. Then you are missing out on a way of letting others know about your blog, your web site, your product, or your service.

It's very easy to read someone else's post on their blog and leave without providing a comment. How many have you done already like this? I know I have. At least I did before I "got it."

The other mistake is leaving a comment that says thank you but doesn't say anything about you or your web site.

The key to this type of cross marketing is to leave a comment that has some meat -- in other words -- has some content and thought to it. Yep, you're right; I didn't say this was going to be easy. And yes, you are right too, you are no going to be able to do this all the time.

This happens to me all the time. This blog is moderated -- as most good blogs should be. If someone leaves a comment, I get to read it first before allowing it to be posted to the site. People leave a two to five word post that doesn't say anything interesting and then put in their own cross-marketing content of five or six lines. Ick!

Coaching: Communicating What Service You Provide

By Catherine Franz

Coaching is unique because it makes a special promise: transformation. At the root of any desire for personal development is the expectation that, every time they have an encounter with their coach, they have some how changed from the person they were into the person they more prefer to be.

The remaining part of this article is published at...

http://www.uswebpros.com/Coaching_Communicating_What_Service_You_Provide-8535.html