Over the past few weeks I have truly experienced the saying “If you do what you are passionate about, work doesn’t really feel like work”. I have always been excited about our Vision Board; however I now am soo passionate about our new Vision Board System (VBS)! It has turned out so much better than I ever anticipated and the whole team is buzzing with excitement. So even though working late nights, weekends and juggling family life in the process has been a bit of a challenge, I still loved working on OrangePeel and the new system. I am grateful that I found this passion and also realize that it took quite a journey to get there, as well as some steps in the dark from time to time.

What kind of work or career would YOU ideally pursue? What are you truly passionate about? What do you love doing so much that you are willing to invest time and energy into making it a success? You know, life is not a dress rehearsal. Make sure you either do what you love, or at least are working towards making that a reality. It may sometimes need a leap of faith or some very brave action from your part to move towards the life of your dreams, but it will be worth it! We only have a few weeks to go in 2009, I invite you to have a really good brainstorm about the things you are passionate about doing, and how you can make it a reality. Set yourself up powerfully for 2010 with clarity of vision, right from the start!

Have a powerful week!

Linda Boertjens

When people find out that I am the developer of VBS a goal achieving and motivation package they will often ask me, “what is the point of a vision board?” I try to explain that at its most basic a vision board is just a way to surround yourself with images and text of the things or ideals you want to aspire to or achieve. This usually does not enlighten the person I am talking to.

A vision board is a tool that can be applied to many situations. In my experience people use vision boards in many different ways. The goals and dreams that can be incorporated into a vision board can be very lofty, including world peace and harmony for mankind, or they can be very practical, helping some one to stay motivated for some course of action.

When explaining how vision boards might be used I find it easier to provide concrete examples. One example I like to use is about a friend of mine, Kate.

I would like to share with you Kate’s story. Kate set a goal in January of 2008 to lose 50Kg. When I met Kate she was already well on her way to achieving her goal. One of the things that interested me was how she approached her goal.
She started with a  big vision, “to slim down to the size she was when she was 25.” Kate had then proceeded to create manageable smaller goals that would be achieved in a set amount of time. Kate didn’t just plan on losing weight, she took action.

Now, if Kate’s story was left there then you would say, “excellent, lost some weight feels healthier, good for her.”  However, what is so exciting is that the path Kate chose led to so many exciting unexpected changes in her life. Meeting Kate now, she is a picture of confidence, energy and joy. Taking that first scary step meant blowing away doubts and self-limiting beliefs, that we all carry around.

I would invite you to download Kate’s Story from the Downloads section and read her inspiring story for yourself.

I am excited to let you know that I will be interviewed in a fantastic seminar series called “Ask Mr Self Help”

The excellent series is totally free and features a number of other fantastic -well known- speakers that each have valuable teachings to share with you. These
great self improvement experts will be sharing tons of their best content so you can make things happen for yourself instead of wishing or watching others do it right in front of your eyes… I recommend it highly.

Click here to learn more and to register for free!

The “Ask Mister Self Help tele-seminar series “has a line up for you that will give you all the advantages you need to fulfil those dreams and goals you have been searching to achieve and they’re going to show you how to do it as efficiently as possible… I strongly recommend it, especially since I will be interviewed as well !

Remember: I will be interviewed THIS THURSDAY (3rd of December) so register now if you wish to get all the details on the new VBS! And don’t forget to email them your
questions so I can answer them on the call.

Yours in success and abundance,
Cornelis Boertjens
OrangePeel Systems,
Juice for Life

This week I I’d like to share a valuable quote I read in The Secret. It was this quote from James Ray:

“Most people look at their current state of affairs and they say ‘this is who I am’. That is not who you are. That is who you were. Let’s say for instance that you don’t have enough money in your bank account, or you don’t have the relationship that you want, or your health and fitness aren’t up to par. That is not who you are; that is the residual outcome of your past thoughts and actions. So we’re constantly living in this residual, if you will, of the thoughts and actions we have taken in the past. When you look at your current state of affairs and define yourself by that, then you doom yourself to have nothing more than the same in the future”.

You see, you might primarily focus on your current reality as well, thinking: “How can I ever change this? I hardly have any money, live in a small apartment and have no idea how to get ahead in life. How can I expect to become really wealthy?” However, the important thing to realize is that our current circumstances have nothing to do with what we can become and in fact are becoming! It is crucial to know that, in order to change our circumstances and manifest our goals, we must constantly focus on our future instead of focusing on our current situation.

So forget about wasting your energy and thoughts on worrying about any challenges you are dealing with right now. Instead, focus your energy and time on visualizing yourself in your future life. And we need to visualize with so much passion and belief, that we really feel as if we have already achieved our dreams. This is what will attract these dreams into your life. You might have heard the saying “If you know the WHY, the HOW will follow!”

Have a powerful week!

Linda Boertjens

I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for yet another extra ordinary week!

I wanted to remind you this week how your vibrational level dictates what you attract in life. If you have learned about The Law of Attraction, you know that in every moment you are sending out vibrations. Like now, and now…. and now! (as per Michael Oliver, author of “Law of Attraction” and an excellent speaker on this topic) And these vibrations basically attract more of the same to your life. So if you vibrate in a positive way, you will attract more positive things to your life.

So how do you know which vibrations you are sending out? If you have seen or read “The Secret” you will recognize the term “emotional guidance system“. When I saw this explained for the first time, it was such an “a-ha” for me. Basically, your emotions tell you what you vibrate! If you feel jealous, angry, frustrated, resentful or any other negative emotion, you are sending out negative vibrations and therefore attracting more of that. If you feel happy, grateful, excited, loving or any other positive emotion, you attract more positive things into your life. Pretty easy really, right?

So my suggestion for this week is to really become aware of your emotions and make a conscious effort to adjust them where necessary.

Everything you do is your choice, so it is also your choice what you will attract! So if you feel angry, take a deep breath and try to redirect your emotions into more positive ones. Listen to some wonderful music, or think about what you are grateful for in your life. If you get really frustrated for whatever reason, stop for a moment and think “is this really worth getting so frustrated about and is it worth staying frustrated even if I know it is holding me back from attracting my goals”? I know this could be challenging, and might sound too simple to work…. but it does ! And on the other hand if you feel excited, grateful, inspired or any other positive emotion, acknowledge it too and be happy and grateful knowing that right at that moment, you are supporting the process of attracting the future you intent.

The more positive you are in your being and in your actions, the faster you will manifest your goals and dreams.

Have a powerful week!

Linda Boertjens

I was having a talk with a family member on Saturday evening and she expressed some confusion over some spiritual understandings she had just encountered. On the one hand many of the books she has been reading suggest that we are perfect exactly as we are and we need to learn to accept ourselves without having to change a thing. On the other hand the books go on to express how important it is we make positive changes for ourselves and our lives. She questioned me on how they can be suggesting we do not need to change and then we do need to change, so I thought I would use this week’s inspiration to clarify this.

Yes, we are loveable now exactly as we are and it is most important that we learn to accept ourselves where we are right now. Divine Intelligence does not see us as anything but perfection and because we come from Divine Intelligence we can acknowledge our perfection. As we learn to love and accept ourselves more as we are today we become open to wanting to make positive changes in our lives.

Think of how you feel if someone tells you that you are not good enough and therefore you had better change. It does not inspire you to want to do good for yourself does it? But if someone tells you how wonderful you are then you want to get better and better. Like when you are in love and people say it makes them ‘want to be a better person’. The person you are in love with did not tell you that you had to change a thing, because they love YOU. However, you like the feeling so much you want to create more of it!

We are never really changing anything. In fact it is more like bringing a different aspect of ourselves to the surface so that we can do things in a more positive way than we were before. You have every possible attribute inside you right now, whether they are positive or negative attributes you can choose which ones you want to use in your life. When I didn’t love myself I used to eat a lot of junk foods which made me feel sick and sluggish. I never set out to change my diet but when I started loving myself more I automatically wanted to eat better.

You do not have to change a thing. But you can CHOOSE to. Choosing to change that which is not working in your life is part of accepting and loving yourself. Would you allow someone you loved to put up with a job they don’t like, ill health or a difficult relationship. No, of course not! When you love someone you encourage them to choose the best for themselves! So you need to choose the best for yourself also.

I have said it before and I will say it again that Louise Hay (author of the best seller ‘You Can Heal Your Life’) say’s that in her experience you can try all kinds of things to change but what works the best every time is learning to love yourself. Then the changes really do come automatically and life gets better and better.

Try this affirmation:

“I love and accept myself and it is easy for me to change.”

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Take care and choose the best for yourself always.

Love and light
Melissa x

Melissa is a Life Coach, Spiritual Teacher and Naturopathic Consultant. Trained with Australia’s leading coaching institute – The Coaching Institute and as an Angel IntuitiveTM with Doreen Virtue PH.D in 2004, 2005 with advanced skills in 2006, she combines her knowledge of physical healing with the healing that comes with working with the angelic realm. She also added the metaphysical and practical concepts of Louise Hay’s work by becoming a ‘Heal Your Life and Achieve Your Dreams Teacher and Coach’ in 2006. Her website is: www.melissabult.com

Lately I have noticed in my own life that the more I surrender the easier things get. Now it may seem obvious that surrendering rather than fighting equals an easier journey but most of us seem to see it the other way around! We believe that we have to fight for the things we want, work hard and hang on tight to what we have. But are these thoughts really working for us? My guess is no.

Most of us live our life believing we are a human being that occasionally has spiritual experiences. The kind where you feel like you experienced a moment of destiny, perhaps met a soul mate or listened to your intuition and had a good result. The truth is we are actually spiritual beings having a human experience. When you realize this your life changes for the better.

Your soul is very old, very wise and is connected to a much higher wisdom than you can possibly comprehend. When you surrender your worldly obsessions of ‘trying’ or ‘fighting’ to get the right job, car, house, partner, etc… and you let your soul take over (and it will at some stage anyway) you find your life moves to a whole new level. I know I spent years trying to work out how I could get out there and do what I wanted to do, but none of my ideas seemed right. So I tried harder, eventually feeling I had it all worked out and when that fell through I got down on my knees and prayed. I surrendered and said I was willing to be shown what I needed to say, who I needed to say it too and where I needed to go. About 2 weeks later I got an email that changed everything and gave me the opportunities I had been trying so hard to find myself.

Your Soul knows what you are here to do, who you are here to meet and how to go about doing all of it. But you need to listen to it and surrender to it. Many of the people I know who are not at peace are in that position because they are going against their soul’s purpose. I always say to people that my ego’s career of choice was to be a fashion designer but my soul had other ideas. I have literally followed my soul often having no idea where I was going at times but knowing it had to be the right direction.

When you let go you have the opportunity to start becoming all that you really are. Let go of all the worldly things you have come to know as your life. You are not your job, your relationships, your personality, your wealth or your body. The Ego would have you believe that you are not good enough and therefore must go out and get a life to prove you are. On the other hand the Soul already knows you are good enough and will guide you accordingly. Letting go does not mean you have to literally walk away from everything, but rather be open to changes for your highest good. Surrender yourself up to a higher wisdom that knows the lessons you came to learn, the things you came to teach and the role you are here to play.

Let go so you can become. Become all that you are by allowing all that has been there all along to reveal itself. Is now a good time to stop fighting and surrender? I will leave that up to you.

“I trust that my Soul is leading me to my highest good and so it is.”

Sending you all an abundance of love and light.

Melissa x

Melissa is a Life Coach, Spiritual Teacher and Naturopathic Consultant. Trained with Australia’s leading coaching institute – The Coaching Institute and as an Angel IntuitiveTM with Doreen Virtue PH.D in 2004, 2005 with advanced skills in 2006, she combines her knowledge of physical healing with the healing that comes with working with the angelic realm. She also added the metaphysical and practical concepts of Louise Hay’s work by becoming a ‘Heal Your Life and Achieve Your Dreams Teacher and Coach’ in 2006. Her website is: www.melissabult.com