Dr. Anita M. Jackson: Outrageous Success

I have a confession to make. For years, I have been critical and judgemental toward obsessed animal lovers. I just couldn't understand all the hoopla about a dog and especially a cat. To make matters worse, I seem to have attracted mostly animal lovers as friends and they've been trying to convert me for years. But I was stronger than them, until today!

Today, I got a puppy and he is absolutely adorable. I think I'm in love . What a strange experience I'm having with this little fella. When he looks at me with those sad little gorgeous eyes and his floppy little ears, I just melt . While spending WAY TOO MUCH MONEY on a dog (he's already in control - I'm doomed) all I kept thinking about was, "I have to get home. He needs me." More like I needed him...lol.

For most of my life, I have been focusing on school and work. It became really easy to stay active. Now that my life is transforming right before my eyes, something in me has taken a turn and I'm realizing that I'm wanting and needing more. As I get older, Big Ben is making way too much noise, which is probably why I got a puppy...but I dont mind, at least for now.

Here's a picture of him.


Forgive me for the picture being so big. I have no clue how to cut the size.

His only 6 weeks old. I haven't decided on a name yet but here are a few of my choices: Jackson (first name only like Prince, Cher, Madonna - but moreso because I love my last name), Zeus (friends thought that was funny - go figure), Max, my mom wants me to call him "Hey Dog" - why? Don't ask. So for now, I just call him honey!

My little fella is asleep right now (he's really a good dog or he's depressed because he misses his brothers and sisters). The therapist in me is being trigged to help the little one, which worries me because this may cause me to spoil him rotten and do something crazy like put bling all over him (I almost bought him this charm in the shape of a little bone with so-called diamonds all over it - dear God what's happening to me?!).

It's amazing what animals can do to a person. Never thought I would feel such a bond so quickly...the power of life in any form always amazes me. This must a very small verison of motherhood...I hope so.

So, too all the BraveHeart animal lovers out there, a new member has joined the club....I too am an animal lover and I promise to be a good one....until he poops in my carpet!...Just kidding!

Be well,

Anita

After listening to the Prosperity Hormone broadcast, I've been doing a lot of thinking about the next steps. As we excitedly wait for the mentoring program to begin with Ellie and Dr. Sugar, I've been processing why some women have become successful at utilizing and releasing their prosperity hormone and others have not. I am confident that the information to be shared will be life changing and if we are not ready to receive it, then our ability to excel and move to the next level may be hindered.

As an individual and as a therapist, my ultimate goal is to help people break through all mental, emotional and spiritual barriers that interfere with their ability to be prosperous and live abundantly and outrageously well.

Yesterday while spending time reflecting and preparing for the week, the following question merged from my spirit, "Are you ready?" I thought about this all day long. My first response was "YES, I'm ready." Then that small still voice asked, "Are you sure?" Ok, at first, I was a little angry, "Of course I'm ready." Then I felt this internal silence starting to build inside. As I sat with the silence, I began to realize that there is something very important about "getting ready."

After much reflection and thinking back on my personal work and work with my patients (mostly women), as if someone thumped me against the head, it hit me that getting ready is one thing and very important, but receiving is another. My spirit came alive and started to challenge me to be open to receiving the wealth of knowledge and wisdom regarding what's already inside me. I laughed because I've said this to my patients for years, "You already have what you need on the inside. Our job is to listen to it and allow it its truth to guide us toward your ultimately life and purpose."

So, what does it mean to get ready?

Getting ready means opening your heart, soul, and spirit. It means making a conscious decision that it is ok to change. It also means you won't let anything or anyone, including yourself, get in the way of your success.

Steps to Getting Ready

1. Make a commitment to yourself that in the next few weeks you will take time to identify anything (thoughts, feelings and behaviors) that may hinder your ability to receive - seek help if you need it.

2. Once you've identified the barriers, take responsibility for them, forgive yourself and others, and begin to give yourself internal and external permission to receive good now!

3. Take small steps everyday to prepare yourself for success. Do little things like spending quiet time in prayer and meditation, journal, read books on personal success and wealth (tons of information out there), and connect to like-minded individuals who will lovingly hold you accountable to your goals and truths.

4. Create a spirit and mindset for success. This goes beyond the Law of Attraction. This is you developing knowledge and wisdom about success and making it apart of your core belief system. Example: you already know that 2 + 2 = 4. This is knowledge because you've rehearsed it for years. Begin telling yourself that your success is your birthright and seek information to support that truth.

And finally,

Stir up your excitement about being and becoming more successful. This is the Law of Attraction. Visualize it, feel it, talk about it to the right people, journal about it, pray about it, get excited about it.

To Your Highest Success,

Anita

Since graduating, I have become fascinated with the concept of success. What does it mean and how does one become truly successful? Although the term is often defined differently for each individual, success ultimately means having the wisdom, ability and resources to achieve your dreams, hopes, wishes and goals in each important area in your life. Yet, at the root of being truly successful is acknowledging that you need to be truly committed. Plain and simple.

Based on my research (books. lectures, observations and interviews), those who are considered the most successful are committed to focusing their attention on four basic areas of success:

-Physical health and wellness
-Relationships
-Professional mastery and,
-Financial independence

Outrageous success is 95% what you think, feel, do and achieve which are largely connected to your habits. Habits are learned and formed by your beliefs, mindset and practiced behaviors.

The good news is that if habits (whether good or bad) are learned, then habits can be unlearned by learning new success-oriented habits. An outrageously successful individual is committed to improving their character, learning as much as possible, identifying areas needing growth, overcoming and managing their emotions and fears, defining goals and taking action steps to achieve them.

Creating a success-oriented mindset requires improving your ways of thinking, making healthy decisions that align with your values, purpose and destiny, and becoming proactive and effective about all actions steps you take in your life.

So, what are you practicing everyday that will propel you toward outrageous success or deter you from it?

To Your Success!

Live Outrageously Well,

Anita

Finally!!! Someone is telling us, as women, exactly what we need to hear and know in order to live our lives fully, abundantly and outrageously well!

I just got finished listening to the "Prosperity Hormone" phone call with Ellie and Dr. Sugar. During the entire call I was so excited I kept saying out loud, "Preach it girl!" My spirit soared, my faith increased and my hands went into action as I immediately joined the Core Inner Circle group.

The moment Ellie and Dr. Sugar talked about the key ingredient to releasing the prosperity hormone, I clapped my hands and said YES! I knew exactly what they were talking about, but dear God, they gave SO much more depth and truth to this information that you had to respond to Ellie's call.

To every woman who has not listened to this broadcast or joined the Core Inner Circle, do not let this opportunity pass you by. Do not let fear or uncertainty stop you from going to the next level in your personal and professional life. Boldly tell yourself that this is your year and you'll do whatever you can to learn what you need to learn, connect to whoever you need to connect to in order to live your life outrageously well.

My deepest prayers and heart is with all of you and with Ellie, Dr. Sugar and the BraveHeartTeam.

Live Outrageously Well and Prosper!!!!

Do It NOW!!!

Anita

I woke up this morning, back from vacation, excited about reconnecting to my BraveHeart Sisters and share a little wisdom I reconnected to during my vacation.

I found this quote and thought it was simply profound: "Life is a process of learning to unlearn untruths someone else believes!"

How often do we hold onto someone else's beliefs about ourselves? And depending on what those beliefs are, they can really have an affect on our overall success or failure.

This week, I want you to find your personal truth. Truth is always flowing and emerging from our core. It is never stagnant.

To unlearn what has been learned, and probably operating from your unconscious, look for new ways to connect to your personal truth, align yourself with your values and beliefs that supports your mission, vision, community, and life.

Make a conscious decision this week to identify what you believe in, create powerful affirmations that supports your authentic personal truth and,

Live Outrageously Well,

Anita

Good Morning My BraveHeart Sisters!

I hope you're making an internal intention to live outrageously well this week.

Living a fulfilling life requires intention and action. You know this! The old cliche "Knowledge is power" is a great one, but unless you put that knowledge to work, it's really just information.

This weekend, although very active, was a great weekend because a few girlfriends and I decided to put more action to our knowledge by creating a REAL vision board.

Ok, I'm not a frilly kind of girl. I LOVE being a woman, but frills, at times, bug me. Well, I share this with you because one of my girlfriends decided to bring several BIG boxes of frills (scrapbook items - dear God, my living was overflowing with stickers, pressed flowers, cards, papers, pens, etc.). My initial response when I saw everything was, "Oh my God. I'm surrounded by high school girls." However, I have to admit, it was GREAT fun!!! - Rest assured, I'm not running out to start a scrapbook collection . But if asked, I'd do it again.

Anyway, during the process of creating this vision board, I had a very strange experience. Although I hate to admit it, I'm somewhat of a perfectionist and a little (very little) obsessive compulsive, which really manifested itself during this project (BTW, I'm not very artistic unless I'm cooking then I'm a fake Martha Stewart). I had such a hard time putting everything on the board in some "coherent" order. Instead of just letting my spirit and purpose lead the way in creating my vision board, I got really caught up into making it perfect. Of course, this became comical because I was the slow poke in finishing and always seem to have some comment to make about something...

You'll be proud to know that I did finish my vision board and it's beautiful . It only took me, oh I'd say six hours to complete, LOL - but it's done! By the time I finished my board, it was 2 a.m. Mind you, all of us were up laughing, talking and creating, but along the way, I got lost in making it right instead of making it an experience in the moment and fun.

My business partner, who is also my dearest friend, caught on to my plight and challenged me to break out of trying to make it perfect and let my spirit and heart take over. Stopping for a moment to reflect upon what she said, I took a deep breath, focused my heart intention and vision and then suddenly, everything slowly began to fell into place. Now, my vision board is nicely hanging on my bedroom wall so that it is the first thing I see in the morning.

As I sat looking at my creation, I began to feel as if my dreams and vision for my life were coming true... it was real! As my body, soul and spirit connected to each item, my energy and emotions started to rise giving way to an excitement I haven't felt for a little while. Why? Human beings are moreso moved by sight! Needing and having some type of instant experience often causes us to respond or take action.

So, my question to you is, do you have vision?

Have you taken your personal truth(s), philosophy in life, dreams and aspirations and made them real? If not, I strongly encourage you to make your passion, purpose and mission a tangible experience by creating a vision board.

You've all heard about the Law of Attraction ~ "Like attracts like" ~ what you focus on, you attract. Having a vision board can be one of the most powerful and forceful motivators one can have to promote change and usher in success.

As we prepare physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually for RISE, intentionally prepare your VISION and together, let's SEE what happens!

Live Outrageously Well,

Anita

As 2009 comes to a close, I have been reflecting on the events of this year and I must say, I'm truly amazed at all the opportunities, challenges and deep sisterhood connections I have made. All I can say is WOW I'm so grateful! What an amazing year this has been and, I truly believe, this is just the beginning.

With 2010 being only a few weeks away, I have been having this powerful urge to be very still and silent in order to truly connect to God, myself, and the Universe. Because I so deeply believe in spiritual power, I sense that there is a purpose to my desire in order to help me develop a, dare I say, divine strategic plan for 2010. In truth, I feel this for anyone willing to stop and just be still.

Here's what I'm learning:

Stillness and silence powerfully connects me to God's divinity and the Universe's energy. Stillness and silence moves me from consciousness to nonconsciousness where truth resides. It brings dreams and visions to life. For the first time in a very long while, I can feel the energy of creation and life all around me. It's an amazing experience feeling vibration, stamina, and vitality. We, as women, are so good at being busy, moving all the time. Learning to be still can help you feel yourself be deeply moved by the power of God and the Universe.

I'm also experiencing a deeper sense of clarity. While meditating, I had a vision of several puzzle pieces floating around me and as I focused on what I wanted for next year, each piece began to fall into place beautifully, effortlessly. Slowly I can see the picture of this puzzle forming into something amazing. It's giving me purpose and hope for next year each time to visualize it. I'm really excited!

Since RELEASE, so many opportunities have been presented to me that I actually got distracted and maybe even a little off course. This call to silence has brought me back to my authentic truth, helped me get grounded and secure in who I am, what I'm called to accomplish and where I'm going and this time I'm intent on staying my course. Are you allowing the rush of the season and the end-of-the-year to cause you to get distracted and off course? If so, stop, take a deep breath, and regroup.

And finally, the most amazing thing that I've discovered about being still and silent is, silence is NOT empty. It's filled with life, truth, power, direction, clarity, and energy.

We live in a world that has conditioned us to keep moving and doing, doing and doing even more, which has unfortunately caused us to probably be more off course than we know. Yet, there is hope!

As you prepare for next year, make a commitment to yourself that you'll find 15 minutes a day (I suggest right before you go to bed) for the rest of the month of December and be silent. Remember to breathe, feel your spirit and your body, open yourself up and let silence be a greatest teacher.

To Your Highest Success,

Anita

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~ Make it REAL!

Good morning my amazing BraveHeart Sisters!

I'm so joyous about being alive and truly living according to my call and destiny. Today is the day that we must fully trust God, the Universe and ourselves while letting our inner courage and faith lead us to all that we desire and deserve for the greater good of life and mankind. I truly and deeply pray that you FEEL the same way about yourself and your life.

Well, this weekend was an amazing one as I attended Release again with the amazing Dr. Sugar and her BraveHeart Team and I must say ~ releasing is even more powerful the second time around!

As you already know, I tend to process things a lot. Being an MFTI and an industrial psychologist helps, I'm sure, as well as having a very deep and strong spiritual background. This time, attending Release revealed an interesting truth.

I’m sure you'll agree that many of us have several people in our lives who love to give us their "well intended” comments, thoughts and opinions and in doing so often times they have no clue how deeply their comments have or can hurt us. Even worse, most of the time we ourselves have no clue how deep their comments have gone into our soul and subconscious mind indirectly affecting our own thoughts, feelings, and choices. In subtle ways, eventually these comments start to shape and reshape our very existence and manner of living. I re-realized this truth while driving home from Arizona.

While participating in an energy exercise, I was given a gift ~ a stone with the word "courage" on it. At first, it didn't resonate with me. It was just a pretty stone. Not until Monday morning while working with a client did the message of the gift became clear.

Courage, as defined by Webster is: bravery, fortitude (patient endurance) and spirit. “I’m brave. I’ve accomplished a lot in my life," which is true, yet deep within me I heard, "That’s not exactly true." The spirit of courage helped me realized that my spirit has ALWAYS yearned for adventure and a passion for deep wisdom and excitement. Yet in truth, I had to admit that I may have been a little too cautious and calculated in almost all of my decisions. Then it hit me. I’ve NEVER driven such a long distance before. What was I thinking? A single woman driving early (1 a.m.) in morning all the way to Arizona by herself??? My mother would have had a fit if she knew! I could hear her comments, “Are you crazy? It’s dangerous. What happens if your car breaks down? Blah, blah, blah….” I knew that if I had told her, I probably wouldn't have gone because something in me would have eventually agreed with her "well-intended comments." But from the moment I was encouraged to attend Release; my soul and spirit strongly, continually and lovingly urged me to go. At first, I had too many challenges in the way ~ making it impossible to go. Then God and the Universe cleared the path and I was on my way.

Once home, my gift of “courage” beautifully and lovingly told me that it was time to break outside of my calculated comfort zone and that of others, and embark upon a new adventure/journey in becoming.

This revelation ignited a flow of spiritual truths that has lifted my heart to “trust” fully in the process of living outside my “structured” walls and comfort zone. To do so means living more fully and with aligned intention.

As human beings, we all have an innate primate instinct that tells us often to “play it safe.” At one time, “playing it safe” served us, protected us; however, now is no longer the time to just sit by and watch.

If you pay attention to children, they play and exist with no fear or inhibitions about just being. Unfortunately, as we become adults, life and its challenges start to influence us in such a way that causes us to become stagnate, stuck, or unfulfilled. But this, dear BraveHeart Sisters, is a choice. You can choose to stay in your comfort zone(s) or step outside and continue to learn and grow.

Steps to Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

1. Remember, take one step at a time - Start with something small. Little steps eventually become big steps giving you the ability to eventually reach your goal.

2. Stick with it – Each time you allow yourself to experience something new and your repeat the practice of it, it eventually becomes more comfortable. Before you know it, you've mastered a new talent or have a new page to write in your journal.

3. Find joy in stepping outside your comfort zone – Stepping outside your comfort zone will help you create your life and live with purpose and intention. It may be scary at first, but in the end, it’s always worth it.

To your fullness in life,

Anita

Since graduating with my doctorate in 2007, I have been on a journey to understand why certain people are successful and others are not. This journey has led me to interesting truths some of which I already knew and others I had never considered before. One truth that has become the bedrock to my own transformation, and hopefully that of my clients, is understanding the power of having the right mindset. Whether you're aware of it or not, your mindset, formed by your childhood and current experiences, powerfully shapes your thought patterns and your behaviors, which as you know, will ultimately shape your life.

As I read books, listened to literally hours of audio recordings, webinars and teleconferences, as well as being a conference addict, one thing became abundantly clear. Success, of any form, is strongly dependent upon your mindset. In simpler terms, your beliefs, values, character and habits will either create and manifest success in your life or do just the opposite and bring failures. This fascinated me as another truth emerged from this journey. Successful people have very different beliefs, values, habits AND conversations than the average person when it comes to creating the type of life they want, internally and externally. You know this, but do you understand or have true wisdom about this truth. Knowing and understanding are two different things. From my perspective, knowing is having a good grasp of information or facts. Yet, understanding is having a deep inner truth or wisdom that brings peace or abundance.

I’m excited about what is happening within BraveHeart and Ellie and Dr. Sugar’s passion about helping women globally raise their prosperity hormone. We can all use more money right about now. I’m in full agreement and looking forward to seeing what women will do when they/we are full and release ourselves to change the world. Yet, I also hope that as they deliver powerful truths regarding prosperity and take us on this amazing journey, that we will honor their teachings by preparing ourselves mentally, emotionally, spiritually and behaviorally for this next shift taking place.

BraveHeart sisters, if your mindset is based on external prosperity, research says that the likelihood of maintaining it, whatever “it” is, is pretty slim. Want proof? Look at those who received or won a great deal of money and you’ll see that within a few years and sometimes even months, they are back in the same financial position they were in before the money arrived. Why? Their wealth or prosperity mindset had not been fully developed.

It is my hope that we as women and sisters will take full advantage of what we are learning and receiving from this amazing community.

Preparing Your Mindset for Prosperity:

I am forever telling my clients that their subconscious mind has more power in their life than their conscious mind. That said, the first step in preparing your mindset for prosperity is evaluating what your subconscious mind is thinking. How? For one week, write done every thought you have about wealth, money, prosperity and abundance. At the end of the week, evaluate whether it is negative or positive. If negative, then inundate yourself with positive truths, cds, affirmations, books, etc on the topic or better yet, find a good therapist or coach to help you break down those hindering thoughts. Research says it takes 14-21 days to create or change a habit, but only if you are consistent…that’s the key ~ consistency.

As strange as this may sound, get rid of all clutter. Make room, whether internally or externally for wealth and prosperity. How I did this was by meeting with my CPA and finally getting all my accounts in order. Learned something interesting from this task. By not keeping accurate track of my finances, I didn’t realize that I had more wealth than I thought but poor money habits had me spending money on things that didn’t show my wealth. One of my mentors encouraged me to see how long I could hold $100 without spending it. What a challenge!! I learned that if I didn’t have the available money, I probably didn’t need it. Lesson learned!

Define and then visualize wealth! If you can define wealth, then you can visualize it. We all know how powerful visualizations are and how they work. Enough said.

My new truth about money is ~ money is energy! Never thought about money that way. What you put out, comes back. Are you sending out money for the right reasons? Many of us use money to fulfill an emotional need, which may explain why women seem to always be broke. It is time to learn a healthier way to meet our emotional needs.

And finally,

Remember that wealth and prosperity is your birthright and within your physical being.

I encourage you to participate in the Prosperity Hormone calls, change your mindset and get ready for a new way of thinking, be-ing and living.

To your HIGHEST prosperity and success,

Anita

Today’s challenges may have many of us feeling stretched to our limit. It is during these times that our overall personal wellness starts to wan and our ability to cope is easily threatened. If you are currently experiencing any type of challenge, take heart dear one, you are not alone and help is a lot closer than you might think.

For the past few months, while navigating through several challenges of my own, I kept hearing the word surrender and the phrase stay the course. What made these words even more intriguing was the fact that several of my clients would make some type of reference to these ideas but had no clue what they meant or what they should do. Of course, I knew. God and the Universe were sending me confirmations that it was time to go on another journey, a journey of true surrender and faith.

As I pondered on my spiritual assignment, I remembered doing research on the phrase “stay the course” and found that it is a military phrase often used during times of battle or war. The phrase is a metaphor meaning that regardless of any challenge or obstacle one faces, the objective is to “stay constant and maintain an unaltering course while navigating life” [word and emphasis mine]. As I studied, “maintain an unaltering course” it became clear that my choice to stay on course or to falter, would eventually determine my final outcome. We all know this but sometimes we need a little, ok, a BIG reminder to help us get back to the basics of what we know is absolutely true.

As we continue, I would like to challenge you, my BraveHeart Sisters, to consider this truth that surrendering or yielding to our own internal power and authentic truth and staying the course spiritually is essential to creating life-changing present moment experiences, manifesting deep abiding abundance, and movement toward a higher purpose. With that, here is what I have re-learned about surrender, faith, and staying the course.

Surrender

Merriam’s Webster Dictionary defines surrender as 1 a: to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand b: to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another 2 a: to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner b: to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence) intransitive senses: to give oneself up into the power of another: YIELD synonym see RELINQUISH.

Often the act of surrendering is taken to mean something negative such as giving up our power to others or anything outside ourselves; however, I have come to re-realize that true surrender is the development of trust that everything happens for a reason and serves a much greater purpose than our present moment of frustration, confusion and pain. Please don’t get me wrong. Moment by moment experiences is necessary and powerful; however, they are just that…a moment. Yet, creating future moments in our present experiences can leave a legacy that echoes for an eternity. Remember that future moments have everything to do with the development of our current mindset. Our mindset is our beliefs, values, habits and character. During challenging times, these aspects of ourselves are threatened due to our external focus and/or viewpoint of life rather than on our spiritual internal focus and/or viewpoint of life.

When we choose to focus our attention internally or better yet spiritually, the absolute truth will always lead us to freedom, peace and abundance. We must make this conscious choice every day.

"Surrender is faith that the power of Love can accomplish anything even when you cannot foresee the outcome." - Deepak Chopra

Have Faith

We are often encouraged to “have faith” yet many of us question the concept of faith and what it actually means. Again, according to Merriam’s Webster Dictionary, faith is 1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions 2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust 3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs. The Bible tells us that, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen” ~ Hebrews 12:1.

Ultimately, faith is an internal knowing (evidencing the possession of inside information) in all that is absolutely true. When I surrender to my faith, to all that is absolutely true, all things work together for good and I become convinced that God and the Universe want me to be and have the very best. It is in this knowing that the best MUST and starts to manifest.

Stay the Course

Earlier I mentioned that staying the course is a military term in reference to, “stay constant and maintain an unaltering course while navigating life” [word and emphasis mine]. At first glance when you read this phrase, you might be propelled toward performing some type of action. However, in truth I have come to believe that this powerful little phrase has a much deeper connotation connected to it. Defined, the word stay means to spend time with a person, a place/situation, or to rest. WOW! I am often amazed how the meaning of a word can dramatically change my understanding or the way I see things when I actually know the original definition of that word.

Now, if we apply the idea of resting to our state of surrender and staying in the course, everything changes. Rest literally means to be inactive, still, or at peace. In this place of rest or ease, things and life can move much more effortlessly. When we surrender and stay in the course of surrendering, we are open to experiencing life as processes of movement toward our higher purpose. Resting in our place of surrender means no worries, or anxieties, and no stress. True surrender means living from our spiritual knowing and allowing that truth to inspire and divinely guide our “activity.” In simpler terms, it means trusting that “it is what it is.”

In the next few weeks, may I encourage you to surrender to all that is true and already inside the very core of your being and watch as God, the Universe and life begin to reveal life abundantly.

Live Outrageously Well and Free,

Anita