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Attitude Adjustment 101: Nine Ways to Transform You From
Mediocre to Magnificent By Susan Young

“Work on your career and you’ll make a living. Work on yourself
and you’ll make a fortune.” - Jim Rohn

Regardless of the number of college credits or degrees you have,
the truth is that much of your success is determined by your
attitude. Education is worthwhile but a good attitude is
priceless. If you search for a college that has a concentration
of study entitled “Attitude,” you will come up empty handed.
Yet, the world would be a better place if we could all major in
“Attitude.”

If attitude is not taught in school, then how come some people
have great attitudes and others don’t? More important, how can
you change from a mediocre attitude to a magnificent one?

First, to adjust your attitude, you must be brutally honest with
yourself and take responsibility for your attitude. You are the
only one who can change you. Be accountable for who you are and
how you behave. Tell yourself that blame is unacceptable.

Second, recognize warning signs like negative thoughts, blame
and pessimism. Your mind is like a computer; the beliefs you put
in (input) create the actions you take out (output). For
example, if you tell yourself that you are “just okay,” you will
be “just okay.” What you think about, you will become.

Third, use positive affirmations. Tell yourself every day that
you are an outstanding person capable of achieving your goals.
When the woman at the coffee shop in the morning asks how I am,
I flash a big smile and reply “I’m great” or I’m outstanding.”
Replace negative and mediocre with excellent and amazing. Stand
up taller each morning. Breathe deeply to allow air into your
diaphragm. Smile more, even at people you don’t know. Live a new
level of excellence every day. Reach higher.

Fourth, your subconscious mind operates on images and pictures.
Before you go to sleep, envision your ideal day. What are you
doing? What are you wearing? Who are you with? Are you in a
meeting, confidently speaking before your boss and colleagues?
Are you on the beach playing with your children and spouse? See
and feel yourself in this moment as a huge success. Do you want
a new house, job or relationship? Imagine it as if it already
happened.

Fifth, write down your goals. The subconscious mind kicks into
action when you put your goals in writing. List three short-term
and three long-term goals. Then, give your dreams deadlines (a
date of accomplishment) and outline the steps you will take
every day to reach your goals and dreams.

Sixth, put your head down and focus. Successful people do not
spend time with negative water cooler gossip and time wasters.
Set your goals and get to work.

Seventh, think about a successful person you admire. What are
his or her personality traits, characteristics and values?
Chances are the person who came to mind is successful because he
or she decided to be positive and upbeat, to expect great
accomplishments and to focus on doing whatever it takes to
achieve his or her goals. Surround yourself with cheerful
successful people.

Eighth, avoid “naysayers” who shoot you down, speak negatively
or have poor work and personal habits.

Ninth, practice these ways to adjust your attitude for at least
21 days. That’s how long it takes to form a new habit.

President John F. Kennedy said, “The human mind is our most
fundamental resource.” Your mind is a fertile garden that will
grow whatever you plant in it. What seeds are you planting in
your mind? Are you planting seeds of opportunity and growth or
weeds like cynicism and mediocrity? Life is better when you have
a good attitude. So go ahead and give yourself the chance to
move from mediocre to magnificent. We all have the tools. The
key is to use the resources that we have to become totally
amazing!

Remember this important online trading safety tip: The markets
will not keep your money safe. Though this is a well known fact,
many people find it quite hard to understand. They believe that,
no matter what, the market and GOOD FOREX will ALWAYS COME BACK,
as though this were a law.

But, there`s no such law. A good online trading safety tips is
to remember that forex don`t always come back, and neither do
markets. If you want to think about the market in terms of laws
of nature, the best one is the law of gravity, specifically:

++ What goes up must come down.

This is especially true for forex and sectors that have risen
extremely quickly. You can protect your capital and your profits
from this natural market law by setting stops.

A stop is an order you place to sell or buy a position you own
if it hits a specified price. It`s called a stop because it
stops you from losing any more money on the position. If you`ve
sold short, you can place a stop order to buy to cover if the
stock rises to a specified price. Stops are not complicated to
use, and they are an integral part of trading success.

When we use the word STOP, we`re referring to a stop loss order.
This is an order that directs your broker to sell a position you
hold if the stock drops to a specified price. If you`ve sold
short, you can place a stop loss buy to cover order to get out
of the position if it rises to a specified price. Once the stop
is triggered, it`s immediately executed as a market order.

Here`s an online trading safety example. Let`s say you buy a
stock at 50 dollars a share. You have reason to think it will
rise, but you also realize it`s a risky trade. You know that if
the stock drops below 48.50, it means there`s trouble with the
trade and you`ll want out. So, after buying the stock, you place
another order: a stop sell order at 48.40.

This tells the broker that if there is market action at 48.40,
or below, to sell your shares immediately in the form of a
market order. They`ll be sold at the current bid, whatever that
is. This will happen automatically, so you won`t have to watch
the stock closely. It also means you won`t be tempted to hold on
longer, hoping that the stock will go back up.

In general, there are two types of stop orders: stop loss and
stop limit. However, some brokers use slightly different names
for various order types, and may not offer all order types to
their clients. I`ve already described the stop loss order.

A stop limit order is an order to sell a position at a specific
price and no lower than that price, if the stock drops to that
price or to buy to cover a stock sold short at a specific price
and no higher than that price if it rises to that price. Once
the stop is triggered, the order is executed only if it can be
executed at the limit price or better, it becomes a limit order.
In my opinion, you shouldn`t use stop limit orders, it
needlessly increases your risk. If a stock`s price is dropping
fast, chances are good that a stop limit order won`t execute at
all.

Let`s say the stock from the earlier example does drop. It hits
48.40, and the stop is triggered. The stop order becomes a
market order to sell. This means that it will execute
immediately at the current bid price. The same principles apply
to stops on short positions. If you sell a stock short at 13
dollars, expecting it to go down, you should place a buy to
cover order at, say, 13.75. If the stock suddenly rises sharply,
you`re protected and you can always re short the stock at its
peak price later.

Let`s go back to the stock the trader bought for 50 dollars. If
the stock is falling slowly, the market order may execute at
48.40, slightly lower, or even, occasionally, slightly higher.
If it`s falling quickly, it could execute a little below 48.40.
If the stock is falling very quickly, it could execute well
below 48.40.

The possibility that they could be stopped out of a position far
below the trigger price is one reason traders may avoid using
stops. Although this could happen, it`s better than the
alternative, to keep holding the position while it goes even
lower. Besides, in most cases the position will be stopped out
quite near the trigger price. In addition to fearing a bad
execution price, some people are afraid that the position will
start to go back up immediately after their stop sell order`s
been executed.

A stock may occasionally bounce right at the point where you set
your stop, as a random occurrence. But, the smart trader weighs
this rare frustration against all the times he`ll save much more
money by using stops to get out of losing positions. Think of it
as the cost of insurance. Just don`t forget this last online
trading safety tip; using stops as insurance will occasionally
cost you a little, but it will save you many times more in the
long run, and you don`t often get a chance to insure against a
law of nature.

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Affiliate programs are a great way to earn extra money or even a good living if you do things right. But unfortunately, there are alot of people out there that know this and will do everything they can to swindle you into selling their products while not having to pay you a dime. There are some merchants that view affiliates as a source of free traffic and free marketing.

Here are a few things that should draw up a red flag when you come accross an affiliate program:

No Contact Information
If they don’t post their contact information on their site then you should not bother with them. To me this tells me they are trying to hide something.

Commission To High
Yes, it is great when we find affiliate programs that pay high commissions. But you also have to be careful that they are not just trying to draw you into their affiliate program by using big numbers. It wouldn’t be good to earn alot of money just to get scammed. If it is to good to be true then most likely it is. A merchant will never pay more on a commission then they would get for the sale. It is just not business smart.

No Replies To Your Emails
If they do have their email address on their site and you send them an email but they never reply then you should drop them like a hot rock. If you can’t trust them to take one minute to give you a reply then you shouldn’t trust them to spend a few more minutes cutting and mailing you a check.

Returned Affiliate Payment Checks
If they do send you a check and your bank returns it then this would be another reason to draw up the red flag of being scammed. Of course you should always contact the merchant to try to resolve the issue, it could be an honest mistake. But if it happens in conjuction with no email replies and lousy affiliate support then I wouldn’t waste anymore of my time with them.

The bottom line is that you should always use your gut feeling when dealing with affiliate programs. If you are not sure about an affiliate program then search the search engines for the merchants name. If they are known for scamming affiliates you are sure to find it in the search engines and affiliate forums.

About the Author

Chet Brzezinski has been in the affiliate marketing and affiliate management industry since 1997. View more affiliate program related articles at any of Chet’s sites below:
http://www.affiliate-program-review.com
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