Is Law of Attraction Real?

by Charline on May 9, 2013

One of the first things I had to do when I started out as an entrepreneur was to really start working on “programming” that I had been aware that I had been exposed to all of my life. I knew in my spirit that I was different.. but yet, circumstances and people in my life had had an impact on me.. and most of it had led me to a place to accept mediocrity…. (thoughts like, “hey, it’s not so bad… I’m doing better than a lot of people”…. .”it could be worse”…. “hey, I’ve got a roof over my head”…. “I just want to be comfortable”…. “What do I have to offer anyone? “Why should anyone listen to me?” “I am too tired to start over.” There were many others.

And although not all of those things are not BAD thoughts… they are LIMITING thoughts. They keep you RIGHT THERE. There is no room to go beyond and to really see what life has in store.. really how many people you can impact… emotionally, physically, spiritually, financially.

I started seeking answers… people had overcome this and became successful… NOT just monetarily.. but in life.. relationships, business.. the whole package. I WANTED THE WHOLE PACKAGE and I went after knowledge WITH A VENGEANCE. I wanted to know how people who had less going for them than I did had managed to tap into something that had eventually led them to a place that I wanted to be……

That’s when I started learning more about the Law of Attraction and understanding it is REAL.. and it’s just like gravity… IT WORKS WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT and it works REGARDLESS OF WHO OR WHAT you are. I started reading books. I started listening to “hypnosis” and subliminal audio to help me have a positive attitude. I devoured book after book, audio after audio. I also understood… IT CAN WORK FOR OR AGAINST YOU. You are either attracting positive things to your life or you are attracting negative things.. there is no middle ground. You can however TURN THINGS AROUND JUST BY YOUR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS. It’s powerful. Finally, opened up the Bible. And BAM. I realized ALL of what I was reading and learning was RIGHT THERE. Whether these other books realized it or not, they were just re-writing what had already been written.. except they had taken God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit out of it and called it “The Universe”.

When I first started really understanding this.. I came to realize, it wasn’t about ignoring the “bad” things that were happening in your life.. it was more about just not giving it your energy.. or attention. I personally would pray about it and ask God to take care of it as I knew I couldn’t. And I would literally CHOOSE to not give it any more worry. And I was going through some MAJOR MAJOR personal things the first 2 years of me leaving my corporate life and starting into my entrepreneurial life . That is for another blog post another day…

I learned it’s more about just being in a feeling of gratitude and happiness. And choosing to not to entertain or get caught up in negative thoughts for too long. This was hard for me because I had suffered from depression for as long as I can remember. It was just “how I was.” But I didn’t want to be that way any longer. So I started practicing. And it wasn’t that my circumstances changed, it was that I simply CHOSE not to entertain any thoughts that did not make me happy. When I did have those thoughts.. I would simply say, no, that’s not how my Father in Heaven wants me to feel. This is from Satan trying to cause strife and worry and I will not give him power. He wants me to feel inadequate.. he wants me to remember my mistakes, my shortcomings, my “problems”. And I would simply turn my thoughts to something that DID make me happy. My kids. The blue sky. Whatever I could find in that moment to think about that was positive. After a while.. it got easier and easier. May I share a few things that happened to me immediately after implementing this? Please remember.. NOTHING like this had EVER happened to me prior to this. Divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy, depression.. those were my badges of honor up to this point.

Little things I noticed at first… really great parking spaces Extra special treatment at different places. Discounts that I didn’t ask for. I was simply smile and think to myself, “Thanks, God. That was pretty cool!.” I started to have people find me on the internet to do business with me. That was weird, because all I had on the internet was a MySpace account that I didn’t know how to use and really plain website that was not SEO’d. I even had other top marketers asking me what I was doing to be on the top of the Google searches. I wasn’t doing anything. But I did have the ultimate marketer. They didn’t believe me. They insisted I HAD to be using keywords, SEO tags.. blah blah blah… I didn’t have a clue as to what they were talking about.

Then 7 months into starting my business as a Team Beachbody Coach, I get a call from the CEO of Beachbody. Apparently I had somehow managed to claim the top spot as the TOP COACH.. above every other coach in the company and won a free 5-Star all-expense paid trip for me and my husband to Maui, HI. I was seriously in COMPLETE shock. I didn’t even know what I had done that had earned me that! They had to explain it to me.

The very next month, I get a call from Compliance of Beachbody, Jonathan. He informs me I have won the TOP prize for the month for the women’s transformation Success Story and had won $10K. Again.. I was in complete shock.. but again, smiled knowing Who was behind it.

Things in my personal life were still in turmoil at that time… however, I was no longer actively participating in sitting around and worrying and wallowing in the anxiety and self-pity that I had entertained all the years prior.. and boy, Satan did NOT like that. He went into DOUBLE OVERTIME trying to get me off track. And although he knocked me down a few times…. And I made a few mistakes.. some big, some small, I kept getting back up, and getting back in alignment with what I KNEW God had promised me in his WORD.. which is the ULTIMATE LAW OF ATTRACTION book.

One day I’m at my J.O.B. and I get a call on my cell phone I didn’t recognize. I answered and was met with “Charline!! Girl, you want to come hang out with me in Philly and appear live on QVC with me and Mason?” I was stunned. Was this Tony Horton?? I said, “TONY?” He said, YES, who else would it be?? I said, well.. maybe someone playing a trick on me??? But I knew it was him.. I had spent some time on that trip to Hawaii with him.. but really, I knew him because I had spent the past year with him at 4:00 AM in front of my t.v. doing P90X so I knew that voice! He said Traci Morrow can’t make it and she suggested I call you! Are you in? It’s next week! The short story.. I went, I had a blast and I appeared live on QVC with millions of viewers all across the world. NEVER saw that one coming! Did it cause my business to explode? No.. but it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I was grateful to have it!

A little time later, I get another call from Jonathan. This time, he’s asking me if I would like to be a part of the Coach Advisory Board. I was again stunned. Me? Um, sure! For those that don’t know, the CAB was and still is a Board of people made up of Beachbody Execs and 7 top coaches who help guide and represent the coaches for Team Beachbody. So I was honored to get to represent the coaching community for 2 years in this very coveted position that cannot be bought into or voted into.

I felt like the FORREST GUMP of Team Beachbody.

But the most incredible thing that was happening was the people who were being brought to me.. both customers and coaches that I have had the honor of working with. I KNOW in my heart they were and are not there on accident. There is a reason. And I want them to understand what I have learned is available to them.. but they have to seek it and use it. That is the one thing I can’t do for them.

I’m happy to say that all of that “turmoil” in my personal life is gone. It truly is a miracle and I know it has everything to do with my attitude adjustment. Does that mean that I am living this perfect little life without trouble, challenge and problems? No.. but I chose not to DWELL on those things.. only on those things that bring me joy.

And now I am a millionaire entrepreneur.. I have people seeking me out to find out what it is that I have done… just like I did just a short few years ago for those that had gone before me. I am now the mentor. DON’T GET ME WRONG.. I am still growing and learning from people who are further ahead than me… and I still have lessons to learn or I would be there.. but I am having a blast learning and knowing that I will reach the goals I have set. I KNOW it.

FEELING is the secret. (I read a book by that same title… you may want to check it out).

SO… what does this have to do with you? Well… I guess that depends on whether you are ready to tap into what swirls all around you. If you are ready to stop “striving” and to simply receive what is already yours for the taking. It’s a crazy concept. Seems too good to be real. But I assure you… it is real.

Just to get you started, here are few books I suggest….

1. of course, “The Bible”.. One of the online resources I trust to help you understand and study the Bible is Andrew Wommack Ministries. (see quotes below)

2. Feeling is the Secret – Neveille Goddard

3. UNMERITED FAVOR - Joseph Prince

AND HEAR ME... if you have experienced any of the following… THERAPY IS NOT A BAD IDEA! Just make sure you find the right therapist. Here is a GREAT article from someone I respect Chalene Johnson. Pay special attention to the EMDR therapy if you have any of the following:

Roadblocks have an emotional root, and they are often a result of experiencing the following before the age of 18:

Divorce
Neglect by a caregiver
Abuse – physical, mental, sexual abuse, verbal abuse
Death of a parent or sibling
Addictive care giver
Abandonment
Emotionally disconnected parent(s)
Bullying
Volatile/unsafe/unstable environment
Extreme poverty
Parent(s) with mental health issues
Traumatic or violent attack

AND I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME (JESUS) SO THAT THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THE SON. – JOHN 14-13

YOU MAY ASK ME ANYTHING IN MY NAME, AND I WILL DO IT. – JOHN 14:14

YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME, BUT I CHOSE YOU AND APPOINTED YOU SO THAT YOU MIGHT GO AND BEAR FRUIT – FRUIT THAT WILL LAST- AND SO THAT WHATEVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME (JESUS), THE FATHER WILL GIVE YOU. – JOHN 15:16

THIS IS MY COMMAND – LOVE EACH OTHER – JOHN 15:17

VERY TRULY I TELL YOU, MY FATHER WILL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME - JOHN 16:23

THEREFORE I TELL YOU, WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYER, BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT, AND IT WILL BE YOURS. – MARK 11:24

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MODIFY if you have to! But JUST DO IT!

by Charline on February 20, 2013

How did I lose 80 lbs and keep it off while MODIFYING the workouts because I have degenerative disk disease which caused me to have surgery to have 3 cervical disks replaced and fused? WELL…. honestly…. I had the same challenges most people have when it comes to losing weight. I had BAD habits with my nutrition, I had a severe shortage of time. I was a single mom of 2 small boys working full time when I started this journey. I had lost EVERYTHING financially and was in the process of rebuilding. I was under a lot of stress… I was depressed and I was fat and I HURT physically.

BUT… I didn’t want to stay that way. I had always wanted to make a difference in someone’s life. But here I was… a complete “failure” in my mind in every area of my life. But I had a chance to change that. Just by taking control of ONE thing.. my health, my body… it might inspire someone else. I might be that success story that causes someone else to pick themselves up and change their life. Just one life. How cool would that be.

SO… I did what a lot of people do.. I secretly ordered an infomercial workout DVD. I was EXCITED!! I was finally going to DO this!! The DVD came. The DVD sat there. Collecting Dust. Day after day. I kept staring at it. I finally put it in and clumsily and pathetically did about 10 minutes before I collapsed into the floor in a crying heap of a mess. This was going to be harder than I thought. But as the end of the video continued to play as I lay there in the floor, I the announcer say “You need support? Come join other customers in the community”.

Now.. this was BEFORE Facebook. MySpace was the big thing but I wasn’t on there. I had a feeling that ONLINE communities were where “bad” people lurked. BUT.. I was willing to at least check it out. I logged in and IT CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE. There were people.. customers… just like me who were encouraging each other… supporting each other, putting themselves out there. I became a “Lurker” watching for a while. Watching these people post pictures of their success and watching them lift up and support one another. I decided it was time.

I started my own “thread”. I was going to need the support. And man… did I get it! It was amazing to have people I didn’t even know cheering me on, encouraging me. And I in turn became their biggest cheerleader. And then a funny thing started happening… as I started posting pictures of my progress, I started getting tons of messages and requests to help them… which was awesome! It kept me going even through the times when I was bedridden due to the severe pain from my degenerative disk disease.

I eventually had surgery to replace and fuse 3 cervical disks. Took me a full year to recover.. but I never let go of that community. And they never let go of me.

It’s been over 8 years now… and I have not only lost 80lbs and kept it off for over 6 years, it’s become my PASSION to helps others. It’s why I quit a “cushy” corporate job to pursue this “unknown” and very unfamiliar career path. And it’s been the best decision I have EVER made.

SO THIS IS MY INVITATION TO YOU…… If you or if you know someone who is ready to make a change, this is your chance to come join me and let help you. NOTHING will change until you take the first step.

CLICK LINK BELOW FOR MY PERSONAL VIDEO INVITE!

Lose the winter weight _

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I LOVE IT when I am faced with Challenges!

by Charline on January 28, 2013

Seriously! Don’t you just LOVE it when everything seems to go wrong all at once? I do!! Gets me excited!! I mean, after all…. who wouldn’t want to have a flat tire on the way to a very important meeting? Or who about

Just this week, I have working on updating my blog. I’ve been more of a casual user of it, although my intentions are to really use it to reach people. But I haven’t been here in a while and didn’t really keep up with the updates. OOPS. I found out that that’s not a good idea. OK OK.. So I’m learning.

So I have a really unique and one-in a life time project coming… and I’ll be posting more about it in the days to come….but I wanted to come and make sure everything was updated when BAM.. I realized my site has been hacked… or compromised… or SOMETHING.. cause I can’t get into it. I just get these weird errors! NOOO!! I have to get this fixed. People are going to be visiting my site to find out more about this new project…. that JUST HAPPENS to be something that is going to GLORIFY GOD in a big way! I mean.. seriously, it’s an amazing opportunity that I have been given UNMERITED FAVOR to be a part of and it’s SUPER IMPORTANT… at least to me it is.

SO… at first.. I’m like.. no biggie. Probably just a system error. I’ll give it a day and come back. Next day.. same thing. Uh-oh. Now what? I am not an expert. So I make some calls and although I got some great advice on what it could be (malware) and what I might have to do, I was at a loss. I mean.. it might as well be Portuguese. All I know how to do is write and post. I’ve got several people looking into it but they are all giving me the same answers. Looks like I may have to start over. START OVER?? TODAY?

It got me to thinking about the past few weeks… I’ve been faced with a LOT of challenges… personally, in my business, with my kids. And in all of those situations, I have been able to STOP, PRAY and LET GO. SO… that’s what I did. After spending hours on the phone and computer … KNOWING that this was an attack from Satan…. I closed my laptop… and I prayed. After all.. .GOD is the ultimate computer programmer. And he PROMISED that no weapon formed against me will stand. It was a simple prayer. Nothing fancy. But I knew if anyone could fix it, He could.

Opened up my laptop, went back to my site…….. and it happened. It came up as if nothing was wrong. I logged in. Yep. Just fine. No errors. No problems.
I smiled.

I realized something BIG is about to happen. It never fails. EVERY TIME there has been a “Challenge” in my life that is meant to get me off focus from the work God has for me, it has led to better. THIS WAS NO DIFFERENT. I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS.. BUT I FEEL IT.

So remember that… if you are feeling challenged….. BE EXCITED! Satan wouldn’t waste his time if there was nothing going on or about to happen!! Not saying it’s EASY. Our flesh wants to react. But STOP. PRAY. AND BE EXCITED….. something GREAT is about to happen through it!

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YOU GOT PROBLEMS??? REALLY???

by Charline on August 10, 2012

Have u ever been having a pity party… You know… Poor me, why me … Blah blah blah….. You know… The ones that make u want to slap yourself cause you r being ridiculous ? ( or at least someone should ?)

Just happened to me. I’ve been out of sorts all day… Kids, husband, dogs, people… My nerves shot FOR NO REASON.

Driving home from dropping off one of the boys, I passed a guy, shirtless…. walking with a cane, apparently injured a knee, obviously worked outside in the heat all day, carrying what appeared to be a heavy bag.

WELL….. on the way back, there he was again… and I could tell he was in a lot of pain and he was doing the best he could to hobble down the side of the road. I couldn’t help myself… I JUST FELT LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM.

So I turned around. By the time I got back to him, he was resting on the guard rail beside the road. I stopped and asked if he needed a ride. (I DON’T WANT TO HEAR HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS… I HAD A SPIRIT IN MY HEART TO DO IT AND SO I DID IT)

He was embarrassed because he was sweaty but I insisted. His name was Rudy. I learned that Rudy was walking home from work and had had an injured leg for a while and had hurt his back that day at work.

I asked if it was ok if I stopped to get him some Tylenol and he accepted the offer. It was apparent when I went inside that they knew Rudy as they gave the water and tylenol to me for free and said they ….wanted me to tell him to feel better.

I proceeded to take Rudy home and in that short time learned that he had lost his wife to breast cancer this past year…and a son the year before that. I also learned he was a hard worker. Had stopped drinking 17 years ago And that he wasn’t sure where God went because he sometimes wished he could have gone on with his wife.

I pulled up to the place he stayed and I asked if I could pray for and with him. He said he had not been to church in years. We sat in the car, I prayed for him. He cried.

We sat and talked a while longer… and he finally got out. He never asked for a thing but had a smile on his face and said Thank you for showing me that God is still around.

Suddenly.. my pity party is gone..

FYI.. after I drove away, I burst into tears at the absolutely absurdity of how I had been acting and feeling up until I met Rudy. I am embarrassed and realized just how UNGRATEFUL and forgetful we can be….. I earnestly begged God to forgive me for that… and to answer my prayer for Rudy and believe He will.

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