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		<title>Leave The Pain of Your Past Relationships in the Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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One of the biggest roadblocks in creating a soul-matched relationship is that we tend to bring our pain and baggage from past relationships into our present ones, and even into our search for the right one. If you have been hurt in the past, it is understandable that you may have developed issues with trust [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the biggest roadblocks in creating a soul-matched relationship is that we tend to bring our pain and baggage from past relationships into our present ones, and even into our search for the right one. If you have been hurt in the past, it is understandable that you may have developed issues with trust and confidence in your subsequent partners. The fact is that no partner is the same. Even though you may be holding onto past traumas or disappointments, this does not mean that every partner to follow will behave in this same way.</p>
<p>There is a tendency to project, or put onto other people, the fear, grief or resentment of our past. When in reality, this person does not represent those things at all. However, because you may believe this to be true because of your history, your fear and behavior around this issue may bring the worst out of someone you love.</p>
<p>The result is what we call a <em>self-fulfilling prophecy</em>, in that we end up bringing upon ourselves what we fear most. For instance, if you have fear of abandonment <span id="more-831"></span>and you hang onto someone too tightly because you are afraid they will leave, they may end up leaving because they feel smothered by you. Another example would be that because you are afraid your love will leave you, you may subconsciously choose people that have commitment issues, just to prove to yourself that, yes, they will abandon you. Sounds crazy, right? Well it happens all the time.</p>
<p>When we start a relationship with clean slate, it will have a much higher chance of flourishing with much less grief and discord.</p>
<p>Here are a few exercises to help you let go and move forward from a clear, strong and healthy place.</p>
<p><span><strong>Blast Off Practice #1 Write Off The Past</strong></span></p>
<p>Please write out the emotions and traumas that you have experienced in past relationships that you do not want to bring into your new or current relationship.</p>
<p>By looking at these issues in writing, it helps to separate them from your current situations and relationships. In this way it is easier to become an observer rather than wearing the traumas on your sleeves in your new relationships.</p>
<p>When we can see our partner with 20/20 vision rather than looking through clouded lenses from the past, we will feel much freer to be the best partner possible. The result, we also draw in and receive the same positive, loving energy in return.</p>
<p><span><strong>Blast Off Practice #2 Open Your Heart To Love</strong></span></p>
<p>This <strong>Open Heart Meditation</strong> exercise is in my new best selling book, <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch">Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</a>.  In this exercise, you will focus, visualize and feel your heart open to receive love, and at the same time let go of the past hurts and disappointments.</p>
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<li>Get into a quiet space. Sit down and then take some deep breaths until you are feeling calm and relaxed. If soft music and candles help you get into the mood, add these to your environment.</li>
<li>Now when you inhale, visualize a golden light coming into your body from the crown of your head and see it flowing all the way down to your toes. Feel it as the warmth and the sparkling light nurtures all the organs and systems of your body.</li>
<li>After a few minutes, focus on your heart area. Now put your right hand over your heart and continue to inhale and exhale this golden light. Then as you inhale, only focus on your heart area and visualize a soft, pink, loving energy coming into your heart. Feel your heart opening fully and allowing this pink energy to fill it completely and fully with love.</li>
<li>If you have had pain in your heart due to loss or heartbreak, visualize the tears of your heart pouring out as the pain begins to release and subside. Fill any emotional wounds with this pink loving energy. See your wound healing as your heart is surrounded with love. Continue to inhale and exhale deeply.</li>
<li>After another minute or two, visualize the pink energy turning into red, passionate, vibrant energy that is continuing to fill up your ever- expanding, open heart. Now feel that love and passion spread from your heart to the rest of your body, up to your head and down through your torso and legs, and through to the bottom of your toes. Feel how wonderful, light, free and uplifting this love energy feels. Continue to experience the opening of your heart.</li>
<li>Now I want you to expand this loving energy inside your heart and the rest of your body out to the world and to the Universe. See it expanding for miles and miles. Oh, how lucky the world is to experience your love! Now feel the love coming right back into your heart and hold it there. Your heart is now open and ready to receive love.</li>
<li>Repeat this exercise at least twice a week to continue healing and opening your heart so that you may receive all the love you deserve.</li>
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<p>It is not that you won&#8217;t remember any of these old hurts, you are just choosing not to give them continual power over you and your present and future opportunities for great love.</p>
<p>Now that you have been releasing the past and anything that can get in the way of creating a new and deeper relationship, it is time to get really clear on what you actually <em>do want</em> in your relationships.</p>
<p><strong>Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH </strong>is the founder and president of <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/">Blast Off! Life and Business Coaching</a>™; an all-encompassing enterprise which empowers her clients to achieve personal and professional goals. In addition to Blast Off, Maslan is an international motivational speaker, a No. 1 bestselling author of <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch">Blast Off! The Surfire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</a>, the inventor  of <a href="http://www.interactivelifecoach.com/">Blastation</a>™ – an interactive, web-based life coaching software program – and the president of the Homeopathic Wellness Center™.  She has been an avid entrepreneur for the past twenty five years and started nine of her own businesses. Via her numerous enterprises, and successful strategies, Maslan has facilitated thousands of her clients in attaining and maintaining their personal and professional apex . And yes, Allison manifested her soulmate and husband, Mike, with the same formula she teaches in her book and coaching.</p>
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		<title>5 Steps To Re-Inventing Your Life and Career!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Deliberate In Your Life]]></category>
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Well I&#8217;ve just returned from my recent stop on my Blast Off Rocket Tour.
Today&#8217;s headline, Allison Hits Chicago!
What a fun city. Fireworks over Lake Michigan, great shopping, bustling
downtown, and did I say great shopping? Oh, by the way, Oprah said to
tell you all, &#8220;Hello!&#8221; Well, I know she would have said hello if I had met
her&#8230;LOL.  [...]]]></description>
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<div><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-816" title="IMG_0197" src="http://www.myblastoff.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_01971.jpg" alt="" />Well I&#8217;ve just returned from my recent stop on my Blast Off Rocket Tour.</div>
<div>Today&#8217;s headline, Allison Hits Chicago!</div>
<div>What a fun city. Fireworks over Lake Michigan, great shopping, bustling</div>
<div>downtown, and did I say great shopping? Oh, by the way, Oprah said to</div>
<div>tell you all, &#8220;Hello!&#8221; Well, I know she would have said hello if I had met</div>
<div>her&#8230;LOL.  However, I was too busy doing an interview on Fox News</div>
<div>discussing the 5 Steps To Turning Your Dreams Into Reality&#8230;.Enjoy!</div>
<div><a href="http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/good_day/allison-maslan-blast-off-how-to-start-dream-business-20100827">Click Here to watch my Fox Chicago Interview</a></div>
<div>Since I was only able to get out my first two points,</div>
<div>(you&#8217;ve got to talk fast on TV),</div>
<div>here are some more beneficial tips to bringing your</div>
<div>dream business or passion into</div>
<div>your life right now.<br />
<strong><br />
</strong></div>
<div>
<div><strong>1)   Get Clarity on Your Goals and Dreams:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>If time, capability or money were no issue, what would you choose</div>
<div>to do for a career? What activities or hobbies would you want to experience?</div>
<div>Once you remove the limits from your mind, <span id="more-799"></span>it is easier to allow your</div>
<div>imagination to flow. Make a list of your ideas. As you do this, be aware of</div>
<div>all the &#8220;should&#8217;s, cant&#8217;s and what if&#8217;s&#8221; that are floating around in your head.</div>
<div>Just think of what you could accomplish if these damaging thoughts took a</div>
<div>permanent vacation. Even if you already have a successful career or business,</div>
<div>there may be some new, prosperous and exciting avenues you have not explored yet.</div>
<div><strong>2)   Uncover Your Roadblocks and Face Them:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>Can you relate to any of these thoughts? What if I fail?</div>
<div>What will people think of me? What value do I have to offer? <strong> </strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>Its these kinds of negative beliefs that hold people back from living a</div>
<div>full and thriving life. These illusions will keep you trapped in an</div>
<div>unhappy career or relationship and hold you back from living the life</div>
<div>you are truly meant to live. I challenge you to choose one of your</div>
<div>limiting beliefs and make a commitment to confront it within the next 2</div>
<div>weeks. If you are unhappy in your work, start exploring other options.</div>
<div>If you arefeeling like you need more challenge, stimulation or fun, begin</div>
<div>to reach out and make new friends that are positive and inspiring.</div>
<div>Check out <a href="http://www.MeetUp.com/">www.MeetUp.com</a> for new activities and connections in your</div>
<div>area.Once you begin to take those first few steps, your fear will begin to</div>
<div>dissolve.</div>
<div><strong>3)   Create Your Blast Off Success Plan:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>In my book, <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch">Blast Off!</a>, I teach you how to create a Big Picture Vision</div>
<div>of your dreams  and goals. As I mentioned in my interview, this helps</div>
<div>you feel more directed.  Once you feel more directed and on purpose,</div>
<div>it is amazing how much better you will feel mentally and emotionally.</div>
<div>Then once you have a clear picture of where you are headed, break</div>
<div>this down into 3 Mini Feats a day, small bite size steps toward your bigger</div>
<div>dreams and goals. Lets say you want to run a marathon and you</div>
<div>have never trained for one before. The last thing you want to do is</div>
<div>start out running several miles. You will burn out, lose interest and probably</div>
<div>not be able to walk for a week. Instead you might start with one mile and</div>
<div>build up from there. As you increase your endurance over time, the</div>
<div>expansion of your steps gets easier and easier.</div>
<div><strong>4)   Ask for Guidance and Direction from a Coach or Mentor:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>As I mentioned in a recent newsletter, one of the biggest secrets</div>
<div>of my success is that I have always reached out for support when</div>
<div>I have needed it. In fact, recent studies show that most successful</div>
<div>people have had a coach or mentor in their life. How do you think</div>
<div>they learned to do what they are doing? They learn by receiving support</div>
<div>and guidance from someone else who has. In fact, up to 40% of Fortune 500</div>
<div>Companies are using coaches, and a recent study showed that the average</div>
<div>return on investment is 529%. So by trying to figure it out by yourself,</div>
<div>you are actually losing potential profits and adding a lot more time and</div>
<div>energy into your learning curve.</div>
<div><strong>5)   Take Action!</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong>This is probably the most important point of all, because honestly,</div>
<div>it is all fantasy until you stop dreaming or talking about it, and begin</div>
<div>setting your ideas into motion. It does not have to be perfect. Good is</div>
<div>good enough. If you are waiting until all your I&#8217;s are dotted and T&#8217;s are</div>
<div>crossed, you may never get out of first gear. And if you don&#8217;t take action</div>
<div>now, you may still be having this same conversation with yourself in</div>
<div>6 months or 6 years. There is a big beautiful life staring at you</div>
<div>right in the face. What are you waiting for?</div>
<div>This upcoming fun-filled weekend is a perfect time to start. <img src='http://www.myblastoff.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </div>
<div>To Your Joy and Success,</div>
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		<title>Sam The Cooking Guy&#8217;s Career Blast Off!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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As a little boy, I had no idea what I wanted to do when I grew up. No dreams of being a doctor, lawyer, policeman—no particular desire to do anything. My uncertainty about a career direction becomes totally obvious if you look at the list of jobs I later racked up between the ages of [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/allisonmaslan#p/u/12/2hCggsrhfL8"></a>As a little boy, I had no idea what I wanted to do when I grew up. No dreams of being a doctor, lawyer, policeman—no particular desire to do anything. My uncertainty about a career direction becomes totally obvious if you look at the list of jobs I later racked up between the ages of twenty and forty: welding shop clerk, advertising agency junior account executive, assistant marketing manager of a retail sporting goods chain, pizza delivery driver (not as bad as you’d think), TV studio production assistant (worse than you’d think), frozen yogurt franchisee, real estate agent, cookware store assistant manager, biotech company director of operations, television travel show host, and biotech facilities consultant. And the list doesn’t even include the three hours I spent as a telemarketer—I couldn’t even make it to lunchtime.</p>
<p>With all these job changes, it came as no surprise to anyone that I was once again trying my hand at something new—this time, hosting a cooking show. Was I a great cook? No. In fact, I’d not really done much cooking at all. Did I have years of television experience? No. Was I related to a well-placed television executive who could land me a job? No. Honestly, I didn’t have much. But what I did have would ultimately become much more powerful than anything else I could put on a resume. <span id="more-785"></span>First, I was really ready to make a career change. I needed to change so badly that I would have done almost anything. Turns out desire is a ridiculously strong motivator. And second, I had Allison Maslan. Allison had coached me a couple years before about making changes in my work life, but I wasn’t ready back then. It’s the old, “you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water” concept with me as the horse. Now, finally, I was ready to drink.</p>
<p>Starting any business is difficult and certainly full of its own challenges, but my brand new TV career brought one additional challenge that I hadn’t anticipated. This challenge was that pretty much everyone I knew thought that I was making a mistake—and a big one at that. I had expected a certain amount of skepticism—I mean I was trying to go from the biotech industry to becoming the host of a TV cooking show! And then there was that pesky little thing about having virtually no experience. For friends and family to question me would have been okay—but everyone thought I was insane. And if they didn’t say this directly to me, they said it to someone I knew. The whole, “You’re-a-fool” thing came to a head the day my two oldest brothers called to ask, “What will happen when it doesn’t work?” Not “if,” but “when!” What? Where was the support? Where were the cautious yet brotherly love, advice and counsel? After this phone conversation with my brothers, I pulled over to the side of the road and called Allison. I’ve never been in AA, but I imagined that this was what calling your sponsor would be like. I really wanted—no, make that really needed—to talk to her.</p>
<p>From the beginning, Allison’s coaching was always about me finding me. And somehow she recognized a more creative Sam inside. Through her questions and our conversations, Allison started nudging me towards something that she knew I needed and would be good at. And an interest- ing thing happened. You know how there are bazillions of car ads every day on TV and you barely notice them? But the day you wake up and say, “Today I need to buy a car,” that’s when you start noticing? Well, finally one day I woke up and knew that it was time to make a change. And this was when everything that Allison had coached me about finally started to take root.</p>
<p>But on that day of my brothers’ phone call, while I sat in my car at the side of the road, Allison’s advice took on a whole new form. Her gentle probing and casual conversation, as in our past coaching sessions, was now gone, and like a coach preparing an athlete for a huge race, Allison took charge. Her advice was simple, straightforward and, well, kind of tough. She said, “They’re feeding you negative energy. Just stop talking about it, Sam. Your career changes are triggering their own fears. They can’t be supportive of you taking a risk; it’s too scary for them. Tune them out. Get back in touch with your inner focus and just do it.”</p>
<p>Right from the start, Allison told me to keep my new passion to myself. She said, “People will tell you that you’re not being realistic. They’ll say you’re a dreamer. There will always be people who will think you’ll fail and they’ll tell you that. And then there are those who act somewhat supportive, but also ask the questions that will make you question every- thing you’re working toward.” In my case, that second kind of feedback went something like this, “That’s so great that you’re going into television. How exciting! But isn’t it really complicated? And doesn’t everyone want to be in TV? And how do you even know where to start?” Five minutes with someone like that and you’ll question everything you’re doing. You’ll start thinking: “They’re right. It is complicated, everyone does want to be in this business, and I don’t know where to start.”</p>
<p>“But it’s not about them,” Allison counseled, “it’s about you.” She paused, then added, “Quit talking about it and quit asking people what they think, because it doesn’t matter. None of that will help you, but more likely it will throw you off track. Just put your head down and keep moving forward toward your dream. Do your work, exactly as you know it needs to be done, and you’ll find success.”</p>
<p>So I did. I just shut up and did my thing. I created a demo tape and sent it out. I became my own cheerleader, because I knew no one would do it as well as me. When I found rejection—I moved around it. I made positive steps towards what I wanted every day. And I ended up on TV. And then on more TV. And then I won a bunch of Emmys. And then ended up with a national TV show. And then the first book deal came through. And so on. All this because I found myself and what I was meant to do. I’m now happy in a way I couldn’t have imagined.</p>
<p>What’s special about Allison is that she saw something in me right from the very beginning. In fact, with her keen awareness, she was able to see what I couldn’t. This reminds me of a study I read about that involved two groups of people. Group A considered themselves lucky, and Group B didn’t. The study organizers had both groups walk a specific route, where $5 bills had been hidden in exactly the same places for each group. The “lucky” group found more of the $5 bills than the unlucky group. But not because they were lucky—they simply were more “aware” of their surroundings.</p>
<p>In her best selling book, Blast Off, Allison details her own journey, and then clearly explains what it takes for you to find your life of passion and success. Reading it will be like sitting and talking with her. Like me, you’ll need to ask yourself if you’re really ready for a change. Because if you’re not, you won’t find the answers here or anywhere else. At the same time, different readers will be looking for different kinds of changes. For me, it was a search for happiness in a career.</p>
<p>Some of us find our way the minute we start looking for a change, and some of us need a little help getting our direction. I needed help, but however you succeed doesn’t really matter—just as long as you get there. Allison’s Blast Off! to Success Program, if you’re truly ready, will help you get there.</p>
<p>SAM ZIEN</p>
<p>The Cooking Guy, Author, Just a Bunch of Recipes</p>
<p>and Awesome Recipes and Kitchen Shortcuts</p>
<p>Host/Producer, Just Cook This!</p>
<p>Discovery Health Channel</p>
<p>www.thecookingguy.com</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/allisonmaslan#p/u/12/2hCggsrhfL8">Sam The Cooking Guy talks about how Allison Maslan helped him find his true path.</a></p>
<p>For more information on <em>Allison Maslan&#8217;s book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality, </em><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch/">click here. </a></p>
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		<title>The Art of Dream Analysis for Insight, Strength &amp; Direction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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Have You Ever Wondered What Your Dreams Mean? Or What To Do With Them?

Dreams are the window to your soul. When you shut off your body and mind, your dreams are free to roam through the caverns of your unconscious. They can inspire your creative ideas, guide you through conflicts in your present [...]]]></description>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Have You Ever Wondered What Your Dreams Mean? Or What To Do With Them?</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dreams are the window to your soul. </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">When you shut off your body and mind, your dreams are free to roam through the caverns of your unconscious. They can inspire</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">your creative ideas, guide you through conflicts in your present and past, help you to get to know yourself on a deeper level, and allow you to discover hidden thoughts and meanings related to yourself. In my homeopathic and coaching practices, I</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">always ask my clients about their dreams because they often hold the key to unlocking hidden fears and desires that are holding us back from reaching our goals and living</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a joyful, peaceful and fulfilling life.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Your dreams might seem silly or strange and may not make any sense at al</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">l. It’s important to not take your dreams literally, but rather to look at the feelings behind your dreams. Two people may have the same dream, but the meaning of the dream can be very different to each person. For instance, if you were chased by someone in your dreams, <span id="more-759"></span> you may feel terrified and unable to scream, whereas someone else may think the chase experience is exciting and wild. Those differences can tell you a lot about your inner self, and what you are feeling in your waking life.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In general, what happens to the characters in our dreams isn’t usually about those people</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, but rather some aspect of us or our lives. If you dream about having a child, it may be about your desire to be reborn or a craving for major change in your life. If you dream about looking for your childhood home, it may be more about finding that child inside of yourself, or the sense of security you had (or didn’t have) as a child.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dreams are something we typically don’t control</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. It’s a time when we allow our ideas, pains, desires and fears to run amuck, rather than trying to plan the outcome. By taking a closer look at your dreams, you gain understanding, heal from past issues, and to tap into what drives your deepest passions, or what I refer to as your Secret Spark.</span></div>
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<p><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here are some helpful tips for accessing, analyzing, and gaining insight from your dream life.</span></span></p>
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<div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">1. Write down your dream as soon as you wake up.</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you wait even a few minutes, there’s a good chance that the images will have already vanished. It’s helpful to keep a dream journal right by your bed. Write down as much detail as you can remember about your dream. Who was in it? What was said and done? What were you wearing? And most importantly, how were you feeling during your dream?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">2. </span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Right after you have written down your dream, follow it up with journaling</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> about what you think the dream means to you. Jot down any ideas, memories, hunches or thoughts. There is no right or wrong thought or interpretation in this process.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">3. </span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Read back through your dream and see if you can come up with any additional detail.</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> What the people said in the dream, how the rooms were decorated, what the energy felt like in the dream. For instance, if you were watching an approaching tidal wave, what did it look like? Were you facing it alone? Was anyone there to support you? How were you feeling? What was the outcome? If you were alone, it could mean that you’re feeling like you have to face overwhelming challenges all alone and you need some support. If you were rescuing someone, it could mean that the responsibilities in your life right now (or in the past) feel overwhelming.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">4. </span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Write down any other details and feelings you may have missed </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">concerning the people or characters in your dreams. See if these people or characters might relate to a particular aspect of your personality or life. Could they represent a hidden part of you, a deeply held desire, or a betrayal or a guilt that you’re carrying around? What would you ask these people if you had the chance? By writing down your thoughts, this can help to sort our feelings and release them.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">5. </span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What do you feel is the overall message or theme of your dream?</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Is there anything you can learn from this dream? Is there a fear you would like to overcome? If it was peaceful, is this calming image something you can use in your meditation or as a creative muse? Is there an action that you need to take which your unconscious is trying to push you towards? Is there a gut-knowingness about something in your life that you’re not facing? Is your dream calling you to have more fun, to find your purpose or passion, to spread your wings and fly?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">6.</span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Draw, paint or collage your dream</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. Often more insight and memory will be jogged through artistic expression. This is a way to make sense of your dream, release any negative emotions, and help yourself look at it objectively on paper for even deeper understanding.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: normal;">7</span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. Utilize stream-of-consciousness writing to release negative feelings</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> in your dreams. Several years ago, I kept having a recurring dream of an argument with someone I was very angry with, but had no way to express it to them in real life. Night after night, I would rehash this same argument. It was so frustrating and exhausting. One night after having this dream, I awoke and started writing my strong feelings wildly across the paper.  I really let it all out through my pen. From that point on, I never had that dream again. The reason the dream kept coming up was because I needed to work through it and let it go. Let the paper know how you feel. No holds barred. By learning to access, question and analyze your dream life, you open yourself up to a whole other part of your world <span style="font-size: small;">—the one that exists from dusk until dawn.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;">Your Blast Off! to adventure continues!</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;">To Your Joy and Success~</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;">Allison Maslan</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;">Allison Maslan International/CEO</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;">Blast Off Life and Business Coaching </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Allison Maslan is the founder and president of </span><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/index.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Blast Off!</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Life and Business Coaching. Allison has been an entrepreneur for many years and has a vibrant and powerful array of nine successful businesses to her credit. She is a bestselling author, an international speaker and the president of the Homeopathic Wellness Center in Encinitas, Calif., where she practices as a Nationally Certified Homeopath and Licensed Holistic Health Practitioner. She is also the founder of the Homeopathic Academy of Southern California, the largest and most comprehensive homeopathic certification academy in the United States.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;">In her new, No. 1 </span><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">book</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;">, </span><em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;">, Allison gives tips for tapping into your passions and finding a fulfilling career or hobby. </span><em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Blast Off!</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (Morgan James Publishing, January 2010) is her first book.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;">As a life and business strategist, Allison utilizes her years of experience in building thriving businesses, as well as healing, counseling and motivating thousands of individuals. She conducts one-on-one coaching consultations for personal and professional prosperity. In 2009 alone, she helped 12 of her clients launch new businesses of their own.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Blast Off adventure continues as Allison is currently on her nationwide book tour. And in addition to her Blast Off Life Coaching Program, Allison has developed a web-based interactive coaching software program called </span><em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Blastation</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Allison has been a guest on FOX, NBC and ABC morning shows across the country. She was recently nominated for the Ethan Awards and in 2009 was nominated for the </span><em><span style="font-weight: normal;">San Diego Business Journal’s</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Women Who Mean Business Award. Allison lives in Cardiff, Calif. with her husband, Mike, and their three dogs. Her daughter, whom she raised primarily as a single mom after her own life changes, is currently attending college.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;"> For more information, visit</span> <a href="http://www.MyBlastOff.com">www.MyBlastOff.com</a> or</p>
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		<title>Does Criticism from Loved Ones Hold You Back?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you begin to make changes in your life and share your new goals and dreams with loved ones, you often will receive criticism in return. This phenomenon is typical and there are things you can do about it.]]></description>
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<p><strong> When you are going after your dreams, a few hurdles must be  surpassed.</strong> This is not a bad thing because anytime you want to achieve  something great in your life, it is truly worth the effort it takes to succeed. One of  the struggles that clients often share with me are the negative responses from family, friends and co-workers when they reveal their new goals and dreams.</p>
<p><span style="color: #660066;"><strong><em>Why does this phenomenon occur and what can you do about it? </em></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>When you begin to make changes in your life, it will surely bring up fear in those around you.</strong> Although these people may have the best intentions in offering their advice, it is often clouded with their own fears of failure, insecurity, the unknown and many more limiting beliefs. These beliefs are illusions, yet when you give into them, they can overpower your life and hold you back from your own greatness.<span id="more-749"></span> These fears are a figment of one&#8217;s imagination made real. When loved ones share their negative opinion with you regarding your dream, they are also projecting their own fears onto you. <strong>And if you have any self-doubt whatsoever, this pessimism has the power to throw you off your path and you may give up altogether. </strong></p>
<p><strong>If you look back in history, there are so many examples of people having to ward off great negativity and roadblocks as they forged toward their lofty ideas and inventions</strong>. The Wright Brothers were laughed at many times for their invention of the crazy flying machine that changed our lives forever. Henry Ford came from a family of farmers. When he told his father that he wanted to be a mechanic instead of working on the family farm, it created a huge schism between he and his father.  Ford went on to mass produce the automobile. There was also a man named, Akio Morita, that came from a long line of Saki makers in Japan. When he told his father he was going to make a career in electronics rather than join the family business, his father would not speak to him for a long time. Akio went on to establish a company that you may have heard of called Sony.</p>
<p>When Sam Zien told his friends he was going to leave the biotech industry to become a television entertainer and The Cooking Guy, many laughed and said he would never make it. We all know how that story turned out.</p>
<p>And in my own life, when I left a successful advertising agency to become a homeopathic physician, my own mom thought I had joined a religious cult and told me to get a job. Why? Because she was afraid. <strong>She meant well, but she could not see the possibilities that I could see. She could not feel the passion that I felt.</strong> (Now she is so happy that I did not listen!)</p>
<p><strong>So when you reveal your dreams, be careful to only share them with those that are supportive of you</strong>. Otherwise, I suggest you keep them to yourself. Position your head toward your goal. Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done and walk toward it every single day. Then when your dream is finally realized from your powerful intention and action, go ahead and share your excitement with the world. I assure you that old criticism will shift to applause.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Allison Maslan International/CEO</p>
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		<title>Come Fly With Me at my 3-Day &#8216;Find Your Passion&#8217; Bootcamp!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>at my </strong><strong><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">3-Day Blast Off Bootcamp</a></strong><strong> on May 21-23 in San Diego.</strong></p>
<p>If you are truly ready to bust through your fears and old patterns and create a life and career you are excited about every single day, you cannot afford to miss this rare event, <strong>my 3 –Day Blast Off To Your Dreams Boot Camp in San Diego!!!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I am taking my 6 month Blast Off Coaching Program and condense it into 3 powerful, life changing days</strong>. If you are tired of feeling stuck and are finally ready to take your life and career to the next level, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. And it will be a long time before I lead it again, so don’t miss your chance!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtS7maNhsUs">Click here</a> to watch Allison talking about this rare event!</p>
<p><strong>I am going to teach you the secret formula that I have developed to create success in my life and for so many others</strong>. I am keeping the group small so that you will get lots of attention from me. Yes! I will be standing right by your side to guide you every step of the way!</p>
<p>And just for one week, until April 26<sup>th </sup>only, I am giving you a $200 discount when you use the promo code<strong>blastoffnow </strong>on your registration check out at this link.. The fee is normally $1495 and just until Monday, April 26<sup>th</sup>, the cost is only $1295. (Contact us for special hotel arrangements and pricing. <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>888-844-3550)<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>This is a fraction of the cost to coach with me one-on-one</strong>, however, in this unbelievable 3 –Day Bootcamp, you will make shifts that you cannot imagine.</p>
<p><strong>And there is more…</strong></p>
<p>I am also going to give 2 private follow-up teleseminars for my <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">3-Day Bootcamp</a> attendees only to make sure you are taking all that you have learned and  implementing the changes into your life. The calls will be very tailored to your needs and goals.</p>
<p><strong>I am limiting the size of the group to give you lots of one-on-one attention so spaces are filling up fast.</strong> I am so excited about this event I can hardly stand it. I look forward to seeing you there!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">Click here</a> to find out more information and to register.<strong>Spaces are filling fast so don&#8217;t miss out!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #321484; font-size: 15px;"><strong>Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH</strong></span> has built 9 of her own successful companies. She is president of Blast Off! Life and Business Coaching, and Homeopathic Wellness Center. She is also an international speaker, trapeze artist, and author of the #1 bestselling book, <em>Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</em>. Allison was recently nominated for the San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award. <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>888-844-3550</strong></p>
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		<title>5 Powerful Steps To Free You From Your Fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I get into my next Success Secret post, I want to update you on all the amazing momentum and excitement surrounding my book, Blast Off! and my US Book Tour. The adventure is just starting and I am having blast. I want to thank all of you for your continued love and support.
Phoenix and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-676" href="http://www.myblastoff.com/blog/taking-risks/5-powerful-steps-to-free-you-from-your-fears/attachment/bohdi-tree-2/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-676" title="Bohdi Tree-2" src="http://www.myblastoff.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Bohdi-Tree-2.jpg" alt="Bohdi Tree-2" /></a>Before I get into my next Success Secret post, I want to update you on all the amazing momentum and excitement surrounding my book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blast-Off-Surefire-Success-Reality/dp/1600376797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1271645401&amp;sr=1-1">Blast Off!</a> and my US Book Tour. The adventure is just starting and I am having blast. I want to thank all of you for your continued love and support.</p>
<p>Phoenix and Charlotte were a huge success. And I am getting more relaxed with each television interview I do!  I am receiving beautiful letters from all over globe saying how <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600376797?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=homeopathic05-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1600376797">Blast Off!</a></em> is changing their lives. That is the most exciting part of all. Last week I presented a powerful workshop in Los Angeles at the Bohdi Tree. Then on April 28th I am off to Cleveland and Akron, Ohio at their  Barnes &amp; Noble locations with an interview on their Fox Station. I cannot wait! (I plan to visit the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame while I am there.) . Summer stops will be San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Vegas Baby and more to come&#8230;</p>
<p>Please check out the <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/BlastOff-Book-Tour-Dates.html">events page</a> on my website regularly for all the latest dates and locations. If you have friends or family in any of these locations, I would love to meet them. If you want me to come to your area, please contact me at <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/">www.myblastoff.com.</a></p>
<p><strong>At the bottom of this post, I am sharing my most exciting event of all coming up next month. Don&#8217;t miss it! Now for my post.</strong>..</p>
<p><strong>5 POWERFUL STEPS TO FREE YOU FROM YOUR FEARS!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Regardless of how successful you are, you have fear.</strong> Why? Because you are human. Yet, the difference between someone that reaches their dreams and someone that doesn’t is that one has the willingness to face and walk through their fears to get to the sweet side of accomplishment. Fear can be gripping and often hold you back from living a limitless existence.<span id="more-629"></span> In my practice as a homeopathic physician and strategic coach, I find that fear is the one emotion that paralyzes people the most. And when you make major life decisions from a place of fear rather than true choice, you will often find yourself regretting your decision later or yearning for something much more satisfying.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Have you stayed in a career out of fear, even though you were miserable?</strong> Have you settled in relationships because you were afraid to reach out for what you truly deserve? If so, it’s time to stop being hard on yourself and take this opportunity to change these behaviors once and for all.</p>
<p><strong>I am sharing 5 powerful practices to unleash you from those shackles of fear</strong> so that you can live the full and abundant life you are meant to live. You can also find these practices and much more in my new best selling book, Blast Off!</p>
<p>1) <strong>Make a list of all your fears on a blank sheet of paper</strong>. Then, on another sheet, write the total opposite statement.</p>
<p><em>For instance, “ I am afraid of failure.” Your opposite statement might be, </em><em><strong>“ I know that whatever happens, I will find a solution that will bring me success.”</strong></em></p>
<p>Now discard the list of your fears and read your opposite positive list out loud every single day. Keep it with you to read whenever your fear starts creeping up to give yourself a strong dose of courage. I call this <em>Flip-Switching.</em></p>
<p>2) <strong>Team up with a supportive friend.</strong> The power of two is bullet proof. Share your goal with a good friend and make a commitment to one another that you will reach it no matter what. (Make sure you choose a friend that is positive and 100% on your side. Choosing someone that is negative, pessimistic or critical will be detrimental in your efforts to succeed.) Meet regularly to work on your goals and call one another when you need a cheerleader.</p>
<p>3) <strong>Write your Big Picture Vision. </strong>This is your pot of gold at the end of your rainbow. It encompasses your desired big picture goals in any and all areas of your life. It is the ultimate, most beautiful and satisfying end-result you could ever imagine. Write a story about your Big Picture Vision in the present tense, as if it is already a reality. This helps to activate your goal and invite it into your life right this very moment. Then read your BPV out loud every single day. Visualize and feel this vision happening right this very moment. This is one of the success secrets of Olympic athletes. As you visualize and literally feel your dream happening in your body, the same brain waves are firing as if you were literally in action. The more you practice this, the more natural and real it will become.</p>
<p>4)<strong>Break your big goals into small bite size baby steps. </strong>I call them <em>Mini Feats.</em><strong> </strong>These are successive small accomplishments that add up to larger and greater achievements. Your big goals may feel daunting or overwhelming, but if you break them down to small action steps, they are much easier to swallow. You will be surprised because they add up fast and you’re your Big Picture Vision will become a reality before you know it! The more Mini Feats you take, the more confident you will become.</p>
<p>5)<strong>Take action. </strong>You have talked about it, dreamed about it, analyzed your decision to death, but are you taking action? I am sorry to tell you, but it is all fantasy until you take the thoughts out of your brain and put them into action. The good news is that we make the action WAY more challenging and scary in our thoughts than it will be in reality. And, the more forward movement you take, the more confident you will become. With each small step your fear will begin to melt away just like the Wicked Witch of the West!</p>
<p><strong>I will leave you with this thought.</strong> What would you be doing in your life right now if you had no fear? Close your eyes for a moment and imagine what that would look and feel like. If you just experienced a glimpse of freedom and wide-open spaces, hold onto it. Your blast off is just through this door…</p>
<p><strong>COME FLY WITH ME!!!  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtS7maNhsUs">(click here to view the video</a></strong><strong>)</strong></p>
<p><strong>at my </strong><strong><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">3-Day Blast Off Bootcamp</a></strong><strong> on May 21-23! </strong></p>
<p>If you are truly ready to bust through your fears and old patterns and create a life and career you are excited about every single day, you cannot afford to miss this rare event, <strong>my 3 –Day Blast Off To Your Dreams Boot Camp in San Diego!!!</strong></p>
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<p><strong> I am taking my 6 month Blast Off Coaching Program and condense it into 3 powerful, life changing days</strong>. If you are tired of feeling stuck and are finally ready to take your life and career to the next level, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. And it will be a long time before I lead it again, so don’t miss your chance!</p>
<p><strong>I am going to teach you the secret formula that I have developed to create success in my life and for so many others</strong>. I am keeping the group small so that you will get lots of attention from me. Yes! I will be standing right by your side to guide you every step of the way!</p>
<p>And just for one week, until April 26<sup>th </sup>only, I am giving you a $200 discount when you use the promo code <strong>blastoffnow </strong>on your registration check out at this link.. The fee is normally $1495 and just until Monday, April 26<sup>th</sup>, the cost is only $1295.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>This is a fraction of the cost to coach with me one-on-one</strong>, however, in this unbelievable 3 –Day Bootcamp, you will make shifts that you cannot imagine.</p>
<p><strong>And there is more…</strong></p>
<p>I am also going to give 2 private follow-up teleseminars for my <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">3-Day Bootcamp</a> attendees only to make sure you are taking all that you have learned and  implementing the changes into your life. The calls will be very tailored to your needs and goals.</p>
<p><strong>I am limiting the size of the group to give you lots of one-on-one attention so spaces are filling up fast.</strong> I am so excited about this event I can hardly stand it. I look forward to seeing you there!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/Event-05142010.html">Click here</a> to find out more information and to register.<strong>Spaces are filling fast so don&#8217;t miss out!</strong></p>
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		<title>Why I Don&#8217;t Run from Valentine&#8217;s Day Anymore!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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I met my soulmate, Mike, when I was forty-two. We were married one year later.

After twenty years of good guys, bad choices (meaning nice guys, but we were so NOT a match), I finally figured out how to manifest the relationship of my dreams.
Manifest? Yes, believe it or not. When I finally uncovered the formula [...]]]></description>
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<div><strong>I met my soulmate, Mike, when I was forty-two. </strong>We were married one year later.</div>
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<p><strong>After twenty years of good guys, bad choices</strong> (meaning nice guys, but we were so NOT a match), I finally figured out how to manifest the relationship of my dreams.</p>
<p><strong><em>Manifest?</em> Yes, believe it or not. When I finally uncovered the formula to call him in, there he was</strong>. And I have many girlfriends who were witness to the magic. When I began seriously thinking about manifesting this relationship, my life was radiant on almost every level. I had a beautiful daughter, a very inspiring dream career, lots of amazing friends, fun and adventurous hobbies and a growing spiritual connection. My love life, on the other hand, had its share of ups and downs to say the least. It was by far my weakest link.</p>
<div><strong>From the moment I became very clear about who I was as a person</strong>, and finally understood what the best fit for my potential life partner would be, the shift started to happen. Then when I combined all of this new awareness with an absolute unwillingness to settle anymore, everything began to change.</div>
<div><strong>I professed to my closest girlfriends that I would meet Mr. Right on August 12, 2005.</strong> (And they just nodded knowing not to dampen my enthusiasm.) Mike decided to spare me the torture any longer and appeared in my life 8 days early on August 4th.  Funny thing is that we had lived around the corner from one another for 10 years, shopped in the same grocery store, Starbucks and never once met, until I was finally ready. You know the saying, “timing is everything.” In my case, timing and some simple steps that I began practicing daily until he appeared. (Until that day, Valentines Day was a time that I could not leave town fast enough.)</div>
<p><strong>I am living proof that true love and soulmates do exist.</strong> From the time I finally got that message loud and clear, the path to a soulful relationship became easy. Prior to meeting Mike, I had chosen relationships that were fraught with frustration and discord, because I didn’t know any other way. But once my eyes were open, and I realized I was the one choosing all these round peg, square hole situations, I finally got that I also had the power to choose very differently. And so I did.</p>
<p><strong>Since manifesting the right person, it has been effortless</strong>, because we both want the same kind of love and relationship. No more coercing, convincing, or longing. Thank you, God! This method does require that you don’t absorb any negative talk that says relationships are impossible and good partners are hard to find. If you do, that will most likely become your belief system and ultimately your truth.</p>
<p>In my new best selling book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600376797?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=homeopathic05-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1600376797"><em>Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</em></a>, I lay out the step-by-step plan to find your soulmate. Trust me. If I can do it, so can you. And if you are already married or in a relationship, the same steps apply to shift from feeling frustrated or empty, to flowing in-sync with one another again.</p>
<p>Call me sentimental. Call me what you will. I believe we all have a capacity to love and be loved.</p>
<p>Happy almost Valentines Day to you all!</p>
<p>Allison</p></div>
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		<title>If You Had No Fear, How High Would You Fly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL?

Would you venture out on a new career or start a new business?
Would you stop choosing unhealthy relationships?
Would you stop settling in life because you finally realize you deserve better?
Would you face the issues in your relationship and do what it takes to make it [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL?</strong></p>
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<li>Would you venture out on a new career or start a new business?</li>
<li>Would you stop choosing unhealthy relationships?</li>
<li>Would you stop settling in life because you finally realize you deserve better?</li>
<li>Would you face the issues in your relationship and do what it takes to make it the best ever?</li>
<li>Would you re-kindle that childhood dream and finally make it a reality?</li>
<li>Would you finally figure out what your passion is and bring it into your everyday life?</li>
<li>Would you challenge yourself to increase your finances to a whole new level?</li>
<li>Would you walk away from all the drama in your life?</li>
<li>Would you choose happiness over worry, anger and grief?</li>
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<p><strong>THE HARM IS IN YOUR HEAD</strong></p>
<p>Believe it or not, your life could completely transform if you began to walk through the fear and make completely new and healthy choices The only harm upon you are the thoughts of fear swimming in your head like a whirlpool. The mental torture that grips you is the most painful reality of all.</p>
<p><strong>Yes. Your biggest fears are merely a figment of your delusional reality!</strong></p>
<p>You have either adopted someone else&#8217;s fear, watched it on television, or you were raised in a home that shared the fear freely. If each anticipated obstacle<br />
<span id="more-484"></span> were faced pragmatically, like a child&#8217;s first steps, you would find ease even in the falls because they are simply part of the learning curve! &#8220;Ok, that hurt my bottom a bit, but I can get up and take another step!&#8221; Living in self- judgment, fear of criticism and fear of failure is a state of imprisonment that ais holding you back from embracing life to the fullest. As an adult, you have the choice whether you want to continue living this way. You have the power and freedom to choose to live by doing rather than fearing. <strong>The Reward: A brand new life!</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>DID YOU INHERIT ANY OF THESE BELIEFS?</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>The world is a scary place. Better safe than sorry. Money does not grow on trees. Do not look at life through rose colored glasses. I will not amount to anything. True love only exists in fairy tales. Opportunities only come to the wealthy. I am not good enough. I am not smart enough. I am not beautiful enough. I am not thin enough. I am not successful enough. I am lazy. I am not capable. I cannot do it on my own. I cannot depend on anyone. It is never good enough. It has to be perfect. You might end up on the street. (one of my family&#8217;s favorites). Life is hard.</p>
<p><strong>Any of those sound familiar? What would life be like if you these thoughts were not part of your brain chemistry. How different your life would be if your thoughts were the complete opposite….</strong></p>
<p>The world is safe and full of beautiful and exciting possibilities.</p>
<p>Money is always available to me and my bank account is growing every day.</p>
<p>I enjoy challenging myself because I know that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to.</p>
<p>Opportunities are falling into my lap on a daily basis.</p>
<p>I am successful at all of my endeavors.</p>
<p>True love is mine for the taking because I deserve it.</p>
<p>I am dynamic.</p>
<p>Perfection is a waste of time and energy.</p>
<p>I am a winner in every realm of my life.</p>
<p>My life is fun and full of new adventures!</p>
<p><strong>My Personal Decision</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>When I made the decision to sell my advertising agency and go back to school to become a homeopathic physician, I received nothing but shock, disappointment, and warning of tremendous failure from family and certain friends. How could you leave a thriving and seemingly successful career? My current road was teaching me that success does not always equate with fulfillment. How much was I willing to continue losing parts of my soul to satisfy others expectations of me? On the verge of a physically and emotionally stressed breakdown, I asked myself how much longer was I willing to allow fear to run my life? Making the decision to change my path was the most challenging part. The doing was simple because I was back in the flow of the real me.</p>
<p>Sitting at lunch with a friend, I talked about my dreams and plans to make a career change. Instead of encouragement and shared enthusiasm, she responded, &#8220;you are making a big mistake, Allison. Do you really think anyone is going to want to pay to come see you? You are not going to make a living at that?&#8221; Looking back, I realized that she was talking from her own fear of change. However, at the time, I instinctively knew that I needed to completely separate myself from any conflicting beliefs if I was going to be successful at achieving my goals. I walked away from that meeting saying to myself with conviction, &#8220;I will become a highly skilled homeopath and a successful one at that! And that is exactly what I did.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>BLAST OFF ACTION:</strong></p>
<p>Each day, make one small step toward your <em>true choice</em> living. Whether that is envisioning your dream, making a call you have been putting off, researching a nagging desire, wearing a brighter color, singing, beginning your search, or simply speaking the truth. Write down one goal each night before bed to do the next day. Do this each night for one month. You will be amazed how these small steps (I call them Mini Feats) add up to big changes. Look back at Day One in thirty days and see how far you have journeyed on your new path.</p>
<p>This insight, action plan and the tools to launch your personal and professional rocket can be found in my new #1 Best Selling Book, <em><a href="http://www.myblasatoff.com/booklaunch">Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality</a>. (Feels SO good to say best selling. Wahoo!)</em></p>
<p><em>When your real nature speaks at the core of your belly, gather your courage and answer the calling. Walk through the fear and you will be guided to a bigger and brighter destination than you could have ever imagined.&#8221; </em> <strong>Allison Maslan</strong></p>
<p><strong>Interested in embarking on a new path with your career, financial state, relationship or personal arena? If you desire to vastly improve your current reality, contact me regarding my Blast Off One-On-One Life and Business Coaching Program. </strong></p>
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		<title>Blast Off To A Brand New Life!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Maslan</dc:creator>
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Are there any areas in your life that you are limiting yourself? Be totally honest.  In your career, is there something you would just LOVE to be doing, but have no idea how to make it happen? Or maybe you feel intimidated to even try? What if you knew that your new venture or challenge [...]]]></description>
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<h3 style="font-size: 13px; color: #333333; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong>Are there any areas in your life that you are limiting yourself</strong><span>? Be totally honest.  In your career, is there something you would just LOVE to be doing, but have no idea how to make it happen? Or maybe you feel intimidated to even try? What if you knew that your new venture or challenge would be a sure thing. You would go for it. Wouldn&#8217;t you?</span></h3>
<p><span>In your relationship, have you settled in your choices because you&#8217;re afraid you might not find anyon<span style="display: inline;">e better? Do you stay in your current relationship because of fear?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;"><strong>There are 3 key barriers that tend to hold people back from venturing out into the wild blue yonder.</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;"><strong>Fear. </strong>Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of being judged, fear of the unknown, fear of loss of security, fear of not enjoying your choices&#8230;I could go on.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;"><strong>Disconnection from Passion.</strong> You know that feeling. The one that fills you up with bubbles of excitement and satisfaction. Often hard to get there when you have felt stuck, held back, trapped for some time. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;"><strong>Lack of direction</strong>. You may not be afraid. You may know exactly what you want to do. But you have no idea how to make it happen. This is not an uncommon scenario. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;">Can you relate? I want to hear from you&#8230;.tell me your stories.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;">What if you had a book that helped you solve the mystery to all three barriers? I know where you would be right now. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;"><strong><em>Dancing in the streets!</em></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="display: inline;">In my book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality, that is being released on January 19th, I unlock the mystery of  &#8221;what is holding you back from living the life you truly desire.&#8221; Then, together, I help you put one step in front of the other as we devise a new plan. Your very own roadmap to a <strong>brand new life.</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><em>&#8221; Blast Off really helps the reader break through their barriers of fear, guides them to tap into their deeper passions, and then gives them the tools to create a step-by-step roadmap toward their big picture visions in their personal and professional life. Then they know exactly what to do on a daily basis to move these dreams from their head into reality. ~ Allison Maslan</em></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">My special gift to you&#8230; when you buy my book Blast Off! on January 19th, 2010, you will receive over 20 unbelievably awesome bonus e-books, dvd&#8217;s, audio&#8217;s, courses from top authors and coaches that have graciously teamed up with me to celebrate this momentous occasion. For only $16.00, the price of my book on Amazon, you will receive hundreds of dollars in coaching, support and guidance. <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch">www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch</a> It does not get much better than that!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">My dream is to help as many people step outside of their comfort zone and grab hold of life&#8217;s possibilities. My book, Blast Off! can change lives.  Help me to get the word out. Pass this link on to your friends, family&#8230;. anyone you love that needs a big, bold nudge! <a href="http://www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch">www.myblastoff.com/booklaunch.</a> (Sign up for my launch reminder so you don&#8217;t miss it!)</p>
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