Does Criticism from Loved Ones Hold You Back?

Some Tips to Help You Break Free:

When you are going after your dreams, a few hurdles must be  surpassed. 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.

Why does this phenomenon occur and what can you do about it?

When you begin to make changes in your life, it will surely bring up fear in those around you. 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. Read more »

How To Make Decisions from True Choice… Not Fear

In this Post..

* True Choice Meditation for Decision Making
* Upcoming 3 Day Come Fly With Me Bootcamp-

Making Decisions from True Choice rather than Fear

We often struggle with decisions because our head can get in the way. We analyze them to death and then never take action. Or we make choices out of fear instead.

The True Choice Meditation is a powerful meditation practice that I use frequently for tapping into my intuition, or my inner knowingness, to make difficult decisions.

To help yourself decide if your choices are coming from true choice, guilt or fear, ask yourself, the following questions.

* What is the purpose of this activity?
* Who will benefit from this task?
* Am I doing it out of true choice or habit?
* Is the action I’m taking working toward my bigger goals?

Now sit or lie down in a quiet place and close your eyes. Take deep breaths until your body relaxes and your mind is clear. Now visualize yourself doing this activity.
Now ask yourself the following questions:

* What sensations are you feeling in your body when you see yourself doing this activity?
* Do any emotions arise?
* Do I feel fear, nausea, perspiration or shakiness when I think of myself living this choice?
* Does the activity work with or against my inner knowingness, personal beliefs or big-picture goals?

The sensations in your body are strong clues as to whether you are making a fitting decision or not. Your body is communicating something to you, and if you really take the time to listen, your intuition or inner wisdom will give you the answer you need. Just listen. You will often hear or feel, “I don’t want this anymore,” or “This feels right.” You might feel excited butterflies or a lightness, which may mean that this is a good decision. If you feel pain, a suffocating sensation or a sickening feeling, this decision may be working against your true self.  The trick is that you not only have to listen to your inner wisdom, you also need to follow its lead.

You can find more powerful Blast Off tools and strategies to create a successful and empowering life and business in my new #1 Best Selling book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality.

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5 Powerful Steps To Free You From Your Fears

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 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 Blast Off! 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 & Noble locations with an interview on their Fox Station. I cannot wait! (I plan to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame while I am there.) . Summer stops will be San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Vegas Baby and more to come…

Please check out the events page 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 www.myblastoff.com.

At the bottom of this post, I am sharing my most exciting event of all coming up next month. Don’t miss it! Now for my post...

5 POWERFUL STEPS TO FREE YOU FROM YOUR FEARS!

Regardless of how successful you are, you have fear. 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. Read more »

My Secrets of Success: Tips on Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Motherhood and Living Adventurously. Part 1

I am often asked, “how do you do it, Allison? How do you create success in your life?” I had to really meditate on these questions when I began life and business coaching. Honestly, I had created a success system in my life through running 9 businesses, creating joy in my life, finding my soulmate and staying healthy and fit without much awareness of the steps or practices I was taking. They had become second nature, like an evolved rhythm that had caught it’s stride through time and experience. It’s kind of like driving a car. Once you master the basics and get some driving experience, you do not question where the gas peddle is, or how to find park on your stick shift. You just do it. (Parallel parking is another story!) But when I began teaching and mentoring, I couldn’t say, “I don’t know. I just do it.”  So I spent a great deal of time dissecting my unconscious thoughts, behaviors, actions, wins and losses, (yes, losses are a valuable part of the journey) to create my signature step-by-step strategies Read more »

If You Had No Fear, How High Would You Fly?

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 the best ever?
• Would you re-kindle that childhood dream and finally make it a reality?
• Would you finally figure out what your passion is and bring it into your everyday life?
• Would you challenge yourself to increase your finances to a whole new level?
• Would you walk away from all the drama in your life?
• Would you choose happiness over worry, anger and grief?

THE HARM IS IN YOUR HEAD

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.

Yes. Your biggest fears are merely a figment of your delusional reality!

You have either adopted someone else’s fear, watched it on television, or you were raised in a home that shared the fear freely. If each anticipated obstacle
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Is Your Strive For Perfection Choking You?

Are you living your life to the fullest at this moment in time? Do you have the life that you have always dreamed of? If so, congratulations! Meditate a few moments each day on the goodness that you have experienced from your great fortune. If your answer is no, it is never too late to start.

So many of my coaching clients tell me they don’t reach their goals because they want everything perfect before they move forward. They are striving for perfection and it is killing them. What is the point of “perfect” any way? They want a perfectly clean house, to say the perfect words and to do perfect work at all times. Pressure filled expectations are a sure way to turn any goal into a ball and chain. Many people resist attempting new challenges or setting new goals because they are afraid they will not perform up to their ridiculous expectations. The result, Read more »

66 days and counting…You Can Live The Dream

For the past 15 years I have been in the field of helping people progress to a better life. As a homeopathic physician,  I have seen clients move from despair to embracing life, from pain to living with peace and ease. I have been blessed to be a healing force for many families and have delighted in watching their children grow into amazing young men and women. As an entrepreneur of 9 businesses, I would say that I have a knack for business. I love the challenge and creativity that business yields. Coaching was the perfect  evolvement for me to offer my healing and business capabilities to others to find their path to success and fulfillment.

I am driven to help people find their potential within themselves and the world around them.   It is truly is a source of frustration when I see that they are holding themselves back from living a much more joyous life full of love and opportunity.

That is why two years ago this February, I sat down to write my book, Blast Off! I want people to understand why they limit themselves from feeling consistent joy in their careers, relationships, personal and spiritual lives. I want them to understand that they can move past living in survival mode and move to a state of abundance. In my book Blast Off, I teach how to make this powerful shift as I share my step-by-step formula to turn your dream into reality. Blast Off is strategy meets inspiration meets creativity meets clear direction.

So many people come to me to make a change in their lives, but have no idea what that could be or how to make it happen. Read more »

Does your business have soul?

What does it mean to have a business with soul? Does it mean it has a good beat, its spiritually  based, or a sturdy pair of shoes?  No, not really. The soul, I believe, is the essence of who we are. Our soul is like our life signature, our energy imprint. So what does it mean to have a business with soul? It means to create a business that comes from the core of who you are. When your business is the external expression of your voice and your passion, it truly resonates with your soul. This also means that whatever your business represents, highlights, sells, and creates should fit who you are as an individual and your personal mission. When your business has soul by combining passion and meaning, it is more likely to result in success and longevity. When your business comes from your heart and soul, it has more chance to thrive during the highs and the lows that any entrepreneur might face.  Blast Off Coaching  has soul. Homeopathic Wellness has soul. I am passionate about them both. They both have deep meaning to me. When you spend time on efforts that really matter to you, it’s much more probable that you’ll make the commitment that’s necessary to build a lasting entity. This love of your work is the glue that will keep you cherishing your wins and picking yourself up after your losses as you progress on your path toward success. Building a business that has soul is also a great deal more fun than one that is only about the money. Launch a business with soul, stick with it and the business and you cannot help but thrive. Learn more about creating a soul business from the release of my upcoming book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality on January 19th 2010.

Optimism and Happiness At Work- Find Out How

“Entrepreneurs are optimists,” says Stephanie Gunning, publishing strategist, author, and host of the inspiring Audacious Creativity webinar series. A few weeks ago, Stephanie (a key supporter of mine while I was launching my book Blast Off!) invited me to come on her program and share my insights on starting their own businesses with her listeners.

 

 Stephanie Gunning Interviews Allison Maslan of Blast Off [69:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

As a small business owner and consultant in her own field, she respects what it took for me to create eight successful businesses since I was 23, including an ad agency, a homeopathic college, and a scuba diving shop.l

“Allison,” Stephanie said to me, “You knows firsthand how to turn passion into profits, and how to help people to discover their life’s purpose. My listeners would benefit from your advice about keeping going even in a down economy. The only thing stopping many people seems to be fear.”

On Wednesday, May 20, at 5 PM Pacific/8 PM Eastern, you’re invited to attend Stephanie 60-minute webinar, where she’ll interview me, on “Creating Financial Freedom By Starting Your Own Business: Why Losing (or Leaving) Your Job Might Be the Very Best Thing That Ever Happened to You.”

To Learn More about Allison Maslan

The event is free of charge to anyone who registers. It can be attended by phone or via the Internet (it’s your choice).

Click here to sign up for the Webinar

Feel free to sign up, even if you think you will be busy that night. The call is being recorded so you can replay it at your convenience. And leave us a question in the Q&A box on the webinar page. During the event, we will do our best to answer every question that’s been posted.

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Why Losing Your Job Could Be The Best Thing That Happens To You

Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer told Stanford University students last week that it’s a mistake not to love your job. Acknowledging our tough times, he reminded them that there is still more venture capital available than innovative ideas for its use.

If that wasn’t enough of a reason to get out of a job that’s not nourishing your soul, consider this: Paradigm shifts in technology are creating opportunities in every field. We just have to give ourselves permission to go and grab those opportunities when we see them! This webinar is a good place to begin if you’re ready for change–or had one forced on you.

To Learn More about Allison Maslan

I have tremendous respect for Stephanie, who is going to interview me on topics such as:

• What makes this a good time to start a business venture?
• Tips to figure out what kind of business to start
• How to start a new business while working in your old job
• The cardinal rule of business success (can you guess this one?)
• How to stay motivated and positive when naysayers, doubting relatives, and environmental negativity surround you
• What kind of “ducks” need to be “put in a row” when you launch a business (legal, accounting, web support, vision statement, and more)?