My Blast Off

Homeopathic Remedies for a Healthy and Vibrant Summer!

Allison Maslan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:52:46 +0000

Homeopathic Remedies for Summer

In my 15 years of practicing homeopathy, I am still in awe of how amazing homeopathy is. I am blessed to witness

health transformations on a daily basis. You can experience the power homeopathy for yourself through self care during

acute ailments. I cannot tell you how many times these remedies have saved my summer vacations! I do not travel without them.

Have a blast this summer!

Allison

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SUMMER TRAVELS AND FUN

If your symptoms are more of a chronic nature, I recommend that you not take these, but receive a constitutional remedy from a Certified Classical Homeopath. The homeopath will choose the best matched remedy out of 4,000 possibilities that will fit your particular state of physical, mental and emotional health. Homeopathy can work to heal your anxiety and balance your entire body. In doing so, you will begin to feel calmer, more confident and stronger on all levels to deal with life stresses as they arise.

Aconitum napellus: Take at the onset of a cold if symptoms appear from

exposure to strong fans or air conditioning.

Apis mellifica: For the burning, stinging, redness and swelling of bee stings.

Also a great remedy for hives.

Arsenicum album: Symptoms of food poisoning such as vomiting or diarrhea. Person usually has the chills and feels restless.

Arnica Montana: First remedy to consider for trauma and injuries, falls, bruises, sprains.

Helps to relieve inflammation and pain, and promote healing.

Belladonna: Sudden, intense symptoms from overheating. including fever, red face, hot skin, and extreme sensitivity to light and jarring — suggest a need for this remedy.

Calendula: Made from Marygold flowers, Calendula can be taken topically in a gel or creme form for abrasions, sunburns, chapped and dry skin. It promotes healing helps to fight infection.

Cantharis: Relieves the severe pain following a burn, and sunburn and promotes healing.

(This was the first homeopathic I ever experienced after a bad burn in my kitchen. The pain and blistering went away immediately. I was amazed.)

Cocculus: The best motion sickness remedy for your long car and boat rides.

Nux vomica: This is the remedy for over indulgence. Too much food and alcohol. Symptoms from pushing your body just a bit too far including nausea, vomiting, headaches and hangovers.

Rhus toxicodendron: Best remedy for all symptoms of Poison Ivy

There are also no side affects from Homeopathy. Homeopathic remedies are effective for children and adults. They are FDA approved since 1938 and are used by millions of people around the world.

Dosage Suggestions:

These remedies are available at your local health food store in the vitamin section. I recommend a 30c or 30x potency.

1. In acute illnesses, if you are already on a constitutional remedy, contact your homeopathic practitioner. You would always dose first with your Constitutional Remedy as prescribed by your homeopath.

2 Match the symptoms carefully to the best homeopathic medicine you can find. (use above list)

3. Take one pellet of 30c every hour under the tongue as needed.

4. If no improvement within a 1 day, try the next indicated remedy.

5. If symptoms improve discontinue dosing. Only redose if symptoms reoccur.

6.If no improvement, as always, contact your Homeopath or your Primary Health Care Provider.

Allison Maslan, H.H.P., RSHom(NA)CCH is a Nationally Certified Classical Homeopath and The Director of The Homeopathic Wellness Center in Encinitas, California where she has practiced Classical Homeopathy for the past 15 years. She is an expert in her field of Homeopathy. Allison is also the Director of Blast Off Coaching. She founded The Homeopathic Academy of Southern California in 1999, a three -year certification program in San Diego, California. She is also the author of the #1 best selling book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality.

Allison is available Mon-Sat by appointment

Email Allison directly at:

allison@homeopathicwellness.com

858-794-0787

888-844-3550

Disclaimer: This newsletter is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, and none of the claims appearing on this newsletter should be taken as suggesting that homeopathy or any other therapeutic system treats or cures any disease. None of the information on this newsletter should therefore ever be interpreted as medical advice or as a recommendation to treat any particular disease or health-related condition, and you should always consult your medical professional about any health-related concerns you might have.

The Art of Dream Analysis for Insight, Strength & Direction

Allison Maslan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:30:49 +0000

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 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 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 a joyful, peaceful and fulfilling life.

Your dreams might seem silly or strange and may not make any sense at all. 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, 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.

In general, what happens to the characters in our dreams isn’t usually about those people, 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.

Dreams are something we typically don’t control. 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.

Here are some helpful tips for accessing, analyzing, and gaining insight from your dream life.

1. Write down your dream as soon as you wake up. 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?

2. Right after you have written down your dream, follow it up with journaling 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.

3. Read back through your dream and see if you can come up with any additional detail. 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.

4. Write down any other details and feelings you may have missed 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.

5. What do you feel is the overall message or theme of your dream? 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?

6. Draw, paint or collage your dream. 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.

7. Utilize stream-of-consciousness writing to release negative feelings 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 —the one that exists from dusk until dawn.

Your Blast Off! to adventure continues!

To Your Joy and Success~

Allison Maslan

Allison Maslan International/CEO

Blast Off Life and Business Coaching

www.myblastoff.com

Allison Maslan is the founder and president of Blast Off! 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.

In her new, No. 1 book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality, Allison gives tips for tapping into your passions and finding a fulfilling career or hobby. Blast Off! (Morgan James Publishing, January 2010) is her first book.

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.

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 Blastation.

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 San Diego Business Journal’s 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.

For more information, visit www.MyBlastOff.com or

(858) 794-0787.

Does Criticism from Loved Ones Hold You Back?

Allison Maslan — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:46:44 +0000

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. These fears are a figment of one’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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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. She meant well, but she could not see the possibilities that I could see. She could not feel the passion that I felt. (Now she is so happy that I did not listen!)

So when you reveal your dreams, be careful to only share them with those that are supportive of you. 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.

Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH

Allison Maslan International/CEO

www.myblastoff.com

www.homeopathicwellness.com

Who Are The Moms In Your Life?

Allison Maslan — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:54:23 +0000

Today we give our love and respect to our mom’s and the mothers in our lives. We give gratitude for the love and nurturing that they have given us day after day throughout all of our highs and lows.

Over the past 15 years in my practice, I have observed the love that naturally exudes from a mother countless times, and I am always humbled by this powerful energy.

This love is primal, strong and protective, and at the same time soft, insightful and wise. The love that a mother offers is the feminine principal of our world, and I believe, the sanity of our existence. The mothers ignite our hearts and illuminate

the compassionate, loving energy for both men and women to carry to the forefront of our lives.

The mothers you know may have appeared in your life in

traditional and non-traditional ways, and they have appeared to

give you the nurturing necessary for you to not

only survive, but to thrive. Whether the mothering influence in

your life came from your birth mother, adoptive mom, aunt,

grandmother, family friend or other loving soul, this beautiful

lady deserves to be recognized, appreciated and embraced for

the pivotal role she has played in your life.

My mom has been my inspiration. Believe me, I was not

the easiest child to raise. (Just a tad stubborn, demanding and

rebellious.) But my mom hung in there with me and always

encouraged me to follow my dreams. She has overcome cancer

and at 78 does not miss a day at the gym. This is one strong lady!

And there was Bobbie who helped raise my brother and sister and

I. I love her dearly as my other mom.

So this Mother’s Day, think about all the mom’s that have

guided you along the way. And some way, some how, find a

way to say … “Thanks, Mom!”

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If You Are Looking For Something Amazing and

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If you or someone you love has been talking

about making changes in your (or their) life or

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make it happen… that chance has finally arrived. In this

rare event, I am going to work closely with you to

make your dreams come true.

If you don’t take this opportunity, another year

will go by and you may still be talking and yearning

… instead of living.

SO COME FLY WITH ME!

We will bust through your fears and release

old stifling patterns to create a life and career

you are excited about every single day! You cannot afford

to miss this special event, my 3–Day Blast Off Boot Camp

in San Diego.

We will tap into your passion, even if it is buried deep.

Then create a prosperous, fun and fulfilling road map.

And I will give you my secret steps to bring it into reality.

Then I will guide you on the flying trapeze to bust you through

your fears and open your horizons. No worries! You are in

safety lines and completely safe and supported.

I am pouring my heart and soul into this event because

I absolutely love to help my clients realize their

full potential and reach their dreams.

I am taking my 6-month Blast Off Coaching Program

and condensing it into 3 powerful, life-changing days.

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.

I had been a stay-at-home mom and my kids were leaving

the house and I found myself kind of forced to step into

the next phase of my life and I really had no idea what I

wanted to do … I thought “What the heck? I’m going to call

Allison” … my whole life is richer because I started this

journey with her and I’m doing things now I never

thought possible.
Ann Marie Bryan

CEO & Founder of My Visual History

I am going to teach you the secret formula that I have developed to create success in my life and for so many others.

I am keeping the group small so 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.

Bring a friend and receive a $200 discount! (e-mail us if you want

to take advantage of the friend bonus)

This event is a fraction of the cost to coach with me one-on-one,

however, in this unbelievable 3–Day Bootcamp, you will finally

get clarity on what the next magical phase of your life needs to

be. You will walk away with a plan to make it happen.

And there is more…

I am also going to give 2 private, follow-up teleseminars

only for my 3-Day Bootcamp attendees 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.

Plus.. everyone attending will receive a 6 month subscription to Blastation, Online Life and Business Success Program so you can implement at home everything we design for you during the bootcamp.

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.
SAM ZIEN
The Cooking Guy

Click here to find out more information and to register.

The Free Bonus 1-on-1 Coaching Conference is only

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your hotel booking. I cannot wait. There are people flying

in from far and wide to experience this extraordinary

Blast Off! weekend.

I hope to see you there!

Allison

Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH

Blast Off Life Coaching and Speaking/CEO

Homeopathic Wellness Center/ Director

www.MyBlastOff.com

858-794-0787
888-844-3550

How To Make Decisions from True Choice… Not Fear

Allison Maslan — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:32:41 +0000

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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You are invited to my one of a kind event…

Do You Know What You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Isn’t It Time To Find Out?

Blast Off! Find Your Passion Bootcamp on May 21-23

If you have been talking about making changes

in your life and career, but have no idea what that

could be or how to make it happen, your chance has

finally arrived. In this rare event, I am going to work

closely with you to make your dreams come true.

If you don’t take this opportunity, another year will go

by and you may still be talking and yearning…instead of living.

SO COME FLY WITH ME!

We will bust through your fears and release

old stifling patterns to create a life and career you are excited

about every single day! You cannot afford to miss this

special event, my 3–Day Blast Off Boot Camp in San Diego.

Special Pricing only through Monday, April 26th.
Enter the promo code blastoffnow on the online registration

to receive $200 off through Monday.

We will tap into your passion, even if it is buried deep.

Then create a prosperous, fun and fulfilling roadmap. And I will

give you my secret steps to bring it into reality. Then I will

guide you on the flying trapeze to bust you through your fears

and open your horizons. No worries! You are in safety

lines and completely safe and supported.

I am pouring my heart and soul into this event because

I absolutely love to help my clients realize their

full potential and reach their dreams.

I am taking my 6-month Blast Off Coaching Program

and condensing it into 3 powerful, life-changing days.

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.

I am going to teach you the secret formula that I have

developed to create success in my life and for so many others.

I am keeping the group small so 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.

This event is a fraction of the cost to coach with me one-on-one,

however, in this unbelievable 3–Day Bootcamp, you will finally

get clarity on what the next magical phase of your life needs to

be. You will walk away with a plan to make it happen.

And there is more…

I am also going to give 2 private, follow-up teleseminars

only for my 3-Day Bootcamp attendees 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.

Allison helped me discover what my true passion was and

to develop it into a business. She gave me the confidence to

believe in myself and the tools to develop my own business.

I’ve now launched my first business called LifeFitness4Me and

I love going to work everyday and more importantly, I love walking

my son to and from school!”
Connie Marshall

Life Fitness For Me/Pres.

Click here to find out more information and to register.

Spaces are filling fast so don’t miss out!

your hotel booking.

To your joy and success~

Allison

Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH
Blast Off Life Coaching and Speaking/CEO
Homeopathic Wellness Center/ Director
www.MyBlastOff.com
858-794-0787

Come Fly With Me at my 3-Day ‘Find Your Passion’ Bootcamp!

Allison Maslan — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:05:27 +0000

COME FLY WITH ME…

at my 3-Day Blast Off Bootcamp on May 21-23 in San Diego.

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, my 3 –Day Blast Off To Your Dreams Boot Camp in San Diego!!!

I am taking my 6 month Blast Off Coaching Program and condense it into 3 powerful, life changing days. 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!

Click here to watch Allison talking about this rare event!

I am going to teach you the secret formula that I have developed to create success in my life and for so many others. 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!

And just for one week, until April 26^thonly, I am giving you a $200 discount when you use the promo codeblastoffnow on your registration check out at this link.. The fee is normally $1495 and just until Monday, April 26^th, the cost is only $1295. (Contact us for special hotel arrangements and pricing. 888-844-3550)

This is a fraction of the cost to coach with me one-on-one, however, in this unbelievable 3 –Day Bootcamp, you will make shifts that you cannot imagine.

And there is more…

I am also going to give 2 private follow-up teleseminars for my 3-Day Bootcamp 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.

I am limiting the size of the group to give you lots of one-on-one attention so spaces are filling up fast. I am so excited about this event I can hardly stand it. I look forward to seeing you there!

Click here to find out more information and to register.Spaces are filling fast so don’t miss out!

Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH 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, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality. Allison was recently nominated for the San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award. 888-844-3550

5 Powerful Steps To Free You From Your Fears

Allison Maslan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:47:04 +0000

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. 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.

Have you stayed in a career out of fear, even though you were miserable? 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.

I am sharing 5 powerful practices to unleash you from those shackles of fear 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!

1) Make a list of all your fears on a blank sheet of paper. Then, on another sheet, write the total opposite statement.

For instance, “ I am afraid of failure.” Your opposite statement might be, “ I know that whatever happens, I will find a solution that will bring me success.”

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 Flip-Switching.

2) Team up with a supportive friend. 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.

3) Write your Big Picture Vision. 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.

4)Break your big goals into small bite size baby steps. I call them Mini Feats. 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.

5)Take action. 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!

I will leave you with this thought. 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…

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My Secrets of Success: Tips on Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Parenthood & Living Adventurously. Part 2

Allison Maslan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:33:53 +0000

I have so many tips that I am excited share with you in My Secrets to Success Series. The toughest decision is what to share next! I just returned from a three-day long weekend getaway with my husband and my creative juices are over flowing. Which leads me this very important newsflash:

Tip # 2: If You Want To Be Successful In Business (and relationships and parenthood for that matter) TAKE LOTS OF VACATIONS!

Yes, taking time away from work and daily responsibilities is one of the best things you can do for your business, your health, your sanity and your creativity. Coming from a self-proclaimed life-a-holic that loves her work, her marriage, her family and her fun (not necessarily in that order), I have found that the more time I take away from the office, the more inventive, inspired and jazzed about my work I become.

I know the feeling. Work is piling up on my desk, there are phone calls to return, e-mails to respond to, Facebook posts to make. I love it all and feel very blessed to live my calling and work with the most fabulous clients on the planet. However, there comes a time every few months (or even weeks) where my brain hits overload status. And I mean overload. Thoughts, queries and requests are flying in the direction of my brain looking for an intelligible and high-alert, problem-solving response. Then, all the sudden, I realize I have absolutely no brain cells left to fire back to the inquirer. I used to wait until I hit this proverbial wall to realize I was beyond my deadline for a vacation. Not anymore.

Now I plan ahead and I use my time away as a life and business booster. Why? Because I have found that my most brilliant business ideas have been born while I was on vacation. Here are some examples:

My light bulb moment for my life planning and goal setting software, Blastation, came to me while vacationing in Laguna Beach, CA.

Solutions to my most complicated homeopathic cases often come to me thousands of feet up in the air as I am flying to some far away (usually tropical) destination.

My inspiration to the conclusion to my book, Blast Off!, came to me while walking on the beach with my husband.

I just had another brilliant business idea (can’t tell you yet!) come to me while getting a massage at a spa in Charlotte, NC.

What is the reasoning for these vacation ‘aha moments ? When you are at work, you are busy doing, responding, tasking, detailing, analyzing and communicating. If you are very focused in your activities, all of your senses are at play and being utilized to the max. When you are away from your daily business at hand, your body and mind will begin to relax and unwind. And once you have had a chance to de-compress, your thoughts are now free to let go, explore and create.

Have any of you had a brilliant idea or solved one of your most pressing conflicts while taking a shower? This is because you are feeling relaxed from the hot water, and in many cases, you are experiencing a rare several minutes of undisturbed quiet time.

They say necessity is the mother of invention and I say, “creativity is the goddess of re- invention.” Doing things the same way every day, year after year, is not going to yield you much positive change. If you are spinning your wheels, and in dire need of a recharge or inspiration burst in your life or business, you have my blessing to take a vacation, even if it is just for a few days.

Pushing yourself to birth new ideas is about is fruitful as trying hard to have a baby. It is through letting go and allowing that the fertility and ingenuity have room to be born.

So go to that cooking seminar you have been dreaming of, dance in the moonlight or head to where the flowers are blooming. Follow your passion and go have some fun! You deserve it. It may just be the most prosperous thing you do for yourself all year long.

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I would love to hear your thoughts on my posts. Please feel free to comment. ~ Allison

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

Allison Maslan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000

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 which are now a big part of my one-on-one coaching practice, my new book, Blast Off! and my online success software program, Blastation.

To offer further support, I have decided (5 minutes ago) to write a series of articles and posts on The Secrets of My Success, Ali’s Tips on Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Motherhood and Living Adventurously! Oh, yes. It has been an adventure, and I would not have it any other way.

Ali’s Success Tip #1: Say Yes. Then, always, always ask for support.

We often learn through example. I was blessed in that my father was (and still is at 80 years of age) a great businessman. He owned the largest privately run women’s clothing chain in the Midwest. And as a young woman who loved fashion, this was a very cool thing. He opened businesses like you and I open jars of peanut butter. (The smooth kind, not nutty at all).

One of the best pieces of advice he ever gave me in business was this. Say “yes” first, then figure out how to make it happen. So I did. In my early 20’s, I opened my 2^nd business, a full service advertising and public relations firm. One thing I should mention, I had no experience in advertising or public relations. I’m talking, “zero.”

My first real client was MCI. I met a young woman at a party in Atlanta. She mentioned she was assigned to order some thank you cards for her department at MCI and I impulsively said, “ I can do that for you.” (I honestly had no clue.) I took the $5000 order, walked into some small printing shop and said, “ I just got this job to produce thank you cards for MCI. I have no idea how to make them. Would you help me?” The southern gentleman behind the counter’s jaw dropped as he said, “How did you get this job, Ma’am? I spent the next 3 weeks hanging out at the printer. They walked me through all the steps of typography, paper, inks, proofs, (this is pre-internet) and I even learned some printing lingo. The skills I learned there have served me and my clients a thousand times over. All because I asked for support.

When my client, the president of Charlotte Russe clothing chain asked me if I knew how to buy radio and eventually television, what do you think I said? After saying ABSOLUTELY, I walked out of his office feeling out of my mind excited. And then when reality hit, and I realized I had no idea what to do next, I spent the next several weeks spending time at the radio and television stations, receiving media buying 101. All because I asked for guidance. Was I nervous? Sure I was. Yet once I learned, my fear dissolved.

Asking for support has been a huge secret of my success. I continued this practice over my 25 years in business. (Yes, I started at age 12.) When I began practicing homeopathy, even after I completed my education, I hired mentors. These were people that paved the trail before me. I did not want to practice good homeopathy. I wanted to practice great homeopathy. You see, mentors and coaches save you headaches, heartaches, lots of money and time. When I decided to sell the homeopathic college I had built to have more time for my clients, I hired a mentor to support me through the process. When I began to write my book, I hired a writing coach. When I began doing motivational speeches, I hired a speaking coach. When I wanted to invent my Blastation software, I hired a software expert. When I wanted to launch my book, I asked a best selling author to teach me her successful strategy.

Do you see a pattern here? I am not afraid to admit that I don’t know something, and I see the million dollar value in asking for support from someone who does. The knowledge I have gained from these amazing people launched me on a much more direct and fruitful path toward the attainment of my goals. And I always made my investment back hundreds of times over. Had I tried to figure it out on my own, I may have eventually reached my goals, but there would have been much more struggle and frustration. And I would not be living the wonderful life I am today. In my coaching practice, people often confide in me that they feel it is a weakness to ask for help. They have it all wrong. The truth is, it takes courage.

I would love to hear from you. Your comments, questions and experiences are encouraged.

Why I Don’t Run from Valentine’s Day Anymore!

Allison Maslan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:02:04 +0000

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 to call him in, there he was. 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.

From the moment I became very clear about who I was as a person, 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.

I professed to my closest girlfriends that I would meet Mr. Right on August 12, 2005. (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.)

I am living proof that true love and soulmates do exist. 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.

Since manifesting the right person, it has been effortless, 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.

In my new best selling book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality, 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.

Call me sentimental. Call me what you will. I believe we all have a capacity to love and be loved.

Happy almost Valentines Day to you all!

Allison