Could it be that good vibes are coming your way in our new format digital business?  Introducing you to a very different approach to online internet business!  …. Please read on?

★Why check us out?  Perhaps you`ve not found the success you were hoping for?  Perhaps youve been bashed around, left abandoned and don`t know what to do, or where to go next!  Perhaps you haven`t earnt those extra $$ you were promised and you`ve been looking for!

Question #1:  Are you a newbie, a struggler or you just haven`t had the success you deserve?

Question #2:  Are you burnt out, yet are still interested in pursuing the life of an entrepreneur?

Question #3:  Have you understood that there is such a lot to learn when you enter the world of business, whatever you want to do, and whatever niche you want to enter?

Question #4:  Is your trust factor so very damaged, that you are doubtful about getting involved with any organisation or with any business presentation ever again?

★ The Big Question:

Why might you be willing to look at our “New Online Alliance Business”?  …..

(Alliance- is a friendly association, agreement, affiliation, affinity, bond, coalition, collaboration).

★  So who are we and why do we do what we do? …

1. We are “The Online Alliance”.
2. We aim to Challenge the status quo and to move closer to personal sovereignty.
3. We just happen to have created an independent community of conscious, enlightened, creative and courageous Entrepreneurs.
4. We live off the Internet and we give back to others in meaningful ways through the Digital Economy.

★ Our work is designed to support Independent business owners.

★  We are here to inspire growth and challenge the status quo by creating member resources, tools, and training that is meaningful, evergreen, affordable and effective.

★  Our team site helps to elevate our members to actualise their full potential in business and life…

★ In everything we do..

• we believe in inspiring growth in our members,
• enabling them to move forward in their lives;
• all the while challenging the status quo and
• to move closer to Personal Sovereignty.

★ You will have the opportunity..

• to learn to leverage proven marketing experts practices,
• build your Online business faster,
• and earn you multiple streams of income
• from various Affiliate Offers,
• starting immediately!

★  “Interested in having a look to see if ‘The Online Alliance’ is a good fit for you? ”  It`s Free to join.

Yes, we intend to change things, so whether you are a newbie, a struggler or you just want more success, believe that we are offering you the opportunity to join us.  We believe we offer great value. We offer a new and different model. Choose to become a member in our co-operative and collaborative alliance?

★  We invite you to experience the online alliance – join us as we`re helping entrepreneurs!

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Why have a goal? How? Where? When? And …. Let`s consider goal setting theory and make it a friendly and VERY useful thing to do.

Wait a minute, I thought goal setting is all the rage? All I need to do is set an objective, everything becomes clear and all my next steps quickly appear!

Consider this exercise very carefully so you cover everything you want when doing this life changing exercise!  Exactly ‘what are the personal goal setting questions I must ask myself’.

It`s not simply a cake walk when you go after your life objectives!

There can be many challenges! There is a huge variety of issues. They can be physical, mental, spiritual, financial and more and they vary from individual to individual and from goal to goal.

Action: Just be fully aware!

You need clearly stated, written targets.  If you have little clarity as to what your targets are, how can you  know if you hit them?

Action: Write targets down clearly – descriptions and images!

How do you start a plan and have a means to get there?  Of course you must have a Strategy – an Action packed System will be your key to success!

Warning … You are doomed if you stay in a dream state where you never ever take specific action towards your target.

Have great clarity about your terrific objectives and in-depth strategies ….  then you must create a system to examine if your strategy is working or if you are even following your strategy!

And you must decide what you need to do to keep your personal goal setting questions, plans, strategies and systems front of mind?

Action: Write it all down! Keep the plan where you`ll see it always!

As soon as you start on your strategy, you will discover new details that you didn’t know previously and your strategy will need to be updated.

Action: Write it down! Amend the original.

The final significant matter to consider is having an outside means of accountability. Something that checks up on you to validate you are making progress towards your objective.

What could that be?   Remember this is always about WHY? etc…

Action: Do it … ! 

Now you have considered the basic very important Settings. Great!

Now that you`ve considered these critically important personal goal setting ‘survival’ questions.

Ask this of yourself –

• Will it break down?
• What are the biggest personal traps awaiting me? (Your experiences will tell you where you haven`t been successful before).
• How will you ensure you follow through on all your crucial steps?
• Are you keeping a written record, daily? every other day? at the end of the week?
• CREATE YOUR SYSTEM!

Fortunately, once you set up your system, you can use it for all of your goals actions!

• Your system must regularly advise you exactly what your target/goal is.
• Objectives will be  abandoned if actions are delayed!
• Your time will have been squandered.
• Your system needs to track your progress – enabling you to make course corrections. It ensures you reach your objectives.
• Success through actions provides motivation by revealing to you all the progress you are making.

Your system needs an OUTSIDE method of responsibility! …. An expert – an objective friend you can talk with and share your personal goal setting questions/program with!

Action: Don`t forget this, it`s crucial to your success!

This mentoring/talking to a trusted friend is something that

1. locks you into making sure you have a clear target
2. ensures you are following your strategy,
3. ensures you are tracking your progress,
4. ensures you are making the required course corrections.

Having Your ‘action taking system’ will guarantee you will follow through, no matter the objective, no matter the challenges!

SUMMARY…. 

Question: Now that we understand the significant areas where personal goal setting could break down …. what is the single greatest trap in failing at setting goals ?

Answer: The single greatest trap is not having a ‘specific system’ that guarantees you ‘take consistent actions’. This must be in place, then your targets most likely will be fully achieved.

Do we need an evolution of  how we have personally constructed our mind?  Likely we do; so exercising the grey matter is a perfect way to go!

As an educator, I contend we need a major overhaul of elements of ‘our education system’? Should we insist on a teaching pedagogy of mind matters, of creativity and of entrepreneurial spirit or should we get back to the basics, or both? There seems great energy about now to re-engineer our priorities. Mindset does matter.  Let`s teach about it, as a top priority?

What do you say about building future societies?

Which path should our society follow? What are the real pillars of a ‘more conscious’ society?  Is our society careless about teaching thinking skills and careless about teaching the skills of deep questioning?

So what about today`s adults?

A focus on mind matters plus more options for wealth building and financial independence …. will likely lead to building a new and better future. What do you think?

Building financial wealth for the us requires a systematic purposeful action; products and services which enhance and enable wealth creation and which in turn can enable lifestyle quality to grow.

I wonder what difference there would have been in my life`s journey had I understood the true meaning of financial independence?  Would my now-life circumstances have been very different? How much was I de-powered because of the lack of knowledge?

My education was typical of most baby boomers.  I grew up in a very small country town, both parents worked and sport was the basis of life, summer and winter through! I travelled 60 kilometres daily for 7 years from Reynella (South Australia) to Adelaide to complete my secondary and tertiary education. (great choice by my parents!).

But, while my education was standard for the times – academic and exacting, it lacked any mention of business, management and entrepreneurship -and finances.  The mindset of those times was one more related to generations/people recovering from wars and recession; about survival and betterment; about the a concept of having more – to escape from a life of near poverty, one of lack of choice and having-to-just-get-by!

Today, I believe we are more conscious! And there`s certainly greater opportunities for all of us.

What do you believe and feel about attention to mindset?  Do more active and creative mindsets need to prevail for the new times?

New thinking, new teaching, uniqueness and entrepreneurship in it`s widest interpretation needs to be championed!  …  But only if we truly want to have real personal choice, real opportunities, true freedom – real use of time! …  to be, to work, to serve, to travel and, and, and… abounding – choice!

Rob Ryan

Here`s one option to build Financial Independence by accessing, then promoting this simple program !

Email me for a chat: rob@yesyoucancoaching.com.au

So let me share my successes and my failures first, and don`t be shy, share yours too. I set three goals. Each has allocated time each week and these times are flexible, but not-negotiable. (the day to day routines have times allocated as well).

#1 Goal: Lose weight and be healthier and fitter so I can enjoy life!!  I was 109kg in early January. March 1 here today in Australia – 100kg at weigh in this morning. YES!!  5 kg to go by the end of March. I`m pretty pumped -for sure!

#2 Goal: My business interests in 2016 were very unclear; woolly, lacked focus, lacked structure and… lost $$.  — Ive downsized. I dumped programs. I simplified. I set up new systems. I have a simple time management system and I`m sticking to it. All this has taken time! Do I feel satisfied with where I`m at? YES!  (in future posts, I`ll share more).

#3 Goal: Too private and personal to share here. I don`t know you well enough! 🙂

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So why do I make the claim as in the title of this article? Why ‘The Online Alliance Members’ Are Looking Forward In 2017.

I`ve been a member of TOA since the early days. In 2017, TOA has a new and very dynamic vibrancy about it. Drew Innes, the founder and friend, has surged TOA to a very dynamic place!

Newbies, professionals, lapsed business people… and anyone who wants – more time, more money, a more dynamic life…. wants more… without being forced into a program they`re not quite sure about because its  probably too hypey! …..

>>>  Click this link Now  ….   I might suggest, to have a bit of a look here.

As a bit of a taste…. just to whet your appetite, when you join TOA today!

Here are just some of the Online Alliance Member benefits …

• Earn Multiple Streams of Income (up to 20 Affiliate offers available)
• Personal Affiliate links to ALL products, systems and software we showcase & review
• Effectively Turn TOA Into YOUR Own Site by Actively promoting Content and share Links
• Easily Leverage ALL Blog Posts, Reviews, Training & Content on the team site to promote as yours
• Add Your Own Bio & Social Media Channels to Your Personal Profile Page
• Personalize the entire site to YOU, instantly increasing YOUR credibility and authority.
• Leverage Our Powerful Promotional Leadership Hangouts. We do ALL the selling for YOU.
• Send Your Visitors to the Hangouts Using Your Unique ID and You Get ALL the Credit
• Dramatically increase the number of Customers YOU attract and get paid for when they BUY!

Our Business Presentation are numerous!… suits a wide range of people!!

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• And check out…  How The Online Alliance Group Are Helping Entrepreneurs Build Profitable Online Businesses.

Enjoy!

Rob Ryan.

rob@yesyoucancoaching.com.au

Skype: rob.ryan2011

In the second part of our series, I’m going to teach you a time-tested method of creating beautiful order in an otherwise chaotic world.

This method is so simple, absolutely anyone can start using it today.

What is this excellent time management tool?

The technique I’m talking about is list-making and its simplicity is actually the basis of its power as a time management tool. People who are already strapped for time need techniques that are easy to implement. Nothing is simpler and easier than building to-do lists!

Simple Guidelines for Maximum Results

 Below are some pro tips for building accomplishable and realistic to-do lists:

1. Create the Right To-Do Lists – There are three kinds of to-do lists that you can create depending on what you have to accomplish. Your main to-do list is contains all of the things that you have to accomplish in the short-term and long-term.

You can list as many things as you want in your main to-do list as this will be used as a resource for the two other lists I’m going to mention in a moment. The second to-do list is your day list.

The day list contains all the items that need to be given attention today.

All of the most urgent items in your main to-do list should be put in your day list, especially deadlines and stuff that you weren’t able to accomplish in the past.

The third and final list is the future list. The future list should contain the things you have to accomplish in the following weeks or months. If something needs to be accomplished 2 weeks from now, write it down in your future list so you won’t clutter your day list.

2. Prioritize Tasks with a Main To-Do List – Priority-setting is your primary goal in creating different lists.

Your main to-do list was designed to be a general list so you can assign items to their proper sub-lists. You will also be able to write down the time and date for each of the items before transferring them to your day list and future list.

It would also help if you marked certain tasks with E1 or E2. E1 means “super easy! – will not take more than 10 minutes” while E2 stands for “enjoyable task!”. You can create more notations if you want, if they will help you stay motivated in accomplishing your tasks.

3. Use the Future List Wisely – Writing a future list is a way to accommodate less urgent tasks so you won’t forget to do them. There are also some tasks that don’t have to be accomplished today. If you’re already budgeting your time, there’s no need to add more tasks in your day list.

However, I would warn against using this list for procrastination. Having a long future list doesn’t mean you’re getting organized or you’re managing your time well. It just means you have a list of tasks. It’s what you do after making your to-do lists that truly matter.

Where can you create your lists?

If you’re a little old-fashioned like me, you may prefer to physically write down your to-do items on a journal.

If you’re planning to write things down on paper, I suggest that you use a monthly planner as an extension of your future list to stay organized. It can be difficult to keep track of items on your future list if you can’t see the days or weeks that lead up to each deadline.

Now, I also know that not everyone likes keeping journals and notebooks around.

If you have a smart phone or tablet, you can download organization apps like Any.Do, Clear and other to-do list programs on iTunes or Google Play. There are also other app centers available on the Internet such as the Opera Mobile Market which you can explore.

A good to-do app should allow you to make an unlimited number of to-do items complete with sub-lists. You should also be able to add a time and date for each item that you need to complete.

Some apps allow task sharing through email and through an in-app messaging system, but these aren’t as essential as the first set of features I mentioned.

If you don’t want to download another app, check out your current calendar app to see if it has a list feature… and continue to pursue to be an expert in ‘Expert Time Management Simplified’.

We also learned that in order to seize control of clutter, we have to be willing to let go of our old beliefs and habits so we can make some real progress with getting organized.

How does chronic clutter and disorganization cause stress?

Below are some of the common reasons why chronic disorganization can also lead to chronic stress:

1. Stressed Mind – The more you see clutter, the more your mind reacts to it whether you like it or not.

You can ignore clutter as much as you want, but below your mind’s surface, your subconscious mind is working overtime to find solutions to the clutter. Unfortunately, without conscious guidance your subconscious cannot create concrete and practical solutions.

2. Time Consuming – A cluttered environment is hard to manage and navigate. You will have to spend double or triple the normal time just trying to find the things that you need. Often, people look for things when they are urgently needed so the stress increases even more.

3. Things Are Lost – There will be situations where you won’t be able to find the things you need because of all the clutter. So you will spend a lot of time searching for stuff buried under the clutter and at the end of the day, your efforts will yield nothing. This is the harsh reality of disorganization that we have to accept in order to motivate ourselves to finally get organized.

4. Reduced Living Space – Clutter can easily consume your living space to the point that you will only have a small nook left to move about.

If you don’t believe me, trying watching shows like “Hoarders” to see some extreme examples of how organization problems can conflate to the point where people are actually threatened with eviction by landlords and housing councils if they don’t clean up the messes in their homes.

5. Social Isolation – If your home is chronically cluttered, you may feel embarrassed about the situation and this may lead to ignoring requests of friends to come over.

You may be limited to meeting friends in restaurants and other outdoor locations, which may not always be the most convenient option for all parties concerned.

How can you motivate yourself to become more organized?

Getting the right type of motivation can be hard especially if you’re “going solo” and your support network is very small. Don’t worry – you can still do it!

Here are some ways that you can motivate yourself to finally clean up your clutter at home or at work:

1. Create a De-Cluttering Schedule – Procrastination is the number one enemy of would-be clutter warriors. It’s very easy to say you’ll do something tomorrow, a week from now or 2 months from now.

The human mind cannot fully grasp the passage of time so a year’s worth of procrastination may feel like a week. You will have a much higher success rate if you set a specific day and hour for your first de-cluttering effort.

Do everything to remind yourself to clean up on the appointed day, even to the extent that you have to cancelling other appointments so you can get something done.

2. Kick-start Your Efforts With Visitors – This is one of the fastest and most practical ways to get motivated. Invite some friends over for dinner or a movie night so your mind can finally relinquish its inhibitions about getting organized.

Be sure to invite friends that you secretly want approval from so you will become really motivated to take action. It sounds silly at the outset, but trust me, the most brilliant ways to get rid of clutter come out when you’re having some great friends over.

3. Find Your Tolerance Level – This is extremely important for long-term management of clutter. Some people are averse to the idea of having clutter anywhere in their house while some are completely oblivious to disorganization.

You’re feeling stressed about the clutter at home or in the office because the clutter has exceeded your tolerance level.

You need to identify your tolerance level and use it as a benchmark for staying organized. If you start feeling stressed about the clutter, you have to do something immediately to relieve the stress (e.g. by cleaning up).

This is the only way that you will be able to remove this major stressor for good. Don’t worry – you will soon develop practical routines for getting clutter out of the way!

Carbon footprint simply refers to …

— the amount of carbon that is released to the atmosphere due to a particular activity.

— Driving a car to the supermarket releases carbon dioxide, probably carbon monoxide, and other polluting fumes from the exhaust pipe to the air.

— Using electricity and gas in the home and in our businesses is a must, but

— Air travel is causing our climate`s atmosphere massive issues with burnt fuel residue!  Agree?

— Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to produce electricity releases carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, soot and other noxious gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.

— They are called “greenhouse gases”.

— They stop heat from radiating from the earth’s atmosphere into space.

As a result countries worldwide have reported warming temperatures.

2015 was the planet’s warmest year since the 19th century, triggering heat waves, droughts, storms, and hurricanes and flooding worldwide.

— And how is 2016 going?

It is continuing to get warmer! – that’s climate change!

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PS: I`m doing some teaching today. One Curriculum Topic for my year 4 is ‘Sustainability’ … I`ll share their comments and questions here and on my FB page with you … you please do too, thanks!

Climate change could dramatically impact the quality, price and production of so many of the things we love in our lives. Whether it be coffee or chocolate production and availability at pretty OK prices! Whether it be our sustainable vegetables or fruit!

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Whether it be the grains and seeds we need for a balanced diet! Whether it be the fish resources in our seas and lakes! We all need these for our health and nourishment?

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What foods are we prepared to live with out? What can we do, as individuals, as families and as communities to ensure there is a plentiful supply for now and into the future? I don`t know about you, but I feel pretty hopeless about what actions I can take now and into the future.

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So this blog post is about me sharing some information about living in a sustainable world. I do want to touch your emotions and your thinking and your taste-buds! ... and I do want to try to influence you to be an action taker.

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> I want to share with you a few ideas and what Ive chosen to do as my solutions to live in a healthier, cleaner energy world.

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You may wish to check out what I`m doing. I`m not an expert, but I am very passionate about addressing the damaged health of our planet.

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> I want to encourage you to share this post with others.  I believe that if lots of people take small action power steps about addressing climate change … well it all adds up!

And about CHOCOLATE!

And about Coffee!

Check out this article from CNBC — A Sustainable Energy Report.  They refer to reports, give us information and ask us questions.

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Here is a brief extract. (The full article can be accessed below). Extreme weather events and rising temperatures could slash areas where coffee can be grown by as much as 50 percent by 2050, according to Sydney, Australia-based The Climate Institute.  

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“Over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world every day, with nearly half of Australians drinking coffee regularly,” John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute, said in a statement.

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“Yet coffee is just one of a multitude of things increasingly subject to negative climate impacts, and its negative flow-on effects,” Connor added.

Bill Gates Interview

Bill Gates is a strong voice about the need to act now. In this October 13, 2015 interview, Bill Gates shares indisputable facts about the problems we face as members of the world community.

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Yes, we have issues to deal with. Bill gates suggests that research and development monies from the richest countries in the world needs to increase.

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This is critical as one of the steps to bringing better sustainability energy-wise to our planet.

You can access the full Bill Gates video interview here.

Let`s make sure that this doesn`t happen!  ‘That We Can`t Live Without Chocolate Or Coffee’.

I want to use an analogy from my time as a teacher and educator in primary schools in South Australia.

I worry a lot about the amount of bullying that happens within the classroom, within schools and within society in general. Whatever the issue, gender, race, religion, culture, skin color, etc etc  — we are all equal and have the right to be safe and secure and have the right to show our unique brilliance in the world. Agree? So why do the bullies continue to have power and what can we do to stop their power! 

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The SOLUTION IS pretty simple but it takes courage and action on the spot and to stand up to bullies and not to be a bystander!

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Yes we need to stop being bystanders and call out bullying every time we see it!> And it`s the same with Climate Change.

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We need to take some sort of action! If everyone on the planet gets activated. If everyone becomes more aware of what options they have, then little by little each of our actions added together will make a difference. Yes, the sum of our actions will be considerable! I`m sure you will agree!

“A more sustainable future can start with you.   So what actions can we take”?

Here are a few ideas.

1. Conserve our use of energy, electricity, gas and look into solar.
2. Limit as best is possible the loss of heating and cooling into the atmosphere.
3. Pollution from vehicle exhaust is a problem, just a little savings here and there will be positive.
4. And whatever it might take that suits you best.
5. Promote positive ideas to people you know.

Help the environment and switch to an energy provider which offsets energy use sustainable ways.  (And there are a number of companies that may do this, but ….)

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My company of choice is Viridian Energy.  (in USA and Australia -as of October 2016).   Why? — because Viridian offers energy that is 50% offset against renewable energy actions.  This may be a choice for you too.

>>> An Invitation to you.

If you are in Australia.

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Just click on ‘Great For The Planet’ — the Customer Tab in the Top Right Corner.

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If you are in United States of America.

Just click on ‘Great For The Planet’ — the Customer Tabs in the Top Right Corner.

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NB:  You may be interested in setting up your own business.

If so ‘Click on the Associate Tab’.

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Thanks for your interest in being an active contributor to a user of Cleaner, Responsible, Healthier, Energy use.

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My References and Access to articles and Videos.  (And thanks to the authors) http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/410011/bill-gates-and-the-quest-for-sustainable-energy/ http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/30/is-this-the-last-of-your-latte-climate-change-set-to-hit-coffee-hard-report.html

This article has been sourced from The Huffington Post. The link back to the original article follows at the end of this post.

Science has shown that mindfulness meditation can have a positive impact on a huge range of health conditions, including cancer, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The practice has even been found to slow HIV progression and protect the brain from aging. 

Mindfulness seems to improve nearly every aspect of health — but how? While mounting research has revealed many of the numerous physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness, little is known of the mechanisms underlying these positive changes.

Now, a new study from Carnegie Mellon University, published on Jan. 29 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, demystifies the neurobiological effects of cultivating a focused awareness on the present moment.

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Huffington Post link http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/meditation-brain-changes-study_us_56b4b7aee4b04f9b57d93bef