It’s 2am.

The phone rings.

At first you ignore it and hope it stops. It rings again, and again, and again. Finally, you stumble out of bed and search for the handset.

On the phone is somebody you care a lot about. A parent, sibling, your significant other. Something horrible has just happened to them.

What do you say to them?

What should you never say?

Do you even know what you would say in such a crisis situation?

The truth is most of us have no clue what to say, and in the moment what we say can have a lasting impact. You can either help them immensely, or what you can say can actually make things worse.

This week, I’m doing something very, very different. Instead of talking to you about building your business, I’m going to help you in an area that most people never give a second thought to until that phone call comes and there is an emotional crisis you must deal with in that moment.

It happened to me back in 1995. Luckily, I had just completed an intensive training program and had at least some idea how to handle the situation.

In my case, I prevented a best friend from committing suicide. Since that time, I’ve been faced with emotional crises a dozen or more times and in each instance, I’ve always known what to do and how to handle it.

What about you?

I want to you stop what you’re doing, and make a note in your calendar right now to tune in and listen to an interview I will be conducting this Thursday.

There is NO CHARGE to listen to the interview. There is no required reading, nothing to do other than show up ready to listen and learn.

I will be interviewing Aurora Winter who has made a career out of coaching people in crisis. Her message is not only timely, it’s important for all of to hear.

She is asking only that you register so she knows you’re coming and she will send you the information so you can listen to the interview uninterrupted.

I am personally really looking forward to hearing what she has to say because I know I can learn a thing or two and you will be able to as well.

http://www.UltimateWealth.com/aurora.htm

Coaching Clients in Crisis
with Aurora Winter

http://www.UltimateWealth.com/aurora.htm

Just think of this as CPR for the emotions…

Until next time, remember to..

Be outstanding!

Robert Imbriale
Master Coach
http://www.UltimateWealth.com/aurora.htm

Every year at this time, I get tons of e-mail messages from people who are eager to tell me about their resolutions for the next year. While I am indeed impressed at what people plan on doing, what really does it for me is to see the RESULTS of what had been planned.

So as you look back over the past year, what did you accomplish? What goal did you set for yourself that you hit, and even exceeded? Or do you even remember the goals you set for yourself?

Like so many people out there, I too set goals for myself at this time of year. But I do it with a twist. Let me share with you what I mean.

Success Begins in the Shower!

I start my goal-setting process every morning while I’m in the shower. Yes, it does sound like an odd place to be goal-setting, but it works for me.

It’s a time of day when I’m not able to hear the phone ring, where I can’t check e-mail, and when I’m pretty sure that no matter what else is happening in the house or who rings the door bell, I won’t be able to hear it or respond to it.

It’s a quiet moment each day that allows me to think about what I want from that day. Is there something that I could get done that would move me towards my bigger goals? What is on my plate that’s annoying me and would feel so much better if it simply weren’t there?

Who can I call, who can I e-mail, or who can I reach out to in some way to get a question I have answered? These are the kinds of questions I ask myself each morning, as I enjoy a quiet moment in the shower.

New Goals for 2010

For the New Year, I’ll create bigger goals, but not 100 of them, not 50, or even 10. I’ll simply put my attention on 2 to 3 bigger goals that I’ve got for the coming year. It’s just easier to stay focused on fewer goals and you’ll have more energy for each of them when there are few of them to deal with.

From there, I start to plan out my first week of the year. What steps could I take even today, New Year’s Day, to start the ball moving in the direction I want to go? Today is a great day to send personal e-mail messages to people, so if nothing else, I’ll be writing this message, and many other messages to people who will play a role in helping to make my goals a reality.

Each day I make sure I have something on my list that is tied to making these 2 or 3 main goals a reality. Personally, I use Microsoft® Outlook and create an appointment for 8am each day of the week. In the appointment details screen, I’ll use it to enter my list for the day. So on Monday morning, there is an 8am appointment that when I double-click on it, opens up and I can
see the things I hope to get done that day.

It’s a very simple system that works well for me and doesn’t require anything fancy. I just use the tools that are already on my computer in front of me.

Anting that does not get done on the day I’d hoped to get it done, is simply copied and pasted onto the next day’s 8am appointment. I call the Monday appointment “Monday’s Power List”
and just change the day, but there is one for each day.

Success Strategy for 2010

Now for 2010, I’d like to share with you what this year is going to be about. In 2009, the year was about completion, it was the end of the decade, the end of en era, and the end of so many other things too.

When we look ahead to 2010, this year will be about “creation.” It’s a year where you’ll lay the groundwork for the next phase of your life and for your career. It’s a time to decide what you’ll no longer stand for and what you’re now committed to having in your life.

I suspect too that we’ll see this echoed in our society with continued big changes in how our world operates. Change is a good thing, but getting through it can be prove to be turbulent as we move from what was comfortable to what will eventually be the next level in our continued expansion.

Do yourself a favor and IGNORE as much of it as you can, and keep your eyes on the goals you’ve set for yourself. What happens “out there” has little to do with you on a personal level, but what you focus on each and every day affects you personally 100% of the time.

Consider that you are the most important person in the world and that you must take care of yourself above and beyond anything else. When you’re strong, when you’re motivated and empowered, you can change your life in ways that will amaze you.

When you’re not feeling strong, you end up being bumped and pummelled by life and you struggle to just survive.

The good news is that you always have a choice, no matter how rough things may seem right now. You were given free-will at birth and that means that you get to make the decisions in your life that are best for you. If you’ll simply do that one little thing, 2010 will indeed be a year you’ll remember.

It can be the year that changes everything.

I wish you success, happiness, insight and inspiration and I’m looking forward to hearing about how you took your life to many new levels of success of this year! And be sure to let me know how I can help you be the best you can be!

Be outstanding!

Robert Imbriale
Master Coach
http://www.RobertImbriale.com

There is something you can give yourself now that doesn’t come in box, a bag, or wrapped up with bow, that you’ll love more than anything else you get this Christmas

You may be excited today because you’re going to both giving and receiving gifts for those you love most, but did you know that there is a gift that you can give yourself that will last a lifetime and that will give you great joy for all the years of your life?

It was back in 1994, Christmas Day to be exact that I gave myself this gift. Back then I was not making much progress in my career. In fact, I had just recently left a full time job with a great salary and benefits to go out on my own.

With only moderate success to show for my efforts, I knew I needed something more than I had access to at that moment. Although I can’t remember where I first heard or saw it, but the message I got, clearly, was that the best gift you could ever give yourself is the gift of knowledge.

Up until that point in my life, I wasn’t picking up and reading many books. I wasn’t listening to many tapes, and I had never been to a seminar. I did read a magazine here and there, but I really wasn’t growing my knowledge in ways that would make a difference.

That changed for me on Christmas Day in 1994 when I sat there looking at the gifts I’d received that Christmas and thought “how long will I really remember any of these gifts?” That day, I decided to get more serious about acquiring more knowledge.

I’ve never stopped learning. I’ve never stopped growing, and I have absolutely no intentions of stopping from today until the day I stop breathing. Jim Rohn has said many times that the best investment you can make is the investment you make in yourself.

The great truth in that statement is that what you learn today can never be taken away from you and once you learn something you can use that knowledge for the rest of your life.

I would guess that since that day in 1994, I’ve probably given myself several hundred thousand dollars worth of education in the form of books, seminars, coaching, web casts, tapes, and CDs. Today I’m seen by many as being a “Master Coach” because of my vast knowledge base from which I can tap into to help my clients.

This affords me the ability to charge decent amounts for my time in exchange for being able to deliver just what a client needs the moment they need it. In many respects, I’ve become a valuable resource to my clients because of the decision I made on Christmas Day 1994.

You may want to make a new decision for yourself too this Christmas Day. Decide to give yourself the gift that will keep on giving for as long as you live. It’s the gift that can never be taken from you and it’s the gift that will change everything.

All you have to do now is decide that you want to become more than you are today. Make the decision now and then take one small step in that direction. Maybe you’ll enroll in a seminar, or maybe you’ll order a book, or an audio CD today. Whatever it is, do it for yourself now.

This Christmas can be much more memorable for you if you do, and it could well turn out to be the Christmas that changes everything.

Here are a couple of gift ideas for you:

Under the seminar banner, my good friend, Terri Levine is hosting an event in Los Angeles this January. I will be in attendance because I don’t just talk about learning new things, I actively pursue knowledge. It’s actually become one of my passions in life.

You can get the details of Terri’s Business Bootstrapping event here:

http://tinyurl.com/terrilevineevent

If you’re more inclined towards learning at home, have a look at the programs offered in my company store. There are many of them under $20 and they are worth much, much more in terms of the value they will bring you.

The store is open on Christmas Day too… http://www.UltimateWealthStore.com

Go ahead, take step in the right direction. Make an investment in you and give yourself a gift that will pay great dividends for the rest of your life.

Have a happy and fun holiday!

Be outstanding!

Robert Imbriale
Master Coach

You’re up to date on the latest political posturing, the economy, you know if the Dow closed up or down on any given day, and maybe you’re one of those who knows every detail of
a story that’s carried on for weeks or months.

Think about it for a moment. All of this means that you need to continually learn about new things each and every day. So you’re learning by reading, watching, and remembering what you’ve just been exposed to.

Now let me ask you the question that could change everything for you, as it has for me. What if, instead of investing your time watching the news, reading the paper, or browsing news magazines, you took that hour or so each day and instead read a book, listened to a training session on audio CD, or watched a DVD of a speaker or teacher instead?

If you were to do these things, which really is only a small shift in a habit you’ve build up over the years, it would not take you long at all to become a master (yes, a MASTER) at whatever you decided to learn about.

This simple strategy has been the single, most effective tool I’ve ever used in building my own career.

If I do watch or read the news, I limit my time to under 10 minutes, then I take the rest of the time to watch, listen, or read something that will help me become a better person
in some way.

And, by the way, I certainly do NOT limit myself to just business and marketing topics! I read a ton of stuff on Law of Attraction, health, psychology, self-help, video production, public relations, and the list goes on and on.

When people look at me and wonder why it is that I seem to know so much about so many different topics, I have to chuckle because all I’m really doing is investing the same hours you have too into learning things that matter over the long term (and that will affect my life) rather that on things that only matter for the moment (or that don’t really affect my life).

If I want to know about what happened in the past, I can pick up a history book and read about it. What’s most important to me is what is going to happen in the days, months, and years ahead. This is where I can make an impact and this is what drives my passion to learn.

This is why I’m writing this to you today. I’d like to help you break an old pattern that has really not served you and instead help you to create a new pattern that will serve you and reward you in many unimaginable ways in the days, months, and years ahead.

To do that, I’d like to encourage you to at very least consider adding some better influences in your life. You’re never going to get rich watching the news, but listening to powerful presentations by people who really do have your best interest at heart will make all the difference in your life.

So today, turn off the television. Make a decision that your mind is far too important to be influenced by people who’s only goal seems to be to make you feel bad about who you
are.

Instead, turn on the good stuff!

Listen to my weekly radioshow. This week, I’ll be sharing my strategies for building your business on Facebook. Tune in Wednesday at 7pm EST (4pm PST).

The vision of this show is simply to give you new ideas each week on how to be more effective in your business.

The show is now heard around the world, is syndicated on 35 web portals, is available on iTunes, and you can listen each week whenever you’d like, all at no cost to you.

So there’s one less hour you need to fill.

Next, have a look here:

http://www.ultimatewealthstore.com/products.htm

You’ll find a nice selection of programs you can listen to that will inspire you, motivate you, and educate you all at the same time!

While this is not all you can do, it’s a great start. Go ahead, give it a shot. Even if you do it for just one week, I assure you, your life will be better. Then, you’ll simply want to continue with this strategy as you create more and more success for yourself, regardless of what’s being reported in the news media!

Until next time..

Be outstanding!

Robert Imbriale
‘The Motivational Marketer’
http://www.UltimateWealthStore.com

Answer: The first thing to realize is what you really do for your patients. Yes, you do treat their physical bodies, but the reason they come to you in the first place has more to do with emotion than with their physical health. The emotion they want to feel most is one of relief. They want you, the person they are turning to for help, to give them that relief. The best way to do that is to lead by example.

This is hard, even impossible, to do if you’re suffering from the stresses of your own financial worries.

More than ever, this is the time for leadership. My clients, and your patients are all asking for relief from what’s bringing them down, and they are turning to us as the leaders who can provide them with the relief they seek.

First, worrying about your personal financial situation will, of course, only make it worse. When you’re worried, your patients can feel it, and they will not get the relief they are seeking from you and, in time, they will stop coming back.

As a healer and a leader, getting yourself into a strong emotional state before you start seeing patients each day is vitally important for both you and your patients.

Put your focus on what you want, and find ways to relieve your own pressures so that when you are with your patients, they are getting the best of what you have to offer.

If you can’t find anything to look forward to, try just ignoring your own issues by focusing your love and attention on your patients.

This is a far better solution than being in the treatment room with thoughts of fear and panic running through your head and only half paying attention to your patients.

When your own energy is high, your patients will have a better experience and they will get the relief they seek from you. Even if you say not a word, your energy alone will be enough to help them feel better. This will make them want to come back again, and it will result in them telling their friends about you.

The real magic here has everything to do with how you show up for your patients. They are in pain, and if you’re also in pain, how much good can you really do for them? You know you can do better, and your patients deserve it.

I’d be happy to answer your questions too!  Just e-mail me at robert@ultimatewealth.com