Goal!!!!

Welcome to 2007... Have you set goals for yourself for the next 12 months? Do you know that less than 10% of adults actually write their goals down on paper? Why is that? Is it that people are settling or that they do not want to hold themselves accountable? If you haven't established your goals & committed ink to paper...when? Someday? In case someone hasn't shared this with you, this is your life & you deserve to live life on your terms. I am amazed at how people sabotage themselves. I was speaking to a gentleman yesterday that lives in Northern California. He stated that he really "wished" that he & has wife & 18 month old son lived in Southern California. Imagine that? Someone is settling for less than they desire. Close your eyes right now. If you could live anywhere on the planet right now where would it be? Are you living there right now? I certainly hope so. If not, get moving. By the way, Leslie & I are in our new home... We moved in on New Year's Eve & had out 1st party on New Year's Day! I'll post more about that later!

How many people give their goals lipservice? I certainly have encountered my fair share. I am reflecting back at the goals I set for myself for 2006. Some of my goals were simple & effortless, while others made me really uncomfortable, even made me sick to my stomach. I have accomplished greater than 80% plus of the goals I set for my life & myself for 2006. I have also been looking around at the people I come into contact with and have been asking them about the goals they accomplished over the past 12 months. This should be surprising but sad to say it's not... The majority of people who have answered my ads in the past 30 days have not accomplished more than 20% of the goals they set for themselves in Dec 2005/January 2006. On the other hand, the majority of the people that I am working with are closer to my results, even higher. Why in the world is that you ask? Funny you should ask, because I am going to share it with you. Most people pay lipservice to what they want out of life. They are not playing on the court. You know what I mean... how many 3 point shots can you make when you're sitting in the stands? Not many, right? Now, how many 3 point shots can you make when you are standing on the court? If you're like me, you might not hit them all but your odds grow significantly (basketball is not my forte).

People are either moving towards their goals or away from their goals. I have found that the greater the emotional attachment to your goals and not to the outcome, the greater the success rate.

When it comes to goals, how are you looking at it? Someday or already achieving it? This is pretty simple & basic yet it can and does make all the difference in the world. If you look at your list of goals, did you write them down like you're leaving a list for Santa Claus? Dear Santa, please bring me a new train set - someday & and new Huffy BMX bike - someday. I was guilty of this. I think back exactly 4 years ago this week. I wrote down a list of goals for myself for 2003. The list read like this:

2003 Goals:
1. Marry Leslie
2. Make $50k more than 2002
3. Move to a house & live on the water - Lake Lanier

Did I set a date for any of this? Nope. Did I take possession of the outcome in advance of receiving it? Nope. Was I attached to any of this? Yes. I was pretty attached to marrying Leslie but other than that nope. Did any of my goals stretch my being and make my hands sweat? Nope. The guy who became my mentor was over at my house watching a bowl game & without me knowing, he drew the number 2 in front of the $50k on line 2. I discovered this towards the end of the night and made some stupid comment like yeah right, how would I do that? He said it's simple Michael; all you have to do is first make the decision and then take the action that takes you towards your goals. You have to be committed to your goals and be emotionally attached to them. Take possession of your goals in advance of receiving them. Well, let me tell you that was the dumbest answer I ever heard and the cynicism & disbelief pushed that right out of my reality. Fortunately for me I got a promotion at work that lowered my income & increased my responsibility & work load & exactly 60 days later, I was ready to take on my life, get serious about goals that stretched me to my core & guess what... I hit every goal on my board for 2003, even with his edit. Life is a choice. Are you choosing well?

Let me share something else with you. How many people have taken themselves right out of the game? Sometimes people do this even before playing. I am so guilty of this today. I played tennis with a Lisa today. I know that I am a better player than her. We started playing and all of a sudden this song starts playing in my head -> "Wow, it's been a long time since I played singles tennis, blah, blah, blah" & "this is such a different game than doubles tennis... that would have been a great shot in doubles, woulda, coulda, shoulda, didn't!!!" The first set we went back and forth, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, all the way to 5-5 and then my internal chatterbox was blaring! I lost the game mentally. Is it any surprise that I started having a hard time being present to the game? I could barely remember the score. I lost the 2nd set 6-3. Lisa did not beat me this morning, I beat myself. Do you know someone that will talk themselves out of attaining a goal or an ambition before they ever set foot on the court? Is it you?

I am committed to making 2007 my best year ever & mentoring anyone that is serious about accomplishing the same for their life in 2007.

2007 can be your best year ever… all you have to do is first make the decision & establish your goals, set a timeframe to accomplish them by and then take the action that takes you towards your goals. You have to be committed to your goals and be emotionally attached to them. Take possession of your goals in advance of receiving them.

Create a great day, you deserve it. Until next time...

DREAM BIG!!!

Michael Hamburger
IncomeExperts
IncomeExperts Blog

Currently, I am rewatching The Secret DVD

Below is my 2007 gift for you… this is something I found on the back page of my college newspaper my freshman year in 1991. It has served me well these past 16 years.

Dream Big

If there were ever a time to dare,
To make a difference,
To embark on something worth doing,
It is now.
Not for any grand cause, necessarily,
But for something that tugs at your heart,
Something that's your aspiration,
Something that's your dream.

You owe it to yourself, to make your days here count.
Have fun.
Dig deep.
Stretch.

DREAM BIG

Know, though, things worth doing seldom come easy.
There will be good days,
And there will be times when you want to turn around,
Pick it up,
And call it quits.
These times tell you that you are pushing yourself,
That you are not afraid to learn by trying.

PERSIST

Because with an idea,
Determination,
And the right tools,
You can do great things.
Let your instincts,
Your intellect,
And your heart guide you.

TRUST

Believe in the incredible power of the human mind.
Of doing something that makes a difference.
Of working hard,
Of laughing and hoping,
Of lazy afternoons,
Of lasting friends,
Of all the things that will cross your path this year.

The start of something new,
Brings the hope of something great.
Anything is possible.
There is only one you,
And you will pass this way only once.
Do it right.

DREAM BIG


- anonymous

34.5 weeks

Holy cow, what a fast moving pace... In the past 4 days we have... gone to an all night party to hang with friends and watch the UFC fights, move into our new home, start unpacking, host a Rose Bowl party, visit the doctor's office for a weekly checkup for Leslie & the baby! Life is good. We're really enjoying our new home. This house has a great feeling to it. The babies crib gets delivered tomorrow morning & we are starting to create the nursery.

2007 - Goals or Resolutions???

Goals vs. Resolutions

With the new year rapidly approaching, now is a great time to look @ your goals! Are the choices you make taking you closer to your goals or further away? There is no in between here. Notice I am not talking about resolutions. How many resolutions have you kept in the year's past? Seriously?

A simple key to massive success is to be crystal clear in your goals. Know WHY you're here & what you have come for. Be specific. I'm talking down to the granular detail. If you desire a new car, do you know the model, the color, every option you desire, what the cost is to drive it off the lot, have you taken pictures of yourself in the driver's seat & posted it up on your dream board, set a date to pick it up & take it home? If not, get busy, you deserve it. Have you begun to use the goals portion of your new LLI Advanced Marketing website? Are your goals on your goal cards written in the present tense & do you carry them with you daily all while pulling out your card several times throughout the day & then visualizing yourself in posession of your goals? If not now, when? Someday? You deserve to have it all.

DREAM BIG!

Michael - www.IncomeExperts.com

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Happy Birthday Marines

Happy Birthday to all US Marines around the globe.

231 Years of honorable service.

United States Marine Corps
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Once a Marine, Always a Marine.

Semper Fi,

Michael Hamburger

Aloha - We're just back from Hawai'i

Hello sportsfans... Leslie & I have just returned from our recent trip to the Big Island of Hawai'i. To say we had a blast is a major understatement. We've been on 21 trips with our business since we started in March 2003 & I'll be the 1st to share this with you: This conference completely blew me away. In Hawaii I got crystal clear on how powerful I am in creating everything into my life.

Day 1 consisted of flying over from Honolulu to the Big Island. We were met at the airport by a limo & chaffeur. On the drive in it looked like we had landed on the moon. There was black lava rock as far as the eye could see. One very noticeable contrast was the white coral that tourist have collected and used to write messages & symbols throughout the island. We got to the resort, checked into our suite, unpacked our luggage & went exploring. We met up with friends & family on the beach & then went to dinner with some of our team mates.

Day 2 Leslie & I enjoyed ourselves at the pool right in front of the most magnificant ocean lagoon. We walked along the seaside, watched the dolphins swim,

When we got to the Big Island I decided that I wanted to visit & look through the telescopes on Mauna Kea, not knowing that the public is not allowed to visit the Summit, which is just under 14,000' in elevation. I shared this with intention with Brent, my brother-in-law. He is the one who kindly informed me that it was just not possible. Then he let me in on his little secret, he arranged with a small donation (more than the average American earns all year) to allow us to visit @ night & look into deep space the next evening. These telescopes can see 13.5 billion light years, which almost at the beginning of our 14 billion year old galaxy. Pretty crazy huh? I think so. More about this later.

We started day 2 with some round robin tennis. It is really fun, as we have a number of friend's within the business who also play tennis & the numbers are growing. We had roughly 14 or so people show up for tennis in the morning. After about 4 hours of tennis, we joined Bob & Lisa for lunch @ the boat landing pavillion for some lunch & watched some football (the night games were on before lunch in Hawaii). From here we cleaned up & met up with the rest of the EMC where we were chaffuered off to a private helicopter airport. We received a flight briefing and then we were off to our choppers. Now I couldn't help but think of one of my childhood favorite's - T.C. the helicopter pilot on Magnum PI, as we headed out to the flightdeck. Our helicopters were practically brand new. The locals call them the "Black Beauties".

I also got the opportunity to take on one of my fears & crush it. I have a fear of singing in
front of people. I would not even sing in front of Leslie... well, I sung in front of Leslie, not to mention 2200+ people. That is not a typo. Two Thousand two hundred plus people heard me sing (if you want to call it that.) Now I had to get over the fear of looking good/looking bad & quickly. One of our keynote speakers was speaking on the topic of the rhythm of life. She asked for volunteers to join her on stage & immediately Leslie & I jump out of our seats and run up. Who is this guy in my body doing this? She has us dancing & playing drums... all 2200+ of us are doing it. Next thing I know she hands the microphone to Leslie & she's now leading all of us. After several minutes, Leslie turns and hands the microphone to Mr. Tone Deaf (Me) & the world stopped spinning on it's axis for what seemed like a century. Bump , Bump, - Bump, my heart went... what will all these people think when I start singing? I tried to stall... I asked Leslie what are the words? And then I just started singing. Now, I'm not saying it was pleasant to the ears. I SUNG! It felt great & once I started I realized that I can do this.

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Enjoy,

Michael & Leslie

Driver, take us to Tucson please...

Leslie & I joined with several friends and rented a limo to go to another party celebrating a life of abundance & prosperity. We were joined by other home business owners both for the ride & at the party. This is an annual party we have never missed. The weather was pretty rough leaving Scottsdale & we were all glad to be underway. Ross & Corrina surprised us all with a full lunch on the road. Once there, we enjoyed a day of fun, sun & fellowship. Several of the attendees will be shooting it out tomorrow with a chance to win a brand new Mercedes S 550 & a Porsche 911 (Not mine!)

We're moving on up...

Leslie & I just got notice that we've been approved for our new home's financing! To say we're excited is an understatement. It seems like so long ago that we were living in a 2 bedroom apartment with a prestine view of our local Wal-Mart shopping center & our complex's 5 story parking deck. Three & a half years & EVERYTHING has changed. Now we're house hunting for a $1.5 million dollar dream home. Our baby will only know a life of prosperity without limits. If I think back, I can remember how different my childhood was from the life I am living now. Life is a choice...choose well.

Sedona, AZ @ "The Castle" w/ some of our friends

Another testiment to a life filled with Abundance & Prosperity... We joined our friend's Brian & Rhonda from San Diego, CA in their Sedona, AZ home called "The Castle" for a weekend celebrating our life. We were joined by Dr. Sam & Daniella from Oahu, Hawaii. Sam's buddy Aaron flew his plane from Deer Valley, AZ to Sedona for the weekend. I've got to get myself a plane! In less than 3 days, we will be together again in Tucson. This time, instead of driving we'll be in a 20+ passenger limo for the ride... See "ya'll" in Tucson

Florida for the month of July, 2006

Leslie & I decided back in January 2006 that we did not want to spend the entire summer in Scottsdale. We rented a condo right on the beach for the month. Who goes on vacation for 30 days straight? We do & You can to... It is all about choice. Below is a small sample of our 1st 2 weeks away. We've had several vistors - friends & family alike, that have joined us here and more on the way!!!

Self Portrait out on the boat for an early morning excursion
Leslie & I on the beach
Enjoying the early morning sunrise & we had some dolphins riding alongside the boat for a while! Amazing!
The water looks like glass ~ reminds me of our private island in Fiji.
Pulling into Port Everglades, I spotted this Hatteras... The name says it all, "Poverty Sucks"
Hanging w/ the kids on my favorite swing @ the Marina.
Cocktails with my Dad @ the marina after a long day out on the water! Life is GOOD!
Working our business from anywhere! I stepped away briefly from enjoying some drinks with my Dad.
Leslie & I @ an amazing restaurant in Vero Beach, FL
Our family enjoying an evening on the beach!

Africa

I took this photo while on a Safari just @ sunset. You'll notice an adult giraffe & 4 "teens". One of the best pictures I have ever taken.

9 days is not enough time to see this enchanting continent.

This goes on my revisit again list, along with Fiji & Greece.

One zebra, two zebra, three zebra, four. I lost count around 20 or so.

New Year?

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Whistler, British Columbia

Leslie is getting ready for the Olympics!










Taking a quick pit-stop photo opp just after riding down a glacier!











Friends & Family in the village.










Black-tie with some great friends.

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And the Adventure Continues!

Leslie & I are very excited about working from home and the life we are creating for ourselves and our future. Here is how this adventure started. We were both working the corporate careers day-in and day-out. We got engaged in December 2003 and knew we wanted more time together. Shortly after getting engaged, I found out my boss of several years had been lying to me for about 6 months about a promotion and a well deserved raise. I got the promotion but no raise. What this really meant is that my work load increased by 33% and my pay would start to drop. My boss basically raised my monthly quota and ensured that I would no longer be receiving my bonuses. I immediately started looking for a new job in my field of telecommunication/data sales and stumbled across a home business while looking for the "right" job. Leslie & I were on vacation in Park City, UT on a snowboarding trip when we first heard about the opportunity. I knew that I no longer wanted to work 60, 80, even 100 hours per week. I took an inventory of my life and the road I was on. I did not want to be the ghost husband or even worse, the phantom father when kids came into the picture. We made the DECISION to move forward with Liberty League International and the rest is history in the making!

The cover of HBC magazine looks like???

Attention: To all the nay-sayers & doubting Thomas' in my life...This business works!

How ironic??? This cover marks our 2 year anniversary of launching our home business!

See ya'll @ the top.

DREAM BIG!!!

Michael

New wheels... This is the car I've wanted since 1976!

New house, new state & now new wheels...

I remember as a kid, my father had a Porsche 924. It was copper colored & my brother & I used to both ride in the front seat - I cannot remember even if we wore a seatbelt? It was such a cool car. What I remember the most was the smell inside the car. The smell was unique, I've been in almost all of the exotics & only a Porsche smells like a Porsche.

My entire life, I have always dreamed of owning a Porsche 911 Carrera. Today, I brought my new Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet home. It is triple black: black paint, black soft-top & black leather interior. I know Arizona is hot but sometimes you cannot deny the desires of a 10 year old boys dream grown up.

Would you like to know the coolest part? The smell inside my lil convertible smells the same way my dad's did in 1976!

I cannot wait to see how fast this lil 6-speed will go out on the highways.

Good bye California…Hello Arizona

So after living on the beach for the past year as beach bums, Leslie & I have offically moved! We were flying home from Leslie's grandparents house in August 2004. During this voyage home, we started discussing our future and our future family. We know we want to have kids sometime soon and that Los Angeles is not the place we desire to raise them. We started brainstorming were on this planet we want to raise our kids. We did some investigating and toured Southern California to no avail. We also starting visiting Arizona frequently and we fell in love with the area, the people and the abundance. So the BIG question was could we adjust to the heat, especially the summer heat. We started visiting Scottsdale, AZ a few years ago and although the 100 degree plus heat will get your attention, we knew we could adjust. And so the adventure begins...

We must have looked at 3 dozen homes in a pretty short time and made a couple of offers that were close. Finally, we found our new home and our offer was accepted! The moving truck arrived at our townhome on the morning of Sept. 15, 2004 which is exactly 1 year from the day we moved in. That night after the moving truck departed, Leslie & I, along with our English Bulldog, Roxy, departed Santa Monica enroute to our new home in Scottsdale, AZ.

How exciting? Very! We arrived at the guard house and after introducing ourselves to the security staff our realtor arrived with everything we required to get in to our new neighborhood. The movers arrived with 15 minutes and started moving our stuff into our 1st house. We have never had a house of our own before. We just moved out of a townhome with 5 other families behind our unit. It is pretty cool that 2 years ago, Leslie & I had a 2 bedroom apartment in Atlanta, GA. As old George Jefferson says,"We're Moving On Up!"

Avon Walk For Breast Cancer - Santa Monica, CA

I just completed to Avon Walk For Breast Cancer in honor of my mother. The minimum to walk was $3500 & my goal was to raise $5,000 for this walk...I did not do it... I raised over $20,000 with my team, with $10,000 of this from my personal fundraising efforts. The support within my company was overwhelming. The majority of dollars I raised came from within this amazing community. The support was not just financial, I had a business associate fly in from NY & 2 others within LA raise money & walk with me. The walkers arrived before sunrise just a block from our house on the beach. It was a very sureal start to a long weekend, to say the least. You could feel the buzz in the air. Leslie arrived long before I did, as she volunteered and was directing traffic when I walked up.

It was a grueling 2 day event. On the first day, Saturday, we walked a full marathon (26.2 miles) and the blisters let us know not to forget the final .2 miles. After spending roughly a half hour getting treated for my blisters, Leslie picked me up at the end of the first day & took me home.

The next morning I could barely wake-up... I met up with my buddy walkers and the day began. I was much more emotional on day 2 than I was the previous day. The last 2 miles I could barely think. Once I saw the finish line, Leslie was there, people were yelling & screaming...

I meet so many inspiring woman this weekend, each has been touched in one form or fashion by this horrible epidemic. It was the memory of my Mom that inspired me to walk on, inspite of the pain I felt.

I walk for you Mom. I miss you & will love you always. Thanks for always being my best friend & encouraging me to follow my heart without limitations.