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Open Letter to the Youth of the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration – THANK YOU

For the past four months, my husband and I have had the privilege to serve as Stake Chair/Producers for the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration, which finally took place on March 1, 2014. Dancing in...

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The Plugphones Story and the Jackrabbit Factor

One of my readers recently shared a success story that I would like to share with you. She gives the background behind her husband’s experience as the founder of Plugfones (see image below). I’m...

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Throwback Thursday

My ThoughtsAlive website is undergoing some minor changes, and one little piece no longer fits its original page’s purpose. So, lest this really fun content gets lost entirely, I’ve decided to put it...

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Going Independent

One of my readers sent an email recently that I thought I’d share with you… especially if you’ve ever had a dream of going independent with the thing you love to do. I want to tell you the difference...

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Specific Prayers Answered

by Guest Blogger Cristie Gardner For years, I have written my goals down: the characteristics I wanted to develop, the possessions I wanted to acquire, the projects and adventures I wanted to...

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Power, Strength, Endurance

I attended a meeting at church with my junior high/high school aged children on Sunday night and was inspired by the message they received. I’ve noticed that I can get weary easily. I run, run, run...

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About Bouncing Back from the Real Estate Crash

I received a tender email recently from one of my readers. Some stories I hear are very sacred and I have to be careful and respectful about what is made public, but through this one, I want you to see...

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Finding Relief from Heavy Burdens

Last month I was asked to speak at my local church congregation's sacrament meeting. I hadn't planned on sharing my 'talk' publicly because my blog readership is made up of people from a wide variety...

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She walks into the car wash, and…

I received a fun message recently, reminding me of how simple it can be to apply the principles for truly immediate results. Check this out: Hi Leslie! I was thinking of you today. I had lost your book...

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What I Think of Dave Ramsey

For years I’ve been hearing about Dave Ramsey and I’m embarrassed to say that (without listening to him myself) I had him pegged as the guy who helps broke people manage their limited supply, while I...

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"Perfectionism" and Prosperity

We live in a time when life comes at us faster than it ever has in the history of the world. We get stressed, overloaded, and overwhelmed. Under these pressures, it is hard to remain calm… the state of...

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Genius Bootcamp Ticket Winner Announced

First of all, let me start by saying that we want to see ALL of you attend Genius Bootcamp! Many thanks to each of you who expressed interest in attending December 3-5 this year. Before I announce the...

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How Rude I Was (Or Was I?)

Prosperity is built on faith. It requires thinking truth in spite of appearances and making decisions based on the images of one’s dreams, over and above the state of perceived reality. The truth is...

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The THOUGHTS That Count

If we could conduct a scientific experiment with all the variables perfectly controlled where two people with the same upbringing, experiences, DNA, and everything else were thrown the very same...

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Unseen Help

there is unseen help. When your goal is detailed and clear, the help stays on task with maximum efficiency. I love the idea that there is unseen help available when you set out to accomplish a...

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Good in the midst of tragedy

I want to share a letter I received recently, because of how it illustrates so powerfully the fact that the principles are not only true for money, but for more important, eternal things: Leslie, I...

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How to be a parent AND fulfill your life’s mission without losing your mind

My Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 19 (Click here for page 1) I have been so impressed with the parenting success principles I’ve been learning from Nicholeen Peck, that I wanted to help her...

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A vision for what’s possible

I watched a news clip recently that inspired me AND my children to something more. Not that duplicating what this family has done is our objective (because it is not), but I think it’s super healthy to...

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Mission Impossible

Even though I’ve been on a sort of sabbatical for about 2 years to focus on my family, I felt compelled to do an interview on the topic of finding and fulfilling your mission yesterday. The 1-hour...

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Open Letter to the Youth of the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration – THANK YOU

For the past four months, my husband and I have had the privilege to serve as Stake Chair/Producers for the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration, which finally took place on March 1, 2014. Dancing in...

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