A Different Kind of Thanksgiving, Still a Time to be Thankful for all the Blessings in Life....

So today is Thanksgiving. Traditionally my family and I go to my Mom's home for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is actually one of my favorite holidays. It is simple. A time to gather with the ones you love and a time to be thankful for the blessing in your life.

I should also point out I love all the food, too! This year I am home alone packing with my two broken feet while my family is at my mom's home enjoying Thanksgiving. My kids need the break from the house and the stress it holds right now. We have so much work to do and so little time. I am feeling a major amount of stress. I am averaging 3 to 4 hours sleep a night and I still cant get caught up and get all that needs to be done.

Sadly, I am selling our piano tomorrow. The guys will be here in the morning to pick it up. It is added to a long list of thing I loved that are now gone. It is necessary the apartment is small and the money is needed. Out of all we have lost or sold, I miss my wedding ring the most. I still have the setting but I sold the diamond. We needed the money it actually made our mortgage payment while we were trying to save the house and put food on the table.

I gave away six more bags of things today to other families in need. I cant express how good it feels to help others. It really has helped me in not focusing on what I am losing or have lost but seeing how much I do have and how blessed our family is. I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I sit here feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for Loral and the whole Live Out Loud team and the Live Out Loud Community. What a blessing. Writing in to the Dr. Phil show last July, out of complete desperation I could have never imagined the blessing coming into my life a few weeks later, Loral Langemeier.

I know how lucky my family is to have Loral in our life. It is like winning the lottery. I also know there are many families that are in similar situations as mine, Loral can help you. Loral is real and what she teaches is not rocket science. She has broken it down to a simple format and teaches real people, like me, like you how to thrive and make cash in any kind of market or situation. I feel so much gratitude and feel so lucky, I just want to spread the word and help other families like mine.

I am also thankful for my family and all the love and support I have gotten especially from my parents. I am most thankful for our kids and how well they have handled this past year. I cant forget to add that I am very thankful to have a home for my family to move into!

I hope you take the time to reflect on the blessings you have in your life and if you are in a financial crisis or want to change your financial position I urge you to check out Loral at Liveoutloud.com. It is quite an amazing experience.

Another Bump in the Road....

I am embarrassed to type this but I just got home from the Emergency Room again. I was walking out the front door to put a back of toys and clothes I was giving away, when Bam! I shattered my other foot on the same sprinkler head, three weeks to the day from the first one. I have lived there seven years and have never ran into that sprinkler head before. This time I not only shattered the toe but also the top part of my foot.

At the Emergency Room I had the same doctor who couldnt help but have a good laugh. Heck, I was laughing. Unbelievable. So today I have a blue walking cast on my left foot and a black boot cast on my right foot.

This might make the moving process a little slower and a little more challenging.

Only another small bump in the road, right?

The Great Gift of Giving....

I decided to help me focus on all that I do have and not all that I am losing and have lost that I should put my focus on giving to others that have less than me. It has been incredible.

I have been posting things in the "free" section on Craigslist for families in need. I have so many new or barely used toys and clothes from my Ebay store that we don't need. I have been able to help so many people in the last couple days. It has been incredible. I have had people I didn't know hug me with tears in their eyes with gratitude. I never expected giving to others would be the gift I give myself.

I have donated half of the kids books to children who don't have the resources to have them. I found a children's cancer hospital to donate a huge amount of toys to. That meant alot to me because everything we went thru with Jayde, being in the hospital so much with her.

Helping others just feels good. It brings warmth and happiness to your heart. It really has taken me out of my own personal sadness over what I am losing and have lost.

I write this post tonight feeling really good inside. I have done good and you know what it feels good!

I want to make my life have a purpose. I am starting to see the clear path God has for me. A path I would not have seen without going thru all the hardship. I feel blessed and grateful for all that I have.

I feel so unbelievably grateful for Loral and her team and this huge opportunity to turn our family around.

A Small Bump in the Road

Late last night I couldn't take it anymore. I went to the E.R. for my toe. I have a bone infection. The discoloration was spreading up my foot. My whole foot was hot to the touch. I got a shot of antibiotics and some pain medicine. It is already starting to feel better, the toe is still pretty broken. It has almost been three weeks.

I cant lose focus on what I need to do and what I have to get done. I need to keep moving forward with packing and getting rid of stuff for the move and I need to finish my webinar and keep working on my cash machine and building my team.

Garage Sale Day..... Hit my Goal!

Today we had our garage sale. It was a success. I am so tired right now, I have not slept, I have been up all night long working on the garage sale.

We made over $700 today! It felt great. Making money just feels good. This money will help alot with our move. It is much needed.

The day before the Cash Machine I broke my toe really bad in 3 places. I basically shattered the bone. I was running and ran into a sprinkler head by my front door and split in between my toes and shattered one. I am not the most coordinated girl. I am so accident prone it is ridiculous!

I have not let it heal really. I have been on it non stop working on everything. It is killing me today. It is taking me away from my joy from the money we made. My toe is very discolored and very swollen. I might have to go to the E.R. and have it checked out. Not good. I don't have time for any injuries.

Despite my toe, I am really excited to have made my goal and a couple hundred more! Yahoo!

Getting Ready for Garage Sale....

I have been busy with working on my cash machine in the evenings and working on going thru each room of the house and clearing out what we dont need to sell in the garage sale we are having this Saturday and Sunday.

I personally hate holding garage sales but it is much needed a great way to make extra cash, which is the key. The kids are hiding their things afraid I am going to sell it. I have sold so many things in the last six months on Ebay and Craigslist that I have them a little worried. It makes me sad but I know in the end they dont need so much stuff and we surely could use the money to help provide for them.

Things are really setting in as the days are numbered in our home. I just keep telling to focus on what needs to be down and worry about the emotional end later.

I am hoping to make at least $500 dollars this weekend. I have alot of work in the next two days to pull this garage sale together to have it be successful. Alot of sorting and pricing.

The Power of Money and the Power of Hard Work with Direction.... Changes Things....

Tonight I am reflecting on this past week since I went to the Cash Machine. It has been an incredible week, it truly has. What a gift I have been given with Loral and her team. I have direction and a path to take.

This week has brought alot of changes in my life. Top of the list is my family wont be homeless. That is pretty big. :)

This past week has helped me find myself again and begin to feel good and start a healing process. I feel different inside today than I did a week ago. I think I had become numb in a sense in alot of ways. My neighbors and friends tell me often how good I am holding up with all that has happened to our family and how strong Iam and how positive I am.

I am positive by nature but the other two things I think are a joke, they just don't see what is really going on inside of me. I have been crumbling inside, I don't feel strong, I have felt weak. I have felt like a failure. I have felt like I have failed and let down the people I love the most, my children. We as parents are given a beautiful gift of life. (You could say I have been very blessed by having four kids) They look to us for guidance and to teach them wrong from right. We were supposed to be better than this. To watch your children lose their home to foreclosure not just your home but their home and not understand why weighs so heavily on my heart. In their eyes I have seen their fears and their worries. I wish I could say they don't know what is going on and that I have protected them from all of this.

Working towards rebuilding and starting my Cash Machine having "hope" for our future this past week has made me feel good inside. I have worked really hard this past week and it feels great. I am starting to feel good about me again.

Looking back on this past week I also notice the difference in Greg and I. The tension that was so intense between us at times is gone today. The money I made at the Cash Machine Workshop I think relieved both of our minds. That was a huge pressure off of us. Greg has also been helping me out more with the kids and house so I can have the time to work. Which then creates the feeling in me that he believes in me and knows I can make this happen with my Cash Machine.

What a week.... Alot of Powerful Changes....

Plan of Action in Place... TEAM....TEAM...TEAM.... Lesson is Being Learned....

I spoke with my coach yesterday. That was incredibly helpful. We restructured my schedule and came up with a game plan together.

I need to hire an assistant to help me with some of the clerical time consuming things. This is hard for me to do. I get stuck on not having the money to do so. I need to move pass this and just do it. I will be making more money if I have more time and outsource and delegate some of the more time consuming clerical things.

Loral is big on this, she talked about it alot at the Cash Machine Workshop. TEAM... Having a great team behind you is a huge part of your success. The lone rangers struggle and never take off....

I don't want to be the lone ranger. I want to take off and make a lot of money! I am going to work on finding a assistant today. We also came up with how to launch my Cash Machine and how to manage all the new business I got from the workshop.

My coach is so full of knowledge, it is awesome. For example I need my web page done.
I bought the domain name on Go Daddy. "MarketingwithPower.Com" I was going to set up the page myself and learn as I go.

I don't have the money to hire someone to do it but I have a great idea of how I want it to look. She told me to design it and create the layout and do the web design myself and then just hire a web programmer someone with the software.

Here is the part I struggle with, spending money when I dont have it. My coach broke it down for me like this; I will save many hours working on it and save hundreds of dollars by designing the website myself and hire a programmer to build it. If I were to spend hours and hours trying to build it myself I would be losing money for the hours lost that I could be working making money so it is really just like spending money. TEAM.... That is becoming more and more clear.

This is why you need a LOL coach.... You cant do it alone.... Build a TEAM of support to help you acheive the success you desire...

Swamped....Overwhelmed.... 911.... Shout Out to Live Out Loud Coach!

I am completely swamped and overwhelmed with work to do. I don't know where to start. I am getting paralyzed by the enormous amount to do.

I emailed my coach this morning. I need help breaking it down and coming up with a plan of attack to get everything successfully done.

If you don't already have a Live Out Loud Millionaire Coach it is a lifesaver! I have relied on my for the past couple months since starting this journey with Loral and her team.

The coaching is a crucial part of your success. The wisdom and knowledge they share with you is incredible. They go thru extensive training with Loral personally. They are there to mirror what Loral teaches and to support, encourage and to coach you as Loral would.

911..... Waiting for my LOL coach to call...... I need help.... Urgently.....

Super Charged with Adrenaline...

It has been an exhausting 3 days. It feels good to be able to take a moment to enjoy my success from the Live Out Loud - Cash Machine Workshop with Loral. I feel so excited and my insides are super charged with adrenaline racing in me.

My family is proud of me and that feels great. Greg has told me a few times he is proud and he is excited about getting his own Cash Machine going. Only one of us could go due to child care. He stayed home and worked out of the house while taking care of the kids. Hopefully he noticed how challenging it can be to juggle everything and take care of everyone needs.

I am still in "awe" over the weekend. Loral completely amazed me. I really didn't know what to expect going into the workshop. I had never heard of Loral Langemeier or Live Out Loud prior to the Dr Phil show.

Today I am going to lay out my game plan and plan out my week. I have so much to do and so little time. On top of starting my Cash Machine I have to work on getting rid of half of our stuff and organize it and start planning a garage sale. I also have to work on getting our stuff packed up getting ready for the move. Not to mention I have 4 kids that I take care of 95% of the time and 3 our in school with homework and projects and finals coming up for Brandan. No pressure, no stress....

It is very overwhelming..... but it is also SO EXCITING! I am making money, CASH! I have made enough money that we can pay the deposit for the apartment and the first month's rent! That is such an enormous relief... All because of Loral and the whole Live Out Loud team....

My Cash Machine is waiting for me to make it explode so I can be the next millionaire Loral has created!

DAY 3 - CASH MACHINE WORKSHOP.... READ ALL ABOUT IT..... MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

Today was a complete rush of positive energy. I have it exploding inside myself. I want to run the streets and scream at the top of my lungs and let all the negative go... be free.... I am back! I feel alive inside again...

Today I saw so much excitement, so many tears of joy, so many smiles of relief and best of all smiles of "hope"..... Hope is one of many things I am so grateful for today, I keep mentioning that word because it is a defining thing that once it is lost you lose your way, you lose your dreams, you lose yourself. Today I am so full of hope!

MY GOAL FOR THE CASH MACHINE WORKSHOP WAS TO MAKE $5000.

MY SET GOAL : $5000 IN 3 DAYS

MY GRAND TOTAL
FOR
THE CASH MACHINE WORKSHOP
IN 3 DAYS WAS.......

I AM EXCITED, ARE YOU EXCITED?
************ DRUM ROLL***************

$5550. IN 3 DAYS!

It is possible! I am still shocked. I cant believe I made that much money in just 3 days. Do you know what this means for my family? We will have a place to call home. A roof over our head and a place to be together and to rebuild and grow from this experience. It is the biggest relief I could ever feel right now.

I am so full of gratitude right now, it is overwhelming. I feel like I have 300 new friends and a unbelievable team of support behind me in the Live Out Loud Community. In addition to having incredible support from my Coach, Mark Nichols. I cant say enough about the coaches at Live Out Loud. It is crucial for success. They help lead and guide you along the journey with what Loral has taught you.

There was a guy there that made over $8000 in the 3 days. It was crazy. There were several people who made $3000 to $4000. Many people made over $1000. There were people there who never had made a dollar on their own before. It was exciting to see people grow and explode with determination and desire.

We all left there with a plan, a plan of action. A clear picture of our Cash Machine. With a revenue model in place and goals and projections of money to make. It was exhilarating.

Unbelievable statistics 100% of the room made money this past 3 days. That is huge, 100%. That is how good Loral is.

Loral was coaching and leading people and watching the transformations that were taking place in people. Several people at the end were very emotional and expressed how this past weekend had changed them and changed their life's. It was so moving and touching. I personally went up to Loral and thanked her. It seemed so little to say the words "thank you" for all that I felt inside.

I am still so impressed and I guess in awe over how available she is to people. She is extremely approachable and sincere. She is so "real". She worked the room with that same presence with everyone. She made you comfortable and made you believe, believe in yourself and all that you can do.

This has definitely been of the best experiences in my life. I have so much hope and so many dreams today as I type this. I have a plan of action now and I am ready to make money and ready to move forward and ready to be free from all the negative things that have occurred. I am ready to move forward now. I think I am even ready to say good bye to our home and be "okay" with it. It is not an easy thought to lose your home to foreclosure. I have been fearing the day I have to walk out of my house for the last time. It has been building up in me over the last couple months, hanging over my head.

To feel free and to feel ready to move forward is amazing. It still stinks, no doubt about it but my focus today is not the past and what I have lost or where I have been my focus today is where I am going and using my positive energy into my Cash Machine and making money!

CASH MACHINE - DAY 2 ---- LEARNING TO ASKING FOR THE MONEY..... I HAVE MADE $2300 IN 2 DAYS AT THE CASH MACHINE WORKSHOP!!!

I just home from day 2 of the Live Out Loud Cash Machine Workshop.... This is INCREDIBLE! I cant begin to tell you the difference in me from yesterday to today. This is such a transforming experience. Getting out of the W-2, Corporate America mentality and moving into a creating wealth and creating financial freedom. I feel free. I feel inspired. I feel hopeful and excited about what tomorrow brings, where I will be in a year. I am excited about my future! What a gift. What a gift Loral gives you! This has been one of the best experiences of my life.

READY for the best part as my count day to being homeless draws closer and needing to make fast quick cash...... Today I used the tools Loral has been teaching and learned how to ask for the money. (Asking for the money is a term used to close the deal, close the sale... For some it is really stepping out of their comfort zone and learning how to make a sale. Loral really walks you thru the process and works with individuals who are struggling with the concept of asking for money. The thought is if they cant do it here they wont be able to outside of the workshop. She really cares about giving each person the tools to succeed way beyond the Cash Machine Workshop, that is why it is so important to be able to learn how to make a sale and ask for the money before you leave the workshop.)

TODAY MY TOTAL CASH MADE IN 2 DAYS IS..... $2300! Almost enough to have a home for my family and get the apartment on the 15th exactly one week away from today, the count continues. I have a choice to make it happen or to sit and weep about my circumstances. I am making it happen!

Can you believe I made $2300 in just 2 days! I am in disbelief. I saw so many people making money today. The room was full of excitement and energy. I had my adrenaline racing throughout the whole day with excitement and positive energy surrounding me. It was Incredible!

Loral continues to amaze me and everyone else in the room. Something she said today really sticks out in my mind that people don't always see. Our world is so focused on debt. Debt, Debt, Debt. Reducing Debt and working hard at your W-2 job to get out of debt. Most financial experts in today's media for example Suze Orman or Dave Ramsey focus on debt. Loral is the opposite, her focus is on wealth, creating cash. This is why America needs Loral and the Live Out Loud Team, America already has the debt, people need to learn the tools how to make more money and how to create wealth!

In a years time if you stick with your W-2 job and only focus on getting out of debt and plug away each month to pay a little extra to reduce the debt, a year later you only have one thing less debt or no debt. You have not created any wealth. If you take Loral's approach and put your focus and your positive energy on creating wealth and making cash, in a year you will have created wealth and the debt is not an issue it is either non existent or reduced significantly but you will have created wealth and cash and have a cash machine making money for you whether it is passive income or not. You are creating income, building wealth. What a simple concept that goes missed. Focusing on creating wealth and making money is a positive energy you give yourself.

Simply put focus on debt and that is all you will have, focus on creating cash and you will have cash and be able to pay the debt off and have cash in the bank to play with. Are you ready to play?

Loral is brilliant. Her ideas and her lessons and tools are simple. They are not hard to learn or to apply, you just haven't been taught them until you go to the workshop. I strongly encourage you to go to liveoutloud.com and see upcoming events and look for the an upcoming Cash Machine Workshop. There were people from all over the US and Canada at the workshop.

Another thing I noticed was how diverse the group of people were at the Cash Machine Workshop. Young and old, all different races. It was very cool, people coming together with one thing in common.... MAKE MONEY, MAKE QUICK CASH!

I cant wait to go back tomorrow. On the 3rd day they open up the "Market Place". A time to market your Cash Machine and make lots of money!!!! My goal is to make a total of $5000. by the end of tomorrow! I can do it, yes I can. I am worth it! That is another Loral lesson. You can do it, You are worth it! Let's Go...........

I JUST MADE $500. CASH TODAY!!! DAY 1 - CASH MACHINE WORKSHOP

I am so EXCITED right now! I just got home it has been an unbelievable day. Today I had the incredible opportunity to go to Loral's Cash Machine Workshop. I wasnt sure what to expect. I was impressed with Loral prior to going to today's event but today Loral blew my mind!

She is incredible. I think one of her best assets is she is "real". She is full of knowledge and knows what she is doing but she has an unique ability to be able to reach people and teach and coach others her knowledge and lead people. She has the ability to get people out of their comfort zone and get real with themselves. I saw so many people today have their "aha" moment and work on building their cash machine and get out of the W-2 world.

The room was full of approximately 325 people. Another surprise today's workshop was very interactive with the people. It was not just Loral talking and we listen. You could ask questions and have live feedback. Loral made herself available to the people. She is extemely hands on with everyone. The whole team at Live Out Loud was available to everyone. It was amazing, it really was. I had so much fun!

She was funny and witty and not in the least boring. I learned so much today and are you ready for the best part of today is that (drum roll, please) ....... I MADE $500. CASH TODAY! $500 IN ONE DAY! YAHOOOOOO!!!

Tonight we had a VIP dinner you could choose to purchase and eat dinner with Loral. There were approximately 75 people there. Loral worked the room with elegance and class. She then took center stage and allowed everyone to ask questions. She spent the time with everyone and allowed everyone to get to know her. We even got a chance to meet her beautiful little girl Tristan! She is a cutie! Too Cute for Words... :)

I think the thing I am most amazed at his her authenticity and her sincerity with people. They are many people in today's room that are in similar situations as my family and she cares, she truly cares. She loves what she does and it is obvious her mission is to make a difference in people's life.

I can honestly say with all my heart she has changed me and has changed my life and has given me a gift I have not had in a long time, hope. Hope, so simple but so hard to have sometimes. I have dreams again, I can see them clearly now. I lost myself along the way, I gave up on me, I lost my dreams, and I stopped believing in me until today. I am dreaming, I am believing, I am dreaming BIG! Thank you, Loral.

******** I MADE $500 CASH TODAY! I AM SO EXCITED! I CANT BELIEVE IT, I CANT WAIT TO GO BACK TOMORROW! ********

Race... for Cash....

We put down a $150. deposit for an apartment today. The apartment wont be ready until 11/12 we have until then to come up with an additional $2100. for move in.

Yikes! I have 9 days to make cash for the move in. Major pressure! I am very nervous. I have to work night and day non stop right now.

Hard to do with 4 kids and school. Just taking care of the basic needs of four other people is time consuming in itself.

CASH MACHINE STARTS TOMMORROW!!!

Sold... Creating Cash.... Cash Machine Coming Up....

I sold some more things today! I sold my friends furniture today!!! I made $400! Whoo Hoo!

It feels great! Keep creating cash! Mind Set...

I also sold some old purses I had off of Craigslist for an additional $40! Total made today $440!

Go, Brandy! Go, Brandy! Go, Brandy!

Okay so I am feeling pretty good today. Making Money just feels good!

The Count Down has Begun... 29 Days

The countdown until we have to be out of the house has begun. We have 29 days. I am freaking out.

I did get a major relief today. I talked with my Dad today about our situation and he will co-sign for us to be able to get a place.

Before my car broke down we were looking at renting a house on our same street. That would have been the best case scenario for the kids.

After the car repair cost we are now looking at moving into an apartment close by so the kids can stay in their school.

The deposit is alot less. The one thing about a apartment is you have to have good credit to get approved.

Thankfully my Dad is willing to co-sign for us. I am hoping to get this settled this week. I will feel so much better when we officially have a place to live.

Right now it is just scary. My focus is still creating cash. Sell, Sell. Sell... work my virtual assignments and get the time in there...

CASH MACHINE IS IN JUST A FEW DAYS! That is so exciting!