Principles of Success and Prosperity

Look Within to Find Success

playerplaza — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:11:22 +0000

America thrives on consumerism, which operates on the underlying assumption that you, as a consumer, can find solutions to your needs and problems by purchasing a certain product, eating a specific food, taking a certain pill or paying for a particular service. Whether you are listening to the radio, watching TV, or driving down the highway, you are bombarded by advertisements that want you to believe that their product or service is the solution to your problems. Unfortunately, this consumerist mentality perpetuates the myth that all solutions exist outside of yourself and that the power to grow, change, and improve your life is only attainable by looking elsewhere. As a society, we have surrendered and abandoned our personal power in the hope of finding solutions, wisdom, and happiness outside of ourselves. We attempt to fill personal voids, heal past hurts, and bury unresolved issues with products, food, and services. We search for answers, happiness, and peace in the marketplace. During this podcast, Rebekah urges you to reacquaint yourself with the power that you hold within and let go of the erroneous notion that answers, happiness, and healing can only be found outside of yourself. Take a listen.

The Daily Whirlwind is Stealing Your Dreams. Make Your Dreams a Priority!

playerplaza — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:03:44 +0000

We live in a fast-paced world and we are often asked to play many different roles in our life. And with each role comes responsibilities and tasks. You might be a husband, wife, father, mother, boss, football coach, yoga instructor, brother, son, dog’s best friend, etc. The list goes on and on and with each of these roles comes the correlated responsibilities. Often, you probably feel like you are running just to stand still. Life is busy, and if you are anything like me, by the end of the day, you are exhausted. The fact is we only have so much energy, motivation, and will power. At the beginning of the day, you might have every intention to work on “your dream” (perhaps writing a book, figuring out how to get enrolled in college, building a website, designing a business plan, creating a savings plan, etc.) for a few hours, or even one hour, each night before you go to bed, but perhaps by the time you get to that final hour of the day, you might not have the energy to work on it, so….you don’t. As a result, days go by, even years, and you are stuck in the daily whirlwind of life. Here is the secret to the difficult task of managing the daily whirlwind and building a new dream: you must step out of the daily whirlwind and make time for your goals and dreams and if you want to do yourself a favor, schedule that time in the morning or during the day while you have the energy to work on it. If you save it for the last thing to do on your daily to-do list, I am going to put my money on the fact that 8 out of 10 times you won’t end up working on it. Remember, you only have so much energy, so it is important to be realistic, understand your physical limits, and adjust accordingly. It is very easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life. During this segment, Rebekah talks about the importance of stepping out of the daily whirlwind to make time for your goals and dreams. Make your dreams a priority in your daily life. If you don’t, you won’t ever achieve them.

Do You Want to Be Successful TODAY? Improve Your Attitude…

playerplaza — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:50:44 +0000

Throughout your life, you have created an ”invisible fence” composed of your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, words, and behaviors. This “invisible fence” becomes visible through your attitude. You can learn a lot about a person simply by observing their attitude in various situations. Your attitude is very powerful when it comes to the quality of your life and the level of happiness that you experience on a daily basis. This “invisible fence” (aka your attitude) plays a key role in creating and shaping your life because it plays a key role in your vibrational aura that is constantly interacting with the world. At work, your attitude will either catapult you on the road to success or it can quickly lead you to a dead end professionally. Your overall attitude that you have carried with you has determined where you are today. My question is “Do you like what you see?”. If not, it is never too late to change it. You begin by changing your external environment by changing your internal environment. A great place to start is your attitude. During this segment, Rebekah talks about the impact of your mental attitude and how it plays its part in creating your reality. Rebekah emphasizes the fact that your thoughts mold your mental position and act as a direct cause to every effect in your life.

God is Love, God is NOT…

playerplaza — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:11:39 +0000

Regardless of your religious affiliation or religious school of thought, for everyone that believes in God, I think it is fair to say that one thing we can all agree on is that God is love. The idea that God is love is well-documented in our culture as well as various religious documents throughout history, but what does it really mean and how can you use this meaning in a positive way in your life? During this podcast, Rebekah talks about what the phrase,”God is love.”, means and how you can incorporate its truth in your daily life and daily thoughts. It is important to understand what it means and what it doesn’t mean so that you don’t get caught in the trap of judgment and narrowmindedness. Take a listen and enjoy!

Turn the Tide in Your Life and Get Better Results (audio version)

playerplaza — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:58:14 +0000

Rebekah Harkness talks about her new book, Turning the Tide: The Top 10 Principles of a Success Mindset, with award winning journalist Ted Capener. Rebekah sheds light on her personal story as well as discusses her top ten principles that are necessary in order to create better results in your life. Rebekah talks about the importance of maximizing your godgiven personal power by aligning your thoughts, habits, and actions with your goals. Listen to Rebekah’s interview and learn what it takes to take your life to the next level of success, happiness, joy, peace, and prosperity. You can purchase her book at many major retailers including Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.

Turn the Tide in Your Life and Get Better Results

playerplaza — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:27:17 +0000

Rebekah Harkness talks about her new book, Turning the Tide: The Top 10 Principles of a Success Mindset, with award winning journalist Ted Capener. Rebekah sheds light on her personal story as well as discusses her top ten principles that are necessary in order to create better results in your life. Rebekah talks about the importance of maximizing your godgiven personal power by aligning your thoughts, habits, and actions with your goals. Watch Rebekah’s interview and learn what it takes to take your life to the next level of success, happiness, joy, peace, and prosperity. You can purchase her book at many major retailers including Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.

Learn the HOW Behind Success and Apply it Now!

playerplaza — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:26:31 +0000

For many the “how” of being successful is the most elusive aspect of success. Success is easy to define, it is easy to recognize, and it is easy to have it as a goal, but knowing how to be successful is often the missing piece for a lot of folks. As a teenager, I just wanted someone to tell me how to be successful. I was willing to do whatever it took, but getting answers to the how wasn’t easy. I didn’t know where to start and I didn’t know what differentiated someone who was successful compared to someone who wasn’t. Often times, on the surface these two people were doing similar things, but come to find out, underneath it all, there were huge differences. During this podcast, Rebekah talks about the importance of understanding and attaining more information related to “how” to be successful. She talks about her personal journey of better understanding how to be successful, and she introduces her 145 page ”how-to” manual to success. She offers her podcast listeners a huge discounted price by going to this webpage http://www.playerplaza.com/podcastpromo.html . Take a listen and check out her “how-to” manual for success.

Utilize Your Power: The Power of Choice

playerplaza — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:17:55 +0000

We are all born with a significant amount of power. It is a power that cannot be taken away, but it can be lost through unconscious choices. It is the power of choice. It is a power that is squandered, misused, and ignored, but the time is now to better understand it and regain this power in your life. In order to be successful and happy, it is absolutely necessary to utilize the only power you have…and the only power you will ever need. In this podcast session, Rebekah talks about your power of choice and talks about the importance of using it every day of your life.

Don’t Let The Lust of Money Blind You From Your True Passion in Life

playerplaza — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:20:27 +0000

Money, money, money…we sure love money don’t we? Money is an important aspect to life, but it shouldn’t be your ultimate goal. Your inner drive for money can sabotage your level of happiness in your life as well as your state of wealth and abundance. During this podcast session, Rebekah talks about the importance of recognizing your love of money and separating it as you do some self-exploration of what truly makes you happy and fulfilled. Don’t allow your quest of money to run your life and keep you from your true passion. Take a listen!

Be Aware of the Pitfalls of Psychoanalysis

playerplaza — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:47:29 +0000

In our day and age, society is obsessed with psychoanalysis. This obsession is very evident in pop culture as there are many movies and tv shows that have incorporated a therapist or a psychiatrist into its storyline. As human beings, we are compelled to analyze everything. We want to know the how and the why to every possible question. Especially when it comes to self-reflection and psychoanalysis, we can get lost in the story of our past. Unfortunately, psychoanalysis can become a massive impediment for you on the road of success. During this podcast session, Rebekah talks about psychoanalysis and the importantance of changing your approach in regards to how you view your thoughts and feelings. If you want to take yourself to that next level and experience true success in your life, it is necessary to take more of a spiritual approach rather than a psychological approach when reflecting on your thoughts and feelings. Take a listen!

Self-Confidence: The Art of Believing in Yourself

playerplaza — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:34:45 +0000

Believing in yourself is an old adage that has saturated our culture for many years. I think it is safe to say that everyone understands the importance of believing in yourself, but very few people understand how to actually change how they believe about yourself or where even those beliefs originated from. In this podcast session, Rebekah talks about the importance of self-confidence, how to increase your personal awareness of it, and how to change your current personal beliefs to ones that are more useful to you and who you want to become.

Don’t Let Your Rigidity Keep You From Success!

playerplaza — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:06:36 +0000

The other day I found myself staring at this one particular tree as it swayed flexibly in the wind. It was amazing to notice how flexible this tree actually was and how the trunk and its branches worked together to literally “go with the flow”. As I sat and watched this, I realized that its flexibility was its strength to survival and played a huge part in maintaining its existence in this strong wind. Of course, my mind quickly correlated this observation to our human experience. It made sense to me that it was necessary for this tree to be flexible in order to survive, and it makes sense for us to do the same. If this tree were rigid and used every ounce of its energy to hold itself against the wind and not move, it would eventually give way and break. I correlate this idea to the principle of persistence. Persistence is a great quality, but if you find yourself being rigid and doing the same thing and not getting the results you want, I correlate that to a rigid tree not being flexible in crappy weather. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. During this segment, Rebekah talks about the fact that persistence isn’t enough to get you on the road to success. You need much more than that. Rebekah talks about the importance of making adjustments and coupling your persistence with experimentation and thinking outside the box.

Your Mindset is Creating YOU!

playerplaza — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:49:47 +0000

On your road of success, it is important to understand the power of your mindset. The reality is that you first create your own mindset, then your mindset takes over the power and begins to create who you are. It can be a very beneficial and positive dance between you and your mindset or it can be a very unhappy, destructive, and unproductive dance that leaves you on the road of broken dreams. During this podcast session, Rebekah talks about the power behind your mindset and how it drives the “effects” in your life. You learned about cause and effect relationships in elementary school, but you might not fully understand how simple cause and effect relationships are playing out in your life. Ultimately your mindset is the “cause” behind every “effect” you experience in your life. She explains that until you address the underlying causes behind the visual “effects”, you won’t be able to create longlasting change in your life. As a result, you will continue to get the results that you have always got. Listen to this podcast to better understand how to effectively change your life.

Take Accountability of Yourself and Face What Isn’t Working

playerplaza — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:44:22 +0000

Challenges do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Unfortunately, a lot of us believe that if we ignore something long enough, it will simply go away. Life doesn’t work that way. In your effort to be successful, it is absolutely necessary that you get out of the denial stage and face what isn’t working in your life. During this podcast, Rebekah addresses the importance of tackling challenges head-on and using them as an opportunity to break through to a new level of consciousness, and as a result, a new level of results.

Your Choice: Either Grow Your Future or Destroy it.

playerplaza — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:17:03 +0000

As human beings, it is our nature to expand, grow, and create. Your mindset that you operate with on a daily basis can either hinder or help that process. During this segment, Rebekah reminds us of the importance of operating from a creative mindset versus a destructive mindset and explains how our level of happiness and success depends on it.

Don’t Be A Servant To The Voice In Your Head. That Voice Isn’t You!

playerplaza — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:21:53 +0000

Every single one of us “talks to our self”, and how we talk to our self greatly impacts our potential, level of success, and happiness attained in this life. That voice in your head is simply the sum of everyone, every thing, and every experience that you have absorbed throughout your life. It is conditioned. In reality, it is the smallest part of you, and in essence, is far from the real you, but a lot of us allow it to be the biggest part of ourselves. On your road to success, it is important you have a clear understanding of what the voice is, where it originated from, where it gets its commands, and gain the ability to create some space between the real you and the voice in your head. During this podcast, Rebekah sheds some light into what the voice is and how to alter it so that it doesn’t hold you back from your goals and dreams.

The Miracle and Lesson of Acceptance in Relationships

playerplaza — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:04:49 +0000

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love and relationships is on the forefront of our minds. Perhaps you are asking yourself questions like: When am I going to find the right partner? Why do I suck at relationships? Am I in the right relationship? Should I leave him/her? How do I improve the relationship that I am currently in? Relationships are hard…we all know that, but the most important thing is that you are in HEALTHY relationships. By demonstrating acceptance in your various types of relationships, you are allowing yourself to recognize whether you are participating in a healthy dynamic or an unhealthy dynamic. During this podcast, Rebekah talks about the importance of acceptance and how you can use it to drastically improve your current relationships or to allow yourself to set the stage for healthy relationships to enter your life.

Happy New Year! Who Are You Becoming?

playerplaza — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:08:47 +0000

Happy New Year! ‘Tis the season for high hopes and big dreams as we all embark on our new year resolutions. Everyone has their fingers crossed that they can stay focused on their new goal. New year resolutions have lost quite a bit of momentum since year after year people everywhere struggle to maintain commitment past the first few months. Change is difficult, especially when people make the attempt to change overnight. During this podcast session, Rebekah talks about what it really takes to create change in your life and actually make it “stick”. Learn how to turn your new year resolutions into a reality instead of wishful thinking.

Don’t Allow Energy Vampires to Steal Your Dreams!

playerplaza — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:45:31 +0000

You probably didn’t realize this, but vampires are real! You are surrounded by vampires….energy vampires that is. You might even be creating energy vampires yourself. The entire universe is comprised of energy, and your life could be described as a dance in which your energy interacts with the energy of everything else, including people, things, thoughts, objects, food, and ideas. I am not sure if you are aware of this or not, but you are surrounded by energy-leeches that suck the lifeblood right out of you. During this podcast, Rebekah talks about the importance of avoiding bodies of energy that weaken you and steal your dreams. It is important to focus all of your attention on energy that uplifts you and empowers you in order for you to push yourself along the road to your success, happiness, and peace. Also, it is important that you don’t create energy vampires yourself through your thoughts and actions.

Meditate Your Way to a Better Life

playerplaza — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:51:00 +0000

Meditation is an excellent tool to learn how to focus your mind and control your thoughts. Meditation is the art of not thinking. Huh, who woulda thunk it? I know, it sounds a bit fishy, but trust me, once you add this practice into your daily life on a consistent basis, you will realize how better you feel and your improved results. Unfortunately, too many of us walk around lost in thought, worry, or anxiety. The more clouded your mind is the less success you will experience in your life. In order for you to fully reach your potential and tap into your unlimited supply of creativity, abundance, and health, you have to be able to turn off the static and listen to the silence. The secret is in the silence. Turn off the world and see if you can sit there and spend just 15 minutes with yourself….just breathing. If I had to make a bet, I would bet that on your first try you can’t do it. Don’t worry, it is expected, so keep working on it. During this segment, Rebekah talks about the power of meditation, explains the benefits, and explains how to do it.