If you are overweight, you have probably “hit the wall” more than once as you may have used one of the many dieting plans that are constantly being touted on your screen or television service or you may have opted for something else, but the point is you need help.

This is where the book “Coach Yourself Thin: Five Steps to Retrain Your Mind, Reclaim Your Power, and Lose the Weight for Good” comes to the rescue as personal trainers and authors Greg Hottnger and Michael Scholtz layout their own five-step plan, based on your own set of achievable goals, step in to help out.

This is more than just one of the many “how-to” books that have flooded the market in the recent past as the publishing world tries to cash in on the “latest and greatest” trend losing weight. As Hottinger and Scholtz point out, you need to set up your own plan or reasonable goals and stick to it and when you reach your goals, you then look for a new set of goals to reach, again, sensibly and you work toward them.

That their approach works is beyond doubt as Coach Yourself Thin shows. Together, Hottinger and Scholtz have established an online presence, The Biggest Loser Club, and their results have been little short of amazing as the club and its materials help those who have “hit the wall” with their current plans break through to the next level where weight is once again coming off and fitness is improving.

Hottinger and Scholtz’s five-step plan starts by identifying those areas of your life that are standing in the way of weight loss. Their plan covers all of the aspects of your life from the physical to the emotional to the social and, using what they learn about you, they help you design a real program that will help you to take the weight off and keep it off.

Their strategy is simple: ensure that your program is not only enjoyable so that you will integrate it into your life but also so that it is sustainable and won’t force you to do drastic things like starve yourself for a week, literally eating nothing, but “cleansing yourself with water (our example)” which is probably more than you ever dreamed you were signing up for and, thus, it is a program you won’t sustain.

Hottinger and Scholtz have studied these types of programs, as well as others on the market and their approach is sensible and, more importantly, sustainable. It is something you set up for yourself. They give you the tools and help you with the techniques you need to break down the cycle of failure and turn it into success so that your strategy will work over the long term and you will achieve success.

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We are the people we are because of the influence of our ancestors. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their heritage? These stories could be lost simply because you failed to write their experiences down.

I travel throughout the United States, teaching people how to write their family history. I have been to 16 states and taught over 300 workshops. I meet people in all walks of life. A man told me that he was a holocaust victim from Poland and he was writing his own story and experiences while a prisoner. Some of us have ancestors that endured a lot and others not so much.

When I began writing my ancestors’ stories, I was surprised at the feelings that welled up inside me. I became so close to them. I was able to understand and feel the trials they endured, their faith in God, and why I am the person I am today. My ancestors’ were a great example of fortitude and faith. This is the very reason we should search out the life of our ancestors and parents, so we can understand them so much better. Don’t only tell about the experiences of your ancestors, but put a little history in it, also. What was happening around them at that time period? What was the cause of their trials?

When I read about my great grandmother, Sarah Eckersley Robinson, I finally realized that I needed to share it with my children. As I wrote about Sarah’s frightening experience, my respect for her doubled. She never forgot the day when an intruder sneaked into her home. Sarah felt an urgent warning deep inside her, but could not figure out why. A strange sense of depression seemed to overwhelm her. Sarah always relied on her senses, especially because of her handicap. Some people called it Woman’s Intuition, but deep inside she believed it came from something greater.

She went to the kitchen closet, pulled out a broom, and grasped it tightly between both hands. Sarah sensed that someone was in her home, an intruder of some sort. She walked slowly toward the living room and looked in every corner. She could see no one. Slowly she began to climb the stairs to her bedroom, clutching the broom so tightly that her knuckles turned white. As she ascended the staircase with caution, she watched the entrance at the top of the stairs. When she put her right foot on the top step, it creaked under the pressure. She paused on the last step and looked about. She stood still, watching and waiting for an inclination what to do next.

Her bedroom! That was it. The intruder was in her bedroom. Sarah took a deep breath, and then continued toward her room. Adrenaline pumped through her veins with each step she took. She could feel her heart pounding against her ribs as she moved into the opening of the door.

Sarah tightened her grip on the broom as she quickly scanned her bedroom. No one was in sight. Was it just her imagination? No, she had always listened to her premonitions before and it hadn’t failed her yet. She believed that her inspirations were a special gift, especially because of her handicap. Whether day or night, she could tell when one of her children needed her. In the night, she would awaken with a feeling that her baby was awake and hungry, and she would enter her infant’s room and discover she was right.

As Sarah’s eyes searched the room, she sensed a presence in her home. She slowly walked toward her bed. She knelt down on the floor. She carefully lifted the ruffled trim and peeked under her bed. Her eyes widened. She gasped. Acting quickly, she took her broom with a firm grip and began whacking back and forth under her bed.

As quickly as he could, the man rolled out from under the bed. Sarah instantly got to her feet and began whacking him as hard as she could, over and over again on his backside, his shoulders and head. The intruder got to his feet and tried to grab the broom from her hand, but she was too quick. As she pummeled him, he tried to fend off the attacking broom by putting his hands and arms over his neck and head, but it was useless.

The intruder groaned when he could not stop her and finally turned and ran out the door, down the steps, through the living room and out the front door. But Sarah was not about to let him go so easily. She followed close behind, whacking him as she ran, giving him one blow after another against his back and head. Chasing him down the street, she beat him with all the strength she had. When she became exhausted, she stopped the chase, and let him flee.

As she watched the man disappear down the street, she wondered why he had tried to take advantage of her. Sarah knew that was why he had come. Was it because she was deaf? She could not speak, so perhaps the intruder thought she was helpless. He could have seen her at one of the dances. Sarah was a beautiful woman with black hair and large blue eyes, five-foot-five inches tall, and quite slender. She loved dancing and had been complimented many times for her gracefulness on the dance floor. Many wondered how she could dance so gracefully as if floating in mid-air, not missing a step.

She not only could feel the vibration of the music, but she also felt the earth tremble when a train was two or three miles away. And she let everyone know about it. Sarah had always been a graceful child. When she was young, townsfolk would toss coins in the lake just to watch her dive after them because she was such a graceful diver and swimmer.

Sarah had not always been deaf. In 1845, when she was only one year old, her parents packed up and boarded a ship from England to America. It took six weeks to cross the ocean and she became very sick. Her fever was so high that they almost lost her. After they arrived in St. Louis, her parents noticed that something was wrong because she was not responding to them. So her father shot a gun in the air. She didn’t respond to the sound.

Sarah’s deafness never seemed to stop her from living life. The intruder had gotten away but not without a few scratches and bruises. He must have thought she was an easy victim but was sadly mistaken. She silently thanked God for protecting her and letting her sense trouble in her home.

This is only one story of courage and faith from my ancestors and each one made me realize that we should be proud of our parentage. Your children need to know their heritage, what their ancestors stood for, and what they believed in. Make your family legacy something your children will remember, something they will be proud of.

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Combining past, present (and most probably future) techniques, there is nothing more valued to a Writer/Author than “The Map”; an ingenious idea first constructed in or around the 12th Century A.D, and used in brilliance of hundreds of Writer’s throughout the centuries.

Key Stone

The Egyptian Clerics used such maps to define their own existence and markings upon the world, while those of the Spanish Adventurers did too. But more closer to home is the methods used by present day Authors, such as Stephen King, J. R. R. Tolkien, and of course, J. K. Rowling, to name a couple of fine examples. In their work, which for many of us is flawless, they manage to continue a ‘fluid’ structure of storytelling. It has become the ‘Key Stone’ method in all their work to adopt some form of ‘Mapping’ in their work, whether that piece of work has been released or not. All the same, the less we use the ‘Mapping’ or implement some kind of method that ensures fluidity of words, we may become lost within our own writings and fall into an abyss of ‘Writers Block’, and umpteen other problems that may halt the creation of an otherwise bestselling novel.

The Build of the Map

What may appear to be a waste of time and effort to some may come across as worthwhile and inventive, as well as very valuable to others. The building of a ‘Map’ is simple, and what’s more, it can be creatively fun to do.

Taking one single example from a random story, my decision to choose a new piece from the upcoming Book 3 of “On a Storyteller’s Night” became necessary to select for its strong characters, not to mention its vast locations. The very construction will become easy and more manageable than any other projects, as to start from the very beginning and introduce something fresh may prove a lot more time consuming on my part.

So, On a Storyteller’s Night Book 1; 1,000 years have passed on the Isle of Storm, four generations of rulers have sat on the seat of power. The God’s, now besieged by their own kind from out in the cosmos descending on Earth, the battle to protect the human race now spills over from both realms of the Islands timelines.

From the brief, almost ‘Blurb’ of the story, we have ‘Source’, which is the very key of a beginning: 1,000 years have passed since Vorelee last appeared on the island. Then we have the differential description between characters: God’s descending upon the Earth, while the human race is battling to survive through the protection of such God’s. Key noting that the human race were the first to reside, though the story may fluctuate, or change completely later in the advancement of details.

The Mapping

When we take the details from above and break them down to a point where they could be placed on ‘Sticky Notes’, then organise them into such a way that they correspond to the entire story, the one thing which may become relevantly missing is ‘The Board’; the background upon which you, as a writer are going to take all those ‘Sticky Notes’ and place them in an order that will become relevant to you.

By now the idea of discovery will have hit home that there are other methods like this already in existence, and which go by other names, such as ‘Writing Trees’, ‘Web-Words’ and ‘The Hive’. Whatever the name and whatever the method that is used, the make-up of the ‘The Board’ is all that should be important from hereon in.

From ‘The Board’, you need to start in the middle, top, or bottom – never the sides, because to start at the sides the story will become incoherent and alien to the fact that a storyline only goes one of two ways ‘Forwards’ and ‘Backwards’.

The basic setup of “The Board” is to show that you know where you’re up to when you complete a ‘Phase’ in the storyline, and only by doing this can you remain fluid with the Character’s, Locations and the Plot (Sub-Plots, too, if you have any to contribute).

Using the method above, even from the diagram provided, the continuity can be expanded to infinite lengths. The expression for expanding this is known as “The Build”, and with it the Writer can extend the ‘Blobs’ (each titled bubble) in whatever manner they like. For example, “Vorelee” can be taken from the top of “The Board” and moved into the place of “Humans”, and “Gods” put in place of “Vorelee”, and so on and so forth, until finally the Writer is comfortable with the setup.

Location, Location

The Mapping of “The Board” regarding “Locations,” can be placed into an exact replica setup as that of “Characters”, where “Vorelee” matches the “Location” whereas the continuity and recall of the “Plot” can be compared and aligned to a state of “Linear” continuity. An overkill of preference, maybe, but the result in which the Writer finds valuable and resourceful all the same. If this technique is followed, then the Writer will not only take a huge leap forward in their output, but also, the story count which one can amount over a much shorter time can be staggering – one thing that is missing from this technique being a Playwright’s dreamboat, is the “Picture board”.

During the storyline, Vorelee is confronted in Naperine, however, the fall-back into Seacliffe unsettles the Council in Caldon, when the soldiers under the command of Kairlen Volless, are killed near the Grey Wood. The final battle and ultimate sacrifice brings the ending to the much fabled Temple Of Dreams.

It is with “The Map” and “The Board” that my ability to create a Story-Short which began a ‘Series’ took shape into what it is today – A collection of books that are ready and awaiting publication. By sharing this information with you, the readers and viewers, my only hope is that it gives you the drive to continue your dreams of becoming as successful as other Writer’s out there. And, if this has helped you, or you feel the need to Comment, please do, I would be very grateful to hear your thoughts on this theory and method.

Good luck.

*Please note: All references made against “On a Storyteller’s Night”, the Names, Characters and Locations, remain under Copyright and belong to Marcus De Storm. Methods of use within “The Mapping”, that of “The Build” and also “The Board”, are of a universal preparation in “Story Creating”, and as such the writer of this article does not stake claim to the design or production of such a key tool in the literary world of Author’s.

© Marcus De Storm 2012

(YTO2 232-134) Not only did I get quite a bit of stuff done today, I also got another 2500 or so words done on the story I’m writing. Some of that is going to be part 2 and some will be parts 3 and 4. I expect to be working on 4 and 5 this weekend. Part 2 should be ready to post by Tuesday or so. The only downside of getting all this done is that it’s left me entirely too dragged out to do a proper episode of WFRT News so I’ll be trying to get that taken care of early tomorrow. Dreams, A True Love Story blog.peculiarplace.com TFC Modcraft -10- First Oil www.youtube.com Minecraft -211- Mining For Caves www.youtube.com My world map (updated 1-6-12): tinfoilchef.com Donations: tinfoilchef.com Thanks for watching! Music: The TinFoilChef song (improved version) by Lennardt www.youtube.com "Motivator", "Epic Unease" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com "wfrt news" delayed writing "non fiction" "serious writing" "true story" "love story" romance vlog yto2 yto orbit tinfoilchefdotcom .

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(YTO2 231-135) Not only did I get caught up on several things today, I also got some actual serious non-fiction writing done. The first part of which I finished earlier this week and is now posted on one of my blogs. I’ll be posting future parts of this story there as well when I’m satisfied that they’re finished enough. Dreams, A True Love Story blog.peculiarplace.com TFC Modcraft -10- First Oil www.youtube.com Minecraft -210- A Different Approach www.youtube.com My world map (updated 1-6-12): tinfoilchef.com Donations: tinfoilchef.com Thanks for watching! Music: The TinFoilChef song (improved version) by Lennardt www.youtube.com "Motivator", "Epic Unease" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com "catching up" "caught up" writing "non fiction" "serious writing" "true story" vlog yto2 yto orbit tinfoilchefdotcom .

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www.tradebit.com How To Write And Publish Your Own Books-self Publish Books You CAN sell your book the easy way — sell a proposalIts easily possible to make a fast $10000, or even a six figure amount. You could even make seven figures — over a million dollars for twenty pages of text. It sounds incredible, but a fast seven figures is certainly possible if you have a HOT, hot idea or have had an experience that hundreds of thousands of people want to read about. In his 2001 book about writing non-fiction, Damn! Why Didnt I Write That?, author Marc McCutcheon says that its not hard to make a good income writing non-fiction: you can learn the trade and begin making a respectable income much faster than most people think possible. Do you need experience to sell a book on proposal? No! You just need a good proposal. How to Write and Publish Your Own Books shows you how to go from idea to completed book proposal in seven short days. Imagine — in seven days, you could be sending your proposal to agents and editors! The ebook includes everything you need to know. Just follow the easy steps. It even includes a sample proposal, which got a contract from an agent immediately it was sent out. You can do it too! Heres what youll discover in How to Write and Publish Your Own Books Day One: Whats a book proposal? Develop an idea for your book Exactly what a book proposal is, and an EASY way for you to come up with more saleable ideas for books than you could write in a dozen <b>…</b>

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goo.gl Write And Publish (plr) Would you like to GET PAID to write a book? If you’re thinking this is plain fantasy, think again. All professional writers get paid to write their books. How? They sell their books via proposals before they write the books. How to Write and Publish Your Own Books Whats a book proposal? A book proposal is a document which convinces a publisher to buy your book before you’ve written it. Your proposal says, in effect: "Hey, I’ve got a great idea for a book which lots of people will want to buy. Do you want to publish it?" Think of it as a combination brochure and outline of your proposed book. You CAN sell your book the easy way — sell a proposal It’s easily possible to make a fast $10000, or even a six figure amount. You could even make seven figures — over a million dollars for twenty pages of text. It sounds incredible, but a fast seven figures is certainly possible if you have a HOT, hot idea or have had an experience that hundreds of thousands of people want to read about. In his 2001 book about writing non-fiction, Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That?, author Marc McCutcheon says that it’s not hard to make a good income writing non-fiction: "you can learn the trade and begin making a respectable income much faster than most people think possible". Do you need experience to sell a book on proposal? No! You just need a good proposal. "How to Write and Publish Your Own Books" shows you how to go from idea to completed book proposal in <b>…</b>

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I have never dream of winning a lottery, or expected coming into a lot of money for none of my personal active involvement? I have never played the lottery, and I never will, because I believe most dreams would actually be shattered by the acquisition of quick money. It would make existing a hell of a lot easier, but it would make living a hell of a lot harder.

As a kid I dreamed of being a fashion designer and make most creative designs within the limitation of our traditional culture. Over the years I made this a moderate reality as I create a lots collections, received many complements, and most of all learned how to use it. I spent within my means and created the best of what I could do, albeit at the sacrifice of other things that I could have spent my money on. But what I realise is that the process was vital. If I had a bottomless pit of money I would have bought the most expensive equipment, or hired a great designer. I would not have learned how to do it myself, even though that is where I have found the intrinsic success and the most enjoyment.

When we build the foundations of what we do on something solid that is not reliant on or expectant of extrinsic success then we can just keep building. We do not need to keep moving from one plot of land to the next and starting again, we can build more rooms and floors on the same foundations.

The reality of our whole system is founded on the sand, and we are encouraged to do the same with our lives. We are told to live beyond our means, desire things we do not need or want and consume without being satisfied, for satisfaction is evil as it will hinder growth. Essentially what is needed of us is to be the reflective image of the system – the credit monster that consumes and consumes and needs to be fed constantly or else the house collapses. So no wonder we are dissatisfied. We have to be. And the more we have the more dissatisfied we become.

Like the boy who bought success on a computer game, we too need to aware that money is not the solution we need. It is certainly something we need in order to exist (within this particular man-created version of reality), but it is a meaningless mode of exchange if we do not build our foundations despite it. If we chase after money, believing it to be the solution to all our problems then we will become corrupted. It is meaningless. If we believe winning the lottery would be the answer we just do not get it. We are worshiping the system. It would quite plausibly be detrimental to the state of our soul and to our ability to live and grow (in a real sense) – again, we would drift into a vacuum of meaninglessness. We would just buy our desired ends and flit from one plot of land to the next without taking the time to breathe the joy of the intrinsic.

Do not get me wrong. I have the nothing against someone playing the lottery, because they have a great time doing it. I know a handful of people I respect that buys lottery tickets, but all their financial plans do not rely on winning the lottery. They play the lottery, because they have the disposable income and like to play it. What makes me sad is when people have no plans for the future, no savings, no investments, and instead pray that they win the lottery. 

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