Are You The Tortoise Or The Hare?

Can you tell the difference between a new TV show and one from 20 or 30 years ago? I bet it's easy, and not just because of the way people are dressed, but mainly because everything goes quicker now, from scene transitions to how actors speak.

I remember being a new mom and seeing all sorts of programs for babies to learn to do things faster-from potty training to speaking and reading-and thinking, what is the rush? Why would I want my little girl to jump ahead of herself?

From a metaphysical perspective, you could say that time is shrinking and that's why everything is moving faster. Basically, the man-made concept of time is gradually vanishing and leaving room for a more unified experience of 5th dimensional reality: a quantum perception, if you will.

And yet, the more I slow down, the more I get done.

The more aligned with myself I feel.

And the more I enjoy what I'm doing.

If you think this sounds illogical or counterintuitive, think again. Pressure creates stress, and stress scatters the energy you require to see things clearly, finish tasks, and get a job well done. Rushing pushes you to jump ahead of yourself without necessarily knowing where you're headed, leaving gaps along your path that you may have to go back to and fix. Whether it's learning something new, launching a business, or accomplishing your goals, a slow, steady, step-by-step process always wins the race.

Going over what you wish to master slowly and repeatedly gives you the opportunity to recognize all the details involved in what you're doing. Once you own the nuts and bolts of any process, they become your skills, your tools, your experiences, and the realizations of your individual journey. They turn into assets that nobody can take away from you because you know them inside and out.

Slow Down To Be Fully Present In What You Do

This is as true for any external aim as it is for your self-exploration and personal or spiritual growth. One of my beloved teachers wrote a book entitled The Path To Enlightenment Is Not a Highway. So true! The ego-mind likes to push and rush and scatter your energy; those who like to control you exploit this. It gives them the power of using your own energy to keep the control-that is, until you decide to stop giving it away, take full charge, and learn to manage your life for your growth and success.

Life is not a race, and slowing down allows you to be fully present and aware of what you're doing and where you're headed. So whenever you catch yourself rushing, being pressured, or getting overwhelmed with the million things you think you must do, remember to breathe deeply to ground yourself in the present, and slow down. Nobody is going to slow things down for you: it's your job to gift yourself with the joy of doing things at your own pace and to gain the depth of experience that only a steady pace grants.

Source: http://soulguidedcoach.com/

WHOA! This MAJOR NEWS About Ted Cruz May Shake Up the 2016 Presidential Elections!

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been perhaps the most vocal proponent of core conservative principles in recent memory. He fought President Barack Obama every step of the way on Obamacare and amnesty. And he was willing to risk government shut downs to stand up for limited government, despite cries of outrage from the Washington political establishment.
Now, Cruz’s closest friends who know him best (including his former college roommate) are joining him by forming an independent Super PAC, which is a MAJOR sign of him running for President in 2016!

The ‘Stand for Principle’ PAC filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, and the organization’s founder says it will be the go-to financial behemoth supporting the Texas senator in 2016.
Super PACs can raise unlimited amounts of money as long as they don’t coordinate their activities with political campaigns.
The emergence of a funding stream set up by Cruz supporter Maria Strollo Zack signals that the tea party firebrand is laying the groundwork for an announcement – and Zack plans to raise a ton of money.
‘We’d like to be $50 million by the end of March 2016, going into Super Tuesday,’ she told MailOnline on Wednesday.[...]
While Cruz can’t legally partner with Zack, his close lifelong friend David Panton gave the project a nod and will be its most visible volunteer.
A source close to the Stand for Principle PAC’s formation told MailOnline that Panton, a Jamaican Rhodes Scholar who once roomed with Cruz at Princeton, chose the name.
Zack, the PAC’s chairwoman, is a Georgia business development executive who said her firm’s primary purpose is to help startup companies get off the ground.
That firm, The Strollo Group, also has a small government affairs arm that lobbies in Georgia.
The new political vehicle, she said, is the first effort supporting Cruz to get off the ground, and will enjoy the support of his closest friends and allies, mostly on the Republican Party’s right wing.

via the Daily Daily
Maria Strollo Zack said the reason they are starting this organization is because “America craves, thirsts and hungers for strong, bold, principled conservative leadership.”
This is very exciting news, as unlike many “draft” PACs, this is as close as any Republican candidate has come to launching a real Presidential campaign. Cruz’s friends wouldn’t be starting this PAC if he wasn’t seriously ready to run.
If that Cruz news wasn’t exciting enough, reporter Dave Catanese spotted Team Cruz looking for Presidential campaign office space!

Sen. Ted Cruz has deployed advisers to begin scoping out office space for a potential 2016 presidential campaign, a source with knowledge of the move tells U.S. News.
Over the past several weeks, aides to the first-term GOP senator from Texas have been looking for available real estate in Houston, where Cruz lives with his wife and two daughters.

Clearly, with so many conservative Republicans spending the past few elections holding their nose on election day… this time they may have a no-nonsense conservative to vote for! Cruz is apparently running for President, and nothing- not even Hillary Clinton – can stand in his way.
Do you think Ted Cruz would be a better President than Barack Obama? Please leave us a comment and tell us what you think.

Source: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com

The Next Great Channel: Video Advertising

Top 3 Placement Tips for Video Ads That Engage Well

Video marketing continues to be high on the list of new marketing trends online. However, to get the best results, understanding the science of video advertising is required. Creativity can make any ad sell, but by putting an engaging ad in the wrong spot, it can end up costing conversions. To market video ads more effectively, consider the following tips taken from the IAB Case Study:

Placement - Put your ads as pre-roll, in-text, or as banner ads on videos. The longer the video, the less likely it would do better as a pre-roll ad. Vary ad placement, leaving the lengthier ads for in-text or as banner ads. Customers who click on these types of ads already have expressed an interest in the content and thus are likely to sit through a longer ad.

Length - The best length for video ads depends on the placement. Pre-rolls do best with 15-second spots. The maximum length of 30 seconds is more effective on ads with complex messages, but not on the pre-roll placement. Also, 5-second ads are tested, but proved to be too short to convey any type of concrete message.

Type of Message - If the message is for branding purposes, or if the advertisement seeks to persuade the consumer to take an action, then the 15-second ads do best at conveying this type of message. However, ads that included emotionally resonant, complex messages must be conveyed with 30-second spots to get the message across completely. If the goal is to convey something with a deeper message than simple marketing, it pays to use longer ads that are not on pre-rolls.

Varying the placement, length, and message in ads, and tracking conversions, can lead to the best strategy for a particular audience. The basic guidelines provided by the IAB provide knowledge and information. There is an abundance of research that can ensure the creation of the best video ad strategies, but placement is critical in the overall success of the message. Just varying the length and placement of a video ad can lead to positive and immediate conversion results.

Source: http://www.madrivo.com/