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		<title>A Genuine Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Jack Zufelt here. I love helping others and I feel it is a mission from above to use my God given talents, wisdom and knowledge to bless others. My weekend retreats do that in a very BIG way. Here is a poem written by a graduate of The Zufelt Experience. (TZE) Read it and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, Jack Zufelt here.</p>
<p>I love helping others and I feel it is a mission from above to use my God given talents, wisdom and knowledge to bless others. My weekend retreats do that in a very BIG way.</p>
<p>Here is a poem written by a graduate of The Zufelt Experience. (TZE)</p>
<p>Read it and you will see why it may be exactly what you are searching for so you can break free, soar and maximize your life’s happiness and joy!</p>
<p>This Zufelt Experience has changed some lives</p>
<p>For singles, kids, husbands and wives</p>
<p>The weekend began with obstacles, questions and fears,</p>
<p>We punched through boxes had connections and tears.</p>
<p>Be open, honest, willing to grow and to whatever it takes!</p>
<p>What a huge difference a Zufelt Experience makes!</p>
<p>Jack is powerful, intelligent, gentle and kind,</p>
<p>He has empowered so many with his genius mind;</p>
<p>He creates an environment that is safe and true;</p>
<p>He helped find core desires and saved marriages too</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve learned to make choices, take risks, change and trust;</p>
<p>Be open and honest and to what we must.</p>
<p>He speaks the truth and as a mentor he&#8217;s in the know</p>
<p>He&#8217;s a miracle worker, magician, minister and knows how to make dough</p>
<p>When the Zufelt Experience is offered, catch a train, plane or car</p>
<p>Make a decision to come, whether it is near or if it&#8217;s far;</p>
<p>Borrow the money use credit just do what it takes</p>
<p>You too will say what a difference Jack Zufelt makes.</p>
<p>Go to: <a href="http://www.thezufeltexperience">http://www.thezufeltexperience</a> and register right away.</p>
<p>Call me if you want to discuss how it can help you accelerate your ability to make things happen. 303 741-9025</p>
<p>Jack Zufelt</p>
<p>P.S.  Though I like earning it, money is NOT my god so I don’t limit my ability to help others based on their ability to pay. Call me if this is an issue. 303 741-9025.</p>
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		<title>What is The Zufelt Experience?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is all the chatter and buzz about this thing called TZE? TZE?  People all over the world are asking, “What in the world IS TZE???” It is still one of the world’s best kept secrets. No more! Now, with the help of the internet, I am telling millions what it is and why it [...]]]></description>
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<p>What is all the chatter and buzz about this thing called TZE?</p>
<p>TZE?  People all over the world are asking, “What in the world IS TZE???”</p>
<p>It is still one of the world’s best kept secrets. No more! Now, with the help of the internet, I am telling millions what it is and why it is so valuable to anyone who gets to attend.</p>
<p>Throngs of motivated people from all walks of life have attended my famous, TZE weekend retreats! They come from all over the world including Italy, Singapore, Norway, England, Australia and Canada.</p>
<p>TZE is an acronym for <strong>T</strong>he <strong>Z</strong>ufelt <strong>E</strong>xperience….a one of a kind event designed to create massive change and increased ability. You become the kind of person who can create MEGA success in your life, <em>SUPER FAST</em>! Just 2.5 days to be exact!</p>
<p>I have documented proof that in just two and a half days I can impact you personally in a way that will move you to continued, sustained perpetual action, focus and achievement that, frankly, is incomparable to any other teacher, trainer or expert you can engage at any price anywhere in the world.</p>
<p>That may sound like a brash, bold, arrogant statement – I am none of those&#8211; I think I am humble, but I am super confident, not just about myself, but about the power, simplicity and predictability and the certainness of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">results</span> of my TZE weekend retreat.</p>
<p>At TZE we identify your invisible barriers that are getting in the way of your success….then we destroy them. Like blowing up a dam! Once that is done you will be able to move forward at any pace that you want!</p>
<p>We all have one or more invisible barriers. I have identified 55.</p>
<p><strong>Here are just a few:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>not knowing WHY you are not as successful although you keep trying,</li>
<li>lack of confidence</li>
<li>procrastination</li>
<li>low self-esteem,</li>
<li>wrong or limiting paradigms</li>
<li>being a perfectionist</li>
<li>wanting more but not know how to make it happen</li>
<li>fear</li>
<li>no/low passion</li>
<li>self doubt</li>
<li>marriage issues of all kinds</li>
</ul>
<p>Whatever YOUR invisible barriers are, we will destroy them with laser focus and efficiency. Only then can you achieve the success you long for and deserve….without being held back by an invisible barrier. All this in just 2.5 days? Yes! Guaranteed!</p>
<p>Results speak for themselves. See the testimonials at the TZE website. I have been referred to as the Wizard of Awes because of the AWEsome the benefits attendees get at these retreats!</p>
<p>It is an exclusive weekend limited to 20 paid students. I keep the TZE retreat small enough for me to be able to provide <span style="text-decoration: underline;">everyone</span> with what THEY individually need to create massive success. So register right away.</p>
<p>I am so confident that I can do this for anyone that I offer a 100% Money back guarantee!</p>
<p>Learn more about TZE and register at <a href="http://www.thezufeltexperience.com/">http://www.TheZufeltExperience.com</a></p>
<p>It is appropriate for you to call me and talk to me personally (not a sales agent) and ask any questions you might have. Call me at 303 741-0925.</p>
<p>Jack Zufelt</p>
<p>“Mentor to Millions”</p>
<p>Author of the #1 best selling book</p>
<p>The DNA of Success</p>
<p><strong>Here is an attendee, a Doctor, said about TZE:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I have taken &#8220;The Zufelt Experience&#8221; (TZE) and it was instrumental in transforming the way my business partner and I do our business! As a result we work better together, get more done and are FAR more successful. I highly recommend Jack and TZE.<br />
Jack truly and deeply cares about making a difference in the lives and businesses of those he works with. His integrity is impeccable and his business acumen is beyond question!” </em></p>
<p>Dr. Christina Winsey<br />
Board Eligible Diplomat, American  College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Leprechauns, Luck and Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Patrick’s Day, Leprechauns, Luck-o-the-Irish and Money in your pocket!  Hi ya lass and laddie! And do ya be warin a bit o’ green taday? Leprechauns are those mischievous, wispy little magical guys who are famous for two things; mending shoes and pots of gold supposedly hidden at the base of rainbows. The legend goes [...]]]></description>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.33775934018194675" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="zem_slink" title="Saint Patrick's Day" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day">St. Patrick’s Day</a>, Leprechauns, Luck-o-the-Irish and Money in your pocket!  Hi ya lass and laddie! And do ya be warin a bit o’ green taday? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leprechauns are those mischievous, wispy little magical guys who are famous for two things; mending shoes and pots of gold supposedly hidden at the base of rainbows. The legend goes that if you can capture a leprechaun you get all his gold. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People sent out of their way to set all kinds of traps to try and catch one. But, alas, the sneaky little fellows are very clever and mischievous, not easily fooled so catching one is rare! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They get mad and play tricks on the one who set the trap for leprechaun mischief knows no boundaries! I’ve read where they turn furniture upside down, put rice in your cereal box, turn your milk green and throw your cloths on the floor and lots of other things. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a fun myth. I remember serving green pancakes and green milk to my children on St. Patrick’s Day. The looks on their faces was priceless. They tasted the same but the green food coloring I used changed the appearance so much they turned their little noses up at them.</span></p>
<p>Unless you actually catch a Leprechaun and get all that gold, Luck-o-the-Irish is a myth too. In fact, luck in genreal is a myth. Example, many people leave their financial future up to “luck”. Some proof of that are the billions spent every year on lottery tickets…and most is spent by those who don’t have the money to gamble at all. Even people scraping by on welfare use money from the government to by lotto tickets….hoping to get “lucky”.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you think that luck is the reason people succeed then you have bought into a glaring lie. I’m sure you have heard the statement, “The harder I work the luckier I get”. I’d add this… “The smarter you work the luckier you get”. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t leave your happiness or your income up to catching that leprechaun or “luck”. Learn about and embrace the three things that you need to be successful; The first on is clearly defined <a href="http://jackzufelt.com/what-is-the-conquering-force/">Core Desires</a> and the second one is find someone who can show you how to get it…a mentor then do what they tell you to do.  Do those three things in every area of your life and you will be one “lucky” person.</span></div>
<p>CLICK HERE <a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com" target="_blank">Feeling Lucky</a>?</p>
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		<title>Get out of that rut!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many people are stuck! Maybe this applies to you, It saddens me that they are less than happy with their life. Not being able to break out of ruts is frustrating at a minimum and devastating at a maximum. Something HAS to change! I have made it part of my life’s mission to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So many people are stuck! Maybe this applies to you, It saddens me that they are less than happy with their life. Not being able to break out of ruts is frustrating at a minimum and devastating at a maximum. Something HAS to change!</p>
<p>I have made it part of my life’s mission to help millions of people around the globe become unstuck!  I am committed to helping you and anyone else do that as I share truths that can cause you to be able to achieve whatever you desire.<span id="more-2542"></span></p>
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<p>With these truths ruts become history and you:</p>
<p>* won’t feel that you must not have what it takes.</p>
<p>* won’t be using daily affirmations or visualization techniques the end result of which is less than satisfactory.</p>
<p>* won’t be committing goals to paper and reading them several times a day with large failure rates.</p>
<p>*  won’t waste your valuable time and money on self-help programs, techniques, tools and tactics that simply don’t work.</p>
<p>* won’t make New Year’s resolutions that you’ll break. You’ll either make them and keep them, or you won’t make them at all.</p>
<p>*  won’t continue to beat your head against the proverbial brick wall.</p>
<p>*  won’t be breaking pine boards or walking over hot coals, i.e. the fire walk, to make you successful.</p>
<p>FYI &#8212; Fire walking, in case you are unaware of it, is used to convince persons attending costly seminars that your mind rules. The point that they make is that if a person can get the courage to walk over hot coals, they have the courage and determination to achieve anything they wish in life.  I know many people who have walked over hot coals and were ecstatic when they completed their “fire walk”.</p>
<p>Those participating in this exercise buy into that faulty thinking and sincerely believe that if they can walk over the hot coals it’s proof that they are now equipped with the right attitude and can now go and do anything. This is simply not true.</p>
<p>Let’s see what science has to say about this. According to a brief article in the August 19, l993 issue of Newsweek, scientists discovered that it was virtually impossible to burn the soles of your feet if you “tripped the light fantastic” over a five-foot-long bed of wood coals. They’ve done so, using Band-Aids made of plastic and paper on the bottoms of their feet, and the bandages didn’t burst into flame or even singe after close exposure to the 1,200 degree burning charcoal. So the explanation is obvious—it isn’t the individual’s powerful mind control that is at work here. It’s merely elementary physics.</p>
<p>That’s why my research has shown that three weeks or three months later their lives have not changed one bit. They are still stuck but they <em>can walk on hot coals</em>.</p>
<p>You won’t be wasting your time when you understand the true cause of all achievement which is simply two things:</p>
<p>1)  Accurately identify your Core Desires…those things you want so badly it/they pierce you to the very core of your being. On a scale of 1 to 100 they are 100s.</p>
<p>2) Find somebody ( a mentor) who can show you how to make that Core Desire happen.</p>
<p>I hope I get to help you become a success and not someone stuck in any ruts.</p>
<p>To learn more claim you free video: <a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com">http://www.dnaofsuccess.com</a></p>
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		<title>The foundation of all great relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have ever fallen in love with that special someone you will relate to this story.</p>
<p>A friend of mine came to me one day and asked me to help her roommate. It seems she was dating a guy who was not good to her or for her. I had a reputation of being able to help people so I said. “Okay, I’ll see what I can do. What is her name?” She answered, “Marci.”<span id="more-2553"></span></p>
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<p>It took a while but I finally got a date with this woman. It was a blind date and I didn’t care about looks or anything else because I was on a mission to save a friend not find a mate. When Marci answered the door and I saw her for the first time I have to admit, my mission changed in a heartbeat. She was beautiful!</p>
<p>On our first date we went to a Japanese restaurant called the Mikado. We ate a five-course meal in about an hour and then sat there for another five hours just talking. We opened up our hearts to each other and discussed things that really mattered. We both took a risk and shared everything including the not so good things about ourselves. We were totally open and honest. We didn’t play games. We accomplished as much during that six hour marathon dinner date as most do in six months or more of dating! That night we fell in love.</p>
<p>I had never felt so comfortable with a woman in my whole life. By the time the date ended she knew my fears, my failings and my doubts including being afraid she might not like what she was learning about me. She knew me inside and out and still liked me! She also shared the same things about herself. And we really liked that honesty. We trusted each other with our hearts and it paid off in a big way. I knew then, that I wanted her in my life forever! Within 30 days I asked her to be my wife and five months later we were married. That was 35 years ago. I have learned that night that trust is the foundation of all great relationships including business, sales, teaching and especially love relationships.</p>
<p>The experts say that if a goal isn’t written down it won’t happen…that it is merely a fantasy. But that is just not true. I got my fantasy named Marci.</p>
<p>Here’s the moral of the story and the crux of the message I have been taking to the world for over 20 years.</p>
<p>I did not have to go home and write down on a piece of paper and read it twice a day the “goal” that I wanted Marci. That is because she was definitely a Core Desire! A 100 on a scale of 1 to 100!</p>
<p>I have never written down that I would be a professional speaker or author of a book either . Everything I have accomplished I did without doing any kind of goal setting program, which is why I began to doubt the veracity of the idea goal setting.</p>
<p>To read more on this topic visit my blog at: <a href="http://jackzufelt.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5e688f370ab8b43fd4d4ae2de&amp;id=2c6a6ab60f&amp;e=85fdb0a70f" target="_blank">http://jackzufelt.com/self-transformation-where-is-my-on-switch-2/</a></p>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President’s day should be more than an extra day off work and no mail is delivered. Or worse yet, seeing it celebrated with a mattress sales and big “sale” promotions on a myriad of products from automobiles to furniture. President’s Day began in 1796. It was originally created to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">President’s day should be more than an extra day off work and no mail is delivered.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Or worse yet, seeing it celebrated with a mattress sales and big “sale” promotions on a</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">myriad of products from automobiles to furniture.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">President’s Day began in 1796. It was originally created to celebrate the birthday of</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"><a class="zem_slink" title="George Washington" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington">George Washington</a>, the first <a class="zem_slink" title="President of the United States" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States">United States president</a> but now the holiday encompasses</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">tributes to all past presidents.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">One of the reasons I like this day is that because of the freedoms, including political ones,</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">that we enjoy in this country, almost any US citizen can become the president! People</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">from all walks of life, from businessmen to a movie star, poor and rich have sat in the</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Oval office with the title of President.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Though there are often vast differences of opinion about who should occupy the</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">president’s chair someone always gets that honor. Some weren’t seen as very qualified</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">but they were still voted in because of their powerful campaigns and promises made to</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">the people.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Most were winners, honorable men who made a BIG and positive difference in this</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">country and around the world. Sadly, some were losers who brought disgrace to the</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">office. But still, even if their reputation was sullied by inappropriate actions, viewpoints</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">or morals that we disagree with, they were, and are still are, the President of the United</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">States! And only a few ever achieve that highest of positions in America!</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">That is, indeed, a feat worth acknowledging. Good or not so good, all presidents make</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">history and that is something to take note of on President’s Day. And let’s remember that</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">presidents are not dictators so they don’t control the future of the country by themselves.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">The House and the Senate are actually the ones who shape the destiny of a bill or a law.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">The president is to lead and inspire and they do that for good or for not so good.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">This is also a great time to teach your kids about our presidents and what they have done</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">for our country. In some cases you will teach them what some did to our country as well</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">so that they are aware of how important carefully choosing a president is. Teach them to</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">vote in every election so that they can put people into office who reflect the moral values</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">and beliefs that make this country strong and the land of milk and honey that millions</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">upon millions want to immigrate to.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">My hat is off to all who aspired to be the President of the United States and then made it</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">happen. THAT is an amazing thing to accomplish!</div>
<div>President’s day should be more than an extra day off work and no mail is delivered.</p>
<div id="attachment_2635" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 270px"><a href="http://jackzufelt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/JackandBushSr.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2635" title="JackandBushSr" src="http://jackzufelt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/JackandBushSr-260x300.jpg" alt="Jack &amp; Marci Zufelt with President Bush Sr &amp; The First Lady" width="260" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jack &amp; Marci Zufelt with President Bush Sr &amp; The First Lady</p></div>
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<div>Or worse yet, seeing it celebrated with a mattress sales and big “sale” promotions on a myriad of products from automobiles to furniture.</div>
<div>President’s Day began in 1796. It was originally created to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, the first United States president but now the holiday encompasses tributes to all past presidents.</div>
<div>One of the reasons I like this day is that because of the freedoms, including political ones, that we enjoy in this country, almost any US citizen can become the president!</div>
<div>People from all walks of life, from businessmen to a movie star, poor and rich have sat in the Oval office with the title of President.</div>
<div>Though there are often vast differences of opinion about who should occupy the president’s chair someone always gets that honor. Some weren’t seen as very qualified but they were still voted in because of their powerful campaigns and promises made to</div>
<div>the people.</div>
<div>Most were winners, honorable men who made a BIG and positive difference in this country and around the world. Sadly, some were losers who brought disgrace to the office. But still, even if their reputation was sullied by inappropriate actions, viewpoints</div>
<div>or morals that we disagree with, they were, and are still are, the President of the UnitedStates!</div>
<div>And only a few ever achieve that highest of positions in America!</div>
<div>That is, indeed, a feat worth acknowledging. Good or not so good, all presidents make history and that is something to take note of on President’s Day. And let’s remember that presidents are not dictators so they don’t control the future of the country by themselves.</div>
<div>The House and the Senate are actually the ones who shape the destiny of a bill or a law. The president is to lead and inspire and they do that for good or for not so good.</div>
<div>This is also a great time to teach your kids about our presidents and what they have done for our country. In some cases you will teach them what some did to our country as well so that they are aware of how important carefully choosing a president is. Teach them to vote in every election so that they can put people into office who reflect the moral values and beliefs that make this country strong and the land of milk and honey that millions upon millions want to immigrate to.</div>
<div>My hat is off to all who aspired to be the President of the United States and then made it happen. THAT is an amazing thing to accomplish!</div>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Your Valentine Gift &#8211; I APPRECIATE YOU!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I HAVE A VALENTINES GIFT FOR YOU! But first &#8211; I want to wish you a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! I love the month of February for two reasons: First, it&#8217;s the month where we get to give cute cards and gifts to our spouses children and sweethearts to show our love for them. And, second, it&#8217;s the month [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I HAVE A VALENTINES GIFT FOR YOU!</p>
<p>But first &#8211; I want to wish you a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!</p>
<p>I love the month of February for two reasons:</p>
<p>First, it&#8217;s the month where we get to give cute cards and gifts to our spouses children and sweethearts to show our love for them.</p>
<p>And, second, it&#8217;s the month my wife, Marci was born and I celebrate her birthday!</p>
<p>She is the light of my life &amp; my special Valentine.</p>
<p>YOU are important to me too.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m pleased to associate with you and I hope that I&#8217;ve helped you along life&#8217;s journey with my books, CDs, tele-seminars, webinars etc.</p>
<p>As my Valentines gift to you I want to offer you an AMAZING FRE.EE DVD &#8221;The Power of Core Desires&#8221;!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday">http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday</a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a $20,000 seminar packed with Success Principles I shared with a large international group in Cancun, Mexico who each paid $15,000 to attend!</p>
<p>This 1 ½ hour presentation is changing lives around the globe!</p>
<p>In a hype filled industry full of promises of an oasis that turns out to be a mirage, worn out techniques, rehashed tips, and a whole lotta money wasting garbage&#8230; this DVD provides simple, truthful, step-by-step blueprint for SUCCESS IN LIFE. It has been used for centuries!</p>
<p>It does not fail!</p>
<p>And I am GIVING IT TO YOU for Valentines Day!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday">http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday</a></p>
<p>This video shatters conventional self-help theories and techniques that well-meaning self-help guru&#8217;s and motivational speakers have been teaching for the past 75 years.</p>
<p>More than 25 years have gone into the research and discovery of what it takes in life to be 100% successful in all areas of your life and perform at the highest levels possible…and YOU can benefit&#8211;tremendously!</p>
<p>What you will discover will change your life forever&#8230;</p>
<p>Imagine what it would be like if you could be at your best in every area of your life.</p>
<p>Your relationships&#8230; your finances&#8230; your business&#8230; your work&#8230; your family&#8230; your hobbies&#8230; your passions&#8230;</p>
<p>On my  DVD &#8220;The Power of Core Desires&#8221;, I reveal the shortest way possible for you to achieve personal and professional success without doing all the stuff that most self-help gurus teach.</p>
<p>What better day to share this with you than a day focused on your hearts Core Desires!</p>
<p>What You Will Learn From Watching This 94 minute gift:</p>
<ul>
<li>You&#8217;ll discover a proven system that guarantees your success.</li>
<li>Discover the short-cut to success; this is so simple it&#8217;s crazy!</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll see individuals on stage with me as I teach them simple success principles.</li>
<li>How to begin the journey to success immediately.</li>
</ul>
<p>&#8230; And many, many more real life-tested success concepts straight from myself, the most trusted and successful master teacher/trainer in the field of personal growth.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday">http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday</a></p>
<p>Receive access to this gift ($197 Value) simply for being someone I VALUE and care about on Valentines Day!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m very glad to share these new and unique and life changing success principles with you!</p>
<p>As a &#8220;Mentor to Millions&#8221; it is my desire to have 200 Million lives changed by implementing my principles by the year 2020. You can be one of them.</p>
<p>These are the processes that changed my life from a person with no self-esteem, no formal education and certainly no money into a successful entrepreneur, big money earner, and highly sought after speaker/trainer<br />
all over the world! I am living proof that they work!</p>
<p>Claim your free Valentines Day gift today and you will grow to new levels of success this New Year!</p>
<p>Warm Regards,<br />
Jack Zufelt<br />
“Mentor to Millions”</p>
<p>PS- Identifying your CORE DESIRES, automatically unleashes the Conquering Force within you causing you to be able to overcome ALL obstacles thus creating maximum success.</p>
<p>Get started right now at: <a href="http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday">http://www.dnaofsuccess.com/vday</a></p>
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		<title>The Power of Instant Gratification</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack M. Zufelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to talk about instant gratification. Which, believe it or not, can be critical to your success. Let me illustrate this point with a story&#8230; We bought, rebuilt and refinished an old 105 year old upright piano. We had to remove ugly yellow paint someone had covered it with. Then we found it had [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I want to talk about instant gratification. Which, believe it or not, can be critical to your success.</p>
<p>Let me illustrate this point with a story&#8230;</p>
<p>We bought, rebuilt and refinished an old 105 year old upright piano.</p>
<p>We had to remove ugly yellow paint someone had covered it with.<span id="more-2574"></span></p>
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<p>Then we found it had an ebony black finish that was near impossible to remove. Once it was stripped down to the beautiful wood and stained it was a beautiful piece of furniture.</p>
<p>The only problem was it lacked a piano bench. We searched high and low for one that would match this antique but no luck. So my wife decided she’d have to make one.</p>
<p>She didn’t know the first thing about woodworking.</p>
<p>But she really wanted a matching bench that with the same patina and carving on the legs that would reflect the piano’s same period styling.</p>
<p>She even wanted the same rich patina which would be next to impossible because the piano was so old.</p>
<p>So she signed up for a woodworking course at a local technical college. She learned how to use power saws, joiners, routers, drills and wood lathes.</p>
<p>She learned all about dowels, glues, carving and wood finishes.</p>
<p>Within a period of six weeks, a piano bench was born.</p>
<p>She created it from rough pieces of wood. It became a beautiful part of the furniture.</p>
<p>By choosing just the right wood and finish, it matched the piano perfectly.  The leg styling was an artful interpretation of those gracing the old piano.</p>
<p>With the help of her instructor help she did something wonderful. He was her mentor.<br />
The day she started to work on the bench, her gratification was instantaneous, because she was doing what she wanted.</p>
<p>She really enjoyed the whole process.  She didn’t say I hate to go down to the shop. I hate doing this…I hate doing that.</p>
<p>This isn’t any fun, but I want a piano bench so I guess I’ll have to do it.” She didn’t hate the journey.</p>
<p>Rather, she just said, “I want a piano bench and I’m going to make it.”</p>
<p>That was a Core Desire so she drove to the shop and learned how to do what was needed. She was excited and could hardly wait to get there and find out what she didn’t know. And<br />
when the lathes started turning, she watched the piano bench legs begin to take shape. During those moments, she was receiving gratification.<br />
She enjoyed nearly every minute. The final product was a few weeks away. She couldn’t sit on it yet but there was gratification along the way. When you pursue Core Desires, you’ll be gaining instant gratification every step of the way because you are working on and towards a final end result you really want i.e. a Core Desire.</p>
<p>There were things she didn’t like about the bench making process. She didn’t enjoy the time she hurt her hand or all the dirt and dark stains under her nails from the wood finish.</p>
<p>She even ruined two legs and had to start over but that failure didn’t stop her because it was a Core Desire and that automatically kept her motivated.</p>
<p>You will make mistakes while learning. Expect them and move on when they happen. Thousands of hours were spent sitting on that beautiful piano bench as music lessons were practiced.</p>
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		<title>Attitude of Gratitude Equals Happiness</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being able to feel gratitude is a major source of joy in life. It is one of the most important things that causes a person to be happy, positive and optimistic and have the right perspective in spite of what other negative things or problems that may also be going on in their life.

If gratitude is so important to maximizing joy and happiness in life don’t you think you should know what all you are grateful for? ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">November is a month for where at least one day of the whole year is dedicated to Thanksgiving. Giving thanks is something you do or say to show what you are grateful for. We say, thank you for doing that for me; or I am thankful I have a job; we prepare a big dinner and give thanks for this great country we live in. etc.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Having gratitude and<em> feeling</em> grateful is different. The definition of gratitude in Webster’s Dictionary is:  a feeling of thankful appreciation for favors or benefits received.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Being able to feel gratitude is a major source of joy in life. It is one of the most important things that causes a person to be happy, positive and optimistic and have the right perspective in spite of what other negative things or problems that may also be going on in their life.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">If gratitude is so important to maximizing joy and happiness in life don’t you think you should know what all you are grateful for? Wouldn’t it be wise and uplifting to constantly be able to see all the things that are good in you life? This is especially important when we are down, beat up discouraged, or having serious challenges.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Here is a fun exercise that is quite rewarding and many times an eye opener for people.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Make a list of EVERYTHING you can think of that you are grateful for. I am sure the length of that list will surprise you.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">During one of the toughest times in my life when things were going badly I decided to see what I had to be grateful for in spite of the problems and difficulty I was experiencing at that time.  I was surprised at how many good things I had going for me.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I want to share that list, or at least part of it, with you so you can get an idea of the gazillion things you have to be grateful for as well.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Here is why I have an attitude of gratitude. I am grateful that:</p>
<ul>
<li>I am still alive;</li>
<li>that I have food to eat every day and clean water to drink;</li>
<li>that I can shower whenever I want;</li>
<li>that I am basically healthy;</li>
<li>that my wife is still in love with me I and I her;</li>
<li>that I have a car;</li>
<li>that I have always had a place to sleep;</li>
<li>a home, a nice bed and furniture;</li>
<li>that I have lots of fun possessions that make me happy;</li>
<li>that I have the internet;</li>
<li>that I have glasses so I can see clearly;</li>
<li>that I have a life insurance policy so in case I die my wife and family are taken care of;</li>
<li>that all my children are happy and well adjusted adults;</li>
<li>that we all have great relationships with each other;</li>
<li>that I have dear friends; that I can laugh and play;</li>
<li>that I found God and that He loves me;</li>
<li>that have a relationship with Him;</li>
<li>that I have been protected from major accidents;</li>
<li>that my business is successful;</li>
<li>that I love what I do for an income;</li>
<li>that I am free;</li>
<li>that I have been blessed and taught by others in ways that changed my life forever;</li>
<li>that God answers my prayers;</li>
<li>that I am able to bless others with the knowledge and wisdom I have been blessed with;</li>
<li>that I have two books published and one is a best seller;</li>
<li>that I have difficulties for they made me strong;</li>
<li>that I have problems for the force me to find solutions which develops wisdom;</li>
<li>that I know how to work;</li>
<li>that I have had to face dangers for they taught me about courage;</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Make your own list. Put down the smallest details.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’ll be pleasantly surprised what all you have to grateful for!</p>
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		<title>A Christmas Story &amp; Gift From Jack!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday I shared an article with you from my friend Roger<br />
Allen from the Human Development Institute,  on the gifts of<br />
giving.  Today I wish to share with you a story to warm your<br />
heart! <span id="more-2048"></span></p>
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<p>REMEMBER to scroll to the bottom after you’ve read the story<br />
to receive your <span id="lw_1261504076_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer;">Christmas gift</span> from me!</p>
<p>Part 2:  Stories abound that touch the soul and remind us of<br />
what is really important.</p>
<p>Here is one by Claire Robinson:</p>
<p>Eric scuffled out of the run down apartment building. Again<br />
he was alone. The streets looked like a long wet pieces of<br />
black licorice under the street lights.  As Eric walked he<br />
began his escape into another world. He left his feelings of<br />
loneliness and unhappiness and entered a world in which he<br />
hungered to belong.</p>
<p>Why was Eric escaping? Eric was an orphan. His mother died<br />
when he was two and his father was never around. His father<br />
did provide food but he drank away the rest of his earnings.<br />
His brothers and sisters had orphaned him too. They had run<br />
away from the world which seemed to keep Eric a prisoner.<br />
Education had orphaned him too. He just did not have the<br />
clothes or the social acceptance to be a part of school. So<br />
each day would grind painfully past with nothing to do or<br />
live for.</p>
<p>This is why Eric was escaping; escaping into a world of<br />
imagination, fun and fantasy. A world which treated him like<br />
an equal. This wonderful place was the “Christmas World”.<br />
He did not understand why people were so kind at this time<br />
of year, but they were. He loved to walk the streets and see<br />
the lights and Christmas scenes. He loved to hear the gaiety<br />
and laughter of the holiday season. As Eric approached one<br />
department store, he gazed in the window.</p>
<p>There was Santa in red and white sitting in his magnificent<br />
throne giving candy to little children who would sit on his<br />
lap. A tear welled up in his eye. He could never remember<br />
Santa coming to his home.  At age 12 he knew Santa was not<br />
true but still he wished he could find a present under the<br />
non-existent tree in the front room.</p>
<p>Eric became depressed in his beautiful world. No longer was<br />
he equal. He was cold, helpless, hungry and feeling<br />
abandoned. This feeling overwhelmed him and hurt so much<br />
that he darted down an ally to get away from it.</p>
<p>As he was halfway down the ally he heard a soft, timid<br />
whimpering sound. He stopped—looked around—and started to<br />
walk on. He heard the noise again and began to move toward<br />
it. There huddled in a dark corner was a cold wet stranded<br />
puppy. It tired to growl to frighten off this giant<br />
stranger, but it was too weak and hungry for any sound to<br />
come out.</p>
<p>Eric picked up the puppy and began petting it. He became<br />
aware of how frail his new found friend was. He felt a<br />
quiver go through the puppy and realized it was time for a<br />
decision. In his pocket was one of his most treasured<br />
possessions, his lucky dime. He had found it in his mother’s<br />
old purse. Though he never knew his mother he loved the dime<br />
and knew it was lucky because it was once hers. Eric looked<br />
at his dime and he looked at the quivering friend. He held<br />
the puppy tight as he once again emerged into the Christmas<br />
world. Quickly he paced off the two blocks to an old grocery<br />
store. There in that store he left the only remembrance of<br />
his mother and bought a carton of milk.</p>
<p>Carrying the puppy and clutching the milk he descended down<br />
the dark ally. Sitting on the ground, he poured the ivory<br />
liquid into his hand. AS tears trickled down his cheeks,<br />
feelings of loneliness and abandonment vanished. A Strong<br />
union of friendship was created as Eric whispered in the<br />
puppy’s ear, “Puppy, I’ll be your Santa.”</p>
<p>There are many children who will not have much of a<br />
<span id="lw_1261504076_2" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;">Christmas</span>, if any, this year. Let’s all decide to give to a<br />
child this <span id="lw_1261504076_3" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer;">Christmas season</span> so they can feel loved and be<br />
uplifted no matter what their circumstances are. And<br />
remember, it is not the cost of the present that matters it<br />
is the love that is felt when we give from the heart.</p>
<p>I wrote the following poem after having discovered the<br />
blessings that come to me for giving to others.</p>
<p>To have your spiritual needs met,<br />
It is better to give than to get.<br />
Reach out to those in need<br />
And your soul you will feed.</p>
<p>I hope you all have a wonderful, fun and love filled<br />
Christmas season!</p>
<p>Jack M. Zufelt<br />
“Mentor to Millions”</p>
<p>P.S. And now for my opportunity to give to you!</p>
<p>For the first time ever I’m giving 12 gifts away this year!</p>
<p>Join me in my celebration of the Holidays and except a gift<br />
from me for the next 12 days by going here:</p>
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