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A Blue Moon and a New You

Written by Monikah Ogando on December 31, 2009

Blue-MoonDid you know that tonight we will have a blue moon lunar eclipse? A blue moon on New Year’s Eve only comes around once every couple decades.

A blue moon is defined as the second full moon in a calendar month. The last New Year’s Eve blue moon was 1990 and the next one after this year won’t come around again until 2028.

On a plain physical level what is happening is that the moon is out of phase with the days. A complete moon cycle takes about 29.5 days. It doesn’t coincide with our month, and that’s why it is out of sync with the calendar. It’s the occurrence of two full moons in one month, which happens every two years, hence the popular quotation “once in a Blue Moon” which means ‘not very often.’

On a spiritual level it is as if it asks us to ‘flash forward’ into the next two years (in other words, the eve of the ominous “2012″) to set the stage for what is next…. This is the most important New Years Eve we have ever been gifted in a long time. How you bring in THIS New Year will set the tone for the years ahead. No matter how much you do not believe prophecy from time and earth, it will still affect your energy field and your choices.

So besides partying and being merry in your New Year celebrations tonight — please do that :) — I’m challenging you to be DELIBERATE in your celebration. Imagine that it is 2 years from now, and you are preparing to bring in the year 2012.

* What are you celebrating?
* What have you accomplished in those 24 months that you most relish?
* What challenges did you overcome that you are most proud of?
* How did you show up big, in an elegant, graceful, extraordinary way?
* Did you finally surrender to your greatness?
* Did you finally sever that toxic mind-numbing relationship that was sucking the life out of you? You know the one.
* Did you finally start treating your business like a business and not a side hustle?
* Did you break six-figures? Did you break seven-figures? Did you touch hundreds, thousands, millions of people?
* How are your clients’ businesses improved because of the difference YOU made? More importantly, how are their LIVES improved?
* And how is YOUR business improved because you decided to step up?
* What is different in your relationships? In your health? In your finances?

Here is your homework: Write out your vision of what accomplishments and milestones you plan to celebrate a year from today, two years from today, and email it to me (just hit reply to this email and start writing). I want to partner up with you to make that vision a reality. And sometime in the next year (I’m not going to tell you when), I will mail your letter back to you - just to check in and see how much of it you are on track for.

Ready? Are you on fire yet?

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Monikah’s Reading and Movie List

Written by Monikah Ogando on April 12, 2009

Here are a few of the books and movies that I’ve read and seen and are part of a “reading homework” list for my private coaching clients:

Favorite Books:
“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
“A Manual for Living” by Epictetus
“Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus” by Marcus Aurelius Antonius
“Hope for the Flowers” by Trina Paulus
“The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” by Benjamin Franklin
“The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz
“Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom
“Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership” by Joseph Jaworsky
“The Message of a Master” by John McDonald
“Often Wrong, Never in Doubt: Unleash the Business Rebel Within” by Donny Deutsch
“iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business” by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon
“Thinking Body, Dancing Mind” by Jerry Lynch
“The Power of Optimism” by Alan Loy McGinnis
“Take Your Time” by Eknath Easwaran
“The Go-Better” by Peter B. Kyne
“The Art of Happiness” by Howard Cutler
“The Art of Worldly Wisdom” by Baltasar Gracian
“University of Success” by Og Mandino
“Small Graces” by Kent Nerburn
“The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz
“The Magic of Believing” by Claude Bristol
“Walden” by Henry David Thoreau

Favorite Movies:
The Matrix
Million Dollar Baby
Braveheart
The Shawshank Redemption
Wall Street
Scarface
Scent of a Woman
Gladiator
Life Is Beautiful
Dead Poets Society

Do you have favorite books and movies you always recommend to people? Leave me a comment and let me know.

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10 Honest Things About Me You Might Not Know

Written by Monikah Ogando on January 18, 2009

Well, it was bound to happen. I’ve been tagged by  Group Coaching Expert and friend, WendyY BaileyWendyY Bailey. So because I know transparency is so valuable in developing business relationships (and because you might get a few chuckles at my expense – which is always fun), I’m accepting the challenge to reveal 10 honest things about me you might not know:

  1. I’m the oldest of three and the youngest and I were born on the same day exactly 4 years apart. I love my little brother!
  2. By the time I was 11 years old, I was already in 9th grade.
  3. I speak three languages (Spanish, English and French) and learning a fourth (Portuguese). I was going to go for learning German, just for the sheer challenge of it, but Portuguese is more relevant for my market and the way my business is growing.
  4. I started sucking my thumb when I was 7 and still continued (secretly, of course) until adulthood. The only people that ever saw me doing that as an adult were folks I felt very secure and comfortable with.
  5. I’m actually nervous that I just admitted #4!
  6. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 cervical cancer when I was 22 and 3 years later beat it with no help from the medical establishment. It was all through prayer, meditation, journaling, fasting, and eating an all natural healthy diet. I haven’t been sick since, nor will be. I am a staunch believer of the power to heal ourselves.
  7. My legs are all marked up with scars from my childhood tomboy years, falling off bikes, roller skates, trees… But I still manage to make a skirt look decent :)!
  8. I didn’t have a girly period when I was growing up. In fact, I didn’t start wearing a purse until I hit my 30’s.
  9. I had two undergraduate degrees by age 20, and currently pursuing a PhD in Organizational Leadership.
  10. If I died right now, I’d feel at peace and no regrets. Although I don’t “talk” about it much, this is 100% due to my spiritual foundation and connection to a higher power.

Now, to tag a few of my friends and ask for their 10 honest traits::

Alexandria Brown – Alexandria Brown International

Alejandro Reyes – Successfool.com and LosingRocks.com

Angel McClinton - The Video Marketing Maven (I call her that, anyway)

David Bullock - The Profit Engineer

Maria Reyes McDavis – The Web Success Diva

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The Power of Social Media Networking

Written by Monikah Ogando on July 29, 2008

Thank you to everyone who has emailed, called, twittered, blogged, facebooked, myspaced, and everything else you’ve done to connect with me about the health of my daughter, Sarah. I am very moved and touched that people all over the globe, most of whom have never met me personally, would take time out of their life to reach out to another human being. I think it speaks to not only how bright you shine, but also the goodness and connectedness of the human spirit.

As an update: Sarah is taking well to the antibiotics. She can hold down food now and is sleeping through the night. We have some more tests to take as the days wear on, but I have faith that she is going to come out of this even more of a resilient, strong, happy little girl than she is already.

Now…

To those of you who have already purchased The JumpStart Your Business in 30 Days or Less Program, congratulations!!! You are IN for a treat. Please do not feel overwhelmed by all the material you are getting. I promise I have dissected it and broken it down into sizeable, manageable pieces so that you can really take advantage of it to grow your business.

Also remember that we will soon be scheduling a Q & A call with me so you can get coaching on putting the system together specifically for your business and lifestyle. So stay tuned for that announcement.

Oh, and I have 8 more unadvertised bonuses coming your way. Surprise! :)

Many have wanted to contribute in some way to “Team Sarah” (thanks Michael Ballard of Resiliency for Life for the team name!), even though you may not be in a position right now to purchase JumpStart. Thanks to our friend, Reggie Baker of In This Together (what a name, huh!) now you can do that. Scroll down to the bottom of the JumpStart page and you will see a donation button there.

I want to publicly thank my friends Jim Turner, Ron Hudson, Alejandro Reyes, Deontee Gordon, and Dr. Ray Blanchard. Literally within a few hours of having shared with them what is going on with my family, they jumped at the chance to make a difference, to talk to their people, offer bonuses, announce the fire sale to their networks and checking in with me just to see how Sarah is doing. It is very easy to hide behind anonymity online, but these folks are living proof of the power of social media. You guys are amazing professionals and incredible human beings. Thank you for the difference you’ve made in my life.

Stay tuned for the victory lap! :)

Love and success,

Monikah