How to manifest better using gratitude

We get used to things and often forget to appreciate the beauty In our surroundings, our people, our life. This trip to Mexico saw lots of new experiences. At home, we don’t see iguanas 🦎 randomly in their natural habitat. The first time we spotted one of this trip we stopped, open mouthed and reached for the cameras, “there’s an iguana!!” Today, after ten days we saw one and reacted differently, “oh look, he’s a big one, over there on the grass head banging,” and reached for the camera, deciding he’s too far away and we surely will be able to get a better photo with a closer iguana. We are beginning to get used to spotting them and the wonder and excitement is changing. Look at your surroundings at the beauty in your every day life. Aim to see it as if it’s the first time and appreciate how precious it all is. By feeling this vibration, your manifestations will slot into place far easier.

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Manifestations - how to remember them!

Ok,  we know how to begin with our manifestations now.

Do we?

If not,  have a search within this blog and see what you can find.  We have lots.

Now, a little tip for you is to post stuff all over the place.  See things around your home.  Pop a post it note on the way down the stairs reminding you of the things you want to manifest.

On your desk,  write a note and stick it somewhere you can see it.

Drink from a mug which reminds you,  wear a t shirt that reminds you.  Write in a day book which will keep you thinking,  "I can change my reality."

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Make sure you follow this blog to get more tips.  Send me some of your own tips.  Feel free to submit your story for submission onto this blog.  Wonder stories of manifestations are awesome!

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Meanwhile,  much love to you on this lovely weekend.

Louise xoxox

ps:  My biggest way of creating things I want and need is to use mind movies.  If you haven't heard of mind movies I'll pop a link below.  However, a lovely lady I know called Natalie Ledwell has an amazing way of explaining manifestations.  Read this for wonderful tips:

 5 Simple Steps For Creating Powerful Affirmations

By Natalie Ledwell



Do you know what the majority of the world's most successful
people have in common? 

Well, besides being wealthy and sometimes famous, many of them 
actually use affirmations and visualization to bring their dreams and 
goals to reality! 

One really good example is the story of Jim Carrey. Jim used to go 
up every night to Mulholland Drive and sit on top of his car, look 
out at the city, stretch out his arms and say: "Everybody wants to 
work with me. I'm a really good actor. I have all kinds of great 
movie offers." 

He would repeat these affirmations over and over until he convinced
himself that he had a couple of movies lined up. But he didn't stop 
there, he also wrote a check to himself for 10 million dollars, kept it 
in his wallet and then 6 months later he got this amount as a payment 
for his work on 'Dumb and Dumber'! Not bad, huh? 

As you can see, affirmations are extremely powerful and the reason 
is because they directly affect our conscious and subconscious mind. 
And by consistently repeating them with conviction and passion, they 
reprogram our thoughts allowing us to not only change our state of 
mind, but to also materialize our dreams and goals regardless of how 
big or crazy they may seem. 

So if you'd like to follow the footsteps of some of the most successful 
people in the world... 

Then follow these 5 simple tips to create powerful affirmations, and 
start manifesting your dreams right away! 

1. Start with the words, "I Am..." These two words are extremely 
powerful as your brain knows that you're referring to yourself. Starting 
your affirmations with these two words will give your subconscious 
mind clarity and belief that whatever comes after them, IS your reality.

2. Write in the present tense. When you say affirmations in present 
tense, you're reassuring yourself that you believe whatever is in your 
affirmation, is factual and real right now. 

Your mind can't tell the difference between past or future, fake or real, 
this is why when you imagine yourself drinking lemon juice, you start 
producing saliva. Also, when your words are in the present tense, your 
mind can visualize the image at the same time. 

3. Keep it positive. Avoid words with negative connotations like 'not 
to', 'don't, 'can't', 'fear', etc. Our minds focus more on these words
instead of avoiding them. For example, if I asked you NOT TO think 
about a blue elephant, your mind will picture a blue elephant even though 
I asked you not to think about it. Instead of saying 'I am able to get rid 
of stage fright', say 'I am enjoying the excitement of speaking on stage'. 

4. Make it short and clear. Remember that the main purpose of an 
affirmation is for you to be able to picture it and ingrain it into your mind. 
So when creating an affirmation, make it direct and specific. 

5. Make it exciting. When creating affirmations, you want to create 
positive, self-affirming, self-empowering statements that uplift and inspire 
you. So make sure you add fun and exciting words like, 'I am 
ENJOYING making $100,000 a year.' 

Repeat your affirmations as many times a day as you can, even when you
may feel you don't need to. Remember that consistency is key if you really 
want to make a positive and lasting change in your life. 

Now that you know one of the greatest secrets for creating wealth and 
success in your life, I want to share with you something that personally 
helped me achieve the financial success that I had always desired - which 
was figuring out (and removing) any mental traps that were lingering in 
my mind! 

To help you, I created a FREE, fun and powerful 30-second quiz. 

[Take the quiz here right now] << Click me! 
http://www.mindmovies.com/mentaltrap/index.php?26456

After just a few quick multiple choice questions, you'll get access to a 
free, revealing video report detailing what mental trap could be blocking 
you from the financial freedom and success you desire right now, PLUS 
how to remove it!

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About the Author: Natalie Ledwell is a Law of Attraction expert, 
bestselling author and speaker. She also hosts an online TV Show, 
The Inspiration Show, and is a co-founder of the personal 
development company, Mind Movies, which offers online courses 
and coaching programs. Natalie is passionate about helping others 
to achieve their greatest dreams and ambitions through personal 
transformation.

Find out more about Natalie and Mind Movies by visiting 
http://www.mindmovies.com/index.php?26456.

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Is manifestation always what it's cracked up to be?

By now,  you know that on this blog we teach you that you can have whatever you desire in your life.

Sometimes,  it isn't always what you hoped it would be.  To conform with others or indeed to what we think should be everyones dream can often find that we don't really want a yacht.

Or a massive house with a lake in the grounds.... or millions of pounds or dollars which may cause overwhelm.

So what's the point?  The point is finding what it is that makes you feel happy.  What desires do you have really?  Get clear on those and you will find no end of ease in manifesting what you really want.

This is such a hard concept to grasp.  For instance, we have seen lately, via the news that sometimes,  big stars get to the top and can be the best in the industry and have fame everywhere they go.
Of course there is a sense of duty that comes with this.  There is a lack of privacy and this can also cause misery.  

Try thinking of 3 words which best describe you when you have the best feeling in the world.  Feelings like:
Financially free.
Healthy.
Abundant.
Happy.
Freedom.
Travel.

And the list goes on,  make your list then get it down to the 3 strongest feelings you have within the list.  My top spot is Freedom.  Therefore,  fame would not appeal to me on a level where I will not be able to walk the streets doing the shopping.

So what exactly do I mean?  I'll give you a perfect example.

Last weekend,  just for the fun of it,  my children and I went looking at very plush show houses on many new housing complexes that had just been built.

You would think that a manifestation would be a new house.  Bigger house?  Bigger garden and the like.  Out of the mouthes of babes my children mentioned how close we are to all the shops, schools, friends just now.  
"We wouldn't be able to get to school from here." They advised.
"I like my bedroom as it is really."
"Maybe we need to make our house look like a show home and clear out old things."
"Look, they don't have things around in this house.  No toothbrushes or keys...."

Great point.  And so we decided we are in our dream home and we are going to work hard at making improvements to it and just make a few changes to create a fresh feel.

Decide what you want.  Then go for it!

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Much love

Louise xoxox

So many blogs to write, so many vlogs to edit

Morning all

News in the Usher household is plentiful right now!

There is so much going on.  I love life when it's like that!

Now it's mostly about this fella right now, my adorable Mo.

In 8 sleeps he will be getting on the plane to come here and join me for the start of a brand new life together.

You can imagine how exciting this time is.  I'm feeling a need to blog it all as it happens so you can get up to date and be with us on the journey as it happens!

As an author I'm keen to get on with more books,  Mo and I  have decided we have an amazing story and we should be sharing it with others to give them hope or to simply give them a nice story to read.

So I need a little schedule.  With my morning coffee I shall sit and blog more.  I could write until the cows come home! IT's part of what I do.... It's my passion.

I love this photo of us.  It was  a fun filled night of friends, vodka, music, laughter and dancing! We loved it.  Some of my close friends have told me they can feel the love in this photo!  How nice.

Meanwhile,  I've lots of photos I can share with you as I shop ebay and the local stores for wedding accessories etc....

Stay tuned!

Dreams *so* do come true

You lovely lovely people!!!

I'm feeling so at peace and feeling the love this week.  Settled.  Happy.  Content.

Lucky!

Many 'life' hippies like myself often think there is no such thing as luck but rather we make our own.  I'm very inclined to agree but I say:

"I'm so lucky!" So often.

I guess what I mean is I'm thankful.  Fortunate.  Grateful.

Life has been fantastic for me just lately and I'm feeling lucky!

Just wanted to check in and share this happy feeling along with a couple of happy photos!

Building this blog has really been giving me a sense of belonging and I'm enjoying myself so much! Please do me the honour of following me in whichever places suit you and click some likes or make some nice comments for me.

Encourage me! It's so lovely.  Now then folks, I've just signed up for bloglovin' so please follow me there too.

When I think back to life just a few short years ago.....I was struggling..... then I found the law of attraction,  positivity and gratitude.  Now,  the story is very different.  Have a look at life now!

WOW....

My book on Law of Attraction: 

Look what the flip I did!

Look how brave I am!!!!

I don't mean just the snake in the video... (video is at the bottom of this blog)

Now yes, the snake thing was pretty scary and totally took me out of my comfort zone!

Yet while I was in this place I have previously called paradise... (you've heard that one before) I also fell head over heels in LOVE

Love.......

Funny thing that,  love.  Now I've sat quietly on this for some time because...... well,   because I'm a professional person who takes her career seriously.

Now...

While my work has a few different slants,  Primarily I help salon businesses with the marketing and management of their salons.  This is no secret.

I also still do styling for  several A-listers!

Folks have been asking me for ages to teach my "secret" on how I managed to turn my life around from a gloomy place to the paradise it now is.

I was running some workshops..

Spreading the word of the Law of Attraction.  People wanted more and more of this from me.

Cut to today,  I'm still the same business woman but now I've opened up my life to show more and more of the personal side of me.  I've popped a video on Youtube which is the start of documenting how I found my ideal partner.  He and I have quite a story to share with you and we are going to be adding more and more to this channel so please go have a look, feel free to share and you must subscribe to make sure you don't miss any more of this story!

We are hoping that people will beleive more and more that dreams do come true and I'm sharing the love via the net and it's my dream to empower people enough to carry on making this stuff.  I need your support and hoping that with the support of amazon,  my books, the affiliate links and the like that we can keep on providing this stuff for free and continue to teach folks 

"Don't stop believing"  (sing along now) because I know that dreams really do come true!

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Sunrise Lusher Life Gratitude Journal

Ok folks, I've had a busy day snowed in finally getting some requested products into my shop! This is such exciting news!

I have lots of visualisation tools that can be used including some clothing! Pop a quick affirmation on your mug and each time you drink coffee, you make a better life for yourself! How cool is that?

Sunrise Lusher Life Journal Lusher Life. Have a look at this link for the journal you can write in to create your Lusher Life.

I've also added weight loss journals,

Trying to conceive journals

Gratitude Journals

You can find them all on the above link or at www.cafepress.com/lusherlife

I know I must add lots more products! I can feel the demand on its way! HAHa.... I would also love to connect with you if you buy one as I have fantastic reccomendations on how you can use them so please drop me an email louise-usher@virginmedia.com

Have a lovely day

Much love

Louise x

Sleep Baby Sleep!

Tell me,  do you feel that your head hits the pillow at night and your mind is FULL of racing thoughts?

What are you thinking about?

Is it the entrepreneurial brain within you? IF  you are chasing thoughts round and round.....

STOP!!!!

Who can you discuss your thoughts with?

Who Do you trust?

Would you love to sleep peacefully each night, knowing that everything will be okay?

Currently I'm working with a  salon owner who approached me in total overwhelm.

He had what felt like hundred of problems to figure out. While he was busy trying to stop his staff from constant bickering and complaining about phone calls from advertising agencies, he found he felt frazzled.

AT NIGHT.........would you like to sleep soundly?

Have you ever wondered if it's actually possible to wake in the morning feeling refreshed?

IT "So, Totally is......."

Here's my 5 steps towards achieving that goal:

1. STOP! Give yourself a break. Realise you cannot rule the world single handedly. You need help.

2. Think (and fantasise) about life the way you want it. What do you want?

3. Take a half day "off".  This is not a holiday,  you will be working with great productivity - go somewhere with a pad and pen alone.  Make 2 lists.  One of things that bother you, one of things you would like.  You may find common ground here which will begin to give you some answers.

4. Download a free "Guided meditation" to listen to before you goto sleep. Betcha, you're asleep before it finishes.  Choose your first meditation to be "relaxation".

5.  Ask for some help.  Decide what will work for you.  Do you want to be listened to? Do you want practical help?  Do you need help to even realise what you need?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.......

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Do you want more money?

Is that a daft question? Who doesn't want more money?  Now as a personal coach I would ask lots of questions such as

*Why do you want more money?

*How are you going to get more money?

*What difference will it make to your life when you have more money?

Now,  think about those questions.  Many people just have a feeling of they want more money and not so sure about the how or why.....

If you feel inclined to,  write those questions down and even write the answers.  You can write them below if you like in the comments box..   You may be very surprised to realise you actually might find it VERY achievable.  Of course we can do lots of work to break down HOW to get this extra revenue and I may well go ahead with a VLOG and a flip chart  on you tube and break everything down.

However,  I have a very strong feeling that you may be falling into the same category as many others which is this: You listen to the media!

Recession recession we are being told.  Ok, enough of that word now!

Listen,  I read yesterday that if we all split the money of the word equally,  we would all have a million pounds......... HEY!! That means someone has yours,  unless you are a millionaire already!

Now, true or not I want you to open your mind right now and think about this:

Apple

Mark and Spencer

Costa

Three names for you!! Ok, so what about them?? They are all BUSY! Look in the grocery department at M N S and see how busy they are.  I visited Bluewater recently and most of the shops were empty. I was going to have my MAC looked at and honestly,  Apple was so so busy in there! Now, did you notice that Apple NEVER discount their products or put on a sale.  Why would they?  They don't need to! They have a quality product that EVERYONE wants (pretty much!) and people are prepared to pay for that quality!

Let's say that again.

THEY HAVE A QUALITY PRODUCT THAT DOESNT NEED DISCOUNTING BECAUSE CUSTOMERS ARE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THAT QUALITY.

So, imagine your business without discounts and offers and tricks.  What about if you were just to add a better quality that you would get known for and then the profit margins would go up as you take away the need for discounting.

Should you decide to see the glass as half empty here just to try and be clever,  you could say

"Ah yes but all those shops that sell things for 99p or discounted clothes shops are busy too as that is what people can afford."

How do you know what people can afford?  Why are you assuming what they can afford. 

Ok, so yes, many people want to buy something for 99p.  How many products does that store need to sell to generate enough profit to pay the staff, the rent, the rates, the accountant? Etc etc.  You see my point.

To enable you to pay the attention in time to your client,  you need to offer that quality.

Competing with the competition means you will have to offer quality.  Look around you.  Do the staff look immaculate? What about the decor....... ?

What about your thoughts? 

Are you worth it? What are you worth?

How to decide to GO FOR IT! Making your dreams come true

Just recently while at the gym, I bumped into two very good friends of mine.

These ladies had seen my blog and have known for a long time about my book writing. They asked me, "Well, I really want to write a book but have no idea how to get it out there."
I say 'asked me' yet in an English Literature class at school this actually isn't a question but rather a statement.

So, why are YOU telling yourself with a statement that you can't get it out there? Or make the changes? Or do what you need to do to create your dream life? Your 'lusher life'.
Let's look at turning this around....

What CAN you do to enable yourself one little move in the direction of making your dream come true'? How can you begin? There will be some small way, honestly. I have been making these moves for sometime and have managed to get literally stacks of work done. You can too.

There are many authors who have written books while still working the day job to enable them to pay the bills. Of course, you must be sensible obviously. If you decided after reading this blog, "Right, she's right, that Louise has made me decide to completely change my life starting right now!" and you haven't taken common sense into the equation then possibly things will not work out so well. Figure it out with a little sense. While you are fitting in your dreams, you are working towards them without the changes spoiling your current situation. In other words, you are taking steps to IMPROVE life without going crazy and making your life in a worse situation.

Ok, enough of the negative stuff now as we don't like to do that here. So, what do you want? I ask you that question on lots of my blogs. This blog is about creating your Lusher Life. What do you want? Imagine you want to write a book. In your break at work, like lunchtime or even coffee break, start writing. Don't overcomplicate the tools you need. You can use your phone, we all have the facility these days to write some lines on our phone. Even without a smart phone, text it to yourself. Write wherever you are.
If, as another example, you decided you need to take a course, or learn something new, use podcasts, or YouTube to educate yourself on your commute or again during your lunchbreak.

First step is this: Imagine that it is all possible! Use my word 'do-able'. Is it do-able? Don't find excuses or reasons. Find ways to do it. The only one who can change your life is you.

I'm spending lots and lots of time coaching these past few weeks and the mindsetting is always the first step to making changes. Let me know if you feel you would like some help too. I will very bravely be inviting (anonymous if you like) texts to my personal phone for free pretty soon. FREE. I will invite you to send me your text or email to me personally with your question. I may use these questions to answer in a blog too if that's ok with you. Let's be brave together?
Thing is, you need to subscribe to my blog or email list (right hand side of the blog page) to get this number as it's coming later. Also, if you come over to my email list there is a future audiobook "Basics to the Law of ATTRACTION' as a free gift for you.

Your dream life:
Can you do it?
WILL you do it?

Much love

Louise xx

ps written while a client is taking her coffee break - using my new wireless keyboard, my iphone and a little app called 'wordpress'

See this video here to find out how I got on when I manifested my new VW GOLF

Manifesting the perfect new boots

My ankle was sprained.

Well, that was the good news.....it could have been broken of course......but thank goodness it was no break, "just" a sprain. Now this was 6 weeks ago and I was still really struggling to walk on the glamourous high heels I loved so much. Like the desert loves the rain! So, accepting that I either walk semi-normally on flatties or walk like a really badly injured person on heels, I opted - without question or agenda  - for flatties.

Last years "ugg" boots (which were definitely not ugg boots but this is the easiest way for you to 'get the jist') were starting to do that little 'off to the side' walk all of their own accord! So this was not my smartest look, although definitely comfortable and for sure the warmest. The other flat boots I had let in the rain and left me walking, with shoes, in a puddle!

Cut to the chase, I needed new boots. I loved the 'riding boots' that were all the rage this year and I wouldn't have minded some of those but it wasn't the look I wanted. After looking in many different shops I was almost resigned to the fact that my only choice seemed to be the riding boots for this winter.

Visiting the gorgeous London lights took me into River Island on Regent Street.

 There they were!!  The perfect boots,  I loved them so much.  "Yee haa" screamed out to me,  so a little cowboy type of thing, you know.  Although they were out of my budget that I'd set myself for the boots,  considering it was coming up to Christmas too.  Damn.....

Giving up on the boots idea totally while accepting the fact I'll be walking in puddles, I shopped  few days later for a Christmas gift that is still a pre Christmas secret (so I won't tell you here what it was!).  Thinking I had finished shopping for the day,  I headed back to the car when on the way a shoe shop "called" to me!!!

"SALE"

Ohhh,  this could be interesting.  So in I went,  with this magnetic force pulling me in!!  Finding the size 6's was easy.  Straight to the back of the shops..........YEE HAA boots in there!!
Woahhhhhhh
PERFECT!

I picked them up to look for the price tag.  All the other boots in the sale had a red price tag.  No Red price tag here.  Not these boots.........I looked,  there was another pair,  identical! FAB.

No price.

Hmm.

Lady with a badge was there so I asked,  "If there is no red tag does that mean these aren't in the sale?"
She replied,  "I'll go and find a price for you." Without further delay she was gone,  one YeeHaa boot in hand...........have a little guess what I did?

I put a request in to the Universe, whispering: "Make it £15 please."

Then I waited.........

The lady came back............ "They are 15."
"Fifteen pounds?" I asked, astounded to the point of almost falling over.
"Yes."  She replied in an 'of course' voice.
"Ok,  I'll take those!" I exclaimed before I realised I should try them on.  Of course, they were a perfect fit!

Till exchange taken care of,  perfect boots in possession........


YEE HAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Universe!