Exciting Changes for Artist's EDGE

You may have been wondering at the deafening silence of this blog. Over the last few months, there have been tremendous changes here at Artist's EDGE.

Wendy Keilin is moving on to new ventures. As of September 4, 2007, Artist's EDGE is no longer a partnership, but a sole proprietorship under the stewardship of Debra Russell.

While we're both sad to be parting, we're also very excited about the new opportunities we'll each be taking on. Rest assured that this change is fully amicable and we'll be working together in the future. If you are subscribed to the Artist's EDGE Newsletter, you'll hear about Wendy's new ventures and how you can participate in them if you choose to. In the meantime, she's still reachable through the Artist's EDGE Website.

Artist's EDGE will continue as before, with Debra Russell as your sole Artist's Success Coach. I'll continue publishing the Artist's EDGE Newsletter, posting in this Blog and creating new products as well as powerful workshops and coaching for the Artist's EDGE Membership.

But there will be a lot of changes to the Artist's EDGE Website - and what's really exciting is that you can be involved in those changes! I have an R&D Team and I will be asking my R&D Team to evaluate the changes and give me feedback and suggestions. You can contribute ideas and suggest changes - so that I can meet YOUR needs with Artist's EDGE and you will get first crack at all the new stuff!

But you're not obligated. Participation in the R&D Team is completely voluntary. You will be added to an e-mail list and periodically (a few times a month at most) you will get an e-mail from me asking for your feedback. You can respond to any of these messages that interest you, or none of them - it's always your choice. I truly value your feedback and ideas.

To join the Artist's EDGE R&D Team, just click here and follow the directions!

Thank you for all your wonderful participation in my ventures to date, and in advance for your patience and support during this transition.

The Law of Attraction - Revisited

My most recent Artist’s EDGE Newsletter has been generating lots of conversation. Here’s a great email that I just received from Andrea Anderson:

“Without doubt, negative thinking is dangerous and self-destructive. On the other hand, saying that a person can change any circumstances outside themselves is quite dangerous and puts them in a position of thinking that they have lots of power over other people, places and things. The whole idea, it seems to me is to change oneself. And that change attracts other people and situations.”

My response? Exactly! I love the way that Jack Canfield puts it in The Success Principles:

E+R=O

Events plus Response equals Outcome

You have control over your responses (both internal and external) and that determines your outcome. A lot of people went through Katrina – some people made lemonade, others just sit in the sourness – it’s not the circumstances but what you do with the circumstances.

But then there are those who manage to avoid the circumstances altogether – because it’s not what they’re attracting for themselves.

So when something outrageous happens, it’s not enough to just say, “How am I responding to this? How do I make lemonade out of these lemons?” It’s also important to ask, “How is it that I attracted lemons instead of that ripe juicy watermelon?”

The truth is that you DO have lots of power, but not over others, over yourself and your own circumstances. Other people have power over themselves and THEIR circumstances. Just because those circumstances exist in their world, doesn’t mean you have to invite it into yours.

And it doesn’t mean that you say – well, to heck with them, that’s their problem – either. But you can choose how you think and feel about their misfortunes and what you choose to empower about their misfortunes.

For me, I like to contribute money and time to organizations that are NOT about saving people, but about empowering people. Because I don’t believe we can save anyone. We can only give them the tools and encouragement to save themselves.

If you focus on how powerless they are, then you are attracting being powerless to yourself as well. If you focus on how individuals achieve, then you are attracting the experience of achieving. But beware, if you only focus on achieving in the face of terrible odds, then you are attracting, yes you guessed it, terrible odds!

So, focus on how the real professionals make it look easy and how you can make your own life feel easy and effortless, too.