Q: Why do people make such a big deal about gratitude, and how can I be more grateful everyday?

A: Expressing gratitude is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to manifest what you desire. This is because you are an energetic being living in a universe where your reality is a reflection of your consciousness. When you express gratitude, you are expressing a consciousness of HAVING. If you emit the frequency of I HAVE, you experience more HAVING in your life. Conversely, when you focus on lack, you experience more lack.

First, make the decision that you want to see and acknowledge all the blessings life offers you. Then play around with ways of thanksgiving. Keep a gratitude journal where nightly you list five things for which you are grateful. Play the game of giving thanks to people ten times per day. Practice saying ‘Thank You’ to the Infinite, in your heart, all day long. Give thanks out loud in the car with the radio blaring. Do a few rounds of giving thanks with the kids in the back seat.

Whatever you do, understand that gratitude is a powerful force. If you make it a top priority, your consciousness will expand. And soon, gratitude will become a way of life, creating a snowball of well-being and abundance!

Let me know how it goes!

I hope yours is off to an amazing start. And if it isn’t, and you’d like some inspiration, read on… because (hi voltage alert), I’M INSPIRED and I’M CONTAGIOUS! Over here at Success for the Soul we have crossed some kind of energetic threshold and expansion is happening!

2011 was about healing and laying foundations for new beginnings. With that, our Success for the Soul Team has grown. Lisa, my Assistant who blessed me with incredible support and faith this past year, has helped me to create and refine our programs for an even higher, more effective level of manifestation support for all of you! Michele, our new Assistant Coach in Training, amplifies our commitment to your success through the Ultimate Manifestation System Intensive (UMSI) with clarity of purpose and insightful wisdom. And Ann, as our brand new Manager of Partner Collaborations is here to help us connect with aligned souls who are seeking what Success for the Soul has to offer. I am beyond grateful and so look forward to seeing how we can serve you in the highest way!

On top of that, I’ve just returned from two speaking/teaching engagements in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (with an extra fun first-time-ever side trip to New Orleans). I met the most wonderful and gracious people there, had a blast exploring Ultimate Manifestation, and officially caught the “live presentation bug:” I’m so happy to emerge from behind my virtual world to reconnect with people heart-to-heart once again!

By the way… wondering how I manifested so much expansion this past year? Well, among other things, I relied heavily on the practice of Acting As If. And in so doing, have discovered a whole new level of understanding about how to maximize the power of this amazing energetic tool. Read on to learn more!

Choose YOUR Reality! TM
Sonia

What It Is

To “Act As If” is to imagine who you’d be, how you’d feel, and what you would do IF you were the YOU in your manifested goal. Then, as life presents you with opportunities, decisions to be made, and situations to respond to, you practice being THAT YOU. Moment by moment, opportunity after opportunity, situation upon situation, you have a CHOICE:

a) act as if you are your “future Self,” or
b) default to the familiar present day version of you.

When you choose to act as if you are the You, you are called to be, the Universe rises up to meet you and provides you with everything you need to move toward and experience your manifested goal. When you choose to default to the familiar present day version of You, you and your current reality remain unchanged.

Why It Works

The reason this practice works is that the moment you set a goal or claim an intention, you give birth to it on an energetic level. Not only that, but in that instant you expand into the bigger, better, “future” you (energetically speaking). You may not feel it. Life may not look any differently. But THAT YOU, now exists – in the energetic realm.

Additionally, once THAT YOU exists, the Universe rolls out an energetic bridge for you to walk toward THAT YOU, so that you may merge with and embody that expanded version of yourself.

How to Work It

What does that bridge look like? How do your recognize it to begin the process of walking over it? The bridge reveals itself as a series of leads. Some leads show up as next step opportunities for you to act upon in faith. (I call these stepping stones.) Other times a lead will appear as an obstacle for you to recognize as a smaller aspect of yourself that you need to outgrow and let go of, in order to expand into the bigger version of you. (I call these landmines.)

When leads appear as stepping stones, they show up as opportunities, ideas, inspiration, people, conditions, situations and insights for you to act upon as if you are already that person (i.e. THAT YOU). Sometimes these leads will feel wonderful and exciting. However, because you are not yet fully experiencing yourself as THAT YOU, other times taking these steps will require an act of faith and courage.

Note: You must take action as the YOU you are becoming. There is no avoiding it. Why? Because your dream will engage with you at the level you engage with it. Period. If you want your dream to engage with you in the physical realm, you must engage with it in the physical realm. If you only engage with your goal in the energetic realm of visualization, affirmation and imagination, it will engage with you only in that realm.

When the lead appears as a landmine, you’ll recognize it because you’ll find yourself face to face with a challenge. Landmines can appear as fear, doubt, insecurity, set-back, procrastination, and/or limiting beliefs. Sometimes the obstacle is so huge that it appears as an insurmountable obstacle, failure, or irrefutable evidence that you cannot succeed. When this is the case you have an opportunity for a major breakthrough, a chance to liberate yourself from a belief that has controlled you (usually most of your life), or a major paradigm shift. These kinds of landmines usually call for guidance or coaching, a profound spiritual awakening, and/or some degree of deeper emotional work.

Simply put, with the right understanding, “Acting As If” is a beautifully effective energetic tool for manifesting any dream. It works for this reason: You can’t be the current version of you and experience a different reality. For example:

• You can’t BE the single version of you and experience a marriage reality. You must BE your wife or husband-self.
• You can’t BE the employee version of you and experience successful business ownership. You must BE your entrepreneur-self.
• You can’t BE the homebody version of yourself and experience the life of a world traveler. You must BE your adventurer self.

Many times we don’t know how THAT version of ourselves would be. We don’t know how to act. We don’t know how it would feel. We don’t know how to proceed. For this reason role models, coaches and teachers make all the difference. When you don’t know what you don’t know, you can’t possibly Act As If effectively. But when you find people to emulate, teachers to guide you, and support to summon the courage to be the BIGGER version of you, Act As If leads to inevitable manifestation!

Choose YOUR Reality! TM
Sonia

~ You’re single and would like to manifest the “Relationship of Your Dreams”
~ You’re in a relationship and aren’t sure if he’s “The One”
~ You’re successful in other areas of life, but when it comes to relationships with men there’s “just some block” or you “can’t figure it out.”

I’m a RELATIONSHIP FANATIC! I love relationships! Always have. Always will. And one of the things that has fueled this passion is that I’ve struggled with most of the above scenarios (and more!).

Over the years I’ve coached countless seekers in their relationships – through joys and growing pains. I’ve helped people manifest successful relationships, heal or navigate difficult ones, and survive and grow beyond the losses of break-up, divorce, and death.

I am excited to share all that I know and all that I’ve learned! My relationships with men are better than ever. My appreciation of them has gone to depths I never knew possible. And the power of relationship keeps expanding!

With this, I stand before you, my heart filled with love and gratitude as I joyfully announce the launch of….

The Success for the Soul® Relationship Mastery Circle for Women™!
Discover what It Really Takes To Create and Sustain Successful Relationships with Men!

Ready to learn more go to:
http://successforthesoul.com/relationship-mastery/

This year-long membership program is for women who NOT ONLY want to learn what it really takes to create and sustain successful relationships with men, but who want to see their relationships dramatically and joyfully improve in the year 2012!

* Learn and practice no-nonsense male-female relationship fundamentals, where we will explore the differences between men and women, so you relate to men from a place of increased acceptance, appreciation and feminine power.

* Understand the Energy of Relationships to harness Universal Principles that unleash magic in your relationship with yourself and with men.

* Discover easy and completely doable practices which allow you to see results in your relationships right away.(This is a hand’s on experience. You will be transformed and so will your relationships!)

If your relationships with men are important to you, there is everything to gain and very little to lose! For less than $3 per day, you could easily tap into a consistent stream of wisdom, fun, power and connection with women to elevate the very consciousness and skill sets that determines your relationship reality. You’ll tap into a resource that soothes your concerns, opens your mind to new possibilities, inspires you toward productive action, and teaches you concrete tools to manifest wonderful experiences in your relationships!

Ready to learn more and get your membership started today?
Go to: http://successforthesoul.com/relationship-mastery/

Choose Your Reality tm
Sonia

P.S. We’ve extended our “Try It Out Program!” If you register before our FIRST LIVE CALL on January 20th, you’ll get your first month for fr.ee (details are on the info page.)

“How can I help seekers make 2012 a real TURNING POINT?” What can I offer that would be truly helpful?”

The answer that came to me was…

INSPIRE THEM with a real LIVE Success Panel, and TRAIN THEM on how to create goals in a way that really works!

In a hurry?
Click here for the full scoop:
http://www.successforthesoul.com/prime-the-pump

So, with this clarity, I’m very happy to announce my latest 2-part teleclass!

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Prime the Pump of Possibilities for an Amazing 2012!
A New Year’s Training for You:
Complete with Live Success Panel,
Q&A Session and Goal-Setting That Really Works!

F.R.E.E.

Part I: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
6:00 – 7:30pm PST

PART II: Thursday, January 5, 2012
6:00 – 7:30pm PST

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Is this class for you?

Yes if…

~You’ve set goals and made New Year’s resolutions in the past, but nothing has ever really “stuck” for the long-term.

~You understand things like the Law of Attraction, energy, and the power of the mind… to a point. But you’ve never really been able to leverage these ideas in any way that made a real and lasting difference in your life.

~You feel caught in a sludgy, unmotivated, stuck sort of inertia, and would welcome some rocket fuel to launch you powerful into the New Year with inspiration and possibility.

~You’ve read a library full of self-help, motivational books, and you “know” a lot… except what it’s really going to take to create the success, healing and transformation you long for.

To learn EXACTLY what you’ll receive from this class and register go to: http://www.successforthesoul.com/prime-the-pump

This isn’t your standard teleclass. This is a training complete with hand-outs and an opportunity to talk to seekers just like you, who were not only willing to do what it takes, but they made the commitment, followed through and experienced REAL RESULTS. You’ll have an opportunity to get your questions answered and receive coaching in order to really claim the possibilities that are waiting for you in 2012!

Join me, won’t you?

Choose YOUR Reality! TM
Sonia

P.S. Need some inspiration right now? Read what just one such seeker activated in HER life!

“There is SO MUCH that I’ve accomplished this year! I’ve learned to wait for inspiration from the Universe and it isn’t necessary to work hard to achieve my goals. I have not only manifested a very solid landing for myself after ending a marriage, I’ve created a warm & welcoming living space that suits me and my needs. I’ve moved the divorce along, restarted my graphic design business AND I’m starting an altogether new business. So far I’ve manifested new clients, an internship that will support me in starting my new business, and I’m attracting quality men at a whole new level. But most importantly I have faith that I CAN have it all: an inspiring new business, a great husband and marriage, and children.”

Tamara Gronet
Studio-g
California

P.S.S.

Yes! The class will be recorded, but you must register below so that we can send you the mp3 audio recording as soon as it is available (usually within 24 hours).

P.P.S.S.

BUT! You’ll want to attend LIVE if you can for a few GOOD REASONS!

1. This is a training… complete with handouts and an opportunity get coaching and questions answered. If you’re serious about taking charge of your New Year, give yourself the gift of being present and participating fully. (Worksheets will arrive via email before the class begins.)
2. I’ll be giving away hundreds of dollars worth of “door prizes” in the form of Success for the Soul products and services (i.e. books, audios, and laser coaching calls with me) all designed to support you in claiming your power as the Ultimate Manifestor of your life!

Why do I do this? CLICK HERE to find out:
http://www.successforthesoul.com/prime-the-pump

~Some of you feeling inspired!
~Some of you feeling trepidation, and
~Some of you feeling mixed…

With all of the holiday hub-bub, it is can be easy to get swept up in the busy-ness of the season, and challenging to plan for the future….

For this reason, I’ve been offering numerous kinds of SUPPORT over the last two months to help you CLAIM the OVERFLOWING POSSIBILITIES that are waiting for you in the New Year.

WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN’T MISS THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

So, for your convenience, here are some helpful reminders:

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TELECLASS AUDIO AVAILABLE AT NO COST

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“Unleash the Power of Your Free Will!
Sort through Fact and Fear About 2012,
Clarify Where Your True Power Rests,
and Activate Infinite Possibilities for
Your Life in the New Year!”

If you missed it, you can still grab this powerful recording. (Rave reviews are still coming in!)
Simply go to: http://www.SuccessForTheSoul.com/unleash-the-power Register. And the audio will be delivered via email.

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AND 6 PAY PLAN EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST AT MIDNIGHT

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If you’re ready to truly jump-start 2012 with tons of effective support and the know-how that allows you to radically re-design your reality, this 90 day intensive is PROVEN to produce real transformation and results!

On the heels of the last 2011 UMSI program, I’m more confident than EVER about how this program delivers! And you can always read and hear for yourself.

Simply go to http://www.successforthesoul.com/90dayumsi for information and to register.

NOTE: The early bird discount and 6 pay option is the EASIEST AND BEST VALUE you will find before the tuition goes up on January 1, 2012.

The program begins as soon as you register and the live calls begin Tuesday January 24th, 2012.

*SNEAK PEAK (January 4 and 5, 2012) Watch for an email coming soon announcing my January teleclass, complete with an inspiring Success Panel of Seekers just like you, who claimed THEIR power as the Ultimate Manifestors™ of their lives!

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NEW YEAR “CLEARING” SALE ENDS DECEMBER 31 ST AT MIDNIGHT

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As we count down to a brand new year overflowing with INFINITE POSSIBILITIES… we at Success for the Soul CELEBRATE with a different kind of clearance sale. These products and services are perfect for releasing unneeded energy from 2011 to CLEAR THE WAY for a BRILLIANT 2012!

HUGE SAVINGS of 20-30% OFF are available for a little while longer.

To learn more about these home-study transformational opportunities go to:
http://www.successforthesoul.com/sfs-sale

Enjoy!!

Choose YOUR Reality! TM
Sonia : )

I do!

New Year’s is my FAVORITE HOLIDAY!

And I ALWAYS do my best to inspire (alright, I might do a little nagging, too…) seekers to really take charge of the year that lies ahead!

What about you?

Are you claiming your New Year, or…
~ Are you letting it happen to you?
~ Letting it happen by default?
~ Letting the unneeded past roll out into your future?

As we count down to a brand new year overflowing with INFINITE POSSIBILITIES… we at Success for the Soul CELEBRATE with a different kind of clearance sale.

Instead of clearing out inventory, we offer products and services that are perfect for releasing unneeded or unwanted energy from 2011 to CLEAR the way for a BRILLIANT 2012!

GO TO: http://www.successforthesoul.com/sfs-sale/

Ready to release and CLEAR the illusion of lack and scarcity regarding your relationship with money?

-> Check out our “True Prosperity Monthly Subscription Program!”

Ready to release and CLEAR the self-sabotage that keeps you from moving forward?

-> Consider the “Getting Out of Your Own Way Monthly Subscription Program!”

Ready to release and CLEAR lack of clarity about what you REALLY want?

->”The Vision Workshop PLUS Laser Coaching Program” is guaranteed to leave confusion in the dust!

Ready to release and CLEAR stuck-ness that is very real, but you can’t even identify?

-> Energy Healing through the “Laser Solutions Package” has helped countless clients around the world!

CLEAR THE WAY FOR A 2012 OVERFLOWING WITH INFINITE POSSIBILITIES!

GO TO: http://www.successforthesoul.com/sfs-sale/

Choose YOUR Reality! ™
Sonia

P.S. The clock’s ticking on HUGE SAVINGS! 20-30% OFF through December 31, 2011 at midnight!

Q: Sonia: You’ KNOW what I’ve been going through trying to manifest a very different experience at work after years of misery! Well, I called in Tuesday to tell you everything I’m learning in the UMSI program is paying off. I’d had a really good day at work Monday and it felt like I’d finally shifted. However, Tuesday afternoon and yesterday I felt out of alignment at work again, more like my usual, despite trying to release resistance via a variety of means, tapping, gratitude listing, etc.

Now on Thursday I’m feeling really good again…almost to where I was when I felt that shift on Monday.

My question is, do manifestations and shifts happen like this, with ups and downs but gradually a larger progression toward the up end? Rather than having them happen all at once, where you cross a line and never go back?

A: Great question! The short answer is YES! Transformation, expansion and shifts – in this physical realm – tend to look like 3 steps forward 1 step back, 2 steps forward 1 step back. I have never experienced, observed, or learned about a person who does not go through this.

Now, I can’t speak to what ultimate Nirvana looks and feels like in this physical realm, but according to what I’ve heard from those who are more enlightened than I (and I continue to research this)… even the most enlightened (Jesus, Buddha, Gurus etc.) in this physical realm experience and perceive the triggers of the ILLUSION. Their Egos get activated. The difference between the more enlightened and the less enlightened is HOW THEY RESPOND to the buttons being pushed. This RESPONSE is what we keep learning about and practicing in the expansion process of understanding Ultimate Manifestation.

The more you can simply welcome the reaction, see it for what it is worth, remember that you have fr.ee will and choice at EVERY MOMENT, and CHOOSE acceptance, allowing, and love WHILE redirecting to Higher Truth… the less you will suffer, the quicker the discomfort will pass, and the more your desires will be in alignment with your soul’s truth AND will you manifest more of what you desire.

Hope this helps.
Blessings,
Sonia

(This article is part of a series that began with the May 18, 2011 issue of Soul Food. To go back to the beginning , CLICK HERE)

As we bring our series on the Ultimate Manifestor’s Code of Being to its conclusion, we now move to Tenet #7: Do What’s In Front Of You

In some of the earlier tenets, we addressed the difference between DOING manifestation and BEING the Ultimate Manifestor of your life. When you make this shift, it means you’re expanding your consciousness away from the “effect” which is your physical reality, to the “cause” which is Source (i.e your consciousness – where your TRUE power rests.)

Now then, our consciousness is comprised of our thoughts, words and ACTIONS. And so, one of the challenges seekers encounter as they expand from DOING to BEING lies in understanding how to relate to the necessary actions one must take in moving through life powerfully.

The key to our Code of BEING… is that we are always striving to be one with Source. Open and receptive to the Infinite power, grace, love, wholeness, joy and abundance that is always here.

We must operate from the assumption that we are always being guided to our highest good. That the highest good is here for us always. Our job is to accept and receive the abundance that abounds. For you see, there is no lack of abundance. Source has already provided it. That’s what is meant by “Ask and It is Given”. But just because it is given, doesn’t mean we are in a place to receive it. The experience of lack is on our end. Not on the end of Source.

So… when we take action there are only 2 ways of BEING.

1. Take action on that which is INSPIRING you.This is because Divine Guidance comes in the way of inspiration, OR
2. Simply DO what’s in front of you. (Because if you are seemingly not receiving inspiration, it means that what is in front of you is exactly what you need to be doing for your highest good.

This guidance is vital because the common trap many seekers fall into regarding taking action, is that they think they “should” be strategic, figure things out, or that there is a right or wrong way to approach something.

As soon as you get into “figure it out mode,” you have shut yourself off from Source. You are now trying to “make things happen,” according to your ego’s perception of reality. And you’re resorting to control energy, which is, quite simply, a whole bunch of unproductive resistance.

PRACTICE:

When you don’t know what action to take. When you find yourself asking, “What should I do?” and no guidance or inspiration reveals itself… DO WHAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU. And practice trusting that what you’re doing is exactly what you should be doing for your highest good.

AFFIRMATIONS:

• I am willing to be guided and inspired in all of my actions under all conditions.
• I accept and receive guidance and clarity regarding which actions to take at all times.
• I am willing to trust that what is in front of me to do is for the highest good!
• I am willing to feel safe, guided and peaceful as I surrender to Divine Guidance and Divine timing in all things!

Try it and keep me posted!
Choose YOUR Reality! TM

Sonia

Do you find yourself wanting to start the New Year feeling clear, intentional and powerful, but instead have mixed feelings at best? Maybe you have an uninspiring history with  New Year’s resolutions… Or maybe the “negative 2012 buzz” has you feeling uneasy… Or maybe you’re simply ready for a FRESH dose of inspiration to connect with POSSIBILITIES for the best year yet?

The New Year IS a powerful time to set things in motion. Not only that, but you ARE setting 2012 in motion… Whether you realize it or not.

Wouldn’t you like some clarity about how to take charge of the very energy that is creating your future right now?

In a hurry? Go to: http://successforthesoul.com/unleash-the-power/

I have designed a  tele-class to help you channel your Infinite Creative Potential for an amazing 2012!

It’s SOON and it’s F.R.E.E.

Unleash the Power of Your Free Will!
Sort through Fact and Fear About 2012,
Clarify Where Your True Power Rests,
and Activate Infinite Possibilities
for Your Life in the New Year!

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

IN THIS CONTENT-RICH CLASS YOU WILL:

• Get INSIGHT regarding what 2012 is REALLY about energetically and spiritually!
• Discover the hidden power of fear and how to release it so you are free to channel your greatest Creative Power!

• Understand the TRUE Source of Your Power as the Ultimate Manifestor of your life (I can almost guarantee that you’ve got at least SOME part of this incorrect… most people do!)

• Learn INCREDIBLY SIMPLE and POWERFUL tools you can start using RIGHT AWAY as you move powerfully into the New Year so you can begin manifesting MORE of the reality you truly desire!

If you’re ready to move beyond having a few insights to experience a real break-through, this is a must-attend!

To learn more or to register go to: http://successforthesoul.com/unleash-the-power/

Hope you’ll  join me!

Sonia

P.S.  As usual, f.r.e.e. audios will be available for those that register.

P.S.S.  Door Prizes will be given to those that attend LIVE (books, home study programs,  laser coaching sessions, etc.!)

P.S.S.  And if you’d like a dose of inspiration.  Read below to hear about a seeker, just like you, who tapped into HER power to live ABOVE AND BEYOND what “reality” said was possible!

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“I feel invincible with Sonia in my corner!”

“I was a different person back when I began my work with Sonia. I was beginning the longest journey of medical school and had great confidence in career but not where I wanted…in my relationships. I had
seemed to turn some corner and with every new boyfriend came a bigger danger to myself. My self esteem was low in that area and I had many body pains developing. I was very excited to hear of the powerful work Sonia did from a friend and can’t imagine my life now as it is without her. Sonia gave me immediate relief of physical and emotional pain as well as tools to continue clearing my blocks and tap into my power. She is a wealth of information and a potent intuitive. I have since met my soul mate, had our dream wedding and have Sonia to thank for being our relationship coach and co-creating our perfect wedding ceremony. I just love how I feel invincible with Sonia in my corner, with my dream career as a Naturopathic alternative doctor, my amazing husband, and our first son on the way! I can’t wait for my exhilarating sessions with Sonia to see what manifests next….my dream retreat center!”

Amanda Hoffman ND,
McMinnville, Oregon.
calypsonaturalclinic.com