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Setbacks always present challenges.

We can not always control the challenges we are presented with … BUT… we can always decide HOW we want to respond and react to those challenges. 

When you respond well to a challenge, OFTEN, it will be accompanied by a blessing. 

Watch this video to see what I’m talking about…

Now for some incredible scenes… (you can click to make larger)

Sunset At The Windows In Arches National Park

Sunset over the cold desert

One more from Arches National Park

Sunset from my campsite at Dead Horse Point SP, Utah

A towering thunderhead that passed through the desert a couple of hours earlier

Dead Horse Point, overlooking the Colorado River in a desert Thunderstorm!

Mom and Pop RV Park

You’re going to see more of this place! Farmington, NM…

a MUST see for any RV’er! This is an “n-guage” train setup OUTSIDE at Pop’s RV Park!

(Watch the video to learn more about Pop)

Mom and Pop RV Park

I had to share 1 more… look at the attention to detail – the image shows a progression of workers building the railroad!

Again – at Mom and Pop RV Park

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Built by the Pueblo Indians over 1000 years ago!

A sacred site of worship, community, and safety.

Located just 15 minutes north of Farmington! (who knew!)

A Kiva - A circular pit in which ceremonies were conducted

More Aztec Ruins - but never occupied by Aztecs!

A (hopefully) inspiring message from a totally inspiring place…

Reflect upon these points…

• The internet is still very much in its “youth” and as such opportunities abound
• It is also a “mine-field” – you need to use good judgement AND a great mentor can also prove invaluable
• Action beats INaction every day of the week! – Be an action taker.

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A near brush with death … and a lesson learned

Yesterday morning I set out on a very short hike in Canyonlands National Park. The hike was to an overlook – the Upheaval Dome Overlook. The overlook is just 0.3miles from the start point of the hike – that’s just about 5 football fields of very light hiking! Since the distance was so minimal, and I do have extensive experience hiking, I set out in sandals and saw no need for water – certainly a round trip of just over ½ mile would not be even the slightest stretch for me! The climb to the overlook, while mildly strenuous was easily completed in a few minutes.

I remained at the overlook to enjoy the view for a few minutes, and even though it was only about 9am, the desert sun was already getting quite hot. I decided to continue my exploration of Canyonlands – a phenomenal national park by returning to my car.

That is when things got interesting… you see, the trail was a mix of “slick rock” (sandstone rock outcrop) and loose “dirt” – more like sand. Near the top of the climb, as I approached the overlook, the surface converted to just rock. This made it difficult to find the actual trail leading back down to the parking lot.

I started down what I thought was the trail and when the rock yielded to sand, initially there were footprints, then more rock, and when sand re-appeared, no foot prints were visible…I had somehow lost the trail.

I searched around a bit and just over a slight berm, there was the trail – complete with footprints! I was back on track…or so I thought. I proceeded down the trail for another 15 – 20 minutes or so (at my pace that is nearly a mile) and by then I knew I was most certainly on the wrong trail…and the problem I then had was, I was unsure as to whether proceeding forward was going to get me to my vehicle or turning back would. The trail I was on, was an 8 mile loop around the geologic feature I had just seen. I knew if I completed the loop, at some point I would get back to my car…unfortunately (for me), in sandals and without water, I was unlikely to successfully complete an 8 mile hike!

So… as I evaluated the situation, I decided I had probably diverged off the overlook trail, and landed on the loop trail and had “overshot” the parking area. I doubled back, hoping to eventually see the T-intersection I had started from. That T-intersection is where the loop trail goes left and right and the overlook goes straight up the slickrock and sand to my originally brief destination.

As I was doubling back, minutes seemed like hours – especially as the sun was growing increasingly higher in the desert sky. Then, my phone “kicked in” as I heard the internet radio station (it was Glenn Beck) I had been listening to earlier in the day. This was good news as I knew IF I was truly lost, I could (even though the connection to a cell tower was sporadic), call 911 and they could use GPS to locate me.

Naturally, I held back on doing that as I did not want to feel like a complete idiot if I was within ½ mile of the parking lot. A few more minutes of travel, and YES, I saw the road and then the parking lot… assured that I was now safe, I stopped worrying, the sun didn’t feel as hot as it did before, and I knew…that especially out here, any venture out into the wilderness, no matter how small a hike, I would take at least 1 bottle of water! And…I’m thinking of investing in a compass!

I JUST received this in my “inbox” as a subscriber to the Elevation Group. Read it carefully, Mike talks about some of the SAME things I have and I am reading about now. As you read this…you’ll KNOW why I’m out west (if you’re following my posts here on my page)…and if you want to know what I’m doing to PREPARE…just ask me. 

One thing i WILL suggest you do… IF you’re not already subscribed…CLICK HERE to get into “The Elevation Group” and read/watch the WEALTH of information Mike has to share with ALL of us. 

What do you think of Mike’s message? Alarming? On the money? Want to know more about Mike’s thoughts and what he’s doing NOW? 

Go here: http://evg.sillsleadership.com and subscribe…its worth it – PERIOD.

In closing – EVG is a great step towards preparation…and so is CloudZow <– click here to get CloudZow now and protect your data

No words…just pictures…enjoy (click to see larger images)

One of the more interesting views in the past week

Join me TONIGHT – 10:15pm eastern on “Fulltime Families” (A group for full-time travellin families and individuals) as we discuss Earning a Living “On The Road”

Click this link to access the show… http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fulltimefamilies/2012/04/23/the-real-housewives-of-ftf

See you there? If you like what you hear tonight…gimme some feedback! (see LoveClaw buttons above)

As with most of my posts…this one is a mix of business info (with some promotion!) AND inspiration. 

Here I stand on the EDGE of the LITTLE GRAND CANYON. Never heard of it? I hadn’t either! 

Yet, here it is… about 50 miles NW of Green River, Utah (Where??) 

I DO have another video (coming very soon) that will share more about the natural beauty of this entire region AND my travels today (4/19/2012) into one of the MOST REMOTE REGIONS in the state of Utah…which is pretty darn remote to begin with!

So…watch this video…yes, REALLY watch this video – and IF you take action, you’re going to LOVE the results! I love what Eric Worre says… “the networking business is certainly NOT perfect – (what is?), BUT, it is BETTER than ANY other industry you can name! 

Was that powerful? If you agree, please give me some feedback or click one of the buttons at the top of the post!

Now for some IMPORTANT and TIMELY news…

• I’m going to be ON THE RADIO on Sunday Evening (4.22.12) at about 1opm EDT – click here to access… http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fulltimefamilies/2012/04/23/the-real-housewives-of-ftf
• CloudZow is growing like WILDFIRE!! Don’t miss out on promoting a service that 100% of computer owners NEED and ONLY ABOUT 15% currently HAVE!
• This Google+ training made “WSO of the Day” yesterday! Can YOU afford to ignore Google+ (I didn’t think so!!)

Let me close with this… HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! I know I will! And…look for my post that details the San Rafael Swell and more!

A drive into the wilderness…

The view from Hwy. 24

(you can click this or any image for a larger view)

And then I saw this thing as I neared the state park and my hiking spot…

An amazing bluff near my destination

I hiked up Wild Horse Canyon…

Entering the Wild Horse Canyon

Then it got REAL narrow…

And...since I practically live in sandals, I decided I was not into rock climbing!

So, I drove back towards the state park and made this video for you here…

Pretty cool, huh? THIS is why I do what I do! It has enabled me to TRAVEL

and be HERE. I feel safe AND I have the time freedom to do these things.

If this sounds good to you…visit my “work with Al” link at the top of this page

and lets talk!

I’ll leave you with this epic photo…

Goblins in Goblin Valley State Park

and…oh, hey, if you haven’t seen CloudZow yet…click the funny name!

I’m loving this lifestyle! From Helper, Utah (more on Helper soon) to
Green River, Utah – and now (finally) a blog post for you about a few
things…

Watch it, enjoy, and if you like my thoughts, please DO leave a
comment (or click the buttons above!)

I’m reflecting upon an Easter message; a drive through the high
desert into Green River; AND the level of belief in your business…

Lets spend a few more moments on level of belief…

If you truly understand what you have access to in a home based
business, I claim and maintain you have no idea of how much you can
really earn. As Kody Bateman and Eric Worre have said, be realistic in
goal setting – do you believe you can earn 60,000/year? (That’s a
believable income, right?)…ok, then set a goal for $5000./month
income – you’re subconscious mind will likely allow that much.

As you near that goal, RAISE IT. When you’re earning “good” money,
its easier to believe (on a subconscious level) that you can earn
“great” money – perhaps 10,000/month? As you near that goal, ramp it
up higher…get the idea?

Well listen, two things – if you like what you saw and heard here,
read my post just below this – its new, exciting, and well…frankly
growing at a faster pace than any other company I’ve built. Read the
post and see why.

And…second thing – I’m ending this post now so I can ready to head
into Goblin Valley State Park…look for some great pics and more from
this area as well as my Helper, Utah post – very soon!

A simple, but very important question to everyone who owns and uses a computer…

How important are YOUR personal files to you?

That is – the data on your computer. You know, your important files – treasured pictures, videos, documents and more.

Have you ever experienced the nightmare of a hard drive crash – and the sinking feeling of knowing it contains your most important files and you didn’t get around to backing up today…this week…this month?!

If you’re like me, it’s happened, and when I inquired about the cost of recovering data from a failed hard drive, I learned that costs can exceed $1000 per incident! So…if you’re not backing up your data, you are putting your most important information, potentially IRREPLACEABLE documents and more at risk.

And…if you use a Mac computer – you are NOT immune! Hard drives are mechanical devices with moving parts…and eventually, virtually ALL will fail. When it happens, it can be a minor nuisance or it can be a catastrophic event – it is really up to you.

So, how do you avoid losing valuable data when (not “if”, but “when”) your hard drive fails?

Answer: backup your data! You may have thought this through and purchased an external hard drive (or flash drives or cd’s) with all the intentions in the world of “backing up” data regularly…but then a day, a week, a month goes by and you just haven’t “got around to it.” My external hard drives are now in storage, gathering dust! How ‘bout yours??

As the old saying goes “there HAS to be a better way”…and, there is! The most convenient, secure, and automated solution is online or “cloud” based data backup.

Allow me to review some cloud based data backup services you may have heard of or experienced…

Personally I’ve tried Idrive.com and Carbonite.com. Idrive worked great; Carbonite, not so much. I could not even get their software to work on my PC!

Online “cloud” based solutions (in general) are preferable to backing up at home for several reasons…and frankly CloudZow data backup leads the pack – here’s why:

• Very aggressive pricing (only $5/month – per computer) – and you can pay month to month (Carbonite offers similar cost, but ONLY with an annual subscription)
• Unlimited storage (backup), and yes it can be automated – YOU set the time to backup and CloudZow does the work (and encrypts your files)
• “Versioning” for the past 30 versions of the folders YOU tell them to maintain – this means YOU can recover “that file” you did not intend to delete!
• You can try CloudZow for free for 15 days – no credit card required!  
• You can join CloudZow as an affiliate for FREE – this option lets you earn extra income as you use the service and share it with others
• CloudZow offers 24/7 Support – this is a BIG deal – find a competitor that can help you at 2am when you’re in need of some assistance
• Online data backup keeps your backup “off site” – so, in the event of a disaster (natural or otherwise), your computer and its data are not in the same place as your backed up files

So, decide for yourself. By the way, I know that Mac users have their own solution with Apple, but every solution comes at some expense and from what I’ve seen CloudZow has the most affordable service and the most profitable affiliate program in comparison with the others named in this article.

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