The day after I got back from Chicago, I popped in the DVD “The Secret” and watched it while walking on my treadmill. My body actually missed the exercise, and I ended up doing 8 miles on Tuesday and 11.4 miles Wednesday. I love, love, LOVE my treadmill desk!!! (Will post more details about that later).

Anyway, I was so charged up when I got back from Chicago that rather than jump right in and start doing stuff, I wanted to stop and take a look at the big picture … what my business is, what belongs and what doesn’t, and how all the parts fit together.

So I decided that “The Secret” would be the perfect launch pad for that sort of thinking, and boy was it ever. Every time I watch it, I learn something new. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend to you head over to http://thesecret.tv Buy the DVD so you can watch it multiple times.

After it was over, I realized something — The Secret has been at work in my life for a very long time. My experiences in Chicago prove it.

• I’ve been wanting a better way to identify the keywords I should be targeting on one of my biggest sites. Guess who I attracted into my life? A guy who — get this — had visited my house with a real estate agent in California in late 2002. We looked at each other, did the “you look familiar” dance, and he told me where we had met. Talked a bit about business and he told me about this amazing free tool that does exactly what I’ve been wanting to do. It shows you in real-time what keywords people are using to find your site. Did I mention it’s free? Go to http://www.hittail.com — it’s very cool.
• At the end of the event, I was invited to the faculty mixer where I met Ann Convery, a wonderful lady who helps business owners “speak their business in 30 seconds or less”. This is something I have struggled with, but after talking with her at length that night and on the phone since I got back, I’m getting closer to being able to say what I do quickly and concisely. She loved the fact that I have triplets and encouraged me to use it as my part of my “hook”. Say hello to The Triplet MomPreneur!

Those are just a couple of examples of how I believe “The Secret” is at work in my life. Maybe you don’t believe in all that stuff and it sounds a little hokey to you, but it has worked in my life. Give it a try, what do you have to lose?

BTW, I just saw John Reese’s “Rebooting Your Brain” video and it fits in well with “The Secret” (except for the part where he tells you to write down your fears). Take a look
http://www.marketingsecrets.com/reboot.html

Ok, enough DVD watching and Brain rebooting for me, it’s time to get back to work!