Providence, "THE " Secret to My Success

Worldwide Eproducts March Newsletter, 2009

Hello again and thanks for coming back. I hope all is well.
The first quarter of the year is just about done and dusted and I can only imagine how quickly we will hit the half way mark. Probably in about three months I guess.

Has anyone else noticed that easter eggs have been in the shops already for about two months. Those things have got to be stale by the time we get them, but who really cares? Certainlly not me. I look forward each year to the egg hunt we have. I thought the novelty would have worn off with our adult kids by now, but apparently they are just as childish as their parents.

Enjoy your read!

Credit Where Credit is Due

My Websters dictionary defines providence as: "The care and supervision of God over His creatures", and, "Something due to an act of providential intervention".

I really like this word and its meaning because it very much describes my own experience.

This portion of the monthly newsletter is to share lessons I have been learning and insights gained. By giving you glimpses into my world I hope to inspire confidence in you for your own endeavours. Let's face it, I am not a superstar anything, so if I can achieve a level of success, then my example leaves the door wide open for any other non superstars out there to achieve their goals also.

As I make progress it is always imperfectly. I can normally find the wrong way to do something before I find the right way, Sometimes with hilarious results, sometimes just plain scary. I hope that you will laugh or cringe along with me and find hope and encouragement for yourself in the process.

And so, coming back to "providence". Here lies the very foundation of the incredible quality of life that I enjoy. In fact this truth, more than being just a foundation, is infused in everything I do, in every moment of every day. My life, in good times and bad, is the result of the constant and intentional involvement of a powerfully present God who is for me.

Any strategies, principals or lessons I have to share are of varying degrees of importance, but always, supplementary to, and mere expressions of the blessing and favour of a living God.

This article may be surprising or even confronting to some, but it is only right to give fair acknowledgement to the source of my help. To be honest, no message I could write on the subject of personal success, could be more important and relevant than this one. Have fun and be blessed.

Monthly Product Review

I must confess to being more than just a little uncomfortable reviewing this month's book, "Getting Rid of Stretch Marks". I've chosen to do it though, because my research has made me realise the level of anxiety experienced by those suffering from stretch marks. Normally associated with pregnancy, they can also be the result of obesity and rapid growth spurts.

I would really like to be able to say to anyone suffering from stretch marks, "Forget about them because your value is not reduced by your stretch marks". I know however that while that is true, it is cold comfort to sufferers.

And so our book "Getting Rid of Stretch Marks" offers a whole arsenal of weapons in the battle against stretch marks. I had thought that external cremes or expensive surgery would be the only answer. Our book reviews a number of off-the-shelf cremes and also some home made remedies including how to make and use them.

You will also discover, how diet and nutrition play a part in stretch mark severity through overall body health, and see how stress management is vital to combat stretch marks.

From the introduction you will gain an understanding of what stretch marks are and why they occur and then begin to find the best ways for you to combat them, including specific exercises.

The main thing I have learned so far, is that stretch marks are a lot easier to prevent than get rid of . If you are considering pregnancy or think you may be susceptible to stretch marks then let me encourage you to take steps to head them off before they become a problem.

You may not be able to completely avoid or get rid of stretch marks, but you can certainly diminsh their impact on your body and body image.

Rebekah's Quote on Quote

"Action is the foundational key to all success". Pablo Picasso

Yes, this one is a hard one, not to grasp…but, to find the motivation to action. This is another nice yet somewhat guilt-filled reminder to get up and do something…but I can’t be bothered to even finish this sentence...

Truth is, if we ever hope of getting anywhere or doing anything, we have start somewhere and start something, simple as that. It’s not always easy and we may fail or end up somewhere unfamiliar but we will hardly get the most out of life, love, success, adventure (the list could go on forever) by sitting on our behinds wishing we were the people in the magazines or on the TV. Isn’t that right?

Action or ‘do something’ really is the first and most crucial step in success. It’s the hardest step but also has an awesome snowball effect. Action is the foundation to which we can build on and other s can help build on too!

So, now that I think we all understand…what are you still doing staring at a computer screen?

-Rebekah Bolt

The Other Book Review

From time to time I thought I would include some comments about books I have read, because many of these have shaped my thinking in important ways. I enjoy novels but don't seem to make time for them. What I do spend time reading are biographies and books that inform and challenge particular areas of thinking and personal interest.

It was several years ago now that I read the biography of Captain James Cook, by Richard Hough. This explorer, from the age of sail, has played a large part in the history of my home country of Australia. It was by no means the most entertaining or inspiring of books I have read but it opened my eyes to the magnitude of Cook's achievements. Most of us can probably imagine a high degree of hardship on board those ships, but I never appreciated the level of maintenance required enroute just to stay afloat. Carpenters had to work continually to repair new damage and deterioration to their vessels. Their survival is truly remarkable.

I recall this particular book now because it was the original prompter for me to further investigate the meaning of the word "providence", used by Cook in his journals. A word I now hold to have a rich meaning. Interestingly, the book also compares the circumstances of Cook's arrival in Hawaii to the details of a local legend, extraordinary.

The Other, Other Book review

Nah, just kidding. That's it until next month. See you then, and remember, be blessed!

Steve Bolt

Worldwide Eproducts Team