Joyce Shafer

What Do New Authors Need to Know about Working with an Editor?

Ah, the excitement of finally completing your first manuscript after all those hours you put into it. Now it's time to entrust it to an editor. Do you know what to expect? There are different types of editing services, but here are a few primary ones. ... Read >

How to Break Your Addiction to Money Fears

Do you have a money-fear addiction? You know you have an addiction to money fears if you don't experience money and other forms of abundance coming into your life easily and frequently. If you didn't have this addiction, your energy and feelings would... Read >

Reinventing Your Self and Your Business Is a Process

Previously, many of us considered it a luxury to choose to reinvent ourselves or our businesses. At present, many find themselves thrust into this position by the economy. Last year, before effects of the economy really kicked in, I had my moment where... Read >

The Truth about Law of Attraction Practitioners and Teachers

You practice and/or teach Law of Attraction principles. Obviously, then, every moment of your life is blissful, right? I received an email from a wonderful person who commented that I always seem grounded and in faith, and she asked me what LOA techniq... Read >

The Economy is a Who, Not a What

Mainstream comments and thoughts make it easy to think of the economy as something separate from individuals and communities, which is not true. Here are a few ideas about this. My opinion is that the reason the economy appears as it does right now is ... Read >

The Splatter-Painting Lesson for Life and Business

Meaningful life lessons are sometimes derived from unusual or unsuspected methods and revealed many years later. Recently, an image from when I was twelve years old came to mind. It was the first year a local elementary school held a weekend carnival. ... Read >

How to Use a Prior Issue to Solve a Current One

It's believed best not to look back to move forward; but if you do this wisely, it can make a difference. Pick an issue . . . any current issue that has your attention by the, umm . . . balance point. Underlying this issue is a belief you have about... Read >

Surrender, Self-trust, and Belief . . . with a Twist

Is there more to what these words mean than we've imagined? And how might they work together? I've been using spiritual/metaphysical principles for decades, yet recognize that in the infinite vastness of what is, there's always more to learn and do. I ... Read >

Tips to Improve 2009 for Spiritual-Minded Entrepreneurs

Spirituality-based entrepreneurs are sometimes uneasy with how business and promoting are usually done. What kind of outcome does this create? Let's face it . . . we who are spirituality-based know we aren't mainstream in our approach to life. We proba... Read >

Be on the Agenda Alert

An agenda that lists things to get done is terrific; but that's not the kind of agenda this article is about. I recall being angry with someone, so angry in fact, that I harbored that feeling for a long time. My attention to this was triggered when I f... Read >

Create Your Order Form for 2009

If you'd like more clarity and energy about what you want for yourself or your business in 2009, here's a technique that helps you get it. Whatever you desire does not have to be important to others, only to you. You know what you want in the areas... Read >

Neville Goddard’s Law of Revision

Some people believe Law of Attraction or positive thinking is a waste of time. Use this simple technique of Neville Goddard's, and watch what happens. Let's face it, there's a myriad of techniques people can wrap their mind around in order to make a go... Read >

How to Write a Better Descriptive Story

New writers believe they have to fill pages with words. They do, but it's better to use the needed ones, and use them well. Norman Cousins said, "Words need to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care." Here are t... Read >

Ego Connection vs. Energetic Connection

How can you know if your connection to someone, something, or an event is an ego or energetic connection? Ask yourself, without censor, what it is you feel. If your predominant feeling is fearful, anxious, stressed, or anything along this line, you... Read >

Are You Talking About Me?

There are times when what others say or do triggers us and we feel a need to comment or even rant. Can we do this better, from a place of personal power? You bet. Any time we speak about others, no matter what we say, we speak loudest about ourselves. ... Read >