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Michelle's Homemade Granola Bars
Ingrediants:
Honey, 1 cup
Coconut Oil, 4 tablespoons
Brown Sugar, 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract, 4 teaspoons
Oatmeal, 4 cups
Wheat Germ, 1 cup
Shredded Cocounut, 1/2 cup
Cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon
Salt, 1 teaspoon
Dried Fruit, get jiggy with it
In a medium pot, mix honey, cocunut oil, brown sugar, and vanilla extract over medium heat till the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
In a bowl mix together oatmeal, wheat germ, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and dried fruit.
Here I use dried pomegranates and chopped up dried figs that I "eye-balled" in measurement.
Pour the wet mixture from the pot into the dry ingrediants. Stir till completely combined. It may seem a bit dry but don't worry.
Here I packed down the mixture onto half of a regular cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
Make sure you grease the wax paper before putting the granola on it so that it doesn't stick to it later.
I pressed down and formed with my hands. A little bit of hard work.
Bake in the oven at 300 degreses for 25 minutes.
Et Voila! Let it cool down and then cut it up into bars!
Here's my homemade granola bar I ate on the go to stay healthy and away from donuts!
YAY! So much healthier than the store ones. Next time, I want to try it without the brown sugar and with more fruit.
Influence...or Be Influenced Yourself
Protect Your Progress by Staying Grateful
I think that the reason why we can have a hard time maintaining progress is because we don't take the time to appreciate how far we've come.
Looking at where you are now in terms of how far you've come instead of how far you have yet to go not only promotes a healthier mindset, it promotes more consistent progress.
A lack of gratitude feeds the danger of self-sabotage - the "stop, go, stop" dilemna. It makes you undervalue what is working and going good in your life and focus on what you think is going wrong. The result of that is you stop doing what's working and you never feel satisfied.
Developing an attitude of gratitude is hard, intentional work. But it's the key that unlocks the fullness of life no matter how far you think you have yet to go.
What Makes Life Work Binder TIP
Here is a new tip for your "What Makes Life Work" binder:
You know all those magazines piling up that you want to find time to read? Magazines can only really be read piece by piece. They're not like books where you can sit down and enjoyably read it from cover to cover. So instead of letting a magazine lie around with articles you intend to read later, pick one up, look for an article that feels pertinent to where you are in life right now and CUT IT OUT. Yup. You didn't buy that magazine for it to sit there looking pretty, did you? You bought it to serve you in your intention to better your thinking and your life.
Now take what you cut out and put it in your binder to read that week. So far I've done this with SUCCESS Magazine and my Catholic magazines. Then after you've read the material, if the article was important enough for you to want to keep handy, place in a filing system under the proper heading: "For mailing to a friend," "Project X," "Goal X," etc.
As Robin Sharma said, "To double your income, you must triple your investment in learning.". Buying those magazines isn't the same as learning them. Put this tip to use and make life work!
Coming in February: SOS VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB
If you'd like to join us:
1. Get the book!
2. Email me (michellerohr@gmail.com) and let me know that you want to be a part of the SOS book club!
3. I will send members an email once a week starting February 10 (2/10 if you live on Guam...if you live in the states, my 10th of the month, is your 9th).
The email will assign 1-2 chapters to read for the week and include some helpful tips, questions, resources related to the book.
This is the book where Seth Godin started. This book is one of THE classics. I thought it would be a great place to begin because it's a New Year and you are only limited by the size of your thinking. So why not GO BIG and THINK BIG?
Yay! I'm excited.
Millionaire Interview with Seth Godin
Click HERE to watch the video interview with Seth and Jaime (creator of Eventual Millionaire).
Here are some of my notes from watching the video:
The purpose of making goals is to overcome fear.
Ask yourself: What do I want to not be afraid of?
Focus on the value you're creating, not the money. The money will come.
"I keep doing things that don't make sense financially and I'm constantly pleased that I did them."
Don't make the mistake of making the goal the destination. (The journey IS everything)
The reason people don't have amazing missions is because they're afraid.
Use your fear.
When I hear a voice in the back of my head saying, "This might not work"...that's what I do. That's my compass.
If I fail more, I win.
You gotta build the right thing - then you won't care about failing along the way. "I got nothing to lose."
Work on scary, simple projects.
Get permission to follow up with people.
What do I do that is worth other people paying to be on the inside? Teach people why it's worth it.
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