When it comes to Mother’s Day, most adult children consider it a chore rather than a blessing. Reason being the “what have you done for me lately” isn’t more prominent than when you’ve become a parent yourself. In my case usually an ecard or a quick call to Mom on her special day will suffice. But this year is different for me.
That’s because this just happens to be the first year that my wife qualifies for the Mother’s day prize since we are the proud and happy new parents of a 5 month old baby boy. Despite the fact that we are both new at this parenting thing my wife has hit motherhood head on. Her dedication, commitment and patience have been something not only to be respected but also recognized. I could not be happier or more blessed to have not only the perfect wife but also the perfect mother for my child. Since my baby boy is too young to give his thanks this coming Sunday, it’s up to me to do it for the both of us.
Although the quintessential bouquet of Flowers would be an ok choice as a Mothers Day gift for her, flowers die and sometimes they die quickly. Not to mention they can be very expensive. Not so suitable in these tight budget times. So here’s a thrifty alternative. I have created a list for husbands like me who really want to show their appreciation without breaking the bank.
After some careful and exhaustive research here are my top five thrifty choices for Mother’s Day Gift ideas,from the heart.
5. Coupons, Coupons and More Coupons.
The homemade coupon book has long been made fun of and who could blame them. Why would you need a coupon to redeem a backrub from a loved one. Just ask for it right? Wrong! Although this may seem quite hokey, put into the right hands this could be a brilliant and ingenious gift. Besides I think most mothers like hokey. So instead of a backrub how about you offer her a date night, complete top to bottom house cleaning or a night out with her gal pals while you stay at home to watch the kids? It’s the gift that keeps on giving. But be forewarned guys, don’t offer a coupon for anything you wouldn’t be willing to do 2, 3 or even 10 months from now because although we have a tendency of forgetting things, they never do.
4. What’s that one thing she’s been trying to get you to do around the home?
Perhaps it’s put up shelving, cleaning out the garage, installing that new water filter. What ever it is, DO IT! In many cases something like this will score you bigger points and really show your appreciation 10 times more than a dinner out. Remember they nag about those things for a reason and that reason is because they want it done. So go ahead and bite the bullet. She’ll love you for it.
3. Make a tribute Video and post it on youtube.
This is 2010 guys so why not get creative? Grab that camcorder and do something cool and sweet. Perhaps you can interview her friends and family and have them all say what an awesome Mother she is. Or you can do a “this is your life” retrospective using some old pictures of her. If your not one for editing, no problem. You can either hire someone locally from craigslist, use a friend or check out animoto.com. You can get a whole video made with graphics, music and everything for free. Just upload any video, pictures or text you want in the order you choose and the animoto softwareputs it all together for you with some professional looking pizzazz.
2. Do what SHE wants for a change!
So often guys force their own wants and interests on their wives when it comes to planning couples activities. Does your wife really want to spend Sunday at the hockey hall of fame? Think outside of the box and surprise the heck out of her by planning to do something she would enjoy but that you would never normally be caught doing. Like a bike ride in the country, a picnic in the park or a night at the symphony. At first it might seem lame but remember this is for her, so suck it up for a couple of hours. FYI most symphonies and musical theatres offer highly discounted last minute ticket deals on certain nights. Shop or ask around for a good bargain. Craigslist or ebay is always a great place to start.
1. Tell her how much you appreciate her and what an amazing job she’s doing.
Most often it’s the simplest things that mean the most to us and telling your wife eye to eye how much she means to you and what an awesome job she’s doing is a 100 times more precious than any superficial token ever could. These expressions of thanks and gratitude shouldn’t just be reserved for Mother’s day but should be an ongoing practice all year around. Just think for a moment what life would be like without her and tell her how lucky you to have found such an amazing wife and how lucky your kids are to have such an amazing mother.
Written by Andrew Skelly Author of the Amazing Millionaire Formula.
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Danger lies in our ability to generate automatic, negative thoughts. And, talking ourselves out of the same things on a frequent basis only heightens this ability which is why some of us are so good at perpetuating bad actions. Just imagine all the bigger,more profound opportunities you’ve been spinning yourself away from…
Grab a blank sheet of paper. Now it’s your turn. Think of an idea or a goal you had recently but never accomplished.
“It was my goal to:_______________________________________”
Next, give some thought to all the excuses you had for not following through, and write them down.
“I never accomplished my goal because / because I was afraid of:
_________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Please stop reading and do this now. Come on; answer honestly, regardless of how silly it sounds. Your participation here is solely for your benefit. Don’t let your fear of being honest about your fears stop you!
This exercise is a crucial part to putting The Amazing Millionaire Formula to work for you. So go ahead.
Now look at the list of excuses you wrote down. Chances are, you either agree with the fact that these excuses were what prevented you from accomplishing your goal, or you disagree completely.
If you agree with your excuses, think back to your pro evaluation list to reconnect with the reasons why the goal was such a good idea in the first place. Then come back to the list you just completed to determine if your excuses are still valid.
If you, however, realize now that these excuses really had no validity and had not contributed to your failure of achieving your goal, then you are likely seeing through the deceptiveness of your own mind.
And that’s great!
And so, for each excuse that you wrote down, read it out loud, and then respond to it with: “This is just a fear-based excuse and a lie.”
Go ahead. It may sound silly, but it’s actually a very practical exercise. Repeating your excuses out loud releases them into the Universe. This exercise will help you release your fears with a surprisingly beneficial outcome. Go ahead. Have fun with it!
When you’re done, crumple up that piece of paper and throw it out. And, make a commitment to stop lying to yourself by being conscious of when your mind starts feeding you fear-based excuses.
These excuses can only be one of a few: fear of failure, fear of rejection, or fear of humiliation – so they’re really easy to spot.
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Believe it or not my Laws of Success includes hardship. Because life and life is nothing more than a series of ups and downs.
The Law of Polarity states if something bad happens in your life, deep down, there has to be something good about it, like a lesson learned.
If it was only a little bad, you will find there was only a little good. You can also look at it this way: the bigger the problem, the bigger the payoff . And, you can’t get something for nothing. Your ability to influence your subconscious mind is the price you must pay for your everlasting persistence in making The Amazing Millionaire Formula and your laws of success work for you. You, and you alone, must decide if the reward of a million dollars is worth what you must pay for it in effort, which reminds me:
Nothing easy is worth doing.
So does this mean that you should hope for big roadblocks in order to get a bigger payoff ? Of course not. Remember, we attract what we think; our thoughts become our words, and our words become our actions. The person, who has learned how to handle roadblocks and knock-backs by remaining calm and deciding on a course of action to deal with them, is the person who experiences many successes in life because they are always moving forward.
It’s the Universe and the law of success working with you to give you everything you desire. It’s just the way it works. The same applies when your plans fail half-way down the road. The Universe gives you what you need to get there, and yes, usually in the form of a roadblock, so you can rejuvenate your plan by adding those key ingredients that you may have missed before. And you’ll see, what you get out of it will be in direct relation to what you put in.
Running a successful business or knowing the correct way to handle large amounts of money takes a lot of responsibility, and everyone has to learn their way to the top. It’s just like school. We all started out in Kindergarten. We first had to learn the letters of the alphabet before we could get to Grade One, where we learned how to read and write our first words. Then on to Grade Two where… well, I’m sure you see what I’m building up to, so no need for me to spell it out.
What I will say is that learning the alphabet was the first step towards a series of greater achievements; and the same can be said in applying The Amazing Millionaire Formula and these laws of success in its entirety; where your mission is to advance to the next level of the process by successfully completing the one before it in order to earn your millionaire “diploma” and be recognized as an alumnus of the Millionaire Master’s Club.
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Have you heard of an Actress named Betty White? Well if your under the age of thirty I’m not surprised but if your over the age of thirty I am really surpised because Betty White is an 88 year old actress who has spent almost 80 years working in the TV and Movie industry.
She has starred in such famous shows as Mary Tyler Moore the long running Golden Girls and she also played a quirky and likable nutty legal Assistant in Boston Legal. As of recent she received some additional attention for starring in a humorous superbowl commercial that received viral video status on the web.
Well a few weeks a ago a fan of Betty Whites created a Fan Page titled “ Betty White to host SNL (Please?)” and within a couple of months attracted over half a million members to sign up. Wow! As cool as that is, what’s cooler is that Lorne Micheals the Producer of Saturday Night Live announced just last week that Betty white WILL be hosting SNL on May 8th as a result of the Facebook and additional twitter campaigns.
It just goes to show you the power of Social Media and networking. Betty White writes: “Thanks to the Internet, I’m hosting ‘Saturday Night Live.”
As I write in my book The Amazing Millionaire Formula it really is all about the Network you build and the like minded people that you attract to you simply by sharing your interests and passions. As for that person that started this whole campaign? Well it’s a 29 year old guy named David Matthews from Texas who started this whole grassroots campaign back in January on a dare. Little did he know the impact it would have.
To check out the facebook page that started it all go to:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Betty-White-to-Host-SNL-please/266442514828
Watch Betty Whites Snickers Super Bowl Commercial:
