Your Belief Becomes Your Reality

The Determinant of Your Success

Perhaps the most powerful single factor in your financial success is your beliefs about yourself and money. We call this the Law of Belief. It says simply this: Whatever you believe, with feeling, becomes your reality. Whatever you intensely believe becomes your reality. That we have a tendency to block out any information coming in to us that is inconsistent with our reality.

What Successful People Believe

What we've discovered is that successful people absolutely believe that they have the ability to succeed. And they will not entertain, think about, or talk about the possibilities that they'll fail. They do not even consider the possibility of failure.

Positive Thinking Versus Positive Knowing

You always act in a matter consistent with your beliefs. The most important belief system you can build is a prosperity consciousness where you absolutely believe that you are going achieve your financial goals. We call this positive knowing versus positive thinking. Positive thinking can sometimes be wishing or hoping. But positive knowing is when you absolutely know that no matter what, you will be successful.

Our First Grandchild

Our First Grandchild! We now have another title to hold...Grandparents!

Keegan Riley was born on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 5:35 PM.

He is the first Grandchild born to either side! And I will do my best to turn him Pirate!!

Influence Others

Every time you influence another person to do a better job, you benefit that person and you increase your own value.

Someone once said that no one can really motivate anyone else; all we can do is motivate ourselves and hope it catches on. You will probably never know how much you influence others with your behavior. When you always go the extra mile, you will influence those in your circle of friends and acquaintances, your family, your co-workers, and even your bosses to do more and better than they have done before. Your value to yourself and others is greatly enhanced by your ability to influence others to be happier, more productive people. There are no salary caps or career limits for those who lead others to great heights of success. Such people are simply too valuable.

-Napoleon Hill

Afraid To Risk?

An old poem by Richard Armour makes a good point:
The bride, white of hair, is stooped over her cane Her faltering footsteps need guiding. While down the church aisle, with wan toothless smile, The groom in a wheelchair comes riding. And who is this elderly couple you ask? You'll find, when you've closely explored it, That here is that rare, most conservative pair, Who waited 'til they could afford it.Are you ever afraid to take a risk? Afraid to commit because of an uncertain future? Afraid of failing? Not that anyone would wait an entire life before taking a chance on marriage, but do you tend to wait until all possible risks are minimized before setting out in a new direction? Though caution and common sense are certainly important, sometimes a risk is called for. As the late William Arthur Ward wisely said:
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk revealing your true self. To place you ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to risk rejection. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk disappointment. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. Those who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing, and become nothing. They may avoid present suffering and sorrow, but they will not learn, feel, change, grow, love, or live. Chained by their fear, they are slaves who have forfeited their freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; And the realist adjusts the sails.Is fear preventing you from taking a necessary risk today?

"Award Winning Photography"
Weddings are special. Two people committing their lives to each other. Families beings created. The joy of dreams shared and love fulfilled. Let Delightful Images capture the hope, dreams, and joy of the day that your lives are united. Weddings are celebrations of life and love. Weddings are solemn promises and vows. But most of all weddings are history - your family history. At no other time in your life will you share something so intimate as vowing your love in the company of so many people. Love can be dramatic, wild, quiet, all at the same instant. Love is unique to every couple. Show the world how different your love is.
Together as a team, they create and photograph romantic, storybook weddings that their clients love. Please call the studio to discuss your ideas with Gregg & Linda so they can answer any questions that you may have. Gregg Thompson Photography offers a wide range of services including custom designed portrait sessions, clothing consultations, custom framing, digital retouching services, contemporary black & white wedding photography and more. They look forward to helping make this event one of the happiest and memorable of your lives.
We offer Wedding Collections that always capture the Heart! Two Photographers, with over 24 years of combined wedding experience, at your event. Capturing your style, moments, memories in Black & White and Color, with a ‘flare’ for the contemporary and traditional. Full day coverages, leather-bound custom designed albums, on-line viewing, our guarantee…assure you of the “Best” we have to offer!
Gregg Thompson has been photographing weddings, portraits and corporate functions for over 18 years. Renowned for using natural light situations, Gregg is able to create a sensitive and elegant image.With Gregg’s spontaneous humor, all the tension diminishes and clients become their best in front of the camera.
Gregg has been recipient of many Honors, including; awarded “Minnesota Wedding Photographer of the Year 1999″, “Photographic Craftsman Degree” from PPA in 1999, “Court of Honor” awards, Kodak “Gallery Award” and numerous images accepted into Loan Collections.
Linda, Gregg’s wife, along with her expertise in managing their property management company these past six years, decided to joined forces with Gregg, and became co-owner five years ago, bringing her Black & White photographic (documentary) experience to the team. Her stylistic eye never fails to capture the passion of the day and her sense of fashion and design records those intimate details that might otherwise get overlooked.
Gregg met Linda totally by chance. He had inquired about hiring a model, to help with a wedding instruction class he was presenting to fellow photographers, when a friend mentioned Linda… Seven years later, they now find themselves as one of the ‘most sought after’ married photography teams in the Midwest, having been asked to photograph weddings throughout the Midwest, as well as Negril, Jamaica, Houston, Texas, Sacramento, CA, Seattle, WA, Las Vegas, NV, Sanibel Island, FL, and Isla Mujeres(Cancun), Mexico.With their children, they enjoy traveling together, spending time at their lake home and sailing their 30′ Cal Sailboat on beautiful Lake Superior.
Together they strive to provide the finest wedding and portrait artistry available.Thompson Portrait DesignToll free phone: 866.656.5919 / e-mail: Info@ThompsonPortraitDesign.net