These T.I.P.S. (Techniques, Ideas, Principles and Strategies) are for everyone—especially those who want to elevate themselves to a better and higher level in the Year 2012 than they reached in the Year 2011. Internalize, apply and practice the concepts daily, and you will elevate your life, relationships, health, finances, knowledge, family, business, and career to a better and higher level than you had before.

The T.I.P.S. listed below are not based on any intended ranked order. They are shared for you to learn and master the healthy habits of Reciprocity and Elevation in the Year 2012, so you too can soar daily to new levels of success in all areas of your life.

From my heart to yours, here are 14 Growth & Prosperity T.I.P.S. for the Year 2012. Let’s ALL move significantly forward through Reciprocity and Elevation:
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1) Release Those You Have Tolerated in Years Past. This is the year you say “No More!” No more will I accept or entertain those that I have tolerated. You need and want people in your life where the two of you elevate one another—not tolerate one another. Look at the relationships in your life right now (personal, family, business, career, school, and community) and identify the individuals that you’ve been tolerating in years past. Release them! You cannot and will not be able to create and live a healthy and vibrant life if you’re life is being eroded by negative and toxic people day after day. Quality, vibrant and healthy living starts and grows through Reciprocity and Elevation.

2) Evaluate and Elevate the Current State of Your Healthy Relationships. In order for your healthy relationships to stay vibrant and growing, you must make sure that all parties involved are giving just as much as they are receiving. Yes, that includes you too! The fastest way a positive and healthy relationship can turn bad or toxic is when one person begins to neglect it or becomes ‘just a taker’ in the relationship. Make it your personal commitment to evaluate and elevate all of the healthy relationships within your life. Call your people before they call you; return calls promptly; send birthday cards; send get well cards; update your people on how your life is going; share pictures; return emails; hangout when possible; and make yourself available to listen when someone needs you most.

3) Consistently Communicate Honestly and Transparently. We live in a world today that is demanding and screaming for more consistent honest and transparent communication. For Reciprocity and Elevation to sustain itself within a healthy and vibrant relationship there has to be consistent honest and transparent communication. This year make it a new healthy habit to consistently let people know how you honestly and transparently feel. Try your best to do this in a good-nature and non-hurtful way, if you can. When you consistently communicate honestly and transparently, you will increase the level of trust, respect and value you bring to all of your relationships.

4) Ignite Your Passion to Give More Than You Receive From Others. Passion is—as Passion Does! Do not allow yourself to be the person who stands back waiting and wanting others to give to you first, before you start giving; or to be the person who chooses to go ‘tit for tat’ when it comes to being a carefree giver. Ignite the passion within yourself to give more than you receive without worry or hesitation. Think positive. Think healthy. Think Reciprocity and Elevation. Margaret Cho (American comedienne, fashion designer, actress, author, and singer-songwriter) says, “If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and range of love’s reach.”

5) Participate in and Have More Fun in Life. It’s a fact, life is short. We cannot pre-determine our fate or how long we will live. Too many people today are over-worked, over-stressed, failing in relationships, and our “fun meters” have been turned-off or turned down real low. Participating in and having fun in life is not only for kids. It’s for you, too! This year, make it your business to stop at least twice each week to add more participation and fun to your life. A participatory and fun life becomes a vibrant, positive and healthy life! It also becomes a life that lasts longer, stays healthy, and attracts other vibrant, positive and healthy people to do fun things with.

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