When I was young I was told that I had an active imagination. I would dream of travels, adventures and excitement. I was always play-acting and I really enjoyed those times. Over time people would tell me to focus on the issues at hand…and I did. I focused on what wasn’t working and what wasn’t happening, or on the lack of what I didn’t have, and I wasn’t happy. I focused on ‘reality’. I found that when I was living in my La-La Land I was happier, more confident and more secure…and I attracted success.

There is a lot of information being shared lately about the Law of Attraction through “The Secret” and the revitalization of Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich.” I am listening (for the third time) to the CD series “The Law of Attraction” by Jerry and Esther Hicks. The first CD was a bit out there for me, but the other four are terrific and insightful.

The CD’s reminded me of what I knew long ago – when you dream of whatyou want, when you go into your La-La land, ‘see’ what you want and ‘see’ makes you happy, you know that you are heading in the right direction and you go for it.

I met a teacher the other day who scolded a foster child for going to La-La land saying the student should focus on reality. “Why?” I asked, “is his reality helping him? Or, maybe he would benefit from focusing on his dreams and potential. Isn’t he better off imagining a better life for himself, isn’t it more beneficial for him to dream, get excited, build hope and faith for a better future? Isn’t it more motivating to imagine what he could be rather than what is?”

Aren’t you more motivated, excited, and enthusiastic when you imagine your life as it could be? What would your life be like if you were earning more money, increasing your net worth, or healthier? What would your team be like? What would your business be like? Go to La-La land and think about that and think about it some more.

The more you spend time getting enthusiastic about your La-La land, the more you can see the details of your dream, the more you can use your five senses to see, feel, hear, taste and touch your dream. This activity creates more faith, more hope, it builds your belief so you take more action to achieve your dream. More importantly, you will attract opportunities and people that will help you achieve your dream.

La-La land is also known as vision. It takes commitment on your part to go to La-La land, or to spend time on your vision. Personally, I spend an hour in La-La land each day. I spend time seeing, feeling, hearing, tasting and touching my dreams and visions. I know what I want; I live each day in La-La Land and I am sending out the ‘vibes’ to manifest it all.

I encourage each of you to go to your La-La land, it will make you happy and you will create a life that brings you joy. By spending time ‘seeing’ your vision you will be able to communicate your vision more clearly, you will be more enthusiastic about your vision and future and you will attract enthusiastic supporters.

By the way… if someone says “face reality” know that your La-La land CAN BE your reality if you are willing to spend the time seeing, feeling, hearing, tasting and touching your life in La-La land.


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Team Pegine News

Team Pegine has received the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Certification

Team Pegine, Inc. has been certified as a participant in the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) business development program. Additionally, Team Pegine, Inc. is now certified as a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) in the Federal Government's SDB program. These certifications make Team Pegine, Inc. eligible to receive 8(a) contracts whether competitive or directed/sole source. See more information on Team Pegine NAICS codes at the end of the newsletter.


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In this month's leadership e-zine you will find:

• Pegine's Thought of the Month
• Quote of the Month
• Try-its - Simple Steps for Magnificent Rewards
• Kick Butt Actions - Strategies to make an impact
• News from Pegine
• Have You?

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Pegine's Thought of the Month:

"Children visit La-La land and find joy, success and a wonderful life. Adults use visioning to build faith, hope and plans to transform our lives and world. Adults who vision find joy, success and a wonderful life.”
~Pegine Echevarria

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Quotes of the Month:

“Wishing is good for us. Daydreams, fantasies, castles in the air, and aspirations all drive us forward, impel us to make things happen. They also tell us a lot about ourselves. Our wishes come straight from our core, and they are loaded with vital in”

“Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together.”
~Anais Nin

“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”
~Jonathon Swift

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”
~Jack Welch

“When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.”
~Charles R. Swindoll

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Try-its:

Take ten minutes of your day to sit still and use your imagination to see your future. When I began this process I had to use a timer. Ten minutes can seem like a long time to sit, think and use your imagination for ‘create’ your dream future.

Imagine the most amazing location you might be in three, five or ten years. Imagine where you are without money limits. Imagine you have everything you need and everything is handled. Now imagine the most amazing location you might be in three, five or ten years.

Imagine your company, your department in three, five or 12 months. Imagine the successes you have achieved. How are you being applauded? How is your team experiencing success? What rewards are you receiving? Use all five senses to experience your future success.

This is the same technique that every successful inventor, artist, business leader, wife and husband has used to create a life of miracles. They took the time to vision what they wanted to have, be and do in their lives.

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Kick-butt actions:

Watch your language. Do you hear these statements or say them?

• Focus on reality
• Stop dreaming
• It’ll never happen
• It, I, will always be this way
• It will be this way forever
• You are an optimist face reality
We often hear these statements and say these statements because:
• We don’t want to be disappointed – or have someone else disappointed
• We are uncomfortable with change…and in order to get what we want we have to change.
• We are afraid that if we ‘believe’ we might not get it or be happy with it once we get it.

So instead of visioning and going to La-La land we stay in ‘reality’ where we may not be happy but we know what we have.

Here is the kick butt action…now and in the future.

If you don’t like what you have, what you are doing, or who you are being, you have the power to change. Change, visualize or go to La-La land and see where you want to go, who and what you want to be. Build your faith, hope and belief through a daily ten minutes visual La-La land visit and if you don’t like what you received

Know that-

You have the power to change. Change, visualize or go to La-La land and see where you want to go, who and what you want to be. Build your faith, your hope and belief through daily ten minutes visual La-La land work and if you don’t like what you received…

I repeat the statement over and over because that is REALITY. You ALWAYS have the power to change...and you will always change now you get to choose how.

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Have You?

• Noticed all the changes in your life?
• Listed all the changes you appreciate?
• Saw amazing changes in the lives of others?
• Changed your life positively in any way?
• Noticed how nature changes each and every season?
• Noticed how your plants, outdoor plants have changed and grown?

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A small book with powerful tips, "Sometimes You Need To Kick Your Own Butt" is about your time to kick butt & and taking the lead changing your own world for the better! Each chapter features four easy to read segments designed to help you do just that. The segments are:
• Quotes - which include sayings that inspire everyday leaders
• Try its - Incremental, step by step techniques that take you a little further to a being the leader you were meant to be
• Kick Butt Actions- Life changing strategies that immediately propel you to a new level.
Action takes courage, Pegine shares what she learned a long time ago that courage = fear plus action. So, feel the fear and kick butt anyway!
• Finally - stories that enthuse, motivate, and kick your own butt, read them and take action!

Pegine's bold and comedic style -- a result of her rocky teen years and girl gang affiliation -- is reflected in the book's title, Kick Your Own Butt. Brash yet delightfully disarming, Pegine incorporates inspirational quotes, "Try-Its", and "Kick Butt Actions" into 87 inspiring pages. Soldiers and sailors from the US Army, The Army National Guard and US Navy read the book, they like the easy to carry small size and the BIG message. Verizon, Sprint, State Farm Insurance and the US Navy have all purchased bulk quantities for their employees. "Kick Your Own Butt is small, a quick read and packed with great ideas. I highlighted several concepts that I want to implement," shared Scott Gureck, US Navy Captain with the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

$11.50 includes shipping order the book here.

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Who is Pegine?

• Leadership Empowerment guru Pegine Echevarria, MSW, is motivational speaker, author and TV personality and Former Bronx girl gang member. She recently joined a new "gang", being inducted into the Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame, its first Latina member. Pegine's fellow 58, "gang members" include such luminaries as Dale Carnegie, Zig Ziglar and Tony Robbins.
• Pegine motivates leaders in a diverse world and empowering people to be leaders in their lives, business, family and community with laughter and gusto.(Her name is pronounced Peh-geen)


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• Inspires... people to be strong leaders in their work, family, community & lives
• Motivates... people to be effective leaders who motivate & support others
• Empowers... people to break through self imposed barriers to become the leaders they were meant to be
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Pegine in a member of the following groups:

• Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame, its first Latina
• Employers United for a Stronger America National Board Member and Vice President - a foundation that provides research, philanthropy, and education regarding employers and their US military reserve and National Guard employees."
• Society of Human Resources National Workplace Diversity Expertise Panel
• Jacksonville Women's Business Center Advisory Board member
• National Speakers Association - Membership and Retention Committee


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Team Pegine, Inc, Inc. NAICS Codes

Team Pegine, Inc NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes include:

Description of Services-------------NAICS Code

Management development training-------611430
Management Consulting Services----------54161
Public speaking training----------------------611699
Human resource consulting services------541612
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, & Similar Events without Facilities------711320
Educational support services----------------611710

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