"Thankful for the Breast Cancer". . . this is what Diana Albritton of Albritton Insurance in Sebring, Florida, told me about her breast cancer experience.


The dictionary defines THANKFUL as appreciative, well pleased, conscious benefit received. How could anyone be grateful for such experience?

Recently, at one of our Think and Grow Rich Study Groups, we were talking about how there are two ways of ways of gaining conscious control over our mind:

1) Shock - Usually the result of a negative experience (car accident, near death experience) shock creates an immediate awareness to the situation

2) Auto-Suggestion: The most powerful of the two, also known as “self-talk.” (Which is choosing affirmations or statements to oneself).

Diana is an example of both of these. And what she has accomplished is also a great example of “The Law of Polarity” which tells us that there’s an opposite to EVERYTHING. You can’t have a left without a right, an up without a down, a bad without a good.

I recently read this about the Law of Polarity: Within the darkest of life's perceived trials and hardships lies the means as well as the ability to find and experience the light.


A few weeks ago, after an internet learning session with our online marketing consultant, Diane Miano, I had a nice visit with Diana Albritton who was one of the ladies taking the same class, and I was interested in learning how she got started in her insurance business and how well she was doing so I began to ask her questions.

In just two years in the insurance business, Diana had accomplished what most insurance agents would accomplish in ten. What I learned about Diana was something that I just knew I had to share with others, men and women.

Diana is the founder of Lunch Club Wednesday, a networking organization for business women in Highlands County, Forida. She started this just 3 years ago after a group of friends approached her about getting together for networking. Diane took the idea and ran with it and today, it is a 300+ member (and growing) women's networking organization which does not collect dues from its members.

Talk about an ACTION-oriented person. Well, my intent is not really to tell you about Lunch Club Wednesday but to tell you about Diana’s story.

You see, several years ago, she was at a seminar with some friends. One of them had what Diana describes as a funny looking key chain called Beads for Life (now known as Bead Positive). Her friend explained that the different sized beads represented the various sizes of lumps a woman might detect during self-checks for breast cancer. That very weekend, Diana discovered a lump just like one of the beads on that key chain. She credits her friend for saving her life. After a series of tests, the diagnosis was breast cancer. She went to have a mastectemy followed a year later by another one.


The more Diana shared with me about this incident and what happened the years to come after that, left me with this strong need to want to share with others.

In just about a 30 minute conversation, I heard many lessons about being thankful, positive, taking action, caring for others, setting goals, about family, changes, and on and on. I immediately asked her if she would feel comfortable if I interviewed her in front of a video camera so that I could share her story on our blog. Diana is one of the most unselfish, caring, giving women you’ll ever meet, so without hesitation she agreed.

I hope you take the time to view these and to share them with others who you think would benefit from Diane’s story.


Diana Albritton shares the story of early detection, survival and gratitude through her experience with breast cancer with friend Jeanny Campbell for the purpose of sharing her story in order to help others.

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For the past two months, our Mastermind of professionals in Sebring have met weekly to study Napoleon Hill's classic book, Think and Grow Rich. On Saturday, February 28, many in our group traveled to West Palm Beach for "Thrive," a special invitation-only seminar led by four of the most dynamic thought leaders in the world today -- Brian Tracy, Steve Siebold, Larry Wilson and Paul Martinelli.

(Above: Left to right, back row: Andrew Hughes, Moddie Deselle, Marv Deselle, Paul Martinelli, Steve Campbell; front row, Jeanny Campbell, Leslie Conerly Loughlin, and Diane Miano)

Combined, these personal development leaders have more than 100 years of experience helping people in all economic conditions! They shared with us their thoughts, ideas and solutions on how to "Thrive in Uncertain Times." It was an unforgettable experience to hear and see these leaders in person! They echoed one another in their message to be proactive. "There are two choices every person and business is faced with, especially in this economy," said Brian Tracy. "To be proactive or reactive."

"You can set idle and wait to see what is going to happen to only then be forced to react to those circumstances, or you can be proactive and take action on your own behalf now. Many people are frozen in fear and cannot see the opportunities around them; however, history always repeats itself and vast fortunes will be made by those that are equipped with the skills to turn obstacles into opportunities.

We wanted to share with you some photos from our experience at the seminar, which was sponsored by iLearning Global, a subscription based internet TV portal for personal and professional development suitable for the whole family! Tracy, Siebold, Wilson and Martinelli lead a faculty of leading edge thinkers and speakers with video, ebooks and more available on iLearning Global.

(Above, right: Steve and Jeanny Campbell with Tom Murphy. Middle: Steve and Jeanny with Paul Martinelli, President of LifeSuccess Consultants. Left: Our mastermind participant Andrew Hughes with top selling author Brian Tracy.)

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