It seems my blogging poweress hasn’t quite made the A list yet. But that’s okay because now I have a goal. Can I make the A list in the next 6 months. Only time will tell!
If you want to find out your blogger status you can check out this post and mingle with an A-list bloggers! (never say I don’t bring you the best!)
Life was never meant to be a struggle by Stuart Wilde was one of the
books (or booklet as he calls it because it is a small book and quite
short) that made a huge difference in my when I first read it years ago.
Because
I always highlight the books I read it means when I pick them up again
I tend to only focus on the highlight bits which makes re-reading it
faster. (always a good idea to re-read a book at least 3-4 times over a
12 month period).
Here are some great quotes:
"………
If you accept full responsibility for your life, you will accept that
your destiny is created by you. And that your life is basically a
symbol of your inner most thoughts and feelings - of what you believe
about yourself.
He identifies a number of characters that "live" in the strugglers hall of fame:
The Hero - weakness - a lack of personal acceptance
The Terrorist - weakness - Bears a grudge on society
Professional Wimp - weakness - Does not command life
"Spiritual" Wimp - weakness - huge ego, feels like God dropped him off on earth to sit around being "special"
The
Goddess - weakness - similar to spiritual wimp, may dress like a man,
act tougher or with a anything you can do I can do better attitude
Wilting Wallflower - weakness - I am not capable please help me (this one was definitely be back in the day!!)
The conclusion of Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle by Stuart Wilde:
Once
you acknowledge and accept the struggles in your life (and it takes
courage to identify them) then you have the power to transced.
"Once
you accept you are the cause of struggle you can then affirm, with
certainty, that all struggle in your life can be eliminated, given time"
Its
a quick read and a fantastic book. If I had to give Life Was Never
Meant to be a Struggle by Stuart Wilde a rating I would rate it 7 out
of 10!
Have you heard of the "Rules of Being Human?"
They are rules handed down (so it has been said) from ancient Sanskirt. Personally I don’t care where they came from, I just know they are great rules to follow to live an empowered life.
I have taken these rules and added a modern day adaptation to them! Feel free to download and pass it on! Also feel free to leave any comments or messages.
To our continued success and blessings
IMPORTANT FACT: In 1973 Yale University interviewed graduates of a 1953 class. The 3 percent of those graduates who had specific written goals were worth more in absolute financial terms than the entire other 97 percent put together. Proving that written goals are just ONE of the steps to success. So tell me………..
Do you think that setting goals is important for success?
Of course it is only one part of
a whole structure when it comes to experience success. There is never
only one thing that will make you successful. Success is a combination
of factors including your own mindset, support and learning, consistent
action, and more.
Business owners and people who
are ready to create a huge project recognise that they can not do it
alone. Eventually you have to outsource or use the skills of other
people.
What are you currently doing to achieve success? How can you make your journey easier? Who can you connect with?
When you answer these questions honestly then you will be one step further towards experiencing the success you desire.
By Diana Ennen
What does it take to be successful in this field? Ambition, personal
drive, motivation, desire and perseverance are the forerunners. Without
these, all the skills and experience in the world won’t enable you to
succeed. However, combine those with your personal skills and
experience, and you’ll have what it takes.
Also, take into
account the following: Are you ambitious, constantly striving for more
fulfillment in life? Are you not fully satisfied until you’ve done your
absolute best? If so, working from home is for you. There are no
limitations. The more you put into the business, the more you’ll get
out of it. You control your paycheck. Only you can determine what
follows that dollar sign on your tax return each year.
Are
you a self-starter? You alone are the one who will make this business a
success or failure. The amount of time and energy you invest will
determine just how successful you are with your business. Are you
motivated enough to make things happen? In the beginning stages, a
business will require a tremendous amount of hard work and long hours,
often without immediate results. You need to be willing to invest that
time and await the results with confidence.
Are you
creative? Can you think of a new idea and within days make it a
reality? What a joy it is to tap that inner imagination and create a
new idea for your business. Whether it’s an effective advertising piece
or a dazzling brochure for your clients, you have the power to make it
work.
You should be self-motivated and enjoy working with
others. Many of you will come from a 9-5 job and the general tendency
is to cut loose with the extra freedom. No Boss-No Time Restraints-What
fun! You have to discipline yourself right from the beginning not to
get sidetracked watching soaps and sleeping in. After you are
established, your workload won’t permit this anyway.
Working
with different clients is a part of owning your own business. Remember,
a satisfied client will tell other potential clients about your
services. You need to possess the ability to make your clients feel
confident and secure in your services and comfortable working with you.
You can’t fold under pressure. Owning your own business can
be extremely stressful at times. There are no bosses to run to or
co-workers to seek advice from. The computers will break, faxes will
jam, clients will become too demanding and you must know how to handle
the situation and stay calm. NEVER PANIC! Learn to take a deep breath,
regain your composure and then solve the problem.
You should
be organized and have a good understanding of the business you are
going into. Many companies fail because they didn’t do their homework.
Read as much as you can on home-based businesses before you get
started. Research your area to determine the customers’ needs and the
amount of competition.
You need to be able to say NO!
Clients will take advantage of you if you don’t. You have to remain in
control or you will find yourself working outrageous hours for little
profit. Decide what hours you want to work and stick to that schedule.
Owning your own business can be an exciting and rewarding adventure.
There is a tremendous feeling of accomplishment when you land your
first client or make that first sale. It’s the kind of feeling that you
just want to keep getting over and over again.
Excuses, Excuses
Just how badly do you want this? What’s holding you back? People
present all kinds of excuses for why they shouldn’t start a home-based
business. Fear is the most common. Fear of failure, fear of financial
insecurity, fear of responsibility, and fear of change are the most
frequently stated. Let’s look at these for a moment and see if they
apply to you.
Fear of Failure: Most of us fear failure. It’s
natural. Who wants to fail at anything? Besides, if you don’t try, you
can’t fail, and you will not have to deal with those negative emotions.
Successful entrepreneurs see failure as an opportunity. They believe
that there is no such thing as failure, only lessons. You need to be
able to learn from your past failures or, as I call them, “tries.” I
consider it this way: “I tried it, it didn’t work, so I’ll try
something else.” I give failure no power. One of our favorite clichés
is, “I would rather regret something I did over something I didn’t do.”
You should learn valuable lessons from each of your mistakes.
What did you do wrong that could be corrected next time? Never dwell on
your mistakes. Solve the problem and plan a new course of action.
You can also prevent the risk of failure by being aware of why most
home-based or small businesses fail and then guard against these
things. The following are several reasons many businesses fail:
1.Lack of enthusiasm, motivation, dedication and drive
2.Lack of self-confidence
3.Lack of knowledge and expertise
4.Lack of management skills necessary to run a successful business
5.Lack of providing clients with quality and professional services
6.Lack of a professional attitude
7.Lack of a market for services
Remember that success takes time. Very few businesses are overnight
successes. It takes work, rethinking of ideas and carrying out your
plans. Think of success as a marathon, not a sprint.
Fear of
Financial Insecurity: This is a valid concern for those leaving the
security of a full-time job with a regular paycheck every week. There
is no guarantee that every week you will make a certain amount of
money. However, you can take steps that will enable you to make it
through the slow times until your business is up and running. Don’t let
your paycheck addiction seriously interfere with your dream of
entrepreneurship. Keep in mind that you could be downsized, fired, laid
off, let go, given the pink slip (you get my point) tomorrow, so take
control of your future now!
Have two or three months of
money in reserve to help you through the first few months. This
alleviates the stress of having to make money NOW! Many start a
business on a part-time basis and continue working their full-time jobs
to keep money coming in and to build their client base. However, let
this stop you from starting a business. After being in business now for
20 years and seeing so many businesses succeed, I know many who have
made it without this extra money.
Fear of Responsibility:
Many are frightened by the role of sole responsibility. They like the
option of going to someone else when a crisis hits and having that
person solve the problem. With everything falling on their shoulders,
they fear they can’t handle the stress. Advance planning is the key
here. When you start your business, have a good back-up plan in effect.
Then when a crisis hits, you immediately know what to do. After the
first few crisis situations, you learn to remain calm and solve
problems with little effort.
About the Author: Diana Ennen is the President of Virtual Word Publishing, http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com
and the author of Corel WordPerfect Office Ready Virtual Assistant
Solution Pack (http://www.corel.com), and Virtual Assistant – The
Series.
Source: www.isnare.com
By Pedro Sousa
So, 95% of the people that try to earn money online FAIL. That’s a fact and nobody can argue with that.
But, you can belong to the 5% who actually earn money from the comfort of their own houses. How? I call it the three "Be’s".
Before that, let’s talk about something else. Is it possible to start
bulding an income using just FREE advertsing resources? Basicly, is it
possible to earn money online without spending a penny?! NO! I’ve
talked about it with other marketers and we all reached the same
conclusion: at some point, you have to spend some money. But the trick,
is how to spend it. Face it like an investment to future. Just spend it
wisely. What leads to my main point. What do you have to be to really
earn a "few bucks" using the internet in these so called "home based
business"?
Be Active - That’s right. If you have an idea,
just explore it and do something about it. How many times did i heard:
"oh man, i want to do this, but i don’t if it’s going to work. Maybe i
just should let it go". WRONG. Be active in every way that you can be.
You will never know if it is a good idea, if you just don’t try to make
it work!
Be Patient - While you are advertising your main
home based business you have to be patient. Advertising is a number’s
game. Just don’t quite and keep trying. Give yourself a couple of
months until you give up.
Be original - In every step of the
way, you have to be unique and creative. Do something different from
the competition, and BEING ACTIVE here can really pay off. Write down
some ideas that you think can work, embrace them with enthusiasm and
you will see results in no time.
That’s about it. If you can
be active, patient and original you can earn money online. Along your
money journey, invest your money wisely (no guarateed sign-ups and so
on). Before EVERY MOVE research about it in order to find some feedback
and then ACT!
About the Author: Pedro Sousa is a full time
marketer, and he is currently helping people succeed online in a home
based business. For more details, please check http://www.theobaway.com
Source: www.isnare.com
I receive emails from women who would like to join my life coaching club but who tell me that they are "too busy!"
My answer to that question is are you too busy are are you just not ready to be successful?
Many people will be afraid of regularly setting and achieving their goals because then not only will they have to be taking consistent action, but things will have to change.
For many this is more fearful than staying the same (even if what they have right now stinks!)
The great thing about being in a group of fellow entrepreneurs is that we all have one thing in common. The ambition to succeed. We all recognise the value that comes from setting goals and having a clear vision to work towards. But how many people have that vision written down?
I encourage you to not only think about what you want to achieve, not only visualise what you want to achieve but also to write it down on paper so that you have it in front of you at all times.
When you do this you are led towards achieving your desires easily and effortlessly.
What do you want to achieve in the next 6 months? 3 months? 1 week?
How do you know that what you are working on today is helping you to move towards your vision?
Do you have a personal and/or professional vision?
Without direction and purpose you are like a plane with a malfunctioning engine, you can only glide along and hope that the wind takes you in a direction that you want to go!
A vision with true direction will help you recognise that everything you do has purpose and meaning.
I wish you continued blessings
Diane
What I instantly loved about the home business opportunity who loves money is the paragraph at the top of their page (you’ll have to visit the site to read it) but it warns you that making money online takes time and if you are willing to put in the effort they can help you by providing the training and system.
Kyle & Carson - also known as “The Wealthy Affiliates” were struggling college students who decided to look to the internet as a way of making money and they were making $20,000 a month within the first six months, which is more than the Dean of their College earns!
Now they have put together a system that will help you make money online and if you are looking for a business opportunity that will provide you with the opportunity to work from home take a look at Who Loves Money
I always believe that everything happens when it is supposed to and that there are no accidents. So when a blog submission was sent to my email that lead me to one blog which lead me to another called Steve Pavlina . com.
Steve has this amazing interview with Mark Allen that is definitely worth a read.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/marc-allen-interview/
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