17 Principles of Personal Achievement by Napoleon Hill
For most of his life, Napoleon Hill lived with the conviction that every failure carried with it the seed of equivalent advantage. Here are his 17 principles for extraordinary achievement.
Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.
—Napoleon Hill
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Five Habits of Success
Paul J. Meyer, considered one of the most influential people in the history of the personal-achievement industry, passed away last week at the age of 81. Paul is the best-selling author of personal-development materials in the world, having sold more than $3 billion worth of materials translated into 24 languages in more than 60 countries. Paul’s body of work influenced the lives and teachings of many in the personal-development industry. The industry has lost a legend. The world has lost a truly wonderful human being.
Develop and reinforce these five habits of success. When you do, you will not have to make new decisions every morning. You instinctively know what you are going to do and how you are going to do it!
1. The habit of positive thinking!
Successful people have simply formed the habit of doing what failures do not like to do and will not do: They think positively! They have the habit of expecting to win, the habit of planning to win, the habit of working to win... and they win!
2. The habit of prospecting!
Develop this habit, and you will have prospects everywhere and you will have an endless supply of Class A leads.
3. The habit of calling on people!
This makes selling fun and exciting—and fruitful!
4. The habit of selling!
Use a system or sales presentation. Follow it to a “T”! It will make you a skilled communicator, a person who speaks with emotion and conviction.
5. The habit of working!
Work is a privilege! Work is a joy! It is one of the most exciting things you can do. When you get results, it pumps your adrenalin, gives you more energy and multiplies more results!
How do you acquire these habits?
You simply decide that the opportunity of presenting is a service is worth doing!
Determine ahead of time the personal goals you can achieve for success in this business!
Be confident that you have the ability to change or to do whatever it takes to get the job done!
Enter into it without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat!
Live each day with positive expectancy! Stick to the basics and the fundamentals!
—Paul J. Meyer and Kevin Rhea
Develop and reinforce these five habits of success. When you do, you will not have to make new decisions every morning. You instinctively know what you are going to do and how you are going to do it!
1. The habit of positive thinking!
Successful people have simply formed the habit of doing what failures do not like to do and will not do: They think positively! They have the habit of expecting to win, the habit of planning to win, the habit of working to win... and they win!
2. The habit of prospecting!
Develop this habit, and you will have prospects everywhere and you will have an endless supply of Class A leads.
3. The habit of calling on people!
This makes selling fun and exciting—and fruitful!
4. The habit of selling!
Use a system or sales presentation. Follow it to a “T”! It will make you a skilled communicator, a person who speaks with emotion and conviction.
5. The habit of working!
Work is a privilege! Work is a joy! It is one of the most exciting things you can do. When you get results, it pumps your adrenalin, gives you more energy and multiplies more results!
How do you acquire these habits?
You simply decide that the opportunity of presenting is a service is worth doing!
Determine ahead of time the personal goals you can achieve for success in this business!
Be confident that you have the ability to change or to do whatever it takes to get the job done!
Enter into it without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat!
Live each day with positive expectancy! Stick to the basics and the fundamentals!
—Paul J. Meyer and Kevin Rhea
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
10 Recession Proof Jobs / Careers
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO #10
It's safe to say that the current job market is in the pits.
Since the recession began in December 2007, 4.4 million jobs have been lost; more than half of that decline occurred between November 2008 and February 2009, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Additionally, there are 12.5 million unemployed people and the unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in February 2009. Also in that month, employment declined in nearly all major industries.
The only industry to add jobs in February was health care, with a gain of 27,000 jobs. Job growth occurred in ambulatory health care and in hospitals, adding 16,000 and 7,000 jobs, respectively, according to the BLS.
While there doesn't seem to be much certainty about the economy, there is one fact that remains true no matter what: Certain industries are recession-resistant.
"Some jobs are recession-proof because they provide goods or services that are essential to everyday life," says Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of "150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs." "Other recession-proof jobs protect us from harm and make the justice system work."
For example, Shatkin cites water and liquid waste treatment plant operators as a recession-proof job because "even in the most dire economic times, people need to drink, wash and flush."
While nobody's job is 100 percent secure, plenty of jobs and industries are somewhat resilient. For boosted job security, Shatkin suggests looking for work not only in a recession-resistant occupation, but also within a recession-resistant industry.
For instance, he says that people tend to forget that the education industry employs many people who aren't teachers; health care employs workers who never come near a patient; and the high-tech industry employs many people who aren't engineers or technicians.
If you're looking for a new job OR possibly even a home business, focus your efforts on the following areas and you might increase your odds of landing a great position.
1. Registered nurse
Resistant reason: Nurses are always in demand, recession or not. People will continue to get sick and seek medical attention no matter what the state of the economy, which ought to give RNs sound job security.
Training needed: A bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, plus completion of an approved nursing program. RNs must also complete a national licensing examination to obtain a nursing license. Further training or education qualifies nurses to work in specialty areas.
Growth through 2016*: 23.5 percent
Salary**: $46,242
2. Public relations specialist
Resistant reason: As advertising budgets are sliced and other marketing efforts are nixed to cut costs, many companies will rely solely on their public relations departments to promote the company brand. Additionally, as rumors spread about layoffs, bailouts and bankruptcy, PR specialists are needed more than ever to put out these fires along the way.
Training needed: A college degree in a communications-related field like journalism or advertising is helpful, though not necessary. If you lack a degree, employers will look for demonstrated communication skills.
Growth through 2016: 18 percent
Salary: $41,549
3. Teacher, post-secondary
Resistant reason: Since it's becoming harder to score a job, people are riding out the recession by going back to school. Furthermore, workers and job seekers alike are earning higher education to increase their marketability in the work force.
Training needed: Training varies based on the subject you teach and where you teach it. Four-year colleges and universities, however, usually require candidates to hold a doctoral degree for full-time, tenure-track positions.
Growth through 2016: 23 percent
Salary: $46,991
4. Police officer
Resistant reason: First, police officers are employed by the government, which definitely doesn't hurt job security. Second, the sad fact is that crime happens every day and the economy isn't helping. Desperate times call for desperate measures, which for some people include stealing and other offenses -- in some areas, police officers are busier than ever.
Training needed: Law enforcement agencies encourage applicants to take courses or training related to law enforcement subjects after high school. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, usually at least 20 years old, and must meet rigorous physical and personal qualifications.
Growth through 2016: 11 percent
Salary: $49,288
5. Insurance sales agent
Resistant reason: Though many Americans are on a tight budget, people are generally willing to spend money on the big stuff, such as coverage for natural disasters, health-care expenses and automobile accidents. With so many people losing their jobs -- leaving them uninsured as a result -- insurance sales agents have a larger client pool to work with.
Training needed: You have to have a state license to sell insurance; requirements vary by state, but generally require insurance-related course work and passing several exams. A college degree is not required, but is strongly encouraged.
Growth through 2016: 13 percent
Salary: $39,656
6. Pharmacy technician
Resistant reason: As the population ages, people probably will need more medication, as do the many people suffering from depression and anxiety as a result of the recession. Plus, many people have health-care coverage of some kind, even with the downturn, which makes it possible for people to continue to pay for medications.
Training needed: Most are trained on the job, but employers prefer applicants who have formal training, certification or previous experience.
Growth through 2016: 32 percent
Salary: $28,624
7. Funeral director
Resistant reason: Death is a fact of life. No matter what the economy does, people will continue to pass away and families will continue to grieve while seeking assistance to plan services for their loved ones.
Training needed: Every state requires that funeral directors are licensed. State licensing laws vary, but most require you to be 21 years old, have two years of formal education, serve a one-year apprenticeship and pass an examination.
Growth through 2016: 12 percent
Salary: $87,383
8. Environmental science technician
Resistant reason: The Obama administration plans to create 5 million "green" jobs over the next 10 years. Despite a slowing economy, a large percentage of the U.S. work force continues to dedicate itself to the environment.
Training needed: Most environmental science technicians need an associate degree or certificate in applied science or science-related technology. Technicians with a high school diploma and no college degree typically begin work under the direct supervision of an experienced technician and eventually earn a two-year degree in science technology.
Growth through 2016: 28 percent
Salary: $36,655
9. Network systems and data communications analyst
Resistant reason: Many technology-based positions can be performed by outsourcing, but certain technology workers, such as network systems and data communications analysts, must deal with problems onsite.
Training needed: An associate degree or certificate is sufficient, although more advanced positions might require a computer-related bachelor's degree.
Growth through 2016: 53.4 percent
Salary: $40,827 and $71,637, respectively
10. Direct Sales Networking/ Personal Development Industry
Resistant reason: Fortunately, many individuals are wanting to improve the quality of their life either through Personal, Social and Financial Success. While so many other home based business companies saw a decrease in sales and income last year, the Personal Development Industry, for example, saw global sales increase almost 100 percent throughout 2008 to a staggering 19 billion up from 12 billion in 2007.
Training needed: No previous training is needed. Individuals of diverse backgrounds such as Lawyers, Doctors, Waitresses, Real Estate Agents, Plumbers, Engineers, Actors, Office Clerical etc. have proven prosperity in this lucrative industry is possible.
Growth through 2016: 700 + percent
Salary: avg $80,000 - $150,000
It's safe to say that the current job market is in the pits.
Since the recession began in December 2007, 4.4 million jobs have been lost; more than half of that decline occurred between November 2008 and February 2009, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Additionally, there are 12.5 million unemployed people and the unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in February 2009. Also in that month, employment declined in nearly all major industries.
The only industry to add jobs in February was health care, with a gain of 27,000 jobs. Job growth occurred in ambulatory health care and in hospitals, adding 16,000 and 7,000 jobs, respectively, according to the BLS.
While there doesn't seem to be much certainty about the economy, there is one fact that remains true no matter what: Certain industries are recession-resistant.
"Some jobs are recession-proof because they provide goods or services that are essential to everyday life," says Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of "150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs." "Other recession-proof jobs protect us from harm and make the justice system work."
For example, Shatkin cites water and liquid waste treatment plant operators as a recession-proof job because "even in the most dire economic times, people need to drink, wash and flush."
While nobody's job is 100 percent secure, plenty of jobs and industries are somewhat resilient. For boosted job security, Shatkin suggests looking for work not only in a recession-resistant occupation, but also within a recession-resistant industry.
For instance, he says that people tend to forget that the education industry employs many people who aren't teachers; health care employs workers who never come near a patient; and the high-tech industry employs many people who aren't engineers or technicians.
If you're looking for a new job OR possibly even a home business, focus your efforts on the following areas and you might increase your odds of landing a great position.
1. Registered nurse
Resistant reason: Nurses are always in demand, recession or not. People will continue to get sick and seek medical attention no matter what the state of the economy, which ought to give RNs sound job security.
Training needed: A bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, plus completion of an approved nursing program. RNs must also complete a national licensing examination to obtain a nursing license. Further training or education qualifies nurses to work in specialty areas.
Growth through 2016*: 23.5 percent
Salary**: $46,242
2. Public relations specialist
Resistant reason: As advertising budgets are sliced and other marketing efforts are nixed to cut costs, many companies will rely solely on their public relations departments to promote the company brand. Additionally, as rumors spread about layoffs, bailouts and bankruptcy, PR specialists are needed more than ever to put out these fires along the way.
Training needed: A college degree in a communications-related field like journalism or advertising is helpful, though not necessary. If you lack a degree, employers will look for demonstrated communication skills.
Growth through 2016: 18 percent
Salary: $41,549
3. Teacher, post-secondary
Resistant reason: Since it's becoming harder to score a job, people are riding out the recession by going back to school. Furthermore, workers and job seekers alike are earning higher education to increase their marketability in the work force.
Training needed: Training varies based on the subject you teach and where you teach it. Four-year colleges and universities, however, usually require candidates to hold a doctoral degree for full-time, tenure-track positions.
Growth through 2016: 23 percent
Salary: $46,991
4. Police officer
Resistant reason: First, police officers are employed by the government, which definitely doesn't hurt job security. Second, the sad fact is that crime happens every day and the economy isn't helping. Desperate times call for desperate measures, which for some people include stealing and other offenses -- in some areas, police officers are busier than ever.
Training needed: Law enforcement agencies encourage applicants to take courses or training related to law enforcement subjects after high school. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, usually at least 20 years old, and must meet rigorous physical and personal qualifications.
Growth through 2016: 11 percent
Salary: $49,288
5. Insurance sales agent
Resistant reason: Though many Americans are on a tight budget, people are generally willing to spend money on the big stuff, such as coverage for natural disasters, health-care expenses and automobile accidents. With so many people losing their jobs -- leaving them uninsured as a result -- insurance sales agents have a larger client pool to work with.
Training needed: You have to have a state license to sell insurance; requirements vary by state, but generally require insurance-related course work and passing several exams. A college degree is not required, but is strongly encouraged.
Growth through 2016: 13 percent
Salary: $39,656
6. Pharmacy technician
Resistant reason: As the population ages, people probably will need more medication, as do the many people suffering from depression and anxiety as a result of the recession. Plus, many people have health-care coverage of some kind, even with the downturn, which makes it possible for people to continue to pay for medications.
Training needed: Most are trained on the job, but employers prefer applicants who have formal training, certification or previous experience.
Growth through 2016: 32 percent
Salary: $28,624
7. Funeral director
Resistant reason: Death is a fact of life. No matter what the economy does, people will continue to pass away and families will continue to grieve while seeking assistance to plan services for their loved ones.
Training needed: Every state requires that funeral directors are licensed. State licensing laws vary, but most require you to be 21 years old, have two years of formal education, serve a one-year apprenticeship and pass an examination.
Growth through 2016: 12 percent
Salary: $87,383
8. Environmental science technician
Resistant reason: The Obama administration plans to create 5 million "green" jobs over the next 10 years. Despite a slowing economy, a large percentage of the U.S. work force continues to dedicate itself to the environment.
Training needed: Most environmental science technicians need an associate degree or certificate in applied science or science-related technology. Technicians with a high school diploma and no college degree typically begin work under the direct supervision of an experienced technician and eventually earn a two-year degree in science technology.
Growth through 2016: 28 percent
Salary: $36,655
9. Network systems and data communications analyst
Resistant reason: Many technology-based positions can be performed by outsourcing, but certain technology workers, such as network systems and data communications analysts, must deal with problems onsite.
Training needed: An associate degree or certificate is sufficient, although more advanced positions might require a computer-related bachelor's degree.
Growth through 2016: 53.4 percent
Salary: $40,827 and $71,637, respectively
10. Direct Sales Networking/ Personal Development Industry
Resistant reason: Fortunately, many individuals are wanting to improve the quality of their life either through Personal, Social and Financial Success. While so many other home based business companies saw a decrease in sales and income last year, the Personal Development Industry, for example, saw global sales increase almost 100 percent throughout 2008 to a staggering 19 billion up from 12 billion in 2007.
Training needed: No previous training is needed. Individuals of diverse backgrounds such as Lawyers, Doctors, Waitresses, Real Estate Agents, Plumbers, Engineers, Actors, Office Clerical etc. have proven prosperity in this lucrative industry is possible.
Growth through 2016: 700 + percent
Salary: avg $80,000 - $150,000
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
For those who haven’t heard of it, the Law of Attraction states that what you get is what you think about the most. Since everything in the Universe is energy, your thoughts have power too.
Not convinced? When was the last time you bought something without at least thinking about it? You went right up to the cashier and gave her the money and walked out with your purchase. Then you stood there and asked yourself “what just happened there? What is this thing in my hand?”. Never happen to you? No? Me neither.
So our thoughts and feelings come before we take any kind of action. Do I fill the car with gas now or tomorrow? Is that the right word for this sentence in this post? Do I pick up the laundry before going for the groceries or after?
You get the picture. But there is a deeper set of actions we take, that are habitual. You know the ones, these always start with “this always happens to me ….” you fill in the rest. Those thoughts are the ones that drive the Law of Attraction strongest.
For example, if deep down, we associate wealthy people with being stinking thieves, do you want to be a stinking thief? Well, you want to be wealthy right? Which belief wins then? Do you see the problem? It is these hidden “iceberg” thoughts that sink our Titanics.
These create negative intention that stops the Law of Attraction working for us. At least for the things we do want.
It actually IS working, that is why you have the life you do, because somewhere in your subconscious are thoughts, beliefs and opinions that are creating your life just as it is now.
It is just your conscious thoughts are one thing, it is your subconscious attitudes that are where the rubber really hits the road. If you think that is all a load of bull droppings, humor me a second, which is better to think that you create every aspect of your life, the good and the bad or that you are at the tender mercies of fate or whatever?
Personally, I’ll take the full responsibility one. May I tell you why? Because that way I have the control to make it better, if I believe I have no power, then you know what, I have no power. Which would you choose? Sure one is pretty uncomfortable to ‘fez’ and and own some of the things happening in our lives, but the other choice just makes you roadkill. Which do you choose?
WRITTEN BY ONE OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS P. DAVIES
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Not convinced? When was the last time you bought something without at least thinking about it? You went right up to the cashier and gave her the money and walked out with your purchase. Then you stood there and asked yourself “what just happened there? What is this thing in my hand?”. Never happen to you? No? Me neither.
So our thoughts and feelings come before we take any kind of action. Do I fill the car with gas now or tomorrow? Is that the right word for this sentence in this post? Do I pick up the laundry before going for the groceries or after?
You get the picture. But there is a deeper set of actions we take, that are habitual. You know the ones, these always start with “this always happens to me ….” you fill in the rest. Those thoughts are the ones that drive the Law of Attraction strongest.
For example, if deep down, we associate wealthy people with being stinking thieves, do you want to be a stinking thief? Well, you want to be wealthy right? Which belief wins then? Do you see the problem? It is these hidden “iceberg” thoughts that sink our Titanics.
These create negative intention that stops the Law of Attraction working for us. At least for the things we do want.
It actually IS working, that is why you have the life you do, because somewhere in your subconscious are thoughts, beliefs and opinions that are creating your life just as it is now.
It is just your conscious thoughts are one thing, it is your subconscious attitudes that are where the rubber really hits the road. If you think that is all a load of bull droppings, humor me a second, which is better to think that you create every aspect of your life, the good and the bad or that you are at the tender mercies of fate or whatever?
Personally, I’ll take the full responsibility one. May I tell you why? Because that way I have the control to make it better, if I believe I have no power, then you know what, I have no power. Which would you choose? Sure one is pretty uncomfortable to ‘fez’ and and own some of the things happening in our lives, but the other choice just makes you roadkill. Which do you choose?
WRITTEN BY ONE OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS P. DAVIES
http://www.highway2wealth.info
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job
Here are some reasons you should do everything in your power to avoid getting a job:
1. Income for dummies.
Getting a job and trading your time for money may seem like a good idea. There’s only one problem with it. It’s stupid! It’s the stupidest way you can possibly generate income! This is truly income for dummies.
Why is getting a job so dumb? Because you only get paid when you’re working. Don’t you see a problem with that, or have you been so thoroughly brainwashed into thinking it’s reasonable and intelligent to only earn income when you’re working? Have you never considered that it might be better to be paid even when you’re not working? Who taught you that you could only earn income while working? Some other brainwashed employee perhaps?
Don’t you think your life would be much easier if you got paid while you were eating, sleeping, and playing with the kids too? Why not get paid 24/7? Get paid whether you work or not. Don’t your plants grow even when you aren’t tending to them? Why not your bank account?
Who cares how many hours you work? Only a handful of people on this entire planet care how much time you spend at the office. Most of us won’t even notice whether you work 6 hours a week or 60. But if you have something of value to provide that matters to us, a number of us will be happy to pull out our wallets and pay you for it. We don’t care about your time — we only care enough to pay for the value we receive. Do you really care how long it took me to write this article? Would you pay me twice as much if it took me 6 hours vs. only 3?
Non-dummies often start out on the traditional income for dummies path. So don’t feel bad if you’re just now realizing you’ve been suckered. Non-dummies eventually realize that trading time for money is indeed extremely dumb and that there must be a better way. And of course there is a better way. The key is to de-couple your value from your time.
Smart people build systems that generate income 24/7, especially passive income. This can include starting a business, building a web site, becoming an investor, or generating royalty income from creative work. The system delivers the ongoing value to people and generates income from it, and once it’s in motion, it runs continuously whether you tend to it or not. From that moment on, the bulk of your time can be invested in increasing your income (by refining your system or spawning new ones) instead of merely maintaining your income.
This web site is an example of such a system. At the time of this writing, it generates about $9000 a month in income for me (update: $40,000 a month as of 10/31/06), and it isn’t my only income stream either. I write each article just once (fixed time investment), and people can extract value from them year after year. The web server delivers the value, and other systems (most of which I didn’t even build and don’t even understand) collect income and deposit it automatically into my bank account. It’s not perfectly passive, but I love writing and would do it for free anyway. But of course it cost me a lot of money to launch this business, right? Um, yeah, $9 is an awful lot these days (to register the domain name). Everything after that was profit.
Sure it takes some upfront time and effort to design and implement your own income-generating systems. But you don’t have to reinvent the wheel — feel free to use existing systems like ad networks and affiliate programs. Once you get going, you won’t have to work so many hours to support yourself. Wouldn’t it be nice to be out having dinner with your spouse, knowing that while you’re eating, you’re earning money? If you want to keep working long hours because you enjoy it, go right ahead. If you want to sit around doing nothing, feel free. As long as your system continues delivering value to others, you’ll keep getting paid whether you’re working or not.
Your local bookstore is filled with books containing workable systems others have already designed, tested, and debugged. Nobody is born knowing how to start a business or generate investment income, but you can easily learn it. How long it takes you to figure it out is irrelevant because the time is going to pass anyway. You might as well emerge at some future point as the owner of income-generating systems as opposed to a lifelong wage slave. This isn’t all or nothing. If your system only generates a few hundred dollars a month, that’s a significant step in the right direction.
2. Limited experience.
You might think it’s important to get a job to gain experience. But that’s like saying you should play golf to get experience playing golf. You gain experience from living, regardless of whether you have a job or not. A job only gives you experience at that job, but you gain ”experience” doing just about anything, so that’s no real benefit at all. Sit around doing nothing for a couple years, and you can call yourself an experienced meditator, philosopher, or politician.
The problem with getting experience from a job is that you usually just repeat the same limited experience over and over. You learn a lot in the beginning and then stagnate. This forces you to miss other experiences that would be much more valuable. And if your limited skill set ever becomes obsolete, then your experience won’t be worth squat. In fact, ask yourself what the experience you’re gaining right now will be worth in 20-30 years. Will your job even exist then?
Consider this. Which experience would you rather gain? The knowledge of how to do a specific job really well — one that you can only monetize by trading your time for money – or the knowledge of how to enjoy financial abundance for the rest of your life without ever needing a job again? Now I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have the latter experience. That seems a lot more useful in the real world, wouldn’t you say?
3. Lifelong domestication.
Getting a job is like enrolling in a human domestication program. You learn how to be a good pet.
Look around you. Really look. What do you see? Are these the surroundings of a free human being? Or are you living in a cage for unconscious animals? Have you fallen in love with the color beige?
How’s your obedience training coming along? Does your master reward your good behavior? Do you get disciplined if you fail to obey your master’s commands?
Is there any spark of free will left inside you? Or has your conditioning made you a pet for life?
Humans are not meant to be raised in cages. You poor thing…
4. Too many mouths to feed.
Employee income is the most heavily taxed there is. In the USA you can expect that about half your salary will go to taxes. The tax system is designed to disguise how much you’re really giving up because some of those taxes are paid by your employer, and some are deducted from your paycheck. But you can bet that from your employer’s perspective, all of those taxes are considered part of your pay, as well as any other compensation you receive such as benefits. Even the rent for the office space you consume is considered, so you must generate that much more value to cover it. You might feel supported by your corporate environment, but keep in mind that you’re the one paying for it.
Another chunk of your income goes to owners and investors. That’s a lot of mouths to feed.
It isn’t hard to understand why employees pay the most in taxes relative to their income. After all, who has more control over the tax system? Business owners and investors or employees?
You only get paid a fraction of the real value you generate. Your real salary may be more than triple what you’re paid, but most of that money you’ll never see. It goes straight into other people’s pockets.
What a generous person you are!
5. Way too risky.
Many employees believe getting a job is the safest and most secure way to support themselves.
Social conditioning is amazing. It’s so good it can even make people believe the exact opposite of the truth.
Does putting yourself in a position where someone else can turn off all your income just by saying two words (”You’re fired”) sound like a safe and secure situation to you? Does having only one income stream honestly sound more secure than having 10?
The idea that a job is the most secure way to generate income is just silly. You can’t have security if you don’t have control, and employees have the least control of anyone. If you’re an employee, then your real job title should be professional gambler.
6. Having an evil bovine master.
When you run into an idiot in the entrepreneurial world, you can turn around and head the other way. When you run into an idiot in the corporate world, you have to turn around and say, “Sorry, boss.”
Did you know that the word boss comes from the Dutch word baas, which historically means master? Another meaning of the word boss is “a cow or bovine.” And in many video games, the boss is the evil dude that you have to kill at the end of a level.
So if your boss is really your evil bovine master, then what does that make you? Nothing but a turd in the herd.
Who’s your daddy?
7. Begging for money.
When you want to increase your income, do you have to sit up and beg your master for more money? Does it feel good to be thrown some extra Scooby Snacks now and then?
Or are you free to decide how much you get paid without needing anyone’s permission but your own?
If you have a business and one customer says “no” to you, you simply say “next.”
8. An inbred social life.
Many people treat their jobs as their primary social outlet. They hang out with the same people working in the same field. Such incestuous relations are social dead ends. An exciting day includes deep conversations about the company’s switch from Sparkletts to Arrowhead, the delay of Microsoft’s latest operating system, and the unexpected delivery of more Bic pens. Consider what it would be like to go outside and talk to strangers. Ooooh… scary! Better stay inside where it’s safe.
If one of your co-slaves gets sold to another master, do you lose a friend? If you work in a male-dominated field, does that mean you never get to talk to women above the rank of receptionist? Why not decide for yourself whom to socialize with instead of letting your master decide for you? Believe it or not, there are locations on this planet where free people congregate. Just be wary of those jobless folk — they’re a crazy bunch!
9. Loss of freedom.
It takes a lot of effort to tame a human being into an employee. The first thing you have to do is break the human’s independent will. A good way to do this is to give them a weighty policy manual filled with nonsensical rules and regulations. This leads the new employee to become more obedient, fearing that s/he could be disciplined at any minute for something incomprehensible. Thus, the employee will likely conclude it’s safest to simply obey the master’s commands without question. Stir in some office politics for good measure, and we’ve got a freshly minted mind slave.
As part of their obedience training, employees must be taught how to dress, talk, move, and so on. We can’t very well have employees thinking for themselves, now can we? That would ruin everything.
God forbid you should put a plant on your desk when it’s against the company policy. Oh no, it’s the end of the world! Cindy has a plant on her desk! Summon the enforcers! Send Cindy back for another round of sterility training!
Free human beings think such rules and regulations are silly of course. The only policy they need is: “Be smart. Be nice. Do what you love. Have fun.”
10. Becoming a coward.
Have you noticed that employed people have an almost endless capacity to whine about problems at their companies? But they don’t really want solutions – they just want to vent and make excuses why it’s all someone else’s fault. It’s as if getting a job somehow drains all the free will out of people and turns them into spineless cowards. If you can’t call your boss a jerk now and then without fear of getting fired, you’re no longer free. You’ve become your master’s property.
When you work around cowards all day long, don’t you think it’s going to rub off on you? Of course it will. It’s only a matter of time before you sacrifice the noblest parts of your humanity on the altar of fear: first courage… then honesty… then honor and integrity… and finally your independent will. You sold your humanity for nothing but an illusion. And now your greatest fear is discovering the truth of what you’ve become.
I don’t care how badly you’ve been beaten down. It is never too late to regain your courage. Never!
Still want a job?
If you’re currently a well-conditioned, well-behaved employee, your most likely reaction to the above will be defensiveness. It’s all part of the conditioning. But consider that if the above didn’t have a grain of truth to it, you wouldn’t have an emotional reaction at all. This is only a reminder of what you already know. You can deny your cage all you want, but the cage is still there. Perhaps this all happened so gradually that you never noticed it until now… like a lobster enjoying a nice warm bath.
If any of this makes you mad, that’s a step in the right direction. Anger is a higher level of consciousness than apathy, so it’s a lot better than being numb all the time. Any emotion — even confusion — is better than apathy. If you work through your feelings instead of repressing them, you’ll soon emerge on the doorstep of courage. And when that happens, you’ll have the will to actually do something about your situation and start living like the powerful human being you were meant to be instead of the domesticated pet you’ve been trained to be.
Happily jobless
What’s the alternative to getting a job? The alternative is to remain happily jobless for life and to generate income through other means. Realize that you earn income by providing value — not time – so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it. One of the simplest and most accessible ways is to start your own business. Whatever work you’d otherwise do via employment, find a way to provide that same value directly to those who will benefit most from it. It takes a bit more time to get going, but your freedom is easily worth the initial investment of time and energy. Then you can buy your own Scooby Snacks for a change.
And of course everything you learn along the way, you can share with others to generate even more value. So even your mistakes can be monetized.
One of the greatest fears you’ll confront is that you may not have any real value to offer others. Maybe being an employee and getting paid by the hour is the best you can do. Maybe you just aren’t worth that much. That line of thinking is all just part of your conditioning. It’s absolute nonsense. As you begin to dump such brainwashing, you’ll soon recognize that you have the ability to provide enormous value to others and that people will gladly pay you for it. There’s only one thing that prevents you from seeing this truth — fear.
All you really need is the courage to be yourself. Your real value is rooted in who you are, not what you do. The only thing you need actually do is express your real self to the world. You’ve been told all sort of lies as to why you can’t do that. But you’ll never know true happiness and fulfillment until you summon the courage to do it anyway.
The next time someone says to you, “Get a job,” I suggest you reply as Curly did: ”No, please… not that! Anything but that!” Then poke him right in the eyes.
You already know deep down that getting a job isn’t what you want. So don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise. Learn to trust your inner wisdom, even if the whole world says you’re wrong and foolish for doing so. Years from now you’ll look back and realize it was one of the best decisions you ever made.
Written By Steve Pavlina
Final thoughts
While I wouldn’t recommend starting on online business for everyone, for many people it’s one of the best ways to generate income without a job. It has certainly worked amazingly well for me. If you’re interested in learning more about this option, please check out http://www.highway2wealth.info
Make 2009 Your BEST Year Ever!
Linda Lashin
1. Income for dummies.
Getting a job and trading your time for money may seem like a good idea. There’s only one problem with it. It’s stupid! It’s the stupidest way you can possibly generate income! This is truly income for dummies.
Why is getting a job so dumb? Because you only get paid when you’re working. Don’t you see a problem with that, or have you been so thoroughly brainwashed into thinking it’s reasonable and intelligent to only earn income when you’re working? Have you never considered that it might be better to be paid even when you’re not working? Who taught you that you could only earn income while working? Some other brainwashed employee perhaps?
Don’t you think your life would be much easier if you got paid while you were eating, sleeping, and playing with the kids too? Why not get paid 24/7? Get paid whether you work or not. Don’t your plants grow even when you aren’t tending to them? Why not your bank account?
Who cares how many hours you work? Only a handful of people on this entire planet care how much time you spend at the office. Most of us won’t even notice whether you work 6 hours a week or 60. But if you have something of value to provide that matters to us, a number of us will be happy to pull out our wallets and pay you for it. We don’t care about your time — we only care enough to pay for the value we receive. Do you really care how long it took me to write this article? Would you pay me twice as much if it took me 6 hours vs. only 3?
Non-dummies often start out on the traditional income for dummies path. So don’t feel bad if you’re just now realizing you’ve been suckered. Non-dummies eventually realize that trading time for money is indeed extremely dumb and that there must be a better way. And of course there is a better way. The key is to de-couple your value from your time.
Smart people build systems that generate income 24/7, especially passive income. This can include starting a business, building a web site, becoming an investor, or generating royalty income from creative work. The system delivers the ongoing value to people and generates income from it, and once it’s in motion, it runs continuously whether you tend to it or not. From that moment on, the bulk of your time can be invested in increasing your income (by refining your system or spawning new ones) instead of merely maintaining your income.
This web site is an example of such a system. At the time of this writing, it generates about $9000 a month in income for me (update: $40,000 a month as of 10/31/06), and it isn’t my only income stream either. I write each article just once (fixed time investment), and people can extract value from them year after year. The web server delivers the value, and other systems (most of which I didn’t even build and don’t even understand) collect income and deposit it automatically into my bank account. It’s not perfectly passive, but I love writing and would do it for free anyway. But of course it cost me a lot of money to launch this business, right? Um, yeah, $9 is an awful lot these days (to register the domain name). Everything after that was profit.
Sure it takes some upfront time and effort to design and implement your own income-generating systems. But you don’t have to reinvent the wheel — feel free to use existing systems like ad networks and affiliate programs. Once you get going, you won’t have to work so many hours to support yourself. Wouldn’t it be nice to be out having dinner with your spouse, knowing that while you’re eating, you’re earning money? If you want to keep working long hours because you enjoy it, go right ahead. If you want to sit around doing nothing, feel free. As long as your system continues delivering value to others, you’ll keep getting paid whether you’re working or not.
Your local bookstore is filled with books containing workable systems others have already designed, tested, and debugged. Nobody is born knowing how to start a business or generate investment income, but you can easily learn it. How long it takes you to figure it out is irrelevant because the time is going to pass anyway. You might as well emerge at some future point as the owner of income-generating systems as opposed to a lifelong wage slave. This isn’t all or nothing. If your system only generates a few hundred dollars a month, that’s a significant step in the right direction.
2. Limited experience.
You might think it’s important to get a job to gain experience. But that’s like saying you should play golf to get experience playing golf. You gain experience from living, regardless of whether you have a job or not. A job only gives you experience at that job, but you gain ”experience” doing just about anything, so that’s no real benefit at all. Sit around doing nothing for a couple years, and you can call yourself an experienced meditator, philosopher, or politician.
The problem with getting experience from a job is that you usually just repeat the same limited experience over and over. You learn a lot in the beginning and then stagnate. This forces you to miss other experiences that would be much more valuable. And if your limited skill set ever becomes obsolete, then your experience won’t be worth squat. In fact, ask yourself what the experience you’re gaining right now will be worth in 20-30 years. Will your job even exist then?
Consider this. Which experience would you rather gain? The knowledge of how to do a specific job really well — one that you can only monetize by trading your time for money – or the knowledge of how to enjoy financial abundance for the rest of your life without ever needing a job again? Now I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have the latter experience. That seems a lot more useful in the real world, wouldn’t you say?
3. Lifelong domestication.
Getting a job is like enrolling in a human domestication program. You learn how to be a good pet.
Look around you. Really look. What do you see? Are these the surroundings of a free human being? Or are you living in a cage for unconscious animals? Have you fallen in love with the color beige?
How’s your obedience training coming along? Does your master reward your good behavior? Do you get disciplined if you fail to obey your master’s commands?
Is there any spark of free will left inside you? Or has your conditioning made you a pet for life?
Humans are not meant to be raised in cages. You poor thing…
4. Too many mouths to feed.
Employee income is the most heavily taxed there is. In the USA you can expect that about half your salary will go to taxes. The tax system is designed to disguise how much you’re really giving up because some of those taxes are paid by your employer, and some are deducted from your paycheck. But you can bet that from your employer’s perspective, all of those taxes are considered part of your pay, as well as any other compensation you receive such as benefits. Even the rent for the office space you consume is considered, so you must generate that much more value to cover it. You might feel supported by your corporate environment, but keep in mind that you’re the one paying for it.
Another chunk of your income goes to owners and investors. That’s a lot of mouths to feed.
It isn’t hard to understand why employees pay the most in taxes relative to their income. After all, who has more control over the tax system? Business owners and investors or employees?
You only get paid a fraction of the real value you generate. Your real salary may be more than triple what you’re paid, but most of that money you’ll never see. It goes straight into other people’s pockets.
What a generous person you are!
5. Way too risky.
Many employees believe getting a job is the safest and most secure way to support themselves.
Social conditioning is amazing. It’s so good it can even make people believe the exact opposite of the truth.
Does putting yourself in a position where someone else can turn off all your income just by saying two words (”You’re fired”) sound like a safe and secure situation to you? Does having only one income stream honestly sound more secure than having 10?
The idea that a job is the most secure way to generate income is just silly. You can’t have security if you don’t have control, and employees have the least control of anyone. If you’re an employee, then your real job title should be professional gambler.
6. Having an evil bovine master.
When you run into an idiot in the entrepreneurial world, you can turn around and head the other way. When you run into an idiot in the corporate world, you have to turn around and say, “Sorry, boss.”
Did you know that the word boss comes from the Dutch word baas, which historically means master? Another meaning of the word boss is “a cow or bovine.” And in many video games, the boss is the evil dude that you have to kill at the end of a level.
So if your boss is really your evil bovine master, then what does that make you? Nothing but a turd in the herd.
Who’s your daddy?
7. Begging for money.
When you want to increase your income, do you have to sit up and beg your master for more money? Does it feel good to be thrown some extra Scooby Snacks now and then?
Or are you free to decide how much you get paid without needing anyone’s permission but your own?
If you have a business and one customer says “no” to you, you simply say “next.”
8. An inbred social life.
Many people treat their jobs as their primary social outlet. They hang out with the same people working in the same field. Such incestuous relations are social dead ends. An exciting day includes deep conversations about the company’s switch from Sparkletts to Arrowhead, the delay of Microsoft’s latest operating system, and the unexpected delivery of more Bic pens. Consider what it would be like to go outside and talk to strangers. Ooooh… scary! Better stay inside where it’s safe.
If one of your co-slaves gets sold to another master, do you lose a friend? If you work in a male-dominated field, does that mean you never get to talk to women above the rank of receptionist? Why not decide for yourself whom to socialize with instead of letting your master decide for you? Believe it or not, there are locations on this planet where free people congregate. Just be wary of those jobless folk — they’re a crazy bunch!
9. Loss of freedom.
It takes a lot of effort to tame a human being into an employee. The first thing you have to do is break the human’s independent will. A good way to do this is to give them a weighty policy manual filled with nonsensical rules and regulations. This leads the new employee to become more obedient, fearing that s/he could be disciplined at any minute for something incomprehensible. Thus, the employee will likely conclude it’s safest to simply obey the master’s commands without question. Stir in some office politics for good measure, and we’ve got a freshly minted mind slave.
As part of their obedience training, employees must be taught how to dress, talk, move, and so on. We can’t very well have employees thinking for themselves, now can we? That would ruin everything.
God forbid you should put a plant on your desk when it’s against the company policy. Oh no, it’s the end of the world! Cindy has a plant on her desk! Summon the enforcers! Send Cindy back for another round of sterility training!
Free human beings think such rules and regulations are silly of course. The only policy they need is: “Be smart. Be nice. Do what you love. Have fun.”
10. Becoming a coward.
Have you noticed that employed people have an almost endless capacity to whine about problems at their companies? But they don’t really want solutions – they just want to vent and make excuses why it’s all someone else’s fault. It’s as if getting a job somehow drains all the free will out of people and turns them into spineless cowards. If you can’t call your boss a jerk now and then without fear of getting fired, you’re no longer free. You’ve become your master’s property.
When you work around cowards all day long, don’t you think it’s going to rub off on you? Of course it will. It’s only a matter of time before you sacrifice the noblest parts of your humanity on the altar of fear: first courage… then honesty… then honor and integrity… and finally your independent will. You sold your humanity for nothing but an illusion. And now your greatest fear is discovering the truth of what you’ve become.
I don’t care how badly you’ve been beaten down. It is never too late to regain your courage. Never!
Still want a job?
If you’re currently a well-conditioned, well-behaved employee, your most likely reaction to the above will be defensiveness. It’s all part of the conditioning. But consider that if the above didn’t have a grain of truth to it, you wouldn’t have an emotional reaction at all. This is only a reminder of what you already know. You can deny your cage all you want, but the cage is still there. Perhaps this all happened so gradually that you never noticed it until now… like a lobster enjoying a nice warm bath.
If any of this makes you mad, that’s a step in the right direction. Anger is a higher level of consciousness than apathy, so it’s a lot better than being numb all the time. Any emotion — even confusion — is better than apathy. If you work through your feelings instead of repressing them, you’ll soon emerge on the doorstep of courage. And when that happens, you’ll have the will to actually do something about your situation and start living like the powerful human being you were meant to be instead of the domesticated pet you’ve been trained to be.
Happily jobless
What’s the alternative to getting a job? The alternative is to remain happily jobless for life and to generate income through other means. Realize that you earn income by providing value — not time – so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it. One of the simplest and most accessible ways is to start your own business. Whatever work you’d otherwise do via employment, find a way to provide that same value directly to those who will benefit most from it. It takes a bit more time to get going, but your freedom is easily worth the initial investment of time and energy. Then you can buy your own Scooby Snacks for a change.
And of course everything you learn along the way, you can share with others to generate even more value. So even your mistakes can be monetized.
One of the greatest fears you’ll confront is that you may not have any real value to offer others. Maybe being an employee and getting paid by the hour is the best you can do. Maybe you just aren’t worth that much. That line of thinking is all just part of your conditioning. It’s absolute nonsense. As you begin to dump such brainwashing, you’ll soon recognize that you have the ability to provide enormous value to others and that people will gladly pay you for it. There’s only one thing that prevents you from seeing this truth — fear.
All you really need is the courage to be yourself. Your real value is rooted in who you are, not what you do. The only thing you need actually do is express your real self to the world. You’ve been told all sort of lies as to why you can’t do that. But you’ll never know true happiness and fulfillment until you summon the courage to do it anyway.
The next time someone says to you, “Get a job,” I suggest you reply as Curly did: ”No, please… not that! Anything but that!” Then poke him right in the eyes.
You already know deep down that getting a job isn’t what you want. So don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise. Learn to trust your inner wisdom, even if the whole world says you’re wrong and foolish for doing so. Years from now you’ll look back and realize it was one of the best decisions you ever made.
Written By Steve Pavlina
Final thoughts
While I wouldn’t recommend starting on online business for everyone, for many people it’s one of the best ways to generate income without a job. It has certainly worked amazingly well for me. If you’re interested in learning more about this option, please check out http://www.highway2wealth.info
Make 2009 Your BEST Year Ever!
Linda Lashin
Work From Home Business: Why It's Never Been Easier to Succeed
My previous articles discuss numerous advantages of owning a home based business. Things like the tremendous tax advantages, amazing opportunities to leverage your time and money to their highest advantage, the fantastic personal development that occurs when owning a business, and many others.
In this particular article I want to discuss why it's never been easier to be a business owner and be successful at it. This is especially true for the people who decide that the network marketing business model is the best place for them to start.
This is because of a number of very powerful attributes. First of all, network marketing companies do not discriminate. This means it does not matter what age you are, your level of education, the color of your skin, or even your gender.
That one reason alone offers tremendous advantages over practically every company you could possibly work for.
Many network marketing business opportunities can be started for a very modest amount of money and far cheaper than starting a new business from scratch, and certainly cheaper than buying a franchise.
Many of these companies' offer new home based business owners' wonderful training to help their representatives to succeed. In addition; highly successful people are often readily available and willing to help those who are serious about succeeding with their business.
Imagine having a highly successful person available to communicate with every step of the way. This kind of mentoring and training often cannot be purchased without significant cost outside of the network marketing industry.
Having said that I am about to share what may be the absolute most important two attributes to acquire in order to ensure success in your work from home business.
These two attributes can be summed up in four words: Pigheaded discipline and determination.
The world is filled with people who have great ideas. The bookstores are filled with tremendous information on critical subjects such as; marketing, time management, personal development, building a network marketing business, etc., etc.
The problem with every single one of those resources is that without pigheaded discipline and determination, that wonderful information and ideas will never be implemented. On the other hand, by building your discipline and determination muscle you can implement that knowledge and achieve outstanding success.
Returning to the reasons why it is never been easier to succeed in a work from home business - especially a network marketing business - another advantage is that there is no experience required. Again, the training offered by these companies as well as the opportunity to be trained and mentored by successful people is readily available.
Another huge advantage is available today is the Internet. Having the Internet available for everything from inexpensive communication, training, as well as now having access to the global marketplace; now makes the opportunity to build a successful work from home business easier than ever.
By: John T. Kelley
My Comment:
1. Do you like what you just read?
2. Are you serious about starting your own home business?
3. Are you coachable & trainable?
4. Are you ready to change your current lifestyle?
5. Are you a positive, motivated individual with leadership qualities?
If you have answered YES to all 5 questions please go to my website.
http://www.highway2wealth.info
In this particular article I want to discuss why it's never been easier to be a business owner and be successful at it. This is especially true for the people who decide that the network marketing business model is the best place for them to start.
This is because of a number of very powerful attributes. First of all, network marketing companies do not discriminate. This means it does not matter what age you are, your level of education, the color of your skin, or even your gender.
That one reason alone offers tremendous advantages over practically every company you could possibly work for.
Many network marketing business opportunities can be started for a very modest amount of money and far cheaper than starting a new business from scratch, and certainly cheaper than buying a franchise.
Many of these companies' offer new home based business owners' wonderful training to help their representatives to succeed. In addition; highly successful people are often readily available and willing to help those who are serious about succeeding with their business.
Imagine having a highly successful person available to communicate with every step of the way. This kind of mentoring and training often cannot be purchased without significant cost outside of the network marketing industry.
Having said that I am about to share what may be the absolute most important two attributes to acquire in order to ensure success in your work from home business.
These two attributes can be summed up in four words: Pigheaded discipline and determination.
The world is filled with people who have great ideas. The bookstores are filled with tremendous information on critical subjects such as; marketing, time management, personal development, building a network marketing business, etc., etc.
The problem with every single one of those resources is that without pigheaded discipline and determination, that wonderful information and ideas will never be implemented. On the other hand, by building your discipline and determination muscle you can implement that knowledge and achieve outstanding success.
Returning to the reasons why it is never been easier to succeed in a work from home business - especially a network marketing business - another advantage is that there is no experience required. Again, the training offered by these companies as well as the opportunity to be trained and mentored by successful people is readily available.
Another huge advantage is available today is the Internet. Having the Internet available for everything from inexpensive communication, training, as well as now having access to the global marketplace; now makes the opportunity to build a successful work from home business easier than ever.
By: John T. Kelley
My Comment:
1. Do you like what you just read?
2. Are you serious about starting your own home business?
3. Are you coachable & trainable?
4. Are you ready to change your current lifestyle?
5. Are you a positive, motivated individual with leadership qualities?
If you have answered YES to all 5 questions please go to my website.
http://www.highway2wealth.info
The Heart of Success - Finding Your Greatness to Improve Your Results
Most people go through life as if they have an anchor around their necks, allowing everything they encounter and experience to pull them down. Instead, because we are magnificent, we should live life to the fullest and instead of an anchor around our necks, we should live as if we have a buoy lifting us higher and higher.
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistance has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, after all, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
To your unstoppable success...
WRITEN BY WANDA GRINDSTAFF
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From Linda & Anan LASHIN:
Our goal is to assist as many people as possible to achieve their deepest and heartfelt desires.
Life is amazing when you are living it on purpose and with the people you love the most. Entrepreneurs are a very special breed. They want to be home with their families, make a difference in the world and be an example to others of what life can really be like. They want to provide a level of hope to many who sometimes feel overwhelmed with the circumstances of life.
We are on a passionate mission to assist those all over the world with a true Entrepreneurial spirit, to learn how they can achieve their goals and live the life as it is intended to be. If you are one of the few who have this level of passion for your future and the future of your family, then we are here.
Our program is not right for everyone, but it is powerful and it works! It is only for those who are willing to make the commitment to themselves to live the dream!
Contact us today by visiting our website. http://www.highway2wealth.info
Life is truly what you are willing to make it!
ANAN & LINDA LASHIN
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistance has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, after all, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
To your unstoppable success...
WRITEN BY WANDA GRINDSTAFF
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From Linda & Anan LASHIN:
Our goal is to assist as many people as possible to achieve their deepest and heartfelt desires.
Life is amazing when you are living it on purpose and with the people you love the most. Entrepreneurs are a very special breed. They want to be home with their families, make a difference in the world and be an example to others of what life can really be like. They want to provide a level of hope to many who sometimes feel overwhelmed with the circumstances of life.
We are on a passionate mission to assist those all over the world with a true Entrepreneurial spirit, to learn how they can achieve their goals and live the life as it is intended to be. If you are one of the few who have this level of passion for your future and the future of your family, then we are here.
Our program is not right for everyone, but it is powerful and it works! It is only for those who are willing to make the commitment to themselves to live the dream!
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Life is truly what you are willing to make it!
ANAN & LINDA LASHIN
Don't Quit ~ Author Unknown
Don't Quit ~ Author Unknown
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
Excerpt from Trump University email - Three "Musts" for Every Entrepreneur
Three "Musts" for Every Entrepreneur
Essential Qualities for the Self-Employed
If you have the desire, you can be an entrepreneur. But just having the desire won't necessarily make you successful. There are three fundamental attributes you will need. Whether they come to you naturally, or you have to work on developing them, these three qualities are vital for building a successful foundation for self-employment.
Know Your Business
The first essential element for success as an entrepreneur is to know your business. Whatever it is--know it like the back of your hand. Whatever entrepreneurial endeavors you are involved in--be it real estate, network marketing, Internet commerce, you name it--you need to strive to have an exhaustive knowledge of it.
Most people think the way to get involved in self-employment is to go out and start or buy a business. The part they leave out is training for the business. There's something to be said for just "taking the plunge," but you should at least know how deep it is before you jump in.
Once you dive in, you must continue to educate yourself about your business. After all, continued education is what will drive your earnings through the roof. So whatever business you decide to pursue, commit to learning as much as you possibly can. Every single time you meet another professional, attend another seminar, or read another book in your field, you are building your own professional competency.
Focus
Most of today's millionaires--and even billionaires--didn't start off owning 10 or 20 different businesses. They started making money by focusing on one. You simply cannot make big money by putting energy into a dozen things at once.
Some entrepreneurs love to try and put ALL their ideas into motion at once. But that's how you lose focus. And losing focus will kill your momentum in any entrepreneurial endeavor. Don't be one of those people who gets sidetracked as soon as you start to get some traction in your life. If you want to build momentum--and keep the focus--quit driving in the city. Get on a highway, put your foot on the gas, and forget about the exit ramps.
Approach your business with a single-mindedness of purpose--and don't let anything draw your focus away until you have made it successful. From there, you can continue to build that business, start a new one, or--as many entrepreneurs like to do--both!
Persistence
You knew this one was coming. Persistence. A necessary attribute for ANY entrepreneur. So many aspiring entrepreneurs would be much more successful if they only gave themselves a chance. But every time they are about to break free, they encounter some resistance and decide it's too difficult. Don't be one of those people.
Call it what you want--perseverance, relentlessness, determination, resolve--just make sure you practice it. When you hit a wall--as you most assuredly will--it's okay to withdraw, regroup, and try another strategy. That's not quitting. That's smart business. Practice persistence in all your entrepreneurial endeavors--and stick with them.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge Embracing Personal Responsibility
You Are the Cause of Everything that Happens
Today's message is a tough one. It's tough because it deals with a topic that is VERY difficult for some people to come to terms with. But once they do, their lives are forever changed by it.
The culture in our nation today suggests to us that the things that happen in our lives are--in large part--out of our control. The pervasive underlying tone of society suggests that all the things we experience in our health, our relationships, and our business endeavors (good or bad) are somehow out of our hands. That's not true.
You have to take 100 percent responsibility for your life if you want to thrive. If you're used to playing the role of the victim, successful entrepreneurship (and life in general) will be extremely difficult for you. If you feel your life is the result of other people's actions and decisions--and not your own choices--that means you have no control over your life. It means others are controlling it for you.
It's only when you take complete personal responsibility that you can truly learn and have power over every situation. It's easier to play the victim card, but if you do that, you won't progress in life.
Now keep in mind, we're not suggesting you take blame for things other people do or beat yourself up for mistakes. We're all human, after all. And humans make mistakes. We're talking about the attitude that you're the cause of everything that happens--and has happened--in your life. Who do you think is creating the outcomes in your life? You are!
You're the ONLY one that can produce a result in your life. If you don't like the outcome, you must change the behavior. Unsuccessful behavior is trying to find the scapegoat in your life. Successful behavior is understanding, real simply, that if it happened--you did it.
So look around you. Countless people in our country today like to play the blame game. And they are as miserable--and unsuccessful--as can be. Don't fall into that mode of thinking. Start accepting personal responsibility immediately. You'll be amazed at how you begin to have power over all situations. If you've been used to society's way of thinking, it may be a hard pill to swallow at first. But soon you'll start to see results in every facet of your life. You'll start to experience more positive outcomes in your health, your relationships, and especially your business endeavors.
Remember: You are the cause of everything that happens in your life. Adopt this attitude and never look back. Once you have this power, the only person who can stop you is you!
Essential Qualities for the Self-Employed
If you have the desire, you can be an entrepreneur. But just having the desire won't necessarily make you successful. There are three fundamental attributes you will need. Whether they come to you naturally, or you have to work on developing them, these three qualities are vital for building a successful foundation for self-employment.
Know Your Business
The first essential element for success as an entrepreneur is to know your business. Whatever it is--know it like the back of your hand. Whatever entrepreneurial endeavors you are involved in--be it real estate, network marketing, Internet commerce, you name it--you need to strive to have an exhaustive knowledge of it.
Most people think the way to get involved in self-employment is to go out and start or buy a business. The part they leave out is training for the business. There's something to be said for just "taking the plunge," but you should at least know how deep it is before you jump in.
Once you dive in, you must continue to educate yourself about your business. After all, continued education is what will drive your earnings through the roof. So whatever business you decide to pursue, commit to learning as much as you possibly can. Every single time you meet another professional, attend another seminar, or read another book in your field, you are building your own professional competency.
Focus
Most of today's millionaires--and even billionaires--didn't start off owning 10 or 20 different businesses. They started making money by focusing on one. You simply cannot make big money by putting energy into a dozen things at once.
Some entrepreneurs love to try and put ALL their ideas into motion at once. But that's how you lose focus. And losing focus will kill your momentum in any entrepreneurial endeavor. Don't be one of those people who gets sidetracked as soon as you start to get some traction in your life. If you want to build momentum--and keep the focus--quit driving in the city. Get on a highway, put your foot on the gas, and forget about the exit ramps.
Approach your business with a single-mindedness of purpose--and don't let anything draw your focus away until you have made it successful. From there, you can continue to build that business, start a new one, or--as many entrepreneurs like to do--both!
Persistence
You knew this one was coming. Persistence. A necessary attribute for ANY entrepreneur. So many aspiring entrepreneurs would be much more successful if they only gave themselves a chance. But every time they are about to break free, they encounter some resistance and decide it's too difficult. Don't be one of those people.
Call it what you want--perseverance, relentlessness, determination, resolve--just make sure you practice it. When you hit a wall--as you most assuredly will--it's okay to withdraw, regroup, and try another strategy. That's not quitting. That's smart business. Practice persistence in all your entrepreneurial endeavors--and stick with them.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge Embracing Personal Responsibility
You Are the Cause of Everything that Happens
Today's message is a tough one. It's tough because it deals with a topic that is VERY difficult for some people to come to terms with. But once they do, their lives are forever changed by it.
The culture in our nation today suggests to us that the things that happen in our lives are--in large part--out of our control. The pervasive underlying tone of society suggests that all the things we experience in our health, our relationships, and our business endeavors (good or bad) are somehow out of our hands. That's not true.
You have to take 100 percent responsibility for your life if you want to thrive. If you're used to playing the role of the victim, successful entrepreneurship (and life in general) will be extremely difficult for you. If you feel your life is the result of other people's actions and decisions--and not your own choices--that means you have no control over your life. It means others are controlling it for you.
It's only when you take complete personal responsibility that you can truly learn and have power over every situation. It's easier to play the victim card, but if you do that, you won't progress in life.
Now keep in mind, we're not suggesting you take blame for things other people do or beat yourself up for mistakes. We're all human, after all. And humans make mistakes. We're talking about the attitude that you're the cause of everything that happens--and has happened--in your life. Who do you think is creating the outcomes in your life? You are!
You're the ONLY one that can produce a result in your life. If you don't like the outcome, you must change the behavior. Unsuccessful behavior is trying to find the scapegoat in your life. Successful behavior is understanding, real simply, that if it happened--you did it.
So look around you. Countless people in our country today like to play the blame game. And they are as miserable--and unsuccessful--as can be. Don't fall into that mode of thinking. Start accepting personal responsibility immediately. You'll be amazed at how you begin to have power over all situations. If you've been used to society's way of thinking, it may be a hard pill to swallow at first. But soon you'll start to see results in every facet of your life. You'll start to experience more positive outcomes in your health, your relationships, and especially your business endeavors.
Remember: You are the cause of everything that happens in your life. Adopt this attitude and never look back. Once you have this power, the only person who can stop you is you!
Play Play & More Play - Kevin Carroll
Katalyst agent for change, Kevin Carroll spelt out his game plan for maximising life on planet earth today on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Kevin was "saved by the ball" (not the bell). Out of a dysfunctional family, he emerged a powerful self-actuating person with an enchanting message. He discovered sport at a pivotal moment in his life, when he was abandoned by his mother aged six. He want on to be a successful sports coach, a seminal figure at sports giant Nike and a best selling author - not to mention being a turbo-charged motivational speaker.
He laid out seven point recipe to inject "nutrition into the creative soul":
1. Whatever it is - COMMIT TO IT
2. Seek out ENCOURAGERS - not doubters and nay-sayers
3. Work out your CREATIVE MUSCLE
4. Prepare TO SHINE
5. SPEAK UP - Kevin's Granma summed this up when she said: "A closed mouth, don't get fed!"
6. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
7. MAXIMISE THE DAY - there are 86,400 seconds in a day - make the most of them.
And whatever it is you are doing - HAVE FUN DOING IT...
Kevin was "saved by the ball" (not the bell). Out of a dysfunctional family, he emerged a powerful self-actuating person with an enchanting message. He discovered sport at a pivotal moment in his life, when he was abandoned by his mother aged six. He want on to be a successful sports coach, a seminal figure at sports giant Nike and a best selling author - not to mention being a turbo-charged motivational speaker.
He laid out seven point recipe to inject "nutrition into the creative soul":
1. Whatever it is - COMMIT TO IT
2. Seek out ENCOURAGERS - not doubters and nay-sayers
3. Work out your CREATIVE MUSCLE
4. Prepare TO SHINE
5. SPEAK UP - Kevin's Granma summed this up when she said: "A closed mouth, don't get fed!"
6. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
7. MAXIMISE THE DAY - there are 86,400 seconds in a day - make the most of them.
And whatever it is you are doing - HAVE FUN DOING IT...
Self Employment - Are You a Match?
With the current trend of layoffs, paycuts, outsourcing, staff reductions and business closings plaguing the business world, more and more people are looking at the possibility of working for themselves. Self employment certainly has many advantages and there has actually NEVER been a better time than now (in the current economy) to start and succeed at business.
In a recent Gallup Poll, 57% of Americans polled indicated they would prefer to work for themselves. Long gone is the time you work till retirement and sit back on a nice pension. Since the level of security and stability has dropped so dramatically, self employment is becoming more of a reality for larger numbers of Americans than ever before in history.
Now, even though I have owned retail businesses in the past, for the last 2 years I have run a Home Based Business. This is my area of expertise, so I would like to address why you might want to consider starting a Home Based Business. I am a huge advocate of the Home Based Business over traditional brick and mortar businesses. Here is why:
• You determine your own hours (which can be very flexible)
• Working from home does not mean you have to be at home. You can work from virtually anywhere you choose
• There is a much greater potential for a substantial income
• Very low overhead
• No more office politics.
So, What are the disadvantages and what roadblocks might you face?
• No more regular paycheck. You may want to wait until your business replaces your income before you quit your job.
• You must learn to be creative and self resourceful
• You MUST be willing to take risks
This is where so many new entrepreneurs drop the ball. They want to be financially independent, they want to be home with their families, they want to travel, they want, they want they want... BUT, they are not willing to take any risks to have it. Just the fact that risks are NOT taken, greatly decrease the chances of having success. This is what you MUST ASK YOURSELF; "Is my dream, my goal, more important than anything else?" If you can honestly answer YES to that question, then your risks will pay off.
• Are you willing to be self disciplined?
I want you to understand a couple points here. First of all, two to four hours of disciplined focus can produce ten times more than 20 hours of scattered thinking and actions. Secondly, you must be willing to put in focused time. Time when you are working your business, according to a plan and time for income producing activities.
• Are you willing to be trained?
In most home based businesses, there are people to train you. Look to the people who are getting the results you want and do what they are doing. When I got started in my business, I wanted to generate $20,000 a month, very quickly. I sought out the people who were doing it already and did exactly as they were doing. Now my goal is 7 figures a year, and you better believe I am doing exactly as the other 7 figure income earners are doing. You must be willing to be trained.
I will gladly assist you in any way I can. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss business models or if you have any specific questions.
To your unstoppable success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Linda & Anan Lashin are successful Home Based Business professionals as well as a business coaches and marketing experts. They has assisted many people in achieving major financial goals and are passionate about showing people how to escape the rat race and lead powerful, self created lives through free enterprise.
http://www.highway2wealth.info
In a recent Gallup Poll, 57% of Americans polled indicated they would prefer to work for themselves. Long gone is the time you work till retirement and sit back on a nice pension. Since the level of security and stability has dropped so dramatically, self employment is becoming more of a reality for larger numbers of Americans than ever before in history.
Now, even though I have owned retail businesses in the past, for the last 2 years I have run a Home Based Business. This is my area of expertise, so I would like to address why you might want to consider starting a Home Based Business. I am a huge advocate of the Home Based Business over traditional brick and mortar businesses. Here is why:
• You determine your own hours (which can be very flexible)
• Working from home does not mean you have to be at home. You can work from virtually anywhere you choose
• There is a much greater potential for a substantial income
• Very low overhead
• No more office politics.
So, What are the disadvantages and what roadblocks might you face?
• No more regular paycheck. You may want to wait until your business replaces your income before you quit your job.
• You must learn to be creative and self resourceful
• You MUST be willing to take risks
This is where so many new entrepreneurs drop the ball. They want to be financially independent, they want to be home with their families, they want to travel, they want, they want they want... BUT, they are not willing to take any risks to have it. Just the fact that risks are NOT taken, greatly decrease the chances of having success. This is what you MUST ASK YOURSELF; "Is my dream, my goal, more important than anything else?" If you can honestly answer YES to that question, then your risks will pay off.
• Are you willing to be self disciplined?
I want you to understand a couple points here. First of all, two to four hours of disciplined focus can produce ten times more than 20 hours of scattered thinking and actions. Secondly, you must be willing to put in focused time. Time when you are working your business, according to a plan and time for income producing activities.
• Are you willing to be trained?
In most home based businesses, there are people to train you. Look to the people who are getting the results you want and do what they are doing. When I got started in my business, I wanted to generate $20,000 a month, very quickly. I sought out the people who were doing it already and did exactly as they were doing. Now my goal is 7 figures a year, and you better believe I am doing exactly as the other 7 figure income earners are doing. You must be willing to be trained.
I will gladly assist you in any way I can. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss business models or if you have any specific questions.
To your unstoppable success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Linda & Anan Lashin are successful Home Based Business professionals as well as a business coaches and marketing experts. They has assisted many people in achieving major financial goals and are passionate about showing people how to escape the rat race and lead powerful, self created lives through free enterprise.
http://www.highway2wealth.info
What is Personal Development?
Lots of people ask “what is Personal Development?” The answer depends on the person who is asking the question. Many people have never heard of the term Personal Development much less know what it is or what it involves.
Personal development is a deliberate focus by the individual on self-improvement and the self-realisation of their goals and desires. Personal Development can be physical, experiential, mental, emotional or spiritual. Personal Development is essentially the exploration of self. Personal Development begins with a desire to realise our higher selves through transcending the negative qualities and behaviours we have learned and adopted throughout our lives. Personal Development provides you with the tools and the education to harness your own motivation, drive and ideals to improve your life, lifestyle and the lives of those around you. Personal Development enables people to live to their full potential, rather than be limited in their achievements by a negative mindset, self doubt and perceived past limitations.
Personal Development is challenging. Very often it requires us to confront long held beliefs about ourselves, our upbringing and the way we look at the world and others around us. Many people choose not to closely examine the person they are or have become, rather, they choose to continue with the same beliefs, habits and routines that sees them in their current situation. Are you happy with your current life situation?
Life Is A Series of Choices:
What Do YOU Choose?
Learn to accumulate wealth through personal development -
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Personal development is a deliberate focus by the individual on self-improvement and the self-realisation of their goals and desires. Personal Development can be physical, experiential, mental, emotional or spiritual. Personal Development is essentially the exploration of self. Personal Development begins with a desire to realise our higher selves through transcending the negative qualities and behaviours we have learned and adopted throughout our lives. Personal Development provides you with the tools and the education to harness your own motivation, drive and ideals to improve your life, lifestyle and the lives of those around you. Personal Development enables people to live to their full potential, rather than be limited in their achievements by a negative mindset, self doubt and perceived past limitations.
Personal Development is challenging. Very often it requires us to confront long held beliefs about ourselves, our upbringing and the way we look at the world and others around us. Many people choose not to closely examine the person they are or have become, rather, they choose to continue with the same beliefs, habits and routines that sees them in their current situation. Are you happy with your current life situation?
Life Is A Series of Choices:
What Do YOU Choose?
Learn to accumulate wealth through personal development -
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Powerful Communication in Your Business Prospecting
In order to make money in any business, you must at some point "Talk to People". When I got started (almost 5 years ago), I would listen to every training call, every tidbit of information, every little nugget of wisdom. I did this because I was determined to "Be Like the Leaders" and pull in the huge incomes they were seeing.
This was a good plan and certainly an approach I recommend to any new team member, with a little something added. What I learned was I could follow their lead and their suggestions, I just could not "Be Them". I could only be myself.
Now, before you click away, stay with me a minute because I have something I think will greatly serve you in your business.
When people are searching for home businesses, they are primarily looking for one thing and one thing only. They are looking for someone they can connect with who they have confidence in and will lead them to a point where they can change their lives.
You can not make this level of connection with someone unless you are being AUTHENTIC with them. You must be yourself and be the person they are looking for. You will connect with some people and then not connect with others. This is okay, because you will connect with the right people, the people who are aces and will assist you in building a powerful business. You will do this because THEY will connect with you and in turn, you will serve them by helping them as well.
So what does being AUTHENTIC mean? First of all, it means that YOU know who YOU are. Identify who you are first. When I was working to figure out who I was, at first I could only see my failures and was convinced no one would like the Authentic me. Then one day, an incredible mentor in my life told me who I was and the world exploded for me. He said "Wanda, you are Great, Magnificent, Powerful, A Person of Integrity, A Person with a Deep Essence of Success, A True Leader and an Empowering Individual". Now this may sound a bit gagging to you, but what I got from this statement was:
"I was not seeing myself as the leader that I am." If you own your own business, then you are a leader and in order to lead others you MUST identify who you are. Take time right now to make a list of your strengths, a list of who you are. Clearly define your essence, your deepest self.
Once you know who you are, you are a different person in your prospecting. Realize when prospecting, your JOB IS NOT to sell your business, your products or even YOURSELF. Your job is to connect, to be able to identify the leaders who you want to work with. But in order to do this, they must see who YOU are.
Being powerfully authentic means:
1) Be Yourself
2) Find Your Essence
3) Be totally focused on Your Goals
4) Powerful Confidence in Who You Are
5) Energetic and Empowering
6) A Vibration of Who You Truly are
7) Certainty about who you are and where you are going
When you can capture these points into your inner being, you will portray a vibration of leadership automatically. Regardless of what you say or do, people will see you as a leader and be attracted to you. Your prospecting will then take on an entirely new flavor.
So go out today and find out who you truly are. Find your true self and step into your own greatness. You are a magnificent person and until you know that, you will only be able to follow. Leaders, lead from within!
To Your Unstoppable Success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
This was a good plan and certainly an approach I recommend to any new team member, with a little something added. What I learned was I could follow their lead and their suggestions, I just could not "Be Them". I could only be myself.
Now, before you click away, stay with me a minute because I have something I think will greatly serve you in your business.
When people are searching for home businesses, they are primarily looking for one thing and one thing only. They are looking for someone they can connect with who they have confidence in and will lead them to a point where they can change their lives.
You can not make this level of connection with someone unless you are being AUTHENTIC with them. You must be yourself and be the person they are looking for. You will connect with some people and then not connect with others. This is okay, because you will connect with the right people, the people who are aces and will assist you in building a powerful business. You will do this because THEY will connect with you and in turn, you will serve them by helping them as well.
So what does being AUTHENTIC mean? First of all, it means that YOU know who YOU are. Identify who you are first. When I was working to figure out who I was, at first I could only see my failures and was convinced no one would like the Authentic me. Then one day, an incredible mentor in my life told me who I was and the world exploded for me. He said "Wanda, you are Great, Magnificent, Powerful, A Person of Integrity, A Person with a Deep Essence of Success, A True Leader and an Empowering Individual". Now this may sound a bit gagging to you, but what I got from this statement was:
"I was not seeing myself as the leader that I am." If you own your own business, then you are a leader and in order to lead others you MUST identify who you are. Take time right now to make a list of your strengths, a list of who you are. Clearly define your essence, your deepest self.
Once you know who you are, you are a different person in your prospecting. Realize when prospecting, your JOB IS NOT to sell your business, your products or even YOURSELF. Your job is to connect, to be able to identify the leaders who you want to work with. But in order to do this, they must see who YOU are.
Being powerfully authentic means:
1) Be Yourself
2) Find Your Essence
3) Be totally focused on Your Goals
4) Powerful Confidence in Who You Are
5) Energetic and Empowering
6) A Vibration of Who You Truly are
7) Certainty about who you are and where you are going
When you can capture these points into your inner being, you will portray a vibration of leadership automatically. Regardless of what you say or do, people will see you as a leader and be attracted to you. Your prospecting will then take on an entirely new flavor.
So go out today and find out who you truly are. Find your true self and step into your own greatness. You are a magnificent person and until you know that, you will only be able to follow. Leaders, lead from within!
To Your Unstoppable Success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
The Heart of Success - Finding Your Greatness to Improve Your Results
All highly accomplished people have one inherent trait in common, they have found and developed the heart of greatness within. It is something we are all born with, but few people identify and develop it. We are a magnificent species and each of us is great, but so few of us know it or are able to accept it.
Most people go through life as if they have an anchor around their necks, allowing everything they encounter and experience to pull them down. Instead, because we are magnificent, we should live life to the fullest and instead of an anchor around our necks, we should live as if we have a buoy lifting us higher and higher.
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistance has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, after all, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
To your unstoppable success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Most people go through life as if they have an anchor around their necks, allowing everything they encounter and experience to pull them down. Instead, because we are magnificent, we should live life to the fullest and instead of an anchor around our necks, we should live as if we have a buoy lifting us higher and higher.
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistance has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, after all, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
To your unstoppable success...
Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Trying to Make Money Will Never Make You Rich
I hear it every day "I just want to make some money", "I am trying to make some extra money", "I am working hard trying to get rich", "If I just work harder I can make more money".
If you have EVER said or thought any of these things, then Please Stay With Me, I want you to make more money. In fact, I want you to be VERY RICH! But, riches start with what you think and what you say and until you "Get This" you will never get the success you are looking for. All riches, all success, all great accomplishments start inside your head.
Now, I could quote the Bible and many other great writings but I want to talk to you from my heart and from my experience today. In fact, this is a hard lesson that I had to learn and even though I fought it for a long time, it was an easy thing to accomplish once I gave in to it.
If you have ever read or heard any work by successful entrepreneurs, you probably felt as though they "talk" differently than the masses of the world and possibly assumed this was due to their success. In fact, this concept is reversed. They accomplished great things because of their beliefs, the way they thought and the way they talked. There is a common thread behind the successes people experience and this common thread is "In The Mind".
You see, these people know something the masses do not know, or should I say, believe something the masses do not believe. They know that all successes, accomplishments, great works and great results begin in the mind long before they become a reality.
The masses of people have employee mentalities. This is a mentality that someone else is totally responsible for your success, the amount of income you generate and the results in your life. Great entrepreneurs know without any doubt or shadow of disbelief that you have absolute and total control to produce whatever you desire.
There is a huge difference in TRYING to make money and actually making it. This is exactly why so many, many people who finally find the success they are looking for, frequently say, once I figured it out "it was easy". It is because there is nothing to figure out, there is nothing to work hard at, there is nothing you have to master, except for who "You Are Being and the way you Think."
When I am coaching people on my team who have some major goals (keep in mind, I only coach people who want to make multiple 6 figures a year), one of the first things I tell them is:
"95% of the work you have to do is working on YOU (your beliefs and your thinking). The other 5% is in your business. The work to generate the income is the easy part, but until you master your thinking you will never have the riches."
So start working on "you" today. Evaluate the words that are coming out of your mouth and the thoughts that are driving your actions. Determine what you are saying and thinking that is holding you back and limiting your success. Are you positioning yourself to receive success by the words you are speaking?
Become a student of self mastery. My goal here was to open your mind to other possibilities. hope you will stay with me on this subject as I go into great detail in the future.
Written by my good friend Wanda
If you have EVER said or thought any of these things, then Please Stay With Me, I want you to make more money. In fact, I want you to be VERY RICH! But, riches start with what you think and what you say and until you "Get This" you will never get the success you are looking for. All riches, all success, all great accomplishments start inside your head.
Now, I could quote the Bible and many other great writings but I want to talk to you from my heart and from my experience today. In fact, this is a hard lesson that I had to learn and even though I fought it for a long time, it was an easy thing to accomplish once I gave in to it.
If you have ever read or heard any work by successful entrepreneurs, you probably felt as though they "talk" differently than the masses of the world and possibly assumed this was due to their success. In fact, this concept is reversed. They accomplished great things because of their beliefs, the way they thought and the way they talked. There is a common thread behind the successes people experience and this common thread is "In The Mind".
You see, these people know something the masses do not know, or should I say, believe something the masses do not believe. They know that all successes, accomplishments, great works and great results begin in the mind long before they become a reality.
The masses of people have employee mentalities. This is a mentality that someone else is totally responsible for your success, the amount of income you generate and the results in your life. Great entrepreneurs know without any doubt or shadow of disbelief that you have absolute and total control to produce whatever you desire.
There is a huge difference in TRYING to make money and actually making it. This is exactly why so many, many people who finally find the success they are looking for, frequently say, once I figured it out "it was easy". It is because there is nothing to figure out, there is nothing to work hard at, there is nothing you have to master, except for who "You Are Being and the way you Think."
When I am coaching people on my team who have some major goals (keep in mind, I only coach people who want to make multiple 6 figures a year), one of the first things I tell them is:
"95% of the work you have to do is working on YOU (your beliefs and your thinking). The other 5% is in your business. The work to generate the income is the easy part, but until you master your thinking you will never have the riches."
So start working on "you" today. Evaluate the words that are coming out of your mouth and the thoughts that are driving your actions. Determine what you are saying and thinking that is holding you back and limiting your success. Are you positioning yourself to receive success by the words you are speaking?
Become a student of self mastery. My goal here was to open your mind to other possibilities. hope you will stay with me on this subject as I go into great detail in the future.
Written by my good friend Wanda
Just Fire the Boss!
I hear it every day, people really want to get out of their jobs "Fire their Boss" and be free. Time and again I hear it:
"I want to get out of the Rat Race", "I want more time with my family", "I want a more fulfilling life", "I want more money"
.... I want, I want, I want...
My answer, is Just Do It! Just Fire the Boss, get out of the rat race, have more time with your family, lead a more fulfilling life and have more money.
If you think it is not that simple, then I am compelled to graciously inform you "You Are Wrong". I do not claim to have the magic pixie dust answer for every problem or to have a unique solution to every challenge. What I do claim is this; the secret to success at any level and any activity lies within it's simplicity.
Here are a few Simplicity guidelines to assist you in laying the groundwork to Fire the Boss.
1) Simplicity of a Vision - Knowing what your destiny is, knowing the end result of a journey, knowing the outcome is a simple process, however, digging deep within yourself to find your purpose and your vision may take some effort. But once the vision is created, the results lie within simplicity.
2) Simplicity of decision - before you can have or accomplish anything, you must make a decision to do so. This is a very deep one-sided commitment to your vision. It is a "My Only Choice is Success" decision. This level of decision removes any chance of failure from the equation. Once the deep seated decision takes hold and you are driven by the vision then you are capable of taking a simplistic approach to the next step.
3) Simplicity of Action - this can be a tricky piece. Most people make the mistake of thinking massive action, 24 hour action, life consuming action is what is necessary. However, the action which is driven by the vision and the decision would be focused action. Simple and consistent steps moving you steadily toward your goal or your vision.
4) Simplicity of results - keeping things simple allows the Universe to put things into motion toward your end or your vision. When we over complicate life, it becomes muffled and hap-hazard. Simplicity is very powerful but should not be confused with laziness. By the simplicity, I mean to stay focused.
Anything can be accomplished when you are focused and working continually toward a goal. This is why so many Entrepreneurs are able to fire their bosses very quickly, because they have created their vision and stayed on a simple forward moving course. It is also the underlying reason successful people are able to make decisions very quickly, simply because they are driven by their vision and focused like a laser beam on their action.
Give it some thought, start to dig inside yourself to find your vision and then take the simple approach. But I must warn you in advance; when you do this, more than you could have ever imagined will start coming your way.
Cheers to your success, Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Linda Lashin is a successful Home Based Business professional as well as a business coach and marketing expert. She has assisted many people in achieving major financial goals and is passionate about showing people how to escape the rat race and lead powerful, self created lives. Her primary goal is to serve others and empower them to have anything they choose.
"I want to get out of the Rat Race", "I want more time with my family", "I want a more fulfilling life", "I want more money"
.... I want, I want, I want...
My answer, is Just Do It! Just Fire the Boss, get out of the rat race, have more time with your family, lead a more fulfilling life and have more money.
If you think it is not that simple, then I am compelled to graciously inform you "You Are Wrong". I do not claim to have the magic pixie dust answer for every problem or to have a unique solution to every challenge. What I do claim is this; the secret to success at any level and any activity lies within it's simplicity.
Here are a few Simplicity guidelines to assist you in laying the groundwork to Fire the Boss.
1) Simplicity of a Vision - Knowing what your destiny is, knowing the end result of a journey, knowing the outcome is a simple process, however, digging deep within yourself to find your purpose and your vision may take some effort. But once the vision is created, the results lie within simplicity.
2) Simplicity of decision - before you can have or accomplish anything, you must make a decision to do so. This is a very deep one-sided commitment to your vision. It is a "My Only Choice is Success" decision. This level of decision removes any chance of failure from the equation. Once the deep seated decision takes hold and you are driven by the vision then you are capable of taking a simplistic approach to the next step.
3) Simplicity of Action - this can be a tricky piece. Most people make the mistake of thinking massive action, 24 hour action, life consuming action is what is necessary. However, the action which is driven by the vision and the decision would be focused action. Simple and consistent steps moving you steadily toward your goal or your vision.
4) Simplicity of results - keeping things simple allows the Universe to put things into motion toward your end or your vision. When we over complicate life, it becomes muffled and hap-hazard. Simplicity is very powerful but should not be confused with laziness. By the simplicity, I mean to stay focused.
Anything can be accomplished when you are focused and working continually toward a goal. This is why so many Entrepreneurs are able to fire their bosses very quickly, because they have created their vision and stayed on a simple forward moving course. It is also the underlying reason successful people are able to make decisions very quickly, simply because they are driven by their vision and focused like a laser beam on their action.
Give it some thought, start to dig inside yourself to find your vision and then take the simple approach. But I must warn you in advance; when you do this, more than you could have ever imagined will start coming your way.
Cheers to your success, Linda Lashin
http://www.highway2wealth.info
Linda Lashin is a successful Home Based Business professional as well as a business coach and marketing expert. She has assisted many people in achieving major financial goals and is passionate about showing people how to escape the rat race and lead powerful, self created lives. Her primary goal is to serve others and empower them to have anything they choose.
Creating Opportunity by Jim Rohn
An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It’s to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves… regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, “Find out what you can before action is taken.” Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what’s to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren’t lazy. They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what’s out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.
What goes hand in hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn’t just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self-worth, to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so, you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth—your enterprising nature.
Jim Rohn
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It’s to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves… regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, “Find out what you can before action is taken.” Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what’s to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren’t lazy. They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what’s out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.
What goes hand in hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn’t just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self-worth, to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so, you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth—your enterprising nature.
Jim Rohn
17 Principles of Personal Achievement by Napoleon Hill
Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.
—Napoleon Hill
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.
—Napoleon Hill
Power of a Dream
Power of a Dream
To have a dream in your heart that you must make come true, to think about constantly -
even wake up at two or three in the morning when everything's still,
plotting and scheming new ways to fulfill
this desire that's burning so deeply inside,
it's no wish or whim - it will not be denied.
Imagine it happening - set a picture in your mind,
your dream holds the power of how you will find
a way that will lead you to all you hold dear,
for when the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Then strive on believing your dream will come true,
be consistent, persistent in all that you do.
You'll come across hurdles - you'll stumble and fall,
some days it will seem like your back's against the wall.
Frustrated and weary and filled with self-doubt
but a voice from within you will rise up and shout,
"You know you can do this - just stick to your schemes,
don't dwell on the obstacles - focus on your dreams."
Be self-disciplined - do whatever it takes
for the wall around success is to keep out the fakes.
Whether you make them come true or you let your dreams fade, one thing is for certain - a price will be paid.
The choice is all yours - which one will it be? The thrill of your victory or the agony of defeat
To have a dream in your heart that you must make come true, to think about constantly -
even wake up at two or three in the morning when everything's still,
plotting and scheming new ways to fulfill
this desire that's burning so deeply inside,
it's no wish or whim - it will not be denied.
Imagine it happening - set a picture in your mind,
your dream holds the power of how you will find
a way that will lead you to all you hold dear,
for when the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Then strive on believing your dream will come true,
be consistent, persistent in all that you do.
You'll come across hurdles - you'll stumble and fall,
some days it will seem like your back's against the wall.
Frustrated and weary and filled with self-doubt
but a voice from within you will rise up and shout,
"You know you can do this - just stick to your schemes,
don't dwell on the obstacles - focus on your dreams."
Be self-disciplined - do whatever it takes
for the wall around success is to keep out the fakes.
Whether you make them come true or you let your dreams fade, one thing is for certain - a price will be paid.
The choice is all yours - which one will it be? The thrill of your victory or the agony of defeat
Bouncing Back from Tough Times with Self-Encouragement
1. Bouncing Back from Tough Times with Self-Encouragement Part 1 by Jim Rohn
This is the first in a 3-part series of articles.
Here is a familiar scenario for all of us; you may even be going through something like this right now: You have an exciting goal in mind, you’ve done your homework, you think you’re amply prepared… but things just don’t work out. You’ve probably had times when you thought you were doing what you were supposed to do, but you were misinformed. You thought you had it all laid out, but it just didn’t work. You burned the midnight oil day after day after day, but it didn’t seem to help. You couldn’t seem to change the end result.
These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.
Number one: Take responsibility for the missed opportunity or the misrepresentation. Learn from the fact that even though you made the best presentation possible, your client wanted it a different way. Be prepared for the letdowns that happen every so often. Know that this lost opportunity just set you up to take advantage of the next one. Realize that you can make the necessary alterations next time. Make the changes that will make the difference. Study your mistakes and learn from them. Instead of dwelling on the mistakes, simply acknowledge them and learn from them. Remind yourself that you’re smarter than your bank account leads you to believe.
Encouragement practice number two: Remind yourself that you’re bound to get better. Don’t get down on yourself. Don’t beat yourself up. It’s the next opportunity that matters, not the last one. The last one matters only in that you must learn from your mistakes. But the next one gives you the opportunity to show that you have learned from your mistakes. You can do it better next time. You just have to practice. Keep trying until. Until what? Until you’ve got it down.
If you figured out what went wrong last time, then you know how to make it right next time. If you figured out what it was in your presentation that didn’t work, don’t say that next time. If you figured out that the reason you didn’t close the deal this time was because you didn’t have all the facts and figures in place, have all the facts and figures in place next time. Don’t beat yourself up for messing up. Pat yourself on the back for figuring it out.
You need to encourage yourself. You need to pump yourself up. You need to be your own cheerleader. Why? Because you can’t wait and hope that someone else will come along and cheer you up… make you feel better… tell you that you’ll do better next time. You have to rely on yourself. You have to have faith in yourself and your ability to figure out what works and what doesn’t. You have to have the inner belief that everything you’re doing, you’re doing for a positive outcome in the future. You have to encourage yourself with future successes.
When you miss an opportunity, are unprepared for an opportunity, or suffer a setback while realizing your goals, you need to encourage yourself by immediately getting back into line.
There’s an old cowboy saying, “Fall off a horse seven times and you’re a real cowboy.” If you fall off a horse, get right back on. If you fall off track, get right back on. If you fall away from your disciplines, get right back to them. If you fall out of habit, get back into the habit. Something goes wrong, do what you can to make it right.
If you fall off… get back on. If you fall off the horse, that is, the horse of habits or disciplines or progress, get back on. It may be hard. It may be a bit frightening. But get back on. Keep your resolve alive and active and well. Cheer yourself on to victory. You can do it.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
This is the first in a 3-part series of articles.
Here is a familiar scenario for all of us; you may even be going through something like this right now: You have an exciting goal in mind, you’ve done your homework, you think you’re amply prepared… but things just don’t work out. You’ve probably had times when you thought you were doing what you were supposed to do, but you were misinformed. You thought you had it all laid out, but it just didn’t work. You burned the midnight oil day after day after day, but it didn’t seem to help. You couldn’t seem to change the end result.
These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.
Number one: Take responsibility for the missed opportunity or the misrepresentation. Learn from the fact that even though you made the best presentation possible, your client wanted it a different way. Be prepared for the letdowns that happen every so often. Know that this lost opportunity just set you up to take advantage of the next one. Realize that you can make the necessary alterations next time. Make the changes that will make the difference. Study your mistakes and learn from them. Instead of dwelling on the mistakes, simply acknowledge them and learn from them. Remind yourself that you’re smarter than your bank account leads you to believe.
Encouragement practice number two: Remind yourself that you’re bound to get better. Don’t get down on yourself. Don’t beat yourself up. It’s the next opportunity that matters, not the last one. The last one matters only in that you must learn from your mistakes. But the next one gives you the opportunity to show that you have learned from your mistakes. You can do it better next time. You just have to practice. Keep trying until. Until what? Until you’ve got it down.
If you figured out what went wrong last time, then you know how to make it right next time. If you figured out what it was in your presentation that didn’t work, don’t say that next time. If you figured out that the reason you didn’t close the deal this time was because you didn’t have all the facts and figures in place, have all the facts and figures in place next time. Don’t beat yourself up for messing up. Pat yourself on the back for figuring it out.
You need to encourage yourself. You need to pump yourself up. You need to be your own cheerleader. Why? Because you can’t wait and hope that someone else will come along and cheer you up… make you feel better… tell you that you’ll do better next time. You have to rely on yourself. You have to have faith in yourself and your ability to figure out what works and what doesn’t. You have to have the inner belief that everything you’re doing, you’re doing for a positive outcome in the future. You have to encourage yourself with future successes.
When you miss an opportunity, are unprepared for an opportunity, or suffer a setback while realizing your goals, you need to encourage yourself by immediately getting back into line.
There’s an old cowboy saying, “Fall off a horse seven times and you’re a real cowboy.” If you fall off a horse, get right back on. If you fall off track, get right back on. If you fall away from your disciplines, get right back to them. If you fall out of habit, get back into the habit. Something goes wrong, do what you can to make it right.
If you fall off… get back on. If you fall off the horse, that is, the horse of habits or disciplines or progress, get back on. It may be hard. It may be a bit frightening. But get back on. Keep your resolve alive and active and well. Cheer yourself on to victory. You can do it.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
Keeping Your Mind Tuned for Success
Keeping Your Mind Tuned for Success
Absolutely no one can overestimate the power of the mind and its role in our success! It is imperative to keep our minds right and on the right track if we are to achieve balanced success in our career, finances, health, emotions, relationships and spiritual lives.
The analogy I would like to use here is one of a radio station. For example, there may be a “Success” station. But the only way you can hear a radio station is to be tuned into it. Even a little off and you can’t get the full effect.
The same is true with our mind and success. If our minds and our thoughts get sidetracked, our success will get sidetracked. As our minds stay tuned to “success” our bodies will then carry out our success and we will begin to experience abundance!
So here are some ways to keep tuned into success!
Use your innate ability to decide and choose. One of the things that separate us from the animals is that we live not by instinct, but by choice. Constantly flexing that muscle of choice builds it up and keeps us on track for success. It is like working out. The more we do, the stronger we get. The more “fit” we get. Want to keep your mind tuned for success? Keep it healthy by making good choices and decisions on a regular basis. For example, do you have a bad habit? Then flex your mind muscle and choose to change—today. If you choose to stay the same way (and those are the only two alternatives) you will have just chosen to tune your mind to a different station than “success.”
Put good stuff into your brain. There are lots of things that want to work their way into our minds (and eventually work themselves out again in our actions). There will be lots that we just get from walking around all day. But what about what we put in on purpose? We can choose to put good stuff in on a regular basis. Do you take time each day to put good things into your mind, to tune into success? Here are two things to consider when you are choosing what to put into your mind: First, is it positive? Will it build you up or tear you down? Will it make you a better person, or lesser? Will you grow from it or not? Will it tune you to success or not? Secondly, Will it move you toward your goals in the areas of your life that you want to see success and abundance in?
Keep the junk out. Like I mentioned above, there will always be junk floating around, like a fellow employee who gripes all the time. But what surprises me is how many people who want success, actually willfully choose to put junk into their minds and then expect to be tuned into success. Here are some thoughts on this: First, evaluate everything that you put into your mind. Evaluate what you read, listen to and watch. We live in a fast-paced world and we have little time. Why then would we spend our precious time putting junk into our minds? Does what you read, listen to and watch move you toward your goals or away from them? It is a simple question, really. At least most of the time. And here is my soapbox. Eleven years ago, my wife suggested we give away our television. I was shocked to say the least, but decided to give it a try. Now I am the anti-TV fanatic in our house! I have more time than anyone I know and I don’t have to spend a lot of energy filtering my mind to tune it to success. Just a thought. Just a thought.
Eat right and exercise. That’s right. The way we eat and the amount of exercise we get goes a long way toward our mind’s ability to tune into success. Put the right foods into your body and the brain responds. Exercise on a regular basis and the body releases chemicals that literally ignite your brain for success!
Hope these thoughts help you to get going and keep your mind tuned into success. Put them into practice and soon you’ll be dialed into success and abundance.
—Chris Widener
Absolutely no one can overestimate the power of the mind and its role in our success! It is imperative to keep our minds right and on the right track if we are to achieve balanced success in our career, finances, health, emotions, relationships and spiritual lives.
The analogy I would like to use here is one of a radio station. For example, there may be a “Success” station. But the only way you can hear a radio station is to be tuned into it. Even a little off and you can’t get the full effect.
The same is true with our mind and success. If our minds and our thoughts get sidetracked, our success will get sidetracked. As our minds stay tuned to “success” our bodies will then carry out our success and we will begin to experience abundance!
So here are some ways to keep tuned into success!
Use your innate ability to decide and choose. One of the things that separate us from the animals is that we live not by instinct, but by choice. Constantly flexing that muscle of choice builds it up and keeps us on track for success. It is like working out. The more we do, the stronger we get. The more “fit” we get. Want to keep your mind tuned for success? Keep it healthy by making good choices and decisions on a regular basis. For example, do you have a bad habit? Then flex your mind muscle and choose to change—today. If you choose to stay the same way (and those are the only two alternatives) you will have just chosen to tune your mind to a different station than “success.”
Put good stuff into your brain. There are lots of things that want to work their way into our minds (and eventually work themselves out again in our actions). There will be lots that we just get from walking around all day. But what about what we put in on purpose? We can choose to put good stuff in on a regular basis. Do you take time each day to put good things into your mind, to tune into success? Here are two things to consider when you are choosing what to put into your mind: First, is it positive? Will it build you up or tear you down? Will it make you a better person, or lesser? Will you grow from it or not? Will it tune you to success or not? Secondly, Will it move you toward your goals in the areas of your life that you want to see success and abundance in?
Keep the junk out. Like I mentioned above, there will always be junk floating around, like a fellow employee who gripes all the time. But what surprises me is how many people who want success, actually willfully choose to put junk into their minds and then expect to be tuned into success. Here are some thoughts on this: First, evaluate everything that you put into your mind. Evaluate what you read, listen to and watch. We live in a fast-paced world and we have little time. Why then would we spend our precious time putting junk into our minds? Does what you read, listen to and watch move you toward your goals or away from them? It is a simple question, really. At least most of the time. And here is my soapbox. Eleven years ago, my wife suggested we give away our television. I was shocked to say the least, but decided to give it a try. Now I am the anti-TV fanatic in our house! I have more time than anyone I know and I don’t have to spend a lot of energy filtering my mind to tune it to success. Just a thought. Just a thought.
Eat right and exercise. That’s right. The way we eat and the amount of exercise we get goes a long way toward our mind’s ability to tune into success. Put the right foods into your body and the brain responds. Exercise on a regular basis and the body releases chemicals that literally ignite your brain for success!
Hope these thoughts help you to get going and keep your mind tuned into success. Put them into practice and soon you’ll be dialed into success and abundance.
—Chris Widener
Starting a Business in Your Home: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Home-Based Business Fact Sheet
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Bulletin #4190
Starting a Business in Your Home: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Written by Jim McConnon, Extension business and economics specialist
For more and more people, home is not only where the family is — it is where the business is. During the last 20 years, large numbers of people have chosen to market their skills and talents from home. Recent studies estimate that as many as 20 percent of new small business enterprises are operated out of the home, and this trend is growing. Many home-based businesses are started on a part-time basis and then expand into full-time businesses as the market for the business develops and grows. The majority of home-based businesses are started by women and typically employ other family members.
Operating a home-based business usually requires a greater commitment of time, energy and money than most jobs.
Types of home-based businesses range from service-oriented child care businesses to product-oriented craft outlets. Other examples include: farming, catering, specialty mail-order, home horticulture, computer software consulting, woodworking and bed and breakfast establishments.
People are attracted to home enterprises for many different reasons. They include: experiencing the personal satisfaction of making their own decisions, expressing their own ideas and being their own boss. Those starting home-based businesses come from many different groups, such as homemakers, single parents, youth, dislocated workers, hobbyists and people interested in adding to their incomes.
Operating a home business can give you a sense of independence and personal satisfaction. However, to be successful, you will need to make a total commitment to the business and its needs. Being your own boss does not give you total independence. Meeting the various business needs (e.g., customers, suppliers, employees, etc.) will limit your independence. Operating a home-based business usually requires a greater commitment of time, energy and money than most jobs. It also requires a great deal of sacrifice, making it difficult to balance business and family needs.
Getting started: factors to consider
There are many factors to consider before starting a business in your home. Do you have the personality and business skills to run a business? Does it make sense to operate the business out of your home? How will this business affect the family environment? Is their sufficient demand for your product or service? What price should be charged for your product or service? These and other important questions can be answered by writing a sound business plan. A business plan is a basic description of the goals and objectives of your business and how you plan to achieve them. Developing a business plan will help you answer important questions about your business idea before you actually start your business.
You need to set priorities and effectively manage your time to balance business life and family life.
Management of a home-based business is similar to any other business in many respects. However, there are special circumstances that are unique to home businesses that need to be explored. The advantages and disadvantages of operating a business in your home, especially the impacts on the family, are important to explore as a first step in the process of deciding whether or not to start a home business.
The list of advantages and disadvantages of operating a business in your home was compiled from experiences of people who own a business and people who work with home-based business owners. Of course, there are other factors that you’ll want to consider for your specific business.
There are both pros and cons to starting a business in your home. Many of these factors in one way or another impact the family environment. While the business involves a great deal of your time, energy and money, it does not have to come at the expense of your family. There isn’t a strict trade-off between a good family environment and a successful business. However, you need to set priorities and effectively manage your time to maintain a balance between your business life and family life.
Operating a Home-based Business
Advantages:
Can start as a part-time business.
More flexible lifestyle and more integrated with the family.
Lower start-up and operating costs.
Cost-savings on child/adult care.
No commuting.
Flexible work hours.
Satisfaction of being own boss.
Increased tax benefits and write-offs.
Outlet for creative/unique talents.
Employment of family members by the business.
Disadvantages:
Space may be cramped, limiting growth potential and family use.
Personal and family lifestyle patterns may be disturbed.
Business and family privacy may be disrupted.
Long work hours and time away from family.
Lack of fringe benefits.
Lack of informal social contacts or opportunities to network.
Stress due to inability to balance family and business needs.
Family members and friends may demand more of you when you’re home all day.
Business activities may cause problems with neighbors.
Discipline is required to establish steady, homework patterns.
Balancing family and business needs
Having the support of your family will help achieve the balance you need for a happy family life and successful business. Here are some suggestions for helping you strike such a balance:
Involve family members, where it makes sense, in developing the business plan, and communicate intentions to all family members.
Maintain a clear distinction between your business life and family life.
Share home responsibilities with other members of the family.
Manage your time effectively by developing good time management skills.
Allow time for family vacations, and limit business hours to specific times of the day and week.
Start your business when your children are older or consider operating part-time when they are young.
Operating a home business can give you a sense of independence and personal satisfaction.
The support of family members is extremely important to the success of your business. It is essential that each member of the family be given the chance to share his or her thoughts and feelings about starting a business in their home. Family members need to be kept informed of plans likely to affect the family. Take time to establish an atmosphere of open communication within the family to help generate trust and support, which will help you grow your own business.
Running a home-based business can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, operating a business out of your home is risky and requires good business management skills and careful planning. One of the first steps in considering a home business is to look carefully at the advantages and disadvantages of starting a business in your home, paying particular attention to how the business will affect the family environment.
If you are interested in learning more about starting a business in your home, contact your local county Extension office and ask for the Home-Based Business Fact Sheet series.
Sources:
Home-Based Business: Is It For Me?, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pamphlet.
Starting and Managing a Business from Your Home, Small Business Administration Publication #102, U.S. Government Printing Office.
The Home-Based Business Fact Sheet Series
This is one of a series of publications designed for the person entering or considering a new business operation. See the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Online Publications Catalog for the complete Home-Based Business fact sheet series.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Bulletin #4190
Starting a Business in Your Home: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Written by Jim McConnon, Extension business and economics specialist
For more and more people, home is not only where the family is — it is where the business is. During the last 20 years, large numbers of people have chosen to market their skills and talents from home. Recent studies estimate that as many as 20 percent of new small business enterprises are operated out of the home, and this trend is growing. Many home-based businesses are started on a part-time basis and then expand into full-time businesses as the market for the business develops and grows. The majority of home-based businesses are started by women and typically employ other family members.
Operating a home-based business usually requires a greater commitment of time, energy and money than most jobs.
Types of home-based businesses range from service-oriented child care businesses to product-oriented craft outlets. Other examples include: farming, catering, specialty mail-order, home horticulture, computer software consulting, woodworking and bed and breakfast establishments.
People are attracted to home enterprises for many different reasons. They include: experiencing the personal satisfaction of making their own decisions, expressing their own ideas and being their own boss. Those starting home-based businesses come from many different groups, such as homemakers, single parents, youth, dislocated workers, hobbyists and people interested in adding to their incomes.
Operating a home business can give you a sense of independence and personal satisfaction. However, to be successful, you will need to make a total commitment to the business and its needs. Being your own boss does not give you total independence. Meeting the various business needs (e.g., customers, suppliers, employees, etc.) will limit your independence. Operating a home-based business usually requires a greater commitment of time, energy and money than most jobs. It also requires a great deal of sacrifice, making it difficult to balance business and family needs.
Getting started: factors to consider
There are many factors to consider before starting a business in your home. Do you have the personality and business skills to run a business? Does it make sense to operate the business out of your home? How will this business affect the family environment? Is their sufficient demand for your product or service? What price should be charged for your product or service? These and other important questions can be answered by writing a sound business plan. A business plan is a basic description of the goals and objectives of your business and how you plan to achieve them. Developing a business plan will help you answer important questions about your business idea before you actually start your business.
You need to set priorities and effectively manage your time to balance business life and family life.
Management of a home-based business is similar to any other business in many respects. However, there are special circumstances that are unique to home businesses that need to be explored. The advantages and disadvantages of operating a business in your home, especially the impacts on the family, are important to explore as a first step in the process of deciding whether or not to start a home business.
The list of advantages and disadvantages of operating a business in your home was compiled from experiences of people who own a business and people who work with home-based business owners. Of course, there are other factors that you’ll want to consider for your specific business.
There are both pros and cons to starting a business in your home. Many of these factors in one way or another impact the family environment. While the business involves a great deal of your time, energy and money, it does not have to come at the expense of your family. There isn’t a strict trade-off between a good family environment and a successful business. However, you need to set priorities and effectively manage your time to maintain a balance between your business life and family life.
Operating a Home-based Business
Advantages:
Can start as a part-time business.
More flexible lifestyle and more integrated with the family.
Lower start-up and operating costs.
Cost-savings on child/adult care.
No commuting.
Flexible work hours.
Satisfaction of being own boss.
Increased tax benefits and write-offs.
Outlet for creative/unique talents.
Employment of family members by the business.
Disadvantages:
Space may be cramped, limiting growth potential and family use.
Personal and family lifestyle patterns may be disturbed.
Business and family privacy may be disrupted.
Long work hours and time away from family.
Lack of fringe benefits.
Lack of informal social contacts or opportunities to network.
Stress due to inability to balance family and business needs.
Family members and friends may demand more of you when you’re home all day.
Business activities may cause problems with neighbors.
Discipline is required to establish steady, homework patterns.
Balancing family and business needs
Having the support of your family will help achieve the balance you need for a happy family life and successful business. Here are some suggestions for helping you strike such a balance:
Involve family members, where it makes sense, in developing the business plan, and communicate intentions to all family members.
Maintain a clear distinction between your business life and family life.
Share home responsibilities with other members of the family.
Manage your time effectively by developing good time management skills.
Allow time for family vacations, and limit business hours to specific times of the day and week.
Start your business when your children are older or consider operating part-time when they are young.
Operating a home business can give you a sense of independence and personal satisfaction.
The support of family members is extremely important to the success of your business. It is essential that each member of the family be given the chance to share his or her thoughts and feelings about starting a business in their home. Family members need to be kept informed of plans likely to affect the family. Take time to establish an atmosphere of open communication within the family to help generate trust and support, which will help you grow your own business.
Running a home-based business can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, operating a business out of your home is risky and requires good business management skills and careful planning. One of the first steps in considering a home business is to look carefully at the advantages and disadvantages of starting a business in your home, paying particular attention to how the business will affect the family environment.
If you are interested in learning more about starting a business in your home, contact your local county Extension office and ask for the Home-Based Business Fact Sheet series.
Sources:
Home-Based Business: Is It For Me?, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pamphlet.
Starting and Managing a Business from Your Home, Small Business Administration Publication #102, U.S. Government Printing Office.
The Home-Based Business Fact Sheet Series
This is one of a series of publications designed for the person entering or considering a new business operation. See the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Online Publications Catalog for the complete Home-Based Business fact sheet series.
Home Business the New Growth Sector - Why Now?
Home Business the New Growth Sector - Why Now?
By Lauren McLaughlin
Today’s world is full of possibilities that could only be dreamed of by our parent’s generation. In a few short years communication technology has turned the average home into a well equipped global office. With video cameras, conference calling technology and full internet solutions the possibilities are endless to creating a successful business. Social networking sites such as facebook and twitter have given the Internet mass appeal across many generations.
E – Commerce is now big business and the internet has created a level playing field that gives every business, large or small, the same opportunity for success. Home businesses are starting up in just about every country around the world and have become a viable way to create a successful business.
It costs tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up and run a conventional business. Running a home based business on the other hand can cut costs dramatically. The Internet has the potential to reach customers from all around the world for a fraction of what a traditional business would spend. The Internet has come of age and just about everyone on the planet uses the internet for purchases, research, and employment amongst many other things. The slogan now is if you want something just ‘google it’.
Consumers around the world are spending over $ US 9,000,000,000 a year in commerce transactions over the Internet. We are still in the early stages of this growth cycle and the demand is expected to grow even faster in the near future. There is no such thing as ‘job security anymore’. Smart people are looking for other options, options that suit the lifestyle they want and they are creating it through legitimate and ethical home based business such as the one you are looking at now.
One needs to be self motivated and disciplined to have success at working at home as there is no ‘boss’ to check up on you to see if you’re doing what needs to be done. It’s important to look and utilize mentors throughout your journey – Work with someone who’s already doing the business and having success, learn from them and duplicate what they are doing, always though, put your own flair to what you’re doing.
The Personal Development industry has been around for many years. Personal Development has been featured on the Ellen De Generes show, Larry King Live and has featured on Oprah many times. As people continue to strive for better results in life they lean more and more to work with coaches, mentors and trainers that can take their businesses to the next level. The industry has become so popular that over 19 billion US dollars worth of products were sold worldwide last year alone.
Do you dream of achieving your financial goals while working efficiently and ethically at home working hours tailored around the lifestyle you dream of? Achieve the work life balance by working with a company that is built on leadership, integrity and a solid foundation of training and support. Go to www.highway2wealth.info for further information.
By Lauren McLaughlin
Today’s world is full of possibilities that could only be dreamed of by our parent’s generation. In a few short years communication technology has turned the average home into a well equipped global office. With video cameras, conference calling technology and full internet solutions the possibilities are endless to creating a successful business. Social networking sites such as facebook and twitter have given the Internet mass appeal across many generations.
E – Commerce is now big business and the internet has created a level playing field that gives every business, large or small, the same opportunity for success. Home businesses are starting up in just about every country around the world and have become a viable way to create a successful business.
It costs tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up and run a conventional business. Running a home based business on the other hand can cut costs dramatically. The Internet has the potential to reach customers from all around the world for a fraction of what a traditional business would spend. The Internet has come of age and just about everyone on the planet uses the internet for purchases, research, and employment amongst many other things. The slogan now is if you want something just ‘google it’.
Consumers around the world are spending over $ US 9,000,000,000 a year in commerce transactions over the Internet. We are still in the early stages of this growth cycle and the demand is expected to grow even faster in the near future. There is no such thing as ‘job security anymore’. Smart people are looking for other options, options that suit the lifestyle they want and they are creating it through legitimate and ethical home based business such as the one you are looking at now.
One needs to be self motivated and disciplined to have success at working at home as there is no ‘boss’ to check up on you to see if you’re doing what needs to be done. It’s important to look and utilize mentors throughout your journey – Work with someone who’s already doing the business and having success, learn from them and duplicate what they are doing, always though, put your own flair to what you’re doing.
The Personal Development industry has been around for many years. Personal Development has been featured on the Ellen De Generes show, Larry King Live and has featured on Oprah many times. As people continue to strive for better results in life they lean more and more to work with coaches, mentors and trainers that can take their businesses to the next level. The industry has become so popular that over 19 billion US dollars worth of products were sold worldwide last year alone.
Do you dream of achieving your financial goals while working efficiently and ethically at home working hours tailored around the lifestyle you dream of? Achieve the work life balance by working with a company that is built on leadership, integrity and a solid foundation of training and support. Go to www.highway2wealth.info for further information.
Let It Be You
Let It Be You
by Jim Rohn
Each and every day, there are people all around the country and world who are living their dreams. Millionaires are made every day. Families are experiencing tremendous relationships. People are becoming more and more healthy. Lifelong learners are growing intellectually and improving their chances for success.
The fact is, living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: Let it be you!
Have you ever wanted to make more money? Have you ever looked at someone who has money and wished it could be you? People think about getting wealthy all the time, when only a small percentage actually do. But any of the masses could. Someone is going to start a business. Someone is going to make a great investment. Someone is going to begin the journey to great wealth. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to decide to improve their relationships. Someone is going to enjoy love with their family. Someone is going to schedule some meaningful time with their friends. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to go back to school to improve their life. Someone is going to become a lifelong learner. Someone is going to set a goal to read a book or listen to a CD each week for the next year. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to look in the mirror and see that they need to lose a little weight and make the decision to become healthy. Someone will run their first marathon. Someone will join an aerobics class and improve their health. Why not let it be you?
I think that by now you get the point: Everyday people are improving their lives. Whether you do or don’t doesn’t matter to those who do. They are going to do it, regardless. It is simply a matter of a decision being made. Let that person be you!
You may be asking, “OK, Jim, but how?’ Well, let’s cover the very simple actions.
The first and most important thing to do is to make a commitment to work on yourself. Are you going to improve or stay the same? No matter what you have achieved, you are at a certain point right now. What you have achieved in the past is fine, but it doesn’t make a difference for the future. The decision about what you will become is made each and every day. Each day, someone is making the decision to better himself. Let that person be you!
The second is to make a plan. Once you have decided to become better, you will have to have a plan. It doesn’t have to be a long, intricate plan. It can be simple. Save a dollar a day. Walk a mile a day. Read an article a day. It’s a simple plan with achievable goals. Someone is going to develop a plan that will take them into the future of their dreams. Let it be you!
The third is to begin to act. All of the great ideas, without action, become stale and useless. The key to turning dreams into reality is action. People who have great ideas are a dime a dozen. People who act on their dreams and ideas are the select few, but they are the ones who gain the health, wealth and wisdom that is available. Someone will act today. Let it be you.
My encouragement to you is to stop looking at others who live the good life, wishing that you were as well, and begin to commit to your improvement, develop a plan and act on it. Someone is going to. Let it be you!
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
Want to change your current lifestyle? Live your dreams?
Go to http://www.highway2wealth.info
by Jim Rohn
Each and every day, there are people all around the country and world who are living their dreams. Millionaires are made every day. Families are experiencing tremendous relationships. People are becoming more and more healthy. Lifelong learners are growing intellectually and improving their chances for success.
The fact is, living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: Let it be you!
Have you ever wanted to make more money? Have you ever looked at someone who has money and wished it could be you? People think about getting wealthy all the time, when only a small percentage actually do. But any of the masses could. Someone is going to start a business. Someone is going to make a great investment. Someone is going to begin the journey to great wealth. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to decide to improve their relationships. Someone is going to enjoy love with their family. Someone is going to schedule some meaningful time with their friends. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to go back to school to improve their life. Someone is going to become a lifelong learner. Someone is going to set a goal to read a book or listen to a CD each week for the next year. So why not let it be you?
Someone is going to look in the mirror and see that they need to lose a little weight and make the decision to become healthy. Someone will run their first marathon. Someone will join an aerobics class and improve their health. Why not let it be you?
I think that by now you get the point: Everyday people are improving their lives. Whether you do or don’t doesn’t matter to those who do. They are going to do it, regardless. It is simply a matter of a decision being made. Let that person be you!
You may be asking, “OK, Jim, but how?’ Well, let’s cover the very simple actions.
The first and most important thing to do is to make a commitment to work on yourself. Are you going to improve or stay the same? No matter what you have achieved, you are at a certain point right now. What you have achieved in the past is fine, but it doesn’t make a difference for the future. The decision about what you will become is made each and every day. Each day, someone is making the decision to better himself. Let that person be you!
The second is to make a plan. Once you have decided to become better, you will have to have a plan. It doesn’t have to be a long, intricate plan. It can be simple. Save a dollar a day. Walk a mile a day. Read an article a day. It’s a simple plan with achievable goals. Someone is going to develop a plan that will take them into the future of their dreams. Let it be you!
The third is to begin to act. All of the great ideas, without action, become stale and useless. The key to turning dreams into reality is action. People who have great ideas are a dime a dozen. People who act on their dreams and ideas are the select few, but they are the ones who gain the health, wealth and wisdom that is available. Someone will act today. Let it be you.
My encouragement to you is to stop looking at others who live the good life, wishing that you were as well, and begin to commit to your improvement, develop a plan and act on it. Someone is going to. Let it be you!
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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