When you work for another person or company, you often don’t think about things like sales, success, goals, or even your own frame of mind. In most cases, even if you like your job and are proud of what you do, you simply go through the motions, doing what is required by your boss, clocking in and out each day with no change in your schedule. Being an employee is much different than becoming an entrepreneur, and being overzealous is one of the main downfalls of new business owners and those trying to start a business. They want so much, and they try so hard, but there is such a thing as too much.

In order to approach entrepreneurship with the right business mindset and not sell yourself short before you even get started, you need to calm down and focus your energy on what is most important to you. When you were an employee, you had no real responsibilities or accountability beyond showing up every day and completing your daily tasks. The growth and success of the company was up to the corporate bigwigs and the marketing team. You simply did your job, collected your pay, and went home. Now you are in charge of everything. And often, when you first start a business, you might be working for no pay for a while. Read more

Are You an Idea Maker?

by Sandy Reed

 

You have within you the seeds that can and will manifest as the life you envision — if you allow yourself to become an Idea Maker. How do you become an Idea Maker? All you need to do is allow the energy of what you want to exist fully within you, and use the ideas that present themselves in your daily life, as a result of this energy.

On June 2, I participated in an exhilarating and inspirational event, the Sierra Hope Ride. This is the 13th year for the Ride. It is sponsored and hosted by Mitchell’s Harley Davidson Motorcycles in Modesto, California. This is the first year my husband, Bill, and I participated in this charity event. The Ride raises funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) fight against neuromuscular diseases. The Sierra Hope Ride is the largest single-dealership event of its type in the country. In 2006, more than $350,000 was raised by the more than 2,000 riders. Read more

Proven Ways to Create a Perfect Family Budget!

by Gen Wright

It is frustrating to see how hard it is to do a budget and realizing that with one wrong purchase, you can actually ruin the entire thing. But it doesn?t have to be that way. It can actually be a great way to keep track of your family’s expenditures and help you evaluate the things that you spend the bulk of the family’s earnings on.

Create your own budgeting tool or find a program to do it for you?just make sure it suits your lifestyle.

Having a budget, you can well establish and regulate your funds better, and be able to set and achieve your financial objectives. From this you will be more realistically able to make advance decisions as to how you want your money to work well for you. Read more

What Marketing Can Do For You

by Michele PW

 

I thought I would clear up some misconceptions about marketing in this two-part series: What Marketing Can Do For You and What Marketing Can’t Do For You. We’ll start with the positive.

Over the years, I’ve had dealings with some business owners who have a rather skewed perception of marketing. They think you throw a few ads out there, get a couple of press releases printed and voila! You’re a big success.

Oh, if it only were that easy. (Although if it were, I probably wouldn’t have a job.)

But there’s no getting around that to have a successful business, you need a solid marketing plan. Read more

Fast Track Your Journey to Home Business Success

by Stone Evans

No one has ever logged onto the Internet for the first time and started pocketing dollars in a really short period of time. As with all things in life, there is a learning curve.

SOME PERSONAL HISTORY

Just a few short years ago, I was a working stiff just like you.

One day, I bought and read a book called “Multiple Streams of Income” by bestselling author, Robert Allen. Immediately, I began my journey.

Every night after work and after my wife and children went to sleep, I would get online and explore different ways of using the Internet to make money.

In the two years that followed, I spent over $10,000 racking up credit card debt buying eBooks, membership sites, special reports, opt-in leads, and joining every “guru” recommended business opportunity that flew into my email inbox. Read more

Parenting ~ 11 Tips for Character and 2 Recipes for Selfishness

by Jean Tracy, MSS

 

Inside you’ll find 11 parenting tips for raising children with character and 2 recipes for selfishness. Find out how your moral compass is the gateway to a better character and a happier life.

 

First Selfish Recipe:

None of us want our children to grow up selfish. Yet some parents try to better their children’s lives by giving them too much. They shower their kids with gifts even when their kids fail at school. These parents long for gratitude but they don’t get it. When they realize they’re drowning their children in a sea of selfishness, it’s almost too late. Read more

Finding Time for You: Looking at the Big Picture

by Kimberly Reddington

 

As mothers, finding time for ourselves can be nearly impossible. There are always a million things on our to-do list that we mark as a high priority. At the end of the day, there just isn’t any more time.

The other day I was reading an article written by a man. He isn’t married and has no children. He mentioned in his article that he was very stressed just from working and doing things for his friends. He felt he had no time for himself. No time to unwind and have fun. I thought to myself, “This guy needs to really figure out what he is spending his time on”.

I have a husband to make happy, a house to clean, 3 children to nurture and teach, 2 cars to clean and maintain, a business to grow and that is just to name a few. I’m sure many of you mothers can relate. There are many times when I feel very pressed for time. I asked myself, “How can this man who only has a business and a couple of friends be so stressed and feel he has no time for himself?” Read more

Steps for keeping an online baby book

by Mary Smith

As a mother I have spent hours emailing my baby’s updates, gathering pictures, and sending video files to family and friends. An online baby book makes it really simple and easy share these moments in a secure and well-organized format.

My experience with online baby books is based on BabyChapters.com. It is a free online baby book to store your baby’s precious memories and share them with family and friends. For those parents who also want a keepsake, BabyChapters offers an option to order their online baby book as a high-quality, professionally-printed hard-cover book.

There are 3 steps to create an online baby book at BabyChapters. First, open an online baby book for free at BabyChapters.com. Second, store your baby’s precious moments. BabyChapters includes chapters such as Introduction, Family Tree, Journal, Milestones & Firsts, Baby’s Favorites, Growth Charts, Photo/Video Gallery, and Guestbook. These are based on easy-to-use templates that anybody can use to easy create pages. Third, share privately with family and friends. BabyChapters lets parents to invite their friends and family to visit the book as guests. Read more

5 Keys to a Winning Website

by Sandy Reed

As a new business owner you may wonder how important it is to have a website. When you have multitudes of other tasks on your plate to get your business on its feet, you may think that a website is not that important. However, a study by Interland (Dec. 2003), a web-hosting firm for small and mid-sized businesses, stated that 78 percent of small businesses believe their company benefits from having a website.

In the same study, between 20 and 30 percent of these small businesses said that they rely heavily on their website for sales and that it helps them reduce other marketing costs. Personally, I have found that our website provides the best return on investment, as compared to direct mail, which costs a significant amount of money to implement. Read more

7 Simple Steps to Freedom - Getting Your Home-Based Business off the Ground

If you have a dream of starting your own home-based business, check out these 7 simple steps to get you started on the path to freedom. More Details about Home business start-ups here.

 

So, you’ve been thinking about getting out of the corporate rat race for years, and starting your own home-based business. But your old friend FEAR keeps reminding you about how good you have it — paid vacation, benefits, a good steady paycheck . . . Still it’s hard to leave your kids every morning and let someone else shape their lives for 10-12 hours a day. It’s hard to give up the dream of being in control of all of your time.

Are you ready to pay the price for the freedom of owning your own business? Are you ready to create a business that feeds your spirit — not just your bank account? If so, how do you get ready mentally and emotionally to take that leap of faith? Leaving the past behind and focusing on these 7 steps will help you kick into high gear and launch your new business.

1. As a new business owner, one of the first things I did was hire a business coach who could support me mentally and give me a kick in the pants when it was needed. Since I was new to the construction industry, my coach gave me ideas about how to market my business. I couldn’t tell you how to frame a window or put in a faucet, but today I know how to market our business and get the telephone to ring. Read more

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