3 Keys to Happiness
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Published:02/06/2012 08:30pm
1. Create - Create great results in the most important areas of your life through daily practice2. Declare - Use affirmations, journaling and meditation to get focused3. Elevate - Be great, do great things and empower others to be greatI'm writing a book and using my blog to make extra income. I've been blogging since July 2011. I got my first Sponsor within a month - Reserveage. http://reserveage.com I wrote about why I love their anti-aging organic supplement and they contacted me with their offer. That gave me incentive and motivation to find more affiliates or sponsors for my blog. I...
Creating a Simple Marketing Plan
Published:02/05/2012 08:41pm
Many of you broke into a sweat after reading the title, didn't you? Many small business owners don't have a marketing plan because they believe it's too hard, too time consuming, or they just don't know where to start.Creating a good marketing plan doesn't have to be overwhelming, or costly, but it will save you time and help you achieve your goals much more easily than you ever believed possible.Start small, your plan can grow as your business and profits grow. In fact, without some sort of plan in place, it will be extremely difficult for your profits to grow. Don't...
5 Tips to Help You Stay Committed to Your Weight Loss Plan
Published:01/29/2012 01:38am
My passion has always been working with people desiring to be thinner who have failed at one diet after another. Over the years, I've come to know one thing for sure - permanent weight loss is possible. There is no quick fix however; it takes time and commitment. With support, guidance, and accurate information my clients are able to lose weight and keep it off without unhealthy dieting and deprivation. What they must bring to the table, however, is commitment.Making a strong commitment before beginning a weight loss plan is essential. As basic as it sounds, this important first step is...
Accepting Autism to Become an Effective Advocate
Published:01/27/2012 11:16pm
Did you sense how your identity changed when you became a parent? At the moment of birth or adoption, our lives are never the same because once a parent, always a parent.Despite the fact that our self-identity shifted once Mother Nature inaugurated us as mom or dad, this new role is not necessarily a fixed one because our children will always impact it.As a mom or dad we may go from being a working parent to a stay at home parent (or vice versa), from a girl scout parent to a hockey mom, from an elated parent to a stressed parent...
Why Resolutions Don't Work
Published:01/25/2012 04:01pm
Why Resolutions Dont WorkByMarsha Walker Eastwood, MSHS, HS-BCPMaking resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. Eric Zorn As relationship and financial coaches, my husband Jim and I realize the exquisite futility of making resolutions for the New Year. Frustration, self-loathing and a generalized feeling of failure often ensue within the first 60 days after making those New Years promises to do better by ourselves in all areas of our lives. The failure rate is incalculable because resolutions are all...
Get Five Little Known Secrets To Dating in 2012
Published:01/24/2012 10:26am
Dating in the twenty first century has been a roller coaster for men and women across the globe. With Valentines Day fast approaching many are in search of not just another mate to occupy the moment but one that will possible stick around past dinner and a movie.Relationship expert Mo Stegall suggests in order to have sustainable relationships in the New Year men and women must understand these five little known secrets:1.Discover Your Worth2.Project What You Want To Attract3.Inspect What You Expect4.Examine The Essentials5.Wait on the ResultsDiscover Your Worth-Know what your conversation is worth before you give it away to...
New Year? New Plans?
Published:01/23/2012 08:37pm
http://www.stilllivingthedream.com/2012/01/new-year-new-plans.htmlRegardless of whether or not you have a list of resolutions or goals you want to work towards in 2012, the beginning of a new year is a good time to pause.maybe even for just a minute.Do you like where your headed professionally or personally?Have you tackled things you said you would last year?Do you want to make changes?I made a big change in my professional life by leaving a full-time job and starting my own business several years ago. As a freelance writer I worry about when the next job will come along and sometimes dont juggle work and home...
The Wealthy Retiree - Retire or Reinvent
Published:01/23/2012 01:24am
As a savvy boomer you're probably doing your due diligence asking yourself if you plan to retire or reinvent. A boomer is not an old person who is near death. Boomers are vibrant, alive, and active and often want more out of life and truly examine deep needs before making a choice. If you choose to start a business it's important to figure out what you want from that business so that you can choose correctly. There are key question to ask yourself when making the choice to retire or reinvent.What are your financial goals? -- Setting financial goals is a...
Brand, Sales, and Balance: Are You Including Social Media With Other Online Marketing?
Published:01/22/2012 08:29pm
The 1980s are remembered for their developments in business and technology, particularly computing. The 1990s for their advances in technology, particularly the growth of the internet and online business opportunities. If the 2000s are to be remembered for anything (although it may still be too early to tell), it will be their developments in communications and online communities, particularly the incredible power of social media.This form of media gives major brands and companies as well as small business, some seriously big power, but it is rarely used as it should be. Commitments to quality are sometimes overlooked, and opportunities for branding,...
5 Ways to Use Your iPhone to Grow Your Business
Published:01/20/2012 08:21pm
I just joined the Apple family by getting my first iPhone a couple of months ago! I've been having so much fun with all the cool features and completely understand why when you go Mac, you never go back!If you are a new user like me or considering getting an iPhone, I wanted to share a few nifty tricks I've discovered on how to grow my business using my trusty device:1. Learn a quick tip or strategy to increase your profits - There are SO many ways to do this. You can download an eBook using the free Kindle app, you...
Leashes and Lovers: What Your Dog Can Teach You About Love, Life, and Happiness
Published:01/19/2012 01:57pm
LEASHES AND LOVERSWhat Your Dog Can Teach You About Love, Life, and HappinessBy SHERYL MATTHYS, The Dog Expert The Dog Lovers Matchmaker Youll discover inside LEASHES AND LOVERS How to Find your right match Strengthen existing relationships with a significant other, friends, and family Explore your Dog-itude and more! Leashes and Lovers covers lifes spectrum on how ones dog impacts dating, couples fortitude, friendships, break-ups, bereavement, and even family ties. In it, Sheryl shares stories of dog lovers and numerous celebrities like Cesar Millan, Howard Stern, and Rachael Ray about how their dogs affect their relationships....
3 Steps to Crafting Your 2012 Marketing Plan
Published:01/17/2012 01:42pm
There's no question you can start and grow a business without a marketing plan. However, I can tell you from personal experience, if you're feeling stuck and can't get to the next level, it's probably because you never took the time to put a marketing plan together.Having a marketing plan really is the key to growing and sustaining a successful, profitable business. Otherwise all you're doing is winging it, and winging it only takes you so far.So if you're ready to craft your 2012 marketing plan but you're not sure where to start, read on -- I'm going to walk you...
Divorce and Autism: Making the Best of an Unfortunate Situation
Published:01/14/2012 12:14am
The myth that families of children with Autism have an 80% divorce rate was proven false by researcher Brian Freedman, PhD, clinical director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, as this article, Autism Families: High Divorce Rate Is a Myth, states. Despite the fact that parents of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder experience more stress, the rates of divorce remain similar to those of parents with neuro-typical children. Unfortunately, that does not mean that parents of special needs children do NOT get divorced.So what is a parent of a child...
Making Ourselves Accountable to Achieving Our Goals
Published:01/13/2012 04:26pm
Looking through magazines for gift ideas recently, I stumbled upon something I hadn't seen in years, a glass piggybank. I recall receiving one when I opened my first savings account as a child. It forced me to continue to save because I didn't want to 'break' it until it was completely full, or until I had enough to purchase something I really wanted. My eyes were always on the prize.By the '80's piggybanks had changed; they had rubber stoppers in the bottom so you were able to remove money whenever you wanted. No longer having to continue to save until you'd...
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
Published:01/10/2012 12:50pm
Autobiography in Five Short ChaptersCreating awareness is taking a good, honest look at where you are in your life. Its recognizing habitual patterns, both good and not so good, seeing where you are moving forward and where you are remaining stuck. Its acknowledging those less than, not enough underlying thoughts keeping you limited. Its shining your light into the darkness, uncovering what is there, facing it head on, and developing new truths of possibility. But, as with most dark places, this process can be scary. We dont like facing the unknown, or worse the known err thoughts of lack- lack...
