How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, losing one's job, and saying what is on their mind. They are afraid of death. But what is the point? The fear of death doesn't prevent them from dying; it merely prevents them from living.
Fear is like a mutating virus, always causing havoc. It transforms itself into suspicion, mistrust, anger, hostility, aggression, anxiety, worry, hopelessness, and a host of other negative emotions. In fact, most of humanity's problems stem from this primal emotion. Fear paralyzes us and builds an impenetrable wall that blocks our progress. We all will die, but how sad it is to die without having had the chance to meet the person we could have become, were it not for fear.
Our gravest problems are not losses and misfortune, for losses can be regained and ill fortune can be changed to good fortune, but our greatest problems are our fears. To a person of courage, problems and difficulties are mere obstacles that will be trampled on the march forward. On the other hand, even the smallest barrier forever blocks the way of the timid.
All our emotions are helpful tools meant to guide us. It is how we use them that make them positive or negative. For example, enthusiasm is generally helpful, but if I'm so enthusiastic that I act rashly, I may experience negative consequences. Fear is harmful when it is a product of my imagination and false beliefs and prevents me from doing what I wish. But when fear is based on rational thought, it issues a warning, which when followed, will protect me.
An example of the positive use of fear was given by Phyllis Schlafly, who was named one of the 100 most important women of the 20th century by the "Ladies' Home Journal." She wrote, "It's very healthy for a young girl to be deterred from promiscuity by fear of contracting a painful, incurable disease, or cervical cancer, or sterility, or the likelihood of giving birth to a dead, blind, or brain-damaged baby."
Yes, fear can lead us to making the right choices, but it is the debilitating effects of unjustified or irrational fear that is of concern here. How can we eliminate the fear that prevents us from reaching our potential? It starts with awareness. Although we may have no control over the events or circumstances that we fear, our anxiety is not part of those events. Our fear is merely our interpretation of the events. Our fear is composed of OUR thoughts. Once we accept this fact and take responsibility for our thoughts, we can begin to make progress.
Sometimes we cleverly hide our fears by disguising them. If we want to root them out, we need to be mindful of our thoughts and carefully analyze them. For example, when I say that I would prefer to remain in my present job because I am a cautious person, it may really mean that I am AFRAID to change jobs. Similarly, when I say that I'm not interested in computers, I may really be saying that I'm AFRAID of computers. Don't allow these or any other self-limiting beliefs hold you back
The cure for fear is action. You need to do what you fear. But you don't have to take giant steps. In fact, if you were to try to do so, you may fail and grow even less confident in your abilities. So, take small, baby steps. As you do so, each success will encourage and motivate you to continue. The rewards are well worth it. For as Henry Ford (1863 ~ 1947) said, "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."
Another weapon in our arsenal against fear is curiosity. Get involved with life. Learn as much as you can. Develop curiosity. Men and women risk their lives by boarding space vehicles not because they are reckless or fearless, but because they are curious. They are explorers yearning to go where few have ever been. You, too, can become an explorer. Your can explore your vast universe of inner space. You can plunge into the depths of your being and discover the courage to chart a new life, a new beginning. This year, resolve to live the life of your dreams. Kick down the barriers of fear and venture into the unknown. Dare to discover your hidden powers.
Yet another tool to fight fear is acceptance of what is. To experience the fullness and richness of life I should set goals and strive for growth. However, the goals I set are preferences. I don't cling to them and demand that they be fulfilled, for I cannot predict the future. Neither can I know how changing events may make my personal goals unattainable. But by being willing to adapt and change when necessary, I will eliminate fear of not reaching my goals. Instead of having a thwarted goal end in frustration and disappointment, it blooms into a valuable lesson and another step on the road to success.
Your imagination is like a powerful magnet that draws to it whatever you are anticipating. If you are expecting a bright and sunny life, lo and behold, that's exactly what you get. But if all you expect from life are dark clouds and gloom, prepare for storms, for they will surely come. Anticipation of fear can lead to explosive tension. Or, as Alfred Hitchcock (1899 ~ 1980) said, "There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it." When we use our imagination to focus on the positive, it is empowering and liberating. Yet, when we use it to focus on the negative, it is paralyzing and crippling. Consider the words of Epictetus (50 ~ 120), "It is not death or hardship that is a fearful thing, but the fear of death and hardship."
Become sensitive to your feelings. When you are aware of them, you can control them rather than have them control you. When you feel afraid of doing something you should be doing, stare fear in the face. Say, "I'm not afraid of you. I welcome and embrace you. But it is I, and not you, that will decide what I am afraid of. I welcome fear. I welcome being afraid of losing my potential. I have decided to be afraid of living with regrets. I'm fed up with becoming a puny person that is startled by the sound of my own footsteps. So, I have decided to act and do what I fear. I welcome you, fear, as a friend, for you always point the way I can experience more growth. From now on, whenever I feel fear, I will pause to discover whether the lesson you bring is to avoid danger or accept a new challenge. By fearing what I should, I avoid suffering, and by not fearing what I should not, I achieve success."
Discovering the joy of life can be as simple as being willing to accept discomfort. Barbara Streisand explains, "I can say, I am terribly frightened and fear is terrible and awful and it makes me uncomfortable, so I won't do that because it makes me uncomfortable. Or I could say get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable doing something that's risky. But so what? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?" Well, what do you think? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?
Monday, August 27, 2007
tips to save during grocery store shopping!
No doubt about it, convenience foods save you time. But - and it's a big but - convenience foods don't save you money. If you rely on frozen dinners, helper foods, kits and take-out you are spending too much money on food. These tips will help you lower your bills and eat healthy, flavorful meals.
1. Plan meals by the week.
2. Make a grocery list, grouping foods by category. (Meat, dairy, produce, etc.)
3. Only buy what is on your list. Don't succumb to impulse buying or kids' demands for products hyped on TV.
4. Shop at stores that have the most specials.
5. Use coupons for healthy foods only. Don't buy a product just because you have a coupon.
6. Roll your cart past "helper," "partner," "bakes" and "kits." These products are over-priced, over-salted, and you can't even pronounce some of the ingredients.
7. Mix up your own rubs. They take only minutes to make and you can customize them to your tastes.
8. Buy store and less-known brands, often made by top manufacturers.
9. Buy lean hamburger. It is better for you and there is less waste.
9. Drink water instead of pricey soda pop, which is often loaded with sugar and erodes your teeth.
10. Make your own salad dressing. You'll save a bundle!
11. Make your own granola. Lots of recipes are posted on the Internet and kids will enjoy helping you.
12. Eat boxed hot cereal, not the kind in packets.
13. Buy day-old bread and coffee cake. The bread is perfect for French toast and grilled sandwiches. Stale coffee cake makes some of the best bread pudding you will ever taste.
14. Stores put pricey foods - the foods they want to push - at eye level. Bend down and look on the bottom shelves for bargains.
15. Learn how to cut up a whole chicken.
16. Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables.
17. Buy staples in bulk.
18. Make your own pudding. You will get twice as much for your money.
19. Buy a refrigerated or prepared crust and make your favorite pizza.
20. Use meat for flavor, as in stir-fry, instead of making it the feature of the meal.
21. Maximize leftovers. Make cream sauce for a little left over spinach. Use leftover vegetables in soup.
22. Put leftovers in sturdy plastic zipper bags to prevent freezer burn and waste. Label and date the bags.
23. Turn old bread into new, delicious croutons. Cut the bread into cubes, drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic powder, oregano and basil. Bake in a 350 degree oven until crispy.
24. Make your own baking mix and store in a tightly covered jar. (Recipes are posted on the Internet.)
25. Involve kids and grandkids. The involved kids of today will turn into smart shoppers tomorrow.
1. Plan meals by the week.
2. Make a grocery list, grouping foods by category. (Meat, dairy, produce, etc.)
3. Only buy what is on your list. Don't succumb to impulse buying or kids' demands for products hyped on TV.
4. Shop at stores that have the most specials.
5. Use coupons for healthy foods only. Don't buy a product just because you have a coupon.
6. Roll your cart past "helper," "partner," "bakes" and "kits." These products are over-priced, over-salted, and you can't even pronounce some of the ingredients.
7. Mix up your own rubs. They take only minutes to make and you can customize them to your tastes.
8. Buy store and less-known brands, often made by top manufacturers.
9. Buy lean hamburger. It is better for you and there is less waste.
9. Drink water instead of pricey soda pop, which is often loaded with sugar and erodes your teeth.
10. Make your own salad dressing. You'll save a bundle!
11. Make your own granola. Lots of recipes are posted on the Internet and kids will enjoy helping you.
12. Eat boxed hot cereal, not the kind in packets.
13. Buy day-old bread and coffee cake. The bread is perfect for French toast and grilled sandwiches. Stale coffee cake makes some of the best bread pudding you will ever taste.
14. Stores put pricey foods - the foods they want to push - at eye level. Bend down and look on the bottom shelves for bargains.
15. Learn how to cut up a whole chicken.
16. Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables.
17. Buy staples in bulk.
18. Make your own pudding. You will get twice as much for your money.
19. Buy a refrigerated or prepared crust and make your favorite pizza.
20. Use meat for flavor, as in stir-fry, instead of making it the feature of the meal.
21. Maximize leftovers. Make cream sauce for a little left over spinach. Use leftover vegetables in soup.
22. Put leftovers in sturdy plastic zipper bags to prevent freezer burn and waste. Label and date the bags.
23. Turn old bread into new, delicious croutons. Cut the bread into cubes, drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic powder, oregano and basil. Bake in a 350 degree oven until crispy.
24. Make your own baking mix and store in a tightly covered jar. (Recipes are posted on the Internet.)
25. Involve kids and grandkids. The involved kids of today will turn into smart shoppers tomorrow.
how to plan your life out!
Your life can't go according to plan if you have no plan. Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a traveler lost in the wilderness without a map. It's time to map out your future, for success comes to those who plan. What happens to those who don't? Well, Ben Franklin (1706 ~ 1790) has the answer, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
A poor plan, however, can do more harm than good, so don't act too quickly.
For as Matthew Prior (1664 ~ 1721) wrote, "Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way." Therefore, take your time and be thorough. On the other hand, don't get stuck in the planning stage. Don't become paralyzed because your plan isn't perfect. Just make sure you have a clear destination in mind and have listed all the steps you have to take to get you where you want to go. To help you get started on your way, here are some goal setting tips.
1. Write down your goals. Doing so helps you to focus on them. As you write them down and refer to them in the future, they will clarify in your mind and lead to new insights. Always ask yourself what you want from life, what is preventing you from getting it, and what are you going to do about it. Use the power of questions to develop your plan.
2. Define your goals. Get down to specifics. Be precise. Avoid vagueness.
For example, "I want to be rich" is a poor goal because your subconscious does not know how to define "rich." Your subconscious can be a powerful ally in helping you achieve your goals, but it needs to be told precisely what you want. "I want to earn more money" is another example of a poor goal. Why? Because merely earning one dollar a month more than previously would result in successfully achieving your goal! So once you did so, your subconscious may stop looking for more ways to earn money. Here is an example of a good goal, "I want to earn $170,000 a year by age 40." Make all of your goals equally clear.
3. Set goals that make you stretch. If you're overweight, trying to lose one pound a year is an example of a poor goal. To be worthwhile your goals should lead to significant improvement. But don't overreach either. Trying to lose ten pounds a week, for example, would most likely lead to failure. Far better to set your goal to one pound a week. Overreaching ends in failure, while goals that are too easy prevent growth. Strive for balance. Your goal should stretch you, yet be attainable.
4. How will you benefit from achieving your goal? Why is it important? Write down the answers to these questions and keep them handy. Why? Well, there are two voices in your head, and both are saying, "I want." One is saying "I want to do what feels good" and the other is saying "I want to do what is best for me, even if I have to make an effort to do so." Both voices are competing for your attention. One is focused on immediate gratification. It is the voice that urges you to avoid your responsibilities and seek pleasure. For instance, if it is time to go to the health club to exercise, the voice may say, "I can go next week. Instead of exercising, I want to watch TV, or go drinking with friends, or go shopping, or take a nap." To avoid listening to the wrong voice, refer to your answers to the two questions mentioned above. Focus on the benefits and remind yourself why it is important to maintain your exercise program. Focusing on the reasons to change will help you to stay motivated.
5. Set deadlines. Without a date, it's not a goal, but a wish. Each step you have to take to reach your goal should have a completion date. Each task is a mini-goal, and as one is completed, the next one begins. Each task or step you take brings you closer to your goal. As long as you keep taking steps, it is impossible not to reach your destination.
6. Subject each goal to a reality check. Are you fully committed? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to succeed? Do you understand that anything worthwhile needs some effort to achieve? Are you willing to pay the price? If not, instead of wasting time, switch to a goal that you can commit to.
7. Make sure your goal is measurable. That is, you need to have a way of measuring success. For instance, your goal may be to lose 1 ~ 2 pounds a week, drink 8 glasses of water a day, walk 10 miles a day, or read 10 pages of a book each day.
8. What are the obstacles you have to overcome? How will you overcome these roadblocks? What other hurdles could appear and how will you get over them?
Anticipating and preparing for the obstacles you are likely to face will increase your likelihood of success.
9. Plan your work; then work your plan. If your plan is completed, carry it out. Put it into action. Implement it. No matter how small, do something each day to bring you closer to achieving your goal. Check off each task as you complete it. Seeing your own progress will inspire you to continue.
10. Regularly monitor your progress. Life is synonymous with change. Expect the unexpected. Changing circumstances may make it impossible to stick to your original plan. Remain flexible. Look for options, solutions, and opportunities. If you can't do the best thing, do the next best thing. Adjust and adapt your plan when necessary. You can change your direction as often as you wish, as long as you keep moving forward (closer to what you want or what is possible). Review your goals daily to remain focused on them.
11. Persist. If you persist, it is impossible to fail. In fact, failure doesn't exist, only learning experiences exist. If you learn from your mistakes, they become stepping-stones to success.
12. Nothing succeeds like success. Let your achievements fan the flames, keep you motivated, and spur you on to bigger and greater goals.
It may seem like many steps to take, but the prize is most certainly worth the effort. Also, the job of planning your life can be made much easier with the help of some software. A good example can be found at: http://www.personal-development.com/mylifeplanner/
A poor plan, however, can do more harm than good, so don't act too quickly.
For as Matthew Prior (1664 ~ 1721) wrote, "Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way." Therefore, take your time and be thorough. On the other hand, don't get stuck in the planning stage. Don't become paralyzed because your plan isn't perfect. Just make sure you have a clear destination in mind and have listed all the steps you have to take to get you where you want to go. To help you get started on your way, here are some goal setting tips.
1. Write down your goals. Doing so helps you to focus on them. As you write them down and refer to them in the future, they will clarify in your mind and lead to new insights. Always ask yourself what you want from life, what is preventing you from getting it, and what are you going to do about it. Use the power of questions to develop your plan.
2. Define your goals. Get down to specifics. Be precise. Avoid vagueness.
For example, "I want to be rich" is a poor goal because your subconscious does not know how to define "rich." Your subconscious can be a powerful ally in helping you achieve your goals, but it needs to be told precisely what you want. "I want to earn more money" is another example of a poor goal. Why? Because merely earning one dollar a month more than previously would result in successfully achieving your goal! So once you did so, your subconscious may stop looking for more ways to earn money. Here is an example of a good goal, "I want to earn $170,000 a year by age 40." Make all of your goals equally clear.
3. Set goals that make you stretch. If you're overweight, trying to lose one pound a year is an example of a poor goal. To be worthwhile your goals should lead to significant improvement. But don't overreach either. Trying to lose ten pounds a week, for example, would most likely lead to failure. Far better to set your goal to one pound a week. Overreaching ends in failure, while goals that are too easy prevent growth. Strive for balance. Your goal should stretch you, yet be attainable.
4. How will you benefit from achieving your goal? Why is it important? Write down the answers to these questions and keep them handy. Why? Well, there are two voices in your head, and both are saying, "I want." One is saying "I want to do what feels good" and the other is saying "I want to do what is best for me, even if I have to make an effort to do so." Both voices are competing for your attention. One is focused on immediate gratification. It is the voice that urges you to avoid your responsibilities and seek pleasure. For instance, if it is time to go to the health club to exercise, the voice may say, "I can go next week. Instead of exercising, I want to watch TV, or go drinking with friends, or go shopping, or take a nap." To avoid listening to the wrong voice, refer to your answers to the two questions mentioned above. Focus on the benefits and remind yourself why it is important to maintain your exercise program. Focusing on the reasons to change will help you to stay motivated.
5. Set deadlines. Without a date, it's not a goal, but a wish. Each step you have to take to reach your goal should have a completion date. Each task is a mini-goal, and as one is completed, the next one begins. Each task or step you take brings you closer to your goal. As long as you keep taking steps, it is impossible not to reach your destination.
6. Subject each goal to a reality check. Are you fully committed? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to succeed? Do you understand that anything worthwhile needs some effort to achieve? Are you willing to pay the price? If not, instead of wasting time, switch to a goal that you can commit to.
7. Make sure your goal is measurable. That is, you need to have a way of measuring success. For instance, your goal may be to lose 1 ~ 2 pounds a week, drink 8 glasses of water a day, walk 10 miles a day, or read 10 pages of a book each day.
8. What are the obstacles you have to overcome? How will you overcome these roadblocks? What other hurdles could appear and how will you get over them?
Anticipating and preparing for the obstacles you are likely to face will increase your likelihood of success.
9. Plan your work; then work your plan. If your plan is completed, carry it out. Put it into action. Implement it. No matter how small, do something each day to bring you closer to achieving your goal. Check off each task as you complete it. Seeing your own progress will inspire you to continue.
10. Regularly monitor your progress. Life is synonymous with change. Expect the unexpected. Changing circumstances may make it impossible to stick to your original plan. Remain flexible. Look for options, solutions, and opportunities. If you can't do the best thing, do the next best thing. Adjust and adapt your plan when necessary. You can change your direction as often as you wish, as long as you keep moving forward (closer to what you want or what is possible). Review your goals daily to remain focused on them.
11. Persist. If you persist, it is impossible to fail. In fact, failure doesn't exist, only learning experiences exist. If you learn from your mistakes, they become stepping-stones to success.
12. Nothing succeeds like success. Let your achievements fan the flames, keep you motivated, and spur you on to bigger and greater goals.
It may seem like many steps to take, but the prize is most certainly worth the effort. Also, the job of planning your life can be made much easier with the help of some software. A good example can be found at: http://www.personal-development.com/mylifeplanner/
how to earn an onine BA degree!
A good education has, is and will continue to remain the hallmark of a fine gentleman. Age makes no difference, a well educated individual is usually the most prepared for success. This is the reason why governments all over the world continue to spend billions of dollars on providing their citizens with education. Especially in our modern day one where a solid education is an absolute essential. And online bachelors degree may be just what you are looking for.
But while a lot has been done to ensure that everyone at least completes a basic bachelors degree, many people cannot get their degrees after high school because of the fact that they need to work right away. The reasons could be many, but the fact remains that there are a number of people who, despite wanting to, are unable to acquire a bachelors degree. This is where online bachelors degree become such a wonderful option.
Ever since the internet became a ubiquitous part of our lives, all sorts of content has been delivered over it. The latest content is in the form of online bachelors degree. Online bachelors degrees are basic degrees that are offered by traditional colleges and universities but are now taught over the Internet. By transmitting course content and instruction through the world wide web, online bachelors degrees now allow those who cannot attend traditional colleges the chance to earn their bachelors degree.
Time, convenience and affordability are definitely factors for those individuals considering an online bachelors degree. With the improvement of technology today and the increase in quality offerings from institutions, and online bachelors degree is becoming more and more accepted. Websites like www.directoryofschools.com, www.college-scholarships.com, www.elearners.com and www.online-education.net contains an extensive list of established colleges and and universities that offer online bachelors degrees. There was a time when an online bachelors degree was considered to be a quick and hassle free, and consequentially inadequate option of learning. But over time, as more and more students have begun seeking online bachelors degrees, more and more credibility is now being associated with this educational option.
Probably the greatest benefit of an online bachelors degree is the fact that you can still work full-time job while you are obtaining it. So, you literally earn your online bachelors degree while you learn. In many cases it is quite a bit cheaper getting your degree this way due to the lower costs associated with it. Traditional universities are so expensive because of the costs of upkeep for their physical properties. All one needs in order to earn an online bachelors degree is a computer with an internet connection, and enough self-discipline and motivation to do the work that is necessary. If you feel that you can do this, then obtaining an online bachelors degree will soon be on your mission accomplished list.
But while a lot has been done to ensure that everyone at least completes a basic bachelors degree, many people cannot get their degrees after high school because of the fact that they need to work right away. The reasons could be many, but the fact remains that there are a number of people who, despite wanting to, are unable to acquire a bachelors degree. This is where online bachelors degree become such a wonderful option.
Ever since the internet became a ubiquitous part of our lives, all sorts of content has been delivered over it. The latest content is in the form of online bachelors degree. Online bachelors degrees are basic degrees that are offered by traditional colleges and universities but are now taught over the Internet. By transmitting course content and instruction through the world wide web, online bachelors degrees now allow those who cannot attend traditional colleges the chance to earn their bachelors degree.
Time, convenience and affordability are definitely factors for those individuals considering an online bachelors degree. With the improvement of technology today and the increase in quality offerings from institutions, and online bachelors degree is becoming more and more accepted. Websites like www.directoryofschools.com, www.college-scholarships.com, www.elearners.com and www.online-education.net contains an extensive list of established colleges and and universities that offer online bachelors degrees. There was a time when an online bachelors degree was considered to be a quick and hassle free, and consequentially inadequate option of learning. But over time, as more and more students have begun seeking online bachelors degrees, more and more credibility is now being associated with this educational option.
Probably the greatest benefit of an online bachelors degree is the fact that you can still work full-time job while you are obtaining it. So, you literally earn your online bachelors degree while you learn. In many cases it is quite a bit cheaper getting your degree this way due to the lower costs associated with it. Traditional universities are so expensive because of the costs of upkeep for their physical properties. All one needs in order to earn an online bachelors degree is a computer with an internet connection, and enough self-discipline and motivation to do the work that is necessary. If you feel that you can do this, then obtaining an online bachelors degree will soon be on your mission accomplished list.
seven tricks of 100,000$ income people!
In my work with hundreds of coaches, consultants, and small business owners, I have found that there are specific actions that have created their success. Here are seven success elements that they use effectively to earn $100,000 plus a year. By focusing on these important elements, you too can grow your business to reach this goal.
Six-Figure Professionals Focus and Target their Efforts Professionals who narrow their market earn more and have less stress. They operate in a market that can afford their service and one that has future potential to keep it up.
They know how to say "no" to anything that detracts from their plans and their goals. They go after their goals with tenacity and never listen to others telling them how hard or impossible whatever they are working towards is. They ask questions to the right sources and listen to those higher than they are on the "food chain."
They know their target markets well; what they like and do not like. They stay current with the economic conditions of those industries and watch for shifts that can affect their affiliation or revenue. They speak the lingo of their markets and know their problems and challenges like they know the back of their own hand.
Six-figure service professionals act fast when an idea occurs and have a professional support team available that responds quickly and plays full out with them. They have the "adapt and adopt" principle down pat.
Risk and fear is something they kick regularly in the "assets." It doesn't stop them and barely slows them down. Six-Figure Professionals Have a Strategy
Ninety percent of all six-figure professionals generate some sort of passive income. They know that there are only so many hours in the day and only so high a ceiling they can charge before their market peaks. One of their highest priorities is to generate products that create money 24/7.
Six-figure professionals know that they need to create attractive packages and offers that are irresistible to their market. They create new packages frequently and sell in multiple streams (across multiple media bridges and target markets).
Six-figure coaches fine-tune in seconds. If they do not have an answer, they have generated a source that does. They ask or research it immediately and continue moving. Their strategy is always changing. Sometimes they don't have time to put down all the details in their plan, yet they always have enough time to complete a moving strategy with just enough details so that they know it is worth their resources.
Six-Figure Professionals Have all the Skills they need to Succeed
Since six-figure output requires a higher percentage on the service delivery end, six-figure professionals have the skills needed to run a business and be an expert yet not a perfectionist.
Professionalism is basic for them. It comes easily because they watch and listen well. Their people skills are effective and productive. They do not fool around with doubters or wait around for an answer. Their attitude is "you either have it or you don't." And when you don't, they are leave quickly and never look back.
Six-Figure Professionals Have a Positive Attitude Even though six-figure professionals try many things, creating excellence instead of perfect as they go, they also have just as many projects that don't work. Most of their projects succeed once out of every ten tries. They don't dwell on the ones that don't for more than a second. They recalculate (adapt) and come back in the game swinging (adopt). Failure is not in their vocabulary.
They expect success and they expect it now -- not later. They move, switch, shift and change 50 times faster than most individuals. In some circles, they are called -- movers and shakers -- only because they don't allow dust to accumulate.
Six-figure professionals don't wait for all the answers before jumping on something hot. If it’s hot, they make room on their agenda and put together key people to help get it completed.
Six-Figure Professionals Have a Steadfast Marketing System Six-figure professionals don't lose a client and then get a new client. They don't gain two and lose three. Their statistics are gain five and send everyone over to buy passive income items. They are more likely to gain five and lose one. Their attrition rate is low and they have a plan that keeps it down. They monitor their attrition rate.
They know what will sell to their target market and what will not. They usually break even and never take a loss. They have developed a dependable marketing system that virtually guarantees results as long as they continue to grease its wheels. They consistently stock the fire of what is fueling their marketing engine.
Six-figure independent professionals have the help they need: either an in-house assistant, part or full-time, or a virtual assistant to handle the administrative duties. They have mastered marketing principles and practice them easily every day. Their learning level focuses on high-end features, benefits, and advantages and watching the economy to see how it is changing and how it affects their customers.
Six-figure professionals write well and know how important communication is to their success. They use editors consistently. They write consistently and have a writing process that supports their goals and objectives. They have learned to write productively and use the material /information over many ways.
Six-Figure Professionals Mastered Their Sales Process Six-figure service professionals have a simple, reliable sales process that they have developed over the course of their growth. It runs smoothly and reliably and only requires occasional maintenance and economic adjusting. They have an effective way of handling their phone calls. They prequalify prospects in ways that don't require their time, using their web site, other personnel, or through an e-mail process.
Six-figure independent professionals have a script for handling every type of objection. They write out new ones as soon as a new objection appears, create the type of response they want, and practice it until it sounds natural. They welcome objections and learn to use them to create writing material for their web site, articles, and scripts.
They say what the client needs to hear, never take things personally, and remain unattached to the outcome. Their listening and intuitive skills are well developed and they use them to the max. They put their clients first and place value before revenue at the top of their list of objectives. Are You a Six-Figure Professional?
Most non-six-figure professionals don't know what it takes to make six figures even though it is their commonly stated goal. They need to remember that each level requires a different way of thinking and the shifts in their thinking need to be mastered quickly and pursued aggressively.
Let me leave you with one of my own personal, favorite quotes: "The level of thinking you are experiencing today will not serve you in the next level you are reaching for."
Six-Figure Professionals Focus and Target their Efforts Professionals who narrow their market earn more and have less stress. They operate in a market that can afford their service and one that has future potential to keep it up.
They know how to say "no" to anything that detracts from their plans and their goals. They go after their goals with tenacity and never listen to others telling them how hard or impossible whatever they are working towards is. They ask questions to the right sources and listen to those higher than they are on the "food chain."
They know their target markets well; what they like and do not like. They stay current with the economic conditions of those industries and watch for shifts that can affect their affiliation or revenue. They speak the lingo of their markets and know their problems and challenges like they know the back of their own hand.
Six-figure service professionals act fast when an idea occurs and have a professional support team available that responds quickly and plays full out with them. They have the "adapt and adopt" principle down pat.
Risk and fear is something they kick regularly in the "assets." It doesn't stop them and barely slows them down. Six-Figure Professionals Have a Strategy
Ninety percent of all six-figure professionals generate some sort of passive income. They know that there are only so many hours in the day and only so high a ceiling they can charge before their market peaks. One of their highest priorities is to generate products that create money 24/7.
Six-figure professionals know that they need to create attractive packages and offers that are irresistible to their market. They create new packages frequently and sell in multiple streams (across multiple media bridges and target markets).
Six-figure coaches fine-tune in seconds. If they do not have an answer, they have generated a source that does. They ask or research it immediately and continue moving. Their strategy is always changing. Sometimes they don't have time to put down all the details in their plan, yet they always have enough time to complete a moving strategy with just enough details so that they know it is worth their resources.
Six-Figure Professionals Have all the Skills they need to Succeed
Since six-figure output requires a higher percentage on the service delivery end, six-figure professionals have the skills needed to run a business and be an expert yet not a perfectionist.
Professionalism is basic for them. It comes easily because they watch and listen well. Their people skills are effective and productive. They do not fool around with doubters or wait around for an answer. Their attitude is "you either have it or you don't." And when you don't, they are leave quickly and never look back.
Six-Figure Professionals Have a Positive Attitude Even though six-figure professionals try many things, creating excellence instead of perfect as they go, they also have just as many projects that don't work. Most of their projects succeed once out of every ten tries. They don't dwell on the ones that don't for more than a second. They recalculate (adapt) and come back in the game swinging (adopt). Failure is not in their vocabulary.
They expect success and they expect it now -- not later. They move, switch, shift and change 50 times faster than most individuals. In some circles, they are called -- movers and shakers -- only because they don't allow dust to accumulate.
Six-figure professionals don't wait for all the answers before jumping on something hot. If it’s hot, they make room on their agenda and put together key people to help get it completed.
Six-Figure Professionals Have a Steadfast Marketing System Six-figure professionals don't lose a client and then get a new client. They don't gain two and lose three. Their statistics are gain five and send everyone over to buy passive income items. They are more likely to gain five and lose one. Their attrition rate is low and they have a plan that keeps it down. They monitor their attrition rate.
They know what will sell to their target market and what will not. They usually break even and never take a loss. They have developed a dependable marketing system that virtually guarantees results as long as they continue to grease its wheels. They consistently stock the fire of what is fueling their marketing engine.
Six-figure independent professionals have the help they need: either an in-house assistant, part or full-time, or a virtual assistant to handle the administrative duties. They have mastered marketing principles and practice them easily every day. Their learning level focuses on high-end features, benefits, and advantages and watching the economy to see how it is changing and how it affects their customers.
Six-figure professionals write well and know how important communication is to their success. They use editors consistently. They write consistently and have a writing process that supports their goals and objectives. They have learned to write productively and use the material /information over many ways.
Six-Figure Professionals Mastered Their Sales Process Six-figure service professionals have a simple, reliable sales process that they have developed over the course of their growth. It runs smoothly and reliably and only requires occasional maintenance and economic adjusting. They have an effective way of handling their phone calls. They prequalify prospects in ways that don't require their time, using their web site, other personnel, or through an e-mail process.
Six-figure independent professionals have a script for handling every type of objection. They write out new ones as soon as a new objection appears, create the type of response they want, and practice it until it sounds natural. They welcome objections and learn to use them to create writing material for their web site, articles, and scripts.
They say what the client needs to hear, never take things personally, and remain unattached to the outcome. Their listening and intuitive skills are well developed and they use them to the max. They put their clients first and place value before revenue at the top of their list of objectives. Are You a Six-Figure Professional?
Most non-six-figure professionals don't know what it takes to make six figures even though it is their commonly stated goal. They need to remember that each level requires a different way of thinking and the shifts in their thinking need to be mastered quickly and pursued aggressively.
Let me leave you with one of my own personal, favorite quotes: "The level of thinking you are experiencing today will not serve you in the next level you are reaching for."
how to create passive income
Got a 9 to 5 job? Been going to work everyday? Do you exert too much effort for your tasks? Do you spend even your break time fretting over your toils? Are you exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally? All these and you still get the same old meager salary you received the other month!
Don’t you just want to wake up on a Monday morning with a big smile on your face and enjoy a hearty breakfast afterwards? Don’t you just want to laze around the house, without stress and worry, knowing your bank account will have a long way to go?
Read on then.
You need to put together your acts and take the way to earning passive income. Passive income is a way of generating revenue with minimal effort from your part. It is earning more by working less! Don’t you just love the sound of it?
There are just a few initial pointers for you to build a good foundation for your passive income resources. Invest some of your time and money to prepare on any of the following or for all, and wait for profits to rake in 24/7.
1. Website - Create a passive income through your own website. Of course, we’re talking online; your website is a must. Invest on the appearance, content and popularity of your website and after that, moving for ways to earn passive income would come easy. Bank your expertise and knowledge on your website to achieve this goal.
Once you’ve got yourself a considerable amount of regular visitors, you can move for a membership site. The members will be charged a monthly fee to access the website. They would be willing enough to do so, considering the expertise and knowledge you’ve established.
2. Affiliate Programs – Create passive income from selling. You can have products of other companies sold through your website. All you have to do is find a company that sells products or services related to the theme of your website and link. The company will do everything, from supplying the product, pursuing the sale and shipping. You get commission for every sale made! Better yet, look for a company that gives higher commissions!
Create passive income also with the affiliate programs by sending out e-mails to everyone you know. You can send out e-mail to every person in your mailing list to check out the affiliate program. Create a good message and send. If someone in your address book gets interested, clicks on it and buys, you’ve got yourself a check at the end of the month!
3. Search Engines – Create passive income by hosting a search box on your website. This would again require a website that gets countless hits in a day. Then locate a search engine that would pay to have their search boxes posted on your website. Whenever a search was done through your website, you get more dough in your bank account.
4. Online Products – Create passive income by coming up with your own software product or e-book. If you’ve got some unique talent or valuable knowledge to share, earn from it. All you have to do is organize that skill or knowledge, craft it into an e-book or software, afterwards, sell it online. This would not cost you much. Just make it accessible to the people out there thirsting for knowledge.
5. Advertise – Create passive income through advertisements. If you get to attract many visitors in a day, you can have ads and banners posted on your site, for a fee. Create passive income also through advertising in your software, e-book or newsletter. Once you’ve set up the ad, you can expect your monthly pay.
No sweat? Actually, it is really easy. You don’t have to spend all of your time on it. Come to think of it, you just have to put an initial outlay of time, effort and a few bucks.
Creating passive income would surely more than to be thankful for. Think of the free time you will gain and on what you would be doing that moment! You will have more time for yourself, more time for your family, more time to go out with friends, more time to play at the same time, you will have more money!
So, go ahead, do some serious work for just one time, maybe just one night, and after that, you can just sit back, relax and enjoy!
Don’t you just want to wake up on a Monday morning with a big smile on your face and enjoy a hearty breakfast afterwards? Don’t you just want to laze around the house, without stress and worry, knowing your bank account will have a long way to go?
Read on then.
You need to put together your acts and take the way to earning passive income. Passive income is a way of generating revenue with minimal effort from your part. It is earning more by working less! Don’t you just love the sound of it?
There are just a few initial pointers for you to build a good foundation for your passive income resources. Invest some of your time and money to prepare on any of the following or for all, and wait for profits to rake in 24/7.
1. Website - Create a passive income through your own website. Of course, we’re talking online; your website is a must. Invest on the appearance, content and popularity of your website and after that, moving for ways to earn passive income would come easy. Bank your expertise and knowledge on your website to achieve this goal.
Once you’ve got yourself a considerable amount of regular visitors, you can move for a membership site. The members will be charged a monthly fee to access the website. They would be willing enough to do so, considering the expertise and knowledge you’ve established.
2. Affiliate Programs – Create passive income from selling. You can have products of other companies sold through your website. All you have to do is find a company that sells products or services related to the theme of your website and link. The company will do everything, from supplying the product, pursuing the sale and shipping. You get commission for every sale made! Better yet, look for a company that gives higher commissions!
Create passive income also with the affiliate programs by sending out e-mails to everyone you know. You can send out e-mail to every person in your mailing list to check out the affiliate program. Create a good message and send. If someone in your address book gets interested, clicks on it and buys, you’ve got yourself a check at the end of the month!
3. Search Engines – Create passive income by hosting a search box on your website. This would again require a website that gets countless hits in a day. Then locate a search engine that would pay to have their search boxes posted on your website. Whenever a search was done through your website, you get more dough in your bank account.
4. Online Products – Create passive income by coming up with your own software product or e-book. If you’ve got some unique talent or valuable knowledge to share, earn from it. All you have to do is organize that skill or knowledge, craft it into an e-book or software, afterwards, sell it online. This would not cost you much. Just make it accessible to the people out there thirsting for knowledge.
5. Advertise – Create passive income through advertisements. If you get to attract many visitors in a day, you can have ads and banners posted on your site, for a fee. Create passive income also through advertising in your software, e-book or newsletter. Once you’ve set up the ad, you can expect your monthly pay.
No sweat? Actually, it is really easy. You don’t have to spend all of your time on it. Come to think of it, you just have to put an initial outlay of time, effort and a few bucks.
Creating passive income would surely more than to be thankful for. Think of the free time you will gain and on what you would be doing that moment! You will have more time for yourself, more time for your family, more time to go out with friends, more time to play at the same time, you will have more money!
So, go ahead, do some serious work for just one time, maybe just one night, and after that, you can just sit back, relax and enjoy!
How to maximize your adsense earnings!
Most webmasters know that Adsense generates a sizeable source of additional advertising income. That is why most of them use it to go after high paying keywords. They have with them the lists that tells what the keywords are and have already used various methods of identifying them. And yet, after putting up these supposed-to-be high paying keywords into their pages, the money they expected to come rolling in is not really coming in.
What is it that they are doing wrong?
Having the pages is with the proper keywords is one thing. But driving visitors to those pages is another matter and often the factor that is lacking.
The thing is, to get visitors to your high paying keyword pages, you need to optimize your site navigation.
Stop for a moment and think about how visitors are using your website. After a visitor has landed on a certain page, they have the tendency to click on another page that sounds interesting. They get there because of the other links that appears on a page that they initially landed on. This is site navigation. It is all about enabling visitors to move about your site. And one way of maximizing your Adsense earnings.
A typical website have menu links on each page. The wording on these links is what grabs a visitor’s attention and gets them to click on one of the links that will take them to another page of that website. Links that have “free’ or “download” are oftentimes good attention-grabbers.
This navigation logic can also be applied to driving traffic to your high paying pages. There are some websites that are getting a lot of traffic from search engines, but have low earnings. The trick is to try and use come cleverly labeled links to get the visitors off that pages and navigate them to the higher earning ones. This is one great way of turning real cheap clicks to real dollars.
Before you begin testing if this same style will work for you and you website, you need to have two things. Something to track and compare and some high earning pages you want to funnel your site traffic to. An option is to select a few of your frequently visited pages. This is ensuring fast result to come by.
Now, the next thing to do is think of ways to get visitors viewing a particular page to try and click on the link that will take them to your high earning pages. Come up with a catchy description for that link. Come up with a catchy and unique description for the link. Think of something that people do not get to see everyday. That will trigger their curiosity enough to try and see what that was all about.
You can also use graphics to grab your readers’ attention. There is no limitation to what you can do to make your link noticeable. If you are after the success of your site, you will do everything it takes just to achieve that goal. Just be creative. As far as many Adsense advertisers are concerned, there are no written and unwritten laws to follow regarding what they write. Just as long as you do not overstep the guidelines of the search engines, then go for it.
Also remember that it is all about location, location and location. Once the perfect attention grabbing description has been achieved, you have to identify the perfect spot on your page to position that descriptive link to your high paying page.
There is nothing wrong with visiting other websites to see how they are going about maximizing their site navigation. “Hot pages” or “Most read” lists are very common and overly used already. Get to know the ones that many websites are using and do not try to imitate them.
Another way of doing it is to try and use different texts on different pages. That way you will see the ones that work and what does not. Try to mix things around also. Put links on top and sometimes on the bottom too. This is how you go about testing which ones get more clicks and which ones are being ignored.
Let the testing begin. Testing and tracking until you find the site navigation style that works best for you site.
What is it that they are doing wrong?
Having the pages is with the proper keywords is one thing. But driving visitors to those pages is another matter and often the factor that is lacking.
The thing is, to get visitors to your high paying keyword pages, you need to optimize your site navigation.
Stop for a moment and think about how visitors are using your website. After a visitor has landed on a certain page, they have the tendency to click on another page that sounds interesting. They get there because of the other links that appears on a page that they initially landed on. This is site navigation. It is all about enabling visitors to move about your site. And one way of maximizing your Adsense earnings.
A typical website have menu links on each page. The wording on these links is what grabs a visitor’s attention and gets them to click on one of the links that will take them to another page of that website. Links that have “free’ or “download” are oftentimes good attention-grabbers.
This navigation logic can also be applied to driving traffic to your high paying pages. There are some websites that are getting a lot of traffic from search engines, but have low earnings. The trick is to try and use come cleverly labeled links to get the visitors off that pages and navigate them to the higher earning ones. This is one great way of turning real cheap clicks to real dollars.
Before you begin testing if this same style will work for you and you website, you need to have two things. Something to track and compare and some high earning pages you want to funnel your site traffic to. An option is to select a few of your frequently visited pages. This is ensuring fast result to come by.
Now, the next thing to do is think of ways to get visitors viewing a particular page to try and click on the link that will take them to your high earning pages. Come up with a catchy description for that link. Come up with a catchy and unique description for the link. Think of something that people do not get to see everyday. That will trigger their curiosity enough to try and see what that was all about.
You can also use graphics to grab your readers’ attention. There is no limitation to what you can do to make your link noticeable. If you are after the success of your site, you will do everything it takes just to achieve that goal. Just be creative. As far as many Adsense advertisers are concerned, there are no written and unwritten laws to follow regarding what they write. Just as long as you do not overstep the guidelines of the search engines, then go for it.
Also remember that it is all about location, location and location. Once the perfect attention grabbing description has been achieved, you have to identify the perfect spot on your page to position that descriptive link to your high paying page.
There is nothing wrong with visiting other websites to see how they are going about maximizing their site navigation. “Hot pages” or “Most read” lists are very common and overly used already. Get to know the ones that many websites are using and do not try to imitate them.
Another way of doing it is to try and use different texts on different pages. That way you will see the ones that work and what does not. Try to mix things around also. Put links on top and sometimes on the bottom too. This is how you go about testing which ones get more clicks and which ones are being ignored.
Let the testing begin. Testing and tracking until you find the site navigation style that works best for you site.
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