A good friend just sent me this little story in an email today and it struck me as profoundly thoughtful. It gives me a different perspective when I relate it to our online marketing businesses.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.” God brews the coffee, not the cups………. Enjoy your coffee!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything.”Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to GodMaybe we should steer our minds into thinking more simply about conducting our businesses. Quit being envious of what other people have and make the best of what we have and are working towards. Focus on what is really important for us to achieve, help one another out to mutual success and keep stress free by avoiding competition with one another. What do you think?

Posted: July 21st, 2007 under Internet Marketing Techniques.
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“Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision.” - Bob Proctor

One of my primary businesses has a banner using these words “Success is not a goal. Success is not the destination. Is success a positive attitude? Is success a strong work ethic? Is success having great wealth?” Hmmmm…I wonder if that means success is only in the journey?

I also read that “Quitters never win and Winners never quit” and it was further explained: “You only win when you do not give up. You only lose when you give up. Sometimes you have to affect people in a positive way.”

It made me feel very relieved as I interpreted what I read as telling me that I do not have to have guilty feelings about someone else (that I have been associated with) not achieving their own objectives. Really, it does make sense. I cannot take personal responsibility for the other person being a “loser” because it was they who gave up…not me! They have to be the one who has to take the responsibility and accept the blame for giving up because I was always there to provide them with support, not do their work for them nor make the decisions for their business. After all, they were the CEO of their business not me!

Did any of what I quoted or the questions that were posed get your thought juices and processes flowing? I did want to lend you a different perspective on building a serious home based business. Does any of this remind you of you or someone else you know? Would it help to change your focus just a little? Would it be catastrophic to even change your mindset? What it comes down to is, anyone who really wants to work from home in their own business for time or financial freedom, has no choice but to develop and embrace a CEO mentality and a dedication to THEIR business.

If you want a hobby to dabble in, one that will pay for itself; give you some flexible time freedom (including a little pocket change) then by all means you are entitled to do that too. On the other hand, if you truly want:

• extensive time and financial freedom for the rest of your life;
• to flex your time between business and pleasure;
• to also possess a sustaining and meaningful income level;and
• to do it all without leaving your home to go to an outside J.O.B.

then get serious NOW (and contact us too if you like!).

Change your mindset to have a positive impact and influence, make plans and decisions and most importantly take action! Success is not an option or expectation, it is an unquestionable surety. How, when or where will be up to you as it is a process. You have the key to the ignition and are doing the driving so get off your high hobby horse and confidently get onto the highway.

Posted: July 20th, 2007 under Serious Home Based Business opportunity.
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I just got back from Vacation. You know the one where I took my laptop, thinking I could get some work done. I went to Beaver Island, and for those of you who don’t know where Beaver Island is, your sure missing out. They say your never late on Beaver Island and it’s true. It’s a place to go and never worry about the time. Gotta love the Island life. Actually, I was so laid back, I didn’t get any work done. Well that and I wasn’t going to pay to get hooked up for the week. I am not cheap, couldn’t see the point as, I knew things were working just fine without me. It’s an amazing thing, having a business running 24/7.

Says it all doesn’t it?

Posted: July 13th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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There are 49 million Network Marketers Internationally. 12 million are in the United States alone! 95% are marketing online and failing. This opens a whole world of opportunity. But you shouldn’t take this lightly. I resent those who go out and snag unenlightened prospects just to make a buck and then think that sending an occasional email is called “working with them”..
You need to be able to work with them and help them as opposed to doing the sign them up and see ya later routine. Training and support of new associates is important in their early stages. There is a hop along game going on with the internet. There are those who join a business and if they don’t make money in a short span of time, they hop on the next train coming by. See Ya! It’s a vicious cycle.
So when you reverse market you really need to think of how you can benefit them and then do it.
There are several ways to do reverse marketing, one is starting with your emails. Forums are a good source. Online Communities, Classified Ad Sites, free For All Ad Sites. The key is to build a relationship…you never know what you will learn along the way.

Posted: July 11th, 2007 under Internet Marketing Techniques.
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