Can’t get much clearer than this:

Was wishing just this morning that I had a Kindle so I could (immediately) get Seth Godin’s latest - “Linchpin: are you indispensable?” …. arrgghh!!

So many gadgets so little time - thinking iphone apps are in my future too - means I need a Mac and an iphone now - oy.

Thing is - I’m not sure I want to be indispensable … is that weird?

(but I DO ‘get’ the niche market message - you?)

Andrea

The message of persistence and resourcefulness seem to be coming to me from all directions these last few days.

Since each incident has been inspiring singly, but even more clarifying as a group - seems to make sense to post them all here

First stop - askdarlenedavis.com

Darlene is a coaching student and friend who, despite personal challenges, never fails to keep on trying and taking baby (and some days not so baby) steps forward. Each time adding to her online [...] Continue Reading…

“A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them.”  ~Frank A. Clark
Day 2

I realized this morning that, not only am I creating a new habit of  (literally) sending out appreciation, but I’m also changing the habit of not tuning into the appreciation I have for other people.

This is a 43 year old habit (until yesterday - grin) of NOT taking the time each morning to pause for [...] Continue Reading…

For me there’s no other day quite so excellent and free of … well … free of all things unpleasant as the first day of a New Year.

Or maybe it’s this New Year.

As is my typical m.o. … there’s plenty on the ‘ol plate

And yet somehow I’m feeling completely relaxed and confident that everything will unfold perfectly.

Plus this morning, while Skyping with my friend Mark, I had an inspired moment that is well suited to a New Years resolution.

Now, [...] Continue Reading…

One of the most critical skills (& I’m still learning) in my marketing career is the ability to write compelling copy.

I believe copywriting is one of the CORE foundational skills that every marketer needs to have to succeed.

If you can write copy - good copy - you can basically
write your own ticket.

This just in from David Frey:
(btw this is a serious opportunity to learn from the ‘real deal’
copywriters of our time - for free)

The COPYWRITING MASTERS TELESUMMIT!

http://www.amsherpa.com/copysummit

(copy and paste [...] Continue Reading…

As always (for me) Abraham - even when picked apart and interpreted by Jerry and Esther is a little too much in the philosophical (and not-clearly actionable) zone.

But now and again - one of their daily messages catches my attention … this one sure did.

Consider these two subjects. Which way do you pass your days thinking?

The subject of money is really two subjects: (1) money, plenty of money, and (2) absence of money, not nearly enough money. Often [...] Continue Reading…

Special thanks to my friend Rob for sending me this.

Two Choices

What would you do? …you make the choice. Don’t look for a punch line, there isn’t one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated [...] Continue Reading…

Getting organic search traffic on Google is something that many people wish they knew how to do, but very few are actually teaching. I have two favorite (excellent) resources for learning just exactly what to do and how to do it, which I’ll share below.

Got this question about Hubpages recently - and figured my reply should help more than just one person (name changed for privacy)

Chris wrote:

[note: he's talking about one of our many online marketing trainings for [...] Continue Reading…

I’ve always found it tough to bridge the gap between the way I think and the way people who think things happen to them think.

It’s like we’re speaking two completely different languages … which I guess we really are.

Or maybe it’s more like same language different interpretations. No doubt everyone sees the world through their own lens.Image by Clover_1 via Flickr

Today this came - often I find Abraham a little outside my comprehension zone - too abstract or [...] Continue Reading…

Been receiving a Note from the Universe for several years now. Sometimes it hits home - sometimes not.

Today’s is spot on with what I know to be true about building a business (any kind of business) online.

You can grab your own daily dose here.

My take away from it is this:

The more you know, the more value you have to offer.
The more value you actively offer, the more audience you have.
The more audience you have [...] Continue Reading…

I’m one of the moderating “Success Coaches” over on the Facebook Group called-
The Empowered Entrepreneurs Movement
Hop on over and mastermind with the awesome quality of people we’re attracting - love to have ‘ya

Thought I’d share a reply I just made on our discussion boards over there - the original post was made by one of our Mastermind members - John Stewart - great guy (love his motorcycle trip pics!) and is totally on the Empowered / Attraction marketing [...] Continue Reading…

Where to begin - well we’ll start at a blog video that I recently watched on Jonathan Budd’s blog that really had a good take away for me.

It was all about getting in touch with your ‘Inner Teacher’ and looking inward for answers rather than outward for the answers … stuff like that. Now I have a tough time getting (intentionally) too terribly deep and introspective but there was still a HUGE take-away for me.

The upshot of it was [...] Continue Reading…

In marketing - price point is one of those things that weighs in on -

how you promote
what sort of copy you write
who you’ll be marketing to
whether your mindset is ‘right’ for the product

It’s that mindset point (my mindset) that was given a little kick in the hiney as I was watching this video from one of my mlm mastermind partners - Adam Holland.

It’s a great 17minute training on setting up marketing funnels that really made me stop and think [...] Continue Reading…

Image by lovelypetal via Flickr

A funny thing happened along the path to make my first video (ever :-o).

See, I got to the “I wanna add a little music” part; you know - at the beginning and the end during the credits (my first round with Windows Movie maker has opened Pandoras box btw - LOVE it) … and it turns out that audio is a whole lot harder to find for free online than images.

I did [...] Continue Reading…

Okay maybe not quite babes - my new friend Omar is 20 - grin - but still to have the clarity that he does at an age that offers DECADES of growth … wowie zowie!

This is from a forum discussion on our Mastermind Community that comes with the MLM Mastermind System we both use.

He started like this:
“You gotta first focus on just learning the stuff and not only the strategies and skills, but developing your mindset.

Maybe that sounds confusing [...] Continue Reading…