Motivational Thoughts for the Subconscious Mind

When the daily grind gets you down. When the fear/frustration of starting your home based business paralyzes you. Take these thoughts to heart:

• What stress do I want in my life? (The stress of my corporate job or starting my own business, replacing my income and quitting my JOB?)
• Get rid of my anchors? (What holds me back from achieving my dreams/goals? Isn't it time I remove them from my life?)
• Worst Things First. (Complete the task I fear/dread most. Do it first, get it done. I will feel a lot better.)
• Stop avoiding; stop escaping! What tasks am I doing that keep me from building my business? (Cleaning house? Or sending your ezine when someone else could do this?)
• What are the benefits of having my own business? (Quit my job, spend more time with my family, reduce my stress levels?)

Reframing your thoughts and placing everything in perspective will jump start you back on the path to success.

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Work at Home Moms: Control Your Environment

One of the keys to home based business success is your surroundings. Who you spend the most time with.

To have what you want in life, you have to be around people who already have it.

The old saying you can't fly with eagles if you keep scratching with the turkeys is very true.

Reduce or eliminate your time around negative people (friends, co-workers, family, etc.)

Stay way from people who are going no where (no goals, no dreams, who underachieve).

Deep down I know you know who these people are in your life.

Are you willing to do something about!?

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Laws of the Universe - Priorities

Follow and implement the Pareto Principle. Also known as the 80/20 rule. 20% of your activities will bring the greatest value and results in your life. Both personal and professional.

Another example of this rule is that typically 20% of your clients bring 80% of the revenue into your business. Wouldn't it be a great idea to focus on these 20%? Allow your marketing funnel to take them from one level of product to the next increasing in price with each purchase?

Disciple yourself by implement this law. The results will amaze you.

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Laws of the Universe - Accumulation

Great success comes from the accumulation of small steps. Small steps can be small successes or small failures.

The misconception of many individuals is that success is instant and over night. Yes, this does happen on occasion and it is more rare than people realize.

Truth be told, all entrepreneurs in all walks of life have had demons and challenges to face. Some of these come in the form of others sabotaging us. Sometimes we even sabotage our own success. Sometimes these are mental issues, sometimes these are emotional.

You look at the end result and say wow! I want that. Without realizing that individual got their success one step at a time, one mistake at a time, one success at a time, one lesson learned at a time.

This is how they have become experts in their field thru experience. To get there, means getting out of your comfort zone, facing your fears and learning what you don't know.

Key point: Make decisions and take steps that take you toward the things you want.

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© Copyright 2009 Jacqueline A Birnbaum

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE, WEB SITE OR BLOG? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:Jackie Birnbaum is the author of “7 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make”. Get secrets and FR’EE resources designed to help you leave behind the stress of corporate downsizing and increase job security. To get your FR’EE copy of the above report, go to http://www.nomorecorporatejob.com/

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The Laws of the Universe: Money

There are many laws that govern the universe we live in. There are laws around money. One of the keys to financial freedom is saving money.

What I have observed...it is difficult to think about tomorrow when you are scrambling to survive for today. How many people do you know that operate in financial crisis mode? On a daily, weekly, monthly basis?

Saving is a concept known as pay yourself first. Making sure you set aside money to prepare for the future. This can be done in many ways such as adding money to an IRA or having your employer deduct a specific amount of money every pay period to a 401k.

For the entrepreneur, there are plans that allow you to set aside money for future retirement. Such as the SEP, Keogh, etc.

The point is to set the money aside, never touch it, let it grow to lay the foundation for retirement and live on the rest of your income.

I challenge you to start saving 10% of your yearly income and gradually increase this to 20% or more.

Use the power of compounding interest to mass wealth and financial security.

Be a student; learn and understand how to attract money into your life. For money comes to those who want it, handle it with care and manage it well.

Be honest with yourself....do you attract or repel money from your life? Do you handle it with care? Appreciate the resourcefulness it brings into your life? Or spend extravagantly? Do you spend for today not knowing where the money will come from tomorrow??

Entrepreneur or employee: Start preparing for the future! You deserve to have the best future possible.

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Blogging Article by Jerrie Dean

I love Jerrie Dean's articles. She has so many great work at home business tips. For those considering using your blog as your main business tool, read the article below.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2561-San-Diego-Womens-Business-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Guest-Blog-for-more-traffic

The Key to Starting a Home Based Business: Learning Letters

There is nothing more satisfying than spending time with my soon to be 4 year old granddaughter. She will be starting pre-school in the fall. And she has taken an interest in learning to write her letters and numbers.

I was able to find workbooks at the local dollar store as well as templates to help her learn to write. Everytime we are together, she asks to write.

Of course as adults, we have been writing in print and cursive for so long, we forget how much practice it takes.

Haylee has had to learn how to correctly hold the pencil, master eye/hand coordination, control the pencil to make the proper shape.

All of these little steps when put together, allow us the freedom to write individual letters that become words. While words become sentences. Sentences become paragraphs. Paragraphs become reports, books, emails, etc. Our primary form to communicate with the world.

And it is with starting a business. Taking small steps and learning things we have not done before. Putting all of the pieces of the marketing puzzle together. Until our business has become a fine tuned instrument. Providing music to the ears and eyes of our clients. Giving them what they want so we in turn as the entrepreneur can have what we want.

I encourage to move forward small step by small step. As Haylee will eventually learn to master the written word; so too will you have the home based business you dream of. To work from home, be there for your family, replace your income and leave your corporate job.

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Home Base Business Success: Discipline

Some think of discipline as self control. The ability to restrain or control your own impulses. Something that is forced or enforced.

Discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should, when you should, whether or not you feel like it.

How well do you discipline yourself?

For those of you in the corporate world, discipline is key to starting your business. The discipline to follow one step after another no matter how scared or skeptical you are. No matter how many times you fail. You keep moving forward until you reach success.

For some this may be months; for others years. Regardless of the time needed to reach the desired level of success, discipline will get you there.

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You Miss 100% of the Shots You Never Take - Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Great

What stops you? From taking all the shots? Is it that little man on your shoulder called chip*.

You know the one I'm talking about. That little voice that says:
I can't do that!
It costs too much!
I don't know how to....
What will people think?
I don't have....

The voice that tells you more reasons why you can't. Than why you can.

The voice that "chips" away at your selfconfidence, self esteem, your dreams. Until no glint of hope is left.

One day you look yourself in the mirror and all the things you ever wanted to do or try --- never happened. This results in a life of regrets.

Stop, stopping yourself from what you most desire. Go after your dreams.

Even if you fail, or people laugh or think you're crazy. At least, you will be fulfilled. So....
Start that business
Write that book
Learn to golf
or whatever...

Live life. Take opportunites when they present themselves.

Have the courage to confront and to correct what needs to change. Then change it. Stop listening to chip. Stop resisting what you most want.

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*Dr. Joe Rubino, The Self Esteem Book, Works Publishing, Pg 11.

Family Tradition

Saturday, I spent the afternoon with the newest addition to our family. Her name is Cyanne Rhayn. She is only four months old. Isn't she adorable?

Mom and Dad were both working. So Grandma took over (that's me of course!). After a bottle and a nap, we began our family tradition. After every grandchild is born, I take a casting of their hand and foot. Usually around age 3-4 months.

Sunday, I spent the day carefully cleaning the casting. In a few days, I will put a clear coat on the surface. Then place both in a display case.

The display cases I purchase are those used to store collectible baseballs. It's just the perfect size for a hand and foot of a 3-4 month old baby. The case and molding/casting kits can be bought at a local craft store.

Cyanne's display case is the fourth. Eventually, I will need to find another location in my home to show them all off!

So far, I have tried two different brands of molding/casting products. One is Casting Keepsakes. Website: http://www.castingkeepsakes.com/. The other Precious Impressions. Website: http://www.darice.com/.

Casting Keepsakes provides a more complete kit. Including plastic containers to mix the molding/casting material in. They provide more material to work with. It allows one to place the hand/foot in a deeper amount of material for a better cast. Especially, with a child starts wriggling around.

Precious Impressions I was able to purchase locally at the craft store. No waiting for arrival of my order via UPS. They provide a smaller amount of material leaving a more shallow casting. I found that Cyanne's foot was touching the bottom of the container. I had to fix that during the cleaning process.

Both produce a quality end product.

3-4 months is a good age in which to do the castings. If you can actually do it sooner, that's better. The smaller they are the less movement they make.

Change Your Habits....Change Who You Are

Happy New Year! 2009 is finally here!

As with any ending, there is always a new beginning. Everyone has heard the old saying: As one door closes, another opens. This rings true with every new year.

Whether from a personal, professional or business perspective, when you determine where you are going, how you get there will be come obvious.

While planning for 2009, I reflected on all that happened in 2008. For me, 2008 brought many new challenges and new opportunities. It also brought forward new awareness. An awareness of what I was tolerating that did not serve me well in my life.

Some call this setting boundaries. For myself, I have committed to removing the B.S. in my life. When I remove those things that are sucking up my time in non productive ways, it actually makes room for other amazing things to come into my life. Sometimes we have to let go of the old to allow the new to come in.

Here are a list of things, people, thoughts, beliefs, etc. that will not be with me during 2009. WARNING: It is very specific and to the point. It is not intended to offend; only be truthful.

1. Vendors who don't meet their terms of our agreement. (I have fired two in 2008. We will see if their replacements are more professional to work with).
2. Clients who are seeking get rich quick schemes. They want everything and do nothing with the information they have. (I will not listen to the whining. They are gone!)
3. Companies who don't know the meaning of customer service. (I am no longer patronizing these places online or in person).
4. Negative Nellies. The people who see doom and gloom in everything have no place in my life. (I have distanced myself from several friends and family members because of this).
5. No show appointments. (This is a sign of disrespect. Every one's time is valuable; be considerate enough to reschedule. I have now implemented a no show policy to address this).
6. Fear. I am committed to being on a path of evolution by working thru my fears. At every level of growth I have achieved it required me to face worst things first. This is where I have achieved my greatest accomplishments.
7. Procrastination. This creeps in most when fear is present. I commit to recognizing my procrastination. I commit to being aware that fear is the driver. Then face it head on.
8. What others think and feel. I will no longer make decisions in my life or business based on this. It is not the best use of my time; nor is it the best way to run a business. I am now aware that these people are the Negative Nellies. My time is best spent with like minded people.
9. Control. Some things need planning in life and in business. And yet, not everything has to be planned. I am now aware that everything is unfolding as it is suppose to in my life. I commit to a greater awareness of things around me. Knowing that there are messages answering my questions, guiding me to achieve my greatness in this world.

Some people may find this list strange or maybe offensive. This is not about being rude. It's about me respecting myself and time; others respecting me by doing the same.

Leave me a comment. Let me know what you tolerated during 2008 and how 2009 will be different. This can include any aspect of your life.

I wish you a prosperous and happy New Year! I'll leave you with food for thought:

"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. " - Ellen Goodman

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(C) Copyright 2009 Jacqueline A Birnbaum

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE, WEB SITE OR BLOG? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:Jackie Birnbaum is the author of “7 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make”. Get secrets and FR’EE resources designed to help you leave behind the stress of corporate downsizing and increase job security. To get your FR’EE copy of the above report, go to http://www.nomorecorporatejob.com/

Personal blog: http://jackiebirnbaum.blogspot.com/
Business blog: http://nomorecorporatejob.wordpress.com/