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Careful Not to Trip Over Your Excuses as I Watch My Seedlings Sprout!

Wow! It's been a while since I last visited this blog and for that I apologize. I have been very busy implementing multiple and mostly new revenue streams into our household. It's going quite well - but I am discovering the art of time investment. You see, you don't ALWAYS need money to invest into your startup if you are willing to put in the extra time. It's not easy - but possible and we are finally starting to see our seeds sprout.

It's never enough for me to 'do' in my life. I am compelled to 'give'! So, if you have ever said "I'd love to start my own business, but I don't have enough money," well then email me [email protected] for information on a free coaching consultation. I can also coach you through "I don't have time!"

Talk to you soon!

 

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How to NOT Work on Saturdays!

One of the things that I like most about my job is that I don't have to work on any of those days or times that my children need me most. I don't have to work on Saturdays - but sometimes I choose to. However, there is a fine line between squeezing in Saturday work and neglecting the priorities of the day. So, my Saturday motto is "Family First."

On Saturdays - like today - if I am squeezing in a blog post, or processing a clients order, or taking a call from a coaching client, or designing programs for Papillon Libre, or anything else that doesn't fit within the 'family' category - I simply keep it all in perspective. If my boy's interrupt me - that's their right. After all, this is their day! I have to be willing to put it aside and save it for a work day but happy to squeeze in any work on Saturday that will increase the success of my workweek.

 

For more information on how NOT to work on Saturdays email [email protected]. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

 

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Want to be a Success? Stop Living with the Results of Other People's Thinking!

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -  Steve Jobs

 

I hope that you don't feel tricked into looking at yet one more Steve Jobs tribute, but we do have so much to learn by what this guy believed and accomplished. How many people do you think actually took this crazy young man seriously? I mean really! He has crazy umkempt hair on his head and face, that his poorly fitted dress shirt just cannot disguise. The man has a picture of an apple behind him. Where is the vision in that? 

 

One of life's biggest traps is that which Mr. Incredible Jobs overcame, and even if for a second you doubted his logic, the results of his thought process prove you wrong. 

If Job's was human at all, then he most definitely had people in his life that warned him NOT to live by his own rules.  They told him that life is limited so that he should learn from their mistakes and buckle down to play by the same rulebook that perhaps they once challenged and denied. They likely encouraged him to learn from his failures that he shouldn't waste his time chasing after pipe dreams or pursuing creative uncharted waters. These people probably came in groves as Job's continued on his path to success. These external voices probably became much louder than his internal voice. There were probably times when Job's wondered if he was crazy and that what everyone else said was true.  

Now that it's over we see that Steve Jobs had a very strong inner voice that supported his heart and intuition and somehow he was blessed with this extraordinary gene that allowed him to listen more closely to that voice than the one of others. He rose above, likely losing people along the way, and put his creativity to great work. 

He also worked his vision up to the bitter end. Being successful and rich did not cure his disease. He still died from it, but he died having pursued life in a way that others cheat themselves of. 

Almost 100 Female Entrepreneurs who Raised Investment

 

The Next Women Business Magazine featured an article today titled, Almost 100 Female Entrepreneurs who Raised Investment (Yes, you are reading it right).  

It's fabulous so I send you all there, by asking you to click here! 

 

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Cushion Your Budget By Saving Money!

Please, please, please tell me that I am not the only person that is completely addicted to TLC's Extreme Couponing.  

Despite the fact that I find it's participants neurotic and overly obsessed with their stockpiles, there is a lot to learn from these very devoted couponers. The featured individuals often share a story influenced by the onset of a struggling economy. Couponing has become a method for providing for one's family. 

Here at Women Get Rich Too! we follow a simple equation Increased income + Decreased Debt and Spending = Financial Success! 

So take this from our neurotic little couponers, decreasing grocery expenses is conducive to financial success. But, a word from the wise (me) don't assume that the coupon deal or the sale is the lowest possible cost of an item. 

For amazing couponing tips and freebies visit my new favorite site Passion for Savings. 

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M$M: Follow the Facts!

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

- Julia Childs

I took some time this week to interview our first featured Woman Owned Business to accompany the launch of our official Women Get Rich Too! website. What struck me most about this very successful and beautiful individual is how the services that she ultimately chose to offer - sort of came to her naturally. People liked what she did and kept asking her, and eventually hiring her, to do this for them! 

Let me follow this reflection with another! Yesterday my children and I drove by a building that has hosted a bazillion (no exaggeration) restaurant/bar style businesses. So this month, it hosts a new Italian Style Bistro. I imagine that the very many previous owners liked their food - or liked what they like - and decided "well, everyone else will like what we like too!" With that thought, they jump in, investment first, into a new business. The more savvy will have a business plan that hopefully is tried and true, while most will develop that the next time around. 

Do you see the difference? The former was developed by facts while the latter by assumption or an idea. Who do you think will last the longest? 

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Surviving Broke!

 

Is your bank starving? Well mine is too! When I first decided to work from home, I knew that there would be growing pains, so my families recent budgetary needs are no surprise to me. However, I do continue to let it upset me and the reason for that, is that I DONT want to be satisfied with broke. I want to be motivated to make things better and brighter at all times. There is not a day that goes by that I am not securing additional forms of income for my family. Sadly, it isn't an overnight process and in the meantime, I am forced, like so many, to budget broke! 

Visit my recent Suite 101 submission for some tips on how to not only survive, but also to overcome being on an extremely tight budget! 

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How to Make More Money During Economical Strain

When you find yourself thinking "I wish I could afford" or "I just don't have the money to," go do something that makes you money. 

If you work from home, find new clients, or complete work already assigned. 

If you have traditional employment, ask for additional hours or take a second job.

If you have a second job, find a third.

Cut back on unnecessary spending.

Use Coupons for things you NEED.

If you have already done all of the above, sell the stuff you don't NEED.

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Believing is Seeing: How to Overcome Obstacles Like Oprah!

First of all, obstacles are self-placed and therefore, are for you to remove. No! I mean it. I realize that all things that inhibit your moving toward success were not created by you. However, your willingness to view them as obstacles is completely on you and you alone. 

Take Oprah, for example. Described as the unlikely hero, she rose past poverty and pain to become a worldwide inspiration. She didn't sign on to quick money making opportunities and sit back waiting on her windfall. Her retirement plan never consisted of daily lottery ticket purchases. She worked and believed that her work could impact the lives of many. She didn't know this from experience or from viewing it in the lives of others just like her. She did this by believing even before seeing. She believed that there was a purpose for her existence beyond what she had been shown, taught, or told. Believing, well before seeing is what lead to Oprah's undying success and it is the only thing that will lead you to yours. 

It's time to begin viewing challenges and obstacles as opportunities to work harder at fulfilling your dreams. These challenges require that you to ask,  "How serious am I about my goal?" Believing in your abilities even well before you have developed them is key to achieving them. 

 

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