Archive for the ‘Money/Wealth’ Category

Little used success strategy

Friday, May 18th, 2012

 

I love when legendary business philosopher, the late Jim Rohn used to say, “Success is easy! What can I say? It's hard? How can it be hard, when you live in America?” I always chuckled when he said that, because it's counter intuitive to what most people believe.

 

Most people believe success is hard, or that you have to break some rule or law, or hurt others to become successful. Wrong. Success is easy…. once you learn about and harness the laws and principles of success.

 

Wallace D. Wattles, best-selling author of The Science of Getting Rich said it best when he said, “There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches, and once those laws are learned and obeyed by any man (or woman), he will get rich with (more…)

The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

Monday, December 26th, 2011

 

This morning, I was reading the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, and “got” something I've never gotten before. It had a very profound effect on me, and thought I'd pass it along.

 

As the story goes, a man woke early in the morning to go hire workers for his vineyard. The first men he hired agreed to work for one penny per day. After those workers had been laboring for 3 hours, the man observed there were many still unemployed and standing around idle in the marketplace.  He hires the men and tells them to work in his vineyard and he would pay them what was right.

 

3 hours later, he hires more who were idle in the market, and 3 hours after that he hires some more, telling each to go work in his vineyard and he would pay them what was right.

 

At the 11th hour, he went again into the marketplace and saw that there were (more…)

My Gift To You

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

 

 

The Holidays are here and I wanted to give you a gift.

 

Here's a couple of audio tracks from one of my CDs. They are really good! (Am I allowed to say that if I made them?) :)

 

As we approach the new year, millions of people are hoping to do better in 2012 than they did in 2011, and these audios will help you with that. Enjoy! (more…)

The Power of Commitment

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

 

A couple of days ago, I posted an article titled, The Power of Decision. Apparently, it struck it nerve because it's been “Liked” on Facebook more than 100 times in less than 48 hours. So, while we have some mental momentum going, I thought I'd post the follow up to that article, which is The Power of Commitment.

 

Decision and commitment are twin sisters. On one side of the coin you have decision. On the other is commitment. One without the other is useless. What good is it to make a decision that you are not committed to seeing out? And what good is it to commit to something you've not yet decided on?

There have been many things said about the power of commitment. Books have been written, and quotes have been coined on the topic by the dozens. One of my favorite quotes on commitment comes from Jeff Olson, author of the Slight Edge. He teaches, “Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” It's so easy to get exited in the moment, but the real test is what you do when you're in the trenches taking enemy fire. Persisting in spite of any obstacle, insurmountable or other wise, is what commitment is all about.

 

Motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar once said, “Most people are committed like a Kamikaze pilot on his 39th mission.”

 

That one gets a smile out of me every time.

 

My favorite quote on commitment is below. (more…)

Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

[VIDEO BELOW] My last post was about the first female self-made millionaire in America. Since then I have been wondering why we have so few female business success stories compared to their male counterparts. And why is less than 1% of the worlds wealth in a woman's name? These are very complex issues that I won't pretend to understand, but for women who have the desire to succeed in business or in the work place, these are very important questions to consider.

 

Though both my mother and father worked outside the home when I  was growing up, I was raised in a culture where moms traditionally stayed home and were the primary nurturers of the children, and fathers were the sole or primary bread winners for their families. I have strong convictions about this personally and feel that God has hard-wired the genders radically differently and each has been genetically and spiritually programmed to thrive in differing environments (though each may do well in any environment they chose to do well in).

 

Having said that, there are many woman who want to wield the sword of business success. They want to bring home the bacon. They want to leave their mark in the work place. They want to compete. They want to be recognized. They want to earn. They want to accomplish. They want to make big money, go to the very top, and they want to win! And, they should absolutely (more…)

America’s First Female Self-Made Millionaire.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

 

The following story is about America's first FEMALE self made millionaire, Madam C. J. Walker.

 

Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 on a Delta, Louisiana plantation, this daughter of former slaves transformed herself from an uneducated farm laborer and laundress into one of the twentieth century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs.

 

Orphaned at age seven, she often said, “I got my start by giving myself a start.” She and her older sister, Louvenia, survived by working in the cotton fields of Delta and nearby Vicksburg, Mississippi. At 14, she married Moses McWilliams to escape abuse from her cruel brother-in-law, Jesse Powell. (more…)

Whatchu Talkin Bout Willis

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

As a kid, one of my favorite TV programs to watch was Different Strokes. The main character was young Arnold Jackson played by the recently deceased Gary Coleman. Any time Arnold’s older brother Willis said anything Arnold didn’t want to hear, Arnold would say his famous line, “Whatchu Talkin’ ‘Bout Willis?” I always laughed when he said that. But now looking back, its a good question. So let me ask you, what are you talking about?

 

Your words are powerful. They have life-force. Said another way, your words have the power to bring themselves to life.

 

In the beginning, we’re told, was the WORD, and the WORD was with God and as a matter of fact  (more…)

How to Get a Raise… RIGHT NOW!

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011


 

In my new audio program, Staying Up in Down Times: How to Thrive in the New Economy, the core of the message is obviously how to do well in these new economic times. Part of doing well is bringing home more money. Today's post is about how to increase your take home pay, starting with your next pay check, without asking for a raise. Intrigued? (more…)

Staying Up in Down Times Review

Friday, March 11th, 2011



The launch of Staying Up in Down Times was fantastic! It's my first product and the feedback has been amazing! I'm in the process of creating new marketing material for my affiliate launch that will happen in 30-45 days, and I would love to have you share a review of the product here.

 

Please share your review below. Thanks!

Welcome to the New Economy

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

It's 2011. The Great Recession is finally over, but unemployment is still near 10%. Does that seem odd to you? I know that unemployment isn’t generally factored in when determining the beginning and end of recessions, but it seems peculiar to me that 10% of our nation is still out of work, yet our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total output of our goods and services is up enough to end the greatest recession in American history. Weird huh?

Anyway, the recession may be over, but there are still millions of disoriented, unemployed and under employed people all over America and around the world. Many consider that we are still in down times.

The reality is though, we’re not in down times. We’re in new times. We are in a new economy, with new rules and new ways of thinking and being. (more…)