Goodness Gracious I just woke up to the fact I have not updated this since you last visited… You would not believe how insane my life has become. I’m a blogger so I will though!.

I am overwhelmed with work, personal projects, and just generally being a slave to my employer. My day is a nightmare and I would like to wake up. From the first cockadoodledoo from the rooster to sun down and beyond ,I am not complaining though. Can’t they see I need to blog.

Life is great, however. I hope you are having a good life as well.

I will blog more regularly. I promise! Just the way life is!

Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Entrepreneurs

1. Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
Norman Vincent Peale

2. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
Conrad Hilton

3. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn’t got money.
David Geffen

4. Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.
Harvey Mackay

5. There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise.
Mary Kay Ash

6. A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Suze Orman

7. If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I’d say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
Lee Iacocca

8. When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.
Larry Ellison

9. Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Victor Kiam

10. Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.
Anita Roddick

My “Plan B”

As I made coffee this morning I glanced at the monitor and saw this article on http://usatoday.com

Direct sales (like Avon, Mary Kay) offer recession-proof jobs http://tinyurl.com/od9h3e

I joined the ranks of direct sales a few years ago and have found a great company just like the people featured in this article.

It works if you work it!

And I am relieved that it does work, coming off the events of last week and my letter that I am no longer needed at my job.

Do you have a plan B?

The Power of a Tribe

In a previous post I wrote about the book “Tribes”, by Seth Godin. Since that post, I saw something very interesting on Twitter. Aston Kutcher and Larry King (CNN) were in a race to see who could reach one million followers first. Here is a post from the “Huffington Post” showing the race.

This for me was a very good lesson on networking and leading a tribe.

i wonder what Seth thinks about this? Did Ashton read “Tribes”? He sure did follow Seth’s advice.

When I woke up this morning I found out the results.
http://twitpic.com/3fzes
Team @aplusk beat @CNNBrk! Watch the victory as it happened!
Here are the down to the wire tweets from team @aplusk :

1. for anyone who missed it here’s the vid on the victory http://bit.ly/3UpiEF about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck

2. YOU GUYS are AMAZING http://twitpic.com/3fzvy about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

3. Victory is ours!!!!!!!!about 5 hours ago from web

4. http://www.malarianomore.org /about 5 hours ago from web

5. we are reporting live on http://www.ustream.tv/ashton about 5 hours ago from web

6. We are at the finish line we need one last pushabout 5 hours ago from web

7. Cnn is blasting off on tv we are back on the webabout 5 hours ago from web

8. going back live again http://www.ustream.tv/ashton about 5 hours ago from web

9. the malaria link http://tinyurl.com/c5ug96 about 6 hours ago from web

10. rt stephlovesrob @aplusk this is chris crocker http://tinyurl.com/c5kxau about 6 hours ago from web

11. I’m am live on ustream now if CNN is gonna fight it out on tv I’ll fight it out on the web http://ustream.tv/ashtonabout 7 hours ago from web

12. @mashable CNN is full guns blazing on tv we have to win this thing for the webabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

13. Why R they pushing so hard if this doesn’t mean anything? It’s a changing of the guard. the old way the new way. http://bit.ly/1694W3 about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

14. I love the grass roots effort http://bit.ly/Rsts about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

15. Thanks dude lol RT @jeremybunner: i think ppl are following CNN bc they think @aplusk is a douche.about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

16. CNNbrk is pulling away. Are you following CNNbrk? about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

17. @ericbuterbaugh me too about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to ericbuterbaugh

18. with less than 10K to go CNN has regained the lead. I really want someone to become a SIMS character. http://bit.ly/CBWw6 about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

19. tell me this isn’t better than watching tv. we get to participate in the entertainment. I feel like I’m directing an episode of punk’dabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

20. lol RT @gembuild: @aplusk will RED put his foot in your ass if you LOOSE?about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

more

* Name ashton kutcher
* Web http://blahgirls.com

73 Following 1,019,784 Followers

How to pick a Network Marketing Company

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1. Are you currently building a network marketing company?

2. What are your 2 biggest business challenges?

3. What are your 2 biggest business concerns?

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In the book Success in 10 Steps, Michael Dlouhy, take a very close look at the business model. You are here because you are an entrepreneur, you’re here to make money, you’re in business. So it makes sense to look at the business model, doesn’t it?

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Randy Pausch… more using your time wisely

Here is the incredible “Last Lecture” from Randy Pausch a PHD from Carnegie-Mellon. Randy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had only months to live. The professors at Carnegie-Mellon have a tradition of giving a “Last Lecture” to their students. Something to think about from this courageous man are.

Use Time Wisely in Social Media: Be A Leader

Seth Godin:

Tribes

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard

I love this quote. Have you read the book “Tribes” by Squidoo.com founder Seth Godin? I highly recommend this book. I first heard about Squidoo when I saw a interview of Seth on the Today Show. Seth Godin is a author of numerous business books and a popular speaker with appearances at Google, TED and everywhere in the world. Seth Godin popularized the topic of permission marketing. He is a pioneer, a heretic, and a leader.

When I saw the above quote I instantly thought of Seth. In his book he speaks to the leader of the tribe as he educates the reader on how to build, maintain, and lead. You can learn from Seth on his blog

Yes whatever you call it, you need one.

Today I am adding the word team to the list. If you want to reach your goals a team is essential.

Retweets

Some days I get carried away on Twitter. I guess you could say I have “Twitter guilt”, I know I should be doing more productive work during my limited computer time but, here I am tweeting. So, as proof (to myself) that I worked today I am posting my favorite tweets by my friends on Twitter.
@RicRaftis How to create stunning ebook, cd & DVD covers in Photoshop http://bit.ly/kmL9

@stevepavlina If you start conversations with people by complaining about stuff you don’t like about your life, you are marketing yourself as a whiner.about 8 hours ago from web

@TweetTex Today’s Mama- Twitter for Moms – TECH.BLORGE.com http://bit.ly/XSR8N12:34 AM Mar 29th from twitterfeed

Yes I Did!

Hire myself! I started my own business and it is thriving!

If you believe the headlines, you would soon be running around like the character in one of my favorite stories from my childhood, “Chicken Little” shouting ‘the sky is falling, the sky is falling”!

Stop it already! Yes these are troubled times. But this is also a time to to thrive.

The path of entrepreneurs are paved with success stories from people who built their empires douring tough economic times.

Yes I did start a home business and it was not easy at first, but I learned the skills I needed to work from home just as I learned the skills I needed to work at the Post Office for 23 years.

I share what I learned with anyone who asks for help. So give me a call and let’s talk. All I ask is that you read this free book: Success In 10 Steps
This is the information that is changing lives. My contact info is at the back of the book.

Yes you can, too!