I've been called a positive thinker, and many other terms that aren't so positive when it comes to my belief system. I'll share some history on this with you... For the first five decades of my life, I walked under a dark and stormy cloud. This was a conscious choice on my part, but I did not see it that way while I was living with my choices. At the time, I looked outward to find my way, placing blame on others and for situations beyond my control to justify my life experiences. Taking full … [Read more...]
Stories We Tell Ourselves
Whether you are conscious of it or not, somewhere along the way you will have developed your own life story in your mind. This story provides a unique insight into your subconscious mind – including your ambitions, desires, and fears. The stories we tell ourselves hold great power over how our life experience unfolds. My story included details of growing up in poverty, moving many times while I was growing up, and not being able to make friends and fit in with others around me. This story, or … [Read more...]
Creating a Book Inspired Mentoring Program
Book Inspired Mentoring Are you considering creating a group mentoring program? You may be struggling for a way to make it unique. You want a program that stands out from what is currently being offered in your niche. Creating a book inspired mentoring program may be the answer to build and grow your business. An early mentor suggested I try a book inspired coaching or mentoring program. With a book-inspired program, you can use a book and build an extraordinary program around it. Of … [Read more...]
The New World of Intelligence
Like you, I am completely new to Artificial Intelligence. AI sounded a bit scary to me at first, so I came aboard the professional training with Denise Wakemen and Andy O'Bryan's AI Success Club. Denise was an early mentor to me when I started my business in 2006 as an online entrepreneur is even coming to my event in Los Angeles in April of 2023 to teach a Live MasterClass and Workshop on how to use AI in your business. The new world of intelligence is moving faster every day. I'm renewing … [Read more...]
My Life in the Movies
Like so many people, I love movies. As I was planning my schedule around watching the 95th Academy Awards show this past weekend, I thought back to how films have shaped my life over the years and my life in the movies. Since my mother took me to see 101 Dalmations as my first time in a movie theater in 1961, I have been mesmerized by the big screen. She even took me back to see it a second time, and perhaps that was had I initially got hooked on going to the movies and getting wrapped up in … [Read more...]
Avoiding Burnout
Avoiding Burnout By Tapping Into a Niche You Love When you first learn about the concept of becoming an online entrepreneur, everything seems exciting. The prospect of having no boundaries or limits when it comes to how you can earn a living and how much you can earn is something most people never get to experience. Then you realize that avoiding burnout will make a difference in your success and longevity as an entrepreneur. But if you’ve had the misfortune of following the wrong path in … [Read more...]
Motivating Yourself to Greatness
Motivating Yourself to Greatness is Doable Are you motivating yourself each day to achieve and accomplish the goals you've set for yourself? The answer to this question will guide your life's journey and change your life in untold ways. I work with newer authors, marketers, and entrepreneurs and have discovered over almost two decades of mentoring that motivation must come from within. While others can encourage, support, inspire, teach by example, and lead you in your quest for … [Read more...]
Letting Go and Moving Forward
Letting Go and Moving Forward I've had to let go of many things throughout my lifetime, and chosen to move on from others. Letting go and moving on from relationships, ideas, dreams, and goals that no longer served me remain in my memories, but no longer have any power over my thoughts or emotions, and especially my actions. Letting go and moving on is complex and challenging. But it’s necessary in order to grow and progress in life. Whether a relationship, a job, or a personal belief, … [Read more...]
The Truth About AI for Marketing
Let me preface this post by stating that I am NOT an early adopter of technology. Instead, I like to take a wait and see stance and then observe, do some research, dip my toe in the water, and then think about my positions. This behavior has served me well in many areas of my life, and drilling down to find the truth about AI for marketing is no exception. There is no shame in wanting to find good tools, shortcuts and helpful products that can benefit your business as an online entrepreneur. … [Read more...]
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune... Taking Small Steps Each Day Makes All the Difference I learned early on that having some optimal info at just the right time can turn everything around for us. It can lead to great things, including a "reversal of fortune." This is my experience with this phenomenon, and I'm sharing it in hopes that this will make a difference in your life experience as well. First, I'll define the term "reversal of fortune" as a situation where someone has turned around their life in … [Read more...]