This is a good, simple, and comprehensive training video.
Contact me for more information on network marketing opportunities.
Contact me for more information on network marketing opportunities.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
'Happyness' for sale
He's gone from homeless single dad to successful stockbroker. And that's just the start for Chris Gardner Inc.
(Fortune Magazine) -- In 1982, Chris Gardner was just another go-getter in the training program at Dean Witter's San Francisco office, making $1,000 a month. He was also homeless. Gardner couldn't afford both day care for his 20-month-old son, whom he was raising alone, and a place to live.
So for a year he and Chris Jr. slept where they could - cheap hotel rooms in West Oakland, a shelter at a church in the Tenderloin, under his office desk, even, on occasion, the bathroom at the Bay Area Rapid Transit MacArthur station. He remembered the words of his mother, Bettye Jean Triplett, another single parent, who grew up during the Depression outside Rayville, La., where slavery was still a living memory: "You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry ain't coming."
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So Gardner worked, making 200 calls a day to snag clients for Dean Witter. "Every time I picked up the phone," he recalls, "I knew I was getting closer to digging myself out of the hole." Within five years he had opened his own institutional brokerage firm in Chicago called Gardner Rich, which is still thriving today.
Then, in 2002, a story on local TV set in motion a series of events that will culminate this December, when a movie based on his life, "The Pursuit of Happyness", hits the theaters, with Will Smith playing the lead role.
For More Go to the Money/CNN article.Zipper Down on the Highway to WELATH
Have you ever discovered that your zipper is down and wondered how long you had been parading around in this condition and why no one informed you?
They may have been too embarrassed.
The solution is to let you be embarrassed.
How do you navigate these sensitive situations? I had an article up here with a severely misspelled title for at least a week. I spelled "wealth" as "welath."no one said anything - or noticed - OR did they? I was embarrassed - but not much.
I misspell all the time, but usually not in a title.
Should someone have said something or would that have been nit picky?
I just finally saw "The Pursuit of Happiness" last night - at least I thought I did. Then I looked and it was spelled HAPPYness - just like a recurring scene from the movie where Chris Gardner is repeatedly annoyed at the misspelling on a wall in his neighborhood.
It is funny how little things keep us from focusing on the pursuit of the BIG things.
Ultimately, they did not stop Chris Gardner. See the movie and read the book if you are discouraged, thinking of giving up, or devastated by a zipper down after being in public for hours. Few people have had to overcome the challenges he faced on the road to success, but everyone has their own.
To learn more about Chris, his philosophy, philanthropy, and work, go to his official site.
I just finished Bob Burg's book and audio set, "Winning Without Intimidation." Bob is REAL. His authenticity is evident to everyone he meets. He treats all people the same - as if they were the most important people in the world - and he wins - and they win! he might have an answer to the zipper question.
I just finished Bob Burg's book and audio set, "Winning Without Intimidation." Bob is REAL. His authenticity is evident to everyone he meets. He treats all people the same - as if they were the most important people in the world - and he wins - and they win! he might have an answer to the zipper question.
By the way, the whole zipper/mispeelink thing was just a point of inspiration and a launch pad for me to start writing this morning. Whether you are pursuing wealth or welath, the pursuit is the it of it and it will be hampered if you major on the minor distractions or allow perfectionism to become an excuse for inaction.
The conditions were never just right for Chris Gardner to pursue his goals and they will never be just right for you - so get started now! There is no better time.
While we are at it, let's embrace a new philosophy of WELATH.
W - Welcome life with all its imperfections, embarrassing moments, and hardships because there will be m ore joys that sorrows if you will pursue them and embrace them.
E - Elevate others along the way and build them up rather than tearing them down.
L - Live, Laugh, Love with expectancy, wonder, and authenticity.
A - Accept Abundance as the true measure of wealth. Abundance means that there is more than absolutely necessary for mere survival. Abundance is accepting grace as a lifestyle and as n endless supply from a generous God to children He loves. It also means that we appreciate what we receive and receive it with giddy joy.
T -Take the steps necessary to move incrementally toward your goals of wealth or welath. Just like it doesn't ultimately matter if you mess up the letter order, there may be some play ion the order in which you take these steps, but take them and do not expect to arrive quickly. "Get rich quick" almost always implies gimmickry. The studies i am doing loosely, informally, and occasionally from Proverbs on wealth and work all point to this reality. you could also call it TIME. Take Time!
H - Hope and keep hoping. Never surrender your possibility view of things to come. That which is not can be. Persevere with hope!
I am on a personal retreat in the Sierra right now. I drove into Sonora to do my blogging at a Starbucks. I always appreciate my friends, the Greens for their generous offering of their cabin in the hills for my study and enrichment time. I also appreciate their cable television, but I must say that it is sometimes a distraction from my mission.
This time the cable is off and I am grateful. It has forced me in two directions:
(1) I am taking fewer breaks to catch the latest repeats of old news on CNN.
(2) It has forced me to watch the encouraging videos I brought from home in the evening while I am sorting papers. In addition the "The Pursuit of Happyness," I finally watched, "Facing The Giants."
I was tearfully encouraged and you will be too. Then, you may want to read the book. You can probably get the video at the same link:
The conditions were never just right for Chris Gardner to pursue his goals and they will never be just right for you - so get started now! There is no better time.
While we are at it, let's embrace a new philosophy of WELATH.
W - Welcome life with all its imperfections, embarrassing moments, and hardships because there will be m ore joys that sorrows if you will pursue them and embrace them.
E - Elevate others along the way and build them up rather than tearing them down.
L - Live, Laugh, Love with expectancy, wonder, and authenticity.
A - Accept Abundance as the true measure of wealth. Abundance means that there is more than absolutely necessary for mere survival. Abundance is accepting grace as a lifestyle and as n endless supply from a generous God to children He loves. It also means that we appreciate what we receive and receive it with giddy joy.
T -Take the steps necessary to move incrementally toward your goals of wealth or welath. Just like it doesn't ultimately matter if you mess up the letter order, there may be some play ion the order in which you take these steps, but take them and do not expect to arrive quickly. "Get rich quick" almost always implies gimmickry. The studies i am doing loosely, informally, and occasionally from Proverbs on wealth and work all point to this reality. you could also call it TIME. Take Time!
H - Hope and keep hoping. Never surrender your possibility view of things to come. That which is not can be. Persevere with hope!
I am on a personal retreat in the Sierra right now. I drove into Sonora to do my blogging at a Starbucks. I always appreciate my friends, the Greens for their generous offering of their cabin in the hills for my study and enrichment time. I also appreciate their cable television, but I must say that it is sometimes a distraction from my mission.
This time the cable is off and I am grateful. It has forced me in two directions:
(1) I am taking fewer breaks to catch the latest repeats of old news on CNN.
(2) It has forced me to watch the encouraging videos I brought from home in the evening while I am sorting papers. In addition the "The Pursuit of Happyness," I finally watched, "Facing The Giants."
I was tearfully encouraged and you will be too. Then, you may want to read the book. You can probably get the video at the same link:
The joke is still on me. After running spell check, I discovered, as I had suspected, that I had misspelled, "misspell" throughout this entry.
Keep on kmeeping on!
Keep on kmeeping on!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Should You Consider Network Marketing?
No one system of commerce has received as much enthusiasm on one sign and criticism on the other. I am a big supporter of the concept of network marketing for reasons I state below. However, it is important to factor in some questions when choosing to affiliate with one of the many fine network marketing companies available:
1. Is this a company YOU want to be associated with? Do they have the track record, integrity, management, and stability necessary to meet YOUR needs?
2. What organization and team will you be joining within the company? What is its training system like? Do you like and can you relate to the leaders? Are they supportive and helpful? Can they lead you to success?
3. Is the product needed, compelling, credible, and something you can be passionate about?
4. Are you willing to invest the time, effort, and money in my training and in the promotion of my business that it will take to succeed? Am you willing to take ownership of the responsibility for your own success?
5. Are you willing to grow, change, and be challenged? Can you take direction, criticism, and help?
6. Is the compensation system sound and is it something that rewards success and organizational growth?
7. Do you like people or are you willing to learn to like people?
8. Are you willing to put in one full year of effort before assessing success or failure?
* Network marketing is based upon a multiplication of influence model. A person becomes effective by leveraging time and influence and developing leaders.
* Network marketing is a way of helping people develop their fullest potential, to do what others say can't be done.* Network marketing helps people develop character. Unless there is character development, success is unlikely.
* Network marketing thrives is an atmosphere of integrity, honesty, and excellence. Since it utilizes word of mouth as its primary means of advertising, it is absolutely necessary to maintain a high regard for truth and quality.
* Network marketing rewards effort. It thrives on the law of sowing and reaping.
* Network marketing promotes personal growth, reading, education, and acquisition of new skills.
* Network marketing is an arena where people are valued and people skills are taught. Relationships are nurtured and cherished.
* Network marketing provides an opportunity for developing new relationships which are essential in any model of success.
* Network marketing promotes principles of good stewardship, generosity, and delayed gratification.
* Network marketing helps people get out of debt and promotes a healthy view of credit and debt.
* Network marketing teaches punctuality, reliability, and leadership, as well as other skills that are transferable to other areas of life.
* Network marketing provides a platform for successful people to reach vast audiences with their message.
* Network marketing teaches people to dream great dreams, to build faith, and to have hope.
* Network marketing helps people become financially free to support worthwhile causes.
* Network marketing helps people reach the place where they will not become financially dependent upon their children and society in their old age.
* Network marketing teaches respect, good etiquette, and consideration of others.
* Network marketing gives people back their times so that they can do the things with their lives that they were born to do, whether that is more time with family, service, or community work.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Excerpts on Entrepreneurship
A Few Moments in the Limelight Can Boost a Small Business - SmartMoney.com, March 12, 2007 BUSINESS OWNERS EAGER for exposure can only dream of the celebrity attention that Stacey Griffin of New Orleans is getting. Griffin started a new business in December selling eight-ounce boxes of purified water called Aqua2Go. The product, designed for kids and adults alike, is convenient like a juice box (and even comes with a straw) but contains water instead of a sugary-sweet beverage. With limited resources for marketing, "I started sending emails to everyone and anyone I could think of," she says.
The Entrepreneur's Challenge In Nigeria - Forbes.com, March 7, 2007 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has set an ambitious goal: He wants the country to become one of the world's top 20 economies during the next two decades. To hit that target by 2020, Nigeria will need to increasingly globalize education in two key areas: Information and communications technology, and entrepreneurship. In fact, Obasanjo has mandated that all university students in Nigeria, regardless of their major, will need to study entrepreneurship.
Need Ideas Marketing A Small Business? - NewsReleaseWire.com, March 7, 2007 Just starting out doesn’t have to mean spending on expensive marketing and branding activities. New business opportunities will be missed if new business owners spend all their start-up money outsourcing these activities, but they can learn to do marketing and branding themselves.
New investment fund for startups - suntimes.com, February 26, 2007 A new $10 million investment fund for early-stage startups, the Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund, backed by state taxpayers and local investors, will be unveiled today.
Entrepreneurship Week USA - What's Your BIG Idea? Take It On! - The Public Forum Institute, February 7, 2007 From February 24 to March 3, 2007, EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will be a collection of thousands of activities, ranging from high school competitions to academic gatherings and local town halls to a national policy summit. More than 700 organizations throughout the country have answered the call, planning activities in all fifty states.
From the Technology Entrepreneur Center.
A Few Moments in the Limelight Can Boost a Small Business - SmartMoney.com, March 12, 2007 BUSINESS OWNERS EAGER for exposure can only dream of the celebrity attention that Stacey Griffin of New Orleans is getting. Griffin started a new business in December selling eight-ounce boxes of purified water called Aqua2Go. The product, designed for kids and adults alike, is convenient like a juice box (and even comes with a straw) but contains water instead of a sugary-sweet beverage. With limited resources for marketing, "I started sending emails to everyone and anyone I could think of," she says.
The Entrepreneur's Challenge In Nigeria - Forbes.com, March 7, 2007 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has set an ambitious goal: He wants the country to become one of the world's top 20 economies during the next two decades. To hit that target by 2020, Nigeria will need to increasingly globalize education in two key areas: Information and communications technology, and entrepreneurship. In fact, Obasanjo has mandated that all university students in Nigeria, regardless of their major, will need to study entrepreneurship.
Need Ideas Marketing A Small Business? - NewsReleaseWire.com, March 7, 2007 Just starting out doesn’t have to mean spending on expensive marketing and branding activities. New business opportunities will be missed if new business owners spend all their start-up money outsourcing these activities, but they can learn to do marketing and branding themselves.
New investment fund for startups - suntimes.com, February 26, 2007 A new $10 million investment fund for early-stage startups, the Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund, backed by state taxpayers and local investors, will be unveiled today.
Entrepreneurship Week USA - What's Your BIG Idea? Take It On! - The Public Forum Institute, February 7, 2007 From February 24 to March 3, 2007, EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will be a collection of thousands of activities, ranging from high school competitions to academic gatherings and local town halls to a national policy summit. More than 700 organizations throughout the country have answered the call, planning activities in all fifty states.
| Attack of the mini-Googles! - Business 2.0, January 20, 2007 |
| Subject-specific search engines are proliferating like mad. But the smartest, like Mobissimo, are following the lead of the master. |
| How To Reap The Rewards Of Your Innovation - Forbes.com, January 17, 2007 |
| A new book by two Boston Consulting Group gurus addresses the fundamental challenge of chasing new ideas. |
| Will My New Business Ever Make Money? - Forbes.com, January 16, 2007 |
| Prepare a break-even analysis before laying out on a complete business plan. Here's how. |
From the Technology Entrepreneur Center.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Welcome to a Vital Community Resource
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By the way, when you are near Fresno, drop in on one of our meetings:
The Entrepreneur's Table is a educational, support, and encouragement ministry as well as a leads group for believers who wish to apply biblical principles to their businesses and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Participants are welcome to bring their own dinner and share together while they eat.
We meet in the Fellowship Hall at Baptist Temple, the Fellowship of Joy, 4141 N. Fresno St. between Ashlan and Dakota.
It is a small and energetic group.
The Entrepreneurial URGE
The entrepreneurial urge is the motivational edge of men and women who love to develop bold initiatives and who change the world little by little.
When Steve Jobs approached John Sculley, then C.E.O. at PepsiCo about coming on board at Apple, he posed this question:
"Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to change the world?"
No doubt, Jobs knew that the question would go to the heart of Sculley's "urge" and elicit the desired response.
Do you want to change the world?
That is what entrepreneurs do every day. They change it person by person, idea by idea, perception by perception, piece by piece. They do it the way you eat an elephant, one bite at a time.
Here is an acronym for URGE. I am making it up as I write it here:
The entrepreneurial urge is the motivational edge of men and women who love to develop bold initiatives and who change the world little by little.
When Steve Jobs approached John Sculley, then C.E.O. at PepsiCo about coming on board at Apple, he posed this question:
"Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to change the world?"
No doubt, Jobs knew that the question would go to the heart of Sculley's "urge" and elicit the desired response.
Do you want to change the world?
That is what entrepreneurs do every day. They change it person by person, idea by idea, perception by perception, piece by piece. They do it the way you eat an elephant, one bite at a time.
Here is an acronym for URGE. I am making it up as I write it here:
- U = Urgency. That is what an urge is, an inner sense of urgency that says that something has to be done and it has to be done now and by YOU!
- R = Resources. The entrepreneur may or may not have adequate resources, but she is willing to invest whatever she has and look for the rest. She is, after all, resourceful and sometimes that means being very creative.
- G = Grandiosity. The entrepreneurial urge is to think big - bigger than is practical, vaster than the present reality, greater than others can imagine. You see it when others don't.
- E = Energy. This is so vital to the entrepreneurial mindset and spirit. Energy flows and is directed toward the point of focus. The entrepreneur makes other people tired because he is tireless and does not quit.
Monday, March 19, 2007
From Crown Ministries
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Saturday, March 17, 2007
Carving Out the Time
A minority of the people who have great dreams and the drive to to live them have the time necessary to build what is in their heart. Hearty souls do it anyway. They carve out time in small segments. They build their businesses in the cracks and crevices of their schedules. They get up early and go to bed late. They turn off their televisions. They consolidate trips. They do more than one thing at the same time.
They are creative with time and committed to their vision.
Do you waste time? Is it possible that some of you who said "no" might not realize that you do? Have you carefully considered how to be more time efficient and still have time for rest and family?
Sometimes it is a matter of optimum time. There are rhythms and tides in your day and week that, when fully appreciated and managed, allow you to do the right thing at the right time and get more done. Pay attention to the tides.
No one has done anything great just because they had a lot of time on their hands. No one has been hindered from greatness just for a lack of time.
A minority of the people who have great dreams and the drive to to live them have the time necessary to build what is in their heart. Hearty souls do it anyway. They carve out time in small segments. They build their businesses in the cracks and crevices of their schedules. They get up early and go to bed late. They turn off their televisions. They consolidate trips. They do more than one thing at the same time.
They are creative with time and committed to their vision.
Do you waste time? Is it possible that some of you who said "no" might not realize that you do? Have you carefully considered how to be more time efficient and still have time for rest and family?
Sometimes it is a matter of optimum time. There are rhythms and tides in your day and week that, when fully appreciated and managed, allow you to do the right thing at the right time and get more done. Pay attention to the tides.
No one has done anything great just because they had a lot of time on their hands. No one has been hindered from greatness just for a lack of time.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
5 Vital Signs of Healthy Leadership
Vital signs help medical professionals assess the health of patients under their care. Vital signs are a quick and effective way of diagnosing a patient’s health. Assessing leaders in a local church is more difficult. How can church leaders know if they are leading their churches in a healthy way?
Vital Sign #1: Healthy Leaders Demonstrate Spiritual Vitality
Paul was a healthy leader because he was spiritually vibrant and alive. In Philippians 1:21 Paul stated: “For me, living in Christ and dying is gain.” Paul shared the secret to spiritual vitality: We must move from a self-directed life to a God-directed life. Ministry leadership in the church is not about us. It’s not about buildings, budgets, or baptisms – healthy leadership is all about God’s presence in our lives.
Paul’s’ leadership was rooted in healthy theology. His leadership was spiritually vibrant and alive because he had a healthy perspective. Because Paul surrendered all he had to Jesus he didn’t fear death. He was able to demonstrate courage regardless of circumstances. Paul’s example reminds us that spiritual vitality begins with surrender, gains a proper perspective, and is lived out in courage.
Vital Sign #2: Healthy Leaders Are Motivated by a Compelling Vision
Paul was consumed by a compelling vision. He understood his mission to share the gospel and nothing could stop him. Even being under house arrest couldn’t stop him. In Philippians 1:12 he shared: “How I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advancement of the gospel.” He shared the gospel with prison guards.
Healthy leaders are passionate and motivated by a compelling vision. Healthy leaders know who they are and what God wants them to do. Vision propels them forward. It’s always about tomorrow, never yesterday. Healthy leaders are “tomorrow people” – reaching, serving, and leading to grasp and obey the vision God has for them.
A compelling vision simplifies matters. It cuts through the fog of activity and takes hold of us. Healthy leaders with a compelling God-sized vision have no trouble getting up in the morning. They look forward to the ministry God has in store for them. Ministry isn’t a chore – it’s a calling.
Vital Sign #3: Healthy Leaders Commit to Ongoing Learning
In Philippians 3:10,12 Paul prayed, “ My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings…Not that I have already reached the goal…but I make every effort.” In this passage Paul stated that he wanted to know Jesus. He knew he has more to learn.
Healthy leaders look for regular opportunities to “sharpen the saw.” They are lifetime learners who continue to study and grow. Healthy leaders give time to learning new skills that enhance their ability to lead.
Vital Sign #4: Health Leaders Are Relationally Connected
Paul cherished his relationship with the believers at Philippi. In Philippians 1:3 he said, “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you.” As a healthy leader Paul has established a partnership with this church. It was based on their common experience together. There are times when leaders must face loneliness, but leadership does not happen in isolation. Healthy leaders resist the temptation to push or pull. Healthy leaders are connected to those they lead.
Unhealthy leaders distance themselves from people. This leads to a lack of fellowship and accountability that can be fatal for a leader’s ministry. Unhealthy leaders let relational problems fester by refusing to deal with them. Repairing relationships is hard and exhausting work but absolutely essential for a healthy leader.
When leaders are vitally connected to others, there is accountability. Healthy leaders surround themselves with people who are willing to hold them accountable. Everyone in leadership needs those who love him or her enough to tell him or her when he or she has blown it. Without accountability, pride erodes our ability to lead.
Vital Sign # 5: Healthy Leaders Serve with a Sense of Divine Empowerment
In Philippians 4:13,19 Paul declared: “ I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me…And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Paul knew that the epicenter of his leadership was Jesus Christ. Paul knew that only when we are totally dependent on God and empowered by His Spirit are we genuinely sufficient.
Healthy leaders know that when their lives are linked with God’s purposes, we share in His resources. Healthy leaders give up their small ambitions because they know God will supply all they need to do His will. They look beyond themselves to see His grand purpose in their lives. And they stimulate others to join them in the greatest adventure of life – serving God and seeing His will unfold before them.
Consider your present ministry. How do you ministry vital signs compare with these of healthy leaders? Are there areas of your life and ministry in which you want to improve? Determine today how you can become a healthier ministry leader.
Use A Healthy Leadership Self-Examination Checklist to evaluate the evidence of healthy leadership in your life and ministry.
© 2001-2007LifeWay Christian Resources
Friday, March 09, 2007
Darla's
It is always good to see our folks posting new blogs. Introducing Darla's latest offering. Read it!
I like the title: You Only Get One Dress Rehearsal Anita Pili
While you are at it, check out Beamon's Emporium.
It is always good to see our folks posting new blogs. Introducing Darla's latest offering. Read it!
I like the title: You Only Get One Dress Rehearsal Anita Pili
While you are at it, check out Beamon's Emporium.
Because of my disposition, interests, and access, I will seldom consider a business venture anymore that does not have strong internet capabilities for marketing, communication with ones organization, and immediate access to resources, tools, and information.
This may not be the case for everyone, but it for me and I suspect it is for you since you are reading this on the internet.
The link below meets my criteria for this concern. If their web presentation is attractive to you, it will also be so to those you may refer:
This may not be the case for everyone, but it for me and I suspect it is for you since you are reading this on the internet.
The link below meets my criteria for this concern. If their web presentation is attractive to you, it will also be so to those you may refer:
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
We gathered around the table last night at the Fellowship of Joy to study "Chasing Daylight" and do our Entrepreneur's Table study. I had assigned some dreaming and got more than I expected. The groupo came back with a big, really BIG dream. In fact, it was one that I had had and expaned.
It just goes to show you what can happen when you re;lease people with sanctified imaginations.
It just goes to show you what can happen when you re;lease people with sanctified imaginations.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Bill Tucker has ventured into the world of blogging. His first offering is Copier Expert and he does a fine job.
Bill owns three companies:
Toner Overnight
Advancedofficemachines
www.crochetmart.com
He is no stranger to the world of internet web hosting and writing as evidenced by these ventures:
His Toner Forum
The Temple Skate Church Website -
Bill is pastor of the Baptist Temple, Fellowship of Joy Skate Church
Bill owns three companies:
Toner Overnight
Advancedofficemachines
www.crochetmart.com
He is no stranger to the world of internet web hosting and writing as evidenced by these ventures:
His Toner Forum
The Temple Skate Church Website -
Bill is pastor of the Baptist Temple, Fellowship of Joy Skate Church
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Saturday, March 03, 2007
What Is Your Widget?
As an entrepreneur, you are peddling a big idea. It may be concrete or ethereal, but it is, nevertheless, real.
Can you explain it with enthusiasm, passion, and clarity? Can you describe your "widget" in a few sentences or 30 seconds? That may be all the time you have and you need to be ready.
Whether your widget" is the product of your mind or your hands, you need to be able to communicate "what it is" as with compelling brevity.
As an entrepreneur, you are peddling a big idea. It may be concrete or ethereal, but it is, nevertheless, real.
Can you explain it with enthusiasm, passion, and clarity? Can you describe your "widget" in a few sentences or 30 seconds? That may be all the time you have and you need to be ready.
Whether your widget" is the product of your mind or your hands, you need to be able to communicate "what it is" as with compelling brevity.
Friday, March 02, 2007
We are all selling something: ideas, products, services, ourselves.
There are three necessities in any form of selling and I have coined the terms.
We need digits, widgets, and fidgets.
Digits are about numbers. Some will; some won't; so what! So we need to do big numbers in getting our messages out.
Widgets are what we have to offer and it better be good.
Fidgets represent the n ervous energy and enthusiasm that just can't keep quite about what we have.
There are three necessities in any form of selling and I have coined the terms.
We need digits, widgets, and fidgets.
Digits are about numbers. Some will; some won't; so what! So we need to do big numbers in getting our messages out.
Widgets are what we have to offer and it better be good.
Fidgets represent the n ervous energy and enthusiasm that just can't keep quite about what we have.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Revisit These that Have Scrolled Off!
Fair Shakes and Residuals - a disappoint night at Lenny's or Kenny's or Benny's
Christian CEOs bond for love and profit. - A link of interest.
What is an entrepreneur? - a brief defintion.
It takes Time - T-I-M-E
Cravings vs. Desires - How do we distinguish?
The R.O.A.D. to Success - Are you on the road?
A New pattern - from VAST Possibilities
Big Ideas - Notable Quotables
Prior Commitments - a definition of PRIORities.
Cross-Training is NOT Cross-Lining!
Spiritual Entrepreneurship
Spiritual entrepreneurship is what happens when people of faith launch out in blod kingdom ventures incorportating all the principles that we bring to this table.
For that reason, this discussion must be broad enough to embrace all bold venturers.
Are you one?
Previously published articles concerning this Entrepreneur's TABLE can be found at my main blog:
The Entrepreneur's Table
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part II - T = Timely Topics and Transferable Themes
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part III - A = Attitude
More to COME!
Entrepreneurship is partly about thinking with such a large vision that no box can contain it. That being the case, thinking "outside the box" is a given and global thinking is implied.
Guest Editorial on Self-Belief
Bright Prospects for Direct Selling
I have launched a clearinghouse blog for those interested in Affiliate Marketing. There is good information there and there will be much more as time goes by.
Fair Shakes and Residuals - a disappoint night at Lenny's or Kenny's or Benny's
Christian CEOs bond for love and profit. - A link of interest.
What is an entrepreneur? - a brief defintion.
It takes Time - T-I-M-E
Cravings vs. Desires - How do we distinguish?
The R.O.A.D. to Success - Are you on the road?
A New pattern - from VAST Possibilities
Big Ideas - Notable Quotables
Prior Commitments - a definition of PRIORities.
Cross-Training is NOT Cross-Lining!
Spiritual Entrepreneurship
Spiritual entrepreneurship is what happens when people of faith launch out in blod kingdom ventures incorportating all the principles that we bring to this table.
For that reason, this discussion must be broad enough to embrace all bold venturers.
Are you one?
Previously published articles concerning this Entrepreneur's TABLE can be found at my main blog:
The Entrepreneur's Table
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part II - T = Timely Topics and Transferable Themes
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part III - A = Attitude
More to COME!
Entrepreneurship is partly about thinking with such a large vision that no box can contain it. That being the case, thinking "outside the box" is a given and global thinking is implied.
Guest Editorial on Self-Belief
Bright Prospects for Direct Selling
I have launched a clearinghouse blog for those interested in Affiliate Marketing. There is good information there and there will be much more as time goes by.
Visit these entrepreneurial sites today:
- Toner Overnight - My Friend, Great Deals
- The Health and Business Benefits of Mangosteen Juice
- Pre Paid Legal Services and Business Opportunity
- Identity Theft Shield
- Gift and Incentive Books
- Energion
- Pastor Tom's Bookstore
- Business Opportunities
- Fund Raising Ideas
- Health and Wellness
- Random Proverbs for Business
- The Entrepreneur's Table
- The Shoestring Conspiracy - Ministry Ideas
- Weblogs
- Mangosteen Health Benefits and Business Opportunity
- QHEALTHZONE - Home Page - Qualitry Products from Nutrilite
Here is a thought-provoking article on Christian entrepreneurship by Abigale Johnson.
Also, these have come across my screen:
Also, these have come across my screen:
Internet Marketing and Home School Entrepreneurship: Part II
Home school lends itself to entrepreneurship - and Internet entrepreneurship especially - in that home school children universally learn to manage and budget time
Internet Marketing and Home School Entrepreneurship: Part I
An Amazing Home school testimony: Christopher Klicka, senior counsel for the Home School Legal Defense Association.
Jose Gomez, a Christian recording artist and entrepreneur, offers some amazing insights through these links:
 | SO MUCH TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE It is such a privilege from God to have Him express His very thoughts through our creativity. But, sometimes, the ideas can become too much to handle, with not enough time to get it all done. |
 | IN-YOUR-FACE HOMEPAGE THEORY Improve your website 1000% by diagnosing problems with your homepage. If your sales, donations, subscriptions, or leads are not what you would like them to be, read this article before doing a website rehaul. |
 | FORGET THE FANCY GRAPHICS - WRITE GREAT CONTENT! The misconception that graphics and animation make an effective website is an illusion built by designers and animators. Effective websites require an investment of time and words that can yield powerful returns. |
 | HIT THEM RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES Creating a powerful Impact Statement for your website can be the most critical piece of your online marketing or outreach strategy. Learn about the importance of what is many times an overlooked but essential piece of your website puzzle. |
 | GETTING THE VENTURE OFF THE GROUND After all the planning and preparation, it is time to begin the adventure of launching your enterprise. Follow these steps to keep yourself on the track towards success. |
 | BUILDING THE PERFECT TEAM Building a dream team for your business or ministry effort is the single most important step in creating a cooperative, scalable effort that will press through the touchest of obstacles. |
 | GOOD IDEA - OR GOD IDEA How do we differentiate between God's calling and our own visions? Here are a few tips for the road ahead. |
 | PREPLANNING YOUR IDEA Ideas are God's capital in your life. The investment is worth the time to plan ahead and avoid the potholes in the road ahead. |
Saturday, February 24, 2007
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Here's how to identify legitimate direct selling opportunities:
Start up costs should be minimal. The start up fees in direct selling companies are generally modest - usually the cost of a sales kit. Companies want to make it easy and inexpensive for you to start. Pyramid schemes make their money through fees paid by new recruits or by loading inventory or training aids on them. High entry fees should be a warning sign.
You should be able to return unsold inventory. Companies belonging to the Direct Selling Association "buy back" unsold marketable products purchased within the prior 12 months if you decide to quit the business, for 90 percent of the price you paid for them. The DSA Code of Ethics requires that member companies do this. Beware of opportunities that encourage "front end loading," or buying large inventories of unreturnable products to reach achievement levels or receive a "special" or larger "discounted" price.
Is the money you'll earn based on the sale of products or services? The answer should be "absolutely." This is a key element of a legitimate business. Direct selling, like other methods of retailing, depends on selling to customers who use and/or consume the product. This requires quality products and services sold at competitive prices. Beware of any business that claims you can get rich by solely using their products or by recruiting new people into the business. You should also believe in the products or services you'll be selling.
Ask yourself, "Would I buy this product if I weren't in the sales organization?" If the answer to that is no, think twice about the opportunity.
How to Get Started:
- Identify a company and product that appeal to you.
Check our list of member companies or look in your local phonebook. - Take your time deciding.
Does "getting in on the ground floor" mean that everyone joining after you will be less satisfied or happy? A legitimate opportunity won't disappear overnight. Think long-term. - Ask questions.
About the company, its leadership, the products or services, start-up fees, realistic costs of doing business, average earnings of distributors, return policies, and anything else you're concerned about. - Get copies of all company literature.
And read it! - Consult with others who have had experiences with the company and its products.
Check to see if the products or services are actually being sold to consumers. - Investigate and verify all information.
Do not assume that "official looking" documents are accurate or complete or even produced by the company, as opposed to the person trying to recruit you. - Need help evaluating a company?
Check to see if the company in which you're interested is a member of the Direct Selling Association. If it is, you can be assured the company has pledged to abide by and uphold the DSA Code of Ethics. In addition, you might want to call your local Better Business Bureau, state attorney general or consumer protection office.
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