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Starting A Business: Advertising And Marketing

Topics: starting a business: advertising and marketing, starting business, success marketing
You have a wonderful thought for a new business. You’ve done necessary forms, designed your office, bought equipment and opened your doors. However, without proper advertising and promotion, your business / product will not be as salable as you might expect. This actually determines for […]

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No Saving Grace?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men, Savings, Spending, Finance
I think the Secretary of the Treasury should issue a warning that having children is hazardous to the health of parents’ finances. In self defense we should teach our children about saving money as soon as they’ve swallowed their first penny or had their […]

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Are Some Of Your Friends Dog-Eared?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men, Books, Reading
Books are like candy. Not everyone likes the same kind. I like mysteries - the more twists and turns in the plot and the redder the herrings, the better. What I don’t like are writers who take the mystery out of mysteries by summing up all […]

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How To Be The Change You Want To See In The World

Keywords: transformational leadership, hypocrisy, authority, change, integrity, congruency
Ghandi’s famous words lead us to one of the most powerful facts about human nature. To lead others, we must first lead ourselves. He believed that this was a way to create the world we want to live in.
On a personal […]

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When Is A Makeover Over?

Keywords: Hunor, Women, Makeovers, Manicures, Massage, Facials, Makeup, Hair Styling
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” When my mirror giggled, I made an appointment for a makeover at the “New You”, a very chic beauty salon.
Did I want a manicure or a massage? […]

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Possessed By Your Possessions?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men, Moving, Possessions
Home is where the heart is. As newlyweds, our hearts’ first home was a two-room apartment furnished in contemporary Salvation Army.
Like many newlyweds, John and I were poor in possessions, but rich in time together. We didn’t have a vacuum cleaner - we didn’t need […]

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Who Said Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men, Pets
I was flipping down the yellow, brick road of my life as I flipped through the pages of a photo album. Were the boys ever that little? Did I really have as many hair styles as Oprah? Then there were the pictures of our four-legged family.
The boys […]

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Is Camp A Four-Letter Word?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Family, Camping
To me camp is a four-letter word. To my husband and older son it’s a secluded site nestled into scenic mountains. It’s invigorating, fresh air and a gurgling, fish-laden stream. It’s food that tastes better because it’s cooked outside and it’s camaraderie sitting around a blazing fire. It’s […]

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Is There A Job You Wouldn’t Do?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men, Jobs, Employment
“Jobs Americans Won’t Do” has been in the news a lot lately; and I admit it - there are jobs I won’t do.
I won’t be a high-rise window washer. My fear of height overrides my desire to peek in windows.
To the other extreme, I […]

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How Old Is Your Car In People Years?

Keywords: Humor, Women, Men , Cars
I’m not in the fast lane. What’s in and what’s on the road pass me by. My car is thirty-eight years old. In people years that’s five hundred ninety.
I’ve had my car for twenty of its thirty-eight years. In DMV years twenty is at least four times […]

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Celebrate Your Success

Keywords: goal setting, achieve success, win list
An important element of the science of achievement is the need to celebrate our successes. It’s also one that’s easily ignored and even contradicted.
The problem for many of us is that we never quite feel successful because as soon as we reach one goal or pass […]

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Building Solid Foundations

Keywords: team building, relationships
When it comes to erecting a building, few people would dispute the importance of establishing a strong foundation. It’s no different in building a business, a family or a life.
In 2000, we watched many of the dot-coms become dot-GONES. One of the reasons for this is that these companies were built […]

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Overwhelmed? You Don’t Need To Be

Keywords: overwhelm
For most of us, the holidays make our already busy lives become even more hectic. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. So here’s my Top Ten Ways to Deal with Overwhelm.
1. Recognize that overwhelm isn’t real.
It’s not something that attacks us. It’s a feeling we experience based upon a belief there’s too much to do […]

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Product Review: SpamArrest

Keywords: spamarrest, spamarrest inbox, spamarrest review, spam filter review, spamarrest customer review
Does any of this sound familiar? You get so much spam that you have to keep your finger on the delete button whenever you check your email. Then you inevitably erase the one or two important messages that you really […]

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Structure Your Song!

Keywords: how to write a hit song, song writer, music composer
Over the next few minutes, we are going to discuss the beginning basics of how to write a song, the intro, the structure and the verse. Over the next few minutes, we are going to continue on with more tips for the beginner […]

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Setting Goals For Wealth Creation

Keywords: Goal Setting, Financial Goals, Finance Mindset
The right mindset and attitude is essential to money making success. Without it, wealth creation will remain an elusive ideal, an unattainable dream. Developing a great wealth creation mindset starts with acknowledging your dreams for financial wealth; and that starts with identifying exactly where it […]

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Forefathers Of Wealth Creation: Introducing Wallace Wattles

Keywords: Wealth Creator, FInancial Wealth, Investment Success
Today there are many financial “gurus” who claim to know it all when it comes to wealth creation. Surely, a number of these experts really do know a lot about investing and creating wealth. But even before the big names in financial wealth creation there […]

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Creating A Dream Team

Keywords: Business, Human Resources, Team
Businesses can not run themselves without employees. No matter how good a company it is, it still needs different people to accomplish different tasks. When you are trying to make your dreams come true, you need to approach your plans as you would a business by assembling the […]

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Airbags Can Save Lives

Keywords: airbag accident, airbag lawsuit, auto accident attorney, auto accident law firm, airbag lawyer
Airbags were invented and patented in the 1950s to cushion the impact and prevent or lessen injuries sustained in auto accidents. Studies show that thousands of lives have been saved by air bags, with fatalities reduced by up […]

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Why Use Pay Per Click Advertising?

Keywords: pay per click advertising, ppc advertising, advertising pay per click, pay per click marketing
1: Pay Per Click Advertising is by far the most direct marketing system ever invented. You actually get to place your ad directly in front of a prospect that has searched on a term related to your product […]

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