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What Is Positive Thinking Really?

Friday, February 8th, 2008

All this talk on Mom’s Morning Show this week about being positive has got me thinking a lot about the topic and what it really means to be positive.

On Thursday the 7th we talked about what to do when “technical difficulties” get you down, and Kelly made the statement that sometimes, a wahm is just plain using the wrong tool for the job.

Being positive doesn’t mean that you ignore what’s going wrong. It means you don’t let it get you down. It also means you take action to solve the problem!

Here’s an example of finding the right tool for the job.

I’ve written before about the various website building tools available and the potential benefits of each, as well as the possible drawbacks. From this point forward, I doubt I’ll be using a site builder, Frontpage or XSitePro to build my sites.

That doesn’t mean I don’t like those tools or that I won’t recommend them to others. It simply means that I’ve outgrown those tools.

To make it easier to get why this is so, let’s use the example of your home. Perhaps when you left your parent’s home, you moved in with a roommate. You had a small (maybe dumpy) apartment that you shared. The price was right and with thrift stores and dumpster diving, you pulled together enough furniture to give it that eclectic look. ;)

When you got married you might have purchased a small starter home. It was cute and cozy and perfect for entertaining. But once the kids started to arrive, you realized you didn’t have a back yard for the dog and kids to play in or enough bedrooms, so as your family grew, you moved into a larger, 3 bedroom home with a family room instead of a formal dining room.

Then when the kids are out of the house, it’s just you and hubs and you’re entering the golden years, you might move to a condo so you don’t have to worry about lawn care. You also don’t need as much space anymore.

See what I’m getting at?

Some website building tools like a site builder are perfect for beginners. XSitePro is great for medium sized affiliate sites or sales pages. Others like Wordpress are excellent for blogs and content sites, especially for the more seasoned online business owner who is outsourcing a lot and who wants the bells and whistles WP offers.

So there’s no right or wrong tool per se, but as your business (and you) grow, you may change the tools you use to get the job done.

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3 Affiliate Articles for YOU

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If you have a mom, food, or health related website or blog, you might be interested in the email I just sent out to my Articles notification list and my affiliates. I’ll paste it below.

I have a few articles here around the topic of healthy eating. If you aren’t already an affiliate of mine, you can sign upand earn commissions for publishing these articles.

Two of them are found here:http://affiliatesfun.com/salad-articles.html
(The affiliate sign up is there too.) The other is pasted below.

Meeting Your Healthy Eating Goals

So, you’ve resolved to eat healthier in 2008, have you created a plan for this? Setting a goal is great, but without a plan of action, it’s not going to happen. A plan can help you to meet your goal of eating healthier and won’t overwhelm you. To create your plan you will need to decide what steps you are willing to take now to make these new habits last a lifetime. The following are some examples of attainable eating goals:

1. Try something new.
Many times, we all decide we can’t stick to an eating plan because it limits us to certain foods or cuts out entire food groups, like carbohydrates or dairy products. Many diets are set up this way, but eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to go on a restricted diet. There is so much variety among fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts. Try a new food like kefir or miso soup, or a new recipe from a healthy cookbook. You never know if you’ll find a new food you love.

2. Make it easier on yourself.
Take advantage of cookbooks, ready to use foods, and meal planning options that you can find online to help you to create a plan that works for you. Don’t try to figure out what to cook for dinner when you’re starving, because your body will be crying out for sugar at that time. Be proactive and have a plan, and stock your pantry and fridge with healthier options.

3. Choose just one meal.
Choosing one meal at a time to improve will help you stay focused and not feel overwhelmed. This does not mean you should eat junk or fast food the rest of the day, but focusing on one meal at a time can make the step to healthier eating a little easier. As an example, switch from cold breakfast cereals that may be high in sugars to a cooked whole grain like oatmeal, or even a yummy fruit salad for breakfast.

Taking each of these steps one at a time could really help to launch you onto a plan that will work for you. Remember it does not have to be difficult so start your plan today.

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Why I Love Jimmy D. Brown

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Recently a thread ensued over at Mom Masterminds about the new launch of an internet marketing product called Mass Control. (With a price tag of $2,000, the creators will surely have mass control of your wallet, eh?)

The basic conversation centered around the fact that most of us were sick to death of hearing about this launch.

Then I get in my inbox a cool little email from one of my favorite internet marketing antigurus, Jimmy D. Brown. It included a link to a free audio and report. So I took the time to listen while hanging some laundry.

Then I popped back over to MM and posted my response, which sounded something like this:

“I pretty much agree with what Jimmy D Brown alluded to in his new audio about “2 steps”. He doesn’t come right out and say it, but you know it’s exactly what he’s talking about. He compares it (Mass Control) to buying a $2,000 lottery ticket.

Maybe it’s because I’m a fellow Southerner and I’m a sucker for his cute accent, but Jimmy has a soft spot in my heart. He sells stuff at a low price point, doesn’t have a humongous ego, doesn’t bombard your inbox with email after redundant email, yet still provides tons of value and makes an awesome living online.

Works for me.”

Carrie

I decided to post this here because I’ve mentioned time and again that there are really only two things to making money online.

The first thing is to get started.

The second thing is to be disciplined enough to keep going. In other words, be just a little bit stubborn.

You see that’s exactly the simplicity that I’ve come to expect from Jimmy’s products (whether free or paid). Simple, straight shooting and informative.

I find his ebooks to be some of the most valuable things I’ve purchased in my internet marketing education. I’ve been a subscriber to his List and Traffic membership site for two years and wouldn’t dream of unsubscribing. One of my favorite things about Jimmy’s style is that he crosses that bridge between inspiration and practicality just perfectly.

His information is always VERY practical and easy to put to good use right away in your business. He has a knack for making things action-step-simple without bogging you down in details.

To learn to make great money online, you don’t have to send someone a mortage payment.

Here are a few of Jimmy’s ebooks. You’ll see what I mean. :-)

- Build an internet business with small reports: Small Reports Fortune

- Build a powerful affiliate team: Sales Army Secrets

- Make more money with your email marketing efforts: List Profit System

P.S. At the thread I mentioned above, another member had this to say:

“It’s funny, Carrie, because when I think of the opposite of these launches and think of true value for the money, I also think of Jimmy. He’s provided tremendous value for the money and earned my customer loyalty.”

See? It’s not just me saying it. ;)

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Tax Tips for WAHMs

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Whew!

I’ve already filed my taxes for 2007, but I had a phone call with Kristine McKinley first. ;)

Kristine is offering a FREE Teleseminar in which she shares her tax saving and other tax strategies, especially for us work at home Mom types.

Get the info here: Tax Info for WAHMS

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Now I Gotta Get Getting Things Done

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Last month at Mom Masterminds, Tech Diva Extraordinaire Lynette Chandler provided us with a lovely report and audio on productivity guru du jour David Allen’s Getting Things Done system.

I enjoyed it very much and thought it was a system that would work for me very well because I’m a list and paper person. I wrote here about my monthly schedule, and that is still working extremely well for me.

Daily to do lists do not work well for me, a single work at home homeschooling mom of 4. (Wow, I’m tired just typing that.) Trying to force myself to do certain tasks in my business each day will only set me up for disappointment, so I set weekly goals that flow according to a certain monthly schedule.

But this GTD system could work very well inside of mine. I recently watch this Getting Things Done Video and now I am even more motivated to buy the book. Ok, just ordered it on Amazon so I don’t have to write that on a to do list. Since it takes less than two minutes. ;)

And also so I won’t be a hypocrite recommending something to you that I haven’t consumed myself. I don’t do that.

I liked the video a lot and it’s definitely worth listening to while you do something easy on your computer. I like David Allen after watching it.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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