No this is not a paid ad, I just like people to be informed.  I’ve gotten several calls from The March Group, who I take to be a business broker, wanting to sell my business for me.  They invite me to come to a day long seminar where they will help me determine the value of my business, because they have many people interested in acquiring businesses such as mine, and it is very much in demand. Which is fine except I’m not interested in selling.  Plus, these free regional magazines are not money makers by any means.  Not at these prices.  Selling franchises and selling magazines is what makes money.  I found when Goggling The March Group that they routinely flood the search engines with their spin, so that was my second red flag*.   So I posted on Facebook to ask if anyone had experience with them.  I found this online. One friend wrote to check at the website Ripoff Report: By Consumers, For Consumers. Continue reading →

Calvin says: “Here comes that new girl. Hey, Susie Derkins, is that your face or is a possum stuck in your collar? I hope you suffer a debilitating brain aneurism, you freak!” Hobbes knows he means “She *cute*, isn’t she?” And we can all relate to the memorable balcony scene in Annie Hall with Diane Keaton and Woody Allen’s real thoughts seen in thought-bubble subtitles at the bottom of the screen as they carry on absurd, small-talk about photography:

Alvy: So, did you do those photographs in there, or what?
Annie: Yeah, yeah, I sort of dabble around, you know. (Subtitle: I dabble? Listen to me – what a jerk.)
Alvy: They’re wonderful. They have a quality…     (Subtitle: You are a great – looking girl.)
Annie: Well, I would like to take a serious photography course. (Subtitle: He probably thinks I’m a yo-yo.)
Alvy: (pretentiously) Photography’s interesting because, you know, it’s a new form, and a set of aesthetic criteria have not emerged yet.    (Subtitle: I wonder what she looks like naked.)
Annie : You mean whether it’s a good photo or not? (Subtitle: I’m not smart enough for him.) Continue reading →

Help them change where you can, but love them as they are.  That was an insight at Alan Cohen‘s webpage.  The first book of his I ever read was The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, in which he writes of his initial interests, his yearning for a connection with the Divine and how he sought out various books and teachers to guide him in his spiritual quest.   I’ve seen Alan speak several times through the years, and always find what he has to say simple, relevant and often profound.    In one instance, he suggested to the audience writing down all your troubles and then holding them in your hands as you pray, “God, let me be wrong about all of this.” What a powerful prayer! He also affirms, “I’m always doing better than I think I am!” That is an affirmation many of us could benefit from.
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A GUEST POST BY CHRISTINA BIEBER: Yesterday a friend of mine contacted me on the Facebook Chat. She was asking for money to be wired to her in England. The story was that all of her things were stolen while on vacation in England. The tone of the message was scared, but it didn’t sound like her. At first I found it really odd, but the fear that came through on the message really scared me. I called her cell 3x with no answer and her husband’s phone without answer.   I then asked her a personal question that she would only know. What flavor shakes does she like from USANA. She is very specific on this. The person on the other end could not answer. They asked I wire money to an address in England and I asked the question again. Continue reading →

Learning to make money doesn’t have to cost you money.  Unfortunately, it often does because in your quest, you come across all sorts of people who will just compile a bunch of information that is available free on the internet and put it all together into their e-book and sell it to you.  The problem with that is that many of them have not tried any of the techniques they give you, so they don’t really know if they works.  But they have heard that selling e-books works.

Think and Grow Rich Action Summary is a free e-book, where I have highlighted in red the actions that Napolean Hill gave as part of the process in his book Think and Grow Rich.  The entire book is available as a free download, and in red are all the “actions” he instructs you to do for success. Every time without fail that I work this process, it works for me.  The degree of my success in each instance is directly related to the degree of my focus and daily practice of the techniques. Note:  The actions alone are not sufficient for success.  In reading the book, there is a definite progression of thoughts building one upon the next.  There is a psychological reason for the language, and sometimes absence of language.  So reading the words in red alone will not give you the entire insight that reading the book will, and indeed you may miss the best part. Having said that, even if all you read are the lines in red, your world can change literally overnight.  Really.  And it didn’t cost you a thing.

Update: Think and Grow Rich script from last month fulfilled
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