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Happy Thanksgiving! What are YOU Thankful for today?

Did you know?...Sandra Josepha Hale, author of Mary had a Little Lamb, campaigned to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

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Regina Brett's Life Lessons #6: You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards

Regina brett's Life's Lessons #5 : Pay off your credit cards every month.

Regina Brett's Life's Lessons: # 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

#3 of Regina Brett's Lessons Life Has Taught Me..."Life is too short to waste time hating anyone."

#2 of Regina Brett's Lessons Life Has Taught Me..."When in doubt, just take the next small step."

#1 of the "Lessons Life Has Taught Me" by Regina Brett: "#1 Life isn't fair, but it's still good."

Life Is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the
moments in your life that take your breath away.

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"The Courage to Speak must also be Matched by the Wisdom to Listen"

I am now officially the mother of an adult. Happy 18th Birthday to my oldest son, Marc!

Why, Why, Why? What are your 3 "Whys" for building your home based biz? This will get you through those times you may feel defeated.

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." ~ Marilyn vos Savant

A problem is simply the difference between where you are and where you want to be.

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"Life is all memory except for the one present moment that goes by so quick you can hardly catch it going." ~ Tennessee Williams

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." ~ Marilyn vos Savant

You can only have two things in life, Reasons or Results. Reasons don't count. Results are determined by the thoughts you have. Now is the time to understand our thoughts.

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I came across this neat free ebook by Carrie Lauth...

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I am printing it out as I write this post and I'm looking forward to checking out her advise.

At first glance, I see a lot of valuable content and it is set up in a concise, easy to scan format.

There are tips I have already learned and many that are new to me.

I love to write and I love to blog, so I hope you enjoy these Blogging Tips as much as I will.

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Karen

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Social Network Etiquette When Building Your Business

I read an article today posted by the Associated Press about how Facebook is suspending or disabling accounts because of suspected fake names.

Naturally, Facebook has to protect the integrity of their site, no argument there. Anyone who has had their account hijacked by the malicious activity of some miscreant can support Facebook’s efforts to keep those criminals out.

Not only does Facebook suspend accounts for suspicious names, but they will also suspend your account for breaking other rules of their Terms of Use, like spamming.

Many, many people working a home-based business use Facebook, and other social networks like MySpace and Twitter, to network with current and potential business associates.

The problem lies in home based business entrepreneurs treating the social networks as a free for all “throw your biz opportunity” at people. Just because someone friends you and says they would like to “know more about you”, it doesn’t mean you should send them a detailed message about your business.

Of course we want to reach as many people as possible in expanding our businesses, but we must follow proper social networking etiquette.

Get this tattooed into your brain…PEOPLE JOIN PEOPLE, THEY DO NOT JOIN PRODUCTS OR OPPORTUNITIES. No matter the business, people will associate with other people they Know, Like and Trust.

Why do I shop at Safeway, Sears and JCPenneys? My parents shopped there. They did business with the same clerks and cashiers for years. I know, like, and trust those businesses.

Those of us who use social networks primarily for our business activities, all know that the people “friending” us are looking for business associates and contacts…just like we are. So there is no need to put on a fake front that we are forming bosom buddy friendships with everyone we meet there.

Certainly, there are some people I’ve met on Facebook who I have become friends with because we hit it off. That is what’s fun about using social networks…meeting people you like and enjoy chatting with from all over the world.

This is no different from face to face relationships.

So a few guidelines are in order…

1. Maintain cordial, professional relationships with your contacts on social networks. Actually read their profiles to learn something about them as a person. I’m always more interested in what friends who are gardeners are doing. Put in some effort to find something besides business to talk about. Everyone relaxes and no one will feel they are going to be “pitched” or hunted down by “used car salesmen”. Let the topic of business come about naturally.


2. Remember when you decide to post something…a note, a link, a video, a blog post…that you need to be adding value to the business community you are networking with. And not everything you post needs to be about business. Include inspirational stories, amusing events in your life, etc.


3. Use your real name, not some snappy handle like ‘MLM MegaMama’. And for heaven’s sake, post your real photograph on your profile! YOU are NOT a product, a company, your favorite pet, beautiful scenery, or an animated character. You are a brilliant human being with a warm and friendly smile!

Be the Real Person Facebook wants to see using their site. Be the Real Person your contacts want to see so they can relate to you.

Wishing You the Success of a Lifetime!
Karen
k.j.miller.777@gmail.com

Persistence in Network Marketing and The Carrot Seed

If Network Marketing is such a great industry, then why do so many people fail at it?

Believe it or not, we learn one of the critical lessons for success in MLM / Network Marketing when we are in Preschool!

That lesson is in having Persistence to cultivate your goals until you succeed, particularly when those people closest to you are your greatest critics.

My son brought home a book from school titled The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Crockett Johnson.

As I read this story to my son, the lesson of Persistence, and belief in yourself and your desires, came alive to me.

This simple story is about a little boy who planted a carrot seed.

He tended his seed daily, watering and weeding faithfully.

As he waited for his carrot to grow, his mother, and his father, and his older brother all told him, "It won't come up."

Undaunted, the little boy continued to tend his seed...he Persisted in his belief and desire...until "one day, a carrot came up, just as the little boy had known it would."

As little children, we all start out with pure intentions, persistence, belief in ourselves and big dreams. Unfortunately, for many of us, along the way, well intentioned adults squash those very qualities that make us who we are.

As adults, most of us come to the point of saying "Enough already. I am sick and tired of feeling like a failure. I need to do something about this. What do I do?"

I'll tell you what I have done. I joined the 30 Day Mental Cleanse. We read and study a grown up book on Persistence, beliefs and desires called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

If you are ready to breathe life back into those quailities that make you the unique and brilliant person you were created to be, I invite you to join us for your own Mental Cleanse.

This resource is no cost to you. It will change your life, and for that, the benefits are priceless.

Contact me for instructions on how to participate: Tel: 1-541-484-5455; email: k.j.miller.777@gmail.com; skype ID: karen.j.miller .

Wishing You the Success of a Lifetime!

Karen

Goal Setting the Dr. Seuss Way

In celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I wish to share my most favorite book of his...Oh The Places You'll Go...and show what he taught about Goal Setting.


He promises us that we have Brains in our Heads and Feet in our Shoes. "You can Steer Yourself in any Direction you Choose."

Goal setting is used for every facet of life. Lets focus on your main business.

Since "you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street", you will choose your direction.
This is your main goal.
Mine is "I want to be a four star Diamond in my company by January 2011."

"You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't.
Because, sometimes, you won't."


Oh, so this must mean the going won't always be that easy.


What will keep you on track to reaching your main goal....the light at the end of the tunnel...the top of the mountain...will be to have mini goals or objectives.


Break down your main goal into small acheivable steps.

1. I will become and maintain level one for five consecutive months by____(date)
   
2. I will become and maintain level two for four consecutive months by _____(date)


3. etc.....

For each level, you will specify exactly what you need to do in sales "point", or volume, and sign up bonuses to achieve that level.

"All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.

But on you will go,
though the weather be foul.

Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak."

What will get you through these frightening times is likely the most critical....

Your Plan, your Game Plan!
This is where Goal Setting gets nitty gritty.

Writing out your Marketing Plan is setting Goals as well.

• Write down what exact activities are you going to do...Facebook, Direct Matches, Adland Pro, etc.


• Decide how often you will spend time on each activity and what you will do. Set a time limit...e.g. Facebook, 6 days a week, 15 new friend requeststs, 5 wall posts with new friends, answer inbox messages; 3 times week post a note or link to my wall, respond to friends' notes/videos; 1-2 times week post to a group. Set a timer and spend no more than 1 hour on facebook each day.


• Set a goal for each activity for how many of the people you have contact with who will take advantage of your training program and how many of those will join your business opportunity...e.g. In Direct Matches, each month, five people will download my free ebook, and of those, one out of 15 will join me in my opportunity.

Now, these are simple examples. Your specific goals are going to be very individualized according to how much time you spend on your marketing activities and what your approach is.
Everyone's experience is going to be different!

"You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left."

Goal setting can only work if you review your goals on a regular basis.

On a regular basis, take a look at how your business is growing.
Are the results what you expected?
If less is happening, you need to change your activities. Talk to your mentor and brainstorm on what you should do differently.
If more is happening, raise the bar on your goals.

By setting goals and constantly reviewing your marketing goals and activities, you can see what activities are working and which are not.
Most of us in Network Marketing are part-timers and simply do not have time to waste.
Make the most of your activities. If you can't get the hang of setting your goals, ask your mentor!
If they don't know, ask me!

Most women who are making an income from home on the internet, don't have a lot of money to spend on training or marketing. Mentoring For Free is a great solution.

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"Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!"

Wishing you the Success of a Lifetime!
Karen
k.j.miller.777@gmail.com

How To Start Setting Goals

Turning your Whys into Goals…Not just New Year's Resolutions that vaporize before the bubbles escape the champagne.

I have been reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. In the chapter on Habit 2, "Begin with the end in mind", Covey gives an exercise assignment.
We are instructed to imagine being at our own funeral and to think of what we would want said in the eulogies spoken by our family, friends and co-workers.

What does this have to do with setting goals, you say?

Thinking of what you want people to remember you as, is a good gage of what your principles and values are.

And this, my friends, becomes your life's goals. I like to call them "Global" goals, since this is the big picture.

If you've been honest with yourself about your eulogy and principles, all of your goals…those for each day, those for your week, your month, your year, your next decade…will never vaporize.

The goals you set, even those New Year's Resolutions, will be founded in your principles and you will be more likely to stay committed to them.

So, get to thinking about your eulogy, and write it down. Make it a real commitment.

There are two kinds of People in the World:

Those who watch reality television...
And those who CREATE their own reality.

Everybody knows in order to make more, You must become more.

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Karen
(541) 484-5455
k.j.miller.777@gmail.com

Begin Setting Goals for your Home Business

Have you taken the time to sit down and review the past year?

Have you captured your dreams for the future in writing and developed them into goals for the New Year?

Are you focused and on the right track mentally, physically and otherwise?

Having definite goals and a plan to reach them, in writing, is critical to your success in reaching those goals.

The first step to take is to write down…yes with pen & paper…what you want.

What is your “Why” for working your business?
More time with your family, a new house, pay off debt, afford family vacations, save for retirement, have extra cash for philanthropy?
The list is endless and is unique to you. It’s your life, it’s your Why.

Give it some genuine thought.

When you know your Why, take the time to reflect on the past year.
Think about how close you are to realizing those “Whys”?
Think about the actions you took last year to get to those “Whys”.

Coming up…Turning your Whys into Goals…Not just New Year’s Resolutions that vaporize before the bubbles escape the champagne.

In the mean time, visit my Squidoo lens on Setting Goals.

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Karen
(541) 484-5455
k.j.miller.777@gmail.com