Saturdays were nothing special, in many cases, they were just another day.

But here we are on yet another (the 7th day in a row) of a rainy day. This morning, my husband and I have just sat and watched the rain over the water view, watched the fog come and go with each passing thunderstorm and had some really good conversation.

This is the way we live our lives. They are entirely on purpose. If we choose to relax on any day, we can. So even a rainy day is an absolute pleasure and we are very grateful for them.

Just wanted to pass on this thought. Have a wonderful Saturday.
To your success…

I am very pleased to announce that this is another accomplishment from my dream board. On March 30, 2008 I launched http://www.TheHomeBasedBusinessCenter.com

My new website is still under construction but as it evolves my goal is for it to be a major player in business tools and mentoring. It will be a marriage between sound business principles and personal development principles.

When you visit, you will notice a link on the home page titled: How My I help you? I strongly suggest you use this to let me know what you would like to see on this site. Tell me what tools you need and what information would help you in building your business.

I look forward to hearing from my readers.

To your success…

Click here to see my new website

“Having no limits, having unlimited options available, not being limited by someone else’s beliefs, being able to make moves, the ability to choose how you spend your time, your money and your energy”.

That is the freedom that we enjoy. When my husband Jerry and I got started with Liberty League International a little over 3 years ago, we had NO FREEDOM. Our employer’s controled everything about our lives, even down to where we went for vacations (when we got them). My employer never wanted me more than a couple of hours away in case they needed me.

Since we got started here, we have moved to where we had always dreamed of living, Emerald Isle, NC. We choose where to live, what to do, when to travel, where to eat out and on and on and on. It is not unusual for us to take off on a shopping trip to Wilmington or Myrtle Beach for the day and end up spending a night or two. That is freedom.

We love our life here. Liberty League has been everything we expected and more. The level of integrity is unmatched with any other company we tried in the past. Everyone with Liberty League works toward the success of every one else. We are a team, a true community of Entrepreneurs who are living our lives in absolute freedom and I am very grateful that it is a part of my life.

To Your Success…

I was a rogue. Always bucking the system and never falling in line with my older brothers and sisters. In our home, we were not encouraged to complete our education, after all, no one else in the family did , and they were just fine!

But I had huge dreams and visions for my life, so at the tender age of 16, I decided to step out on my own. Yes, I left home and started taking care of myself. I put myself through school and learned to make my way in life, and what an adventure it has been.

Later, I went to work for an airline and had incredible opportunities to work overseas in various countries. I traveled all over the world, normally alone and loved it. It really never occurred to me at the time to be afraid of doing this. What an opportunity I had and I was very grateful for it.

So what is the point? You can not make decisions in life based on fear. Don’t let fear hold you back. Great things are never accomplished through fear. Yes, I was sometimes afraid (boy, the stories I can tell) but what I gained from that opportunity has led me to take on some major tasks in my life and also helped me to become the powerful business person I am today.

We are all in total control of our own destiny and the level of success we enjoy. Of course there are at times some factors we have no control over, but we can not worry about those factors. Instead, concentrate on the things you can control. You CAN control your own thinking and your actions. The power is not in the “situation” but instead in how you handle the situation.

Fear is the number one factor stopping people from getting what they want in life. Always be open to new ideas and opportunities. To have anything worth having, you must take a chance.

Many people talk about being successful, but few truly are. Be a “doer.” Make a decision to have what you want and fearlessly walk forward toward your goal. Live your life open and ready to receive. Your destiny is entirely in your hands.

Serious entrepreneurs are invited to request information on how to achieve financial goals. Please understand that I work only with those who are serious about committing themselves to their goals. If your goal is big enough to get you excited, then contact me.

Success in business and in life is up to you. Take a chance, make it happen. You and your family deserve it!

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With my new E-Course for success, my goal is to introduce you to some food for thought. A few nuggets that may assist you in getting that OMG moment.

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For example, a grocery store. Grocery stores have been effectively using the funnel for decades. They run ads on milk or meat or something everyone wants at a very low price to get customers in the door. This is front end sales. However, how many customers leave with just the sale item? The back end sales, the additional $50 in products took no additional effort for the store to sell to you. This is highly effective.

Unfortunately, few small business owners really grasp the power of the funnel. They work hard generating the cash on the front end with no attention given to building the back end sales.

Why is this important? Very simple, a well designed sales program can generate a “large” majority of the sales on the back end. Meaning, the effort spent on front end is minute compared to the results reaped on the back end.

Look at this funnel and imagine the front end being the top. The wide end requires more effort, more focus, more money in business costs just to produce the small results at the bottom.But reverse the funnel! Now, the efforts at the front end are must less. The cost for customers, the amount of advertising, and generally the amount of effort is much smaller but the results at the back end are enormous.

Think about this. Have you ever been to a free conference or signed up for a free online seminar? What happens? Before you know it, you are leaving the conference with hundreds or thousands of dollars in product, just to attend the free seminar or conference. This is pure genius. The effort on the front end product, the free conference is very small, but the back end results, the tapes, videos, books and more is where the money is made and usually in huge quantities.

When people ask me how I work so little and live the lifestyle I do, I simply tell them that 90% of my income in on the back end. Some get it and others don’t. But I spend my time, energy, focus, attention and advertising dollars on the front end for my product offering a $1000 commission. In the meantime, my other two products with a commission of $5000 and $8000 require NONE of my time, energy or focus. But, those two products represent 90% of my income.

In a recent podcast on Business Week Online, the author spoke of the reverse funnel as the “new trend” in sales to allow sales reps more time to spend on other activities. Of course those other activities are more work, but the concept is to free up their time and make tons more money for the company.

As a small business owner, once you grasp this, you free up time for yourself and your family, as well as greatly increase your income from your business.

So give your business some thought. What end of the funnel are you feeding? And, what end is your cash coming from?

PS For a business model with a huge back end sale potential, check this site out: http://www.abundantlifestylenow.com

By following the simple step by step system outlined in meetup.com, I established a group called the Emerald Isle Entrepreneurs Meetup, in Emerald Isle NC. We meet the last Thursday of each month (what I call Super Thursday). It is the day that dedicated entrepreneurs from the coastal area come together to learn business stategies, mindset and mastermind to build and grow their companies.

It’s something we all really look forward to. We have genuine open discussions on what strategies work, we support and mentor each other and work together to assure each of us has all the necessary tools to succeed in our businesses.

We welcome anyone who is looking to start a business or owns a business. We have some people who have been self employed for years, and others who are just starting out as members of our group. We have Home Business Owners as well as some who own Brick and Mortar Businesses, every scope of Entrepreneurship.

Everyone has something unique to contribute, and everyone is welcome. The group is open to anyone in the Emerald Isle area, and is free to join.
The Emerald Isle Entrepreneurs group meets monthly. (For details, go here)

As for why I bring this up on my blog. It is very important for everyone to give to their community. Of course we all know the value of giving financially to powerful causes, but it is equally valuable to give of our expertise and our time.

I started these meetings with the idea of giving, but have been amazed at the level of recieving I have experienced. We have very powerful and authentic people in our group. I have made friendships that will last forever and have at my fingertips a group of like minded individuals who support each other unconditionally.

This is what entrepreneurship is all about. I encourage everyone to utilize the tools available at meetup.com to find a group to share in your successes and mentor you to greater success.

To your success…

But too often, we let the worry of succeeding overtake the reason we left our jobs to begin with. We let the day to day stress of what to do next control us and not allow ourselves the success we deserve without the stress. So what will help to alleviate the worry and add real “jet fuel” to our level of success in our businesses?

This may sound too simple, but a great place to start is GRATITUDE. Those of us who work from home, anytime we choose and live life on our own terms have so much to be grateful for. We are home with our families, travel without a bosses approval, go to the beach anytime we want and live our life in freedom. But then again, doesn’t everyone have much to be grateful for?

We go through the process of setting our goals, using positive affirmations, visualization of our goals and then we work our business, expecting it to bring to us everything we envision. Why does this not always transpire as we expect? Why would there be anything less than outright success?

It is a very simple question with a very simple answer. We can’t possibly expect to have more when we are not grateful for what we currently have? Sure, we have all heard this, but just what is the hidden meaning inside of that question? Why do so many people say “but I am grateful for what I have and still not getting what I want”?

The answer is very simple also. Gratitude is an action, a state of being, a way of life, the way you start your day and the way you live your day and that brings you absolute happiness. It is not something you just happen to get, it is something you must feel from the heart, feel from within and truly experience.

Gratitude starts with knowing there is a reason for everything you have experienced in life. First of all, they are history and a part of the journey we encounter while finding our true and authentic selves. You must start by being grateful for anything that might be an adversity and know those are just part of your journey.

Then, just live in thanks and gratitude. Be thankful for the penny you find, for the toast that did not burn, for the coffee maker that actually came on before you got out of bed. Be grateful and truly thankful for everything. Also, understand that gratitude creates an air around you which attracts more success into your life.

A grateful heart is not something we can turn on, it is something we must nurture and develop. An easy way to do this is to start your day with a gratitude journal. Write down everything you are grateful for “today”.

Then here is the jet fuel, after listing everything you are grateful for today, list everything you are grateful for tomorrow! In other words, through gratitude, make your goals and plans known. But when writing out these intentions, list them as though you already have them, i.e. “thank you for the donation of $5000 to Make a Wish Foundation”.

Afterall, once you ask for something, through faith you should know it is done, so be grateful for it in advance.

Simply said, start your day in absolute gratitude for where you are and where you are going. It is the jet fuel to success in all areas of life and in your Home Based Business and don’t procrastinate… do it today!

To your success…

Regardless of the circumstances in life, the decision to accept those circumstances or to fight them by changing direction, is entirely up to you. When did our society convince us that we had to accept what we were handed in life? We were all created with the ability to control our future, so when did we give that control over to other people?

This is especially true when it comes to finances. If you feel you do not have control over your finances, then take a very hard look at where your money comes from. If you are selling your time for money, or in other words, you work for someone else. Then you may not feel you have a lot of control. But get this; you chose to work where ever you work and you have chosen to accept the income you receive. If you want to change that, then you must choose better and make changes in the direction you are going.

Personally, I know many self made millionaires who literally were in the same place at some point in their lives. They just realized they would never get anywhere relying on someone else to determine their worth.

Being financially free does not have a magic formula. It does however take making a decision to make better decisions. Once you have decided you deserve more, then you change the way you are thinking in order to make better decisions.

Also, realize that no one ever became financially free without taking some risks. Oh my, there is the kicker! So many people do not want to knowingly risk anything these days. But, by choosing not to take chances, they take risks unknowingly. Think about that. By choosing to not take chances, they unknowingly take chances every day. They leave their financial future in the hands of others, assuming the other person will make wise choices for them.

Look how many times Donald Trump lost everything, only to come back stronger, richer and faster than before. He was willing to take chances for what he wanted, what he knew he deserved.

So, you want to know what it takes to have Financial Freedom? Here it is:

1) If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting. In other words, you MUST do something else.

2) Decide exactly how much money it will take to be financially free.

3) Find a business model that supports your goals. If you want to become a millionaire, then find a business model that allows you to accomplish that goal quickly (not in 20 years).

4) Mentor with people who have what you are looking for. They did it, and will normally tell you what decisions they had to make to accomplish it.

5) Be willing to take a chance. Worst case scenario, stuff is easily replaceable. What I have found is you normally get to replace stuff with better stuff anyway.

6) Just do it. Follow what your mentors advise you to do.

7) Believe in yourself. You have everything you need inside you to accomplish your greatest desires. You just have to tap into that by believing.

To your success…

PS If you are looking for a powerful business model, with the potential of a seven figure income within 2-3 years, check out: http://www.abundantlifestylenow.com

The rest of my day is about the same, working about 3 or 4 hours total for the day and enjoying my life the rest of the time.

So, does this sound too good to be true. Fact is, it probably sounds boring to many people, but it is exactly what my life looks like. Why, because I choose to work from home.

I had a career in the Corporate World for many years, but just realized I was living in a trap. A trap totally controlled by other people. They decided when I worked, how long I worked, how much time I spent with my family and even how much I was worth. And, on top of that, they frequently decided I was paid too much and cut that dramatically.

Walking away from that world, which is what my husband and I both did very suddenly, was not hard at all. One might think it was difficult to do, but once we made the decision to do it, it was easy to just say goodbye. Not long afterwards, we chose to move to the coast and even that wasn’t hard to do. We just did it.

Of course it helped that we had already started our Home Based Business. Three months later, we were free of our jobs and pinching ourselves. So how did we make it happen so quickly?

We found a business with a very powerful compensation model. One that allowed us to make a very good income quickly and without a large number of sales.

Then, we followed the system the company had in place. No need to reinvent the wheel here. It was a simple system, just plug and play, that is what we did.

And the third thing, we burned the boats. We took any other option off the table. We decided not to just put our toe in the water, but to commit to our own success. We jumped in and then reaped the benefits.

Often I hear people who say, “That business just sounds too good to be true”. Well, I am sorry, but that is just too funny to me. I always ask “So, are you looking for something bad enough to be real?”

Think about it:

Too good to be true or bad enough to be real? Personally, I find the too good to be true the best option here. Something that sounds really good, certainly has a better chance of being good than something that sounds bad.

What it comes down to is that people too often are looking for an escape route before they even begin the journey. They do not want to commit to their own success, or do what it takes to be successful, so it is much easier to just say it was “too good to be true”. On the other hand, if they go with something that does not sound good to begin with, then chances are no one will notice when they fail.

Odd to me that people try harder to fail than they do to succeed.

So, working from home is wonderful and of course there are some challenges. But, most of the time, it is just too good to be true to the outside world. Especially when those of us who work from home, normally have a higher income that the person who is still under the control of a boss.

No, my business is not too good to be true, it is Truly as Good as it Gets!

To your success…

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