The Best Things In Life Are FREE!

No matter what business or businesses you decide on, you need fresh leads, especially if you don’t want to go after family and friends. When I first started in the insurance business, the manager said make a list of 50 of your family and closest friends. That was the last thing I wanted to do.

If you agree, then the ability to gather the same quality of leads that you would purchase and, they must be exclusive, means survival. There are many other ways to market, but they all take time and work. This is not an exception but a way to get started and a way that you can work as you commit to the time you are willing to give.

It also helps to know that you can get leads from anywhere in the country and that when you save a lead to your database, it is deleted from the master database. There is a system on the site that you can use to work with your leads, setting up time for callbacks or what ever your marketing plan is.

I have to say that the prospects have filled out a form on various websites that state that they are interested in a home based business and would like someone to contact them. The best thing is to call these people and verify that they are still interested and get them ready to accept their email.

I verify the address and give them the information to look for and recognize the email I send. One thing that I always do, is to have From Brad: in the subject line. This is important because of the rules against SPAM (sending unsolicited emails) which will get you banned or deleted from the company you are working with or worse, getting knocked off of you ISP. This is the value of the auto responder. The first email they get asks them to fill in a form (it could just be name and email address to start) and that triggers the series of emails that you set up (WebProsperity). In addition, a good autoresponder is going to place an opt-out URL at the bottom of every email so that the prospect always has the right to drop out of your mailing list.

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If you want the best way to get and use the leads from this site, call, fax or email me. There are training videos on the site and you can set up FREE ads too.

More FREE …

They say “the Best Things In Life Are FREE … What About Love”. and I’m sure you have seen “In G-d we Trust, everybody else pays cash” (I was just trying to get a laugh out of you).

All of the top marketers … the really successful ones … give more things away than they sell. Even though this is true, they have enough people coming back and taking their offers so that they are making a living, as a matter of fact, they also use the unadvertised FREE bonus! and, even though I hate them, the OTO (one time only offer works).

If you are reading this, you will want to come back to this blog post over and over, because I intend to add FREE things that you can use to build your list. You will want to create squeeze pages for people to give you their name and email addresses so that you can use your autoresponder to send an Opt-In email and then start the series of emails that will keep you and your offers in front of your “LIST”

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The Unreasonable Manifesto

Great success in life requires two parallel streams of effort. Small but important things done consistently day in and day out provide a nurturing base of sustenance, while an occasional breakthrough brings true success and prosperity. Breakthroughs – extraordinary accomplishments – begin with extraordinary ideas and find their realization in extraordinary actions. Think about that word for a minute. Extraordinary… break it down and it means extra ordinary. Not extra in the sense of “more ordinary” but rather from the Latin root – beyond, outside, superior – to the ordinary. What I call unreasonable. Most people have a handle on the “small” things, maybe not the consistency part, but at least they know what those things are. Unreasonable, on the other hand, is where the challenge comes in. Most people don’t quite grasp being unreasonable, so to make it easier for you to get your hands on, here are the ten principles.

1. Being Unreasonable means starting from what’s already happened as given.

To make great things happen, go beyond your logical conclusions, your extrapolations, or the obvious things that at first glance seem to make sense. Stop settling for what everyone else thinks is okay: go beyond the status quo, what is what is expected and what is predicted. Start where you are and take that first giant step.

2. Being Unreasonable requires breaking compromises

Break compromises which force you to sacrifice what truly matters in exchange for efficiency and expediency. Compromises are a fiction that exists because of your belief in a false context. Change the context and the need for compromise goes away.

3. Don’t wait to play your high cards

Being unreasonable is about giving your best in every single situation in which you best is called for. It is about asking people for their best because it is in everyone’s best interests. People hold back their best cards waiting for just the right time to play them. Don’t hold back. Play your aces.

4. Do More Than Asked

Do more than asked for – most people don’t ask for what they truly need and therefore don’t get it from you. Ask people for more than people usually do, you will shock them into action beyond what they thought themselves capable.

5. Act on the Possibility of Things

Being unreasonable is about acting on the possibility of great things without worrying about the probability of success. Doing this increases the probabilities of success dramatically, insuring that possible things become real. Make the improbable happen, by bringing attention and resources to those things which lie beyond the norm, beyond the expected, but which can change your world.

6. Consider why normal is considered normal

Ask how normal things got to be normal. Is it because they were hugely effective or is it because they were modestly effective, and easy? Being unreasonable is not about being abnormal, paranormal or trans-normal – it is setting aside what seems normal so you can see with fresh eyes, acting to create the results you seek, without regard to what normal people think is normal.

7. You know what you should be doing. Do it.

You don’t need more gurus or pundits (especially me) to tell you what to do. You already have considered this, and though it may seem unreasonable, you already know what to do. All you need to do is take action.

8. Your old strategies can’t make you any better.

If you have already executed them, your old strategies are not likely to help you improve. They’ve already done that, and all the changes are incorporated into your current world. It is time for something new.

9. Think whatever thoughts

Reasonable thinking silently edits and censors your extraordinary thoughts. Think whatever thoughts arise without approval or disapproval, following them to their conclusions. Often the most transformative ideas come intuitively and unbidden. Then reasonable thinking kills them. Don’t let it.

10. Don’t base your life on what’s likely.

If you have been paying attention to the world, what you now think of as likely is already incorporated into your life, business and personal. It is also probably incorporated into the life of those around you, making it even less interesting. Search your world – internally and externally – and find the promise of the possible. Base your life on that. Written by Paul Lemberg

On Friendship (my own addition)

One of the hardest things to most people is to ask for help. It doesn’t matter how close you are, as a matter of fact, that may even make it harder. If you know a friend or family member needs help …

then step up!

And if they want to show their appreciation, ask them to

“Pay It Forward!”

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Affirmations For A Positive Mental Attitude

I found this on another site and thought it would be valuable …

I’m glad that we are in business for ourselves but not by ourselves …

Please say this Statement/Prayer for the next 30 days and most importantly – BELIEVE what you are saying……………

* * *
I am the source of all wealth. I am rich with creative ideas. My mind abounds with new, original, inspired thoughts. What I have to offer is unique, and the world desires it.

My value is beyond reckoning. What the world needs and desires, I am ready to produce and give. What the world needs and desires, I recognize and fulfill. The bounty of my mind is without hindrance or limit. Nothing can stand in the way of my inspired creativeness.

The overflowing power of God life energy overcomes every obstacle, & pours out into the world, blessing & prospering everyone, & everything through me.

I radiate blessings, I radiate creativity, I radiate prosperity, I radiate loving service. I radiate Joy, Beauty, Peace, Wisdom & Power. Humanity seeks me and rewards me. I am beloved of the world. I am wanted wherever I go.

I am appreciated. What I have to offer is greatly desired. What I have to offer brings a rich reward. Through my vision the world is blessed. Through my clear thinking & steadfast purpose, wonderful new values come into expression.

My vision is as the vision of the mighty ones. My faith is as the faith of the undefeatable. My power to accomplish is unlimited. I, in my uttermost God Source, am all wealth, all power, all productivity.

I hereby declare my financial free-dom, NOW and henceforth forever! * * *

by Joe Vitale

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100 Twitter Tools

Twitter has become an incredible tool not just for communication, but for improving your life. College students can use it to expand their social circle, promote their side business, keep their coursework organized, and more. Whether you want to achieve your Twitter goals, or just use it as a tool to achieve others, these tools will help you get there.

Twitter Analysis

If your goal is to be popular and influential on Twitter, be sure to check out these tools that will tell you how you’re doing.

1. Twitter Grader: Learn your Twitter grade, your local Twitter Elite, and find new people to follow through Twitter Grader.
2. Twitterholic: Check out the top Twitter users and find out your Twitter stats on Twitterholic.
3. TweetStats: TweetStats offers a graphical analysis of your Twitter stats.
4. Twitter Friends: Carefully measure your Twitter conversations using Twitter Friends.
5. Twinfluence: Twinfluence will measure your Twitter influence based on reach, velocity, and social capital.
6. Tweetwasters: Find out how much time you and other users waste on Twitter.
7. Tweet-Rank: Learn about the quality of your tweets by finding out which ones won or lost followers.
8. Mr. Milestone: Get a tweet when you reach various milestones using this Twitter tool.
9. Retweetrank: Find out how many retweets you and other Twitter users have through this service.

Information Gathering

With these tools, you and gather information for market research, blog posts, and your own simple curiosity.

10. Tweetbeep: With Tweetbeep, you can set up alerts that will help you keep track of keywords on Twitter.
11. @myflightinfo: Use @myflightinfo to stay updated on your flight’s status.
12. Twitterverse: Check out archived timelines and tweets through Twitterverse.
13. Twitscoop: Twitscoop shares what’s hot on Twitter at any given moment.
14. Twitbuzz: Twitbuzz tracks the latest conversations as well as popular Twitter links.
15. StrawPoll: Use StrawPoll to make sharing your opinion as easy as sending an @reply.
16. Retweetist: This service ranks the hottest links being retweeted on Twitter.
17. Monitter: Get real time keyword monitoring on Twitter from Monitter.
18. TweetNews: TweetNews ranks stories based on the amount of related tweets.
19. TwitterBuzz: TwitterBuzz will tell you what’s being linked to the most on Twitter.
20. Tweetscan: Set up Tweetscan to make sure you don’t miss any @replies, and to get alerted of your search queries.

Network Building & Management

Find more relevant Twitter users with the help of these tools.

21. Twitter Local: With this service, you can see tweets from Twitter users in a specific location.
22. Twubble: Twubble will expand your Twitter bubble, picking out people you may like to follow.
23. MyCleenr: Sort your friends by their last tweets, and you can get rid of the inactive and useless accounts you’re following.
24. Follow Cost: This tool will tell you how much effort it takes to follow someone.
25. Tweepler: Use Tweepler to organize your tweeps based on whether you’re following them or not.
26. Just Tweet It: Find Tweeple, tools, Twitter bots and more through this directory.
27. TweetWheel: TweetWheel will help you discover which of your Twitter friends know each other.
28. SocialToo: SocialToo will help you keep track of all of the people who have followed or unfollowed you.
29. Twitoria: Reduce your clutter on Twitter by finding your friends that haven’t tweeted in a long time.
30. TwitDir: With TwitDir, you’ll be able to search for people, and exploring categories including top followers and updaters.
31. Who Should I Follow?: Using this site, you can get good recommendations for Tweeps to follow.
32. Nearbytweets: Learn about all of the Twitter users in a specific area with the help of Nearbytweets.
33. Twellow: Find Twitter users in a specific industry using this service.
34. Mr. Tweet: Mr. Tweet is a personal networking assistant for Twitter, helping you find relevant followers.
35. Qwitter: Qwitter will help you manage your network by sending an alert when a person unfollows you.

Twitter Management

Save your time and cull your Twitter list with the help of these tools.

36. Summize: Retrieve information on Twitter quickly to search Twitter in real time.
37. Tweet O’Clock: Trying to reach someone? Tweet O’Clock will help you find the best time to get their attention.
38. Just Signal: Set up a filter using Just Signal to get only the tweets that discuss the keywords you’d like to read about.
39. TweepSearch: Put your Twitter network to good use and search your followers for specific parameters.
40. Friend or Follow: Manage your Twitter contacts and find out who’s not following you back through Friend or Follow.
41. TwitResponse: TwitResponse makes it easy for you to schedule the delivery of your tweets ahead of time.
42. Twittersnooze: Put the pause button on a particular user for a while with Twitter Snooze.
43. Twitterless: Get notified when someone stops following you with Twitterless.
44. Twilert: Track specific keywords to receive alerts for using Twilert.
45. Tweetdeck: Tweetdeck has a groups function that will help you more efficiently follow the people you really want to listen to.
46. Twalala: Put the mute button on certain people and topics for a while if you are receiving lots of updates you’re not really interested in.

Sharing Tools

Promote your business, share photos, and more using these Twitter tools.

47. Tweetburner: Use Tweetburner to share links, and you can track their usage.
48. Twitpic: Twitpic makes it easy to take mobile phone photos and share them using your Twitter account.
49. TwitterHawk: Get targeted marketing on Twitter through TwitterHawk.
50. Acamin: Acamin makes it easy to share files on Twitter with your followers.
51. Glue: Post links to books, movies, restaurants and more on Twitter through Glue.
52. Ping.fm: This service will update all of your social networks at once.
53. TweeTube: TweeTube makes it easy to share videos on Twitter.
54. twiggit: Use this automated service to share the articles you digg on Twitter.
55. Twisten.fm: Share what you’re listening to on Twitter through Twisten.fm.

Organization & Productivity

These Twitter tools will make your life a bit more streamlined.

56. Twittercal: Link your Twitter account and Google Calendar to easily keep up with your events and appointments.
57. Timer: Use Timer to get reminders about tasks through your Twitter account.
58. TwitterNotes: Organize your notes using Twitter with TwitterNotes.
59. Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk on Twitter to update your to do list.
60. Tweetake: Tweetake will back up your Twitter timeline for archiving and more.
61. Nozbe: Nozbe makes it easy to add and update your to do list on Twitter.
62. Toodledo: This popular to do list app integrates nicely with Twitter.
63. TrackThis: Send TrackThis your tracking number, and you’ll get Twitter messages every time there’s a change in location.
64. Joint Contact: Get project management productivity on Twitter using Joint Contact.
65. Tempo: This time tracking tool allows you to send in updates from Twitter.
66. Tweetlater: Tweet Later offers a great way to set up alerts, schedule tweets, send thank you DMs, and more.
67. OutTwit: OutTwit will make it easy for you to use Twitter inside of Outlook.
68. Jott: Jott makes it easy for you to tweet without ever having to type, transcribing your voice message to Twitter.

Life Tools

With these tools, you can work on relationships, life tracking, and more.

69. MyMileMarker: Keep track of your mileage with info sent via Twitter every time you fill up.
70. 21Tweets: 21Tweets offers personal coaching on Twitter.
71. TwtTRIP: Organize your travel plans and find other Twitter travelers on your way with TwtTRIP.
72. Tweet Answers: Twitter Answers makes it easy to ask questions and get answers on Twitter.
73. Twtvite: Twtvite is a simple event organizer that will help you create a tweetup.
74. Vacatweet: Set up an autoresponder for your Twitter account with Vacatweet.
75. plusplusbot: Share when someone goes out of their way to help you, or otherwise make your feelings known using plusplusbot.
76. TrackDailyGoals: Use this site and the #dailygoals hashtag to keep track of your goals every day.
77. ConnectTweet: Put the voices of your group or business together through ConnectTweet.
78. Tweeteorology: Find tweets about the weather in any location through Tweeteorology.
79. DreamTweet: Keep a reminder of your dreams and nightmares, and follow the dreams of others through DreamTweet.

Business & Finance

Use these tools to improve your business and finances through Twitter.

80. Chipin: If you’re raising funds on Twitter, make use of Chipin to set a goal and let your supporters track the progress of the campaign.
81. Xpenser: You can Twitter your expenses to Xpenser and they will be recorded for you.
82. Twittertise: Schedule your tweets and track their clickthroughs with this app designed for Twitter advertising.
83. TwtQpon: Create simple Twitter coupons for your business with TwtQpon.
84. CheapTweet: Get all of the deals, sales, coupons and more being discussed on Twitter through CheapTweet.
85. Tipjoy: Like Chipin, Tipjoy offers a way to create social payments for your cause, content, or people.
86. SalesTwit: Get contact management for Twitter with the help of SalesTwit.
87. Tweet What You Spend: Track your cash in a really effective way using Tweet What You Spend.
88. StockTwits: StockTwits shares the investment discussions on Twitter in real time.

Health

Track your health using these Twitter tools.

89. Qwitter: Update Qwitter to shame yourself into quitting smoking.
90. TweetPlot: Use TweetPlot to chart your food and fitness statistics.
91. Tweetwhatyoueat: Keep a food diary to track what you’re eating every day using Tweetwhatyoueat.
92. gtFtr: Use the gtFtr tool to record your exercise activity on Twittr.
93. SugarStats: Track, monitor, and share your blood sugar through Twitter with SugarStats.
94. FoodFeed: This Twitter-based food log makes it easy for you to track what you’re eating.

Blogging

Bring your blog life and Twitter life together with these tools.

95. Add to Any: Get your posts shared on Twitter by using Add to Any on your WordPress blog.
96. TwitThis: Make use of this plugin to send Twitter messages about your blog post.
97. MyTwitter: Use the MyTwitter plugin to display your Twitter status on WordPress.
98. Twitpress: Twitpress will send out a Tweet every time you post a new blog entry.
99. TwitterCounter: With this plugin, you can display the number of followers you have on Twitter.
100. TwitterFeed: Announce your blog post on Twitter with a customized message using TwitterFeed.

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A List of Places to Place FREE Ads

http://craigslist.org

http://usfreeads.com

http://domesticsale.com

http://classifiedsforfree.com

http://adlandpro.com

http://classifiedads.com

http://citynews.com

http://theadnet.com

http://backpage.com

http://myspace.com

http://facebook.com

http://youtube.com

http://kijiji.com

http://salespider.com

http://livedeal.com

http://classifieds4you.eu

http://olx.com

http://freeadscity.com

http://buysellcommunity.com

http://classifieds.yahoo.com

http://adoos.com

http://theworldforsale.com

http://ad4free.net

http://infowaft.com

http://classifieds.bmi.net

http://beatyourprice.com

http://unlimitedfreeads.com

http://recycler.com

http://webclassifieds.us

http://inetgiant.com

http://classifieds.hereuare.com

http://oodle.com

http://classifiedspot.com.au

http://isell.com

http://ablewise.com

http://ok4free.com

http://wabanga.com

http://postpin.com

http://classified-ads-4-free.net

http://ozfreeonline.com

http://499ads.com

http://zamzata.com

I was out on yet another raid and came across these places to place FREE ads, actually … the gentleman I “borrowed” them from would have let you have them for FREE too. He makes a very good point … the more you are able to give away and help others, the more that will come back to you in abundance …  I did have to do all of the hyperlinks myself …

The Ultimate List of Social Bookmarking Sites

BlogMarks.net
Blauer Bote digg
bookmarks.inuxquestions.org
de.lirio.us
del.icio.us
FaceBook
feedmarker
frassle
Jumptags
Linkroll
MyProgs
Yahoo! search
NewNooze
OpenBM
Reader2
reddit
scuttle
SourceForge.net
unalog
beanrocket
aworldofhelp
connotea
Common Times
blinklist
citeULike
Connectedy
Dinnerbuzz
indiagram
flipskipper
Jots
SocialBookmarking
Wiklink
Furl
givalink.org
LibraryThing
LEZE.DE
linkblog
linkfilter.net
Lookmarks
netvous
OYAX
MemeStreams
NETWORK
RawSugar
shadows
Simpy
siteTagger.com
SelfGrowth.com
SPURL.NET
StumbleUpon
SYNCIT.com
taghop
Testnotes
TheThingsIWant.com
Twitter
URLex wazima
wazima.com
web-feeds.com
wists
wURLdBook
Yoono

I “borrowed” this list … lol … I think it would be a good idea if we each took a couple of these and checked them out and reported on how each one could be used and evaluate them to see if they would be worth using (or how they could be used) a tedious job for a Sunday afternoon …

For Success, Go Above and Beyond

My Friends … I want to share this with you;

“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.”

- Walt Disney

How to Build Your Entourage and Create More Loyal Customers Than Ever Before

People like to hang around winners. People want respect, recognition, and rewards. They want to be part of a group – a group that is exclusive and exciting. That’s the foundation of what I call “Entourage Marketing.”

An entourage is a group of devoted fans – in this context, an elite group of VIP customers who love your products (and buy them frequently), customers who appreciate your message, admire you, trust you, and want to be associated with you. Entourage Marketing is all about attracting these people to your online business and creating strong relationships with them.

The Top 10 Ways to Build Your Entourage

1. Create Your Own Fame

No one is going to stand up and applaud for you. You have to take action and start making a splash. So choose a niche market – a sub-group of folks who share a common interest – and “crown” yourself as their leader.

To choose your niche market, first identify your unique ability, passion, or area of expertise. Then prepare your message and deliver it to the people who will be interested in what you have to say.

At the same time, accept the fact that you can’t please everyone. The sooner you understand that not everyone is going to love you, and that some folks will even criticize you, the better you will be at creating your own fame.

2. Be a Leader

In any group, one person will always stand out and be just a half-step ahead of the rest. It’s this leader people want to be associated with.

Leaders are even more important during times of financial trouble, when folks are scared to make decisions on their own. They look to someone who has the courage to act, the guts to take risks, and the nerve to stand up to criticism. These are the characteristics that set leaders apart from followers.

Identify the key factors that separate you from your competition and start telling the world about it! Be a leader. Take charge. No one is going to do it for you. You have to stand up and deliver on your own.

3. Dream BIG

The folks in your entourage will look up to you for guidance. They want to dream big and have great things happen to them, but their fears and worries prevent them from taking action. It is up to you to do that for them.

To dream big, you must associate with the right folks, so join mastermind and peer groups that challenge you and get you outside of your comfort zone. Imagine sitting around a boardroom table with all of your business and intellectual heroes. Imagine surrounding yourself with the top advisors in your industry. That’s what it’s like when you associate with people who are smarter than you.

4. Do More Public Speaking

Every time you’ve attended a seminar, haven’t you noticed that each and every speaker, no matter how good they are, draws a crowd after their presentation?

Simply by stepping on stage and speaking, you become an expert, and that draws people to you. You become the leader. You are branded a celebrity. It’s a great way to build an entourage. You can also use teleseminars and webinars to build your entourage, but nothing beats speaking in person.

Start small, even if it means speaking to just three or four people in your office. Then move up to groups of five, 10, 15, 20 people and more.

People want to be inspired and motivated by what you have to say. If you operate your business almost exclusively online, they want to see you in person. Speaking establishes you as a real person with a genuine desire to educate and help.

5. Share Personal Details

Nothing resonates stronger with your entourage than sharing your personal struggles. While they want a leader and someone they can trust, they also want to follow someone who has had struggles of his own. The more you can tell them about what makes you tick, and the more insights you can give them into your life, the deeper they will connect with you and the more they will admire you.

Tell your entourage the deep truth about who you are and what you do. Share stories about what led you to where you are in life right now. Step out of the shadows. Don’t hold anything back.

6. Use Social Networking to Grow the Conversation With Your Entourage

There are dozens of Internet strategies you can use to build your entourage, but the most important rule to remember is to treat your readers like friends. When using social networking tools like Twitter, for example, your goal is to connect with them and add them into your entourage by conversing with them, rather than with hard selling.

7. Give Recognition to Your Best Customers

Eventually, you’ll want to bring your best customers into a paid membership website or paid monthly newsletter. This is where you can give this elite group of VIPs exclusive deals and information that they can’t get anywhere else.

You want to give the folks at this level “bragging rights” by letting them know – and letting others know – that they are the only ones who have such close, personal access to you.

8. Create Multiple Products

As your entourage grows, you must continue to create additional products for them. In fact, it’s likely that your ability to create products will never keep up with their ability to consume them. They will want as much of you as you can possibly deliver.

You should create products in all media, from MP3s to YouTube videos to teleseminars to physical products to information products.”

9. Allow Members to Ascend to Higher Levels of the Tribe

Even within your entourage, members will look for more rewards and recognition. There will always be some who will be willing to pay more money for more access to you. Expect up to 5 percent of your entourage to be “stars” who will buy at the top, no matter what you offer.

Your business should include multiple front-end offers to get new members into your entourage… then back-end offers to satisfy their appetite for more of your products… and, finally, personal coaching, the ultimate opportunity for them to have access to you.

10. Create Live “Entourage Appreciation” Events to Encourage the Group to Connect With Each Other

Occasionally host a weekend seminar for your VIPs – a premium-priced event where you bring together hundreds of people, elevate their sense of community and superiority, and encourage them to connect with each other.

Taking the above 10 steps will help you build a true entourage. And when you have that group of eager customers who love you and your message, you’ll have a powerful business that can thrive in any economy.

Click HERE “Do You Recognize An Opportunity When It Knocks?”

Shalom, Peace, Love … SHARE

Brad

Motivation: “Eat That Frog”

As business owners, we internet entrepreneurs have to motivate ourselves so we latch onto many things.

First, as you will see in my next blog post is “My Why” … what is the real thing that motivates you? Is it your Spouse, the person you promised to stand behind through thick and thin? Is it the innocent, trusting faces of your children who are relying on you? Are you providing them the lessons that will make them strong when it is their time? Is it your parents and the rest of your family that you want to make proud?

Whatever motivates you to get up in the morning … get ready for the tasks of the day … to bring you to your goals (you did set your goals didn’t you?) … they may be different from mine, and (I hope that some of them are the same) … I hope that you will give this one thought!

Brian Tracy is known as a mentor, Teacher and Motivator … and his philosophy warrants some thought. Brian says … “Eat That Frog” … when you go to the site “Simple Truths” you will find many of the other mentors there … Please click on the banner and and browse around, but first

Click HERE to see the movie …

Eat That Frog! with FREE DVD

My Why

The best time of my life was when I was most involved. In 1987, I became President of the Kiwanis Club of Smithtown-Hauppauge. We built up to 50 members who were all business people and we met for lunch every Wednesday at The Watermill Inn. We were a very involved group doing projects for The Cleary School for the Deaf, The March of Dimes and their “Walk America”, United Cerebral Palsy (we ran a picnic in a park with magician and two clowns), That first year we worked five supermarkets and raised over 7,000 lbs of food which we split with the Salvation Army and the Head Start Program in Patchogue, NY. Other projects included a food drive monthly to supply a food pantry (it is not just the holidays that people need to eat). A Carnival on the grounds of The Watermill with the proceeds to various local charities.

Most of the Political figures were guest speaker for lunch and one of my favorites guest speaker was actually a recording that ran for about 20 minutes from my cousin’s husband, Marine Master Sargent Bruce Abrams (he described what it was like to be a tank commander during Desert Storm. We sent him and his friends a coupe of care packages.

I later became a Kiwanis International Accredited Representative (KIAR) and helped to form two other clubs over the next three years. It was great to go to other clubs and challenge them to come out and do “Walk America” and to participate in some of their functions. My favorite was to become an honorary member of the Sayville Kiwanis Club each July and take from 100 to 150 children on the ferry over to a private beach on Fire Island where they went to the beach … had a magic show and gave out baskets of goodies. The best thing was to see the looks on their faces and to take polaroid pictures with us and give them to them as souvenirs.

The main thing I want after I get all the toys you can imagine, is to have the financial freedom to help my family and to be be able to go beyond that and do some good in this world.

I am working with some very good people on a project to raise funds for not-for-profit organizations with a strategy that actually benefits the benefactor as well as the charity.

“Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude” … Zig Ziglar

“When you wake up with joy in the morning, you can learn to dance in the rain”

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