The promises of THE AMERICAN DREAM (to have it all and enjoy it all, based on materialistic values system) has been holding us captive and threatening to take our power and freedom away- without our awareness, like a thief in the night. Consciously or unconsciously we make daily decisions to eith...

1. Write your own articles. Your articles will give you an effective way to build up your status as an expert by sharing your tips and advice with your readers. Your articles will also help you to effectively promote your business through your resource box at the end of your articles. Use your artic...

People say to me, Maria, I am creating brochures and I am meeting people. I am telling people about my business and I just don`t seem to be getting anywhere. Do you have any suggestions? When I say to them, "have you asked them to buy your product or service?" I quite often get a blank stare back at...

The Classical Hero?s Journey is one of the most detailed story structures containing 106 sequences overall and 32 in Act III alone. A descendant of Campbell`s Hero with a Thousand Faces and containing references to all the normal and less usual Archetypes: Peer Brothers, the Failed Hero and m...

From early on in my online career I realised that the fastest way to internet riches was to find a marketing concept that brought me profits and plough as much as I could into that resource, thus building my business and capital as I went. For those just beginning in home business marketing it would...

There are about three big opportunities per lifetime. Like baseball, if you miss all three, you are out. Do you remember the last online homebased business opportunity you missed? Did you miss Microsoft? Did you miss Yahoo? Did you miss Google? Couda, shouda, wouda Why did you miss out? Was it lack...

In my work as a Life On Purpose Coach many of my clients often experience times of "extreme contrast". These times can be very difficult and challenging and may have actually been what led them to seek out my services. So, let`s look at how we can use contrast to actually enhance our lives. Contras...

There are a number of things to consider when starting a business. An important thing to do is to choose the appropriate legal structure and register the business name. Choosing a business name is a very important step in the process. In selecting a name for your business you should use caution ...

Nowadays with the limited job market and affirmative action making it extremely difficult for South Africans of all races to find employment, the Internet offers a new alternative to making a living. For people who are unemployed, retrenched or for those simply looking to supplement their income, st...

During the California Recall Election, I was very interested. Without getting into the political scene at all; my entire company, The Car Wash Guys, and all our staff and franchisees were closely watching The California Recall and Election. Why you say? Why would a National Car Wash Franchising Comp...

You can get free rent through one of three methods:

1) Manage an apartment.
2) As a building caretaker.
3) House-sitting.

Opportunities to get free rent by all three of these methods may be found simply by checking the classified advertising section of newspapers in th...

In my first article I introduced you to the nature of noise in the workplace and three methods of sound reduction and control. The three major methods of sound reduction and control are masking, absorption, and deflection. Now we will discuss these three methods of noise reduction. What they invol...

After nearly 20 years in this MLM industry, I have seen a lot of things that for whatever reason, have helped people, and have stopped people. And there are those things that destroy people as well... Many of us have taught many tactics and strategies (many you will learn in the PassionFire Training...

Over 17 million people who work at home know the importance of hard work, but a work at home rut can be dangerous. Being able to relax and have fun while working is most likely a primary reason they chose a home based business anyway. However, those same business owners will tell you that having a...

Congratulations, you are starting a small business! You are taking charge and going for your piece of the American dream! Your excitement is high, and the adrenaline is pumping! Everyone dreams of freedom and owning a successful business, but not everyone can successfully create that reality. No...

I have never had such a response to anything in these articles like we have had with this PassionFire study on Millionaire Recruiters. WOW! And we have been swamped with emails for copies of the study. We may release it at a later date, but we appreciate the kind interest and comments. This article ...

When Performance Management replaced Performance Evaluation in Organizations, it was going to give leadership a different definition and much more credibility and accountability to all members of a team. Instead of having little control over personal development within the organization, leaders and...

Do you spend every waking minute in your business? Do you find it difficult to take time out for you? Are you constantly working in a mess? Unfortunately there are far too many business owners working too long and too hard. They tend to be involved in every aspect of their business from being the bo...

A ghostwriter, as one may think is not a writer from another dimension, but rather a well established writer who researches and writes an article on an assigned topic under someone else`s name. Not everybody has the luxury of time and space to write their own content these days, thus giving the term...

Entrepreneurial spirit is sweeping the Nation?s interest at a phenomenal rate; people everywhere are exploring startup opportunities for a new home or internet-based business. Network marketing is the powerful engine turbo-driving this skyward trend. Most home (or internet) based companies share a...

CONSIDERING COMPANY NEEDS: In identifying your needs for the internship, you need to examine the chief responsibilities of the position. And the broader they are, the more flexibility you will be giving yourself and the intern. Decide upon how often you will need the intern. Gauge any time factor re...

Think you can`t afford to start your own Home Business? Think again! I have been able to budget the start up expenses of my own Home Business. I have to admit in the beginning I thought I would not be able to afford starting my own Home Business knowing it would take a small investment to get it mov...

Thinking of starting your own business this year, but don`t want to launch a business completely from scratch? Then consider a business opportunity often referred to as a turnkey business. With a business opportunity package you are purchasing a system of doing business that often comes with an inst...

An important ingredient in pursuing your greatest aspirations is presence. I define presence as a state of being in which you are fully aware and knowledgeable about your self, others, and the world around you. With presence, you have awareness of not only your potential and purpose, but also abou...

Good posture is seen to have many advantages. From an aesthetic point of view it can enhance image, sending out the right signals (body language). For an athlete it is seen to be essential. But what is a good posture? We recognise poor posture when we see it, as it is evident in the majority of adul...

What a Billionaire Taught Me About Successful Businesses: 10 Lessons to Think & Act Like a Business Superstar What you will find in this report The sections that this paper is divided into are based on the questions my billionaire investor used to ask during various phases of our company?s growth. E...

With the prevalence of the Internet as a way of doing business comes a fantastic business opportunity. You can easily have your own Internet based home business with no inventory to buy or stock. How is this possible you ask? Many of the Internet based home businesses do not have a storefront and ma...

Formatting your text newsletter correctly can make a failure into a success! Learn how to do it, and why. Why using a text newsletter? Sending an email (newsletter) in text format instead of word or html format will allow everyone on the internet to read it. No special software or utility wil...

I?m sure you?re not too surprised to find out that your work as a self published author doesn?t stop when the presses finally start ?actually, some of the most important work you?ll do to make your book sell STARTS now (if not a bit earlier?) How often have you heard other self published authors lam...

Ok, another crazy idea for making money on the internet right? Wrong! This is one of the best ways to create create fast, instant and free cash. Let me tell you a little about `Paid Surveys`. What are they exactly? They are simply this - `Paid Surveys conducted by major companies in order to better ...

Taken straight from an episode of Kids Say The Darndest Things...? A show hosted by Bill Cosby where he asks kids various questions as if it is an interview and he, as well as the kids, always find a way to make us laugh. Based on Art Linkletter`s House Party, Kids Say has host Cosby talking to youn...

I guess everyone who tried to run their own online business many times have asked themselves questions: ?Jeez! What am I doing??? Is it really worth my time and my money? Are all these promises a truth? Do ?Mary and John, who earned 3 750$ in their first month? exist?? When I started my first online...

This article is based on the following book: What Is The Emperor Wearing?
Truth-Telling In Business Relationships
Butterworth-Heinneman
ISBN 0-7506-9872-1
217 pages This book is inspired by the popular tale ?The Emperor?s New Clothes?. It provides stories of ordinary individuals in ...

You undoubtedly go through this, too. A few times a month you gather up the bills coming due and write checks or pay them online. As I was doing some bill payments recently, I noticed the tactic one company uses to get its customers to pay by the due date. It was very simple: "If you pay by this dat...

Multi-level Marketing companies abound by the thousands. A great many well-known economists are predicting this form of selling to become the prevailing method of selling by the turn of the century. A lot of people have joined multi-level marketing programs and have made a fortune from their effort...

The hardest and most important part of any negotiation is knowing when to walk away. Few things are sweeter than a successful negotiation session where both parties leave the table with a winning solution. That`s because the stakes are high: Negotiate too hard and you lose the deal; be too timid and...

It could be time for a bank merchant account. If you have been in business for a few years, enjoy a reasonably good credit history, and are poised to grow, why not apply for a merchant services account? There is no better way to implement new equipment and strategies that will maximize your profits ...

Somewhere between being totally computer illiterate and one more
lame attempt to figure out my email I had a brilliant thought.

Wow just THINK of the possibilities of this internet thing for making
CRAZY money. I mean a global audience? That was some large market!
In that m...

My wife says I have the strangest taste in movies. You see, there are movies I can watch again and again, which she couldn`t sit through once. One of them is Rhinestone, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. Dolly plays a country-and-western singer from Tennessee (I know, big stretch, right?...

So, you dream of becoming a famous writer? You want to get that article on paper as soon as possible and see it published. You`ve got great ideas for a book that you`ll be starting any day now. But do you know what it`s really like to lead a writer`s life? Read on to find out. 1. Rejection is a pa...

The Blogfest 2005 Writing Contest has only been running for two weeks and already the results are overwhelming. And not because we?re getting far more entries than we expected. It?s because along with entries, we?re also getting heartfelt messages from writers all over the world. I?ve run a few cont...

If you are promoting a product and you are doing some advertising with displays, don?t allow for your customer to know everything. Otherwise, they won?t have a reason to call you, or come visit you. For instance, when I was working in the banking industry, we displayed our rates on a fancy looking...

The key to selling reprints to parenting publications is the creation of dynamite ideas followed through with professional writing. Here, I?m focusing only on finding those lucrative topics. Most topics in regional parenting publications are straightforward: finance, parenting tips, health, sports...

If you are just starting out as an Internet entrepreneur then you have a lot to learn about doing business online. One such thing you need to concentrate on is your e-mailing habits. E-mail is your way of communicating with people and potential customers, so developing good e-mail habits early on is...

If your writing muscle isn`t in shape, writing a novel may seem like a sheer, unscalable cliff. ("Gee, I don`t think I can write today. I left my climbing shoes in my other backpack...") Keep in mind that you don`t need to write the whole book today, so stop beating yourself up. Instead, just star...

When you write a press release, what is your ultimate goal? No doubt, getting the information to as many publications and on as many Web sites as possible. The focus lies in moving outward? taking the press release to as many *other* sources as possible. We buy lists of journalists, pay public re...

According to the dictionary, the definition of the word "overture" is as follows: "An opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer." Hmmmmmmmm...very interesting definition--especially that part about "a new rela...

Dumb Excuse #1 "I`m not sure I want to invest any money in my internet business right now." Yes, it`s sad to say but I hear this one from time to time. Let me be very frank with you. If you`ve already checked out my own top search rankings and still don`t quite understand just what a top search en...

The Mail Order business is not a business of itself, but is another way of doing business. Mail Order is nothing more nor less than selling a product or service via advertising and the offers you send out by mail. Therefore, to start and succeed in a mail order business of your own, you need just...

Multilevel Marketing is one of the fastest growing yet most misunderstood methods of moving products in use today. It has been termed by many as the Wave-of-the Eighties. But, it will go far beyond that. By the 90`s more than 100 billion dollars woth of products and services has been moved throug...