Archive for the ‘Attitude’ Category

For Personal Development, I Often Turn to Nature. “To shed your skin, every old skin, one by one and then walk away, unencumbered, into the morning.” — Tony Kushner

Argiope Spider

Personal development and spiders may seem like a strange contrast.  Some people find spiders creepy.  I think they are extremely fascinating.  They rid my garden of potentially dangerous insects, create magnificent works of art, and look absolutely beautiful in the sunlight.

Most spiders tend to live one or two years.  They live in a variety of habitats.  Definitely predators, finding and capturing prey.

A short time ago, I did a post about “Leave Corporate America… for Good!”.  I know that change can be scary, but it can also be a refreshing, new experience.  I still find even though it makes sense to some people to transition to an online business, they need a little coaxing to get up off their butt and take action! Sometimes the reason they haven’t done it yet is because they just don’t know what to do to make that happen.  That’s what I’m here for!  Just like I had people steer me in the right direction, I’ll do the same for you!

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Today, I witnessed two experiences that I’d like to share with you.  The purpose of this post is to make you aware of your surroundings and to find hope and encouragement.

Valuable Content Brings Success

In the first part of this topic, Valuable Content is The #1 Key to Online Success, I presented you with information about creating value for your blog readers and monetizing your blog.  This lead to further details about affiliate marketing.  I gave some pretty well-defined guidelines on how to choose your programs or networks wisely.  If you haven’t read that post but are interested in this topic, I suggest you take a look at it to get up to speed — then come back here. In this post, I wanted to cover the appropriate way to market your chosen programs online.  Proper netiquette, if you will.

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Please recycle.

Each day, most citizens of Lee County Florida take the extra necessary steps to separate their recyclables. Paper, plastics, aluminum, steel, and glass. We also have a large amount of lawn and garden waste because we mow and water all year long. It can take up a bit of your time to make sure you clean, separate, and dispose of all of the recyclables according to our recycling rules.

Imagine our horror on April 6, 2010 when we learned all of our efforts to recycle were almost for nothing!

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You’ve seen the word “avatar” online everywhere.  The typical definition is that an avatar is your graphic or visual appearance, a way to represent yourself as any type of creature or object you choose that seems right. In the Hindu religion, an avatar is an incarnation of a deity, an embodiment or manifestation of an idea or greater reality.  It is also the name of a very visually stimulating and creative movie.

I am the kind of person that I usually have to figure things out for myself. Depending on the project, that can take quite some time. I always do a great deal of research and tests to come to my own conclusions. You can’t make an informed decision, if you aren’t informed! So, you have to research, ask questions, think about things, and then I pray for guidance!

I started noticing a powerful marketing trend. It was about “Tribes.” Here’s a free e-book by Seth Godin. This e-book will give you a very clear idea about why today’s marketing style is revolving around Tribes. For those that prefer a visual aid:

Leverage Your Marketing Results Utilizing Tribe Membership

There are tons of blogs on the Internet. You can find blogs on everything from cooking, big corporate America, to family blogs… and everything in between! If you’re an entrepreneur trying to take your business from the real world to the online or virtual world, your interest in blogging will be a crucial part of your business!