Mark Joyner has just launched a new business building program aimed at marketing that is likely to be very successful.

Why, because Mark Joyner is considered one of the most knowledgeable marketing experts around and he has proven what he says through his own successes. Now this new program may not be for you, part of it might and part may not -depends on your business and more, on you. It is however well worth looking into if your business and you are ready to take another growth step.

Of course you are offered something to buy, but what would you expect - this is business. However, Mark also offers what appears to be a potentially powerful opportunity with no charge for it. A unique opportunity that can help you incorporate some of the integrative marketing methods he teaches is available. Also you can download Mark’s newest book ‘Integration Marketing’ from the site without cost. The book is quite short, but very succinct, as is Mark’s style. The important information is there with out the need to sort through fluff to get at it.

Mark is very clever as a marketer, and this is evident on the website for this new business enhancement program, as you will see. As he tells you a little about the program, on video, you are participating in the very examples he talks about. He tells you about what you are doing as you do it - and you do it, well if you choose. If you are at all interested in enhancing your marketing to better build your business Mark has a lot to offer.

I have followed Mark’s activities for some time now and everything he says about business and marketing has also been validated by others through their own successes with utilizing Mark’s suggestions. He also has a very good track record with his Simpleology program, which helps with focus, organization and specific action geared to assist a person to get more of the right things done to fulfill goals and targets. If the new ‘Integrated Marketing’ program is run in a similar way, it should be highly successful for those who actively participate.

One person who has been very successful utilizing what Mark teaches is Tellman Knudsen, who did so in a relatively short period of time after some insight from Mark. I spoke to Tellman a couple of years ago and I knew then that he was in contact with Mark, getting the kind of information Mark is releasing in his new program now. Here’s Tellman, with his new look, talking about how Mark’s ideas have helped him -

Integrated Marketing, Tellman

What Mark offers is not ‘read only’ information, it is designed for action - because that’s what he wants, for people to use his information and see good results. It’s an action plan, resources and a community to help get things done. Get the full explanation from the horses mouth

John

Back in the early 1990’s, when I took a photographic film to my local shop to be processed and printed, I chose to have my negatives scanned and the resulting digital images written to a Kodak PhotoCD. At the time, it cost an incredible £16, including the disc to have this done.

But how fantastic to collect not only a set of photographic prints, but a shiny, Gold coloured CD with all my pictures on in digital format. Now I could load any of my photographs into Paintshop Pro, remove any unwanted artefacts, crop it, zoom it, change the brightness and contrast, and generally process it into a form that I wanted. Best of all, I could save the image as a Windows Bitmap and then load it in as my Windows wallpaper. You might not hink twice about doing that today, but at the time, it was cutting-edge.

I recently came across my old PhotoCDs and I thought it would be interesting to go through those old pictures again. Most were from a holiday in Australia, and some from time spent in India.

So I loaded a PhotoCD into my DVD-RW drive on my PC and found that it couldn’t read the disc. I tried another disc and it struggled to read that one, but managed it in the end. The third disc was ok though.

I tried the first disc again and this time it managed to read it and I was able to open some of the pictures.

The discs were all clean and had been stored in a cool, dry place. None of them had warped or become damaged in any other way.

It is my guess that the technology of my DVD-RW is quite different from the CD writer used to create the gold PhotoCD. DVDs use a higher track density, so the laser beam used to read them is narrower. To achieve this, they use laser light of a different frequency (colour) than used in earlier CD drives. It is also possible that the alignment of the tracks on the PhotoCD are not as precise as on a modern disc because the beam width was much wider, meaning a lower tolerance was required. Finally, the gold surface of the disc will have different characteristics to the modern silver surface.

All these factors put together could mean that the old gold PhotoCDs are not compatible with modern CD or DVD drives.

If you have any of the old gold coloured PhotoCDs, I’d dig them out and see if your computer can still read them. If not, find somebody with an older computer that can read them, and get the files copied onto a new CD or DVD.

In fact it’s worth making a copy even if your PC can read them. It’s always better to have a backup. And as technology changes and improves, you might find that some time in the future, you won’t be able to read them, and your pictures will effectively be lost.
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I’m sure you have heard about the Qantas Airways Flight 30 jet that had to make an emergency landing at the Manila International Airport shortly after leaving Hong Kong while in route to Melbourne, Australia. It was discovered that there was a large hole in the fuselage and a this point no explanation has been given as to how it happened, although it’s not likely caused by a terrorism act. All the passengers are fine and were very calm during the unknown course of actions needed to get the plane down safely in Manila.

This is just the event that can trigger your personal growth and development. Have you ever been in a situation where your life is quite possibly in imminent jeopardy? If you have, you will know first hand how you quickly go through an awakening, which commonly includes ’seeing your life flash before your eyes’. You all of a sudden see yourself and your life from a different perspective. It is much like the perspective many people come to when they are at the place of imminent death from old age or illness. They are able to see in a new light many of their long held feelings, thoughts, and perspectives from a more ‘outside looking in’ point of view.

When you are living ‘in’ your life you have a harder time taking an outside view of what you are doing. What you think is important or necessary may not actually be so. Your perspectives and your interpretations of the people, situations and events in your life may not be the most desirable to have to support the life you really want. When your life has evolved as it has, you accept much of it as ‘how it is’ and don’t really look at it as something that can be different.

When an event wakes you up so to speak, you are sort of knocked off kilter a bit and suddenly you are able to see things differently. At this point many people do a lot of reassessment of what is important to them and of their priorities, making changes that are more aligned with their true feelings. As undesirable as the trigger event may be, it can be a wake up call for you to take a look at how you are using your life.

Like at old age when people look back and say, “I should have done this or that, or not have acted that way” and regret what they did for so many years. Why wait the facing of death to reassess your life? You can do it any time you choose. Just because your life has evolved mostly in an automatic way, you don’t have to let it stay that way. You can shift gears and change direction any time you want. The first point is to realize that you can, and you can. You don’t have to be shocked into it, although that can make it quick!

There are many helpful methods and tools available for you to use helping yourself see your life in a new view and then with making any alterations you may choose to make. The second requirement is you must want to change, as your mind will most easily keep doing what it has been doing up to this point so you will need personal motivation to override this. You are intended to continuously change and evolve throughout your life, but many get stuck and don’t realize why they feel unfulfilled and frustrated.

You have your thinking, reasoning and the ability to choose which are your basic tools to navigate your personal evolution through life. Your connections with your inner self and your intuition serve as guidance as you go but can only respond to what you seek. A life unquestioned is a life unchanged except by outside influences. Allowing outside influences to be your only guide, you will be much like the ball in an old style pinball machine bouncing from peg to peg with little to no choice.

Choice is part of your basic equipment, learn how to use it and do so. Don’t wait for some outside event or near death to wake you up, assess your life and how your feel now. What is working and what is no? Everything in the universe is in constant change, what makes you think you can remain the same and feel good about it? You can’t - dissatisfaction, unrest and unhappiness are the result. Rather, learn to navigate the change to best suit the life you are guided from within to live and you will see your happiness and satisfaction increase dramatically.

As you navigate your natural change, as guided from within, you will actually feel more calm and secure than when you were seeking comfort by trying to keep everything the same. Let this latest in air emergency be the catalyst for you to asses your life, don’t wait for something to happen to you. If we can learn from what happens to others, we may not need to experience it ourselves. Your first choice is to take a look at yourself - or not.

John Halderman

John Halderman writes and trains in personal growth and development focusing on what can be done daily to enhance your happiness and satisfaction with life through the understanding of how life works, managing your thoughts and purposeful actions. Find out what you can do daily to improve your life. And see the Effective Personal Development Blog for insight, methods and tools for life growth.

Is it realistic earning $10,000 per week with a home business?

The answer is a resounding yes. Over the years, many have sought for a complete turnkey system that brings in a steady stream of residual income. Until now, it has been quite impossible.

From the stable of Alan Turnquist, the CEO of Mentors on a Mission. Anyone can now earn $200,000 with a home business. This represents the new 21st century business model. The day of having to work hours a day, make hundreds of prospecting phone calls, suffer rejection, buy leads, and negative cash flow are gone forever. Choosing a perfect home busines can be a daunting experience at timesconsidering the fact that a home business is not regarded a home business until it can help alleviate debt, bankruptcy etc….and give what every individual considers a debt-free lifestyle which means being financially independent or what some people call finamncial freedom. In other words, a perfect home business will foster two important things: 1. Financial freedom 2. Time freedom.

Time freedom is equally as important as financial freedom. Having to choose your own working hours and manage your time and portfolio. It goes beyond just having the time to get to work at anytime, but also allows time for family, friends, vacations and other business ventures. You need your own business, right? But not just any business, It has to deliver residual income, products people want and use everyday and it needs to be backed by a proven long standing company.

Does this describe you and your daily life? You’re a mom or dad with young children and you get up early every morning to get yourself ready for another grinding day at the office. You drive the kids to the daya-care centre and your heart skips a beat when you drive away. You come home from work, exhausted. Pick the kids up, get the dinner ready, put them to bed and then……..repeat the process 5 days a week just to keep the debt collectors away and the taxman happy. I bet you feel like giving up at times, right? This kind of daily drudge really takes its toll. It’s time to regain control of your life and start experiencing the kind of financial freedom you need, so you can do the things you really want to do like…..1. spending more time with with your kids while they are young 2. Having the money to do what you want to do when you want to do it.

Now, the next question is, can i really earn a passive income from home? Can i honestly earn $10,000 or more per week, all from home? And how possibly can i build a passive income of thousands weekly? It’s simple to do once you follow directions. I personally know of a woman in Washington DC, USA, who makes $16,000 per week and many others who make more. There has been a long standing problem with the home business industry until now which calls for the reason why most people fail to make money in any home business. It is called the DUPLICATION system. However, this 21st century business model employs the system of DELEGATION which allows everyone to make money in any home business. It builds your existing business if you have one. And if you don’t have a home business yet, it gets you started on proven opportunities as well. If you have been in the home business arena for any time then I am sure you have been told the secret to success is duplication. Ok, now we all know that the failure rate in the home based business arena is around 95%. Think about that for a minute! If these companies are teaching duplication and the failure rate is 95% then what are they duplicating? FAILURE is what they are duplicating, plain and simple.

I challenge anyone to tell me of any fortune 500 company that uses the business model of duplication. Do you think the CEO of WAL-MART knows anything about sales? Probably not, however he has a sales department that he delegates that to.

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I would like this to be a place where you can post what you are thankful and grateful for. This allows you to release these thoughts and feelings out to the world, which helps solidify your intention about being grateful. As with anything that you are willing to express openly, there is a power flow attached to it, which intensifies your commitment and creates a flow of positive energy through you. It?s a lot like making a formal commitment to someone about something you intend to do - there is more power behind the intent, a higher level of commitment and faith on your part. You can feel as though you have released a pressure, something you have been blocking or holding in.

In addition, reading what others have listed that they are thankful and grateful for, as well as how they feel because of doing this, can be a huge learning opportunity for you. When we see the experience of others it tends to be easier to relate it to ourselves. This is why modeling other people can be so powerful. You will realize two things; how they feel much like you do, and if they can do it so can I.

Feel free to post your ?Gratefuls? and any experience you have had with focusing on what you are grateful for.

Here we can create an open dialog of self expression and assist one another to enhance how grateful we are.

As usual please keep it nice, supportive and helpful.
John

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Do you think happy people have more in their life to be happy about? Well, yes and no. They are happy about more things in their life because they focus on being thankful and grateful about more things in their life.

What you focus on expands. When more of your attention is on things that bring up good feelings more than bad feelings you will be much happier and less dissatisfied with daily life. It boils down to perspective. First, what are you looking at and how are you looking at it?

For example, you may feel that the home you live in no longer suits your wants and needs, so you focus on what you see as the negative aspects. And I?m sure you have noticed how easily your mind chatter will support your thinking about what you don?t like. This automatic feature of your mind will help to enhance whatever you think and feel ? it does it so easily with dislikes.

But think a minute, isn?t there a lot about where you now live that you can appreciate and be thankful for? You do have a roof over your head, you are protected from the elements, you have running water, flush toilets, etc. Think for a moment, if you did not have this home? I think you?ll see that there is really a lot about it that you can be grateful for. This is true of most everything in your life. If you are not sure, compare what you have and do against other people that have less. Think about your home, your clothes, your job, your possessions, your community, accessibility to what you want, how your basic needs are met, what IS going right, and so much more. There is always a good side.

Teach yourself to focus on anything and everything that you can no matter how minute you think it is and your happiness will increase. You can really only focus on one thing at a time, multitasking is when you bounce between different things more rapidly. But you can?t think about the good of something while thinking about the bad of it, always one or the other. To feel better and to send out the best signal, focus on the good. You can decide to be grateful for no specific reason, just for being alive and all that entails. This is actually a great base line for your life, your attitude, thinking, perceptions, health and behavior - grateful to be here, to be you.

If you have been thinking a lot about what you don?t like or want and you switch to fairly consistent gratitude, you will be amazed at how you feel. Your attitude, disposition and outlook will be much brighter, you may feel like you woke up on the ?right? side of the bed. Your body will respond positively too with more vitality, less stress and even some health improvements. The thing is, none of this is chance - the more thankful and grateful you are the better you will feel. You will be improving your happiness without even changing anything in your life except your perception.

Now you may be wondering what to do with all the new and different things you want in your life and I have talked about grateful for what you have. You need to do both. One of the ?tricks? in life is to find the fine line between two aspects of life, which we have an example of here with gratitude for what you have and thinking about what you want. Both are required for the most happiness and satisfaction in your life.

Where most of us fall into a trap is when we think it is logical to delineate what we don?t want, actually we just find it easy to complain about it since we have attached emotions that support our dislike. The key is this ? you can express thanks for what you have and feel grateful for it, and want more at the same time.

What you shouldn?t do is, to repeatedly express your dislike for something and expect it to change. When continuously expounding on what you don?t want, you get more of it. Every thought you hold is an order to the universe ? for what you want. To highlight how pointedly powerful each and every thought is, ?I AM? in front of everything you are thinking and feeling. If you are thinking, ?(I am) I hate my hair? you are what you want, just as an acorn is saying, ?I am an oak tree.? The same forces that ensure the acorn develops as requested is working in your behalf in the same way.

Be grateful for your current situation, it got you here, it is a stepping stone on the path, there is something to learn or gain from it. If anything it is a clue to what you should not be doing, if you don?t like it. But rather than going on about not liking it, let it help you find what you do want.

Also, I am not suggesting using gratitude as a way to ignore anything that needs attention and action. You can be grateful for something and be working on changing or improving it. There is a big difference in thinking about something as you are working with it as opposed to thoughts dwelling on the negative aspects of it.

The bottom line is that there is something about anything that you can find to be grateful for. Sometimes this can be tricky to find and you may need to adjust your perception in order to see it. It could be a lesson or something that needs to be experienced for you or someone else. As you know by now some lessons and experiences can be painful. I just recently had to face this as my wife passed away three months ago.

If there is something in your life that you are having difficulty finding an aspect to be grateful for, don?t let it bog you down, just look at other things that you can be thankful for now. But if you can see the lesson, it is something to be grateful for, because now you know and can do something about it and grow from it. And that is worth being grateful for!

The more you do this, the more you will. Start with whatever you can and you will notice more and more to be grateful about. As you express gratitude for a few things your perceptions will change a little

Writing down what you are thankful for increases your commitment and increases it?s power, and sharing with others does so even more, plus others will benefit from it as well. To share your gratitude and/or the results of your increased gratitude with others, plus get some encouragement and insights reading what others write ? go to the Gratitude Journal ? see category list.

John

John Halderman writes and trains in personal growth and development focusing on what can be done daily to enhance your happiness and satisfaction with life through the understanding of how life works, managing your thoughts and purposeful actions.

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Blogs, Blogger’s and Blogging Does What?

I have heard people asking about blogs over the past few years or so. And I thought it would be fun to find some answers about blogs and blogger’s. With the blogging world growing by millions or billions every month or two, it might be interesting to find out about blogs, bloggers and the blogging idea.

So how did the blogging sites start?

What I have discovered is interesting. You can run a search with the phrase “history of blogging” and find many articles on how it started. I did not really find any exact answer but it was still fun and interesting reading the articles. So really it all comes down to that a blog actually started as a log of web sites of publishers on specific topics. They would keep track of other sites posting content and than post these web sites for the new people cominf to the Internet a place to find all the different sites on the many topics. Well.. ok maybe…

I actually think it all started out with the simple bulletin board on the interent many years ago. People sharing their interest and helping each other in many areas of life & business. Someone would post on a bullentin board and others would post replies. Maketers would post ads or write content that linked to their sales page. It was a crude way of communicating on the Internet but it did serve its purpose in the early years of discovering the Interent.

In my own conclusion; a blog is actually a weblog of a person’s daily activity — more or less a public diary on the web/internet. It may be about them self, someone else or even about an event going on in their neiborhood, town or in the world. Ok now, the weblog actuly evolved by dropping the “we” part of weblog which has become known as a blog. Other features of a blog, they have lots of links to other sites, formatted like a journal, has a personal touch, is updated weekly, daily and sometimes more. It actually depends on the person behind the blog and what they are trying to do with the blog site.

So what is all the hype about blogs on the Internet today?

In reality a blog is a web site were people have the ability to post articles on many topics and have products related to the topics to make a few bucks for a sumplement income. It is actually fun to blog, because there is no limit to what topic you can write about on a blog.

Many bloggers will link to each other in similar topics to help create more activity on their sites. By linking together they find new readers through the technology of the Internet search engines. With this in mind it becomes a place in the Internet world to have a piece of virtual real estate. Why not have a part of the web by starting a blog and post content that excites your interest. So if you like to write, gossip or want to belong to a community on the Internet than a blog might be something you could enjoy for many years to come.

Now you can create content that is conterversal, sincer, gossip or even write reviews about new products on the market. All of these ways can lead to some kind of affiliate type of product. Reviewing a product is a great way to make money on a blog, because a review of a product you like can lead you to an affilaite link to sell the product for the company who makes the product right on your blog. This leads me to the next part of the blogging world.

Are blogger’s, blogging to express them self or to make money?

As mentioned in my previuos paragraph, yes you can make money with your blog. Many bloggers use a blog in conjunction with a main web site to sell products. The reason for this is because a blog has many social options built in to the blog it self. You can link to - what is known as - social bookmarking sites. This is another topic I will cover at a later date so look for it in the future at this blog site. I most likely will be blogging about it soon!

By blogging on a topic in a specific area, this is what marketers will call a “niche” site. When you have a blog in a niche it usaully means you will be able to find advertisement or products to sell on the blog site. Thus the reasoning behind having a blog in conjuction with a main web site. A blog also can hold it’s own as a web site too. The cool thing is you can write about products with links built right in to the text it self too.

I do beleive some people just like to get their opinions out on the Internet and a blog is a great way to do this. I do see people start out this way a lot and all of a sudden they find out they could sell adveertising space to others who want to sell products. To do this though, you must have good content that draws readers to your blog so the ad space can be sold at a reasonable cost to advertisers. Which there is this thing called “PR” (page rank) you must have at a blog site before most advertiser will consider buying ad spce on a blog. “BUT” you can join companies who find advertiser that are looking for a places to advertise. Here again the blog site must have good relative content before they will axcept you for consideration. More about advertising companies in later post at this blog site.

With this in mind I would like to mention you can blog with out actually owning a blog. There is a site that offers you to submit articles in a topic and gives you the ad space to sell or place your own advertisment. YES! You will have control over the ad space. It is a membership site, so there is a small monthly cost but it can be a place to give it a try to see if it can help you creating an income with out a lot of work setting up a blog site. It is actually an article directory with a special offer for article authors but it is posting the articles in a blog network. More about this in future post.

I would like to go more in to detail on all of this but for now I just wanted to “Blog” a little to show that it can be fun and easy to create blog content. Just do a little research or write about a topic you have a lot of knowledge about.

In future post I will cover more about how and were to get a blog. Help you decide if you want to own your blog site, use some of the free blogging sites or a blogging membership site. Their are advantages to each of them and I will cover these topics in more detail as I go along.

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Start working at home now — a home based business opportunity can give you your freedom. Do not get me wrong, you do have to work at it and put in the time necessary to make it work! When deciding on a work at home job or home based business opportunity it is important to know who you are dealing with. We want to offer you a wide variety of knowledge, insight, and help in deciding which home based business opportunity is the right fit for you and how to better prepare yourself into looking for the right opportunity. I learned this lesson very fast in the home based business industry, missing one big opportunity but also seized another great home business because I stayed open minded about what is out there and decided to hear out the opportunities. We urge you to fully investigate any home based business opportunity before signing up.

Marketing a company’s product through their affiliate program is a great example of a minimum cost home based business opportunity. One of the most important ways for a company or business to grow is through marketing and advertising. Out of everything that I do to promote my business, article marketing has taken the most prominent place of all. We bring you a proven turnkey marketing business that allows you to increase your profits without sacrificing time or freedom. We have a unique marketing system that allows us to do all the telling and selling for you. Email marketing can be an effective strategy also. Keep in mind, you still have to talk to people!

Affiliate programs are generally run by e-commerce sites looking for ways to increase their sales. Affiliates are paid a percentage of each sale they generate. As an affiliate, you essentially become part of the company’s sale force, but you work on commission. As an affiliate, the first thing you will need is a web site where you can display the promotional information for the company you work for. More often than none, the company will supply you with at least one site or more. That is why, if you are in an affiliate program, you need to work on increasing your traffic. If you want to generate multiple streams of income through various affiliate programs while not having to worry about creating and marketing a product of your own just yet, the site will do for you financially what it has done for countless others in your situation.

A home based business opportunity has provided the ‘dream lifestyle’ for many people. How do you know that you have chosen the right home based business opportunity? It’s vitally important when considering a home based business opportunity that there is a good support structure behind it. It’s a good idea to write a business plan once you have decided on a home based business opportunity that you want to pursue. I’ve modeled my own online business success and marketing after proven successful internet marketers, business marketing consultants and self made Internet Business Millionaires.

Chuck Arnone can and will guide you if you are new to the internet business, his ability and experience is of great value. Pro Image is a good example of a home based business.

Businesses fail, and often. If you think you want to run your own business, but are not sure you can be a successful Entrepreneur, I am glad you are thinking about it? keep reading. How does an Entrepreneur think, act, and respond? Is your personality a fit for being a successful Entrepreneur? Do you have what it takes?

Until recently, Entrepreneurs were not well thought of. As recent as the 80?s we looked on them as un-educated business men involved in shady dealings. There was a general lack of knowledge and information about what makes them successful.

Big business was the place to be, now that?s all changed. Our generation and the ones after us expect so much more from our career / work than our parents did. We want money, satisfaction, self expression and flexible hours such as a 4 day work week and tele-commuting. We have more small businesses than ever before in our U.S. history. In addition, smaller businesses are now attracting great employees and competing with the corporate world by offering those employees exactly what they want.

Today we have books, courses and business coaches in abundance. Some universities now offer courses and degrees in entrepreneurship. Business professionals have vast resources and as a whole we have learned a lot about what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. I realize there is probably no such thing as the perfect entrepreneurial profile, I have noticed that there are many characteristics that seem to show up repeatedly in my work as a business coach. So from my work with hundreds of entrepreneurs as a coach and trainer, this is my summary.

Successful Entrepreneurs are, have or do

Available- In small businesses, where there is no depth of management, the owner must be present to win. They can?t afford a support staff to cover all business roles, and therefore need to either work long hours; have very talented people or both.

Self-Motivated-Entrepreneurs do not function well in structured organizations and do not like someone having authority over them. Rules, bureaucracy and politics frustrate them. This is often what leads them to start their own business. They enjoy creating business strategies and thrive on the process of achieving their goals. Once they obtain a goal, they quickly move to a greater goal. They constantly look to the future vision of the business. They have a compelling drive to do their own thing in their own way. They value freedom over money.

Well- Being- Successful Entrepreneurs are physically sound and in good health. They can work for extended periods of time as needed. They understand the relationship between a healthy body and a sharp mind.

Practical-Pragmatic- Entrepreneurs can accept what is and what is not and deal with issues accordingly. They may or may not be idealistic, but they are rarely unrealistic. They want to know the facts and condition of a given situation at all times. They may be too trusting (because they are often idealist) and may not be sufficiently skeptical in their business dealings with other people.

Embrace Ambiguity - Entrepreneurs identify problems and begin working on their solution faster than other people. Uncertainty does not bother them because their Healthy Ego feels challenged and likes to solve problems. They are the natural ?go to? person in the group or business.

Intelligence - Successful Entrepreneurs think fast on their feet. They can comprehend complex problems and circumstances that may require planning, strategy, or working on multiple business ideas at once. They have vision and are aware of important factors to consider. They are open minded and will consider different perspectives. They seem flexible and are not afraid to change direction when failing.

Healthy Ego- Entrepreneurs are confident when they feel in control of what they’re doing and often like to work alone. They tackle problems head on and quickly with confidence. They are persistent in problem solving and are not afraid of smart risks. They do well with adversity, because they thrive on their own level of confidence. Someone saying or thinking they can?t pull it off doesn?t bother them at all.

Urgency- Entrepreneurs have a sense of urgency. They have drive and high energy levels, they are achievement-oriented, and they are tireless in the pursuit of their goals. Idleness makes them impatient, on edge, and anxious. They thrive on activity and are not likely to be found at the nail salon or golf course. When they are in the entrepreneurial mode, they are more likely to be found getting things done instead of all the other ?to-do?s?.

Emotional Stability- Successful Entrepreneurs can handle stress and are even having fun! They are challenged rather than discouraged by setbacks or failures. Entrepreneurs are surprisingly uncomfortable when things are going well. This is when they will probably find a new project on which to focus their creative energy.

Ability to let go-Entrepreneurs are not always the best ?people? people. They are often impatient and drive themselves and everyone around them. They also resist delegating key decisions or responsibilities. My favorite coaching question for the Entrepreneur is ?who can help you with this?? It shakes them up every time. It is not uncommon for the Entrepreneur to do the books, drive business development and buy the office supplies.

As the business grows and becomes an organization, Entrepreneurs go through a classic crisis (this is usually when they call us). They have become the bottle neck; their want for control has made it hard for them to hand over authority in the way that a growing business demands. Their strong direct approach makes them more likely to seek information directly from the source, bypassing the structured chains of authority and responsibility. Their interpersonal skills, which were adequate during the start-up phase, will cause them problems as they try to adjust and free themselves from the day to day operations. Cash flow, retention and low morale are symptoms of this issue.

Do you recognize yourself? Did you locate your likely strengths as an Entrepreneur? Did you identify potential barriers to your success? Awareness matters here. Focus on your strengths, be aware of your weaknesses and go for it!

Author Alicia Fruin–Owner of Profit Consulting Co., Alicia has become a leader in the field of coaching, consulting and training for small business. She has designed more than 80 custom training programs for hundreds of business owners in a variety of industries across the country. In addition, Alicia has coached managers, presidents and sales professionals on how to build a business truly worth having! www.profitconsultingco.com

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