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		<title>Women In The Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miz Helena</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point it did, maybe it still does to a few.  But there are also others who are not really bothered by such transformation... she still remains to be an unwavering emblem of beauty...she still has her grace and add to that a glowing confidence to voice out what she believes in this time... that doesn?t make her less of a person... the evolution that a woman faces in her social and career life did not only make the world a better place but also has made her more fulfilled as a person. Who dares to take that away from her?  I wouldn?t.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We like to hear success stories of people to inspire us to keep living&#8230; each story has its own style, uniqueness and content&#8230; each has a plot, a struggle, a solution, a conclusion&#8230; one generic story that remarkably struck me is how women trudged her way towards what she is in the society today&#8230; this is because, as a woman, I feel grateful that I am able to expand my wings and not be limited to the walls of a home&#8230; just like a man, I have a license to dream and hope&#8230; come with that, a right to fail and learn and narrate my story to my children and people who dare to listen.</p>
<p>For decades, women earning their status in workplaces is becoming one of the most common news.. since early 1990?s, the growing number of career women has been shockingly shooting statistics up&#8230; some were pleased while there were those who were apprehensive.</p>
<p>It?s funny because a hundred years ago, this may not even be thinkable&#8230;. who ever knew that women who were dressed up like dolls and trained to be contented goddesses of the home would struggle to get out of the norm? Who ever thought that she would be able to lead a nation?  Way back, women were loveable puppets&#8230; experiences through time, however, revolutionized the way people think&#8230; educated women become more aware of their rights and abilities&#8230; nowadays, women are lovingly embracing their responsibilities not just in the home but also in the society&#8230; i do think that this movement is making the world a better place&#8230; so, what?s the noise all about?  We are not here to replace men but to compliment them as always.</p>
<p>There are now more and more mothers who are going out of their homes and helping their husbands create financial stability&#8230; some are single moms needing to earn a living.  Others just enjoy career stability and recognition.</p>
<p>Although the figures may have initially put men in an awkward state perceiving the opposite sex as competition, however, nowadays, men are becoming more appreciative and accepting of what?s going on.  To evidence this, a few shifts in home routine have taken place such as reallocation of household chores, less personal motherly attendance have paved husbands a chance to substitute; and mothers now take part in the decisions more than before.</p>
<p>A successful woman did not become a superstar overnight!  She suffers and endures a few work-related issues left and right&#8230; she recurrently battles with machismo once in a while and maybe this is something she can never get rid of.. around the globe and anytime, harassment and violence are major problems that come her way&#8230; she is prone to a lot of mishaps&#8230; however, she keeps on.</p>
<p>She keeps on and people have to give her credit for that&#8230; let?s be frank.. women are closing the gender gaps as time goes by&#8230; she is redefining her success from homemaker to associate to corporate executive where she levels with if not overpowers men in achievements&#8230; do these facts make men irritable?</p>
<p>At some point it did, maybe it still does to a few.  But there are also others who are not really bothered by such transformation&#8230; she still remains to be an unwavering emblem of beauty&#8230;she still has her grace and add to that a glowing confidence to voice out what she believes in this time&#8230; that doesn?t make her less of a person&#8230; the evolution that a woman faces in her social and career life did not only make the world a better place but also has made her more fulfilled as a person. Who dares to take that away from her?  I wouldn?t.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.mizhelena.com">Miz Helena</a> is an avid writer of <a href="http://www.epifanatical.blogspot.com">lifestyle articles</a> and is co-owner of <a href="http://www.abundantworldpublications.com">Abundant World Publications</a> which is part of a vast network of <a href="http://www.abundantworldpublications.com">quality and affordable self improvement and lifestyle audios and ebooks<br />
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		<title>Mark Joyner Does It Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 -]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark Joyner has just launched a new business building program aimed at marketing that is likely to be very successful.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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&#8217;s newest book &#8216;Integration Marketing&#8217; from the site without cost. The book is quite short, but very succinct, as is Mark&#8217;s style. The important information is there with out the need to sort through fluff to get at it.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I have followed Mark&#8217;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&#8217;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 &#8216;Integrated Marketing&#8217; program is run in a similar way, it should be highly successful for those who actively participate.</p>
<p>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&#8217;s Tellman, with his new look, talking about how Mark&#8217;s ideas have helped him -</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C-X1a23OKY">Integrated Marketing, Tellman</a></p>
<p>What Mark offers is not &#8216;read only&#8217; information, it is designed for action - because that&#8217;s what he wants, for people to use his information and see good results. It&#8217;s an action plan, resources and a community to help get things done. <a href="http://makeinternetmarketingmoney.com/intgmarkstart">Get the full explanation from the horses mouth</a></p>
<p>John</p>
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		<title>Make Money Using Paypal-Is $10,000 Per Week Realistic With A Home Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tope Adeyemi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Is it realistic earning $10,000 per week with a home business?</span></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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&#8230;.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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Does this describe you and your daily life? You&#8217;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&#8230;&#8230;..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&#8217;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&#8230;..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.</p>
<p>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&#8217;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&#8217;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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>For more information visit and submit a call back <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/hottest2007/recommends">Click here</a></p>
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		<title>Blogs, Blogger?s and Blogging Does What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Klohr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogs, Blogger&#8217;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&#8217;s. With the blogging world growing by millions or billions every month or two, it might be interesting to find out about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><strong>Blogs, Blogger&#8217;s and Blogging Does What?</strong></span></p>
<p><em>I have heard people asking about blogs over the past few years or so.</em> And I thought it would be fun to find some answers about blogs and blogger&#8217;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.</p>
<p><strong>So how did the blogging sites start?</strong></p>
<p>What I have discovered is interesting. You can run a search with the phrase &#8220;history of blogging&#8221; 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&#8230;</p>
<p>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 &amp; 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.</p>
<p>In my own conclusion; a blog is actually a weblog of a person&#8217;s daily activity &#8212; 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 &#8220;we&#8221; 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.</p>
<p><strong>So what is all the hype about blogs on the Internet today?</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Are blogger&#8217;s, blogging to express them self or to make money?</strong></p>
<p>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!</p>
<p>By blogging on a topic in a specific area, this is what marketers will call a &#8220;niche&#8221; 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&#8217;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.</p>
<p>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 &#8220;PR&#8221; (page rank) you must have at a blog site before most advertiser will consider buying ad spce on a blog. &#8220;BUT&#8221; 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I would like to go more in to detail on all of this but for now I just wanted to &#8220;Blog&#8221; 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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		<title>Home Based Business Opportunity For The Entrepreneur In You</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Arnone</dc:creator>
		
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Start working at home now &#8212; 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! </strong>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.</p>
<p>Marketing a company&#8217;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. <em>Keep in mind, you still have to talk to people!<br />
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<p>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&#8217;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.</p>
<p>A <a title="Step by Step Business Plan Guide" href="http://www.profitpromotions.com">home based business opportunity</a> has provided the &#8216;dream lifestyle&#8217; for many people. How do you know that you have chosen the right home based business opportunity?  It&#8217;s vitally important when considering a home based business opportunity that there is a good support structure behind it. It&#8217;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&#8217;ve modeled my own online business success and marketing after proven successful internet marketers, business marketing consultants and self made Internet Business Millionaires.</p>
<p>Chuck Arnone can and will guide you if you are new to the internet business, his ability and experience is of great value. <a title="Liquid Vitamin Nutrition | Pro Vitamin Complete" href="http://www.provitaminliquid.com">Pro Image</a><a title="Liquid Vitamin Nutrition | Pro Vitamin Complete" href="http://www.provitaminliquid.com"> </a>is a good example of a home based business.</p>
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		<title>Am I an Entrepreneur?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Fruin</dc:creator>
		
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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 [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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?</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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.<span> </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span><span>Successful Entrepreneurs are, have or do</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Available- </span></strong><span>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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Self-Motivated-</span></strong><span>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.<span> </span>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. <strong>They value freedom over money</strong>. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Well- Being-</span></strong><span> 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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Practical-Pragmatic- </span></strong><span>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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Embrace Ambiguity - </span></strong><span>Entrepreneurs<strong> </strong>identify<strong> </strong></span><span>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.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Intelligence - </span></strong><span>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.<span> </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Healthy Ego- </span></strong><span>Entrepreneurs are confident when they feel in control of what they&#8217;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.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Urgency- </span></strong><span>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. <span> </span>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?. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Emotional Stability- </span></strong><span>Successful<strong> </strong></span><span>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.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span>Ability to let go-</span></strong><span>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.<span> </span>It is not uncommon for the Entrepreneur to do the books, drive business development and buy the office supplies.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>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! </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Author Alicia Fruin&#8211;O</span><span>wner 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! <a href="http://www.profitconsultingco.com/"><span>www.profitconsultingco.com</span></a></span></span></p>
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		<title>Mind Control Marketing, Scam or Masterpiece?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Blackburn</dc:creator>
		
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most powerful Marketing book ever written? Quite possibly!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve just gotten an e-book copy of Mark Joyner&#8217;s classic book, ?Mind Control Marketing?. I&#8217;ve wanted to buy this book for years, but I&#8217;ve never been able to get my hands on it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Amazing Article Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhald</dc:creator>
		
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you been using article marketing as part of your Internet marketing business? Have your efforts evolved along with the Web? Have you notices how more complex it has become to get really good results? Article marketing can be very effective when done right. The question is how are you doing it? I want to tell you about something that seems to be working very well.</p>
<p>As you know many people tout article marketing as one of the best and cheapest ways to get your name out there, get known and get links to your websites. This is true, however, over the last couple of years the results have diminished for the standard methods. Once upon a time, just 2 or 3 years ago internet time, you could post articles that got syndicated to many article directories and you would just get traffic to your website. But now there are so many articles out there that your article is just another ad page for directory owners in the vast sea of pages on the Internet.</p>
<p>And, as you also know, the Internet is constantly changing and so must you if you want the best results for your marketing efforts. What once worked very well in not working so well now. With the increased popularity in blogs and in social networking it is evident where the attention is going. If you want to get under the noses of potential customers and clients, you need to be where they are. Sure, many people still find what they are looking for through search engines, but they are also spending a lot of time in blogs and social networking sites.</p>
<p>Now you should be looking to get your presence in all of these areas in order to have the best chance at getting in front of the specific people you want to see what you have for them. You can, if you haven&#8217;t already, set up your own blog with proper SEO practices and get involved in many of the social networking sites in order to get your message out there. And if you are trying to do all this you know how much work it is. And if you are not yet doing these things, you have realized how ineffective old-style article marketing has become.</p>
<p>There is a new system that has popped up that combines all the newest aspects of the web that the masses are flocking to with article marketing, and has shown phenomenal results particularly for being so new.  This new article marketing system is in its infancy and just as the overall web, is growing and developing all the time. The great thing about this new system is that on top of integrating the nets currently most powerful aspects, it is designed to continuously change with the overall Internet environment, helping to keep your efforts producing the results you want.</p>
<p>Many new articles are showing up on the first page of search results and many at number one, just days after posting.  When was the last time you had your article show up on the first page of a search? The way they do it is to offer much more than a traditional article directory.</p>
<p>Did you know that the reason article directories really want your content is so they can place ads on those pages from which they generate income. Now that in itself is not so sinister as we all realize that the directory operator needs to generate income somehow when they don&#8217;t charge us anything to post an article. But on the other hand we really don&#8217;t get much from the post, just a page online with little to no linking or socializing power. Plus, when there are ads all over the page your article is on many of the readers take off through an ad link without clicking on your link at the bottom of the article. So you gave the reader a little information and they went elsewhere to get more, not to your site.</p>
<p>In this new system, they allow you to have full control over the adspace on your articles page. You can put your own ads on it, your chosen affiliate products ads, you can sell the adspace or you can set it up with no ads, so your site link is all that is there.  So, you get control of the revenue generated the page and the outgoing links.</p>
<p>Another aspect of this new system is that the article directory is a blog, not a static site. You know that blogs are getting a huge amount of reader attention plus they get much favorable attention from the search engines. On the net today, a blog page has become more powerful than a standard web page. So without even having your own blog you can now realize the power of a blog where readers can interact easily with comments, and you can comment back. Interaction with your readers has proven to be extremely valuable because as they get to know you they are far more likely to take you up on your offers.</p>
<p>And to add the icing on top, this new system does social networking for your articles. They help to gather viewers through various social networking sites to come to read your articles. If you can just get your arms around how powerful this is you will soon realize how even the traffic they bring in for another authors article also benefits yours in the same topic.</p>
<p>Of course if you add your own social networking efforts your articles will do even better, and in this system they show you how to do this as well, because it benefits the whole system. This is the closest thing I have found that is truly a win-win-win for everyone involved in the area of article marketing. If you understand how getting the most from your time and your money is of utmost importance in business and have been wondering how to get fantastic results in today&#8217;s online environment, this new generation advanced article marketing system may just be the answer for you. Have you been using article marketing as part of your Internet marketing business? Have your efforts evolved along with the Web? Have you notices how more complex it has become to get really good results? Article marketing can be very effective when done right. The question is how are you doing it? I want to tell you about something that seems to be working very well.</p>
<p>As you know many people tout article marketing as one of the best and cheapest ways to get your name out there, get known and get links to your websites. This is true, however, over the last couple of years the results have diminished for the standard methods. Once upon a time, just 2 or 3 years ago internet time, you could post articles that got syndicated to many article directories and you would just get traffic to your website. But now there are so many articles out there that your article is just another ad page for directory owners in the vast sea of pages on the Internet.</p>
<p>And, as you also know, the Internet is constantly changing and so must you if you want the best results for your marketing efforts. What once worked very well in not working so well now. With the increased popularity in blogs and in social networking it is evident where the attention is going. If you want to get under the noses of potential customers and clients, you need to be where they are. Sure, many people still find what they are looking for through search engines, but they are also spending a lot of time in blogs and social networking sites.</p>
<p>Now you should be looking to get your presence in all of these areas in order to have the best chance at getting in front of the specific people you want to see what you have for them. You can, if you haven&#8217;t already, set up your own blog with proper SEO practices and get involved in many of the social networking sites in order to get your message out there. And if you are trying to do all this you know how much work it is. And if you are not yet doing these things, you have realized how ineffective old-style article marketing has become.</p>
<p>There is a new system that has popped up that combines all the newest aspects of the web that the masses are flocking to with article marketing, and has shown phenomenal results particularly for being so new. This new article marketing system is in its infancy and just as the overall web, is growing and developing all the time. The great thing about this new system is that on top of integrating the nets currently most powerful aspects, it is designed to continuously change with the overall Internet environment, helping to keep your efforts producing the results you want.</p>
<p>Many new articles are showing up on the first page of search results and many at number one, just days after posting. When was the last time you had your article show up on the first page of a search? The way they do it is to offer much more than a traditional article directory.</p>
<p>Did you know that the reason article directories really want your content is so they can place ads on those pages from which they generate income. Now that in itself is not so sinister as we all realize that the directory operator needs to generate income somehow when they don&#8217;t charge us anything to post an article. But on the other hand we really don&#8217;t get much from the post, just a page online with little to no linking or socializing power. Plus, when there are ads all over the page your article is on many of the readers take off through an ad link without clicking on your link at the bottom of the article. So you gave the reader a little information and they went elsewhere to get more, not to your site.</p>
<p>In this new system, they allow you to have full control over the adspace on your articles page. You can put your own ads on it, your chosen affiliate products ads, you can sell the adspace or you can set it up with no ads, so your site link is all that is there. So, you get control of the revenue generated the page and the outgoing links.</p>
<p>Another aspect of this new system is that the article directory is a blog, not a static site. You know that blogs are getting a huge amount of reader attention plus they get much favorable attention from the search engines. On the net today, a blog page has become more powerful than a standard web page. So without even having your own blog you can now realize the power of a blog where readers can interact easily with comments, and you can comment back. Interaction with your readers has proven to be extremely valuable because as they get to know you they are far more likely to take you up on your offers.</p>
<p>And to add the icing on top, this new system does social networking for your articles. They help to gather viewers through various social networking sites to come to read your articles. If you can just get your arms around how powerful this is you will soon realize how even the traffic they bring in for another authors article also benefits yours in the same topic.</p>
<p>Of course if you add your own social networking efforts your articles will do even better, and in this system they show you how to do this as well, because it benefits the whole system. This is the closest thing I have found that is truly a win-win-win for everyone involved in the area of article marketing. If you understand how getting the most from your time and your money is of utmost importance in business and have been wondering how to get fantastic results in today&#8217;s online environment, this new generation advanced article marketing system may just be the answer for you. <a href="http://news-informationarticleblog.com/getgold">Advanced Article Marketing</a></p>
<p>John Halderman is an on-line marketer specializing in the areas of personal growth and development. This includes helping marketers tune their thoughts and actions to best support the business success they want and to streamline their business and personal life for increased happiness and satisfaction. If you want more information about the article marketing system discussed in this article - <a href="http://news-informationarticleblog.com/getgold">Advanced Article Marketing</a></p>
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		<title>Why A Niche Is Important</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Raftis</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>My Wonderful Scriptlance Experience!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miz Helena</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to share my wonderful Scriptlance experience with everyone .. im sure you have all heard of Scriptlance right?. esp those of you that own websites?..  just in case you havent.. Scriptlance is the place where webmasters can go to outsource excellent programmers and graphic artists all in the one place.. you can place a "bid" for work that you require and sit back and watch the offers pour in.. and then you can select the one that best suits and that you feel will do the job according to how you want it.. and thats within your budget..]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone, its Miz Helena again with a rather different more personalised post..  <img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/blog/smileys/artistic.gif" alt="Artistic" alt="" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to share my wonderful Scriptlance experience with everyone .. im sure you have all heard of Scriptlance right?. esp those of you that own websites?..  just in case you havent.. Scriptlance is the place where webmasters can go to outsource excellent programmers and graphic artists all in the one place.. you can place a &#8220;bid&#8221; for work that you require and sit back and watch the offers pour in.. and then you can select the one that best suits and that you feel will do the job according to how you want it.. and thats within your budget..</p>
<p>Well.. im quite the newbee online as you all know and i joined recently in the hope of getting someone to convert my &#8220;Welcome To Abundant World&#8221; camtasia-powerpoint creation into a format that was suitable to upload to You Tube.. having no luck doing it myself utilising various swf to avi converters.. (I must of downloaded at least 3 different types!!) and after countless attempts at it i had to reluctantly admit defeat..  so i decided to go to Scriptlance and try my luck.. I joined and had a lil sniff around the site and read the other bids that were going on and of course checked out the feedback.. and i went ahead and placed my bid.. and sure enough..  out of the many offers i recieved.. i did select a great .. friendly programmer whom im very happy with and did a fantastic job!!</p>
<p>Not only did he manage to give me what i wanted, but he also worked very professionally and completed the task in record time!!  great service with a smile!! yes my first time experience with Scriptlance was fantastic and now have come to rely on their great prompt service and friendship!!</p>
<p>I highly recommend Scriptlance to everyone thats stuck on a particular task and dont quite know what to do.. esp newbees like myself who want to get things done but do become frustrated with all the mumble jumble of code and what not..</p>
<p>So far, all my wonderful videos I have uploaded at You Tube and my logo designs (and various other projects in the works!!) have all come courtesy of my fabulous programmer/graphic artist who comes highly recommended.. Thank you so much Boki, you are such an amazing individual whom nothing was ever any trouble for..  and you have made my vids spectacular.. !! I look forward to working with you again in the near future!!</p>
<p>Boki comes highly rated with great reviews and recommended for webdesign esp but he does manage to do other bits and pieces too..  go check out his portfolio and see for yourself just how talented this brilliant young man is..</p>
<p><a href="http://www.c-design.co.nr">Visit Boki&#8217;s Fantastic Portfolio</a></p>
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