While I was at the Empower Network event in Washington DC I had the opportunity to hear Mark Soto speak about his experiences in life. He was a very good speaker and I enjoyed listening to him.
Please Excuse The Mess I Am Changing Things Up Again
I am always in a constant state of personal growth. I few months back I bought myself a new camera and have been taking lots of pictures. I want to share them with you, so I figured I would convert this blog to more of a photo blog.
You may notice as you look around some of the blog post will be resized wrong. Images will most likely be missing. The reason is because I am lazy. Yes, I admit it! It’s easier for me to just keep moving forward rather than going back and fixing stuff.
On a side note…
I am successful both in my online business and offline business. The reason I believe is because I never look backwards in life. I am always pushing forward. I find that trying to make things work perfect just slows down progress.
It’s okay to break things, in fact I encourage it. This picture was taken at a museum in Washington DC
Keeping It Real – Blogging The Way It Was Meant To Be
While I ventured into internet marketing back in 2002, I really didn’t start making money till I started blogging. A lot of people will tell you that you need to start blogging because it gets you free traffic.
While that is partly true…
The reality is it’s very hard to get organic traffic from search engines and social networks when all you are blogging about is how to make money online. I started making money blogging because it was a way for me to connect with my subscribers on my email list.
The real power of blogging is it gives you the power to connect to someone on a more personal intimate level. It is at this level that you are able to get people to join businesses with you. Blogging is the best way to create that rapport with a person who lives on the other side of the planet.
Maximize Your Earning Potential With Blogging
A huge mistake is people start to blog without actually having a marketing funnel in place. Lot’s of new bloggers go get adsense or some other contextual advertising and think they are going to make money.
Some bloggers sign up for affiliate programs like amazon.com hoping to sell products. What usually ends up happening is they make a couple of dollars, however it never ends up being enough for them to quit their day job.
Unleashing a tidal wave of money getting deposited into your bank account from blogging is easy once you start blogging with purpose. That purpose can be to entertain, to educate or just to share your personal story of life.
The first step you should take is to start surrounding yourself around successful bloggers. Get involved with their online marketing businesses. Connect with them. Not to long ago I was having a conversation with someone who said they want to be mentored by someone who is making $50,000 a month.
The fact is this: Mentors don’t look for students. A good student will seek out a teacher and prove to that person they are worth the mentors time. I’ve been marketing online for 12 years. I average 35 to 40 hours a week online building my business. I’ve been spending that much time online for over a decade now. That’s thousands of hours of immersed in the internet marketing world.
Technically most people could never afford to be coached by me. One of the biggest draws to internet network marketing for me is the fact that you can join someones business and they are obligated to teach you. The more they teach you, the better you get, the more money they make.
It’s a win/win situation. You get the training and knowledge you need to transition into an amazing career. Your mentor get’s the satisfaction of knowing they helped you as well as more money in their pockets…
I have already put in the time and spent the money to find out what the absolute best online opportunity to be involved with in 2013 onward. I highly recommend you click the banner below and investigate this for yourself. I personally work with people who join my in what I am doing. I can help you transition from employee drone to living in total freedom..
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Weekend Thought: In A Moment Everything Can Turn Upside Down
I was just thinking back on a very tragic experience I had in my life. It got me wondering how quickly life can be turned upside down and how precious life really is. More often than not we tend to live moment by moment day by day.
Because of this we forget to stop and really take in the experience. Every moment could be your last moment. The fact is you never know. Stop what your doing right now go outside feel the sun beating down on your face. Call someone you love and let them know that you love them.
Parents
I am a parent myself. I have been fortunate in my life to be able to be a stay at home dad. I have been blessed to have the opportunity to be with my kids. I built my martial arts school next to my house 10 years ago. I know this because I have this etched into the concrete in the front of my school.
That is my oldest daughters hand prints from when she was 1 years old. I look at my daughter today and can’t believe she is already 10. It really does feel like yesterday that I was changing her diapers and singing to her in her crib. In another blink of an eye she is going to be leaving my house and moving on to adulthood.
Right now she is a messy 10 year old girl who is carefree and enjoys her life.
I understand from first hand experience how difficult it can be to get your baby to sleep. How demanding they are as toddlers you have to have a constant eye on them all the time. And sometimes you will feel absolutely exhausted. When your feeling helpless, weary and snappy stop yourself and tell yourself you experiencing something that will be gone in a flash.
Looking back on my experience with my own 2 children I wouldn’t trade a moment of that time. My children have given me more than I could ever give them. Because of them I have a life.
Having children has taught me the real meaning of living a self less life. It has showed me what unconditional love really means.
The Person Reading This
I am not a poet, nor am I some kind of prolific writer. I am just sharing with you some wisdom I have learned in the 37 years I have been on this planet. Life has been roller coaster with highs and lows and sometimes curves and loop de loops.
I have lost friends and family in a moment. I have lost the opportunity to say good bye to people I loved and cared for. I have missed so much in my life that I can never get back. Every moment you are alive take that moment stop and embrace it for all it’s worth.
It may be your last moment or maybe it may be the last time you see someone and never got a chance to say how you really feel. Take every moment as an opportunity to express yourself to the fullest.
A good friend of mine likes to say you have a choice to make today a good day or a bad day. It’s always your choice.
Choose to make today a good day.
-Larry
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Delaware Entrepreneur Expo 2013 – Speaking With My Peeps
I am having a great time doing the home business thing. So many people start home businesses only to get a bad taste in their mouth and eventually give up.
We had the opportunity to share with other home businesses how the internet can help them achieve more financial transactions in their businesses. We had a great time and I believe we shared some good info.
Here’s The Video Footage Of What We Talked About..
…Enjoy