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March 31, 2009 By JD Messinger Six months ago a muscular thug by the name of Ike comes barreling into Houston, Texas, bringing two cohorts in tow, wind and water. With complete disregard to universally accepted principles of accountability and responsibility, Ike and the gang fiddle with every aspect of Southern living. They turn life upside down and inside out, partying all night long. After dancing their jig and wrecking havoc, causing billions in damages and leaving thous

You have competency. That's not enough. You have experience. So do a lot of other people. You have long-term loyalty. That's not relevant. You have a family, a mortgage, car payments, expenses, tuition. It's not even a consideration. You're over fifty; it's too late to start over for crying out ...

Recently I watched a somewhat cheesy movie, Rockstar, where Mark Wahlburg plays an obsessed cover band singer who is impersonating a popular 80’s heavy metal band. Chris, the main character, takes his role so seriously that he learns everything he can about the lead singer – and completely imitates every facet of the guy’s life from his hair to his leather pants to how he sings.

Have you ever had the feeling of having so much to do that your head spins, your energy feels drained and all action just stands still? Here's why: most of us have been taught to approach our tasks from only a head point of view. There's great productivity power in engaging your energy as a ...

A new year is coming up, and 2017 promises in many ways to be similar to this year. One important similarity is that online marketing will continue to grow in importance, as online shopping continues to grow at the expense of brick and mortar stores. This means that online marketing will be more important than ever before, and marketing is an ever evolving battle as businesses look for new ways to attract customers. New changes in technology will affect how business approach

Business owners invest much time and effort into their businesses, and most arrive at the hard decision to sell their businesses at some point in time. There are various reasons for selling a business, and although each circumstance is unique, most owners have similar incentives and conce s. It is an emotional and difficult process, and the most advantageous deal is achieved by understanding the steps and factors that determine the best time to sell.

<img src="http://rosemarynonnyknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Rosemary-Nonny-Knight-Discipline.png" width="500"/> Your mind is a crazy place at the moment, isn't it? Full of wonderings and wishings and uncertainties and ups and downs and you feel out of control in your mind at the moment. And yet, it is all within your control. Your brain can only take you where you let it take you. It is on you, honey! You are born to impact many... To serve them with your business, with yuor message, with YOU!

<img src="http://rosemarynonnyknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/You-Could-Be-Changing-Lives-Right-Now-4.png" width="500"/> Every day, you have one less day to realise the vision in your heart Are you doing everything you can to live it out? Every day, you feel less sure that you can change the trajectory of your life… Every day, you get more and more stuck in your ways… Every day, you give up a little more… Turn that around, honey! TURN THAT AROUND!

I’ll never forget the day I first learned about the so-called Impostor Syndrome. It was 1983. A chronic procrastinator, I was in my fourth year of a doctoral program. Like a lot of graduate students, my status was what was commonly referred to as “A-B-D,” meaning I’d completed “all but the dissertation.” I was sitting in class one day when another student rose to present the findings of a study conducted by psychology professor Pauline Clance and psychologist Suzanne Imes called The Impostor Phenomenon Among High Achieving Women (1978).

<img src="http://rosemarynonnyknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/You-Could-Be-Changing-Lives-Right-Now-6.png" width="500"/> Why do you do this? You hold on tightly to a life you do not want. You see opportunity for change but you just keep hanging on to your ‘half-life’ Trying to protect yourself from failure But you are already living that! Yes, honey, you already failed! There you are trying to protect yourself from… what?! The life you are already living?!!!! How very silly of you!

Online marketing is a lucrative field, and instrumental in any successful business. The leading professionals who govern the market place have gone to become major players in the business world. This is in no small part due to their knowledge and expertise in getting the word out. And while gurus like Matt Cutts finally leaving the arena, it has opened a door for new leading marketers to appear. And since online marketing is a evolving creature, it is always a make or brake s

<img width="500" src="http://rosemarynonnyknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Why-Do-You-Persist-in-Believing-this-nonsense-75.jpg" /> I get it… Things have happened… PEOPLE have happened and they have caused you to doubt yourself but honey… They are not the creator of your life… YOU ARE! Events do not get to define you… YOU DO! And whatever it is that you have been through gives you the exact strength that you need to propel yourself forward if you will do the work of getting your head in the right place and your actions to follow suit.

You may be thinking what I was thinking before heading down to New York to listen to "The #1 Small Business Guru in the World" - that question is:n n "What the heck is a Dreaming Room, and why would I want to be in one?" Well, on my way to New York I had an opportunity to listen to Michael ...

Even in slow economies you must continue marketing. They don’t have to cost a lot. They must be consistent throughout the year. Even when you are busy, you still need to keep a baseline of activities to ensure that you will have work for the slower times of the year. Don’t get trapped into a ...

Does just the mention of the word 'spreadsheet' cause your mouth to go dry? Do you immediately think of sums, formulae, and figures? Well fear not any more -- I'm here to tell you that spreadsheets aren't just for sums! I'm going to share with you my favorite top five tips on how you can ...

So, honey, tell me… What do you want the money for? Because that reason is the thing that will empower or disempower you to receive it.

The Franchise Costs

The Internet craze has caused a massive opportunity for anyone to sell anything to anyone anywhere in the world once they acquire the tools necessary to work through maze of rhetoric and misinformation surrounding internet commerce. We are in a Mega Information Era and the speed at which information is transferred is unparalleled with any other medium. With a click of a mouse button you can turn an idea into a website, a website into a sales funnel, and a sales funnel into a direct payment into your pay pal account.

You may or may not recognize the 'drop,' depending on your age and what are of the country or the world you may be inhabiting. The 'drop' is that cataclysmic moment when the executioner pulls the lever, the trap door flops down, and the condemned plummets earthward . . . to an extent. Many ...

If you had the choice, would you rather forego in-person networking in favor of something that’s less unnerving and more enjoyable? So, what makes us shy away from, or downplay who we “truly” are during networking… that it feels like “selling”? The good news is, you can eliminate your pattern of shying away from in-person networking and truly be your “real” self in this context.

The holidays are a busy time for everyone, but especially for small business owners/entrepreneurs. In addition to everything else you’ve got going on: this is a great time of year to be connecting with your current clients and potential clients. Yup, that’s right. This time of year is perfect for generating new business, connecting with those you serve in a way that feels good to you, expanding and moving your business powerfully forward into the New Year.

After years and years of building my business I know it’s a heck of a lot more fun (and a lot less work) to raise a vision when you have a village of people supporting you! I’ve always had a team. To me that’s a no-brainer. But sometimes I lose sight of the other important “villagers” I need to help me stay connected to my vision. Here are some of the “villagers” that I turn to for support: 1. A Mentor Coach: Having someone in your corner who will help you see all the possibilities is essential to achieving your vision this year.

I get tired of knee jerk responses from people who are not willing to question their beliefs. Beliefs that have been passed down to them by other people who were not willing to question their beliefs. And so, these unfounded beliefs keep going from person to person, generation to generation, getting more and more murkey and NO ONE is willing to question it.

There are many meetings in Silicon Valley about innovation, technology, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. If one of the panelists or speakers is a woman, inevitably someone asks the question why there aren’t more women founders or more start-up women in technology and science. While the number of women small business owners is more tha 50 percent, the number of women founders of hi-tech start-ups is in the low single digits. What makes the hi-tech industry different? Many studies

<img width="500" src="http://rosemarynonnyknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Copy-of-building-a-business-39-1024x535.png" /> Some days, it just don’t feel good And yet, you gotta keep moving forward… Some days, you want to hand in the towel and become a norm… And yet, if you ain’t got the dream yet, then you gotta keep moving forward… Some days, you are going to want to yell and scream and shout about the horridness of it all… And yes, give yourself a second to do that but then get up and keep moving forward…

Years ago while I was doing my undergraduate education, I bought a big wall picture that was showing an estate with beautiful houses. I cut out my picture and placed it at the gate to the estate. I went a step further during my final year in the institution of higher education by developing software that will assist me make decisions regarding home mortgages for people who will live in this extraordinary estate.

In the midst of the largest socioeconomic breakdown of the 21st century, the new twenty something era and the young entrepreneurs must take a stand for freedom with the help of coaches and mentors if we are to have a chance of regaining our freedoms and most importantly that American Spirit that made America the land of opportunity. The fastest growing sector right now in demographics per capita in each city in the world is the baby boomer generation.

Get the knowledge, attitudes, values, and actions for starting and running a successful small business with the new book, 'DNA of the Young Entrepreneur.'nnPart philosophy, personal experience, and practical advice from author Sean McCauley show how he went from poverty to wealth. Still in his late 30s, McCauley has started many businesses and is worth millions of dollars.nnSuccessful businessmen and women aren't born with a certain propensity to success. Anyone, even if they

What is Due Diligence? Due diligence, which is originally coined in reference to the Securities Act of 1993 of the United States, is a legal term that has taken a more legal meaning for the last seventy years. After the stock market crash of 1929, brokers were obliged to follow detailed steps before they can sell securities such as bonds and stocks to investors. Among the causes of the Great Depression was the lack of proper control on Wall Street but now, a lot of things have changed. The concept of due diligence today can be summed up by the phrase, "Do your homework."

I attended a meditation workshop recently with Mark Epstein, a well-known ‘Buddhist psychologist.’ He told a story about a meeting he had with Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and author, where Ram Dass had asked Mark Epstein about his work with his patients. As Mark talked about his ...

Yesterday, I doubted myself… It was pyjama day so I allowed myself to indulge in it and guess what?! I regretted it. I ALWAYS regret it and yet, I never seem to learn. I allowed the doubts a voice in my head for about 4 hours and then I realised that I was getting absolutely nowhere AS USUAL and I chose to believe again. Just like that – I made a choice to believe – Did some real work instead of all the navel-gazing work and made sales. Like a switch.

This house of cards we refer to as our society's current belief system is crumbling. The cloak of deception upon which that belief system is based is unraveling. Everything you've been told, believe and accept to be true about many aspects of reality is being challenged and exposed as simply false and wrong.

I beg your pardon - a what business model? According to Wikipedia “a Philanthropreneur is an entrepreneurial philanthropist.” An entrepreneur is “someone who runs an enterprise, most often their own business” and philanthropy is “providing for the increase in the well-being of humankind and the environment.” rnThere is a growing community of people who are living this new reality. These people have learned there is an abundance of wealth in the world and don’t s

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Inspiring shades in every beautiful and colourful painting exhibited which is a wonder to a person of mark and the man in the street is products of the three primary colours - Blue, Yellow and Red. You can make your mark by being whoever you set your heart upon to be and set at large the champion within you to be a rarity in reality by possessing just three precious characteristics - Believe in yourself, Yearn to be yourself and Release your unlimited potentials.

The small-business operator can start out as or evolve to be a hustler, mainly because he is usually more informal in his decision-making and can do things more quickly. The expectation of being nimble or flexible can divert attention from his main focus and create confusion in the minds of everyone, including the customer. As said so often, the business owner needs a niche. In today’s competitive world, everyone needs to understand what business they are in.

Just the other day I was on a call with some of my Evolutionary PLUS clients. They stepped forward to share some of the recent successes that have come their way... going from 0-6 clients, being able to leave a soul-sucking job, signing on a Papa package client (5 figures!) and so much more! So my friends, to step into the results just like they shared with me, it makes sense that you TOO want to have the energetical aspects and the practical aspects in place for business success.

Yes, I know I cannot control you… I cannot control what you choose to do or not do… I cannot make you stick around if you choose to run off… But I will do my best! Because honey, I am showing up! Every single day and I will keep doing it. Join me!

I was at a networking event this week having a pleasant conversation with a nice fellow about Branding and how to set yourself apart in the marketplace. We were discussing the benefits of using a professional designer to create a brand for your business. Upon handing him my business card he ...I was at a networking event this week having a pleasant conversation with a nice fellow about Branding and how to set yourself apart in the marketplace. We were discussing the benefits of using a professional designer to create a brand for your business.

©2009, All Copyrights Reserved, Erfan Hettininn You probably have heard the term”the size of your network determines the size of your net worth”. Now if you are an online business owner, you’ve heard it “the money is in the list”. With that said, both online and offline business owners realize ...

The business landscape is congested with ambitious entrepreneurs who either fail in their search for start-up capital or poorly execute on capital they raised. Many requests are denied. Even the luck ones frequently have hidden clauses of fiscal despair to face. Some deals that close come back to haunt the business owner in the form of gross debt, insufficient revenue share or closure.

When you constantly give your energy away to outside circumstances, you're left drained, empty and looking for ways to fill up. You search endlessly for the right "answer" to building your business, making more money. You take course after course, buy product after product and then, if you're ...

One day someone in one of my mastermind groups told me she thought of me as the “Queen of Ease” which I absolutely loved (and may continue to use as my alter ego) since my mission in life is to help the woman entrepreneur have more time and energy for herself AND more money and success in her business – AND do this all in a way that feels effortless! I love the sound and feel of the words effortless, ease, simple, etc. For me, they are all related and mean that there is alwa

As an entrepreneur we are trained to focus on results – make more money, get more clients, sell more products, and achieve more recognition. It becomes easy to let these hard numbers dictate our daily levels of success, happiness, and even survival.

You probably have heard the term”the size of your network determines the size of your net worth”. Now if you are an online business owner, you’ve heard it “the money is in the list”. With that said, both online and offline business owners realize that building a network is essential to ...

One question I get from clients all the time is, “How do I connect with ideal prospects though online sales pages in a way that is authentic, creates a heart-to-heart connection AND generates income?” Then I love to share my five proven steps to EnergyRICH® Soul-filled selling success so you can easily create attention-grabbing headlines and Soul-filled, income generating sales pages (over and over again!)r

Remember writing those "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays way back when? Summertime may not be the endless carefree season it was when you were a kid, but it's still a great time to jumpstart your dream of working at what you love. Here are three ways to use your summer vacation to grow ...

We live in the most intriguing decade of all time-- The decade of entrepreneurship. A decade that presents a tremendously unlimited number of opportunities for the average person, with unprecedented success rate for the equipped one. In a decade where mergers resulting in layoffs and job ...

"I'm really busy right now, but it's a good busy." I heard theseexact words quite a few times the first few weeks of the year.Every time I heard someone say it, it made me wonder what thatreally means. When I heard it from one person after another, Ibecame quite curious. Although I knew that I ...

Enhance Prosperity and Relationships with Feng Shui Color Advice Feng Shui is a practice that many people are employing in their daily life to enhance their prosperity and relationships. Whether they want to add more money to their bank accounts or they want to simply make a relationship a little less strained, there are many things you can do in your life with the practice of Feng Shui. By learning a few basic rules about color, for example, you can begin to enhance your su