Dont Quit!

Some folks give up their dreams before they even get started. I know for myself I sometimes have doubts as to the attainment of my goals. It never fails though I get inspired by someones story, a video or a great book. It is essential that yoiu surround yourself on a daily basis by people and information that will lift your spirits. This is an ongoing process that is necessary in your own personal growth.

Watch the video below and listen to the message behind this scene in the movie “Facing The Giants”!

Your friend along the way,

Ismary Leon

The Money Is In The Doing!

Here’s a great post by Giovanna Garcia, a mompreneur who taught me how to blog and take imperfect action everyday.

What makes a successful person?

Is it their education? Is it their intelligent? Is it because they come from a wealthy family? Is it because they are lucky? Is it because they are well connected to the right people?

Not all successful entrepreneurs have a great education, take Henry Ford for example; the founder of Ford Motor Company. Henry dropped out of school at the age of seventeen.

I am sure all of successful people are Intelligent. But I would boldly guess that very few of them are genius.

No, not all of them came from a wealthy family. Take Martha Stewart she was born in a middle class family. Yet, that didn’t stop her from building her empire.

Thomas Edison the inventor of the light bulb. He tried over two thousand times before he finally got a working light bulb. So, it wasn’t luck for him.

What about if you were born into slavery and orphaned at the age of seven like Madam Walker; the first self made female millionaire in America. She got her start by selling her own hair product door to door back in 1900’s. I would say most likely Walker wasn’t well connected to start with.

So what is it? What is the key to their success? The answer may be simpler than you think. Although some successful people might have the education, is a genius, came from wealthy home, have the best luck or well connected with the right people. In reality most successful people got their success without all of the above.

The real key to it all is that they take action! They are the doer! The money is in the doing! The success is in the doing… Despite what popular believes; knowledge is not the key. If you think about it, anyone of us can pick up the medical books, law books but that doesn’t make us doctors or lawyers. It is the doing that make one a doctor or lawyer.

So whatever your heart desires, don’t sit on the side line. You have got to put Action into it. You have got to do it. The Money, the payout…is all in the doing!

Giovanna Garcia

Imperfect Action is better than No Action

Stop Trying Harder

One of the first mistakes people make when they start
their own network marketing business
is to do the same things they’ve always done when
working all the other ventures they’ve ever done. After all, it’s
worked before . . . right? So what’s the very first thing we do?
Try harder.

There are two problems with this: For one thing, there’s the
word try itself. It just doesn’t make any sense. And second is
the notion of trying harder.

Let me share with you a little story I read a while back.

I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Inn, a peaceful
little place hidden back among the pine trees about an hour out
of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m listening to
the desperate sounds of a life-or-death struggle going on just a
few feet away.

There’s a small fly burning out the last of its short life’s
energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the
windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the
fly’s strategy- try harder.

But it’s not working.

The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically, the
struggle is part of the trap. It is impossible for the fly to
try hard enough to succeed at breaking through the glass.
Nevertheless, this little insect has staked its life on reaching
its goal through raw effort and determination.

This fly is doomed. It will die there on the windowsill.

Across the room, ten steps away, the door is open. Ten seconds
of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside
world it seeks. With only a fraction of the effort now being
wasted, it could be free of this self-imposed trap. The
breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so easy.

Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, something dramatically
different? How did it get so locked in on the idea that this
particular route, and determined effort, offer the most promise
for success? What logic is there in continuing until death, to
seek a breakthrough with “more of the same”?

No doubt this approach makes sense to the fly. Regrettably, it’s
an idea that will kill.

“Trying harder” isn’t necessarily the solution to achieving
more. It may not offer any real promise for getting what you
want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it’s a big part of the
problem. . . .

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a
different result is one common definition of insanity. If you
aren’t having, and doing, and being all you dream of in your
life and work, trying harder clearly isn’t the answer. Doing
things differently is.

Your friend along the way,

Ismary Leon

Work At Home Job vs Home Based Business

The Work- At- Home Job

Work-at-home jobs are employment opportunities that pay by the hour or per task. In addition to the many opportunities you can find online, there are other jobs you might do from your home. If you enjoy any of these activities, here are a few things to consider:

1. Tutoring
2. Music or Art Lessons (Group lessons can be very lucrative.)
3. Laundry Services
4. Childcare Provider (babysitting or daycare)
5. Jewelry-Making (i. e. beaded necklaces, earrings, etc.)
6. Personal Shopper (Take your little one with you.)
7. Clothing Alterations
8. Unique Crafts
9. Housekeeper (if you’re in a position to take your little one with you)
10. Typist or proofreader (Spread the word at local high schools and universities.)

There are many other ideas out there. Use your creativity and consider the talents you have and what they might have to offer to other people.

If you are interested in more computer or telephone-based opportunities, then there are hundreds of opportunities out there. Just a search online for “work at home job” or “work at home mom/dad” will turn up hundreds of options.

Do not be overwhelmed by the choices available to you. Instead, be thankful that you have the opportunity to choose what is right for your future.

The Home Based Business

There are several key factors to consider when deciding whether you should start a home business versus a work-at-home job. First you must decide whether or not you can financially make the investment that is required to start a home business. Some businesses require a few hundred dollars and some require a few thousand.

Decide what you have to invest and pursue opportunities that fit into that range. They are out there, and the goal is to earn back your initial investment as soon as possible. Make sure you explore the potential to do this.

You should also know a bit about the nature of home businesses to help you make your decision. Many home businesses (not all) are network marketing (or multi-level marketing) businesses. This means that your income depends on your success at enrolling other people to be part of your business … “networking” with other people, whether you do it online or in person.

Often you are paid commissions based on the product use of people in your business group, and most successful companies will also pay additional bonuses.

Although the terms “network marketing” and “multi-level marketing” sometimes make people nervous due to the bad publicity a few negative scams have received, multi-level marketing provides a great opportunity for income growth. The basic idea is that you get paid not only for the work you do enrolling new members but also for the work that all of your members do.

So, you’re earning “leveraged” income that is earned not only by yourself but also by the other people in your group. In most cases, you’re also earning “residual” income, which means that you’re earning income that continues month after month for work that is only done one time.

There are pros and cons to both options and you should make your decision wisely. But most important is that you are passionate about what you do. Waking up every morning to get to work feels like play and not work when you enjoy what you do.

Your friend along the way,

Ismary Leon

The Day That Turns Your Life Around

Think about the successes you’ve experienced so far in life, and I’ll bet you can point to a particular moment in time when each one began, just like the heroine of this brief but powerful story:

One evening, not many years ago, a young housewife realized she didn’t have enough cash on hand to buy some of the groceries she needed for the rest of the week.

As a stay-at-home mother and wife, she was entirely dependent upon her husband for income. So, when he arrived home from work that evening, she asked him for an extra 10 dollars.

Hearing the question, he turned to her with visible irritation. He heaved a sigh, rolled his eyes, and asked, “What for?”

She was stung by the contempt in his voice, and by the humiliation she felt at having to grovel for a measly 10 dollars. And in that instant, she made a decision: She would never ask another person for money, ever again.

Today, this same young woman is the vice president of a prestigious company, pulling down a hefty six-figure salary, with a string of promotions behind her and many more sure to come.

Indeed, she has never asked anyone else for money since that fateful day. And she never will.

In hindsight, it’s easy to recognize just where, when, and how a success story started.

But what about the successes you haven’t yet accomplished — the unrealized goals, dreams, and wishes you’re harboring right now?

We’re all looking for a transformation in some area of our lives. It could be something as simple as shedding a few extra pounds. Or as significant as finding a whole new career path.

No matter how big or small your current dreams may be, if they’re ever going to become a reality, it will be because of one critical day in your life’s journey.

The day when you hear the idea, experience the episode, or are hit with the realization that somehow, mysteriously, makes all the difference in the world.

The day when you finally get that elusive “missing piece” you’ve been waiting for — the thing that suddenly empowers you to actually do the thing you’ve only dreamed of doing up until now.

The day when you take a seemingly insignificant step that winds up setting you on a completely new path … and ultimately leads you to your goal.

Just one day. That’s all it takes to turn any “what if?” — what if I were richer, happier, thinner, healthier, more successful, more organized — into what IS.

The question is, When will that day arrive?

Leave it to chance, and it could come next week, or never at all. Worse, it could come and go without your ever picking up on the signs or seizing the opportunity that it brings your way.

But here’s the good news: You don’t have to wait for it to show up!

Your friend along the way,

Ismary Leon