Tuesday, February 2, 2021

No blog post today

I started writing a blog post about the A Better Way launch but the websites are kinda wonky so I'll try to do it tomorrow. 

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Monday, February 1, 2021

(S)he's Creating An Empire

She's Creating An Empire is a Facebook group that I belong to. Most of the members of the group are women, but there are a few guys in the group.

Here's the description of the group:

Welcome to the She's Creating An Empire™ Community group! 
This Group is about transforming your HOT MESS SELF into a debt free business boss with a brand on fire! 
Women are the hearts of their families, communities, and companies. When women are educated and independent, they can enrich the lives of so many. The beauty is…the path to creating an empire can be learned! 
This group is designed to help women get purpose-driven results in money and business...thereby making their own economies.  
We're so glad you're here!!!

Every Tuesday evening they have a Facebook Live where they do some training...here are the last few topics they discussed:

  • Multiple Streams of income in 2021
  • Digital Currency Global Educators
  • Creating Financial Security in 2021

Everyone is welcome to join the group. Be sure to tell them I sent you!

There's also paid training available that goes more in depth than the free weekly events, but it's not necessary to take those paid trainings,

An example of paid training is the Financial Fitness Round, which spends 4 weeks covering the following:

Week 1 - Goal Setting, Money Mindset, & Net Worth
Week 2 - Crushing Debt
Week 3 - Trading & Financial Freedom
Week 4 - Branding

Week 2 of the current Financial Fitness Round begins today.

So, join She's Creating An Empire and join me while I create mine!

Interesting days


Today - Baked Alaska Day, World Read Aloud Day, Serpent Day, Decorating With Candy Day, Car Insurance Day and Ice Cream For Breakfast Day

Week long celebrations:

Jan 30 - Feb 6: Cordova Iceworm Festival Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Cheerleading Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Patient Recognition Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: School Counseling Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Pride in Food Service Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Solo Diners Eat Out Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: African Heritage and Health Week

 

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck

Today's blog post is based on a podcast from The Art of Manliness:

When you think about serendipity, you likely think of strokes of good luck that happen entirely by chance.

But my guest today says that we can play a role in harnessing more lightning strikes of fortune, and create the conditions to both experience a greater number of meaningful accidents, and make accidents more meaningful. His name is Christian Busch and he’s a professor of economics and entrepreneurship and the author of The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck. We begin our conversation with what serendipity is, and how it’s different than simple chance, and is instead a kind of smart luck, which requires acting on the unexpected and connecting the dots of seemingly random events. We then discuss the three types of serendipity, the obstacles to experiencing this force, and how the amount of serendipity you experience depends on how you frame the world. Christian explains how to develop a serendipity-seeking mindset, including how to intentionally seed triggers for it. We end our conversation with how organizations and not just individuals can take steps to strategically leverage the power of serendipity.

Here are the program highlights:

  • How is serendipity different from luck or chance?
  • How the discovery of Viagra was actually quite serendipitous 
  • What it takes to develop a serendipitous mindset 
  • Becoming more open and observant 
  • Proactively seeking out serendipitous triggers in our life
  • Leveraging technology to create your own luck 
  • Managing serendipity overload once you become more aware of it 
  • The beautiful power of used bookstores 
  • How your bad luck can be turned around for good

Interesting days




Next Wednesday - Carrot Cake Day and Golden Retriever Day

Week long celebrations:

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Cheerleading Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: School Counseling Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Pride in Food Service Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: Solo Diners Eat Out Week

Feb 1 - Feb 7: African Heritage and Health Week
Jan 30 - Feb 6: Cordova Iceworm Festival Week

February 27 - Pokémon Day, World NGO Day, Kahlua Day, Open That Bottle Night, Strawberry Day, Polar Bear Day and Sword Swallower’s Day

Week long celebrations:

Feb 20 - Feb 28: Real Bread Week

Feb 27 - Mar 7: Jewish Book Week

Feb 22 - Feb 28: Invasive Species Awareness Week

Feb 22 - Mar 7: Fairtrade Fortnight

Feb 22 - Feb 28: Engineers Week

Feb 21 - Feb 28: Take Your Family to School Week

 

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

The Excellence Dividend #TBT

Today's blog post was originally published two years ago:

Today's blog post is based on a podcast from The Art of Manliness, which featured an interview with Tom Peters, author of "In Search of Excellence".

Today on the show, Tom and I discuss why the human touch and striving for excellence is what will give companies and workers an advantage in today’s market. Tom shares why execution beats strategy in business and in life, how companies can develop a culture of excellence, and why the businesses that put customers first win in the long run. Tom then makes the impassioned case that business managers should see themselves as “coaches of excellence” and that they have more of an impact on the lives of people than we give them credit for.

Basically, I think it boils down to the human touch...something that SendOutCards makes easy.

Show Highlights

  • Why Tom likes using the word “excellence” in regards to business 
  • The real threat to American jobs here in the 21st century 
  • Why Apple products actually succeeded (despite never appearing on time) 
  • Why execution matters more than strategy, planning, and philosophy 
  • Hotelier Conrad Hilton’s secret to success
  • How can managers establish a culture of excellence?
  • Why “soft” human skills are so important 
  • Brett’s criteria for hiring contractors and vendors 
  • Tom’s most important criteria for leaders 
  • The art of managing by wandering around 
  • The “14 = 14” idea 
  • How managers can truly make a difference in the lives of their employees

Listen to the podcast to find out more.

Interesting days

Today - Hugging Day, Playdate Day, International Sweatpants Day, Women’s Healthy Weight Day, Granola Bar Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day

Tomorrow - Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day, Blonde Brownie Day, Celebration Of Life Day and Hot Sauce Day

Week long celebrations:
Jan 18 - Jan 22: Family Mediation Week

Next Thursday - International Lego Day, Data Privacy Day, Blueberry Pancake Day, Kazoo Day and Global Community Engagement Day

February 21 - Sticky Bun Day, World Whale Day and International Mother Language Day

Week long celebrations:
Feb 15 - Feb 21: Random Acts of Kindness Week 
Feb 14 - Feb 21: Nest Box Week
Feb 21 - Feb 28: Take Your Family to School Week

Feb 20 - Feb 28: Real Bread Week

 

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Four of the six income streams have been revealed

Four of the six income streams in "A Better Way" have been revealed...at least partially.

The six income streams are divided equally among the three types of relationships...relationship with self, others and business.

These three types of relationships are covered in the book "The Power of Human Connection" and I go over the book on the first three Saturdays of every month.

Kofy Bateman, in the following video, talks about how the relationship with self is made up of nourishing your mind and nourishing your body. The business discussed deals with nourishing your mind...an online university. The university will be based on a monthly subscription and courses will cover mindset, skill development, and more.


The relationship with others is made up of SendOutCards and this other stream of income complements SendOutCards. SOC will remain the business you will go to if you want to send a card to someone and possibly add a gift. The new business will be the opposite of that...you want to send a gift and maybe include a card, It sounds like these may be higher end gifts...Kody talks about how most gifts from SendOutCards are in the $3 - 15 range and the higher end gifts are not as popular.

The third type of relationships will cover an online business presence and follow up. One of the two businesses sounds like ir may be a landing page, or something similar per the description that Kody gives. And the other sounds like it may be something similar to MailChimp...these two are just my guess as to what's coming under this third category.

The offiicisl announcement is coming on Saturday, January 30th at 9:00 AM MST. Here's the link to the free event.

You can still join A Better Way for free...until the 30th. Here's the link again.

Interesting days


Tomorrow - Hugging Day, Playdate Day, International Sweatpants Day, Women’s Healthy Weight Day, Granola Bar Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day

Week long celebrations:
Jan 18 - Jan 22: Family Mediation Week

Next Wednesday - Chocolate Cake Day, World Breast Pumping Day and National Geographic Day

February 20 - Love Your Pet Day, Pangolin Day, Handcuff Day, Cherry Pie Day and Muffin Day

Week long celebrations:
Feb 15 - Feb 21: Random Acts of Kindness Week 
Feb 14 - Feb 21: Nest Box Week
Feb 14 - Feb 20: Kraut and Frankfurter Week
Feb 20 - Feb 28: Real Bread Week

 

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Master the Money Game With Tony Robbins

Today's blog post is based on a podcast from The Art of Manliness:

Today I talk to famous motivational speaker Tony Robbins about his new book Money: Master the Game. Tony and I talk about what he learned after interviewing the world’s most successful investors, and how average joes can apply those insights in their own life. Money: Master the Game isn’t your typical “Think and Grow Rich” personal finance book. This is the first major book Mr. Robbins has written in two decades, and the sucker is huge and gets into the nitty gritty of investing and wealth protection. It’s truly one of the more useful personal finance books I’ve read in a long time.

Here are the highlights for the program:

  • Why Tony decided to come back with a book on the intricacies of financial investing after 20 years since his last book
  • The sobering statistics on how much the average Baby Boomer has saved for retirement
  • The myths about money that get people in financial trouble
  • Why you shouldn’t invest in actively managed mutual funds, and where you should invest your money instead. (Hint: We’ve talked about it before.)
  • How to build an investment portfolio that can weather the sometimes violent ebbs and flows of the market
  • The most common characteristics between the most successful investors in the world
  • Why being generous with your money is vital to maintaining a healthy relationship with it
  • And much more!

Interesting days


Today - Popcorn Day and Tin Can Day


Week long celebrations:
Jan 18 - Jan 22: Family Mediation Week

Next Tuesday - Australia Day, Peanut Brittle Day and Spouse’s Day

February 19 - International Tug-of-War Day and Chocolate Mint Day

Week long celebrations:
Feb 15 - Feb 21: Random Acts of Kindness Week 
Feb 14 - Feb 21: Nest Box Week
Feb 14 - Feb 20: Kraut and Frankfurter Week

 

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Taking a dip in the (Leadership Bonus) pool

There's been a lot happening in "A Better Way" lately, including finding out that's not the name of the new company. I don't know what it is, but I know that's not it!

Last week and this week, on the SendOutCards corporate calls, they talked more about the Leadership Bonus pool plus some fast start bonuses. I'll go over some of it here, but check out the calls (FB Lives) for more info. If you can't see the Lives, let me know and I'l tell you how you can access them,

To be a part of the pool, you have to be a part of the pre-launch, which costs nothing to join but ends on January 30th. All of the commissionable volume from SendOutCards for the month of January, plus all of the commissionable volume from A Better Way (of which SendOutCards is a part) from February, will be put into the pool. To earn a share of the pool, you'll need to have volume from A Better Way...which is from everyone you've signed into A Better Way since November 6, so the more people you have signed up, and the more they spend, the larger will be your share of the pool.

The fast start bonuses are paid based on the volume generated by the volume on your first and second levels of people in your A Better Way team (the people that you bring in and the people THEY bring in).

This week's FB Live which can be viewed by anybody by clicking here. This video talks more about the compensation plan.

You'll get paid daily on your first level (customers and affiliates that you personally sponsor). You get paid monthly on your second - fourth levels. There's more beyond the fourth level.

Interesting days





Week long celebrations:
Jan 18 - Jan 22: Family Mediation Week

February 13 - Radio Day, Tortellini Day, Madly In Love With Me Day, Employee Legal Awareness Day and Get A Different Name Day

Week long celebrations:

Feb 8 - Feb 14: Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Flirting Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Jell-O Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Great American Pizza Bake
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Condom Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Secondhand Wardrobe Week

Feb 7 - Feb 14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

Feb 8 - Feb 14: Feeding Tube Awareness Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
Feb 8 - Feb 14: Children of Alcoholics Week

 

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