Do You Take Freedom Personally?

I am sure by now you have been pounded with enough "Independence Day" messages to last you for a while....so I will ask you to continue reading and promise to keep it short.

It is no astounding news that so much of what we and our children enjoy today has been the result of what others, possibly our some of very own ancestors, have sacrificed for the cause of freedom. Most Americans were fortunate enough to be born into this state of freedom...though many of us don't really know how to use it to reach the highest good and sometimes take it for granted. 

My questions for you today is, "Do you take freedom personally?"

Are you in the group of those who take freedom for granted? Feeling entitled or complacent, maybe?
Or,
Are you in the line of those who are grateful? Have a burning desire to keep it expanding in all ways?

The answer to the question for each of us is not 'how we feel', but "what do we DO?"

The time is now to break destructive patterns from our past and the fear of change. By confronting our fears, doubts and anxieties, we create new thought patterns...that lead to new actions. With new ways of approaching situations, we open ourselves up to interesting new experiences, healthy habits and better relationships.

Think of all of the good we could do in our neighborhoods, cities and culture if we left the baggage of fear and doubt behind. What a great way to live :o)

In ALL You Do...Play YOUR Best Game!

Tera Singletary
Mindset and Internet Business Coach

To learn more about our community that lives this outlook daily (and uses our proven, home based business, income generating system to free up time and energy), go to:  
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Staying Motivated While Working for Yourself

Sure, you want to learn how to fire your boss today, right? There is one thing to be said for that boss, though, they sure knew how to make sure you were getting the job done. Of course, that probably doesn't mean he or she went about it in the most supportive or inspiring manner. Now that you are going to be the entrepreneur behind your own home-based business you still have a boss – you.

Unfortunately, some people take this as an opportunity to take it easy, be disorganized and slack off in their new career path. Yet this kind of work ethic and practice wouldn't pass with any other boss, so why should it now? In fact, you should be even more motivated to impress your boss. Not everyone gets the opportunity to fire their boss and take advantage of a home based business opportunity, especially one with this much promise, potential, training and support.

You are being given the opportunity and tools to succeed, as well as the training to transform a sales job into how to be a millionaire. So, now let's help train you to really be your own boss.

Think Like a Boss

Most jobs require you to meet deadlines. So, as you approach tasks to handle for your home-based business, put deadlines on each one. Really get it into your head that being an entrepreneur means setting and meeting deadlines, too.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to start a new project or area within a project. You can't see how to approach it, at first. After some brainstorming though, it becomes quite clear on how to tackle this feat. When that happens, you will find yourself working feverishly, really getting into it and getting it done.

The best thing you can do to make the most of this inspired streak is stay with it. If at all possible, don't switch tasks or allow little distractions around the home office to stop you. Ride it out. It makes it that much easier to complete the job. Besides, if you try to pick it back up later, you may find yourself back at square one trying to figure out where to start.

On that note, you must also allow yourself breaks. Reward your hard work with a much needed break. You deserve it, and you don't want to end up burnt out.

Act Like a Boss 

Know how to work smart. Sometimes keeping that home-based business running means getting away from the home-based office. Find ways to get out and still be productive. This could be meeting with potential clients in person, when possible. It could also mean joining local groups such as BNI (Business Networking International) so you can network, be around people, get away from your office and maybe even get some fresh new ideas from others. 

Above all else, remember how fortunate you are to be moving forward as an entrepreneur in your home-based business. Commit. Take Action. Live YOUR Dream. If you are looking for an opportuntity that is one of the few honest turnkey operations available, go to: http://www.learntoearnwithalexandtera.com/.

All the best,

Alex and Tera

Productivity

Planning and Organized Thinking

When entrepreneurs who have started their own home-based business hear about how important planning and organizing is, they often think they already knows what this means. Unfortunately, they often think this means just that little corner office in the home needs to be neat, clean and well-structured. This is true, but isn't broad enough or big picture thinking.

Taking advantage of any home based business opportunities will mean a slight shift, in many ways, to your home, you life and your way of thinking and planning. You have to treat things just as you would if you still had to go to an office job, but with the luxury and relief of knowing you’re not. Going to work meant getting in a different mind frame, working a certain schedule for a set amount of hours and keeping things in an order that made sense and could enable you to succeed. Guess what, no difference here. Except now you are working for yourself, will enjoy what you do more and will see more rewards both financially and personally. 

Home Work

The first thing you will want to do is evaluate your office situation. Is it free from distractions? If not, could it be? This just means making sure friends, family neighbors, whomever understands that just because you are home does not mean you are doing something less than work. Make sure your car being in the driveway doesn't encourage the next door neighbor to pop by and hang out all day preventing you from working your “job.” Devise a system that lets others know when your office hours are and to try to keep distractions to a minimum.

Also, make sure you actually have a home office. It can be difficult and distracting to share a home office in a room that serves another function. If someone will be coming in to do laundry or exercising in the same space, it can be difficult to take it seriously, even for yourself. And yes, of course, keep it organized, neat and tidy. Every successful business person is organized “from the inside out.” Set yourself up to think, act like and be a success.

Daily Routine 

Part of being able to work for yourself is having some freedom to set your own schedule, but that does still mean having a schedule. Maybe part of why you wanted to be your own boss was so you could take those kickboxing classes your work schedule interfered with, and that's great. So set your schedule around that, but set a schedule.  One possible way of handling this might mean Tuesday and Thursday your work day ends at 3:00, but then on Monday and Wednesday you work until 6:00 without exception. And by all means, set that alarm. Get in the habit of still starting the day at a decent hour and putting in a full day’s work.

Bonus Tip

One of the easiest and most valuable tips we learned from Eben Pagan was to work for 50-minute blocked intervals and stretch or move around for 10-minutes in between “work blocks”

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In All you do…Play YOUR Best Game !

Alex and Tera

Mindset and Internet Business Coaches

Set Out for Success for the Right Reasons

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others” Ayn Rand

There is nothing wrong with being competitive; it can be an asset. But setting out to simply achieve is a difficult trait and characteristic to beat. It also helps keep a person motivated to keep striving for more. The competitive man is often done once he feels he has won, even though there can be so much more to strive for and accomplish. Yet, a man who wants to achieve something will continue to find new things to strive to achieve.

The great thing is, if you strive to achieve your goals, the rest will fall into place. So instead of aiming for goals such as 'beating others', 'firing your boss' or 'becoming a millionaire', if you simply want to achieve, all those others things will happen anyway. Those who strive for something else will only feel disappointed if it doesn’t happen. But, if your goal is to achieve and you know you are working hard each day to make that happen, you have no reason to ever feel disappointed.   

This also means that, in times of challenge, you will be more likely to not just survive but come out on top. While the person who wants to beat out his competitors may give up and quit when things get rough and it looks as though he won't be able to win, you will stay motivated by your desire to achieve.

Some Right Reasons for Successful

So, of course striving to achieve, and therefore striving for success, is a great reason to succeed. You want to make the best out of your career as an entrepreneur with your home-based business for a variety of reasons. Probably, one of the most important reasons has been to be able to become your own boss, pursue your interests, spend time with family and friends and enjoy the quality of your life more. For these reasons, you will always be able to find motivation by remembering what is driving you to be a success.

That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with wanting to be a millionaire either, though. But often times, when you are focused on wanting to achieve greatness, be a success and improve your life, the rest will follow. Of course, you can't sit idly by hoping you will be a success or a millionaire; you have to put the effort forth to make it happen. If you really strive to achieve instead of strive to beat others, you will be putting in your hard work and determination.

In All you do...Play YOUR Best Game !

Alex and Tera Singletary
Mindset and Interner Marketing Coaches

http://www.learntoearnwithalexandtera.com/

Setting Expectations with Perspective...

So you've got goals for your future and you're setting expectations. You might be getting a little impatient with yourself. Here's a perspective from Alex (who is constantly keeping me in check) that may help you not be so hard on yourself and reduce a bit of your frustration...

"Did any of us walk, or talk, as soon as we were born? No, we needed to watch and learn how it was done. Would you go to a surgeon that never went to medical school? No, you want a doctor that knows exactly what they are doing. Could you fly a plane without someone at least showing you the basics? I know I could not, and the point is that to do anything new and/or amazing...a specialized education is required.

Marketing is no different, to have the best chance of success, you need to start with learning the basics, then move up.

On our team you will receive the best marketing education, community support and mindset training on the planet today. So click on the link below to start on your path to a better reality. See you on the inside...

http://LearnToEarnWithAlexandTera.com

We understand that this may seem 'too good to be true', it did to us at first. Stick with it and you'll reap the rewards !"

This encouraging note is simply intended to remind you to focus on doing yourself the best favor you can do...and that is to line up with the best education, community and mentorship you can find so that you can meet and exceed your personal goals...regardless of where your interests are in life.

As always, we wish you the greatest success.

In ALL you do...Play YOUR Best Game!

Faith Makes Way for Prosperity

The Power of Belief

“There is a difference between wanting something….and to be ready to accept it.”
- Napoleon Hill 

‘Desire’ is certainly the beginning point toward achieving success however having a desire for something is not enough by itself. The critical next step is that one must believe that it belongs to them. The idea is to have the faith that one is indeed deserving to gain the success in whatever the goal. This is to say...being fully and openly ready to accept it.

You may have a vision or aim that you are not able to accomplish. While others having the same desire instantly achieve them. It is not because the universe is favoring them and not you. It is simply that their desire for the aim is unshakable and consistent.  While maybe you have incomplete faith that waivers or allows youto sink into hopelessness or frustration.

Maintaining a firm belief is imperitive to acquiring what you desire to achieve.  Paulo Coelho in his book, The Alchemist, states that: “When you want to achieve something, the whole world conspires to make it yours”. He says what you need to do is just imagine that this thing belongs to you and at the end it will be yours. By imagining a thing (or achievement) to be yours, you attract it. You emit positive energy in your surroundings that act as a magnet. The time then required to achieve what you want is simply dependent upon the thoroughness of your belief as well as the consistency of yor preparation. If you have a strong belief and have prepared, you will get it more rapidly, otherwise it may take quite some time.

Similarly, the prosperity of a business is also dependent upon the faith you have in your idea and skills you have to run that business. If you believe in your idea, you will succeed and would be able to convince others to be a part of it but if you do not yourself believe in your skills, no one else would accompany you.

When you get an intuition about something, take action! Do not think about what other people would think about you or your choices? Because people are more interested in the end results rather than the nitty-gritty details of what or how you do it? If you have a firm faith that whatever you are doing is right and fruitful, go with it. May be you encounter with a lot of pitfalls. Do not worry, these circumstances make you grow.  Only consider “failures” as “temporary setbacks,” learn as much as you can from them and take action not to repeat the conditions.  You can bother with giving an explanation for your choices and actions down the road. The chances are when you come up with the end product; people may very well forget your mistakes and focus on your path to prosperity.

Very simply put…if you want to prosper in your business or in your life, move forward in complete faith - doing what you do. It is the belief that will help you identify, refine and finally be able to fully express your unique and true talents.

In ALL you do...Play YOUR Best Game !

Alex and Tera Singletary
Mindset and Internet Marketing Coaches

http://www.learntoearnwithalexandtera.com/

She'd Played 'HER Best Game' Every Day - A Tribute to Aunt Betty

It has been one week now since I was making the arrangements to go say goodbye to my dear Aunt Betty and celebrate her life with my beloved Uncle Harold and cousins. The idea to write this particular blog post was rather spontaneous and seemed too good of a fit of "Play YOUR Best Game" to miss sharing with you all...

Aunt Betty was born on August 10, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to the delightful little town of North Augusta, SC in 1943. After completing her undergraduate degree at Winthrop College in 1951, she returned to North Augusta and commenced to teach at North Augusta Elementary School for the next 23 years.  Anyone who knew her would agree that she taught far more than 3rd grade math, science and reading. Every day she taught love, respect, inner strength, the importance of family and of community. Every day, she led by example. Every day, she 'played HER best game' and encouraged others to do the same.

Aunt Betty, Mrs. Elizabeth Singletary Thompson of North Augusta, SC, was a servant leader from the inside out. A devoted wife, mother, exemplary patriot, school teacher, and active in every community with which she committed herself, Aunt Betty entered into rest June 6, 2011. She will be greatly missed.

To learn more about our exemplary Aunt Betty Thompson, go to: http://www.mediafire.com/file/42cllrakra36bq1/Obit-for%20EST.doc


In ALL You Do...Play YOUR Best Game!