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		<title>Empower Network Experiment &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 13:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to Know How to Make Money Online Quickly With Your Home Business? &#160; What&#39;s that &#8230; You don&#39;t have a list?&#160; No problem.&#160; You can make money online starting from scratch&#8230; with no list. It&#39;s easy&#8230; once you Learn how to Generate Leads! The following is a recording of a recent Webinar where I [...]]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">Want to Know How to Make Money Online Quickly With Your Home Business?<br />
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>What&#39;s that &#8230; You don&#39;t have a list?&nbsp;</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>No problem.&nbsp; You can make money online starting from scratch&#8230; with no list.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>It&#39;s easy&#8230; once you Learn how to Generate Leads!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>The following is a recording of a recent Webinar where I reveal a little experiment that generated 211 new leads and made $6850 in 30 days&#8230; without using my list.<br />
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Number? &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Baby I got your number&#8230; and I know that you got mine&#8221;&#8230; sings Tracy Chapman over and over again in my head. You know how you hear a song and it sticks with you for the rest of the day &#8230; Well that&#8217;s happening today. And what is it about a number? I love numbers.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/04/number8.jpg"><img alt="number8 Whats Your Number? ..." class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1224" height="189" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/04/number8.jpg" title="number8" width="230" /></a>&ldquo;Baby I got your number&hellip; and I know that<br />
	you got mine&rdquo;&hellip; sings Tracy Chapman over<br />
	and over again in my head.</p>
<p>	You know how you hear a song and it sticks<br />
	with you for the rest of the day &hellip;</p>
<p>	Well that&rsquo;s happening today.</p>
<p>	And what is it about a number?</p>
<p>	I love numbers.&nbsp; Actually I study them &hellip;</p>
<p>	From marketing conversion stats &ndash; to Fibonacci &ndash;<br />
	to Numerology.&nbsp; I know, I know &hellip; I&rsquo;m weird!;-)</p>
<p>	But here is something interesting about<br />
	June 8, 2012 &hellip;</p>
<p>	The number 8 is the symbol of harmony and balance.</p>
<p>	Eight symbolizes the ability to make decisions.</p>
<p>	Eight symbolizes abundance and power.</p>
<p>	The very first event for <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Empower Network</span></strong> is <br />
	scheduled for June 8th, 2012.</p>
<p>	After I registered for my ticket I received<br />
	an email from a Numerology website that <br />
	had this to say about the Essence of number 8&hellip;</p>
<p>	&ldquo;This is a lucky time in which it is very easy for you to <br />
	get ahead financially. Usually people acquire a lot of <br />
	valuable material things during this period.</p>
<p>	The Number 8 Essence denotes a time when your <br />
	professional reputation and credibility is enhanced.<br />
	It is easily to build a business or career and many come <br />
	to respect you as an expert or a pillar of the community.</p>
<p>	It is a period during which you are likely to meet a lot of <br />
	people who can help you with your career. The drawback is <br />
	that you are so busy that you might not have much time for <br />
	family, romance or health.&rdquo;</p>
<p>	Was this a coincidence&hellip; or was it confirming<br />
	my decision&nbsp; to go?</p>
<p>	Whether you believe in Numerology or not &#8211; </p>
<p>	Here is a fact&hellip;</p>
<p>	On October 2011, David Wood, the owner of Empower<br />
	Network, met privately with a group of only 30 people, <br />
	late at night in a hotel room.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	He taught things that nobody had ever heard before.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	That group of 30 people turned into a team of more than<br />
	10,000 members in only 45 days.</p>
<p>	Fifteen of those people made over $10,000 within<br />
	30 days! (I was one of them);-)<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	What do you think will happen when we open <br />
	the flood gates of this &#39;inner circle&#39; knowledge on <br />
	June 8th in Atlanta?<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	There will be no replay available to anyone who doesn&#39;t<br />
	go, we won&#39;t live stream the event, and nobody will be <br />
	allowed to tell you what we teach them.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	(There is a non-disclosure policy &#8211; we&#39;re not messing <br />
	around here.)<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	<a href="http://empowernetwork.com/join.php?id=cdouthitt">Just get in NOW!</a></p>
<p>	They sold 800 tickets in the first day when the<br />
	tickets for the event went on sale on Wednesday.</p>
<p>	There are only a very limited number of seats left,<br />
	and you have to be a member to purchase one.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	<a href="https://apps.facebook.com/empower_blog/?id=cdouthitt">Click Here to watch the Replay of Last Night&rsquo;s Video.</a><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	If you&#39;re &#39;already in&#39; you can login here, then click<br />
	on &#39;My Business&#39; and &#39;Events&#39;.&nbsp; You can buy your<br />
	tickets there. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	Not in yet?&nbsp; Just watch the replay <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	Then<a href="http://empowernetwork.com/join.php?id=cdouthitt"> &#8211; Join here for $25</a></p>
<p>	You can still grab one of the remaining tickets left<br />
	in your members back office.</p>
<p>	I can&rsquo;t wait to meet you in Atlanta!</p>
<p>	Have a fabulous weekend!;-)</p>
<p>	<a href="http://empowernetwork.com/cdouthitt">~ Carol</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Some days it seems like you just do a couple of tasks, and before you know it the day is over.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Well &hellip; that&rsquo;s how my entire month of March went.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>It feels like it just started &hellip; and now it&rsquo;s almost over.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://empowernetwork.com/commissionloophole.php?id=cdouthitt"><img alt="Carol in Rolls 300x168 How to Create the Lifestyle of Your Dreams ......" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1208" height="168" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/03/Carol-in-Rolls-300x168.jpg" title="Carol in Rolls" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">It&rsquo;s all good though.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>This month we celebrated several family birthdays and I took a quick trip to San Diego to spend a few days with Gangster Video Marketer &ndash; <span style="font-size:12px;">Frank Kern.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>(I<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>&ldquo;chickened out&rdquo; on our surfing day because it was only 55 degrees and there were several shark sitings in the area. Didn&rsquo;t feel like feeding the sharks&hellip; if you know what I mean.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">The Grandkids have only a few days left of Spring Break so we are coloring Easter Eggs later today.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Then I&rsquo;m off to Las Vegas for a few days with my sisters!;-)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">What does all this have to do with marketing?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Nothing &hellip; but it has everything to do with the Lifestyle I&rsquo;ve been able to create because of my online business &hellip;. And I&rsquo;m loving it!;-)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Today&rsquo;s article is about the 3 things you need to know about having a successful online business.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Put these 3 in place, and you can design the Lifestyle of YOUR dreams too.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Now more than ever, people are turning towards the Internet in the hopes of &ldquo;striking it rich&rdquo;.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Whether they are students attempting to put themselves through school, work at home moms, company employees hoping to supplement their income, or those seeking the independence which being self employed offers &#8211; everyone today seems to be looking for an additional stream of income.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">There are literally hundreds of thousands of people right now searching for more money.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">I&#39;ve been thinking a lot about that lately, how many people around the world are literally sitting around brainstorming about how to make money online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Everyone knows there is a ton of money to be made &#8211; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">IF you know what you&#39;re doing.</b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://empowernetwork.com/commissionloophole.php?id=cdouthitt"><img alt="Empower Network Gold" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1198" height="215" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/03/bag-of-gold-300x215.jpg" title="Empower Network Gold" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">This reminds me of the story that started back in 1849 when they heard the first whisperings that gold had been found at Sutter&#39;s Mill, California. The news spread quickly and became a thundering roar as thousands of people across the nation and from every corner of the globe rushed frantically west in hopes of making their fortune. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Sadly, most of those hopeful entrepreneurs who made the journey eventually abandoned their quest for gold and returned home physically and emotionally depleted &hellip; and in financial ruin. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">There were a few exceptions, however, and some quickly made their fortunes by capitalizing on the gold rush.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;<br />
font-family:Verdana">Strangely enough &ndash; those who made it big never actually went digging for gold.</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">One such success story comes from a publisher by the name Samuel Brannan.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Frankly, Brannan&#39;s vision of acquiring massive wealth didn&#39;t include working grueling hours in the hot California sun. Instead he began selling shovels, picks, and pans to miners desperate for the tools required to unearth the golden nuggets they so desperately hoped to find.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">At the peak of its success Brannan&#39;s store was selling as much as $5,000 a day in supplies, and he eventually went on to become California&#39;s first self made millionaire.</span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;<br />
font-family:Verdana">Today&rsquo;s Internet Business Rush is similar to that of the California Gold Rush.</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">People every where are clamoring to make money online. However, there is so much new and confusing technology emerging around how to really succeed online that most people get lost and give up before they ever really get started.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">The confusion often leaves them feeling alone with no clear direction and no one to point a clear path.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">One of the biggest problems seems to be wading through mountains of information &#8211; sorting and sifting through what is an actually useful strategy from what is only theory that is useless and unpractical gibberish.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Another problem is the shiny object syndrome that bombards your email box with daily offerings accompanied by the &ldquo;fear of loss&rdquo; profession sales copy leaving them with empty wallets&hellip; and empty dreams yet again.</span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;<br />
font-family:Verdana">In the big scheme of things, there are only 3 things you really need to have a successful online business&hellip;</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;<br />
tab-stops:list .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;<br />
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:<br />
Verdana">A product that sells</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;<br />
tab-stops:list .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;<br />
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:<br />
Verdana">A website to sell it from</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;<br />
tab-stops:list .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;<br />
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:<br />
Verdana">People to sell it to (traffic to your site)</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">If you are lacking any of these 3 things, then you might as well turn off your computer and go get a part-time job somewhere because you will never make money online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Very few people know how to get traffic and generate leads, let alone create a product that sells.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>And when it comes to a website, there are so many options &#8211; it&rsquo;s mind boggling.</span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;<br />
font-family:Verdana">It&#39;s a SERIOUS problem for most people because they have NO idea what they are doing&#8230; or even where to start. </span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Many good people are willing to work hard to be successful&#8230; it&#39;s just not that easy if you don&#39;t have anyone to show you exactly what to do or how to do it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">I recently joined a Top Secret Group on Facebook that has thousands of people talking and posting about how they are making a killing selling &ldquo;picks and shovels&rdquo; to people who want to learn how to make money online.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">In the past week alone they have been &hellip;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">&#8230;Generating tons of Traffic, Leads &amp; Sales. </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">&hellip; Making incredible amounts of money online, every single day.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">&hellip;. Some as much as $1,000 a day.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">If you&#39;re interested in Mastering The Basic Skills needed to establish an Internet Business that will last for years to come&#8230; I&rsquo;d like to extend an invitation to our private Top Secret Facebook Group.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">In this group you will learn how to sell the &ldquo;picks and shovels&rdquo; in a few quick and easy daily assignments.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">If you would like to join us, here is what you need to do&hellip;&nbsp;</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;<br />
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Go here and join <a href="http://empowernetwork.com/join.php?id=cdouthitt">Empower Network</a> and activate your affiliate position by purchasing the $25 blogging platform.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></p>
<p>	<a href="http://empowernetwork.com/join.php?id=cdouthitt">Click here to Join Now<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 3.75pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(This will provide you with a product that sells and website to sell it from)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Setup your E-Wallet account so you can start receiving your 100% commissions.</p>
<p>	3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Send me an email and let me know you are all setup and ready to start receiving commissions.&nbsp; Then I&#39;ll send you the access to our Top Secret Facebook Group so you can start your daily assignments &hellip;. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><em>Plus &#8230;</em> I will add you to my invitation list to the Secret Live Training that I&#39;ll be holding next month teaching you how to generate hundreds&hellip; even thousands of free leads.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Stop the confusion and insanity.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Learn from those who are actually doing it now &hellip; not just telling you how it worked for them 5 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Learn what&rsquo;s working today and start creating the Lifestyle of your dreams.</p>
<p>	That&#39;s it!;-)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>I&rsquo;ll see you in our Top Secret Facebook Group.</span></p>
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		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does it really mean when you say you want to live a stress free and abundant life? Let&#8217;s break it down &#8230; &#8220;Stress Free&#8221; means being free to do what you want and when you want to do it&#8230; most of the time. &#8220;Stress Free&#8221; also means knowing that your income goals will be [...]]]></description>
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<p align="left"><a href="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/01/world-hand.png"><img alt="world hand 227x300 Living a Stress Free Abundant Life ..." class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1186" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2012/01/world-hand-227x300.png" style="width: 125px; height: 166px;" title="world-hand" /></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">What does it really mean when you say you want to live a stress free and abundant life?</p>
<p>	Let&rsquo;s break it down &hellip;</p>
<p>	&ldquo;Stress Free&rdquo; means being free to do what you want and when you want to do it&hellip; most of the time.</p>
<p>	&ldquo;Stress Free&rdquo; also means knowing that your income goals will be met with predictably and consistently.</p>
<p>	&ldquo;Abundance&rdquo; means designing the lifestyle that is perfect for the happiness of you and your family and making that lifestyle become a reality.</p>
<p>	&ldquo;Abundance&rdquo; is knowing the difference between what &ldquo;stuff&rdquo; is really important and what is an unnecessary distraction and only getting what is really important.</p>
<p>	Summary: To live a good life, have nice things, and not have to do anything that you hate.</p>
<p>	Now the challenge becomes &ndash; How can you live a Stress Free and Abundant Life when nothing that you are doing right now is allowing you to live that way.</p>
<p>	<b>You Need a Plan &hellip;</b></p>
<p>	A plan to get from Point A &ndash; which is where you are right now. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">For many that means living in a state of constant stress and worry and not knowing where your life is headed. You are basically spinning your wheels and going nowhere.</p>
<p>	To Point B &ndash; which is where you want to be. Living life on your terms and living a life filled with happiness and abundance.</p>
<p>	The Point A or starting point may look a little different for all of us. And so does Point B for that matter.</p>
<p>	But the end result is the same &ndash; <b>To Live a Life that You Love!</b></p>
<p>	What does that look like for you? If you don&rsquo;t know&hellip; there is no program or training available that can help you get to Point B unless you know what that looks like and feels like for you.</p>
<p>	So spend a few minutes (or hours) and ponder this&hellip;</p>
<p>	<b>What do you want your life to look like in 1 year &ndash; 5 years &ndash; or 10 years from now?</b></p>
<p>	I&rsquo;ve answered that question many times over the years. And even created a &ldquo;life map&rdquo; or &ldquo;Vision Board&rdquo; with pictures cut from magazines of what my perfect life looks like. </p>
<p>	While cleaning my office recently, I pulled out a &ldquo;life map&rdquo; that I created back in 1997. I had completely forgotten about it and when I unrolled it, was amazed to realize how many things on my map I had accomplished and was now actually living that life.</p>
<p>	Back then I was working 50 to 60 hours a week for someone else making them millions of dollars&hellip; while I accepted a $40k annual salary. I was trading my time for dollars.</p>
<p>	Today I have the short 10 step commute down the hall to my bedroom office where I make more money in one month than I did all year working for that company.</p>
<p>	But the best part is that I get to work on my terms. I work when and where I want. That&rsquo;s not to say I don&rsquo;t work hard. I do. In fact, I&rsquo;m very disciplined when it comes to working my home business because I treat it like a business. </p>
<p>	Frankly, the thing I love the most about my business is that I can put some of it on autopilot. Because I have systems in place to do a lot of the work for me, I can still have money coming in whether I&rsquo;m home working in my office or not.</p>
<p>	Here&rsquo;s a screen shot of some sales that came in over this past Christmas Holiday.</p>
<p>	It&rsquo;s a page view of one of my business checking accounts during what is traditionally the slowest time of the year for direct sales&hellip; </font></p>
<p align="center"><img border="0" height="344" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/centiergif1.gif" width="459" title="Living a Stress Free Abundant Life ..." alt="centiergif1 Living a Stress Free Abundant Life ..." /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br />
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">It may be a little blurry &hellip; but for a 7 day period from Dec. 20 to Dec. 27 it shows deposits totaling $24,165.10</p>
<p>	Two of the deposits (circled) were over $11,500.</p>
<p>	All this money came in while I was busy settling back in after a 4 day intensive business trip in Las Vegas (Yes&hellip; it REALLY was business), wrapping presents, baking cookies, planning a Holiday meal for 18 people, and coordinating a Special Surprise 80th Birthday Party for my mother on Dec. 28th. (The party was Awesome&hellip; She was so surprised!)</p>
<p>	<strong>I&rsquo;m so very grateful to the many teachers, mentors, and friends who have helped me along the way. </strong></p>
<p>	Now that so many of my goals have been achieved, it&rsquo;s time for me to create a newer version. I now have a new starting Point A and new upgraded Point B. And I&rsquo;ve sought out and hired new mentors to help me achieve my new goals.</p>
<p>	Life is constantly changing and we can experience more of life and the beauty of things in our world when we change and grow.</p>
<p>	If you are not changing and moving forward &ndash; you are either standing still spinning your wheels &ndash; or worse yet moving backwards (which is no fun).</p>
<p>	Remember what Solomon said: &ldquo;Wisdom is greater than gold.&rdquo; It is more valuable than gold; more precious than silver. </p>
<p>	<strong>If it&rsquo;s knowledge you are lacking for achieving your goals &ndash; seek and pay for knowledge. Invest in yourself.</strong></p>
<p>	With all this talk about a &quot;bad economy&quot; did you know there is really NO Shortage of Money?</p>
<p>	That&rsquo;s right! In fact, there is more money than ever floating around out there.</p>
<p>	I can show you how to get on the receiving end of it.</p>
<p>	Join me on Tuesday, Jan.24th for my first ever Free Webinar where I reveal the same strategy I&rsquo;m using to create a multiple 6 figure income.</p>
<p>	This is not for everyone. It&rsquo;s only for Serious Entrepreneurs who are not afraid of learning and can follow simple instructions.</p>
<p>	You need to attend the Webinar to get all the information.<br />
	<strong><br />
	Mark your calendar for Tuesday night &ndash; Jan. 24th at 9:00 pm EST.</strong></p>
<p>	Go right now and register your seat before they&rsquo;re all taken.</p>
<p>	<strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> TotalFreedomBlueprint</span></strong></p>
<p>	Wishing you Continued Joy &amp; Abundance,</p>
<p>	~ Carol</p>
<p>
	PS. I will also be giving away a very <strong>Special Gift</strong> for all the Webinar attendees valued at over $1,000, so mark your calendar and plan on attending.</p>
<p>	PPS. I&rsquo;m not sure if I&rsquo;ll be able to record the Webinar, so make plans to attend on Tuesday &ndash; Jan 24th at 9:00 pm EST.</p>
<p>	I&rsquo;ll see you then!</font></p>
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		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a good way to end the year &#8230; but I just lost $50k in a blink of an eye!;-( &#8230; read on to find out why I&#8217;m not really bothered by it because I can make that back in a heart beat and can show you how you can make way more than that [...]]]></description>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Not a good way to end the year &#8230; but I just lost $50k in a blink of an eye!;-(</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">&#8230; read on to find out why I&rsquo;m not really bothered by it because I can make that back in a heart beat and can show you how you can make way more than that too!;-) &#8230;<br />
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<p><a href="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/12/2012sand.jpg"><img alt="2012sand 300x200 It All Starts with a Decision ..." class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1181" height="200" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/12/2012sand-300x200.jpg" title="2012 sand" width="300" /></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">The New Year is almost here and this is an excellent time to sit back and reflect on the past and plan for the future.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<strong>Are you living the life you truly want?<br />
	&nbsp;</strong><br />
	&nbsp;Actually, a better question is &#8230; <strong>Do you even KNOW what you want?</strong><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Once you answer that question then it&rsquo;s easy to start planning for the future because you must have a destination before you can even make a plan to move forward.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;You don&rsquo;t have to wait until you have a certain amount of money or that new home to start living &ldquo;the good life&rdquo;.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;You&#39;re entire life should be fulfilling your dreams, not waiting until retirement or when the time seems right to start living.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I know&hellip; I know. Having enough money seems to be the biggest obstacle keeping you from living your ideal life. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;But having enough money shouldn&#39;t stop you. It should be the fuel that propels you forward.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;In today&rsquo;s economy it just makes sense to have an extra stream of income &hellip; money that comes in constantly from your own efforts&hellip; <b>your own home business.</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Money you can depend on!</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I&rsquo;ve learned from the school of hard knocks not to depend on anyone else for my financial security.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Here&rsquo;s a great example of what just happened to me&hellip; </b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;At about 9:00 pm on Christmas Eve I received a really a strange voicemail. It said something about holding a special meeting in Utah for members of a real estate investment where I had invested about $50k a few years ago.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I had been receiving really nice interest checks from this investment every month for the past 4 years. They always came right on time &#8211; like clockwork.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I remember thinking it was so strange to get this voicemail because it was late on Christmas Eve&hellip; but then quickly forgot about it as time with family and friends filled the next few days.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Then a few days after Christmas I received a notice from my bank &hellip; the last interest check I deposited from the investment company had bounced. Ugh!;-(<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;So I called their office to see what was going on &hellip; only to find out that the business was now in Receivership!<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Meaning of course they had either filed bankruptcy or had been taken over by some government agency. I&rsquo;m still waiting to get the details but I&rsquo;m sure my investment is gone.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Yes&hellip; losing $50K overnight along with a monthly residual check was a hard pill to swallow.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Yet my mind immediately thought of how grateful I am to have a home business that could make that amount of money back in no time!<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;My heart goes out to those who have lost their savings, investments, and even their main source of income without having anything else in place to back up or add to their source of income.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;One day you are living life and usual, then in the blink of an eye you get a phone call or a &ldquo;pink slip&rdquo; or some big catastrophe happens and your money dries up &hellip;.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Worry and stress now become your constant companions. </b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;More than anything I wish I could just hand people the keys to success on the internet that would allow them to make a substantial living right away. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Sadly, it doesn&#39;t work like that. It takes work, skill and determination. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Most marketers would never say this because it doesn&#39;t sell that well, but in my opinion the way to online success almost always boils down to&#8230;<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Making a decision to learn new skills and becoming a BETTER YOU!</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;That&#39;s it. But not many people want to admit that, and hardly anyone wants to try and sell that to you because it&#39;s usually business suicide. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;They&#39;d rather sell you a push button biz in a box system that guarantees overnight riches while you live carefree on the beach drinking mojitos.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Good luck with that one!<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;This stuff takes real work, practice and experience. You learn by &ldquo;doing it&rdquo;. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;It&rsquo;s actually pretty simple once you understand how all the pieces fit together, but there is a learning curve and work involved.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;You&#39;ll notice most successful people online have put in their time and paid their dues whether they openly talk about it or not.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I&rsquo;m putting together a new training program that steps you through all the phases of how to run a successful online business and how to put all the pieces together&hellip;<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;But that&#39;s not really the purpose of this article right now.<br />
	&nbsp;.<br />
	&nbsp;The purpose is to encourage you to know what your dreams really are, and then to encourage you to do whatever it takes to go after them.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Do you even know what your dreams are? <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Have you written them down?</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I guarantee you&#39;ll have a way better shot at achieving them if you write them down, display pictures in your office or home, and constantly project what it is you want into your daily life.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I&rsquo;m writing this from my home where I woke up this morning without an alarm clock and walked about 10 steps down the hall to my warm toasty office.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;It&rsquo;s cold and snowing outside, but as I check my online account this morning I discover that I just made another $1,149.73&hellip; and never had to leave my home. <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;(Oh by the way&hellip; that&rsquo;s way more than I was getting from the interest every month from my $50k investment that just dried up!;-)<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>So Please Don&rsquo;t Give Up On Your Dreams! </b> <br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Your Dreams Are Your Fuel.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Your Dreams Are Real.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>If you can dream it&hellip; you CAN Achieve It!</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Whether you&#39;re spinning your wheels, barely scraping by or already making six-figures and searching for a way to add an extra zero to your income&hellip;<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;Once you make a decision and commit to achieving your dreams&hellip; the world moves with you.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>It all starts with a decision.</b><br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;It doesn&#39;t matter where you are with this online journey; I want you to know I am thankful that you are my subscriber and/or client.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I am privileged to be working with people who are constantly pushing themselves to make their lives better. You should feel very proud of your accomplishments, no matter how little or grand they are.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I was once where you are now. To me, there is no better thrill than helping&nbsp; business owners like yourself&hellip; because for the most part, we understand each other.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;So, thank you for being a part of this with me.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;I have some big plans for helping you in 2012.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	&nbsp;<b>Here&#39;s To Fulfilling Your Dreams!;-)</b></font></p>
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		<title>Christmas Blessings 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a picture frame that hangs in my living room with the following caption&#8230; &#8220;With hearts as full as they can be, we thank you for our Family.&#8221; While I may not have a picture of you in that frame, please know that you have touched my life in some way by being a [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">There is a picture frame that hangs in my living room with the following caption&hellip; &ldquo;With hearts as full as they can be, we thank you for our Family.&rdquo;</p>
<p>	While I may not have a picture of you in that frame, please know that you have touched my life in some way by being a part of my Internet Family.</p>
<p>	As my Christmas Gift to you, I created this special Christmas Blessings video.&nbsp; Wishing you Joy &amp; Abundance this Holiday Season and in the New Year!<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I am so very grateful for many things in my life. One of the things I am most grateful for is that I have been truly blessed with being able to work with so many wonderful people in my online businesses. You are one of them! You may currently be a business associate of [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/11/charliebrownThanksgiving.jpg"><img alt="charliebrownThanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving!" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1137" height="194" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/11/charliebrownThanksgiving.jpg" title="charliebrown-thanksgiving" width="259" /></a></p>
<p>	I am so very grateful for many things in my life.</p>
<p>	One of the things I am most grateful for is that I have been truly blessed with being able to work with so many wonderful people in my online businesses.</p>
<p>	You are one of them!</p>
<p>	You may currently be a business associate of mine, you still may be considering joining one of my opportunities, (you may be one of my family members still trying to figure out what the heck I do to make so much money online!;-) or you may be one of the loyal subscribers on my list or readers of my blog.</p>
<p>	No matter how our paths have crossed &hellip;</p>
<p>	I appreciate you!<br />
	&nbsp; <br />
	Thank you for your part in adding to the Joy and Abundance in my life.<br />
	&nbsp; <br />
	Here are my four simple rules to be happy:<br />
	&nbsp; <br />
	Live simply.<br />
	Love openly.<br />
	Give more.<br />
	Always Be Grateful</p>
<p>	Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>	Love&nbsp; ~ Carol<br />
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		<title>Empower Network as a Funded Proposal &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you familiar with the term &#8220;Funded Proposal&#8221;?&#160; It&#8217;s often used as a lead marketing strategy when you market expensive products or services. What exactly is a Funded Proposal? &#8211; A funded proposal is a marketing plan where you sell an inexpensive information product to your target market on the front end.&#160; This gets them [...]]]></description>
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	Are you familiar with the term &ldquo;Funded Proposal&rdquo;?&nbsp; It&rsquo;s often used as a lead marketing strategy when you market expensive products or services.</p>
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	<strong>What exactly is a Funded Proposal?</strong> &#8211; A <a href="http://www.WealthTodayBiz.com">funded proposal</a> is a marketing plan where you sell an inexpensive information product to your target market on the front end.&nbsp; This gets them into your funnel so you can offer them your &ldquo;bigger ticket&rdquo; item on the back end.</p>
<p>This serves two purposes:</p>
<p>1. You gather highly targeted and motivated leads who have raised their hand and said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m interested in what you have!&rdquo;&nbsp; They further qualify themselves by pulling out their credit card and Buy something from you.&nbsp; </p>
<p>So this is not just someone who is curious and wont&rsquo; even leave their correct email or phone number&hellip; this is someone who has a serious interest.&nbsp; This is a &quot;Buyer&quot; lead.</p>
<p>2.&nbsp; The big advantage of using a Funded Proposal is that it generates immediate income and actually helps pay for your advertising.</p>
<p>Hence the term, Funded Proposal, you are funding the advertising of your business by selling a less expensive product first.</p>
<p>So in essence&hellip; The leads you generate from a funded proposal are paying for your advertising!</p>
<p>It doesn&rsquo;t get any better than that!</p>
<p><strong>Here&rsquo;s how a Funded Proposal Works &hellip;<br />
	</strong></p>
<p>You advertise an inexpensive information product, anywhere from $25 to $97.&nbsp; It must be something of value that people in your market need. </p>
<p>For example&hellip; if your target market is someone who wants to make money online, a great front end product would be something that helps them to generate leads.</p>
<p>In fact, one of the questions I get asked most often is &ndash; &ldquo;How do I get people to my website?&rdquo;</p>
<p>So you see how learning how to generate leads and drive traffic to your website would be valuable information you can lead with and offer them an inexpensive product up front.</p>
<p>If this item has VALUE, then you can often up-sell your customer to other back-end products that have a higher price point.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m sure you see the value in this because now you are making money to pay for your advertising on the front-end whether your lead joins your primary business or not.</p>
<p>Plus&hellip; you now have the opportunity to upsell your new client to a more expensive product or service.</p>
<p><strong>The Funded Proposal business model works like a charm.<br />
	</strong></p>
<p>A few weeks ago as I was searching for a product to use as a funded proposal for one of my top tier businesses, a business associate sent me some information on a new product that was launching called <a href="http://www.wealthtodaybiz.com">Empower Network</a>.</p>
<p>I wanted something that was inexpensive, had value, and would help my clients generate leads.</p>
<p>	I know from experience that blogging is a great way to generate leads.&nbsp; And even though blogging is free, there are some upfront fees involved along with some specialized knowledge to get your blog setup correctly.</p>
<p>	Not only does it cost money to setup a blog, you also have to get a customized theme, create a header graphic, install plugins, and learn how to convert traffic into leads.</p>
<p>	Before you can even get ready to start blogging &hellip; you&rsquo;ll spend anywhere from $50 to $500 and more to have a blog setup for you.</p>
<p>The main focus of <a href="http://www.wealthtodaybiz.com">Empower Network</a> is teaching people how to generate free leads through blogging.</p>
<p>	As I was reviewing the <a href="http://www.wealthtodaybiz.com">Empower Network,</a> the light bulb went on.&nbsp; Here was a way to&nbsp; get a complete blogging system plus have the ability to make money immediately as you generate leads for your business&hellip; all for only $25 a month.</p>
<p>	They&rsquo;ll do all the setup for you &ndash; your only job is to add a post to your blog on a daily basis and this will start to generate leads for your business.</p>
<p>	Let me take a few minutes and explain how this can work as a funded proposal&hellip;</p>
<p>	You join and pay a $25 monthly fee &#8211; this pays for the setup and monthly hosting to have a high traffic blog setup for you.</p>
<p>	As you post short articles on topics that interest you&hellip; you will attract people to your blog site.&nbsp; They have strategically placed some compelling banners and links for visitors to click on the site.&nbsp; When a prospect clicks on any of these links they are encouraged to fill out a form and request more information.</p>
<p>	<strong>When they do this&hellip; you generate the lead!</strong></p>
<p>	Then they watch a short video about how to make money online and if they decide to join&hellip; you get paid the full $25 commission.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s all seamless and automated.</p>
<p>	Not only have you generated a lead&hellip;. But you also now have a &ldquo;paid&rdquo; client who just put $25 in your pocket.</p>
<p>	An opportunity &ldquo;buyer&rdquo; is the best lead for many online businesses especially if your business involves MLM or Network Marketing.</p>
<p>	As you develop a relationship with your new clients through your autoresponder follow up messages and weekly broadcasts, eventually you can introduce them to your main program.</p>
<p>	I joined the program to test it on October 31st. and so far I have generated 417 leads and 95 new paid members who each paid me $25 or more.&nbsp; Most of my sales occurred while I was out of town, my laptop had crashed, and my cell phone was not working properly.&nbsp; So I had very little to no interaction with people who joined.</p>
<p>	<strong>In other words &ndash; It was Completely Automated!</strong></p>
<p>	They have 3 levels so you can potentially earn more money if your new clients decide to upgrade to the higher level and receive additional marketing training.</p>
<p>	Not only will you get the 100% commission upfront&hellip; but you also get the 100% commission and the monthly renewals.&nbsp; </p>
<p>	You can steadily build a large residual income on the backend while you get paid to generate leads on the front end.</p>
<p>	After 3 weeks&hellip; I&rsquo;ve already earned over $9000 while generating new leads for my main business.&nbsp; But what I&rsquo;m really excited about is that $5,800 of that is monthly residual income!</p>
<p>	The funded proposal is another very effective strategy for growing your business&hellip; and helps to offset the cost of other advertising.</p>
<p>	PS. If you are curious and want to read more about how this can work as a funded proposal for your main business, <strong><a href="http://www.WealthTodayBiz.com">Click Here for more information about Empower Network</a></strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will soon come to realize that the stepping stones to success in your business are Marketing &#38; Mindset.&#160; In order to point you in the right direction I want to introduce you to something so powerful yet so simple &#8211; The Four Principles. Learning these Four Principles has completely changed the way I do [...]]]></description>
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<p><img alt="stumblingblockssteppingstones 300x178 The Four Principles" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1101" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/10/stumblingblockssteppingstones-300x178.jpg" style="width: 293px; height: 211px;" title="steppingstones" />You will soon come to realize that the stepping stones to success in your business are Marketing &amp; Mindset.&nbsp; In order to point you in the right direction I want to introduce you to something so powerful yet so simple &#8211; The Four Principles.</p>
<p>	Learning these Four Principles has completely changed the way I do business. &nbsp;</p>
<p>	I was first introduced to them a few months ago by Deena Morton, a facilitator of the <a href="https://sixminutes.infusionsoft.com/go/dreams/evergree">Six Minutes to Success </a>Premier Group. &nbsp;</p>
<p>	Do not underestimate the power of these Four Principles.&nbsp; I have been using them for the past 2 months and my income has sky rocketed.&nbsp; In fact, what started out being one of my worst years in business just may end up being one of my best!</p>
<p>	These are very simple yet VERY Powerful steps you can easily start implementing today.</p>
<p>	Write them down and read them daily!</p>
<p>	<strong>The Four Principles &hellip;</strong></p>
<p>	<strong>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Write down your Goal for the next 30 days. &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>	What do you want to achieve in the next 30 days?&nbsp; Write down the dollar amount or thing you want to buy.&nbsp; Make it big enough and exciting enough to stretch you to take action. </p>
<p>	Don&rsquo;t waiver and don&rsquo;t lose sight of your goal.&nbsp; And most importantly, don&rsquo;t give up!&nbsp; If you haven&rsquo;t made your goal in 30 days, just extend the date.&nbsp; But don&rsquo;t extend the date until the very last day of your deadline.<br />
	&nbsp;<br />
	<strong>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Decide right now that you&rsquo;re going to &ldquo;Leave everyone with the Impression of increase&rdquo;. &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>	What does that mean?&nbsp; It means decide what you are going to &ldquo;give&rdquo; in return for the money your new clients/customers are giving you.&nbsp; There must always be an exchange for money.&nbsp; You can&rsquo;t just &ldquo;make&rdquo; money.&nbsp; (Only the mint can &ldquo;make&rdquo; money!;-)&nbsp; Money must be earned!</p>
<p>	<strong>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Be grateful for all things&ndash; write down 5 things you are grateful for the first thing every morning for 30 days. &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>	You will be amazed at how doing just this one exercise will turn your life around.&nbsp; (But don&rsquo;t just do this one &ndash; please do all four!;-)<br />
	<strong><br />
	4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Have an Unwavering Faith and Believe in Yourself &ndash; You Can Do This! </strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>	Remember, God didn&rsquo;t make any mistakes.&nbsp; You are more powerful than you can ever imagine.</p>
<p>	This brings to mind one of my favorite quotes by Marianne Williamson.&nbsp; Take a minute to read this now&hellip;</p>
<p><strong>&ldquo;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? <br />
	</strong></p>
<p><strong>Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#39;t feel insecure around you. <br />
	</strong></p>
<p><strong>We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It&#39;s not just in some of us; it&#39;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&rdquo; <br />
	</strong></p>
<p>Copy and paste this quote and print it out on a piece of paper. Read it daily!&nbsp; You will soon start to realize the gifts you have been given and understand how you can best help others using your special talents.</p>
<p>	<strong>May your Light shine brightly!;-)</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Douthitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago while attending a Personal &#38; Business Development Seminar in California with John Assaraf, I met the most unique and friendly gentleman by the name of Don Staley. Don was also an attendee at the seminar and seemed like a very ordinary guy but I soon learned how extraordinary he truly was. [...]]]></description>
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<p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A few years ago while attending a Personal &amp; Business Development Seminar in California with John Assaraf, I met the most unique and friendly gentleman by the name of Don Staley. Don was also an attendee at the seminar and seemed like a very ordinary guy but I soon learned how extraordinary he truly was.</p>
<p>	Case in point &ndash; At that seminar we had an exercise with about 8 people around each table and we were given CD players with headsets and a CD to listen to a very calming meditation. Don was also seated at my table. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">There was an elderly gentleman sitting next to me who couldn&rsquo;t get his CD player to work. I was trying to concentrate on listening to the soothing sounds on the CD, but all I could hear was the annoying guy next to me talking rather loudly about how he couldn&rsquo;t get the @#&amp;*^% CD to work.</p>
<p>	After a few minutes Don takes off his headset and goes over to the elderly guy and offers to help him get his CD to work. Ahhh&hellip; back to the peaceful meditation. Only now I&rsquo;m wondering, why didn&rsquo;t I think of that? Instead of being annoyed and distracted, I could have easily offered my assistance and made both of us happy. </p>
<p>	In speaking with Don later, I learned that he is a professional speaker, coach, and author of several books that he co-authored with Bob Proctor, Brian Tracy, and Zig Ziglar. Don&rsquo;s passion is helping people transform their lives.</p>
<p>	You see, often times when people talk about and teach personal development they don&rsquo;t really walk their talk or practice what they preach. This was not the case with Don.</p>
<p>	A little over a year ago I received an email from Don asking me if I would take some time to evaluate a rough draft of his new book, <strong>Fit Mind, Fit Body</strong>. I was extremely busy at the time but remembered how kind Don was at the seminar and simply felt compelled to help him.</p>
<p>	As it turns out, Don was the one doing me the favor because I couldn&rsquo;t put his book down. I read page after page of compelling strategies on how to put your fitness on autopilot and create Your Ideal Body without the stress of special diets or exercises. The book was actually created for the 95% of people who struggle with diet and exercise. </p>
<p>	Finally, someone had taken the powerful laws of the universe and cracked the code on how to not only live your ideal life&hellip; but also have your ideal body. It was such an easy format to follow and it all made perfect sense.</p>
<p>	My favorite part in the book is the 30 Day Action Plan so you can hold yourself accountable to making the lasting changes you desire for your body &hellip; and your life.</p>
<p>	Don has used the powerful information he shares in his book to exercise daily on autopilot for over four years in a row (and counting)! And he is creating amazing results in his life.</p>
<p>	<strong>In the book Don also reveals &hellip;</strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&bull; Why 95% of fitness programs fail (you&rsquo;ll be surprised)<br />
	&bull; How to create habits to put your fitness on autopilot <br />
	&bull; How to create an empowering mindset The biggest mental mistake most people make <br />
	&bull; The one critical mistake most fitness &ldquo;experts&rdquo; teach which actually prevents success <br />
	&bull; The two vital actions you must take in order to succeed </font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">I completed my edits to his book in a few weeks and sent it back to him and didn&rsquo;t really hear any more about it &hellip; until yesterday. In the mail was a beautiful autographed copy of his new book, <strong>Fit Mind Fit Body &ndash; How to Achieve Your Ideal Body and Keep it FOREVER by Putting Your Motivation on Autopilot &ndash; </strong>by Don Staley.</p>
<p>	<strong>Here is the Really Great News &hellip;</strong></p>
<p>	</font><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Mind-Body-Don-Staley/dp/0982899394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1316519693&amp;sr=8-1"><img alt="FitMind FitBody 150x150 Kindness   Paying It Forward" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1088" height="150" src="http://www.webmarketingconnections.com/blog/wp-content/mythemes/2011/09/FitMind-FitBody-150x150.jpg" title="FitMind-FitBody" width="150" /></a><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Fit Mind Fit Body</strong> goes on sale at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Mind-Body-Don-Staley/dp/0982899394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1316516287&amp;sr=8-1"> Amazon.com</a> today &ndash; September 20th. </p>
<p>	I really hope this book is a huge success because I truly believe it can help so many people. In fact, I have a list of people who are getting the book as a Christmas gift from me this year. I already told them about it and they can&rsquo;t wait to get their copy. I know they will Love It! </p>
<p>	Here&rsquo;s how you can help Don too &hellip; Rush over to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Mind-Body-Don-Staley/dp/0982899394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1316516287&amp;sr=8-1"> Amazon.com</a> and order your copy between the hours of 1pm and 2pm EST. today!</p>
<p>	Buying it at this specific time will help make the impact that Don needs to climb to the Best Seller list. But don&rsquo;t worry if you can&rsquo;t buy it precisely at that time. </p>
<p>	(Just so you know&hellip; the link to buy the book is not an affiliate link and I do not receive anything from the sale of the book. I&rsquo;m simply trying to help Don get the word out about his incredible book.)</p>
<p>	If you&rsquo;ve ever been on the receiving end of someone being kind to you and you want pay it forward &ndash; here is your opportunity! You are going to absolutely LOVE this book!;-)</font></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size:16px;"><font face="Verdana"><br />
	</font><b><font face="Verdana"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Mind-Body-Don-Staley/dp/0982899394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1316516287&amp;sr=8-1"> Click Here to Buy it NOW!</a></font></b></span></p>
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