To Recession or Not To Recession?

There is most definitely a recession. People are losing their jobs, savings, and maybe even their home. However, I have chosen not to participate in a recession.

It is a fact that during recessions people invest in themselves – to grow, learn, and obtain new skills. What a better time to invest in yourself than now? Why? Because now is the time that entrepreneurs start a new business or another business. Serial entrepreneurs abound during times like these.

Part of my business is to bring the opportunity to learn from some of the best motivational, business and personal speakers. The best part? You don’t even have to leave your home – these speakers will come to your computer when you want – while you are working, doing housework, cruising the Internet.

iLearningglobal.tv uses cutting-edge technology -  only 7 companies have access to this technology: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Oprah, Disney, and iLearningGlobal.

A group of retired millionaires started the company. This new online learning resource brings great training/teaching to individuals with ease.

Bob Proctor is a guest faculty member. He is one of the few speakers that has chosen not to be a marketer.  Brian Tracy is our Chief Learning Officer and he is very involved in the business. As a marketer, he calls in often for the Saturday calls and other calls. Always cool to hear him introduce himself along with everyone else.

I use iLearningglobal.tv every day to listen to tips on productivity, reducing my taxes, setting goals, and I love the concept of guided learning – workbooks and audios/videos. We even have topics directed at teenagers and parents. How cool is that? One of my friend’s kids just love watching the videos. Real estate agents use the tools to help train for sales and dentists have the videos playing in their offices for their clients.

I encourage you to invest in yourself. If you don’t – who will? Not your clients. Not your family.

Let me know how you are planning to invest in yourself? Your business? Your family? Your life?

7 Things You Don’t Know About Me – Meme

@StacyBrice has started a meme – I have played variations of this game before and think it is so much fun. Thanks to Carol D’Annunzio for tagging me! The original post is here.

So here goes:

1) I shot the middle of a quarter out at a range of 100 yards with my rifle (however, it did have a scope on it).

2) I have broken my nose three times playing softball.

3) I have lived on 3 state parks in the state of Utah – my first husband was a park ranger. At the first park, we had to drive 17 miles to the nearest telephone and I had a new baby. We lived in a 12 x 52 trailer with bull snakes under it. Exciting times!

4) I have never done drugs.

5) I have bred, raised and shown Boxers in AKC obedience trials.

6) I learned to ride dirt bikes at age 46 and according to my husband, am the first woman to ride one up an actual tree.

7) I make my own soap, lotions, bath salts, sugar scrubs, and where we live we have to haul water.

There is lots more about me people don’t know to which my children are probably very grateful.

I am tagging @LauraJoRichins and @cardinalptb2b – wanna play?

Taking Risks

How many times in your life have you wanted to do something that is out of the ordinary for you and what people believe about you? Did you do it? Or did you tuck it away in the recesses of your brain and say, “Some day”?

There are a myriad of things that hold us back from reaching for the stars. It could be our family, lack of self confidence, money, skills, faith – you can put any number of reasons here. But, are they reasons or excuses?

“Paradigms power perceptions and perceptions power emotions” (The Shack, pg. 197). The emotions you have when thinking about an event, person, or experience are simply responses to perception – what you think is true of any given situation.

Many of us don’t try something new because we are afraid. Afraid people will make fun of us. Afraid we might appear stupid or incompetent. We are afraid that instead of being the rock that successfully skips across the lake, we skip once and sink to the bottom, never to see daylight again.

When you are thinking about changing something in your life or attempting a new business, adventure, or just plain enlarging your comfort zone, remember – live in the present. Not the past and not the future. Don’t try to figure out the future, but have some faith that you can do whatever it is you want to do. After all, the House of Certainty does not necessarily have a resident called Faith.

This may mean you need to reevaluate your paradigms and perceptions. Just because you may believe something awful or embarrassing may happen does not mean that it will.

Trust yourself and take that leap of faith! You can do it!