Sunday, September 30, 2007

Benefit Of Having Your Own Business - LEVERAGE!

The #1 Benefit Of Having Your Own Business.....FINANCIAL FREEDOM!

Having not just an unlimited income but also the time to enjoy it!

So, how exactly is that possible? Chances are you're already working hard and putting in long hours. What's the answer? I'll tell you!

The #2 Benefit Of Having Your Own Business.....LEVERAGE!

The difference between the wealthy and the middle class is leverage! The wealthy have an "EMPLOYER" mentality rather than an employee mentality!

The very wise and wealthy J. Paul Getty said it best, "I'd rather get paid 1% of 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own!"

With leverage, you can turn one hour of work into 100! How? Well think about it! If you have 100 people working for you and they each work 1 hour, that's 100 man (or woman!) hours,right?

Right!

By employing the efforts of others as you build your network, you'll be able to experience true financial freedom through TIME LEVERAGE!

Listen for yourself, click this link>>>>>>> Show Me Time Leverage!

Don't worry about HOW to build the network, Jackie and I can teach you how to do that and would be happy to do so.

Be sure to email or call us if you have any questions or if you'd like to discuss Time Leverage Strategies!

Until next time!

Paul & Jackie Birdsall are successful home business parents and are willing to coach anyone serious about staying home with their children. Paul & Jackie can be reached at their website www.ParentsWithPassion.net

Sunday, September 23, 2007

There Just Isn't Enough Time . . .Yeah Right!

by: Paul Birdsall

There are so many times that I have a new person join my business and tell me that there time was limited to just afew hours a week and yet still want me to impart them with the tools to becoming a hyper successful internet network marketer that I figured now is good a TIME as any to prove them wrong.

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The first thing to learn is that there is always time as long as you make it.

In a home based business your largest asset as well as your largest hurdle to overcome is the question of time. How do I make it and where am I going to find it.

So let me give you a few tips based on experience . . .

When I first began my internet network marketing businesstime was definitely an issue as I still held down a fulltime job so I had to make time when there really wasn't much to make.

I learned a few things . . .

What's important to you, you make time for is the biggest of them all though.

Now I'm not saying skip out on work, that's what puts food on the table, and of course that is number one until you liberate yourself from that concern.

But . . .

There are things that you do in the day that don't make you more productive despite what you may think.

Number one is access . . .

Living in the highly connected society that we do it's hard not to stay connect and that goes double when you have a home based business or network marketing organization budding below you.

In network marketing it's all about relationship, passion,and growth and well . . . It's that first thing that I think we trip on too much.

See, we as network marketers falsely believe that we have to be accessible to everyone at all time and let me tell you from experience it's not true!

When I first started to see strong growth in my organization and till today I tended to get an over abundance of emails and calls from people that wanted something.

It was, and to an extent today like I was a 7-11, open 24hours 7 days a week, and I believed that this is the way it had to be if I was to be a good sponsor.

You may disagree with what I'm about to say to you, but it's the truth . . . 75% of your communications with others are a waste of time.

Why?

When people email and call you about little things that if they didn't have direct access to you whenever they want that they would figure out themselves if they just spent five minutes looking into the situation themselves is a waste of your time.

When you allow it, people get needy, and when you're new to success you think you have to cater to it or else you're notbeing the best that you can be.

WRONG!

The first and sometimes hardest way to free up your time is to let needy concerns go.

Disconnect, turn off the cell phone for a few hours. I promise it's not going to hurt.

I'm as big a culprit as any when it comes to this. People call me and look up any hour has passed and nothing has happened except not so important conversation.

Let go. Please let go.

Disconnect for a while and you'll find time you never knew was there.

Second . . .

Be realistic when it comes to your time in a day. I used towrite to do lists that would go on for pages each and every morning and at the end of the day only have 4 things on my list of 41 done. (And usually they were the easiest things on that list to get done.)

So be realistic, when you have huge tasks and lots of little ones be realistic with your time, don't write a list of 83 things to do today when you know only, at most, 7 will get done.

Create your list and put a time next to each task for how long it will take and then stick to it. Don't keep working on your first task four hours past your allotted time. Stop when it's time to stop and move on.

It's easy to say but hard to do. It takes discipline, but you get a lot more done when you do it.

Third is focus . . .

Ideas are great and can come in an instant and can add new things to your list of to do items in a second, which is both good and bad.

Each month focus on one task, write your ideas down, but if they are not important to today's or this weeks work keep them documented and for the right time and continue to work on your main focus of the month.

For instance if lead generation is your task this month .

Great!

Learn and do as much as is needed to be the best at that task that you can, brainstorm and test new things, and what you'll find is at the end of the month you'll be much better at lead generation.

But what happens is you start out today thinking about lead generation and by the end of the night you start cooking up ideas on a new promotion for your team because of a great idea you had earlier.

Leave it until next month when promotion is your focus.

Again, easy to say, but harder to do . . .

Finally just get to it.

Write your list of to do items and get to them. Don't think about how you're going to get them done, or what the best order to get them done in is. You're wasting valuable time!

Get to it.

More time is wasted, and again I'm a huge offender here as well, thinking about when to get something done when youshould just be doing it.

Know your tasks and then do them.

When I first started my business as I said time was a huge factor. I had to get up take a shower and then get to work for 8 hours.

Never mind contacting new 40 prospects, writing new promotions for our team, learning new skills, or creating a team marketing guide.

What did I do?

I just made sure to wake up 3 hours earlier to get my business done before I went to work.

By the end of the day I only had the personal contacts left and maybe a few details.

The morning before anyone can bother you with little time wasting tasks and you're all alone is the best time of the day to get REAL work done, so use it!

These are just a few tips to find more time in your day I've learned through experience. Put them to use and you'll see what I'm saying.

You can get it all done, you just gotta make time for it.

Paul Birdsall is a home business success coach and can be reached at www.ParentsWithPassion.net

Friday, September 21, 2007

Goal Setting And Doing It!

One Easy Way To Make Sure Your Family Is Taken Care Of.....

I was listening to a CD while driving in my car earliertoday.

It was given to me free by one of my mentors.

The subject of the CD was developing personal confidence.

It's not something that I often think about much, but I figured that since the CD was given to me freely that I might as well take a listen.

Well, I was very glad that I did. Not because it taught me to be more confident, but because it was really one of the best audio's I've listen to in a while that spoke about goal attainment.

The person being interviewed on the CD was a man by the nameof Matt Furey. I had never heard of the guy, but after his intro it was apparent that he was a very accomplished man.

He was an NCAA National Champion Wrestler

He was a World Champion in Kung Fu.

As well as an extremely accomplished business man.

Well . . . One the topic of goal attainment he said one of the most powerful statements that I had ever heard.

He said that, without a doubt, that he could become an expert at anything that held his interest (of course withfull CONFIDENCE:)

Quite a bold statement? He said because he knew the formula to achieving anything he wanted in life and that he knew that if he applied it to ANY situation that it would work.

Here's what he said . . .For any goal in life there is a simple and systematic formula for the achievement of said goal.

The Formula:1. Define Your Goal
2. Focus Your Attention On Its Attainment
3. Then Act Until You Achieve It

I know you're probably saying "DUHH I already knew that Paul!"

But . . . Do you do it?

I've found that for every success that I have had in my life it's been by following this formula.

The thing is most people that I come in contact with don't REALLY follow this powerful formula.

Here's why?

They set goals that they aren't 100% sure that they want to achieve. They say, and I hear this when I coach people every single day . . .IF I could just xyz NOT I will have xyz

They would like to have whatever goal it is they set, but they are NOT dead set on achieving that goal.

That's the important distinction. A goal is not something that may or may not happen. It's something that happens 100% of the time because you makesure it happens.

To tie this in with the subject of the CD . . . Matt explained that the easiest way to obtain confidence is to master something. And you can only master something by following the formula above, there is no other way.

So I extend my hand to you here. My wife and I have mastered the task of financial independence. In less than a year we have achieved a financial status in which I will never have to work again, and I'm only 35. Heck Jackies only 32 and she's taken care of for life and so are our three children!

If you know this is something you MUST achieve in your life, I give you my word we will help you in any way possible to get you there. And the first step is right here:

Follow this link to learn more about our systems and let me and Jackie help you create the life you know you deserve.==> www.ParentsWithPassion.net

Take care,
Paul Birdsall

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Direct Sales Industry Facts

What You Should Know About This Industry!

Every year thousands of people sign up for a home based business in the direct sales industry, but most do not really understand that they are part of something much larger.

Did you know that the projected sales for 2007 alone are over $100 billion. $100 BILLION!!!

Did you know that four out of five people in the home based business base are women?

Did you also know that 87% of the folks in the home based business arena do it part time?

It is really important to know the facts about the industry that you are already in or maybe thinking of becoming involved with.

Do you know who your target market is and precisley whom you should be talking with? If you know the statistics, you should not waste a lot of time going around recruiting different groups of people when you know there is a good chance that they are not going to join your business. Or, stick around long.

It is also very important to understand why people join a home based business.

A lot of people will join for the income. A lot of people will join for the recognition. And other people will simply join to belong to a team or group.

When you are thinking about recruiting new people into your business as business builders, understand this very important principle - people will work for money, but die for recognition. That is why a lot of folks are so excited about this type of business.

Have you ever been to a big conference and watched people walk across the stage and tell their story? It is moving to see people tell an audience why they joined a company or how the product for them. It is a vital phenomenon of direct sales. It is really exciting to see people's lives evolve. One of the things that you do not hear about in the reports or see in the newsletters is how these people's lives change. It is a great feeling to have when you can impact lives in a positive way. The greatest gift you can give is your time.

In corporate America or Canada, most people are focused on keeping someone down. In the direct sales industry, the reason you succeed is because you help people up. Our industry is built on professionals who do it the right way, not by the people who do it the wrong way.

Take to heart how important it is that you share the proper information when you talk about your business, your industry and the growth that is taking place all over the world.

Reach Paul & Jackie Birdsall, home business success coaches, at www.ParentsWithPassion.net

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Balance - Working From Home & Parenting

Tips for Working at Home with a Small Child

Working from home presents many challenges but is especially tough when you have a little one vying for your attention. To some this is a contest of wills in itself where to others it is a perk. Oftentimes it is both.

Short of shipping the kid off to Grandma’s or daycare, what’s a work at home parent to do?
We all need routines, especially children. Establish a daily routine so she knows what to expect and you have a workable plan, yet keep it flexible. I like to work in the morning and have the rest of the day available for fun and games but it doesn’t always work out that way. My son knows that mornings are my work time and for the most part he entertains himself while I toil away. But some days he is just full of energy and needs more one on one interaction with me, he’s only three after all. That’s fine; I can always take a break or plan to catch up later in the day or week. After all, he’s the reason I am home in the first place, he is priority number one. Allow yourself to go with the flow. Try to have a set time and routine for working but be flexible so you can truly enjoy the benefits of staying at home. Is it an interruption when your child barges in excited about some wonderful discovery or a welcome pleasure? Take a break, let it be a welcome diversion and enjoy the moment.

Here’s a trick both you and your child will benefit from: use a timer. Children love timers and respond well to them. If he knows you are all his when the timer buzzes, he will be more likely to let you finish the task. This also helps balance your work time with your family time and keep your focus. Make sure you follow through, when the buzzer buzzes, time’s up. No cheating. (Hint: don’t make an important call 2 minutes before the buzzer is set to go off).

Design your office so that it is kid friendly. Toddlers love to imitate. Why not set up a play office within your home office complete with a little desk with a play phone, calculator and other safe office gadgets? Let them play "office" while you type up reports. Have special toys that he only plays with while you’re working. My son loves to bang on an old key board and click an old mouse. I’ll have him search for letters on the keyboard, in doing so he’s learning his alphabet and valuable computer skills to boot. For older children, hook up an old computer and load it with age appropriate software limiting computer time just as you would TV time, again use the timer.

Need a helping hand? Ask for help occasionally. My 7 year old daughter loves sealing envelopes. Even though we have a self moistening Pitney Bowes machine, I put her to work licking as many envelopes as she can handle when I'm doing a mailing. It turns a mundane job into a fun time for both of us and the work gets done. She actually does a good job; she even stacks them in neat stacks

If you're lucky and your child still naps, this is a no brainer, take advantage of it and work while she sleeps. If not, enforce an hour or so of "quiet time". All kids need it and so do you. Keep a stack of books, puzzles, playdoh and other activities handy and encourage her to play quietly and independently until quiet time is over (when the timer goes off).

One of the biggest obstacles when working is making or taking a phone call. It never fails, as soon as the phone rings somebody starts squawking or “has to go potty”. Use email as much as possible and plan outgoing calls around quiet time or first thing in the morning before your child gets restless. I usually mention that I’m working from my home office with a little one at my side and have found most everyone is supportive, interested and even a bit jealous that I have this opportunity to work at home while raising my daughter.

BZZZZ! My work is done, my kids are waiting.

Jackie Birdsall co-founder, www.ParentsWithPassion.net
She works from home with her daughter's Brooklyn, Hailey and her son Drayden at her side.

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