I know, the topic of laundry or laundry expenses is rarely at the top of our list of exciting conversations. It is one of those things that just has to be done. Unless we have secluded ourselves and joined a nudist colony, we are doing laundry.

We are buying, sorting, spraying, bleaching, pouring, and pouring money right down the drain. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: laundrypure • no detergent • reduce laundry expenses

If you have ever visited a country with an apparent income divide you’ll know it. I remember my first cruise I had ever earned with my home business. One of our stops was Jamaica. While the experience was incredible and got me completely hooked on world travel, one thing was certainly unforgettable. I got a real view of what an income divide truly looks like. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: home based business marketing • income divide • success training • wealth and poverty

Okay, so I don’t know if the life sucks trend has gone global, but it sure is trying to take over my world, and most likely yours.

It is no doubt that people are experiencing very difficult times right now. The middle class is quickly shrinking making it difficult for average families to keep up with their bills. Keeping the lights on and food on the table isn’t something we take for granted any longer. Many are shouting out without hesitation…LIFE SUCKS!

Life sucks? This is a word of warning…a major lesson in caution. Tread very carefully… Read the rest of this entry

Pain is not a destination, a result, or the last chapter.

This morning as I was getting ready for the day, I happened to catch a bit of the morning news. I caught a little blurb, covering statistics regarding low income and poverty stricken families in the US. Although not surprising, I was awestruck at one thought. Pain.

Here are the stats: Read the rest of this entry

“Mom, Dad, I want to be like you!” When you hear that do you think Awesome! Or are you thinking UH-OH?

Do you feel you are worthy of emulation; would you want your kids to be like you?

This is a question that strikes parents at some point in their parenting journey. It usually happens when their child acts out a certain not so flattering behavior, and we realize they learned that behavior from us. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: leadership • leading by example • personal development • personal growth • positive parenting

Sometimes it seems like your breakthrough will never come. We can go weeks, months, or even years waiting for a breakthrough in our life. We can wait for change in our relationships, change in our career, change in our kids, change in our finances. Often we are looking for that miracle breakthrough, something that changes in the blink of an eye. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: success barriers • success mindset • success training • your breakthrough

Ever feel like you are just a pawn in a twisted game called “Winning in Life?” You feel as though someone is calling the shots, and no matter what you do, it doesn’t seem to help. It seems like every time you finally understand what to do or what move to make next, the rules of the game change, and you start back at square one. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: personal development • personal growth • success mindset • success training • winning in life

Mediocrity and status quo are terms that literally make my skin crawl.

My hope today is to wake you up. Mediocrity is a modern day prison. It is an idea of safety designed to keep you where you are. As long as your life is comparable to your friends, family, neighbors, and peers, you feel okay about it. As long as you maintain the status quo, your friends are happy for you. After all, it allows them to feel good about their life too.

If you are that person that says they are happy with their mediocre life, I seriously want to challenge your thinking right now. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: personal development • personal growth • success barriers • success mindset • success training

Ahhh, the infamous voice of reason. We’ve all probably at some point been told to listen to it. You know the one that is suppose to be a voice of wisdom. But has our voice of reason really turned into a voice of doubt? When do you typically hear this advice? Either when you are doing something completely stupid or something that other people cannot understand. Then you hear all the logical reasons why you shouldn’t be doing whatever it is you are doing. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: personal development • personal growth • success barriers • success mindset

It was quite literally a blog explosion. I am not just talking about explosive growth here. In just over 3 weeks after the official launch of a new blogging platform, what happened caught everyone by surprise.

Read more to learn what shut this site down… Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: 100% commissions • best blogging platform • empower network • home business blog • make money now

When you encounter a person with a winning attitude, a positive outlook, a person who seems to expect the best in everything, do you tend to feed off their energy or do you secretly think to yourself this person has lost touch with reality?  Maybe you are that person who believes something extraordinary is about to happen, but the people around you keep trying to convince you it never will. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: personal development • personal growth • positive attitude • success mindset • winning attitude

Everyone knows Negative Nancy. You might even know her friend Debbie Downer, or her close relative Drama Mama. When you first made the acquaintance, you had no idea just how exhausting this relationship would be. At some point you have a decision to make. You can learn how to respectfully deal with this life draining trio, you can remove yourself from their circle of friends, or sooner or later they will suck you in and rename you Sinking Suzy. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: negative nancy • overcoming negativity • personal development • personal growth • positive attitude

Although the Empower Network launched only 2 weeks ago, most likely you have heard about it, read about it, or have glanced at the myriad of ads all over the social networks lately. Maybe you even checked it out, but are still wondering what it is really all about.

Read more and decide for yourself. Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: empower network • home based business marketing • home business blog • viral blogging

Today’s face off is talent vs skill. Some believe that successful people were born with a supernatural gift or talent. Too often we use the term lucky in reference to those who seem to have it all. But does talent or luck really have anything to do with success? Whether we are referencing the world of sports, entertainment or business, how big of a part does talent really play in someone’s success? Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: skill development • skill mastery • success training • talent vs skill

MLM business can be a tough business, but add some major rookie mistakes to the mix and you might as well walk yourself straight into the failure hall of fame. I just watched a recorded webinar where Mark Yarnell was the feature speaker. Just in case you don’t know Mark Yarnell, he is an mlm business guru, author, and has made over $30 million in the mlm business, network marketing arena. Do you think Mark Yarnell might just know what he is talking about?

Read on to learn Mark Yarnell’s 10 biggest mlm business landmines… Read the rest of this entry

Tagged with: home business success • home business training • mlm business • mlm leaders • mlm success • mlm training