Merry Christmas!!

Wishing You and Your Loved Ones A Holiday Season Filled With

Love, Peace and Joy!!

I found a really special video of Susan Boyle singing "Oh Holy Night" last year in NYC that I want to share with you! Susan really is an inspiration for me. I remember the first YouTube video I saw of her … she has come such a long way!! She is totally working, playing … living her passion! And it is rewarding her handsomely! What an amazing gift she has been given … and she is serving the world well by sharing it generously with everyone! And, the thing I always try to keep in mind … if something like this is possible for Susan Boyle, it is possible for you and me too!

Enjoy the music .. and know that I am grateful that we are connected!

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How I Beat The UGLY PayPal Button Demon To a Bloody PULP

by Rose Mis

I really do like it when "projects" that I am working on for clients turn out well and the final product looks totally yummy After all, I really want my clients to LOVE my work and keep on hiring me right … ??? So I MUST deliver an excellent product every single time …

The other day I was setting up a sales page in WordPress for a gal who is selling an e-Book that I edited for her. And I am trying to get the danged Paypal "Buy Now" Button to look just like it does on PayPal's site … nice … neat … proportional … professional … you get my drift ! And the button wouldn't cooperate.

It  S  P  R  A  W  L  E  D all over the whole page … just like the one at the top … YUCKKKKKK !!

No way Jose was I going to let that UGLY button live on the same page as that beautiful e-Book!!

I was bound and DETERMINED to figure out how to make that button worthy of that page. (Can you tell that I am challenge driven? …. )

I put it in a table to "contain and compress" the html … better but not great …

I fiddled with the html code and blew the button up!! I was getting REALLY annoyed by the whole thing … and my client needed the page DONE in an hour and a half … and I did NOT have a viable solution …

I took a deep breath and made some iced tea .. trying to relax enough to get a Divine download …

10 minutes passed … nothing … 15 minutes passed … nothing …

I was getting ready to pick up the phone and tell her I couldn't give her what she needed to launch her e-Book promotion …

And then IT came to me … a possible solution that was so danged simple and easy … I was shocked …

If it worked it would be a PERFECT hack …oh I have absolutely no doubt in the world that there is a way to do this perfectly with the PayPal Code … however … time was not on my side this morning … I needed the solution NOW !!  And since my usual resources had been complaing of the EXACT same problem … I needed to get creative on my own and find a simple, non-techie solution NOW !!

Now the only thing left to do was to make sure it really worked the way I thought it would …

So here is what I did

I logged into her PayPal Account (yes , my clients trust me THAT much)

And Created A New Buy Now Button

Step 1 – Log Into Your Paypal Account and Create a New Buy Now button

Step 2 – Fill In All Of  The Details

Step 3 – Click on Step 2 In Your PayPal Account

Step 4 – Go To Step 3 In Your PayPal Account and Fill Out The Requested Information

Step 5 – Click on Create Button

Step 6 – Copy That Code – Isn't That Button On The Paypal Site Just Beautiful?

You Want One Just Like It Right … ??? ME TOO!!

The only code you need is the <X82DEF74PNA9J> forget all of the other html stuff

That's The Button That I Wanted For My Client – Beautiful Isn't it???

So Here Is What I Did To Give It To Her ….

I uploaded that photo to her media files (you can use it if you like it

I added the photo to her sales page.

I linked that photo to her PayPal account with one simple line of html code.

I published the page.

She got her sales page on time.

She got her first sale in 30 minutes.

She was REALLY pleased !!

The "Secret Sauce"

One simple line of code

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Rose Mis is known for her ability to translate very complex concepts into understandable, bite sized pieces of information and simple “this is how to get it done now” steps. People are shocked when they see how quickly they get tangible results  with  their WordPress blogs after implementing what they learn.  

Rose partners with overwhelmed, time-stressed business owners, allowing  them to have their time back to  focus on the revenue generating activities they do best. Her services eliminate the frustration often associated with WordPress site installation, design and maintenance, as well as WordPress Content Management.

She currently serves a group of over 200 business owners on a daily basis, as well as providing virtual copy and content management services to private clients.

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An Event That Rocked The Small And Home Based Business World!

Sandi Krakowski's "Read Their Mind Book Tour" Chicago June 2011

by Rose Mis

(Photo Credit John Hays)

Have you ever experienced something that was just too weird to really be believable? Something that leaves you shaking your head totally dumbfounded, wondering what ELSE is going to happen and WHY is this happening right here and now?

"If you take Resistance at it's word, you deserve everything you get."

~ Steven Pressfield

I live in New York City … we are famous worldwide for our aggressive cab drivers … they will do just about anything (yes … immoral and unethical are included in their customer acquisition strategies) to pick up a fare!! Early Friday morning .. like 6:00 am … I confirmed my pickup time with the service that I have been using for the past five years. They know me by my first name … know exactly where I live and always LOVE sending a driver because they know I am going to the airport when I call and I tip well .

I was packed and ready to go to Chicago for the weekend to attend Sandi Krakowski's  "Read Their Mind Book Tour Event" and I needed to be picked up by 10:00 am to be at the airport by 11:00 am …

At 9:00 am I get a call from the dispatcher who tells me my address doesn't exist (weirdness #1)  … so I give her block by block instructions on how to find me. AT 10:15 I get a call from the dispatcher who tells me the cab had to leave because I didn't come out of my building fast enough (weirdness #2 because I was waiting on the STREET CORNER and the driver never showed up) … I asked her to send another driver ..

10:30 am … I see the cab coming up my street and he drives right past me – ummmm…. HELLOOOOOOO … DRIVER – dude where are you going? ….

10:35 … I get another call from the dispatcher …. the driver can't find me …. I tell her to send the car back because I am RIGHT ON THE STREET CORNER waiting with my suitcase …. (weirdness #3 – NYC cab drivers SEE everything )

10:45 and I get another call … the driver still can't find me and as I am listening to the gal the car drives RIGHT PAST ME AGAIN. I tell the girl to phone the driver right away and tell him to STOP … because I can see him and can walk to the car … Thankfully he stops

When I get into the car … I ask him if he saw me standing on the corner … he tells me he saw me coming OUT OF MY BUILDING … (serious weirdness #4)

Anyhooo … we finally get to the airport by 11:05 … I have plenty of time to get checked in and go through security only to find out that …

My first flight is canceled … they reschedule me. The second flight is canceled … they reschedule me … That flight gets canceled too … and they tell me they are going to reschedule me to fly in early Saturday morning. NOPE that is NOT going to work … I tell the ticketing agent that if she has to fly me to  Los Angles and get me to Chicago from there then that is what she will have to do because Saturday morning is NOT acceptable.

She looks through all of the possible flights going to Chicago … and all of a sudden she blurts out … "THAT wasn't there five minutes ago" … I told her … whatever it is, it's mine – book me on it …. She does and I have 15 minutes to get to another terminal, at the other side of the airport, get cleared through security and get my butt into that seat … I made it … (total weirdness #5 – should have taken at least 45 minutes to do all that)

Can you believe it … I was on time (with 5 minutes to spare) for our Friday night "Meet and Greet"…

And just in case you think I was the only one this happened to … close to 80% of the participants at this event reported "unusual stuff" as well … talk about not taking "Resistance"at it's word !!!

What a way to kick-off the weekend that literally "Rocked The Small And Home Based Business World" with over 100 business owners  in attendance worldwide.

(Photo Credit John Hays)

What a great looking group !

Over the past year and a half I have not only watched Sandi build and create her most successful online company to date – A Real Change.com, I have watched her help dozens (yes dozens) of other people start building and seeing remarkable results with THEIR businesses – myself included – because of what she teaches!!

It has been through coaching and mentoring with her … watching HER coach with some of the best coaches out there today …. watching HER step all the way out of her comfort zone … paying attention to what SHE does and how she does it … seeing her results come rolling in with my own eyes …. and then implementing (yes, that means taking action on) exactly what she teaches, that I have been able to turn the lights on for my own business, just as so many others have been able to do because of her mentoring.

Here is the one thing that made a real difference for me. I KNOW, with every fiber of my being, that if one person can do something, it can be done by others. Since I wanted to have the same kind of results that Sandi and the others were having, I DECIDED to do EXACTLY what she was doing herself and what she was teaching her other students to do.

I invested (time and money) into my own education and immersed myself in her training. In a very short amount of time REAL RESULTS started showing up for me, just as they had for many others. I gave myself permission to take the time I needed to do the work and  trusted that the system that I was learning could work for me too, if I allowed it to happen (translated  – that meant telling "Resistance" to go straight back to where it came from.)

And now, a dream has come true for me, just as it has for many others … Because of the internet and my decision to do whatever I had to do to, to become humble enough to learn whatever I had to learn, I now have the privilege of making a real difference for people who are  stuck with their WordPress sites – I get them unstuck at lightening speed … no geek-speak required

Six months ago, Sandi offered me the opportunity to assist with her Forever WordPress Community – a community focused on helping people get unstuck FAST with their WordPress challenges. And slowly but surely, my confidence in my skills and my ability to serve other people well was renewed.

Being able to use WordPress easily and efficiently was something that I took for granted. It had been a very easy thing for me to learn how to do and since I have been using it for years, I figured that was true for everyone else. It never occurred to me that it could be a really challenging thing for other people. People would always ask me questions about their blogs and what to do to make them rank better, or which plugins to use, or how to add pictures and optin forms … and I would always help them out with joy in my heart …

I NEVER, for one minute, really "got" that my skillset was in high-demand. And after I had a coach tell me that I was wasting my time blogging and I should learn how to "get people to join my network marketing business the good old-fashioned way", my confidence in being able to build a business online was pretty well shattered. So I ended up giving everything I knew about WordPress away, because I felt that it had no real value.  Talk about a poverty mindset … talk about speaking "death" over someone's dreams … "Resistance" is a chameleon – it can look just like  someone that you should be able to trust …

Thanks to Sandi's mentoring, her encouragement, her belief … and a couple of swift kicks in the pants, I started to believe in myself again and because I was helping people real-time … I finally "got it" …  WOW … I REALLY can serve alot of people well with my knowledge and be profitable doing so. I don't think there are enough words to describe how grateful I am …

Lo and behold … I now have an online business that is growing each month. I understand and fully appreciate the REAL value of my time and knowledge and how  I can serve people with integrity. It really does make a difference with whom you decide to coach. I was truly blessed to see firsthand what having the right kind of support and training can do for an online business owner.

I am sitting here smiling and thinking about how many more people she helped this past weekend. The event really did rock the small and home based business community  in the best kind of way. Ideas for businesses were birthed. New ideas, products and opportunities were popping like Jiffy Pop Popcorn.  Life was spoken over everyone and every business during the event. People learned how to "hear" which words their perfect clients are really using to talk about their problems and how to translate those conversations into relationships that will profitably get those products and services to just the right people.

That wasn't the best part of the weekend for me though. The networking and the friendships that were born amongst the attendees, that was priceless. We all became a family … we laughed together, we cried together, we prayed together, we celebrated each and every breakthrough together – we all had one common goal … making sure that everyone walked out of that event receiving EXACTLY what they needed to MOVE FORWARD – it was a total team effort … and it happened …

If any of what you just read speaks to your heart … if you think that you and your business could benefit from being with a bunch of spirit driven business people, who are being coached by a very successful business person who actually walks her talk,  then I invite you to take a minute to look at the Inner Circle Coaching Program that Sandi has put together. It just might make a real change in the results you are seeing with your business too.

Remember what Steven Pressfield said …

"If you take Resistance at it's word, you deserve everything you get."

 I believe that YOU DESERVE nothing but THE BEST !!

>>>Come join me and let's work together with Sandi<<<

so that we can all get to where we want to go together!!

I would love to have your feedback!

Let me know your thoughts on today's issue.

You can leave your comments below or stop by Facebook and tell me there!

Remember sharing shows that you care

Feel free to share this article with anyone who could benefit !!

Both of you will be blessed

Rose Mis is highly respected both offline and online for her ability to translate very complex concepts into understandable, bite sized pieces of information and simple “this is how to get it done now” steps. People are shocked when they see how quickly they get tangible results  with  their WordPress blogs after implementing what they learn.  

Rose partners with overwhelmed, time-stressed business owners, allowing  them to have their time back to  focus on the revenue generating activities they do best. Her services eliminate the frustration often associated with WordPress site installation, design and maintenance.

She currently serves a group of over 100 business owners on a daily basis, as well as providing virtual copy and content management services to private clients.

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Why Some Network Marketing Companies Are Failing – Eric Worre, Multiple 7 Figure Network Marketing Pro Speaks Out

I tip my hat to Eric Worre of NetworkingMarketingPro.com, for today's bold video calling for some serious change in the Network Marketing Industry, starting at company ownership level. Eric challenges the networking marketing community at large and the owners, product formulators and management teams of those companies specifically to work much harder than they are on their Product Value Proposition than they do at recruiting and maintaining corporate culture.

What IS Product Value Proposition?

Eric explains it very simply as a product's WOW FACTOR,  the price of the product and it's ability to compete effectively in the marketplace. I can hear network marketers every where saying, "BUT Rose … my product IS the best out there … that's why it's priced the way it is … and NO other company is using that super duper magical pixie dust in THEIR products, so there is NO COMPETITION." And, as you are saying that, I want you to ponder this – "If you were no longer able to be a distributor for your company would you stay on autoship, continue to use the product and recommend the product to others ?"

BE HONEST with yourself. If your answer is no, it is time for some serious soul searching, because you are not adding any sort of real value to your own life and to anyone else's. Sure you maybe making money right now, but the question I have for you is, how much of that money is RESIDUAL INCOME versus fast start commissions? If most of your income is coming from fast start payouts, and you are replacing your BUSINESS BUILDERS every 90 days, there is a BIG PROBLEM with the way your business (if you can call it that) is being built.

Network Marketing is all about selling AMAZING products to people who are willing to pay a fair market price for the results that they get from those products. Those results are so positively life changing that they cannot imagine ever being without those products, so they order them like clockwork month after month, year after year and as a distributor you get paid month after month, year after year for those purchases. It really is not about making money, it is about making someone else's life better. When you do that by putting the other person's needs first,  the money follows.

One of the most profound statements that Eric made in the video is that the days of $200+ a month autoships on "me too" products that really don't compete in the marketplace are coming to an end. The New Economy simply will not tolerate over priced, mediocre products EVEN if they have an income opportunity attached to them. The New Economy is pushing the entire world to a tipping point in how business is being done.

Building a network marketing business is proving to be a far better way to take back control. However, network marketing companies that do not do the right thing, i.e. produce truly amazing products that are competitively priced will have a really hard time staying in business. Just imagine what could happen if a network marketing company was totally over delivering to raving product users who can't wait to talk about their results with everyone they come in contact with! Product sales on steroids …??? True lifetime residual income for distributors …??? The PROMISE fulfilled?

No wonder so many network marketers are not seeing the results they want and so many have started asking "Where Did The Money Go?"

Seriously, how many different kinds of Super Juice are out in the market place? How many different kinds of Protein Shakes are out there? How about Discount Travel Programs? Discount Technology Programs? Healthy Coffee and Chocolate? Essential Oils, Cards and Coins? … You name it and it probably has a network marketing opportunity attached to it. The only thing that I can think of that doesn't is … burial plots

What makes one product stand head shoulders above another in the marketplace and which company is producing it should be qualifying questions that everyone asks BEFORE they get involved with a network marketing business opportunity.

The bottom line,  the New Economy has created new rules that most network marketing companies have never had to contend with. And, in order to meet the new demand being expressed by the marketplace, high-value, more price sensitive products need to be created. Some companies have already started doing this. Others are still playing by the old rules. Kudos to the companies that have stepped up to the plate already. Research and development is a lengthy process and these companies have positioned themselves and their distributors to win in the New Economy.

So, once again, I am going to ask you to seriously think about this question …

"Would you continue to purchase these products, at the price you are currently paying, every single month, even if you were NOT involved with the business opportunity?"

If your answer is yes, I encourage you to go out there and serve as many people as you can. If your answer is no, I encourage you to think long and hard about what your future looks like in network marketing if you continue to build something that is not truly aligned with your mission and values through serving others with honor and integrity.  

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Rose Mis is the author of “Dead Blogs Don’t Lie ~ 7 Secrets To A Wildly Popular High Traffic Blog” and the editor and publisher of The Frugal Networker Newsletter. She is the creator and Executive Chef of the internet's only Award Winning Attraction Marketing Training Kitchen. Rose is one of the top MLM / Network Marketing bloggers online today and is a featured blogger at thatMLMbeat.com. You are invited to stop by the Kitchen anytime you have any questions about blogging, marketing or mindset. Rose is here to help you get the results you are looking for as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

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Dame Elizabeth Taylor – The Original "It" Girl

My father was a very tough, very private man. Spending 5 years in a POW camp will do that to a person. Add in a life long love affair with whiskey, a hair-trigger temper and a proclivity to flip his finger at the world and it's easy to see why very little seemed to impress him. There was one person who was an exception to that - Elizabeth Taylor.

I am not sure why she got under his skin the way she did, but she did. And it's something that I have always been grateful for. It made my father seem alot more human to me which is something that I had issues around for a long time. I honestly think that it was her sheer courage and determination to LIVE as big a life as possible that caught my father's attention. She was a true survivor who chose to live with passion and purpose. She has been quoted as saying,   " I'm a survivor – a living example of what people can go through and survive."  That would be something my father could appreciate and resonate with.  

Elizabeth was a drop dead gorgeous, supremely talented, highly public mess for many of the years that she was in the limelight. It took her most of her life to overcome her own challenges. However, that is not what this article is about. I want to talk about how she was able to become and remain the quintessential "It Girl" in spite, maybe because of, all that stuff.

Almost everyone has heard something about her marriages, addictions, insecurities, jewelry, homes and the people and things she was most passionate about. What was always hidden underneath the surface of all that stuff, was Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary business acumen. 

Fortune Follows Passion … Elizabeth Taylor's Passion

 

“I was always able to sell Elizabeth Taylor. Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It’s my passion for life . . . my passion for passion that has made me never give up.” Elizabeth once said.

The marketing genius of Elizabeth Taylor is timeless and will work as well today as it did over the past 60 years. It is fundamental to the creation of hugely profitable brands and businesses which remain evergreen.

1. Know Who Your Ideal Client Is And Give Them What They Want

It all started with a lemonade stand she set up with her brother at the age of seven. Even then, Elizabeth always knew who her audience was and she understood what they wanted. So, she gave it to them.

2. Don't Be Afraid To Make Lots Of Money And Do Good Things With It

She learned to leverage everything she had to work with – incredible beauty, violet eyes, winsome personality, even the hint of a scandal. While under contract with MGM, Elizabeth’s face was used to advertise many products – Lux soap, Max Factor cosmetics, Luster-Creme shampoo, Woodbury Creme, Whitman’s Sampler Chocolates, greeting cards, as well as her own line of paper dolls, and painting and coloring books.

With these high profile endorsements, as well as a succession of radio show appearances Elizabeth was able to supplement the income she was earning at MGM. During her marriage to Sir Richard Burton, wise investing continued to quietly yield very handsome profits. However, with the introduction of her first fragrance, Passion, the public came to realize just how business savvy Elizabeth really was.

3. Have The Right People On Your Side

When Malcolm Forbes (the publisher of Forbes business magazine) introduced Elizabeth at a top secret press conference announcing her new business venture, a perfume called Passion, the world collectively gasped and took notice. Passion was an overnight success and became the first successful celebrity fragrance.

4. Give People Something To Connect With

Elizabeth felt very strongly that perfume was the PERFECT business to go into. “I think perfume is more than just an accessory for a woman. It’s part of her aura. I wear it even when I’m alone.”  The real secret to Passion's was Elizabeth’s participation in every step of its creation—from working with the chemists to develop the perfect scent, to the packaging in her signature shade of violet. Elizabeth knew her public, knew what they wanted and delivered it to them in such a way that they loved her even more for doing so.

5. Keep On Producing Phenomenal Products

As successful as Passion was, the next perfume that Elizabeth produced, White Diamonds totally took the world by storm. Introduced in 1991, White Diamonds has remained on the list of the top ten selling perfumes. By the year 2007, White Diamonds had made more than a billion dollars, earning it the title of “the most successful celebrity fragrance of all time."

6. Have A Purpose Bigger Than Yourself For Everything You Do

“I have to show up because it galvanizes people. People know . . . I’m not there to sell or gain anything. I’m there for the same reason they are: to get something done.”

The discovery of HIV/AIDS changed the world forever. It also redefined Elizabeth's life and purpose. She was the first person in the entertainment industry to have the courage to stand up and take a leadership role in a time when few were willing to even listen, and even fewer were willing to help. Since the early 1980's she remained at the forefront of the battle against this devastating disease, a loyalty that earned her the name of “ the Joan of Arc of AIDS.”

7. Don't Just Talk About Being Different – SHOW People That You ARE Different

Elizabeth once spoke about how she got involved in the battle for a cure for Aids.

“I remember complaining, ‘Why isn’t anybody doing anything? Why isn’t anyone raising money?' And it struck me like lightning: ‘Wait a second, I’m not doing anything.’”

“I decided that with my name I could open certain doors, that I was a commodity in myself—and I’m not talking as an actress. I could take the fame I’d resented and tried to get away from for so many years—but you can never get away from it—and use it to do some good. I wanted to retire, but the tabloids wouldn’t let me. So I thought, If you’re going to screw me over, I’ll use you.”

And she show us she did … BRILLIANTLY!

You can read all about the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation by clicking this link

8. Learn To Leverage The Reach And Impact Of The Media

Elizabeth’s plan to use the media worked. The press had followed her every move for decades, and by attaching her name to the AIDS crisis, they would have to publicly acknowledge it. Elizabeth Taylor leveraged her love – hate relationship with the media and broke down the stereotypes associated with the disease.  Thanks to the press, people all over the world knew who she was. She leveraged the media to start educating the world – AIDS was not a "gay man’s disease". AIDS could potentially affect everyone … and noone was immune to it.

Elizabeth's AIDS work has been recognized throughout the entire world. The legacy that she leaves to all of mankind is that she has made a huge a difference in the lives of those who have contracted this terrible disease. To date, the different AIDS groups that she worked with have raised well over $300 million dollars. She used every single one of the resources she had … and LEVERAGED them to the hilt!!

With the recent advent of Social Media, Elizabeth stepped out even further into the public by creating a Twitter account, @DameElizabeth, in 2009. Although she tweeted infrequently (131 tweets total), she tweeted right from her heart.

Elizabeth'sTwitter page gives us a peek into to the final years of her life.

"I was honored with the great privilege of seeing 'This Is It' last week. I was sworn to secrecy, but now I can let you know about it," @DameElizabeth tweeted. "From 'Black And White, 'Man In The Mirror.' The inspiration behind 'We Are The World.' We must take his words of responsibility seriously."

Her passion and support for the Aids work being done worldwide is evident with this tweet,

"One Color Unites Us on WORLD AIDS DAY. Show your support for @joinred. Buy (RED) Save Lives."

If you take the time to read through her Twitterfeed, you can see the words of wisdom and inspiration she poured into her followers …

"You can't cry on a diamond's shoulder and diamonds won't keep you warm at night, but they're sure fun when the sun shines!" one of her very first tweets in 2009. And one of her last tweets in 2010, "Every breath you take today should be with someone else in mind. I love you."

9. Stand For Something – Your Opinion Matters

Elizabeth learned to keep herself in the public's eye. She was not at all shy about sharing her opinions about things.

"I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids."    she once said !! 

10. You Simply Cannot Please Everyone – So Don't Try And Don't Take "NO" Personally

In January 1985 she was asked to support a dinner being held by APLA (AIDS Project Los Angeles). Elizabeth knew from the get go that getting support form the Hollywood community was going to be really tough.  Elizabeth experienced first hand the fear and condemnation surrounding the disease when she tried to recruit longtime friends and peers to lend their support of the dinner.

“I have never had so many ‘no’s said to me. They didn’t want to come to the evening, didn’t want to be associated. People not only slammed doors in my face and hung up on me, but I received death threats. Something happened to the world, and I think it was massive fear.”

Obviously Elizabeth ignored all of it and pushed forward.  Thank God she knew what her mission and purpose were and never gave up!

The world is a much better, far more interesting place because of Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Thank you for YOU !! You were truly a gift from God. You will always be the original "It Girl".

Here is a quote snagged directly from the NY Daily News

Oh, to be freed from puffery. Oh, to be spared Brangelina-style twofers and got-up Gagas and hotelkeepers' grandchildren. Oh, to be rescued from lighter-than-air celebrity for its own sake.

Oh, to witness heart. Oh, to witness soul. Oh, to witness talent. Oh, to witness appetite. Oh, to witness beauty. Oh, to witness strength. Oh, to witness stardom.

Oh, to witness Elizabeth Taylor. Oh, to witness Liz. La Liz.

One of my favorite scenes with Dame Elizabeth and Sir Richard … Enjoy !!

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  Rose Mis is the author of “Dead Blogs Don’t Lie ~ 7 Secrets To A Wildly Popular High Traffic Blog” and the editor and publisher of The Frugal Networker Newsletter. She is the creator and Executive Chef of the internet's only Award Winning Attraction Marketing Training Kitchen. Rose is one of the top MLM / Network Marketing bloggers online today and is a featured blogger at thatMLMbeat.com. You are invited to stop by the Kitchen anytime you have any questions about blogging, marketing or mindset. Rose is here to help you get the results you are looking for as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

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Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe.

But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever ~ Old Indian Proverb

It's St. Patty's Day tomorrow and here in NYC we are looking at the 250th celebration of Ireland's favorite Patron Saint, Green Beer, All Things Irish, Corned Beef and Cabbage and the Wearin' Of The Green. Our legendary St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at 11:00 starting on 44th and 5th ending up on 86th St. in the Upper East Side. FUN … FUN … FUN!!

When I was a little girl, I always made sure that I had something green to wear to school on St. Patty's Day because everyone else was wearing green on that day and I didn't want to feel like a weirdo … LOL. I knew that it was a really special day for lots of other reasons too. I had heard that St. Patrick had driven all the snakes off Ireland and into the sea. And that HE was the one who made SHAMROCKS famous throughout the world. I heard really cool stories about Druids and how St. Patrick had used magic to turn himself into a deer and escape from lots of dangerous Celtic warriors. And how, because his magic was so much stronger than the High King's, he was allowed to convert many of the pagans living in Ireland into Christians.

St. Patrick died in 493 AD, a good 1400 years BEFORE I even knew he existed. That man's story has some real serious sticking power … it's how legends are created.  It's the kind of stuff that turns someone or something into a household name worldwide for centuries … creates a tremendous human bond … and educates people in a fun and painless way!!

Stories are the banquet platters of life and business – serving up all sorts of information … history, traditions, experiences, words, values … things that are important to both to the one telling the story and to the listener. A great story is one of our most powerful tools for highly effective communication. With stories we can share history, heritage and pedigree, teach, persuade, entertain and share information in a way that is genuine and very compelling. 

Years ago Seth Godin wrote a blog post "Ode: How to tell a great story". My big takeaway from Seth's post …

Great stories are rarely aimed at everyone. Average people are good at ignoring you. Average people have too many different points of view about life and average people are by and large satisfied. If you need to water down your story to appeal to everyone, it will appeal to no one. The most effective stories match the world view of a tiny audience—and then that tiny audience spreads the story.

5 Tips To Turn Your Stories Into An Attraction Marketing Pot O' Gold

There's alot of mumbo jumbo out there when it comes to marketing - attraction marketing, direct response marketing, network marketing, relationship marketing, reverse marketing, word-of-mouth marketing, internet marketing, offline marketing … you know EXACTLY what I mean. Marketing fundamentally is nothing more than the process of preparing potential buyers to purchase whatever it is that is being sold.

For me, Attraction Marketing is all about marketing in a way specifically designed to get my information in front of people who are actively looking for what I have, drawing them to me, so that we can have a meaningful two-way conversation, create a heart to heart connection between us, allowing me to understand how to best serve and educate them about what I do and how my products and services can benefit them, establishing real trust between us, well before they purchase anything from me.

There is no denying it – facts tell and stories sell. Here are five tips to help you turn your stories into a Pot O' Gold !!

Clearly illustrate the product’s unique value – A great story that illustrates the value of a product within your niche really isn’t all that useful.  It has to highlight what sets your product or service head and shoulders above everyone else's without bad mouthing the competition.

The story has got to be short and easy to tell in a very memorable way – You want everyone – your friends and family, sales folks, other marketers and your delighted customers to be able to tell the story well.  They won’t be able to do that if it is difficult to understand or too long.  Keep it short, entertaining and right on point. You will be surprised at how many more people will be thrilled to tell that story for you. (Remember the story I told you about St. Patrick – over 1400 years in the telling and it is still going strong)

The story needs to be relevant to your ideal clients – Telling a great story about a client outside of your niche really isn’t all that valuable. Your ideal clients must be able to relate themselves and their reasons for wanting to do business with you through other client stories that sound very similar to theirs.

Your stories must illustrate measurable, tangible results – The results … the “what happened” … part of your story has to be concrete and quantifiable.  General statements like “improved vitality” don’t pack the punch of “lost 60 pounds in 9 months and threw away my insulin”.

Happy client testimonials- These are the absolute BEST stories to have about your products and services. It is one thing when you are talking about your stuff and the results people get  …  a completely different level of credibility is achieved when someone else enthusiastically shares their before and after story on your behalf.

Telling great stories requires thought and practice … just like anything else to be mastered. So, I am inviting you to tell me YOUR best story in the comments below. Tell me who your ideal client is, what problem you solve for them with your products or services and a great story  that will have all of us saying … "Now THIS is something that I have got to have right now !!"  (Caveat – no company or product names – invent one if you have to ) Totally looking forward to reading YOUR story !!

My wish for you this Saint Patrick's Day –

May you and yours be blessed with lots of green and gold, pots of shamrocks, and a GREAT story to tell for years to come !!

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It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade ~ Charles Dickens

Spring is coming … March is here … yipppeee !! Yesterday the sun was BLAZING in her glory, only to be blown out a couple of times by the ferocity of the wind. Thank goodness she lit herself back up again Today, the sun is hiding behind the rain clouds and the wind is still whipping around NYC. Reports from SW Florida – windy and muggy – the porpoises are happy. From Maine – rain is coming, very windy, lots of mud and ice – a great day for a bike ride. From Nigeria – lots of sunshine and fresh air – great day to be alive !!

Did you know that a little over 2,000 years ago this month Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by dozens of members of the Roman Senate, uttering "Et tu, Brute?" before collapsing into a pool of his own blood. Caesar's last words in 44 BC were directed at a man he thought was a steadfast ally — Marcus Janius Brutus.

A very clever Elizabethan author, William Shakespeare, used words describing the circumstances surrounding Caesar's death to turn this time of year into one of pensive foreboding, writing "beware the Ides of March", a phrase which has stuck with us and has been widely quoted since the 1600's.

I know what you're thinking … "What does all that have to do with life and business?"

Before I get to that, I've got a little story to share with you

One blustery March day, a Scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he got to an 8 foot wide stream of fast running water.

The stream was too wide and running REALLY fast because of all the rain. The scorpion stopped to consider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he scuttled upstream and then checked downstream, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a farmer getting some water on the other side of the stream. "Wow … that farmer has really long legs. This will be sooo easy now", chuckling to himself at the thought. 

He decided to ask the man for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Farmer!" called the scorpion across the fast moving water, "Would you be so kind as come over here, pick me up and carry me across this water?"

"Good day to you Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the farmer hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too. You already know that I cannot swim!"

The farmer knew the scorpion was telling the truth about not being able to swim. He had also heard from other people how deadly the sting of a Scorpion's tail was.  He was VERY cautious.

But, something about THIS scorpion seemed different,  so he asked,  "What about when I get close to the other side? You could still try to kill me and get back to dry land!"

"True," agreed the scorpion, "But then I won't be able to get to the side of the stream that I really want to be on!"

"Sooo Scorpion … how do I know you won't just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" asked the farmer.

"Ohh… that is simple," crooned the scorpion ever so sweetly, "Because, once you've taken me to the other side, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

"Wow … THIS Scorpion IS different!!" the farmer said to himself.

So the farmer was delighted to help the scorpion across the river. He crossed the stream with several big strides. He reached his hand out to pick up his new friend. The scorpion crawled onto the farmer's hand, his sharp claws digging into the soft flesh of the farmer's palm. and the farmer took his first step back across the stream. The muddy water swirled around his boots, but the farmer held the scorpion high above the water so he would not drown. He strode confidently into the water, his steps sure and solid in spite of the strength of the current.

Halfway across the stream, the farmer suddenly felt a sharp, red hot pain shooting through his hand.  When he looked down, he saw the scorpion whipping his tail around, pulling his stinger out of his hand. A deadening numbness began to creep up his arm.

The farmer started to shake his hand frantically … but the Scorpion hung on digging his claws deep into the farmer's numb hand. The farmer stumbled, the shock of the betrayal and the venom quickly running through his system making him dizzy.

"You LIAR!! … I TRUSTED you!!" shouted the farmer, "Why on earth did you do that? You said YOU were different!! Let GO of my hand !!"

Desperate with fear and pain, the farmer did what instinct told him to do. He plunged his hand deep into the water, holding it there until he saw the body of the Scorpion washing away … Then he scrambled to his feet … knowing that he needed to get medical attention as soon as possible. Lucky farmer … he ended up being OK … the Scorpion that had stung him was not lethal to humans. The only thing that had been massively damaged was his ability to trust his own judgment …

"Et tu, Scorpion?"

The Scorpion knew he was going to die … and he was totally ok with that.

As he felt the cold and darkness slowly engulfing him, he actually did some happy tail waving. With no remorse, shame or guilt, he said to himself, "What did that silly farmer expect anyway … He knew what I was before he picked me up.  I'm a Scorpion. I sting anything that gets in my way. I have no choice. It is simply my nature."

It Is What It Is In Life And Business

Two legged Scorpions are everywhere and just about everyone, at one time or another, gets stung. It's unavoidable. Thankfully most survive (Julius Caesar being the obvious exception to that). However, the scars that are left from a scorpion sting can be pretty ugly and very slow to fade away. 

Accept The Critter For What It Is

A Scorpion is what it is. It is an opportunistic predator. It's sole purpose on this planet is to KILL and EAT whatever it can to ensure it's own survival. Accept that fact, because a Scorpion's intrinsic nature cannot be changed.

Extending the analogy out to the two-legged species, I am reminded of something T Harv Eker once said, "How you do anything is how you do everything." People are very unique in that they have choice about what their intrinsic nature is. Past performance (history repeats itself) generally is a good indicator of "How and Who" a person chooses to be in life and business.

The species count is HUGE when it comes to two-legged Scorpions. Because they all look very different, it can be really difficult to spot them right away. Some of the more common types are the gossips, murmurers and complainers. Also those who are jealous, judgmental and critical.

And the most lethal of all are the Undercover Scorpions. They hide in plain sight, disguised to look just like our family, friends, coaches, mentors, political leaders, spiritual leaders, teachers, doctors … the people that we have been told to LOVE, RESPECT and TRUST.

The venom in their sting is time-released and intensifies over time. It can bring paralysis and even death to life and business  because of the trust and respect we give them and the value we give to their opinions of us and the things that are important to us …

Their venom is the words that so easily and unguardedly fall from their lips.

"Why can't you be more like your brother … he ALWAYS gets better grades than you"

"Do you think money grows on trees? We can't afford that!"

"If only I were running this business … that guy doesn't know what he is doing"

"Did you SEE what she wore today …. Who does she think she is?"

"Oh … I tried one of those "things" before … It didn't work …they are all scams."

"You can't do that … You're a girl … Only boys do that!"

"It's a sin to have money when so many other people don't."

"For heaven's sake …You're a lawyer Bob … You're crazy to even consider giving up a respectable job to do something like THAT"

Words about everything … from the way someone thinks and behaves, to how they spend their time and money, to what they do for a living and how they run their business.

Life and Death live in the power of those words … they cut right through people just like a hot knife slicing through butter. When those words are positive and constructive, they have an incredible way of building up someone's sense of self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence. However, the exact opposite is also possible.

If all a kid ever hears from his parents are harsh, abusive words of condemnation, criticism and negativity – then that kid’s self-esteem and self-worth can be severely damaged for a very long time.

There are far too many adults who never end up doing what they are really supposed to be doing with their lives because they are unable to pull themselves free of all the poisonous negativity and pessimism they heard from the people around them while they were growing up and from the company they keep on a day to day basis.

It's up to you to pack your survival kit. The farmer in our story knew that he needed to get proper medical attention quickly. But what do you do if you realize that it is YOU who has been stung by a Scorpion?

• 1. FORGIVE yourself for allowing it to happen. Sounds crazy right, especially if you realize that it is something that occurred when you were too young to know it was happening. But there is tremendous FREEDOM found in forgiveness.
  

• 2. FORGIVE the person who hurt you as completely and quickly as you possibly can. You end up releasing yourself from the power they have over you. Your forgiveness BLESSES and RELEASES them from their ties to you and you can start the healing process.
  

• 3. Listen to your own inner self when you need to discern the TRUTH about what you heard. Always ask yourself; is there any truth to what was said. If your gut tells you that the information is not true, get rid of it as fast as you can! Here's something my coach told me that I took to heart. It has saved me a ton of money, time and self-doubt … and I hope it does the same for you!
  

  Never take ADVICE or pay attention to OPINIONS from anyone who has less money than you when it comes to investing or spending your money. Never take health advice from someone who is not as healthy as you want to be. Never take relationship advice from someone whose relationships are in a shambles. NEVER pay attention to business advice from anyone who has not achieved what you want to achieve and who does not have documented results to PROVE the advice they are giving you.
  

• 4. Choose to ALWAYS speak life over everyone. Make a conscious decision to LIFT PEOPLE UP with your words. The words you chose to speak have tremendous power. Use that power wisely. Use that power to bring life, love, healing, encouragement and edification into other people’s lives.
  

• 5. Choose to spend your time with people that speak life over YOU. Your life and business will blossom and thrive. As you are blessed by their words, you will be able to bless more people with YOUR words!

Click on the link to download a copy of Peter Murphy's  The Power Of Forgiveness if you would like to learn more about using forgiveness as a tool in your life and business!

The Ides Of March will soon be here …

Who is going to celebrate that most auspicious day with me by choosing to speak LIFE over the people in their life and business? Let me know in the comments below so that we can celebrate together !!

Go ahead … don't be bashful! When you choose LIFE … LIFE chooses YOU

If this has helped you in anyway, come chat with me on Facebook. If we aren't friends yet, let's change that !!

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I can't take all the credit for this post. Most of it was sent to me by a really dear friend and it is simply too good not to share with you. These are some great life and business lessons that really struck home with me this evening as I was going through my inbox reading some feedback I got from a few folks who felt they had been treated right … by me ENJOY!!

The Cleaning Lady

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read The last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely, " said the professor.. "In your careers, you will meet many people.  All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "Hello.."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned that her name was Dorothy. 

Picking Up A Hitch Hiker in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had

Broken down and she desperately needed a ride.

Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. 

A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits.  Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away… God Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Nat King Cole

Always Remember Those Who Serve

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. 

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient …

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left … 

When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table.  There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

The Obstacle In Our Path

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway.  Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.  Some of the King's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it …  Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables.  Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road.  After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. 

The peasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve ourselves and our condition.

Giving When it Counts

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a very rare and serious disease.  Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. 

The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying,

"Yes I'll do it if it will save her."  

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.

Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice,

"Will I start to die right away?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor … he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

What are you doing to treat people right?

Who are you going to lift up through your words and actions?

It is a Universal Law that what you put out INTO the world is always RETURNED to you !!

Work like you don't need the money

Love like you've never been hurt

Dance like nobody's watching

Make someone else's day and watch what happens to yours !!

Here's something that you can do TODAY to feel great all week long

Each day this week, send someone a quick email, text or Facebook message. 

Short and sweet … right from your heart …

Simply say …

“I really appreciate you because _____ and  you will never know the difference you have made in my life.  I just wanted to say thank you.”

60 seconds is all it takes … one stinking minute a day … to reach out to one person a day. Do it and watch what happens. You will feel better … and so will they

It's like making a deposit into someone’s emotional bank account. And, you actually get paid a dividend in the process because their good feelings return to you.  By allowing them to feel appreciated and valued, you visibly and sincerely lifted them up.  And you’ll feel those good feelings echoing all the way down to your toes.

And, just to make sure you do it, leave your first message in the comments below !!

Take a few seconds right now to give thanks to someone in the comments … and then cut and paste it into an email, a Facebook message or simply send them a text message.  The more of you who leave this kind of comment here, the more people you’ll inspire to take action today. What a difference this could make for thousands of people

Don't be shy !! Go ahead and leave your comment.  Lift someone up.  It will lift you up as well.

Do it now.  You’ll thank yourself for it all week. Your business will thank you for it all year !!

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