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    <title>Creating Wealth &amp; Success</title>
    
    
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    <updated>2011-12-22T11:46:20-05:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Strategies for creating wealth and building a successful life. IdeaMarketers.com experts share strategies for building wealth, accelerating success, charging what you're worth, experiencing prosperity, planning and gaining education, real estate investing and achieving financial freedom.</subtitle>
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        <title>3 Myths About Tax Lien Investing</title>
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        <published>2011-12-22T11:46:20-05:00</published>
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        <summary>Do you fall for these myths about tax lien investing? There are many myths out there about tax lien investing and it's difficult to know fact from fiction, and it's even more difficult to know who to listen to any...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Do you fall for these myths about tax lien investing?<br /><br />There are many myths out there about tax lien investing and it's difficult to know fact from fiction, and it's even more difficult to know who to listen to any more. Here are some things that I have discovered to be myths about tax lien investing after investing and teaching others how to invest in tax lien certificates for the past 8 years.</p>
<p> Read Joanne's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?3_Myths_About_Tax_Lien_Investing&amp;articleid=1674986&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_self" title="Tax Lien Investing">3 Myths About Tax Lien Investing</a></p>
<p>Joanne Musa, Our Official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/tax_lien_investing.cfm" target="_self" title="3 Myths About Tax Lien Investing">Tax Lien Investing</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>Internet Marketing: How to Use Email Promotions for Big Results</title>
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        <published>2011-12-20T13:17:34-05:00</published>
        <updated>2011-12-20T13:17:34-05:00</updated>
        <summary>Email is still, hands down, THE best way to launch a new program or product. Unfortunately, most women entrepreneurs are skittish about using email frequently enough. Others don't understand how to effectively use the medium. Now, my internet marketing tip...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Email is still, hands down, THE best way to launch a new program or product. Unfortunately, most women entrepreneurs are skittish about using email frequently enough. Others don't understand how to effectively use the medium.<br /><br />Now, my internet marketing tip is NOT that you send your list an email every five minutes. We all know how annoying THAT is!<br /><br />BUT...I hear from too many business coaching clients that they send out one, maybe two emails, and then expect to sit back and watch their programs fill and their products leap off the shelves.</p>
<p>Read Kendall's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?Internet_Marketing_How_to_Use_Email_Promotions_for_Big_Results&amp;articleid=260397&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="How to Charge">Internet Marketing: How to Use Email Promotions for Big Results</a></p>
<p>Kendall Summerhawk, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/how_to_charge.cfm" target="_blank" title="Internet Marketing: How to Use Email Promotions for Big Results">How to Charge</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>5 Lessons I Learned FRrom Running My Recurring Revenue Business Mastermind This Week!</title>
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        <published>2011-12-14T09:59:00-05:00</published>
        <updated>2011-12-14T09:59:00-05:00</updated>
        <summary>I just spent 3 days in a beautiful Baltimore Inner Harbor area masterminding with my clients - coaches, consultants, speakers, and information entrepreneurs who are creating a recurring revenue business. The experience was truly transformational for all of us, and...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Multiple Income Streams" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I just spent 3 days in a beautiful Baltimore Inner Harbor area masterminding with my clients - coaches, consultants, speakers, and information entrepreneurs who are creating a recurring revenue business.<br /><br />The experience was truly transformational for all of us, and I wanted to share a few things I learned this week:<br /><br />    There are hundreds of ways to create a successful business, but only a handful are right for YOU. Take your time identifying your skills, passions, and dreams before investing too much time or money into your business.</p>
<p>Read Milana's entire article <a href="http://milana.com/newblog/2011/09/business-mastermind-lessons/" target="_blank" title="Multiple Income Streams">5 Lessons I Learned FRrom Running My Recurring Revenue Business Mastermind This Week!</a></p>
<p>Milana Leshinsky, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/multiple_income_streams.cfm" target="_blank" title="5 Lessons I Learned FRrom Running My Recurring Revenue Business Mastermind This Week!">Multiple Income Streams</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>Are You Tired of Your Own Story? How to Change It!</title>
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        <published>2011-11-14T14:50:34-05:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-14T14:50:34-05:00</updated>
        <summary>You've heard that what you focus on expands. But do you realize that your brain loves to collect evidence to support that story you are focused on? Whatever story (and we all have stories) runs through your mind, your brain...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Attraction Marketing" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>You've heard that what you focus on expands. But do you realize that your brain loves to collect evidence to support that story you are focused on? Whatever story (and we all have stories) runs through your mind, your brain actually works to collect evidence to support that story exactly.<br /><br />So your mind literally scans through millions of information and data, all the thoughts, all the things that appear around you throughout the day: commercials, stories, conversations you're having, snippets of conversations you overhear somewhere else, situations you see going on around you, CNN news at the café or in the elevator,magazine headlines as you walk by... you are bombarded by information.</p>
<p>Read Laura's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?Are_You_Tired_of_Your_Own_Story_How_to_Change_It_&amp;articleid=2336506&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="Attraction Marketing">Are You Tired of Your Own Story? How to Change It!</a></p>
<p>Laura West, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/attraction_marketing.cfm" target="_blank" title="Are You Tired of Your Own Story? How to Change It!">Attraction Marketing</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>You Have One Week to Live</title>
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        <published>2011-11-07T15:35:14-05:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-07T15:35:14-05:00</updated>
        <summary>I guess I'm old enough now that it's not that unusual for people younger than me to be dying! In the past month I've been to a funeral for a 20 year old who died in his sleep from cardiac...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Family Preparedness" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I guess I'm old enough now that it's not that unusual for people younger than me to be dying! In the past month I've been to a funeral for a 20 year old who died in his sleep from cardiac arrest, another man close to my age just died two weeks after learning he had Stage 4 cancer, and just this week, the son of a friend died in his sleep. Reason for death has not yet been determined. While we'd all like to just slip away in the middle of the night, hopefully pain-free and unaware that we've even left this world behind, the passing still leaves a huge void in the lives of those who loved the one who died.</p>
<p>Read Joyce's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?You_Have_One_Week_to_Live&amp;articleid=1950482&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="Family Preparedness">You Have One Week to Live</a></p>
<p>Joyce Pierce, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/emergency_preparedness.cfm" target="_blank" title="You Have One Week to Live">Family Preparedness</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>My Secrets To Running a 500K+ Online Coaching Business on 4 Hours a Day</title>
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        <published>2011-10-25T13:29:34-04:00</published>
        <updated>2011-10-25T13:29:34-04:00</updated>
        <summary>What if I told you that the money you’re making today was simply the tip of the iceberg? What if your current income is only 20% of what is actually possible in your business? After trying to copy what others...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Multiple Income Streams" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>What if I told you that the money you’re making today was simply the tip of the iceberg? What if your current income is only 20% of what is actually possible in your business?  After trying to copy what others were doing and quickly burning herself out, I discovered a new breakthroughmoney-making business model that allowed me to:<br /><br />    Go from 50K to 500K+ just 2.5 years after discovering it!</p>
<p>Read Milana's entire article <a href="http://milana.com/newblog/2011/09/my-secrets-to-running-a-500k-online-coaching-business-on-4-hours-a-day/" target="_blank" title="Multiple Income Streams">My Secrets To Running a 500K+ Online Coaching Business on 4 Hours a Day</a></p>
<p>Milana Leshinsky, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/multiple_income_streams.cfm" target="_blank" title="My Secrets To Running a 500K+ Online Coaching Business on 4 Hours a Day">Multiple Income Streams</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>3 Sneaky 6-Figure Self-Sabotaging Mistakes To Avoid</title>
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        <published>2011-10-17T18:34:44-04:00</published>
        <updated>2011-10-17T18:34:44-04:00</updated>
        <summary>If you desire to break into 6 figures and you haven't reached it yet (or you're already in 6 figures and you're frustrated trying to double that), chances are you may be struggling with a few sneaky little self-sabotage mistakes...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Charging What You're Worth" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>If you desire to break into 6 figures and you haven't reached it yet (or you're already in 6 figures and you're frustrated trying to double that), chances are you may be struggling with a few sneaky little self-sabotage mistakes that are keeping you from surging ahead and increasing your income.<br /><br />The good news is, once you know what these mistakes are, you can quickly eliminate them from your business.<br /><br />Even better, ridding yourself of these pesky little gremlins will positively impact your life, too. This is because as a soul-based business owner, what you do and who you are blend together seamlessly, which means that as you improve one area of your life or business, you improve ALL areas.</p>
<p>Read Kendall's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?3_Sneaky_6-Figure_Self-Sabotaging_Mistakes_To_Avoid&amp;articleid=812517&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="How to Charge">3 Sneaky 6-Figure Self-Sabotaging Mistakes To Avoid</a></p>
<p>Kendall Summerhawk, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/how_to_charge.cfm" target="_blank" title="3 Sneaky 6-Figure Self-Sabotaging Mistakes To Avoid">How to Charge</a> Expert</p></div>
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        <title>Making Big Bucks in a Bad Economy with Affiliate Marketing</title>
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        <published>2011-10-03T12:27:41-04:00</published>
        <updated>2011-10-03T12:27:41-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Everybody's talking about the economy and how "bad" everything is right now, but I know so many people that are doing great in their businesses right now. While retailers might be suffering right now, people who do business online are...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Everybody's talking about the economy and how "bad" everything is right now, but I know so many people that are doing great in their businesses right now. While retailers might be suffering right now, people who do business online are using affiliate marketing to make big bucks in spite of the economy. People are still spending money online for the things that they want bad enough. If you can find out what people want, develop a relationship with them online, and educate them about the product or service that they desire, they will purchase from you online.<br /><br />You don't even need to have your own product or a website. You can promote other people's products online and earn a piece of the pie. It's called affiliate marketing. It's just a matter of referring someone else's product to people that trust you.</p>
<p>Read Joanne's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?Making_Big_Bucks_in_a_Bad_Economy_with_Affiliate_Marketing&amp;articleid=432709&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="Tax Lien Investing">Making Big Bucks in a Bad Economy with Affiliate Marketing</a></p>
<p>Joanne Musa, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/tax_lien_investing.cfm" target="_blank" title="Making Big Bucks in a Bad Economy with Affiliate Marketing">Tax Lien Investing</a> Expert</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Hidden in Plain View</title>
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        <published>2011-09-26T15:15:33-04:00</published>
        <updated>2011-09-26T15:15:33-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Why is your life the way it is, and not the way you would like it to be? The answer to this question is hidden in plain view. Before I give you the "plain view" answer, please allow me to...</summary>
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            <name>Marnie Pehrson</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Law of Attraction" />
        
        
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Why is your life the way it is, and not the way you would like it to be? The answer to this question is hidden in plain view. Before I give you the "plain view" answer, please allow me to explain something that will help you to understand your life better.<br /><br />Life has a perfect pattern or plan to it. A tree grows into more of a tree, An animal grows more into that specific type of animal, and a human is suppose to grow into more of a being that is human (or a human that is being).<br /><br />If something isn't going right in your life, there is a cause for the disorder or lack of ease (dis-ease). Life doesn't mess itself up.</p>
<p>Read Dr. Duckett's entire article <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?Hidden_in_Plain_View&amp;articleid=1124558&amp;from=PROFILE" target="_blank" title="Law of Attraction">Hidden in Plain View</a></p>
<p>Dr. Michael J. Duckett, our official <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/experts/dr_michael_j_duckett.cfm" target="_blank" title="Hidden in Plain View">Law of Attraction</a> Expert</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Lamps, Trumpets, and Pitchers</title>
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        <published>2011-09-15T11:02:35-04:00</published>
        <updated>2011-09-15T11:02:35-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Guest blog by Tracey Jones of Tremendous Life Books In the book of Judges in the Old Testament, there is a story about Gideon, a man visited by an angel and called of God to free Israel from captivity to...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Guest blog by Tracey Jones of <a href="http://www.tremendouslifebooks.com" target="_blank" title="tremendous life books">Tremendous Life Books</a></p>
<p>In the book of Judges in the Old Testament, there is a story about Gideon, a man visited by an angel and called of God to free Israel from captivity to the numerous Mideanites. Gideon assembled an army of over 32,000 warriors. But God, wanting Gideon to trust Him—not the strength of “men”—whittled the army down to just 300 warriors.  How in the world were 300 men supposed to annihilate a whole body of people? </p>
<p><br />They spaced themselves on the outskirts of the Mideanite camp in the middle of the night, each equipped with a lamp, a trumpet and a heavy pitcher. At Gideon's command, they all lit their lamps, started shouting, blowing their trumpets and breaking the heavy pitchers.   The Mideonites awoke to these chaotic sounds and thought they were totally surrounded by an army that was attacking them. The Mideanites inadvertently started stabbing and killing each other, thinking they were battling the enemy, and Gideon's army and the children of Israel miraculously prevailed. </p>
<p><br />There are many lessons we can relate to our businesses within this ancient story. First, confusion is our enemy. When things are noisy, out of control, chaotic, we must find a way to "be still", as the Bible teaches.   </p>
<p><br />"Be still and know that I am God," Jesus said. "Peace, be still." </p>
<p><br />Being still is the antidote for confusion and occasionally must be used as our biggest and most powerful weapon.  Sometimes it takes an hour or so to just slow down, shut down the computer, reflect and ponder our direction.  </p>
<p><br />Second, we have to trust our hearts. God had Gideon do something that, to the natural man, seemed absurd. But it worked. We must trust our instincts and the direction we receive from moments of quiet pondering, even if it goes against what might ordinarily be considered normal. </p>
<p><br />And third, don’t be afraid to lead. OK, we can be afraid, but we won’t let that stop us. Gideon did it. We can do it. My father, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, taught, “Everyone has an obligation, as well as a privilege, to be a leader in something. Everybody.”  We’ll go find something nobody else is doing, and we’ll do it. That will make us leaders—in our industries, our communities, our homes.  <br />And when the situation seems insurmountable, let's pull out our “lamps,” "trumpets,” and “pitchers." For God has surely given them to us.</p>
<p>Tracey Jones is the President of <a href="http://www.tremendouslifebooks.com" target="_blank" title="tremendous life books">Tremendous Life Books</a></p></div>
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