Still Waiting

I'm still waiting on my course to come. In the meantime, I am busy with getting ready for my son's third birthday and cluttering my mind with all kinds of business information.

This happens to me periodically. I start listening to a person and they lead me through their "funnel". Then I get sucked into their joint venture (JV) partners' funnels.

The worst is when someone is promoting their new book and if you go and buy it on Amazon, etc. you get all of these free things from JV partners. The deal is you have to opt in to their mailing lists.

It really becomes so much information that you end up not using any of it.

A lot of this may be due to the fact that most of it has an Internet marketing focus. It really is a glutted topic on the Internet.

I recently responded to a similar promotion to help a needy family. The family runs an online homeschooling business and they have a sick child. A group of people who also have online homechooling businesses got together and ran one of these freebie promotional campaigns.

For a suggested donation of $27 I got a ton of homeschooling resources. I found that promotion to be very helpful for me and not as much of a mental clutter problem. I also learned some new techniques called notebooking and lapbooking that I am really excited about.

The promotion was a success and they earned over $85,000 for the family with a two-week promotion.

You hear a lot about people making fast money like that online. Although, it's not really fast, because all of those people had build up their businesses enough where they had large mailing lists to work with.

For me, it's hard to stick with one product idea because I have so many of them. It's also easy to get bogged down in the details and never get the idea developed in depth.

This is the time when I start opting out of things, making mind maps, and work to find my focus. I'm trying to create my system, and for me it is a difficult process.

Best to You,
Deborah

I Like Jim Edwards

There's a "guru" that I will listen to quite often. His name is Jim Edwards, and he doesn't like being called a "guru", but I don't have another classification for him.

I heard him at a seminar a couple of years ago. I didn't buy his product at the seminar, but what he said stuck with me enough that I have been a consistent reader and customer for the last two years.

He had a great webinar this past Thursday night. He told the story of how he earned his first million dollars. I've heard part of his story before, but this was more in depth. Plus, I like hearing his story because there's a lot of similarity with my struggles -- except I'm still on the poor end of things.

He was making a four digit annual salary and lived in an old single-wide trailer. He struggled for years doing all of the wrong things or the right things the wrong way. His story really helps me find focus and counteracts some of the discouragement I often feel.

Jim can be a little coarse sometimes, but the thing I like about him is he tells it like it is. He doesn't sugar coat it and he points out the weaknesses and difficulties of things.

My dear husband, Gary, pointed out how what he says makes sense and is very logical. We're anti-hype at our house, so this is very important to us.

You can watch the webinar at
http://myonlinevideohosting.com/myfirstmilliondollarswebinarEDITED/. As with most things like this, it is promoting one of his products. (He doesn't promote the product until the very end though.) Jim always give great content with anything he does so it's worth checking it out to get some encouragement and learn a few things.

To your best,
Deborah

PS: I didn't buy his product because I had already purchased The 7 Figure Code which I feel is a better choice for me right now and I have committed to focus on one thing. (I don't think he'll mind though since I bought it through his affiliate link.)

Mistakes

One of the mistakes I have made in most of my life is the "jack-of-all-trades" way of living. I can't really escape from that because I am naturally curious and things interest me.

I am trying to make a practice of finding a few things to focus on and carry them through to the the end. The reality is that if you do everything, you end up doing nothing. I'm trying to find out how to keep the balance between diversity of interests and doing things completely, thoroughly, and well.

I'm starting to realize that I'm not giving up on all these little things, I'm gaining some wonderful big things.

This isn't just in business. A while back I decided "no new crafts". I got rid of some supplies for crafts that I knew I would not pursue diligently and narrowed it down to only embroidery, sewing, papercrafts, leatherwork, and metalwork.

It still sounds like a lot, but that's more focused for me. Part of that was an embargo on buying new craft supplies until I use what I've got. I will give in on some tools and organizational supplies if I can state...

1. how I will use it,
2. where I will put it, and
3. if it will it be a serious help for me.

In business I have packed away real estate, options trading, eBay, vending, and service type businesses like sewing for people. My current focus is Internet marketing, Shaklee, H&R Block.

Internet marketing is my biggie and even within that realm I've had to glean. I am still maintaining my Shaklee business, but the traditional MLM business model is not a good fit for me. I will be doing more online, so it overlaps with my Internet market focus to a great degree.

H&R Block is a great place to work, but I'm not in it for the money. Robert Kiyosaki, writer of the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad says "Don't work to earn, work to learn". The education and experience I am getting is phenomenal!

The classes available to me are top notch. I'm taking a ton of them. Plus, I am in an office that has more complicated tax returns so I get great hands on experience in business tax, depreciation, all types of K-1 income, investments, AMT, retirement plans, tax planning, and more.

Added to that, they give us lots of marketing tools and I have had the experience of taking a leadership role in marketing.

Starting next month I will start as a trainer teaching their Basic Building Blocks class. This is something I've really needed because I need to brush up on my speaking skills.

Finding focus is only in the beginning stages for me, but if I really look back on where I was and where I am I can see substantial change. That alone is building momentum in me.

To your best,
Deborah

E-Z Pay Plan Announced for the 7 Figure Code

I got this email today...

We JUST ADDED a 3 EZ pay option,but only for the next 72 hours or less. Get
The7FC shipped to you TODAY

Payment #1 - $147 (shipped today)(learn and start making money)

Payment #2 - $197 (30 days)

Payment #3 - $197 (30 days) Done Deal -So that's it...

If you had your eyes on The7FigureCode,there has NEVER been a better
time to buy it.

http://7figurecode.rethinkingwealth.com/

Thanks,
Mike Filsaime

PS - Remember, we have a money back guarantee for a full 30 days. Heck, for $147, there is no risk at all, and everything to gain. Do not regret this $147 opportunity, the 3 EZ pay option goes away and we raise the
price at the same time by $300 forever...

Do not miss out. http://7figurecode.rethinkingwealth.com/

(EZ pay price includes shipping)

I've decided to do an experiment. I purchased a home study course on internet marketing that seems to fit the needs I am having right now. It's called The 7 Figure Code.

As part of my commitment to put what I learn into action, I am going to post my progress and my observations on this blog.

I should receive my course in about a week. Keep checking to see what happens or go to http://www.rethinkingwealth.com/7figurecode/7fc-blog-optin.html to receive the posts by email.

I sent an email to some family and friends to make them aware of course and the special price that ends July 14, 2007. You can read it below.

If you would like to ask questions or discuss it further comment on this blog or drop me an email at deborah@rethinkingwealth.com.

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My recent email...

There's a new thing I've discovered that I'd like to tell you about.

I've gone through a spell of buying business information that sounded good at the time, but I am much more cautious now. A few days ago I got an email from a "guru" who I have found trustworthy. He was promoting a home study course that was based on a seminar that the attendees paid $5000 to attend. Since the man making the recommendation has always given me great info I checked it out.

The name of the course is the 7 Figure Code. It was put together by another internet marketer named Mike Filsaime and features workshops from many of the current upper eschalon of internet marketing.

I've been wanting to have a business using the internet, but I have had difficulty with the gaps in my knowledge and inability to focus on one thing. After reading the web page very carefully and watching the video clips from the seminar on that page, I decided this may fill those gaps for me. My first condition for purchasing was that I make the personal commitment to dig into it immediatly and put it into action before the 30 guarantee expires.

Normally, I would wait to check out a product before recommending it to other people, but there is an introductory promotion until Friday July 14th. After that the price goes up by $300. I wanted to make you aware of this before the promotion runs out just in case it is a good fit.

The current cost of the course is $497, so that means that after Friday it will be $797. I pondered a few days about whether I wanted to put money out toward yet another information product. What made me decide to jump in was...

1. I need something to help me develop my system
2. My past experience has proven that when I try to teach myself I have too many gaps and more of a struggle.
3. The course is on DVD with seminarsthat have PowerPoint presentations. This is a good way of learning for me.
4. The video clips on their website gave very useful and practical information. It appears that their "no fluff" claim may be true.
5. The testimonials seemed to have more meat and less hype.
6. I can return it within 30 days.
7. I am at a place where I need some indepth training to bring me over the hump.
8. I tired of spinning my wheels and getting bits of information all over the place that just adds to my mental clutter.
9. Usually when I want to learn something indepth I take classes. This is no
   different.

That's what's going on with me. If you are interested in
checking this out you can go to http://7figurecode.rethinkingwealth.com/

I will be getting my course in about a week. I will let you know my progress.

To your best,
Deborah