Boy, this day wasn’t very productive. I guess I’m just tired from all I’ve been doing. I did get the Mary Kay order straightened out, thank God! I think I need to do a lot more with that business, because I’ve been neglecting it like crazy. I guess I also signed up to continue my Saturday Mystery Shops at the grocery store, too. And, while driving to deliver the Mary Kay products, I was listening to some training on CDs. I try to stay busy all the time, and get things going, but it IS tiring.
So, readers, am I doing this right? What would YOU do differently? I’m really winging it, but I’m trying to work like there’s no tomorrow, while sleeping only when I fall asleep at the computer. It’s probably not such a good idea. I don’t want to crash my car by falling asleep behind the wheel, or anything. I just really need to make this work. My kids need me to supply everything, since their dad isn’t doing anything to support them. I really have to get the attorney general’s paperwork back to him to get that ball rolling again, but I have been told it might take years and years more. *sigh* Well, heigh ho, heigh ho, then.
It would be so nice to have a fairy Godmother right about now. Or even a spare dollar to buy a lottery ticket. Maybe I’ll try to scare one up. The jackpot is over $200 million. Can’t even think that big tonight. Oh, well. I think I’ll go to bed and try to dream of the best way to make
A Million in A Year!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Another day, another million!
At least, I’m hoping that’s how it will be! Today was another busy day. I spent the morning helping another blogger get her blog up and running. Check it out: http://eatingyourgarden.blogspot.com/. It’s a great site, and will have lots of information for those of us who’d love to be able to grow what we eat, but really don’t know how. She is also a FABULOUS cook, and will be giving out recipies as well as planting, growing and picking advice, so I for one can’t wait!
After I finished helping her, I worked with my respite care client. Her mother would love it if she could learn to read and understand numbers and money, so we take the time we spend together to do that. It beats sitting around watching television, which is all I’m really obliged to do. But, of course, that would be boring, and what purpose would it serve? So, we went out and got some index cards and made a “word family” game. She seems to be catching on. It’s always so much more fun to learn when you’re playing a game, don’t you think?
It was then that my day got a little bit off-course. You see, I have this Mary Kay customer -- a wonderful lady -- who put in an order online at my Mary Kay site . It was my first online order, and I misread it. The first time I delivered her order, I hadn’t noticed that she ordered TWO of each product, so I delivered one of each, and got an e-mail saying, “Where’s the rest?” Whoops! So I got out more inventory, arranged to borrow what I didn’t have, and made another delivery. Well, the moisturizer was the wrong one, and so I had to borrow one of those, too, since I didn’t have one in stock. I borrowed that, and the other product at last night’s meeting, and guess what? I borrowed the wrong one. I didn’t realize it until I was handing it to the lady, and boy, was she upset! I was humiliated, but I promised that I would deliver the right one tomorrow. My director was so nice about it, and said to let it roll off, since my habit is to provide prompt and reliable service, and this is just an anomaly. Normally, I’d obsess over my mistake, but I’m just going to do better in the future, and get the products (plus a little freebie and a coupon) out to her tomorrow. You know, we make mistakes, but we can learn from them and move on, so that’s what I’m doing.
After that debacle was over, I had to eat quickly and get over to my student’s house to work on this very involved “last paper of the Master’s degree.” We worked till I could see her eyes starting to close on their own, and then arranged for some more work time on Thursday and Friday nights. That should just about do it. It’ll be wonderful. She is so brilliant, but SOOOO busy! I’m glad I can be of service to her. And so glad I took that professional Copywriting Course!
Well, I guess this is just a short one tonight, but I’m tired and praying for more money. I’m now overdue for the car payment, and fearing reposession. If it happens, I’ll handle it. God knows what He’s doing, but I sure hope it doesn’t come to that. I can’t wait till I can tell the world, I made
A Million in a Year!
PS Happy Birthday, Pia!
After I finished helping her, I worked with my respite care client. Her mother would love it if she could learn to read and understand numbers and money, so we take the time we spend together to do that. It beats sitting around watching television, which is all I’m really obliged to do. But, of course, that would be boring, and what purpose would it serve? So, we went out and got some index cards and made a “word family” game. She seems to be catching on. It’s always so much more fun to learn when you’re playing a game, don’t you think?
It was then that my day got a little bit off-course. You see, I have this Mary Kay customer -- a wonderful lady -- who put in an order online at my Mary Kay site . It was my first online order, and I misread it. The first time I delivered her order, I hadn’t noticed that she ordered TWO of each product, so I delivered one of each, and got an e-mail saying, “Where’s the rest?” Whoops! So I got out more inventory, arranged to borrow what I didn’t have, and made another delivery. Well, the moisturizer was the wrong one, and so I had to borrow one of those, too, since I didn’t have one in stock. I borrowed that, and the other product at last night’s meeting, and guess what? I borrowed the wrong one. I didn’t realize it until I was handing it to the lady, and boy, was she upset! I was humiliated, but I promised that I would deliver the right one tomorrow. My director was so nice about it, and said to let it roll off, since my habit is to provide prompt and reliable service, and this is just an anomaly. Normally, I’d obsess over my mistake, but I’m just going to do better in the future, and get the products (plus a little freebie and a coupon) out to her tomorrow. You know, we make mistakes, but we can learn from them and move on, so that’s what I’m doing.
After that debacle was over, I had to eat quickly and get over to my student’s house to work on this very involved “last paper of the Master’s degree.” We worked till I could see her eyes starting to close on their own, and then arranged for some more work time on Thursday and Friday nights. That should just about do it. It’ll be wonderful. She is so brilliant, but SOOOO busy! I’m glad I can be of service to her. And so glad I took that professional Copywriting Course!
Well, I guess this is just a short one tonight, but I’m tired and praying for more money. I’m now overdue for the car payment, and fearing reposession. If it happens, I’ll handle it. God knows what He’s doing, but I sure hope it doesn’t come to that. I can’t wait till I can tell the world, I made
A Million in a Year!
PS Happy Birthday, Pia!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Really busy day, but profitable!!
Hello, World! It’s the sixth day of my one-year mission to explore strange new worlds of commerce, to seek out new money making ventures and affiliate programs, to boldly go where no one I know personally has gone before! (I show my boldness by splitting the mighty infinitive, as you can see. . . )
I spent much of yesterday working with a Masters level student who is writing a paper on Moral Ethics. I am learning more about the Documents of Vatican II (Vatican: the Holy See ) , the HUAC hearings of the mid-twentieth century, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences than you can shake a stick at. Fascinating stuff!! She’s brilliant, and is sure to get a good grade in the class by writing this, as I scurry around doing fact-finding missions and editing copy.
I’m pretty good at copy. I took a Copywriting course at one time, and it’s been really helpful to me! I was able to trade a fund-raising letter I once wrote for a trip to Washington, DC for one of my kids who is a history buff. I guess it was pretty successful. I also work for the Band Boosters at my children’s school, doing fund-raising. I enjoy that. I use some of the same techniques for them that I am using for myself. I am also hoping to write them a blog, help them to establish a Zazzle.com Store like the one I have to display my designs for t-shirts, sneakers and more, and get them to monetize what they’re already doing. It’ll be really cool! I received an e-mail from Zazzle last night telling me that another purchase had been made, bringing my total up to the point where I’ll actually receive a check! That’s just so cool!
(Some hours later. . . )
I did another Mystery Shop today. It was pretty neat. I went to a tourist attraction -- a wax museum -- and though parts were sort of gee-did-that-figure-just-look-at-me-creepy, they had a display of how they actually make the faces, as well as a display of different kinds of barbed wire that were used in the old west. Amazing, the different ways they had of making fences from wire! I enjoyed it a lot. Nice way to make a living.
Then, I went home and put in my report, which took me to the time I had to pick my daughter up from school. Dropped her off, and went to work with one of my respite-care clients, who I’m trying to teach how to read. She made a break-through today, but I hope it’s a keeper. She tends to be very forgetful.
I went to my Mary Kay meeting tonight, which was a Spa Night, and there was a professional photographer there. I had some photos made -- hammy, rose-between-the-teeth pics, nice pics, and some silent movie star poses, and a thought occurred to me: perhaps she’d like to barter services! So, it looks like we may be able to work something out so we both get what we want by sharing talent! So very cool! And not only that, but my guest is going to become a Mary Kay consultant in a week (when she gets paid). It’s all working out, by the grace of God.
So, home now, and soon to bed! Tomorrow, I hope to go to the attorney general’s office to put in a request for assistance in getting child support from my ex! That would be very, very nice!
Goodnight, and dream of making
A Million in a Year!
I spent much of yesterday working with a Masters level student who is writing a paper on Moral Ethics. I am learning more about the Documents of Vatican II (Vatican: the Holy See ) , the HUAC hearings of the mid-twentieth century, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences than you can shake a stick at. Fascinating stuff!! She’s brilliant, and is sure to get a good grade in the class by writing this, as I scurry around doing fact-finding missions and editing copy.
I’m pretty good at copy. I took a Copywriting course at one time, and it’s been really helpful to me! I was able to trade a fund-raising letter I once wrote for a trip to Washington, DC for one of my kids who is a history buff. I guess it was pretty successful. I also work for the Band Boosters at my children’s school, doing fund-raising. I enjoy that. I use some of the same techniques for them that I am using for myself. I am also hoping to write them a blog, help them to establish a Zazzle.com Store like the one I have to display my designs for t-shirts, sneakers and more, and get them to monetize what they’re already doing. It’ll be really cool! I received an e-mail from Zazzle last night telling me that another purchase had been made, bringing my total up to the point where I’ll actually receive a check! That’s just so cool!
(Some hours later. . . )
I did another Mystery Shop today. It was pretty neat. I went to a tourist attraction -- a wax museum -- and though parts were sort of gee-did-that-figure-just-look-at-me-creepy, they had a display of how they actually make the faces, as well as a display of different kinds of barbed wire that were used in the old west. Amazing, the different ways they had of making fences from wire! I enjoyed it a lot. Nice way to make a living.
Then, I went home and put in my report, which took me to the time I had to pick my daughter up from school. Dropped her off, and went to work with one of my respite-care clients, who I’m trying to teach how to read. She made a break-through today, but I hope it’s a keeper. She tends to be very forgetful.
I went to my Mary Kay meeting tonight, which was a Spa Night, and there was a professional photographer there. I had some photos made -- hammy, rose-between-the-teeth pics, nice pics, and some silent movie star poses, and a thought occurred to me: perhaps she’d like to barter services! So, it looks like we may be able to work something out so we both get what we want by sharing talent! So very cool! And not only that, but my guest is going to become a Mary Kay consultant in a week (when she gets paid). It’s all working out, by the grace of God.
So, home now, and soon to bed! Tomorrow, I hope to go to the attorney general’s office to put in a request for assistance in getting child support from my ex! That would be very, very nice!
Goodnight, and dream of making
A Million in a Year!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Money At Last!!
Well, yesterday I finally made my first $25 of the year, and I’m proud of it. I made it by acting as a research assistant for a college student. I did research for a paper, took the information she gave me and put it in outline form, then helped to clean up some word choices. I then typed it up, proofread it and pronounced it finished. I normally charge $50 for all that, but this friend is a single mom, and I feel for her, so I discounted the price. I also thought that if I charged her the full $50, she might not be able to afford me, and after all, half a loaf is better than none.
I have been busily promoting this blog on the internet, and fielding replies from affiliate programs I have applied to. See below for two examples of how I’m trying to promote my blog, and get more people to come click on my links!
This first one comes from the website: http://www.personal-development-for-abundance.com/, where they help people learn to realize their full potential. I thought it would be a great way to get my idea out there, and get some advice at the same time. Who knows where the next million dollar idea will come from?
Have decided to create one million dollars in one year, starting with nothing.
I am the single mother of five kids, two grown and gone, three home and definitely HERE. I have several physical problems that affect my ability to earn in a conventional way, and a HUGE well of creativity to draw from. Learning comes easily to me, but if you know what ADHD is, it is my reason for flitting around and not getting anything completed. Maybe more like an excuse, till recently. I have been reading books from people like Robert Allen, Robert Kiyosaki, T.Harv Eker and many others, saying, "I can do this. This would be easy!" and then NOT doing it, and NOT making money. I am now at financial rock bottom, and so I have decided to put a goal of making one million dollars in one year, and doing it in such a way that I have no choice but to succeed; I have started a blog called A Million in a Year on blogspot. I know it's a big risk to put myself out there and get all public with it, but I have to have someone to be accountable to, and I'm asking the public at large to be my forum. So, I'm trying a lot of things in person and online, and need some input. First, do you think this is a good idea to have done, and then, what would YOU do, if you had to make $1,000,000 in a year? Please let me know. Thank you.
A Millionaire in a Year
Sharon says:
Congratulations on taking massive action to achieve your goal of creating a million dollars in a year! Many people have pulled themselves out of poverty to achieve financial freedom so there is absolutely no reason you couldn't do it to.Now to answer your questions.I think "going public" is a great thing. You will likely attract like minded people to associate with who will encourage you rather than put you down. If you're like the majority of us you're bound to have plenty of well-meaning family and friends who will happily tell you that $1m in a year is impossible and ridiculous.To answer your second question of what I'd do if I had to create $1m in one year? Well, quite honestly, PANIC! And that would ensure my failure. (I still need to work on my personal development on a daily basis.)In reality what you are attempting to do is attract a million dollars to you in a year. And nothing is attracted to panic except for perhaps more panic and desperation.So, what I'd recommend is to focus more on your mindset than the how of getting a million dollars. Start by feeling gratitude for what you already have. I know it's not much but you do have the means to get your kids to school and feed them, so start with that. You also have plenty of get up go, creativity and are aware of your major obstacle (ADHD) so you can build in coping mechanisms when it threatens to derail you.How do you feel when you have to part with any money to pay for some necessity? To set yourself for success in the $1m challenge you need to feel thankful to have the money to pay and part with it willingly.Start feeling that the $1m is already yours. Get excited about the freedom that is definitely on its way to you.Keep reading inspirational and uplifting material. Start using affirmations. They are a powerful and free way to reprogram your mind for success.I'm happy to help you with your affirmations if you're unsure how to use them.Stay in touch and let us know how you're progressing.
hugs Sharon
I thought that was really nice, don't you? This next piece is from an article on AOL, about the ultimate men’s wallet. And though it looked nice, I really didn’t think it was different enough to justify a huge cost, as I’m sure it has.
Wow, I'm going to print this article out! I do copywriting, and if it wasn't for the glowing terms they use to describe this wallet, I'd think it looked just like the one I saw at Walmart the other day! Hmmm.. . maybe I'll just buy the one at Walmart and stick the article in the box with it. .. Honestly, who'd really know? LOL I'm also going to copy this to my blog on blogspot! One way I'll create amillion dollars in a year is NOT to buy this wallet! http://amillioninayear.blogspot.com/.
I went out to celebrate my daughter's birthday tonight, so that's all I have for now. Pray for me, so I can continue to create
A Million in a Year!
I have been busily promoting this blog on the internet, and fielding replies from affiliate programs I have applied to. See below for two examples of how I’m trying to promote my blog, and get more people to come click on my links!
This first one comes from the website: http://www.personal-development-for-abundance.com/, where they help people learn to realize their full potential. I thought it would be a great way to get my idea out there, and get some advice at the same time. Who knows where the next million dollar idea will come from?
Have decided to create one million dollars in one year, starting with nothing.
I am the single mother of five kids, two grown and gone, three home and definitely HERE. I have several physical problems that affect my ability to earn in a conventional way, and a HUGE well of creativity to draw from. Learning comes easily to me, but if you know what ADHD is, it is my reason for flitting around and not getting anything completed. Maybe more like an excuse, till recently. I have been reading books from people like Robert Allen, Robert Kiyosaki, T.Harv Eker and many others, saying, "I can do this. This would be easy!" and then NOT doing it, and NOT making money. I am now at financial rock bottom, and so I have decided to put a goal of making one million dollars in one year, and doing it in such a way that I have no choice but to succeed; I have started a blog called A Million in a Year on blogspot. I know it's a big risk to put myself out there and get all public with it, but I have to have someone to be accountable to, and I'm asking the public at large to be my forum. So, I'm trying a lot of things in person and online, and need some input. First, do you think this is a good idea to have done, and then, what would YOU do, if you had to make $1,000,000 in a year? Please let me know. Thank you.
A Millionaire in a Year
Sharon says:
Congratulations on taking massive action to achieve your goal of creating a million dollars in a year! Many people have pulled themselves out of poverty to achieve financial freedom so there is absolutely no reason you couldn't do it to.Now to answer your questions.I think "going public" is a great thing. You will likely attract like minded people to associate with who will encourage you rather than put you down. If you're like the majority of us you're bound to have plenty of well-meaning family and friends who will happily tell you that $1m in a year is impossible and ridiculous.To answer your second question of what I'd do if I had to create $1m in one year? Well, quite honestly, PANIC! And that would ensure my failure. (I still need to work on my personal development on a daily basis.)In reality what you are attempting to do is attract a million dollars to you in a year. And nothing is attracted to panic except for perhaps more panic and desperation.So, what I'd recommend is to focus more on your mindset than the how of getting a million dollars. Start by feeling gratitude for what you already have. I know it's not much but you do have the means to get your kids to school and feed them, so start with that. You also have plenty of get up go, creativity and are aware of your major obstacle (ADHD) so you can build in coping mechanisms when it threatens to derail you.How do you feel when you have to part with any money to pay for some necessity? To set yourself for success in the $1m challenge you need to feel thankful to have the money to pay and part with it willingly.Start feeling that the $1m is already yours. Get excited about the freedom that is definitely on its way to you.Keep reading inspirational and uplifting material. Start using affirmations. They are a powerful and free way to reprogram your mind for success.I'm happy to help you with your affirmations if you're unsure how to use them.Stay in touch and let us know how you're progressing.
hugs Sharon
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I thought that was really nice, don't you? This next piece is from an article on AOL, about the ultimate men’s wallet. And though it looked nice, I really didn’t think it was different enough to justify a huge cost, as I’m sure it has.
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Proudly handcrafted in Los Angeles, and utilizing the most authentic and sophisticated materials available, Parabellum has just launched its inaugural line of belts and premium accessories for men. By combining military grade ceramics, free-range 15 year old American Bison, DuPont Kevlar and supple lambskin, Parabellum aims for "the perfect union between luxury and utilitarianism." Honoring classic American craftsmanship and style, the Parabellum line is also totally modern. After tanning, each bison hide is meticulously selected and hand-cut for each individual item. Just as no two hides are the same, no two Parabellum products are exactly alike. All leather is hand-skived, all corners are hand-turned, and each and every item is individually numbered for identification and authenticity.Parabellum believes its Reservation Bison is the "richest, softest, most complicated and most beautiful" leather in the world. It is tanned in small batches, using old world techniques by true American artisans. Natural-tone, vegetable tanned lambskin linings are used to compliment the rugged beauty of the bison. All of their leather goods are also internally lined with Kevlar for strength and durability, and each and every Parabellum product includes laser-etched, military grade ceramic hardware for a level of true technological sophistication. Designs are military inspired as well. The full range of Parabellum belts, wallets and pouches will be initially available next month at Maxfield in Los Angeles. Key pieces include the Peace Maker belt, Instrument Case for PDAs and Comms Pouch cell phone case.
My reply:
Proudly handcrafted in Los Angeles, and utilizing the most authentic and sophisticated materials available, Parabellum has just launched its inaugural line of belts and premium accessories for men. By combining military grade ceramics, free-range 15 year old American Bison, DuPont Kevlar and supple lambskin, Parabellum aims for "the perfect union between luxury and utilitarianism." Honoring classic American craftsmanship and style, the Parabellum line is also totally modern. After tanning, each bison hide is meticulously selected and hand-cut for each individual item. Just as no two hides are the same, no two Parabellum products are exactly alike. All leather is hand-skived, all corners are hand-turned, and each and every item is individually numbered for identification and authenticity.Parabellum believes its Reservation Bison is the "richest, softest, most complicated and most beautiful" leather in the world. It is tanned in small batches, using old world techniques by true American artisans. Natural-tone, vegetable tanned lambskin linings are used to compliment the rugged beauty of the bison. All of their leather goods are also internally lined with Kevlar for strength and durability, and each and every Parabellum product includes laser-etched, military grade ceramic hardware for a level of true technological sophistication. Designs are military inspired as well. The full range of Parabellum belts, wallets and pouches will be initially available next month at Maxfield in Los Angeles. Key pieces include the Peace Maker belt, Instrument Case for PDAs and Comms Pouch cell phone case.
My reply:
Wow, I'm going to print this article out! I do copywriting, and if it wasn't for the glowing terms they use to describe this wallet, I'd think it looked just like the one I saw at Walmart the other day! Hmmm.. . maybe I'll just buy the one at Walmart and stick the article in the box with it. .. Honestly, who'd really know? LOL I'm also going to copy this to my blog on blogspot! One way I'll create amillion dollars in a year is NOT to buy this wallet! http://amillioninayear.blogspot.com/.
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I went out to celebrate my daughter's birthday tonight, so that's all I have for now. Pray for me, so I can continue to create
A Million in a Year!
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Third Day!
Okay! Day 3! I’ve already been to my Mystery Shopper sites (okay, only 2 of them -- I have four or five I get assignments from), and downloaded the requirements for the shops. One will be a grocery store audit slated for tomorrow. That is long, and drawn-out, if last week is any indication! But, at least it’s one step closer to my goal, right? I have another at a tourist attraction Monday, and then a fast-food restaurant next week. I spent last evening working with a Masters student on her paper, which besides helping someone who is dear to me, will provide me with some more “points” (read dollars) toward the $1,000,000. I will be counting it up online for you. Just do me a favor: if I make a mistake, let me know. I’ve never been great at math before, so I have a lot to learn!
Well, it’s 9:06 and besides responding to some e-mails and Facebook messages, I haven’t done much except drive my daughter to school. It’s sometimes hard to have so much you CAN do, so much you SHOULD do, and then try to decide which thing is most important! Except for the no-brainers, I’m thinking maybe I should just put my items in alphabetical order, or just write them on note cards, toss them in the air, then put them in the order I pick them up off the floor. (Except that I might find, “Get car inspected,” under the couch at Thanksgiving time. .. ) What do YOU do? How do YOU decide what to do first? I usually get steam-rolled by the enormity of what I have to finish in all the projects I have to finish, and get paralysis from analysis! Or, conversely, I start something new. Maybe that’s what this blog is about. Who knows? I just know that the way I’ve been doing it doesn’t work, and I need some accountability. So, if you would give me encouragement, scolding, or whatever, when you see I’m sinking into a bad place, I would appreciate it!
Okay, then. Let’s talk about what I’ve done, and what I need to do. Oh, by the way, there’s something I really WANT to do that’s exciting! On Facebook, there’s a message about making a video for a talent search for a new Warner Brothers film they want to cast with unknowns. “Hey,” I thought, “I’m unknown!! And I’ve been known to be pretty funny, and a good actress! I should try that!” So, if I can find someone with a video camera, I will! If you want to, too, here’s the link: Projectx Online Open Call
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming!! As I was saying, yesterday I looked for drop shippers whose products I could sell on Ebay or Craigslist, but many of them charge a membership fee to do business, and right now, since I have no fees at my disposal, I can’t do that. This part is going to be a little harder than I thought it would, but I WILL find some things to sell, even if I have to empty the garage!! (And that would mean WORK!! Yikes!! But, I will be strong! . . . .) I’m also trying to find out where I put my Microsoft Office Suite CD. I had it installed, but when I got my computer worked on, it disappeared along with a lot of other stuff I thought was saved. So, I’ve been going to all the people who may have had it, and asking them if they still do, since it’s not in my stuff. So far, nothing. The reason I am trying to find it in the first place is because I have written some books, and am trying to edit them so I can publish them on www.youpublish.com. Here’s a book that you might like: Cinderella Got There in a Pumpkin! :: YouPublish Quirky, but cute! Take a look!
As you can see, I’ve put quite a few new things on my site, such as a gallery of my favorite success books and programs from some of my favorite writers. (In an earlier blog, I referred to T. Harv Eker as “E. Harv Eker. My apologies, Harv!) Do check out the mp3, too! It’s awesome, and I received a promo link to her new MTV program, The Dos And Don'ts Of Dating Video MTV
Click and see!
Well, too much to do in real time. Gotta go, but let me know what you think. Personally, I thought I’d have made some money by this time, at least from real time pursuits, but no. Tonight I will, though! Hallelujah!
See you later, as I make
A Million in a Year!
Well, it’s 9:06 and besides responding to some e-mails and Facebook messages, I haven’t done much except drive my daughter to school. It’s sometimes hard to have so much you CAN do, so much you SHOULD do, and then try to decide which thing is most important! Except for the no-brainers, I’m thinking maybe I should just put my items in alphabetical order, or just write them on note cards, toss them in the air, then put them in the order I pick them up off the floor. (Except that I might find, “Get car inspected,” under the couch at Thanksgiving time. .. ) What do YOU do? How do YOU decide what to do first? I usually get steam-rolled by the enormity of what I have to finish in all the projects I have to finish, and get paralysis from analysis! Or, conversely, I start something new. Maybe that’s what this blog is about. Who knows? I just know that the way I’ve been doing it doesn’t work, and I need some accountability. So, if you would give me encouragement, scolding, or whatever, when you see I’m sinking into a bad place, I would appreciate it!
Okay, then. Let’s talk about what I’ve done, and what I need to do. Oh, by the way, there’s something I really WANT to do that’s exciting! On Facebook, there’s a message about making a video for a talent search for a new Warner Brothers film they want to cast with unknowns. “Hey,” I thought, “I’m unknown!! And I’ve been known to be pretty funny, and a good actress! I should try that!” So, if I can find someone with a video camera, I will! If you want to, too, here’s the link: Projectx Online Open Call
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming!! As I was saying, yesterday I looked for drop shippers whose products I could sell on Ebay or Craigslist, but many of them charge a membership fee to do business, and right now, since I have no fees at my disposal, I can’t do that. This part is going to be a little harder than I thought it would, but I WILL find some things to sell, even if I have to empty the garage!! (And that would mean WORK!! Yikes!! But, I will be strong! . . . .) I’m also trying to find out where I put my Microsoft Office Suite CD. I had it installed, but when I got my computer worked on, it disappeared along with a lot of other stuff I thought was saved. So, I’ve been going to all the people who may have had it, and asking them if they still do, since it’s not in my stuff. So far, nothing. The reason I am trying to find it in the first place is because I have written some books, and am trying to edit them so I can publish them on www.youpublish.com. Here’s a book that you might like: Cinderella Got There in a Pumpkin! :: YouPublish Quirky, but cute! Take a look!
As you can see, I’ve put quite a few new things on my site, such as a gallery of my favorite success books and programs from some of my favorite writers. (In an earlier blog, I referred to T. Harv Eker as “E. Harv Eker. My apologies, Harv!) Do check out the mp3, too! It’s awesome, and I received a promo link to her new MTV program, The Dos And Don'ts Of Dating Video MTV
Click and see!
Well, too much to do in real time. Gotta go, but let me know what you think. Personally, I thought I’d have made some money by this time, at least from real time pursuits, but no. Tonight I will, though! Hallelujah!
See you later, as I make
A Million in a Year!
Day 2 - Gearing up!
Well, it's Day 2 of my one year wealth journey!
This morning, I drove my daughter to school, then popped some paperwork over to the Health and Human Services office, so I can continue to get healthcare for the kids, and foodstamps for all of us. (I TOLD you we were having tough times!) After that, I made a delivery of some Mary Kay products a lady ordered from me online. This order has been one screw-up after another for me. I've never had an online order before, and I misread it, so I ended up delivering the wrong products, and not enough of them, and so I have to get the balance of them from my director at the meeting Monday night. Whew. Thank God for a good director, who will loan me these things till I put an order in! Then, when I got home, I got a phone call from Shopper's Critique, one of the Mystery Shopping companies I'm registered for, asking me to do a shop on Monday. I guess they must like my work. I just started with them a week or so ago, and it's been lots of fun.
By the way, if you want to do some Mystery Shopping, stop by Mystery Shopping Providers Association. They are sort of a clearinghouse of all the reputable Mystery Shopping companies. Be careful of others who might email you with other offers, especially if they will pay you upfront and expect you to return the balance of the funds. Sure as shootin', that's a "fake check" scam; the check they give you is a fake, but the money you return (and the money your bank will hold you responsible for) is real! I just got a scam in my e-mail, claiming to be a Mary Kay order for a large number of products. It, too, was a "fake check" scam, but they were going to send a person by to pick up the products and get the change from me. I had to laugh, though. The foreigners who do this stuff use stilted, archaic language and odd names. This one, supposedly, was from "Anne Frenk". Yeah, Anne, go ahead and post my refusal to do business with you in YOUR diary!! So silly.
Well, I have a lot to do today: I need to bring some paperwork to the State Attorney General's office (Still trying to get child support for my kids -- nearly 11 years of it!), and I need to look up some Reselling Information I have. I got the resellers' rights, but didn't understand what I could do with it until yesterday, when I listened to some CDs by Bob Gatchel.
Gosh, I could RESELL these babies!!!
Okay, so I'm a slow study. . . But, I digress. I'm going to offer some of them here on my blog as freebies to my readers, but I will also be selling them on Ebay, if I can.
Another thing I need to do is look for some drop-shippers, so I can start selling that which I don't own on Ebay and Craig's List. I can't wait to try that. It ought to be fun!
Oh, have you, by any chance noticed that I am a little ADHD? I really relish the idea of all these projects flying around through my reality. I'm just hoping I can keep them straight, and not overlook details. By the way, this afternoon at 3:30, I'll be going to see one of my young ladies with developmental delays to help her learn what numbers and letters are, and what we use them for. She loves the appearance of them, she just has very little idea of what to do with them. So, in short, short soundbytes, interspersed with games and conversation, we tackle that. And tomorrow. . . Well, let's just wait until tomorrow to handle it's challenges, shall we?
Till then, I am in the process of making
A Million in a Year!
This morning, I drove my daughter to school, then popped some paperwork over to the Health and Human Services office, so I can continue to get healthcare for the kids, and foodstamps for all of us. (I TOLD you we were having tough times!) After that, I made a delivery of some Mary Kay products a lady ordered from me online. This order has been one screw-up after another for me. I've never had an online order before, and I misread it, so I ended up delivering the wrong products, and not enough of them, and so I have to get the balance of them from my director at the meeting Monday night. Whew. Thank God for a good director, who will loan me these things till I put an order in! Then, when I got home, I got a phone call from Shopper's Critique, one of the Mystery Shopping companies I'm registered for, asking me to do a shop on Monday. I guess they must like my work. I just started with them a week or so ago, and it's been lots of fun.
By the way, if you want to do some Mystery Shopping, stop by Mystery Shopping Providers Association. They are sort of a clearinghouse of all the reputable Mystery Shopping companies. Be careful of others who might email you with other offers, especially if they will pay you upfront and expect you to return the balance of the funds. Sure as shootin', that's a "fake check" scam; the check they give you is a fake, but the money you return (and the money your bank will hold you responsible for) is real! I just got a scam in my e-mail, claiming to be a Mary Kay order for a large number of products. It, too, was a "fake check" scam, but they were going to send a person by to pick up the products and get the change from me. I had to laugh, though. The foreigners who do this stuff use stilted, archaic language and odd names. This one, supposedly, was from "Anne Frenk". Yeah, Anne, go ahead and post my refusal to do business with you in YOUR diary!! So silly.
Well, I have a lot to do today: I need to bring some paperwork to the State Attorney General's office (Still trying to get child support for my kids -- nearly 11 years of it!), and I need to look up some Reselling Information I have. I got the resellers' rights, but didn't understand what I could do with it until yesterday, when I listened to some CDs by Bob Gatchel.
Gosh, I could RESELL these babies!!!
Okay, so I'm a slow study. . . But, I digress. I'm going to offer some of them here on my blog as freebies to my readers, but I will also be selling them on Ebay, if I can.
Another thing I need to do is look for some drop-shippers, so I can start selling that which I don't own on Ebay and Craig's List. I can't wait to try that. It ought to be fun!
Oh, have you, by any chance noticed that I am a little ADHD? I really relish the idea of all these projects flying around through my reality. I'm just hoping I can keep them straight, and not overlook details. By the way, this afternoon at 3:30, I'll be going to see one of my young ladies with developmental delays to help her learn what numbers and letters are, and what we use them for. She loves the appearance of them, she just has very little idea of what to do with them. So, in short, short soundbytes, interspersed with games and conversation, we tackle that. And tomorrow. . . Well, let's just wait until tomorrow to handle it's challenges, shall we?
Till then, I am in the process of making
A Million in a Year!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
My most audacious idea yet. . . create One Million Dollars in One Year!
I just read the book, Cash in a Flash, by
Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hansen, and I kind of caught fire. I thought, 'If people all over are making
a great deal of money right now, why shouldn't one of them be me?' I've tried lots of different ways of making money, from very conventional ways (receptionist at a moving company), to very
unconventional ways (doing sign language in an infomercial), and at present, my pursuits include: providing respite care to two developmentally delayed young ladies, being a Mary Kay lady, doing artwork and designs (for t-shirts, shoes, etc.), being a research assistant for college students, being a mystery shopper (one reason I can't tell you my name!) and writing books and articles. And even with all this activity, I'm not makin' it. I have tons of bills, overdue car payments and am behind in the rent. My financial outlook is dim, to say the least. So, I've realized that this is about as low as I can go financially. What to do, what to do?? I looked around my room, and saw my bookshelves, where I have several hundred volumes, most of which I've read. I found myself thinking, "Hmmm, those didn't do me much good," until I realized that buying and reading never made anybody ANY money. I would actually have to put these books into practice. Well, all of a sudden, a light went on in my head. If I actually DID that, I could make some serious money, get the bills paid, and end up . . . gulp. . . solvent!!!
So, today I decided to give myself a year to make a million dollars, using all the advice that authors like Robert G. Allen, Mark Victor Hansen, E. Harv Eker, Joe Vitale, Anthony Robbins, and all the rest have to offer. I'll be recording my successes and my failures in my blog, and letting you know what I think about each of the books I re-read.
So, I'm scared out of my wits, but . . . here goes!
Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hansen, and I kind of caught fire. I thought, 'If people all over are making
a great deal of money right now, why shouldn't one of them be me?' I've tried lots of different ways of making money, from very conventional ways (receptionist at a moving company), to very
unconventional ways (doing sign language in an infomercial), and at present, my pursuits include: providing respite care to two developmentally delayed young ladies, being a Mary Kay lady, doing artwork and designs (for t-shirts, shoes, etc.), being a research assistant for college students, being a mystery shopper (one reason I can't tell you my name!) and writing books and articles. And even with all this activity, I'm not makin' it. I have tons of bills, overdue car payments and am behind in the rent. My financial outlook is dim, to say the least. So, I've realized that this is about as low as I can go financially. What to do, what to do?? I looked around my room, and saw my bookshelves, where I have several hundred volumes, most of which I've read. I found myself thinking, "Hmmm, those didn't do me much good," until I realized that buying and reading never made anybody ANY money. I would actually have to put these books into practice. Well, all of a sudden, a light went on in my head. If I actually DID that, I could make some serious money, get the bills paid, and end up . . . gulp. . . solvent!!!
So, today I decided to give myself a year to make a million dollars, using all the advice that authors like Robert G. Allen, Mark Victor Hansen, E. Harv Eker, Joe Vitale, Anthony Robbins, and all the rest have to offer. I'll be recording my successes and my failures in my blog, and letting you know what I think about each of the books I re-read.
So, I'm scared out of my wits, but . . . here goes!
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