How to Overcome An Employee Mindset

Hi, my name is Amber Pearson, and I'm an employee-holic.

You may not have to go to any group meetings, but you can start today to re-invent yourself at how you want to live. The process to overcome having an employee mindset isn't easy, but is necessary to break through to the entrepreneur thinking side of the world. When you think like an employee, you may think that the money and the respect that go along with all the high rollers out there can never be you, or is above you. Maybe you think that you had to be born into a rich family. You may also think that you can never get up to their status without having invested the time and energy that they have. This is definitely not the case.

You just need the drive, determination and most of all MOTIVATION to deliver the goods. It will start by imagining everyday that you one day will live in that big expensive house, drive your dream car and take all the vacation time you want, when you want. You need to be organized with daily lists of important things you need to get done in a day, mark your calendars and stick to it. The best way to find out how you need to start thinking, is get inside the brains of some of the most successful entrepreneurs out there. Whatever business you are wanting to get into, find the people in your industry that are doing the best and follow them. Now I don't mean go out and stalk them, I just mean observe what they do on a daily basis that gets them the kind of results you are looking for, and start to do it! If there was access to these types of people on a weekly, or even daily basis, you would start developing some of their good habits automatically. Be aware that not everyone will be interested in helping you or becoming part of your network of resources. They may not want to hold your hand throughout your journey, but if there were a way to look over their shoulder without them having to one-on-one with you, wouldn't you want to take advantage of that? This isn't to say you have to try to take everything on at once either. Just try to take one step at a time, as much as you can handle...then implement it into your business. Support is everything in the home based internet marketing business or any business for that matter. If you think you are in it alone, you will most likely fail.

Along with motivation, there are other characteristics you need to possess in order to overcome that employee mindset. You will have to be flexible. You won't necessarily have a set list of tasks to accomplish for the day and you need to start taking responsibility for making the tough decisions for yourself and your business. You will have to direct your own actions because no one is putting work on your plate anymore. If you start a business, you need to be the one constantly watching for opportunities and recognize them as the new profitable option to take. When you're self-employed, you have to be able to plan ahead and also adapt the plans to changing circumstances. You need to be prepared to put in a constant and consistent effort. When you give your 100%, people take notice and give the respect you deserve.

I talked about motivation before. My motivation, for example, is getting away from the instability of the construction industry. There is no pension in construction, so there's always that voice inside my head of the older version of myself telling me to get prepared for the years to come. I am an electrician by trade, but I want to get financial security. Helping others achieve it as well at the same time is a huge bonus. I also want to be able to take care of my baby boomer parents who, like many out there, can't afford to retire. I don't know what your motivation is, but in order to obtain an entrepreneurial mindset, you need to figure it out and be driven by it. If nothing else, do it to be FREE!

One of my favourite quotes is: "There is only one success--to be able to spend your life in your own way." - Christopher Morley

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How to Choose the Right Home Based Business for YOU

First of all you want to decide how bad you want to quit your day job and how much time you have to invest in yourself. You will fail at any home based business opportunity, no matter how good the deal is, if you do not apply yourself. Are you at all technical or would you have to start from scratch? You want a trustworthy company that will teach you the basics as well as the ropes of the industry. You will want to look for an established company with a group of like-minded entrepreneurs who truly want to help you succeed. You must learn to be self-motivated (if you aren't already) in order to start a home based business. What you are going to want to do is research. Go ahead, find out what all is out there, make sure you are going to get in on something you are going to be proud to tell people about. Would you utilize and buy the products you are endorsing? People pick up on your enthusiasm! More important, you will want to choose one that will help you to figure out what steps you are going to take to position yourself as a a leader. To be someone people will want to join side by side to help achieve a common goal. Would you want to help people be FREE? You can't get much better than making money for helping people obtain their goal of the freedom to live HOW they want WHEN they want. If you want to become another statistic and sell people useless material items for momentary happiness, then by all means look somewhere else. If you want to be a serious entrepreneur with no overhead, no employees, no inventory, no commuting or paying for gas to get to work and no depending on someone else for your income, then at least you know what you DON'T want! Good luck on your hunt! :)

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Are you the Entrepreneurial Kind?

When I first wanted in on this gig, I thought to myself "Am I the entrepreneurial type?" Many people out there wonder if they have what it takes to duke it out in the competitive world of internet marketing. From Quickmba.com, it is said that "an entrepreneur is a person of very high aptitude who pioneers change, possessing characteristics found in only a very small fraction of the population." The word entrepreneur originates from the French word, entreprendre, which means "to undertake." The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the entrepreneur as one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.

There is only one problem with this dictonary defininition. People want a business they can succeed at without any risk involved. This is part of the new-aged "give me everything faster, better and for the best price" attitude. The majorady of serious people looking to start a business online want to to trust in something with a good track record. Being an entrepreneur is all about the mindset. You may hear this a lot in your travels, but it's true. From entrepreneur.com, these are just some of the characteristics an entrepreneur must have in order to be successful:

~Do what you enjoy because people will hear the enthusiasm in your voice among other things!

~Take what you do seriously, how can anyone else if you don't?

~Plan everything-this is where writing down your daily/monthly and yearly goals comes in handy.

~Become a shameless self-promoter (without becoming obnoxious). Master web 2.0, and you can't lose!

~Become known as an expert. This is where writing articles, creating youtube videos and blogs play a big role.

~Invest in yourself. Always be up for educating yourself. Just learning html is a good step in making yourself more valueable.

~Design your workspace for success. You must have a room where you can block everything else out to get what you need done in a day.

~Take time off. This one is my favourite, because everyone needs a little down time! You should develop some kind of fixed working schedule even if you want to start part time.

There are many traits an entrepreneur must have in order to be sucessful. That doesn't mean one has to possess all of them to get started. If you have the desire to work from home, take the time to make it so. There will be times if discouragement, but you'll need to focus on the small milestones and the achievements you make along the way. It keeps things fun and interesting. Once you meet one goal, set another! So are you the "entrepreneurial" type? It takes a strong person to make that initial decision to go for it, but that doesn't mean you have to quit your job right away. You can't win if you don't bet!

"low carb" meals vs. "controlled carb"... the key‏ (e-mail I got that I wanted to pass along)

One of the problems I see with "diet talk" is that nobody seems to agree what "low carb" really means... One person may think of "low carb" as an Atkins style diet with as much fatty sausages, hotdogs, and nitrate processed meats as you want and virtually no carbohydrate based foods at all.

Another person may view "low carb" as 40% of daily calories coming from carbs instead of the traditionally recommended 55% to 60%.

If you think about it, in a 40/30/30 type of diet, the majority of the calories are coming from carbs, so that obviously can't be called "low carb"...yet some people do call it that.

Because of these drastic differences in how different people view the term "low carb", sometimes my clients are confused as to what I recommend.

First of all, I don't recommend "low carb" or "high carb" per se... I don't think it's vitally important to have any sort of exact ratio. I think everyone needs to explore for themselves how they feel at different ratios of fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

After all, the most important aspect to your success is your total caloric intake vs your caloric expenditure over a given time period.

But where carbohydrate intake becomes important is in how it can affect your hormones and blood sugar in your body and stimulate cravings. You could tell someone to eat 2500 calories/day of a higher fat and higher protein content combined with reduced carbs and they may actually finish the day at 2500 calories because their appetite is satisfied.

However, tell that same person to eat 2500 calories per day in a high carb fashion, and they may end up eating 3000 or more calories per day because the higher carbohydrate diet stimulated their cravings and they ended up overeating.

I know personally, if you throw a big steak in front of me and a big pile of vegetables, my appetite will be satisfied when I'm done that meal and for hours afterward. However, you throw a big plate of pasta in front of me, and I'm gonna devour the entire plate, and then head back for seconds and maybe even thirds.

This is what happens for a lot of people... once you start eating large portions of carbs like pasta or rice or cereals, it becomes hard to stop and then you're craving more carbs an hour later too!

So what I've found to work best for me, and a large % of my clients in the past is to eat in a "controlled carbs" manner... this doesn't mean atkins style... it means very reduced grains, zero refined sugars (to the best of ability of avoiding), and instead, getting almost all of your carbs from vegetables, fruits, and maybe beans on occasion.

This ends up being very similar to the hunter-gatherer type of diet of meats, eggs, nuts, seeds, fruits, and veggies, which I believe is the healthiest way to eat.

Sometimes it just takes thinking a little differently about the way you eat and what's considered "normal" in order to get rid of some of the useless grains and sugars in your diet.

For example, why do we need to eat a burger on a bun? Most people don't even think of doing it any other way because that's what's "normal".

One of my favorite lunch meals lately has been cooking up a grass-fed bison burger with no bun, and then I top it with grass-fed cheese, sliced avocados, diced onions, and salsa. I have a big side of sliced fresh veggies like carrots and red peppers (with hummus sometimes), and then maybe have a little bit of fruit or berries on the side too.

What you end up with is a meal that's pretty well balanced between protein, healthy fats, and healthy carbs instead of overloaded with the refined grains from the typical hamburger bun.

Think about breakfast too...
do you really "need" the toast with your eggs, or can you do much better with loads of veggies with your eggs instead? That's what I like to do for breakfast... eggs with cheese and loads of veggies, avocado (yeah, avo's are one of my favorite foods), and some green or white tea (or lately I've been really digging this mango yerba mate tea...mmm) with a little raw honey. So I get my carbs from the veggies and the little bit of raw honey instead of from the typical toast and orange juice that loads you up with extra carbs.

...Just some ideas in case it helps you to think differently about where you get your carbs from.

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Hope you're enjoying summer and confident in your lean healthy body... if not, start taking action now to change that! No excuses.

Til next newsletter,Don't be lazy... be lean.

Mike GearyCertified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal TrainerFounder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

In celebration of Canada Day, here's an e-mail I got that I'm passing along :)

Here's to my fellow Canadians! :)

WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO BE PROUD OF?

1. Smarties

2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp

3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down

4. Baseball is Canadian

5. Lacrosse is Canadian

6. Hockey is Canadian

7. Basketball is Canadian

8. Apple pie is Canadian

9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers ass

10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts' ass

11. In the war of 1812, started by America, Canadians pushed
the Americans back...past their 'White House'. Then we burned
it...and most of Washington, under the command of William
Lyon McKenzie King who was insane and hammered all the time.
We got bored because they ran away, so we came home
and partied...Go figure..

12. Canada has the largest French population that never
surrendered to Germany.

13. We have the largest English population that never ever
surrendered or withdrew during any war to
anyone. anywhere. EVER.

14. Our civil war was fought in a bar and it lasted a
little over an hour.

15. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was
an American mercenary, who slept in and missed the whole thing...
but showed up just in time to get caught.

16. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.

17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the
earth's surface and is still around as the world's oldest company.

18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full
grown human in under 3 minutes.

19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.

20. We don't marry our kin-folk.

21. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin,
penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios
that save countless lives each year.

22. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and
lived to tell about it.

23. A Canadian invented Superman.

24. We have coloured money.

25. Our beer advertisements kick ass

BUT MOST IMPORTANT!

26. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit
your hands with mitts on.

OOOoohhhhh Canada!!

27. And we don't bomb our allies.

28. oh yeah... and our elections only take one day.

Wondering which home based business oppourtunity to trust?

When I stumbled upon the website for this business oppourtunity I was indeed skeptical. I thought, "Is someone really going to help me get this ball rolling if I join, or am I just another number?" Well I can tell you that within the first hour of submitting my application, I was called to have any questions of mine answered. Then, when I purchased the next step in the program, I was called a second time to be congratulated and asked a few questions about what I wanted out of this career. Before the end of the day, I was then called a third time by the professional calling service provided by this business to go into any further details of any questions I might have had at THAT point.

You see, when you come join our team, there are always professionals here to accomodate you if the help is needed. Whether it be by telephone, forum or the frequently asked questions page in the back office, you aren't just a number. There is constant support from the experts here and if you truly want to succeed, there are all the tools necessary for you to do so available and within reach. You have a past and a story unique to you. There are people who care about that story and who want to magnify it to benefit you as much as possible!

Check out http://set-yourself-free.com/thankyou.php?landing=VSophiaR for a video and more information.