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Great Site About Content Marketing
If you've never heard of Junta42 marketing and you sell products of any type, you NEED to visit this site. Junta42 focuses on content marketing - giving customers valuable information and gaining their trust and business through e-books, websites, magazines, etc... that aren't sales-y. Tons of info for the entrepreneur interested in creating a valuable brand.
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Christian Perspectives on the Stock Market
I found an interesting blog today by Greg Womack, a certified financial planner and a Christian. It covers stock market trends and other important financial issues for people interested in gaining knowledge about money, financing, and investing. He's also written a book, but I haven't read it yet. Check out his blog:
Greg Womack
Conquering Fear and Coming Out Ahead
I had to deal with a very difficult family situation today. I prayed about it all last night - even had a dream where a doctor told me what to do. Unfortunately, that doctor in my head told me the wrong thing to do, so it wasn't any help. I had to pray some more this morning and ask God for an opening to deal with the situation.
To me, everything about life is a chance to succeed on our walk for the Lord or fail. I knew this situation was one that I needed to do right. Failure would have severe consequences for a lot of people.
God did give me that opening today. I confronted the person on a difficult issue, and we were able to deal with it in the way that I knew was God's best for the situation.
In the past, I would have looked the other way, because I have a fear of confrontation. Instead, I prayed, I waited - like Queen Esther - for that right moment, and I stepped gently but boldly in truth.
I'm feeling good about conquering that fear. I know I don't always walk right. Too often I let fear hold me back and keep me from the rewards God often gives after I do the tough thing.
The Best Advice is Free (or at least very cheap)
I went to an estate sale last Saturday to bid on a property that needed a lot of work. I'm part of an investment group that's looking to rehab run down properties into something beautiful any homeowner would love.
I went with a real estate agent I hadn't met before, but who has been in the business for 19 years. He regularly works with investors and taught me a lot at that sale about what to do and what not to do.
The auctioneer (his last name's Parish) called out that he has a real estate course for investors if anyone was interested (Investors United School of Real Estate). I suppose he was assuming that most of the people in the crowd were interested in reselling the property - not living in it.
I asked my real estate agent if the course was worth the money. "It costs thousands, right? Most of these programs do. Is it worth it?" He told me that he'd had several graduates of the course work with him, and they still didn't know the basics. "Don't waste your money," he said.
In the front of his book,
Creating Success from the Inside Out, Ephren Taylor says, "I want to be really clear about one point: I'm not here to give you a 'How-To' guide to riches and fame. Anybody who tries to offer you his or her step-by-step 'E-Z Guide' to achieving wealth is usually selling something of little value. In fact, the value is almost the inverse of the cost of the information: in other words, the more expensive the course, the less real-world value it often has."
Instead, Ephren suggests reading the Bible and learning how successful people think. (Reading his book is a great way to do that. Ephren's the youngest-ever African-American CEO of a publicly traded company.
Learn more about Ephren.)
Bottom line: I'm not taking a real estate course. I'm going to keep reading and working with this successful real estate agent. He gives great free advice. After all, out of it he gets a regular client who's going to make him money.
Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood on Gratitude and Family
From:
Your Family Table Amy Grant recognizes the value of making small changes to improve her family's health and well-being. She balances a busy work schedule with much-needed family time by keeping the right perspective and never losing sight of the bigger pictures. "Say out loud the things you are grateful for," she explains. "Gratitude is a good beginning for physical health, for emotional halth and for spiritual health."
Trisha Yearwood acknowledges her family has been central to her success. "The encouragement along the way from my parents...those little things they said that stayed with me," she says. "I think that's a major reason why I'm here." As for making small changes in cooking, exercise and attitude, Yearwood's stance is "Everything in moderation, including moderation!"
Amy, Trisha, and Little Big Town will be appearing together on the Great American Country Channel for the next few months. If you're a fan, you should check it out.
Thursday 4/24 at 8:30 pm and 12:30 am
Friday 4/25 at 1 pm, 10:30 pm, and 2:30 am
Friday 4/25 at 10:30 pm and 2:30 am
Saturday 5/3 at 2:30 pm
Sunday 5/4 at 5:30 pm
Monday 5/5 at 9 pm and 1 am
Tuesday 5/6 at 1 pm
Saturday 5/10 at 2:30 pm
Sunday 5/11 at 4 pm
Friday 6/13 at 1 pm and 2:30 am
Saturday 6/14 at 9:30 am and 5 pm
Kim Alexis has a new show!
Supermodel Kim Alexis, a wonderful role model for Christian women, stay at home moms, working moms, and really, just about anyone, has a new show! She's the host of
She's Got the Look, a reality show that's looking for the next supermodel over the age of 35. She'll help judge gorgeous women in the prime of their lives and give one lucky winner a chance at a supermodel career.
She's Got the Look
Role of Millionaires in Our Troubled Economy?
What do you think millionaires should be doing to improve our economy?
I have a friend who helps people facing foreclosure by buying their houses. She then sells them "rent to own" to people almost ready to buy their own homes. What she's doing saves one person's credit rating and helps another own their own piece of heaven.
As far as things that haven't been done yet, I'd like to see someone start a car company that completely boycotts the use of traditional oil and gas sources. What about selling cars that run 100% on biodiesel? What about Walmart or independent gas dealers selling biodiesel at their stores?
What are your ideas?
Labels: christian millionaire, corporate America, economy, millionaires
