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Success Secrets: Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life

lauriemorin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:41 +0000

Do you have what it takes to become a millionaire? Do you know the most important thoughts and habits of “the millionaire mind”?

Long before the best-selling book and video The Secret, enterprising men and women have been trying to understand the success secrets of the rich and famous. In fact, the Law of Attraction draws [...]

Are you cut out to be a successful entrepreneur?

lauriemorin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:03:51 +0000

You can see yourself as an entrepreneur, setting your own hours, being your own boss, enjoying the freedom of being self employed. And you can just imagine what life will be like once you’re a big success and pulling in all that cash.

But hang on. Before you run to the car showroom and test drive [...]

Get inspired! CNN hero Alfa Demmelash helps people achieve the American Dream

lauriemorin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:00:29 +0000

Alfa Demmelash grew up on less than a dollar a day against the backdrop of torture and murder in Ethiopia. Today, she is living the American dream and helping others do the same.

Alfa started a nonprofit, Rising Tide Capital, where small business owners, including women, minorities and other underserved populations, learn the skills they need [...]

How to Choose a Business Structure

lauriemorin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:03:15 +0000

When clients come to my law clinic to start a business, the first question they usually ask is: “Should I be a partnership or a corporation?” Making your business “legal” is such an exciting step…most people just can’t wait to do it!

But there are a few questions you need to ask yourself before you [...]

Stop Trading Time for Dollars

lauriemorin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:46:36 +0000

Remember how we talked on Day 7 about Robert Kiyosaki’s “cash flow quadrant” model? Basically, the idea is that there are four ways to generate income: as an employee, by being self-employed, as a business owner, or as an investor.

Each of these categories has its advantages and disadvantages, but Kiyosaki teaches that only business owners [...]

How to Barn-Raise Your Start-Up

lauriemorin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:59:43 +0000

Barn-raising is a centuries-old tradition in rural America. Early pioneers quickly recognized that it is practically impossible for one person to build a barn. So they started a system in which all members of a community would gather together to build a barn for one family at a time.

Here is how it works. The family [...]

Is your business recession-proof?

lauriemorin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:35:50 +0000

I just had to share this great video with you from BraveHeart TV. They are interviewing marketing legend Jay Abraham about how to recession-proof your business. Enjoy!

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Bridging the Gap from Employee to Entrepreneur

lauriemorin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:21:27 +0000

Today we are going to talk about getting from where you are now to that ideal place you envisioned yesterday.

But first, I want to share with you a great Vision/Purpose/Mission statement I ran across yesterday on the flyleaf of a book by Michael Gerber, best-selling author of The E-Myth series.