14 December 2009
Daily Affirmations Are For Everyone
As I have stated before, life is a series of investments. Not just monetary, but investments of time, love and devotion are made every day. We need to make the best of these investments so that they are not wasted.
When people talk about marketing themselves, you may automatically think that they are trying to sell something. What we need to realize is that we are always selling something; we are selling ourselves every day to each and every person we meet or talk with. Whether you’re a business owner, work for someone else, are retired, a stay-at-home mom, or are currently unemployed, how you HAVE LIVED YOUR LIFE will make a difference in how you WILL LIVE YOUR LIFE. In order for us to live our life in the way we have dreamed, we need motivation. Motivation comes to some of us in the study of Scripture, some are motivated by providing for their family, and others are motivated by the lure of success. Whatever the motivation, daily affirmations can be a benefit to us all.
I just ran across what appears to be a great source of daily affirmations for any of the people that I have described above (likely everyone). Seth Godin is the author of a book that is coming out entitled Linchpin. I have followed his blog for quite a while now as he usually has profound wisdom that applies to business as well as life in general. I have only been through about 25% of this document so far, but I like what I see. Each page has a quote or article by a well-known or successful person, which serves as a great motivation for life. I like the idea of treating this almost like one of those page-a-day calendars where I post a new page each day at my desk and keep the advice fresh in my head throughout the day. You can get your own complimentary copy of this eBook right here on my website. Seth has generously offered this resource to the world without charge.
Click here to read “What Matters Now”
On the business side of things…
A while back, I posted an eBook from a friend of mine called Got Sprouts?. It offered a lot of marketing ideas geared towards businesses. One of the recommendations within the book was to publish eBooks. You can provide a complimentary service while that service provides you with free advertising. That is exactly what Seth has done with this book that I am providing. You will not notice this book as being preachy or sales-geared, but at the very end you MAY notice a small picture of Seth’s new book, which links to an Amazon.com page. You will also notice that at the bottom of each page, the author is credited, complete with a link to their blog or book. Seth has made a very smart move here. He not only is providing a great service to thousands of readers, but he is also strengthening relationships with these other authors and obtaining free advertising for his blog as well as his books. Just another lesson to those out there looking for ways to strengthen their own businesses.
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Nice! I loved how that said: “investments of time, love and devotion are made every day.”
Sometimes in the secular world, there’s too much measurement on financial wealth. I have some friends that are so rich in their genuine relationships & the amount of love they have. When I see their children it is so awesome because they are filled with joy & always know their parents love them. Even if they had awful things happening they still could laugh & thank God for what they have. That kind of wealth is so precious ^_^