In business it is wise to have multiple streams of revenue. Multiple streams begin with one and grow from there.

With stocks, a good financial adviser could make recommendations that may be very helpful.

Kathleen

HELP

We can be taken off course for any number of reasons: a client choosing not to work with us at this time; difficulties at home; illness of a family member, and on and on.

The reality is, life continues to happen. It is not what happens, but rather our response to what happens that makes all the difference.

Thanks for all the comments.
Kathleen

Karen, on your question about paying down payday loans, something I learned that has helped tremendously is to seek out the experts in any particular area we need help with. In that I am not a debt consolidation expert by trade, you may want to talk to someone who specializes in this area. Another thing, is to have the desire to change the behavior of using PayDay loan centers. If a behavior does not serve us we have to make different choices and take different actions. Sometimes that can be very painful in that the short term gain can cloud long term benefit. Thus, the experts who can help with a situation of virtually any nature. They can remind us of our commitment to making things better.

One thing I would invite you to do is check your language patterns. You mentioned, “I am dead broke.” Ouch. Although at this time, money is not abundant for you, you are actually not completely broke or dead. Every bit of money we have is created from a thought and an action. For the next 72 hours, write down things you say that may be keeping you stuck in the current mindset. You may be surprised at how often you affirm the “dead broke” statement.

From there, ask the question, “What do I need to do to generate revenue? What can I let go of that is costing me time that I can apply to generating money? What ideas have I had that I have put on the back burner without ever trying them? Ideas that may in fact be the solution to some of my current financial situations?”

It’s about asking ourselves better questions. Questions that serve us rather than defeat us. It’s about being vigilant in what needs to be done to create a better life for ourselves and our families. Thus, surrounding ourselves with people who lift us up, books that inspire, blogs (like this one) that focus on possibility and abundance, CDs and DVDs that have great messages, etc.

It is easy to forget how important this is. Believe me, at times I have been known to forget. But fortunately, my home and office is filled with things that can quickly, very quickly take me from a mindset of desperation to one of inspiration.

I do not say any of this to invalidate your experience, but to let you know, I know exactly what the experience of being without is. Years ago I was so convinced of how much lack I had, that in my early twenties I created a perfect scenario of becoming homeless. Not a shopping cart pushing experience but no home, no money, no resources. Or so I thought.

Little by little I found books that allowed me to shift my perception. I also had people who had the willingness to guide me to a different way of viewing my situation and seeing it as an opportunity to change what I needed to change.

Dawn, what I have done in years past and continue to do is find out what my market wants. Surveys work great for this. The thing you want to know is what do they want, what do they need AND what will they pay for? From there, you can pre-sell or package some type of program that creates a cash flow.

Something that can serve each of us is to not engage in the conversations of how bad the economy is. Rather, engage in the conversations with others who believe in possibility. Mastermind groups can be very helpful.

Perhaps there are mentoring programs in your local market where someone who is in your industry would share their insights with you about building a business.

As Cathy mentioned, she is a member of my VIP club. If this program resonates with you, I would recommend you check it out. I have purposely priced it as low as possible while creating incredible value for those interested in learning my insights, strategies and systems for building a successful business using the Internet.

In success,
Kathleen Gage

Great article and so true about limiting beliefs. I have an imaginary delete button in my head that gets pressed every time a belief that does not serve me comes up.