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This may generate some angry responses but I’m not going to mince words…

Fear is for people who don’t know better.

I mean seriously, if you’re going to let every starchy news reporter determine your future, or crawl into a hole until the economy improves in the year “who knows when” —that’s just crazy and not the best course of action.

THIS is smart

Seriously, you have simply got to get real about the dialogue going on between your ears. Even gazillionaire Warren Buffet says this is the time to build your business.

But more than that, a fear mentality can damage your relationships, your health, and certainly your view of everything else in the world.

Ready to Try Something New?

Bad stuff out. Good stuff in. Simple right? So DO it.

Talk again soon,

Thea

P. S. I guess what I’m trying to say is I really think you should LISTEN to Adrian.

Then do The ONE thing he says to do today.

Do This First

Delatorro L McNeal II discusses the 5 constant pillars of success.

1. You are a person of PURPOSE.
2. You have tremendous POTENTIAL.
3. Life is going to hand you PAIN.
4. Pursue your PASSION.
5. Unleash your POWER.

Delatorro McNeal is also a professional speaker, best selling author, successful entrepreneur and is featured in the up coming film The YES Movie.

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Change doesn’t just happen…

You have to take action in order to bring about change.

As an entrepreneur you are faced with many different opinions, suggestions and strategies and sometimes it can get a bit confusing on what actions you should take.

My friend Louis Lautman has found a way to conquer the confusion by going straight into the front-line trenches…

See your sneak preview of The YES Movie

Traveling the country on a quest for knowledge and entrepreneurial insight, Louis interviewed 35 successful millionaires, CEO’s and many of the most respected young entrepreneurs and master level mentors of our time.

Tired of the sugar-coating and quasi-revealing strategies, Louis put the squeeze on each and every one of these entrepreneurial superstars and compelled them to let down their guard and tell all.

They confessed hundreds of tactics they used on their road to success…and Louis caught every second, of every interview ON FILM and created a BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE that will directly affect the way entrepreneurs like you and I do business forever!

The YES Movie trailer blew my mind so I wanted to share this instantly valuable information with you.

Get the details and see clips of The YES Movie – HERE

You won’t have to pay a nickel to watch a clip of this blockbuster movie and get access to three proven success strategies that these multi-millionaires shared.

I have not yet personally checked out this resource, however at first glance it looks good, so I am posting it here for you to explore.

HubSpot’s free Social Media Marketing Kit gives you the tips and tricks you need to harness the power of the social mediasphere – facebook, digg, del.icio.us, twitter, and many others – to get found by more potential customers, develop meaningful relationships with others in your industry, and position yourself as an expert in your field. Learn:

* Why social media is important for your business
* How to start engaging in social media to reach customers and the media
* What and how to measure results from your social media marketing efforts

The Social Media Marketing Kit contains:

* Video Webinar (WMV) – “Social Media & Business Marketing” covers all the basics of how to leverage social media for your business. (60 minutes plus Q&A;)
* eBook (PDF) – The eBook contains all of the charts, graphs and other materials from the video for handy reference. (49 pages, full color)

Cheers, Thea

P.S. You are also sure to love this recent post that I put up at my Wealth and Money Blog

With so much negative information thrust at us each day, it is vital to regularly ‘adjust ourselves’ with material to continually elevate our thoughts.

1. Finish Strong Stories of courage and inspiration

2. The Wombat The wombat speaks. He’s smarter than you, so listen up!

3. Enlightened Beings This one is a Power Point display & you may need this

4. Mr. Positive Rules for being human

5. Eat That Frog Do you procrastinate?

6. Nature’s Inspiration Movie Take a deep breath…

7. Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, known to many simply as ‘IZ’

Would you like to see more? Just go to my Forward Steps List Of Favorite Inspiring Videos to see my full list, with links to each video. You can even subscribe to get one of these sent to you each week.

Cheers, Thea

P.S. This special one, you really must watch today! You’ll really love and be inspired, by this insightful (short) video interview between Ryan and Adrian Law. It contains a terrific piece of personal coaching for you. The tips given during the interview will change the way you look at any current circumstances in your life.

Street Fighter Marketing specializes in teaching businesses how to market, advertise, promote and increase their sales using only a shoestring budget.

With a background in both advertising and public relations, Jeff Slutsky had an opportunity to practice what he preached when he became part owner of a night club and later a health club. With the marketing dollars now coming out of his own pocket, he soon began to discover and develop result-oriented, low-cost tactics to build sales. This unique combination of shrewd thinking, innovative problem solving, budgeting on a shoe-string, and a lot of hard work, came to be known as “Street Fighting.”

His Street Fighting program has received a great deal of national media attention including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Success, BusinessWeek, Inc Magazine, CNN, and the PBS series, Small Business Today. He is also a contributor to the best seller, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work. Jeff’s Street Fighter client list includes AT&T;, American Express, Walt Disney, Chevron, Pizza Hut, Honda, Sony, Goodyear, Marvel Comics, The City of Dallas, the State of Arkansas, and Country of India. He’s President and Founder of Street Fighter Marketing in Columbus, Ohio (a division of AIMS Worldwide [AMWW OTCBB])which specializes in teaching businesses how to market, promote and increase sales on a shoe-string budget. Jeff has authored and published nine books, six DVD’s and four audio albums. But his most successful production to date is the birth of his triplets!

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Marc Slutsky is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) with Street Fighter Marketing in Columbus, Ohio. He has been with the Street Fighter organization since its inception over 25 years ago, first serving as an advisor and consultant then later he joined on a full time basis.

Since Marc Slutsky joined the company, the Street Fighting program has been featured on countless radio and TV interviews, as well as in many national publications including The Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine, U.S.A.-Today, and Success.

A small sample of the Street Fighting client list includes AT&T;, American Express, Subway, Honda, Marriott, Alpine, Texaco, U.S. Military, The City of Dallas, The State of Arkansas, and the Country of India.

Marc is the co-author, along with his brother Jeff of five books: including How to Get Clients, Street Fighter Marketing and Smart Marketing. They are also the producers of Street Fighters Profit Package, a complete audio and video home training program.

Here are a few sample marketing videos to get you started with some ideas for your business thinking.