Archive for September, 2009

I recently ran across the post below and wanted to share with you. It’s time to start planning for the holiday season. If you have a product or service that would make a great Christmas gift, find out how you can share your scrapbook business and get traffic to your site.
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My blog is called Lucky Canuck and I am planning on having a Christmas Gift Guide starting on November 1, 2009 through December 15, 2009 to help my readership find unique online gifting ideas.

Blog URL: http://luckycanuck.blogspot.com

If you feel you have a potential product, service, or company that you think would be suitable for the Christmas Gift Guide, please contact me by email (calgary gal AT g mail DOT com) and give me a brief description of your suggested gift idea. Along with that, I will require a sample in order to write a review post under the banner of the Christmas Gift Guide and will need to receive any samples before November 1, 2009 and no later than December 5, 2009.

Monday Motivator

At first, this may be a little challenging but strive to keep things on an even keel. This will keep your efforts and focus from going up and down. The more you can stay the course the quicker you will reach your goal to success.

“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.”–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

”Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” –Calvin Coolidge

Monday Motivator

Depending on what your definition of success is, it may take courage to arrive at your desired destination. For example, if you have a dream of having an online webstore selling scrapbook supplies, that is success, but according to your long line of family members who have all gone on to be doctors, the only success in their minds is if you follow down the medical path. This means you will have to have courage to stand up for what you believe and desire to do, even if it means disappointing family.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. ~Baltasar Gracian

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Kelly McCausey of WahmTalkRadio has been presenting a seminar series of learning the past two years. And right now she is offering these audios for you. The best part about these audios, besides the wonderful learning content, is that:

• you can purchase individually, only get the ones you want
• they are super affordable at only $3.00 each!

To Business Audios

Be sure to check them out and begin taking action NOW in your scrapbook business!

Monday Motivator

Not only do you need to believe in the product or service you are building to success, you also need to believe in you. Your confidence is what will get you through the difficult challenges and build credibility with your customers.

“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” ~ Charles F. Kettering

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” ~ George Sheehan

Monday Motivator

Succeeding takes time. A goal worth setting will take time to achieve. Be patient with yourself, the people around you, and the process it takes to become successful, also referred to as “paying your dues.” Just like the chef scenario, it takes time to be a master chef. (ok, so I enjoy those chef reality shows) Pay your dues by learning and working your way up the ladder to success.

“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.” ~unknown