James Arthur Ray

James Arthur Ray is one of few spiritual teachers who have achieved top honors in the business world as a thriving entrepreneur. James' background in behavioral sciences, experience as an entrepreneur, and his avid quest for spiritual knowledge gives him a unique and powerful ability to address life issues from an integrated and comprehensive level.

Liberty League International Joins With Michael Oliver

Liberty League International, the leading developer of personal development systems, announced that Michael Oliver of Natural Selling Inc., will join the Liberty League International marketing team as their International Sales Trainer. Michael will be supporting Liberty League by demonstrating how to use the Natural Selling Process to easily and effectively attract and help more potential partners and customers in less time and with less effort by understanding how to eliminate objections, rejection and the high attrition rate.

“Michael will bring clarity to the psychology behind the selling process as we the founders originally intended it” said Shane Krider one of the co-founders of Liberty League International. “We look forward to his contribution and are proud to have him as a member of our team.

Since its creation in 2001, Liberty League International has been one of the world’s fastest-growing personal development companies. They provide the tools and environment necessary for their customers to lead a more satisfying and fulfilling life through emotional and financial wealth. Their flagship product Beyond Freedom is a complete personal development system which helps individuals to change the way they approach life.

The Reaction To Oprah And The Secret Video

Oprah After The Show, Unlocking The Secret 02/16/07

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Just in case you missed it!

Check out the "After Show" from The Secret.

Marketing Method For Your Home-Based Business

Part of running a successful business is its growth. Home-based businesses are no exception. In fact, it can be even more important if you are just starting out or lack a potential client base. The key to growing a business is marketing.
Marketing is how you connect with individuals who may become customers or clients and includes methods such as affiliate programs, newsletters, trade shows, web sites, brochures, advertising, and more. The potential marketing methods available are almost limitless in scope and deciding on an approach may seem daunting, but a little preliminary effort can help you narrow down the field of options and help you make the best choices for your business.

–Determine Targeted Audience
–Set a Budget
–Evaluate Marketing Methods

Marketing Your Home-Based Business on the Internet

The Internet has opened up a whole new world of advertising and marketing for home-based businesses. Instead of having to spend tens of thousands of dollars on expensive print campaigns or mailings, you can now reach a global audience on a shoestring budget. Here are some of the popular and cost-effective ways that you can advertise your home-based business on the Internet.
Internet advertising can be broken down into three main categories:

1. Cost-per-click, where you only pay for actual clicks or leads for your advertising.

2. Cost-per-impression, often referred to as cost-per-thousand impressions or CPM, where you purchase a set amount of views for your ad.

3. Set-price advertising, where you can purchase a specific amount of advertising for a given length of time.

Cost-per-click advertising offers small business owners great value for their advertising dollar. There are several sites that offer the ability to pay only when customers click on your ads.
Google AdWords is one of the most popular advertising venues for small businesses. With the AdWords program, you bid on keywords related to your business, and your text ad is displayed when Google users search for that term. You pay only when a user clicks on your ad, and the cost per click varies according to the popularity of the keywords you select. Google AdWords does not require a minimum purchase, and you can easily spend less than $25 for a successful advertising campaign by using AdWords properly.

5 Marketing Tools for Home-Based Businesses

Because a home-based business doesn’t have a storefront for passers-by to notice and no opportunity to generate walk-in business, home-based businesses need marketing other types of businesses, not less.
Not marketing your home-based business will almost certainly doom it to failure.


1. Direct mail. still a cost-effective way to advertise in many industries.

2. Voice mail. Even the outgoing message on your answering machine or voice mail system can help promote your business when utilized correctly.

3. Press releases. The only thing better than cheap publicity is free publicity, and well-timed, professional press releases can result in just that.

4. Referrals. Referrals are probably the single best way to find new customers. If you do something well, chances are people are going to talk about it.

5. Radio interviews. If you can speak knowledgeably about your product or service and tie it in well with current events, radio interviews are a great way to reach a wide audience and improve your customer base.

Direct Selling ­ An Option for Mini-Preneurs

According to the Direct Selling Association (www.dsa.org), more than 13.6 million people participated in direct selling in 2004 with an overwhelming 73 percent of them being women. Buying and selling in the comfort of a home still seems to be the heart of the direct selling industry, with 62 percent of all direct sales being made that way in 2003. About 16 percent of total sales that year were made by phone, followed by about 10 percent via the Internet. While the Internet doesn’t allow for face-to-face selling, it does give direct sellers a worldwide customer base.

Top Five Tax Breaks For At-Home Entrepreneurs

Forbes.com:

By the Census Bureau's last count in 2002, half of all businesses in the U.S. are home-based. The U.S. government encourages this kind of entrepreneurship. Dig deep and at-home entrepreneurs will find a few precious tax deductions, say Mark Birge and Steve Mentzer, accountants with Aldrich, Kilbride and Tatone, an Oregon-based accountancy firm.

Alterations to the tax code in 1999 made it easier to qualify for home-office tax deductions. For instance, engineering and construction types who spend lots of time in the field, but do most of their administrative work at home, can still qualify for certain deductions.

1. Infrastructure (utilities, phone service, housekeeping services, landscaping) Run-of-the-mill homeowners and renters can’t deduct these expenses, but at-home entrepreneurs can.

2. Home mortgage interest and property taxes. U.S. taxpayers can deduct these anyway, but as a small business owner, you can save even more by applying a percentage of mortgage interest and property taxes to the home-office section of your tax form.

3. Travel expenses. You can’t deduct fuel expenses if you commute to work each day, but if you work from home, you can deduct the costs of traveling away from your home for any business-related activity.

4. One-time office equipment purchases. Section 179 of the tax code says you can take a one-time deduction–up to $105,000–for the purchase of office equipment, as long as you don’t purchase more than $400,000 of equipment in a calendar year.

5. Family affair. Sole proprietors with children under 18 who work for them can deduct their children’s “wages.”

The Reaction To Oprah And The Secret

This week Oprah focused on the reaction to The Secret. The testimonials were very moving and hit close to home. Hope you saw it and if you didn't I will be posting it soon.

Ask Donald

Have you ever had the desire to ask Donald Trump anything you could? Now is your opportunity to do so. What's next for The Donald? Ask him yourself.

The Secret on Oprah Was Incredible!

The Secret on Oprah 02/08/07 Part 1

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If you haven't seen it yet then you don't know what your missing. The Secret was thrown into mainstream. It was a great show and I think Oprah covered it to the tee. She spoke about how she has always lived her life in the manner of The Secret and I couldn't have agreed more.

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Part Five

The Secret on Oprah

The Secret is making its way around the world and the buzz keeps building. It's the secret to creating the life you truly want. How to make more money, lose weight, fall in love, land your dream job.…this is life-changing! Tune in to learn The Secret, and see why people everywhere are talking about it. Thursday, Oprah will interview authors of The Secret.

Part V - The Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Growth

5. Today I will choose to be Happy - I am the possessor of a grateful spirit.

Happiness is a CHOICE! I know now that happiness is not an emotional phantom floating in and out of my life. Happiness
is the end result of certain thoughts and activities, which bring about a chemical reaction in my body. This reaction results in a euphoria that, while elusive to some, is totally under my control. I will greet each with laughter. Within moments of awakening, I will laugh for seven seconds. Excitement will begin to flow through my bloodstream. I feel different. I am different. I am Enthusiastic about the day! Laughter is an outward expression of enthusiasm, and I know enthusiasm is the fuel that moves the world. I have laughter in my heart. Today, I choose to be happy. I will smile at every person I meet. My smile is my calling card and is the most potent weapon I possess. My smile is my key to my emotional make up. When I choose to smile, I become the master of my emotions. Discouragement, despair, frustration, and fear will always wither when confronted by my smile. The power of who I am is displayed when I smile. I am the possessor of a grateful spirit! In the past, I have found discouragement in particular situations UNTIL I compared the condition of my life to others less fortunate. It is impossible for the seeds of depression to take root in a thankful heart. I am grateful for sight, sound and breathe. If ever in my life there is a pouring out of blessings beyond that, then I will be grateful for miracle of abundance.
I will greet each day with Laughter!
I will Smile at every person I meet!
I am the possessor of a grateful spirit!

Today I Will Choose To Be Happy!

by Andy Andrews

You Get What You Settle For

You always get what you settle for. Did you know that? It's true. Maxwell Maltz wrote a book called "Psycho cybernetics" in which he referred to the mind as a "goal-seeking mechanism". It's like a heat-seeking missile. It will "hone in" on whatever goal you give it. And provided you're using the right principles, it will ALWAYS deliver to you what you want. In fact, you're already doing it. Think about it. Everything that you've ever TRULY wanted and decided that you would NOT do without.....you got. You want a new iPod and you get it. You want a new job and you get it. You want a new refrigerator and you get it. And what most people don't understand that it's a system. And it will work with ANYTHING, large or small. It's not the "wanting" that does it (although that's part of it). It's the fact that you are putting yourself in a mindset that says, "I will NO LONGER SETTLE for not having this in my life." And when you do that...magic happens. And it's the same thing with wealth. You get what you settle for. Do you want to know what you're settling for? Simple: look around and see what results you're getting. That's what you're settling for. And, as soon as you commit to settling for something different...your "goal-seeking mechanism" will go into action to make that your NEW reality. If you settle for luxury, you get luxury. If you settle for prosperity, you get prosperity. If you settle for abundance, you get abundance. So....what are you settling for today?

If You Think You Could...

Here you have a classic example of teamwork. Sometimes in life you need a little push to let you know you could do more than ever thought possible. Team Hoyt spoke at one of my companies events in Hawaii.

Oprah And The Secret

As you may have heard, Oprah is hosting a show dedicated to The Secret... She's invited Rhonda Byrne, the producer of The Secret, to be on the show, along with four of The Secret's teachers: Dr. Michael Beckwith, Jack Canfield, Lisa Nichols and James Ray. I've been a huge fan of "The Secret" since the first time I saw it a couple of years ago. It has changed my life!

Talk About Having A Vision!

Fortune magazine named Oprah Winfrey one of the 50 most powerful women in the world. She came from a life of adversity and broke free. I can remember her role in The Color Purple and how much she moved me. Oprah is a prime example of designing your path in life. She didn't allow life to dictate her journey, instead she kept her vision clear. We all need role models and I'm proud to have chosen her as mine!

Part IV - The Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Growth

4. I Have A Decided Heart – My destiny is assured

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Knowing this to be true, I am taking my first step today. Criticism,
condemnation, and complaint are creatures of the wind. They come and go on the wasted breathe of lesser beings and have
no power over me. The power of control belongs to me. Today I will exercise that power. My course has been charted. My destiny is assured. I have a decided Heart. I am passionate about my vision for the future. I will awaken every morning with
an excitement about the new day and its opportunity for growth and change. I will freely give my vision for the future to others, and as they see the belief in my eyes, they will follow me. I will lay my head on my pillow at night happily exhausted, knowing that I have done everything within my power to move the mountains in my path. As I sleep, the same dream that dominates my waking hours will be with me in the dark. Yes, I have a dream. It is a great dream, and I will never apologize for it. Neither will I ever let it go, for if I did, my life would be finished. My hopes, my passions, my vision for the future are my very existence. A person without a dream never had a dream come true. I have a decided heart. I will not wait. I am not timid. I will move now and not look back. I do not procrastinate. All my problems become smaller when I confront them. If I touch a thistle with caution, it will prick me, but if I grasp it boldly, its spines crumble into dust.
I will not wait!
I am passionate about my vision for the future!
My course has been charted!
My destiny assured!

I Have A Decided Heart!

by Andy Andrews

Bill gives workers time off for kids

Businesses, schools leery of mandate

Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis, is sponsoring a bill that would require employers to give employees four hours of paid leave every month - six days a year - to spend in their child’s class. For the rest of the article click here.

I work from home so the idea of not seeing my child is foreign. I left my job 2.5 years ago and never looked back. My main purpose for doing so was to spend more time with my son. Now I participate in his school activities and volunteer all the time. I pick my son up from school every day and spend quality time together. My home business is portable and convenient -- from anywhere at any time.

Quality vs. Quantity

Anyone in business knows, the quality of leads is the key to making it or breaking it. You can call thousands of leads, but if the leads aren't responding to the right advertising, you'll be wasting valuable time. Yes, you may make a sale or two, but your conversion rate will go up significantly in correlation to the quality of your leads. In my business, I teach people how to market effectively with a simple proven system so that their leads are of quality. One lead can equal one sale when it's the right lead. Whether it's a home based business, a work at home opportunity, direct sales, network marketing or traditional business, having the leads that convert to customers means dollars in the bank and a successful venture as an entrepreneur.