Living on faith...

Sometimes, I wonder if this website and business will come together as I had envision it. There has been numerous delays and obstacles that I sort of got depressed about it. Then I remembered I am truly living on faith that this will work out...that in my heart that a door will open when God wants it to.

Faith is sometimes 'blind' and yet 'powerful'. "Blind" as to blind to other people's negativity, self doubt, and disbelief that you will one day make it. You have to keep believing and keep getting up each morning and knowing that door will open someday. I am not on my own timeline but God's timeline.

Faith is 'powerful' knowing that you life is out of your control. That there is God who watches and cares for me. There are things in life that happens that reconfirms my faith. With or without proof, faith is what is getting me through this period of self doubt and despair.

Truly God has been patient with me and there is a bigger picture to it all. I have to keep the faith....

Most important, having strong faith, obiedence, and self-control is not only for the difficult times but also for good times for remembering the Lord.

Faith..is fuel that drives the heart and the soul.

When your spouse does not follow your dream...

Today, I got a newsletter from a previous realtor that I worked with. I never bought a house from him but I still received his quarterly newsletters which I throughtly enjoyed. They are so personal and warm. He grabs your heart and draws you in which I like. It is like he is talking to you and you only. Kind of makes me feel special ...Even though I have not bought from him....I enjoy the content like helpful home tips and personal stories re: himself.

I had noticed the last 2 newsletter that he had incorporated and went out on his own business. He had written an article how his wife of 20 years are now separating and divorcing. I can't wonder if the stress of being a realtor in a terrible market and economy has hurt him. I wonder if the stress of no income finally broke the marriage. I felt a real stab in my heart. I know he truly believed in going out on his own and trying to make his business work. But should one's vision of having a business cost one their marriage?

Did the money run dry and so did her patience? I understand how important for your love one/spouse, to be behind you 100% to be there.

I don't know the full story...however, I do know struggling financially must really put a strain on the marriage.

In conclusion, my heart and prayers goes out to him, his wife, and his family during this trying time.

Useful Website (PC World Magazine-June 2010)

I love finding helpful websites that make my life better and see below from PC World Magazine.


Teux Deux-task manager
Evernote-capture ideas, images, and audio clips.
Springpad-organizational tool.
Stickybits –add an online resume to your mobile gadet.
Smart.fm-online courses
mint-online considation of all your banking/retirement/investment
Logmein-long in to home pc
Bubbl.us-mind mapping
Zip code Lookup-getting package to the destination
Lala and Slacker and Grooeshark-music
Eventful-posting events
Cutmp3-load up song and trim it down
Librophile.com-online free audiobooks
Dropbox, yousendit, drop.io and humyo –online storage
Live Mesh-keep important files (mesh.com)
Livecage-streaming service ; stream video or audio; free video conferencing
Qik-stream live video from iphone or blackberry
Animoto-create a superslide show
Citrify-online photo editing
Pixorial-video editing
Huddle-web-based project management
Stacks-manage your project or team’s project
Genbook-easy to make an appointment with you.
Phonebooth-200 minutes for free
Zoho-online business tools
Jobspice-resume building with ease.
Textflow-editing changes with feedback from collegues.
Thefind-scour web for any product, sales, coupons, et
Retailmenot-coupon finder
Opentable- find a table
Nutritiondata-found out nutrition on most fast foods.
Sit or Squat-locate the nearest bathroom.
Meebo-connects to facebook, gootalk, etc through a slingle web interface.
Foursquare-find people and thing in real time
Faxzero-free fax with ad on cover sheet.
Sobees-bring all social networks together.
Passpack.com
Topicfire-good for love advice; drag relevant categories to your site.
Speedtest.com-test speed of net

http://www.pixorial.com/-video

Being content with your life and what you have

Being content has brought me alot of peace. I don't look to buy more things to decorate the bedroom or house. All the shopping catalogs go straight in the trash. I know the minute I open them they create a desire or want. Maybe that is how life is. We look around and we see other people having more stuff and believe it creates happiness. But I know in my heart, it does not by what I have already. I question myself that from now on my heart is now focused on family and my business. All the money I make is going into my business.

This is not just a temporary situation but a lifestyle choice in making better decisions for my money and making the dollar stretch around the block. I am going through my closet and trying to reinvent items for a different purpose. I wanted a rolling bookcase to house all my business books and resource materials so I used my shoe rack for that.

My armoire which was not being properly used is now my new bookcase for all my reading materials. I took the doors off to remind me to go back to my research materials for writing materials.

I put a notebook next my bed to capture ideas when I am reading Inc. magazine or other magazines.

I read somewhere to "organize the small to prepare to the big". I am welcoming good energy and things into my life.

Chasing image

Today I realized after being hit on the head numerous times by God that I was chasing an image, clothes, etc. I wanted more and more stuff which leads to trouble. Especially when you don't have any positive cash flow. I finally realized I need to be content with what I currently have and not want or ask more. I felt I had a different prospective. I realized I have everything that I wanted.

Today, I had a moment when I thinking about returning to my old corporate job. But then I realized my life is beautiful now. It does not matter if I don't have very much cash flow. But I could never live in this time and moment again.

I have a marketing class that starts in June so I look forward to it.

Website at a stall

So I built my website from a wordpress platform. I can't load videos on it. It states its too big. I am not sure what to do now. Wait..I remember I can cut and paste the Utube link into it. Great idea. I sat in class for Social Media and building your Website; however, I am still technically computer challenged. It is sort of discouraging since I need to polish and load up videos. It needs to be a finish product before I market it. Oh joys of start up business... but I would not trade it for the world.

Tips on Blogging

I was reading an article today on blogging and here are the tips from Entrepreneur.com and startupnation.com.

-Be consistent. Readers want lots of posts and fresh information.
-Be unique. Look for a unique topic and try to write about things in a different way from everyone else. Master your niche.
-Be personal. Readers want to know who is behind the site. Share personal stories and a little (but not too much about yourself.
-Show your passion. If you are passionate about the topic, readers will notice.
-Be instructional. Readers will keep coming back if they feel they are learning and beocming more knowledgeable about your topic.
-Network. Make it easy for people to find you and remind them that you're there. Start an RSS feed that people can subscribe to, start a Twitter account and send a tweek when you have a new post, and start a facebook page that you update regularly.
-Extrapolate carefully. Make sure there's a market for your product.
-Understand the top line. Be honest about what kind of profits there are to be made, and strategize about how to expand the ways in which you can make money.
-Be sure you're still having fun. If you're planning If you're planning to merge business with pleasure, be sure you've planned time to still enjoy your hobby.