Tips For Blogging

Blogging Tips For The New Blogger

What Is A Blog

Blogging is simply put sharing your thoughts, ideas or experiences. If you have a business opportunity to share or a product you are sharing, blogging is a great way to get your message out there.

How to Blog

There are several steps you need to take when blogging.

Step 1:

You need to buy a domain name

Step 2:

Find a Hosting Site

Step 3:

Get Word Press

Step 4:

Set up capture pages or squeeze pages

Step 5:

Have an autoresponder email system like Aweber.

I know this seems a bit complicated, costly and time consuming. You may be saying, gee I have no idea how to do all that. So what is the answer?

You Need An Already Made Blog Maker

If you had a blogging system already set up with all the steps done that were mentioned above and a blogging system that was ranked on Alexa and recognized with Google, you are on your way to blogging and sharing your thoughts, ideas, business or products. I mean what is the point of a blog if no one sees it or reads it.

Real Blogging Tips

First I would say blogging information that is toward your niche market is a smart way to blogging. If you want to catch the attention of your niche market, blogging about that subject would attract those who are interesting in what you have to offer.

SEO and Blogging Tips

If you want your blog to rank on some of the top search engines, search engine optimization will help you get there. First your title should have some of the keywords that people would search the information you want to share. So if you are blogging to make money you definitely want your blog to get ranked to get noticed. You will also want to use your keywords that you want to get ranked for in your blogging. Another SEO tip is using header tags in your blog with your keywords. What is a header tag you ask? Search Engines will look at your header tags as important information. There are several header tags to use: H1, H2, H3 are examples of header tags. Also, search engines love content, content content. So when you are blogging have your blog rich with content and rich with your keywords.

This may all seem overwhelming to start your own blog. If you truly want to start blogging and don’t want to have to go through all the steps of setting up your own blog maker, then I have the perfect blogging system for you. A blog completely set up and ready to go and recognized as an authority on Google and ranked high on Alexa. A blogging system that has everything you need to know how to make money blogging.

I hope my blogging tips have brought new insight to how to make money blogging. Start your own blog today, share your thoughts, ideas and offers now. Click on the link below to start blogging now!

How To Make Money Blogging

Turkey’s revolution is being resurrected!

 Let’s salute it! 


"The most important lesson the masses learned from this resistance was that the uprising could not get any results with a single strike. And with tremendous creativity the people took two fabulous steps: “The Standing Man,” and “The Forum of Abbasaga.”"

Read more on the next step of the Turkish resistance movement, taking real democracy to the people by organizing popular forums in Istanbul and Ankara. 

http://www.sendika.org/2013/06/turkeys-revolution-is-being-resurrected-lets-salute-it-ferda-koc/

See also ROAR's analysis of the emerging people's assemblies in Turkey: 

http://roarmag.org/2013/06/assemblies-emerging-in-turkey-a-lesson-in-democracy/

The Awakening

Life doesn't always give us the things we want, we want because we see others have it .. Sometimes if we don't get certain things, we don't need to pull a face ... we just need to improvise and make the best of what we have .. Some of us may not get love, some matrimony, some may not get children, some don't have families and other plenty of things that we are told are important to derive happiness .. It's not the amount of things that makes us happy, but a strong attitude to live gracefully in the absence of it .. At the end, everyone is going to go empty hands .. Suit up and live life like it's your favorite game ..

I wanted to post this lovely poem called “The Awakening” by Sonny Carroll that was recently posted on the  Just Because I Appear Happy_Doesn’t Mean Everything’s Okay Facebook group ..  I thought it was so fitting for many of us ..

Introduction to The Awakening by Sonny Carroll

I actually began writing this piece in 1996 shortly after coming out of a long drawn out and painful break-up. I was a total mess. My life was in shambles and as I tried to make some sense of what had happened, and why, I began to write The Awakening. This piece is a compilation of all the lessons I learned and the observations I made about myself, about other people and their relationships, and of the wisdom that my most dear friend, Drane Uljaj, has shared with me over countless cups of tea.

The Awakening Sonny Carroll There comes a time in your life when you finally get it … When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out “ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on.” And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world from a new perspective. ……….This is your awakening.

You realize that it is time to stop hoping and waiting for something or someone to change, or for happiness safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon. You come to terms with the fact that there aren’t always fairytale endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you. Then a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

So you begin making your way through the “reality of today” rather than holding out for the “promise of tomorrow.” You realize that much of who you are and the way you navigate through life is, in great part, a result of all the social conditioning you’ve received over the course of a lifetime. And you begin to sift through all the nonsense you were taught about ..

Slowly you begin to open up to new worlds and different points of view. And you begin re-assessing and re-defining who you are and what you really believe in. And you begin to discard the doctrines you have outgrown, or should never have practiced to begin with.

You accept the fact that you are not perfect , and that not everyone will love appreciate or approve of who or what you are… and that’s OK… they are entitled to their own views and opinions. And, you come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a “perfect 10″…. Or a perfect human being for that matter… and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head or agonizing over how you compare. And, you take a long look at yourself in the mirror and you make a promise to give yourself the same unconditional love and support you give so freely to others. Then a sense of confidence is born of self-approval.

And, you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” hungry for your next fix, a new dress, another pair of shoes or looks of approval and admiration from family, friends or even strangers who pass by. Then you discover that it is truly in “giving” that we receive, and that the joy and abundance you seek grows out of the giving. And you recognize the importance of “creating” and “contributing” rather than “obtaining” and “accumulating.”

And you give thanks for the simple things you’ve been blessed with, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about – a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, the freedom of choice and the opportunity to pursue your own dreams.

And you begin to love and to care for yourself. You stop engaging in self-destructive behaviors, including participating in dysfunctional relationships. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and exercising. And because you’ve learned that fatigue drains the spirit and creates doubt and fear, you give yourself permission to rest. And just as food is fuel for the body, laughter is fuel for the spirit and so you make it a point to create time for play.

Then you learn about love and relationships – how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving, and when to walk away. And you allow only the hands of a lover who truly loves and respects you to glorify you with his touch. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say, intentionally or unintentionally, and that not everyone will always come through… and interestingly enough, it’s not always about you. So, you stop lashing out and pointing fingers or looking to place blame for the things that were done to you or weren’t done for you. And you learn to keep your Ego in check and to acknowledge and redirect the destructive emotions it spawns – anger, jealousy and resentment.

You learn how to say “I was wrong” and to forgive people for their own human frailties. You learn to build bridges instead of walls and about the healing power of love as it is expressed through a kind word, a warm smile or a friendly gesture. And, at the same time, you eliminate any relationships that are hurtful or fail to uplift and edify you. You stop working so hard at smoothing things over and setting your needs aside. You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK and that it is your right to want or expect certain things. And you learn the importance of communicating your needs with confidence and grace. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that eventually martyrs are burned at the stake. Then you learn to distinguish between guilt, and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to Say NO. You learn that you don’t know all the answers, it’s not your job to save the world and that sometimes you just need to Let Go.

Moreover, you learn to look at people as they really are and not as you would want them to be, and you are careful not to project your neediness or insecurities onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or important because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn that just as people grow and change, so it is with love and relationships, and that that not everyone can always love you the way you would want them to. So you stop appraising your worth by the measure of love you are given. And suddenly you realize that it’s wrong to demand that someone live their life or sacrifice their dreams just to serve your needs, ease your insecurities, or meet “your” standards and expectations. You learn that the only love worth giving and receiving is the love that is given freely without conditions or limitations. And you learn what it means to love. So you stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that “alone” does not mean “lonely” and you begin to discover the joy of spending time “with yourself” and “on yourself.” Then you discover the greatest and most fulfilling love you will ever know - Self Love. And so it comes to pass that, through understanding, your heart heals; and now all new things are possible.

Moving along, you begin to avoid Toxic people and conversations. And you stop wasting time and energy rehashing your situation with family and friends. You learn that talk doesn’t change things and that unrequited wishes can only serve to keep you trapped in the past. So you stop lamenting over what could or should have been and you make a decision to leave the past behind. Then you begin to invest your time and energy to affect positive change. You take a personal inventory of all your strengths and weaknesses and the areas you need to improve in order to move ahead, you set your goals and map out a plan of action to see things through.

You learn that life isn’t always fair and you don’t always get what you think you deserve, and you stop personalizing every loss or disappointment. You learn to accept that sometimes bad things happen to good people and that these things are not an act of God… but merely a random act of fate.

And you stop looking for guarantees, because you’ve learned that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected and that whatever happens, you’ll learn to deal with it. And you learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron of all time – FEAR itself.  So you learn to step right into and through your fears, because to give into fear is to give away the right to live life on your terms. You learn that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophesy and you learn to go after what you want and not to squander your life living under a cloud of indecision or feelings of impending doom.

Then, YOU LEARN ABOUT MONEY… the personal power and independence it brings and the options it creates. And you recognize the necessity to create your own personal wealth. Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever settle for less than your heart’s desire. And a sense of power is born of self-reliance. And you live with honor and integrity because you know that these principles are not the outdated ideals of a by-gone era but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build your life. And you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting and to stay open to every wonderful opportunity and exciting possibility. Then you hang a wind chime outside your window to remind yourself what beauty there is in Simplicity.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand, you TAKE a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.

A word about the Power of Prayer: In some of my darkest, most painful and frightening hours, I have prayed, not for the answers to my prayers or for material things, but for my “God” to help me find the strength, confidence and courage to persevere; to face each day and to do what I must do.

Remember this:- You are an expression of the almighty. The spirit of God resides within you and moves through you. Open your heart, speak to that spirit and it will heal and empower you.
My “God” has never failed me.

Practice Perseverance

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “Persevere” in this way:

“To persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement.”

 To “Persist” means:  “To take a stand, stand firm; to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition.

What is Perseverance?

 Perseverance is the will to see things through until the end in spite of fear, obstacles, discouragement, and opposition. With perseverance, we can accomplish great things.

Here’s how to keep the practice of perseverance at the heart of everyday life to achieve the extraordinary.

Ask Yourself:

 What are three goals you’d like to accomplish in the next three months?

What action steps do you need to take to reach these goals?

What are some reasons that may stop you from attaining these goals? (i.e. lack of time, money, fear, or self-doubt)

“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”- John D. Rockefeller

“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all of your energies on a limited set of targets.”-Nido Qubein

“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”- Mark Twain

This is so true we need to stay involved constantly in our business, learning always to achieve success .. Persevere and success will come to you .. Keep at it ..

Perseverance is a day-by-day decision not to give up .. Some situations, feelings, and challenges can, over time, cause us to lose heart or lose our way .. Fearlessness, guilt, joy, jealousy—are feelings that support or impede our efforts to persevere .. When we feel lost, overwhelmed, betrayed or exhausted, we need to know we have a choice for how we respond .. And we have to nurture the rewarding times, when we experience the joy of working together on something hard but worthwhile, when we realize we’ve made a small difference …

Practice Perseverance!

1.       Commit to your Dream. Make a promise to yourself that you will keep the commitment to your goals; your dreams; your purpose, no matter what obstacles are presented to you along the way. Write this commitment down in a few sentences and what it means to you. Let it sink in. When an obstacle presents itself, read what you wrote and recommit to your dream. Vow never to waver so you are assured to stay on the path to success.

2.       Keep a Positive Attitude. Stay optimistic and enthusiastic no matter how hard it can be at times. Help yourself to do this by creating a daily list of positive affirmations that counteract with your negative beliefs. For example, if you have a belief such as, “I don’t deserve to have what I want in my life,” replace it with, “I am attracting abundance and all that I want into my life.” Recite these affirmations daily until you have retrained your mind. Your positive attitude will help you through the tough times.

3.       Stay focused. Determine what obstacles you are facing right now that are preventing you from pursuing goals and dreams. It could be fear, self-doubt, disappointments, or simply a lack of time or money. Acknowledge all of these hurdles by writing them down on paper. Now move past them by recommitting to your goal and fully understanding that nothing can stop your pursuit because you are being called to your greatness. Be unstoppable!

4.       Bounce Back. Be a person who does not get discouraged easily. Be a person who handles rejection graciously by not taking anything personal. Be a person who is like this even if you are not. Rise to the occasion. With any setback, you will be challenged to make a choice of how you will react. The ability to make a choice is a gift. Choose to not beat yourself up, think about what happened, learn from your mistakes and, ultimately, press on for your own success.

And remember to stay strong, don’t let others steer us away from what’s in our heart!! We will eventually get there, just keep the fire burning within ..

Dare to dream and persevere .. ??  watch this ..

Dumb Ways To Die

Only a week after it was quietly uploaded onto YouTube last December, the advertisement became one of the most shared videos globally, topping the charts on the user generated community Reddit.

Featuring a variety of cute characters killing themselves in increasingly idiotic ways the video is designed to demonstrate the danger and stupidity of messing around on platforms, tracks and level crossings.

“Dumb Ways to Die”  is performed by Melbourne artist Tangerine Kitty, the song was produced by Cat Empire keyboards player Ollie McGill.

Dumb Ways to Die's catchy chorus is the most arresting hook since PSY's Gangnam Style ..

Read more & watch the video A Successful Ad Campaign | Mai Haikal's Empower Network Blog

I Am .... Who Are You?

I AM Is A Name Of GOD .. it is known as the Last Word ..

The Words I AM have never really been lost, but it's true meaning has been .. the power that goes with understanding what I AM is & does, has been lost ..

This is part of the best that I've heard about the amazing impact of those 2 words :

I AM is power .. It will free us when we know what it is & how to use it ..

I AM is who you are .. I Am is your center .. you are attached to it by what you believe & experience .. so we must be very careful what we attach to our I AM ..

It has the power to limit you or to free you ..

I AM Love .. I AM Wealth .. I AM Health .. I AM Spirit .. I AM Power .. I AM Abundance .. I Am Plenty .. I AM Divine Substance .. I AM Strength .. I AM Source Energy .. I Am Genius .. I AM Beauty .. I AM Life .. I AM Color .. I AM Thankful .. I AM Happy .. I AM Fun .. I AM Law .. I AM Open minded .. I AM Young .. I AM Strong .. I AM Wise .. I AM Wonderful .. I AM Positive .. I AM Determined .. I AM Motivated .. I AM Persistent ..

I Am Upbeat .. I Am confident .. I Am Thoughtful .. I Am Tolerant .. I AM Integrity .. I Am Success .. I Am Intelligent .. I Am the Truth .. I Am Good ..

I AM That I AM .. I AM Joy .. I AM One With God .. I AM Perfect .. I AM Peace .. I AM Whole .. I AM Grateful .. I AM Secure .. I Am Free .. I Am Awareness .. I AM Insight .. I AM Revelation .. I AM Illumination ..  I AM Enlightenment .. I AM Heaven .. I AM Unlimited .. I AM Harmony .. I AM A magnet .. I AM Gifted .. I AM Responsible .. I AM Vitality .. I AM Light ..

I AM Alive .. I AM Calm .. I AM Relaxed .. I AM divinely guided .. I AM Pure .. I AM noble .. I AM Awake .. I AM Creative .. I AM Blessed .. I AM Worthy .. I AM Blissful .. I AM Grace .. I AM Focused .. I AM Kindness .. I AM Imagination .. I AM Inspired .. I AM Master Of My Destiny .. I AM What I desire To be ..

I AM .. What is I AM .. ??

It is our true being .. it is our real nature .. our real self & nobody else .. because no one else can say I AM for you .. only you can say I AM .. that is your real IDENTITY .. And what ever you attach to your I AM is your conviction .. that who YOU are ..

I AM is the fact of existence & to know that gives you power ..

By the things we attach to our I AM we form our destiny & our fate .. for that is what we really believe about ourselves ..

Every time we refuse to be bullied by fear & put our trust in GOD & ourselves .. is the way to change our world .. what ever we attach to I AM, we become .. we will resurrect those qualities in ourselves & wonders will happen in our life ..

Keep repeating your I AM .. and your whole world will become it ..

In Memoriam: Turkey’s Democracy

I have a very simple message for our Turkish brothers and sisters: don’t let any European leader fool you into thinking that they are on your side in this struggle for real democracy. Your only real allies in Germany and Europe are those who take to the streets to fight for the same causes that you are fighting for: genuine freedom, social justice, and real democracy ..

Read why- http://roarmag.org/2013/06/merkel-condemns-turkey-violence-hypocrisy/

May We All Be Coffee ..

I recently read an e-mail that posed this question: “Which are you a carrot, an egg or a cup of coffee?” The answer may surprise you and you will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again ..

What can a carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee teach a young woman tired of fighting and struggling with adversity and heartaches?

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as when one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.

She let them sit and boil; without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter ..

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Think of this: Which am I? A carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?

How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzsUi9XgDes (a nice video)

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way .. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches ..

May we all be COFFEE!

Mentored Education Makes All The Difference

“An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others. –”

― Napoleon Hill

On my quest to finding out what being an educated person really is, especially after reading Napoleon Hill’s valuable  “The Law of Success in 16 Lessons”, I recently read a series of lectures by Michael Ellsberg and others that really blew me away .. I found out that our education system is not really of big value for success in life .. at least to a certain extend ..

The first idea on the list is the myth, believed by most people, that the only way to get an education is to go through the standard grade school program, and then go on to college or university .. These lectures seek to explain that this as nothing more than a myth.

In the lectures I learned about the Thiel Fellowship of Peter Thiel, the first outside investor in Facebook back in 2004 and co-founder of Paypal, which will pay would-be entrepreneurs under 20 $100,000 in cash to drop out of school .. In announcing the program, Thiel made clear his contempt for American universities which, like

governments, he believes, cost more than they’re worth and hinder what really matters in life, namely starting tech companies .. His scholarships are meant as an escape hatch from these insufficiently capitalist institutions of higher learning ..

I also found out that there are people out there who hate Peter Thiel’s guts for even daring to suggest that smart young people not go to college. In Slatemagazine, for example, the editor-in-chief, Jacob Weisberg, called the Thiel Fellowship “nasty” and “appalling.”

Well .. The concept behind this fellowship is that the best way to get a useful education for entrepreneurs is to find people smarter, more accomplished, and wiser than we are and hangout with them while we are soaking up the things they know .. That is real education, not memorizing facts from some book ..

Going to college is one way of exposing ourselves to wiser, more knowledgeable people .. That’s what our societies says we have to do .. It’s true, some college professors are among the smartest people on Earth .. But, depending on what you want to do, this may be a very inefficient way to get an education .. They have completed years of study, they may have several graduate degrees, and they are comfortably settled in to lifetime jobs as tenured professors .. What do they know about being an entrepreneur? Most know nothing at all ..

There are of course many professors, particularly in the science fields, who have contributed great improvements to our daily life .. So, if you are not looking to be an entrepreneur, by all means go for this kind of college education .. The same is true if you want a college degree just to make yourself feel better, which is what I did .. What you should realize, however, is something I knew nothing about .. That is what I’m about to reveal based on my findings .. finding a great mentor and learning from them.

FINDING YOUR MENTORS

As an entrepreneur, if you make mistakes, your business goes broke, and you automatically get fired .. That brings up something else about going the traditional education way .. Everything you get is handed to you because you, or your parents, have paid for the service .. You are told what books to read, and where to go for the services you have bought .. Nobody ever tells you how to find a mentor who can show you all about entrepreneurship; that’s what you miss with traditional education .. The people you want to hang out with, and learn from, don’t have office hours, and they don’t have a course book telling you where to sign up ..

The first thing we need to learn about finding mentors is that we must give something to them in return for what we expect from them .. We may think we have nothing to give, but we must figure something because one great connection can shape the rest of our life ..

Though you may think you are too inexperienced to have anything to offer a potential mentor, don’t overlook this important gift .. This gift is your willingness to put your whole self, without any restraints, into putting their advice into practice .. For starters, everyone wants to leave a well known legacy; the more people they have who are knocking themselves out to take the given advice, the more important will the legacy be ..

The right way to approach a mentor is to first find out all you can find out about them. Google will tell you a lot about your mentor .. You should spend hours reading newspaper articles and read their social media feeds to keep up with what they are doing .. Find and read any blog posts they may have made, and buy any books they wrote .. Read and study all this stuff so you will be informed enough to approach your mentor not acting like a taker ..

 “I read your three books and I am just so blown away by this point you made in book X, and it really changed my perspective on that. But I’ve been reading all your stuff and there’s this one point, and I haven’t seen how it could apply to my business. I don’t quite get how that would apply in my business. Would it be okay if I just ask you a few questions at some point on how to apply such-and-such to what I’m doing?”

This kind of approach shows that you care about your possible mentor and that you are willing to put in a lot of time putting their advice to work .. You will be flattering your mentor while you are asking for help ..

An important thing to remember about mentors and their legacies is that mentors want to give their legacy to givers, not to the takers who show up empty handed, which is how most people approach a mentor .. They ask for help with nothing to give in return ..

Social media like Facebook and Twitter can be useful as business networking tools .. If you have met someone you want to stay in touch with, social media are an excellent way to do this .. You can establish a relationship this way by commenting on things your target is saying ..

If you persist, you will get your business up and running .. At this time, one of your main entrepreneurial functions is that of rainmaking .. To make rain, you must continue to network as often as possible .. The reason is that most everything your business needs comes from referrals, which result from some kind of networking activity …

From these activities you would generate things you can give to others .. you would learn enough so that you can give advice in some cases, and, most important, because you are networking you can bring relationships to the table ..

IS THIS AN EDUCATION REVOLUTION?

At the end of the lecture series the point is made that it seems the old model of traditional education may be undergoing a revolution ..

We have already seen that a large proportion of college graduates are working in jobs that have no career opportunities, and that are totally unrelated to their college training .. This ignores the fact that another group of people under 25 with BA degrees are unemployed .. All this information indicates an educational system that is broken .. The acquisition of mentors that has been discussed is a much better way to get the training we need as entrepreneurs ..

CONCLUSION

The intent of these lectures was not to discourage from going to college .. It is meant to show the need to acquire mentors that can actually help to become an entrepreneur .. It has also shown some ways to attract potential mentors .. This was very inspirational ..

Yet, everyone needs to decide what his/her course of action will be ..

http://vimeo.com/28292408