Your Social Media Footprint!

Today we continue to explore the things that will bring us undone or make us Social Media master players.

Two factors that can really bring us undone is fear and lack of knowledge, many individuals and small businesses often don’t know where to start for two basic two reasons

1. Don’t understand social media and what it can do for them

2.Fear and have become paralysed and not knowing where to start.. and not having a plan

To address the issue of how can position ourselves as master players in the social media phenomenon, is to understand what is considered “best practice” and how the pitfalls can be avoided and to move past the fear with a confident plan that will bring success..

What is Your Social Media Personal Profile?

This is more than just your bio….where you set up information to shared about yourself. This information is about you or your company.. Where you were born, where you went to school, College or University, where you have worked your family, children and what businesses you are involved in etc etc… On Facebook you can share your favourite movies, music, games, movie star, television shows !!

When people set up a profile, for many and varied reasons some chose to share lots and others very little. The potential for identity theft and identity misrepresentation is ever present, and for that reason some sensitive information should not be shared. But it’s incongruous that people who are paranoid about information they share online are the same ones who use retail loyalty cards, not realising that the details of every financial transaction they associate with that card is recorded and sold!

However to clearly define your reasons to be online and what you really want to accomplish should be understood clearly from the outset. SO many people don’t really understand the full implications of what their profiles are communicating. However transparency and integrity is very important.

What is YOUR Social Media DIGITAL Footprint?

What does this mean? Social media digital footprint is all about what you leave behind when you interact online. Whenever you comment or post anything online you are leaving and imprint a mark – your digital footprint of where you have been that may never be expunged. What you communicate and how you communicate is out there for the world to see. Every time you vote online, or post a “like”, it leaves a trail. It’s not just a company’s web site that gets indexed by search engines. Every update made on Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Facebook Fan pages are indexed immediately after they are posted. This is called REAL exposure!! IT’S your DIGITAL FOOTPRINT–

Google has changed as activity in all social networks not only increases a company’s or individual’s Web presence, it now impacts how Google ranks an individual or a company ,small business in search results. Size really does matter – businesses and individuals with the bigger social media footprint are more likely to be discovered on the Web and its all organic SEO.

Have you or your business considered the impact of your Digital profile and Digital footprint on different sites’?

Have you ever done a Google search on your name or business? You would be surprised by what you can obtain from Google!!

I believe that best practice for Social Media Master Players, involves strategic crafting of your digital Social Media profile and digital Social Media footprint. The content, quality and extent of your digital Social Media profile and Digital Social Media Footprint may have a huge influence on your life, businesses much more extensive than you thought or intended positively and negatively..

Examples abound of people who have lost their employment, their reputation, relationships, and their future because of what they posted online. Also businesses have been crushed by the power of the Social Media however many are enlisting bloggers and Social Media to support products, promotions through innovative ways of marketing and research..

Its interesting this whole question raises interesting possibilities as there is a trend for employers and many recruiter are now accessing social networking sites to research profiles to evaluate whether the individual maybe suitable for a position. It’s called a digital Social Media CV; it can really impact the outcome of employment opportunities.

So what does your social media presence say about you? Your distinct belief system and values will inevitably dictate your social media digital Real Estate. Make it prime real estate! What you build online may outlast you. So make your online legacy one that your grandkids will be proud of.

Are you still coming to terms and struggling with establishing yourself or your business with an online presence ? Its okay because it does become overwhelming.

Perhaps is here the time to mention if you are a business or individual and looking to move forward and have the funds find a Social Media Community or a Social Media Coach to assist establish your online presence, as it will pay dividends in the future with your time and knowledge.

Personally being apart of The Empowered Tribe has been a valuable experience as it has allowed me to grow and develop, given support along the way. As a result of the knowledge and experience learned I am now available to support people through coaching to establish their own social media footprint. A Social Footprint of value! If you are interested to connect for a free one hour coaching session please fill out the details below…

Believing in your success

At the end of this story, ask yourself a question:
“Which is the important race to win?”
The story goes …………..
It was a sports stadium.

Eight children were standing on the track to participate in a running event.

Ready! Steady! Bang!
With the sound of toy pistol, all eight girls started running.

Hardly had they covered ten to fifteen steps, when one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down.

Due to bruises and pain she started crying.

When the other seven girls heard the little girl cry they stopped running, stood for a while and turned back.

Seeing the girl on the track they all ran to help.

One among them bent down, picked her up and kissed her gently….

And enquired as to how she was….

They then lifted the fallen girl – pacifying her.

Two of them held her firmly while all seven joined hands together and walked together towards the winning post…….. .

There was pin drop silence at the spectator’s stand.

Officials were shocked.

Slow claps multiplied to thousands as the spectators stood up in appreciation.

Many eyes were filled with tears

And perhaps, even God’s!

Yes! This happened in Hyderabad, India, recently!

The sport was conducted by National Institute of Mental Health.

Yes! Your guess is right! They were spastic children. All these special girls had come to participate in this event
Yes, they were mentally challenged.

What did they teach the world?

• Teamwork?
• Humanity?
• Equality among all?

Successful people help others who are slow in learning so that they are not left far behind.
I think we never do this because we have brains!

So tell me… in your opinion:
“Which is the important race to win?  The one in the stadium? Or the one in Life?”
This is really a great message… Please share it with a friend.

May you win  in “LIFE”

The Unspoken Success Secret!!

Serendipity is the experience of finding something you weren’t looking for.

Have you ever read a book, attended a conference, or maybe just read a blog and experienced major “aha” moments? It’s as though a supernatural penny dropped and you understood a simple principle more clearly and it spoke to your heart. Maybe your belief systems were challenged as you realized that holding on to that old way of thinking meant that you were paying a high cost- higher than you were willing to pay. That is fertile ground for profound change. Does that resonate with you?

A few weeks ago I attended a seminar run by Klemmer & Associates,(which, by the way, was fantastic). These past weeks we have been studying, reading, listening and meditating on different books and CDs and working through all we learned in the Klemmer workshop. The theme has been to understand what true abundance is and looking at my mindset. Well, the “aha’s” have been extraordinary. The paradigm shifts many and varied, but all of them powerful and quite liberating for me. Changing my belief systems in many different areas has been a huge challenge!!

One of these booklets I literally stumbled across spoke about a “Secret Success Principle”. This principle is not really talked about very much at all, and when it is it is largely misunderstood. So I decided to check it out and look at the impact this little-unknown principle/secret has on our success. It remains quite an exciting and empowering principle that really works for anyone willing to make it apart of their life. All I know is that it’s worked for me and for many successful people around the world. It creates miracles for me and I know for many others, and it can do the same for you.

Tithing (giving) is the best kept Success Secret in existence. It’s an old secret that works yet has been virtually forgotten.

Your initial reaction may be “Oh yeah…right. I already give to the needy, supporting a child in poverty, I give to my local charity (Red Cross, World Vision, Compassion) and give to my church, I even volunteer to feed the homeless . So I don’t need to give anymore, OR DO I ????

As I have been challenged these past few weeks that my whole life has been about giving and sharing what we had and didn’t have; whether it was materially, financially, spiritually with whoever we met. As John and I had been in ministry, pastoring churches/administrator of Theological College for over 30 years. We have opened our home to countless people and shared our lives with so many and have been truly blessed and honored to be able to apart of that. We were “Blessed to be a Blessing” to so many. Through those times we saw many miracles as we gave and gave at our expense. We didn’t get it wrong…it was done with a good attitude and we didn’t begrudge giving… well most of the time. But we really didn’t see what it could do for us. The breakthrough came when we recognised that when we didn’t give we shut down….in so many areas of our life. We began to be inverted, and introverted, as we shut down to preserve what little we had, the only thing that grew was a negative spirit and a dependence on the little that we had to meet our needs. Our lives became a closed universe, and we were the centre. When the breakthrough came we realized that we had built this protective wall around our lives… and that worked well, except for the fact that it became a veritable prison, shutting out abundance in every realm of our lives. We realized that we were paying a high price for our scarcity mentality.

It has been said that network marketing is a personal development journey thinly disguised as a business. That was certainly true for us. We did the business, we went through the personal development and then … we connected with a principle ….as if we’d never seen it before.

As many may be aware tithing is a kingdom (biblical) principle. Even if you are not a person of faith, the principle of giving works to create an openness and abundance in your life. “Give and you will get….” It sounds so mercenary. But it’s not just about money. This principle works for me and for everyone, as it has for many successful people who will share with you that they tithe and it actually works.
What is a Tithe?
A tithe is ten percent of your whole income before deductions, not 1% or 5%, but 10%. Some teachers may tell you that it is okay to start with only 1% or 5% percent and build up to 10%. However, if you are serious about truly living prosperously, and you desire for the law of increase to work fully for you, then you will boldly give your full 10% at the beginning and continue doing so.
One teacher has described it like this:

Well why give 10% of the total income to a place? I started by giving a little and kept increasing it as my returns increased in virtually automatic, invisible and often unexpected ways.
• Giving a tenth of your whole income to God’s good work helps to bring rich financial increase and protect you from negative experiences.
• Tithing makes a “divine connection” with the Source of all wealth It is one of the surest ways to verify within your own consciousness that God is the Source of your supply, and to establish a link with that supply itself.
• Another good thing about tithing is that it helps to eliminate those negative “financial surprises” no one needs, but lots of people have because they have not linked up with the Source of all-good , “the Giver of every good and perfect gift”
• Tithing helps you open your mind to rich ideas. Many people have been exceedingly prospered through tithing. For example, R.G. LeTourneau was given the idea of the huge earth-moving machines after he began to tithe. This one idea made him a multi-millionaire. Read his biography. He started giving 10% and keeping 90%, but later in his life, he gave 90%, kept the 10% and was still wealthy.
• Many exceptionally wealthy people attribute their financial success to tithing. But millions of other people, like you, have discovered that through tithing they live more abundantly and all their needs are met more easily, with plenty left over.
• As a person that tithes you automatically become solution-oriented rather than problem-oriented.

True Abundance is liberating, yet challenging every fiber of your being as it affects every area of your life… Tithing is an important Success principle/secret that I don’t want to miss and I am sure you don’t…..
Today I have a free ebook for you this has been a powerful encouragement to me… Enter your details below and you will receive “ The Miracle of Tithing” in your inbox .

Please take time to leave your comments or share your journey.

In Abundance

Why does the Empowered Tribe Culture ROCK?        IS IT WORTH PROTECTING???

The Empowered tribe is “the place to be”. It has been created by peers as a powerful business model for our modern online businesses.  Being connected as part of the Empowered Tribe has been a wonderful as we have experienced a culture that is quite unique.

 It’s a TRIBAL culture where it’s about being connected, with care on every level, and through this connection engaging support with like-minded marketers where many benefits are received.   Its a real “Go- Giver” Culture!!!  Personally what has left a lasting impression is that the community/tribe culture its honoring, encouraging and uplifting, serving, with a generous spirit.  It’s about building and adding value into people’s lives.

Some people find it hard to understand what all the buzz is  being apart of the tribe! The syndication and masterminding together build real synergy and team work. This truly is a “Go-Giver” Culture. Lets explore what is this culture and is it worth protecting
 

What is a Go-Giver culture?

1. The Law of Value
Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you give in payment.
2 The Law of Compensation
Your Income will be determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.
3 The Law of Influence
Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place others’ interests first
4. The law of Authenticity
The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.
5. The Law of Receptivity
The Key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.

 Read Bob Burgs book ” The Go-Giver” &” The Go-Giver Sells ” for an indepth discovery of these principles.

These five principles are foundational to the Empowered Tribe’s culture. As the tribe has shown the power of a new strategic way to promote each other and connect on Social Media that creates a buzz around our content and blogs called “Syndication”. The tribe’s goal is to show marketers on Social Media how the new professional marketers are doing business and how they can benefit being apart of this culture.

Is This Culture worth protecting?   What do you think as a Tribe member?

In the community it’s been wonderful to build relationships with people around the world from all different cultures, background, and businesses. It’s been an honor and privilege to be mentored and learning from everyone within the Empowered Tribe.

However I don’t know about you and maybe its only me  who is a little concerned when I see behavior from some bloggers who use blogs as a platform and a sounding board for their pet peeve, also denigrating anything that is new and not completely understood !!!

Is value being added to people’s lives? Are people empowered and encouraged to make choices that are best for them? Does this epitomize the “Go-Giver Culture/community”?   

SO IS THIS CULTURE WORTH PROTECTING??? 

Please share you thoughts as I believe it’s VERY important to protect the Empowered Tribe culture that has been created by our leaders and fellow tribe members for our future tribe members. “ The GO-GIVER Culture” is a must for us to adopt.It doesn’t make us doormats or robots but empowers us to make the real difference to the online world and to our networks.
There are always people who are unable to see or comprehend that those five “ Go Giver”  laws encompass so much about our attitudes our influence, the value we add, our abundance our integrity, and being open to receive..

Thank you to Kary Rogney, Ken Pickard, Nick Logan Jon Alfredsson  and Michael Feil  for showing the way and establishing the Empowered Tribe and by protecting the culture is a way of honoring what you have created, also honoring everyone in the community. .

Please share your thoughts also steps you believe we can adopt to protect the culture of the tribe.

Make it a brilliant day

Leaders… Are you Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee???

The other day I was reading a book call “ Eating a Elephant One Bite At a Time:52 Weekly Lessons in Leadership” by Brian Klemmer. Brian is an inspiring leader. A person that is making a difference in peoples lives around the world. The book is very challenging, but something caught my attention… right in the first chapter.

“ Leaders change the situation instead of being changed by the situation”

That’s a very powerful statement. Think about it. Are we people who change the situation? or are we being influenced and changed by the situation? In the last 12 weeks we have had so many personal challenges to overcome and I am personally very challenged by this statement.

Brian goes on to….

What are we most like: a carrot, an egg or coffee? All three I enjoy.
Carrot… starts out firm but when placed in boiling water it becomes limp
An egg….. starts out with a hard shell and soft in the middle, place in boiling water and the insides become hard.
Coffee… place it in boiling water and it changes the water completely !!

Have a think about this analogy. We all have  challenges we face everyday and where we can observe our behaviour as it’s a good indicator that we need to work on ourselves.

If we are like carrots, we act tough enough but when challenges of life come we soften and we wilt and are unable to stand up for ourselves anymore !!!
If we are like an egg, as we confront challenges we get hard on the inside, we can become calloused, even bitter and are unable or unwilling to allow ourselves to feel and connect with people. !!!
TRUE LEADERS are like coffee. When put into a situation or confronted by the challenges of life they actually change the situation… WOW what an influencer!

Have you been a carrot egg or coffee? To be perfectly honest we have probably all been at one stage in our lives. My desire is to be like coffee. We can have an aroma that makes a difference anywhere… and be that connecter and influencer for change….

Over these past weeks it’s been a struggle to not become the victim to our circumstances, maybe I was the carrot for a few days…. However I am not allowing this to deter me from being the coffee in our community and business..and family….

What are you today??? Carrot, Egg or Coffee

Please share…..

Make it a terrific day

Appreciating your best friends.

Well, I am sure you have had your share of problems or obstacles today to work through  as I have.

” Problems create Value and also opportunity in our lives because they are our best friends”

1. Negative

The average person views problems as negative: bad things that happen. Problems and obstacles are to be avoided because of the pain they cause. We often feel that this shouldn’t be happening ….to me of all people!! If we are totally honest we have all felt weighed down when things don’t go as we had hoped and planned.

How can we create solutions here? There seems to be no way out. Complaining about the problem produces no answers. “You cannot create a solution with the thinking that created the problem”. (Einstein). Change your stinking thinking and the answer is often right in front of you.

Tonight on TV there was a debate about the aged pension. One lady expressed that the pension was fantastic and had found by being frugal she was still saving money and donating to charity, even on a meager pension. It was interesting that her detractors totally disagreed with this lady citing their dissatisfaction and sacrifices to lifestyles! Yet they showed one lady who was 84, and recently widowed, who had gone online and created a solution and was bringing in an income to supplement her pension!!

2. Positive

There are those who view their problems as positive: an opportunity to move forward, create value, and break through those giant obstacles that stop us in our tracks. Some folks love problems as they thrive on creating solutions. They know that without the problems they wouldn’t see the results they are creating along the way because of the problems.

The bottom line is how do we handle our problems? Its how we view these problems. I just love this quote, as it’s so powerful: “As a man thinks in his heart so is he”.

Why is it sometimes when we become focused on a goal or dream and even when you have developed laser focus… it seems that problems just appear. One writer asks, “Do problems hide in the shadows, poised to pounce, just waiting for someone brave to start achieving their goal?“

If we take the attitude that problems are our best friends, then when problems do inevitably come they become friends, counseling us to think creatively, “outside the square”.

“The more problems you can solve, the more valuable you will be, the more money you will make and the more responsibility you will have.” Brian Klemmer

Maybe we need to ask for more problems in our lives. More problems to be our best friends to stimulate us to better thinking.

Make it a terrific  day

So what are you thoughts…. please share

Marvelous May Madness !!!    

Am I truly mad?I am committing to writing a blog every day for the month of May.

I find it hard to believe that over a third of the year has gone. Time really can slip through our fingers.

So why commit to writing a blog every day? This is my opportunity to develop this new skill set through accelerated learning, disciplining my time, and action.
I’ve been wanting to talk about leadership accountability, passion, wellness, spirituality.

The Tribe communities Unified Tribe and the Empowered Tribe,also the 7Figure Networker I am  involved with have been a wonderful encouragement  as I am learning so much because these guys have gone before and are willing to share what they have learned and continually add value.       So I’ll share some of the journey and the things I’ve learned from them.

Starting tomorrow : Buying fresh, are you committed to buying fresh?

Take time to comment and share your thoughts.

Make it a terrific day!