tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17623515635827965102024-03-13T09:56:56.200-07:00Sofia MillerTwitterings and Other StuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-74335415792471451912009-08-08T15:23:00.000-07:002009-08-08T15:23:00.283-07:00Laughin with Mitch Hedberg...the good do die too soon<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2491LucLa1g&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2491LucLa1g&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-659905983290277922009-08-07T10:27:00.000-07:002009-08-07T11:20:28.841-07:00Zucchini Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SnxwDRHkREI/AAAAAAAAACU/Ma8uwUZLi4U/s1600-h/zucchini-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SnxwDRHkREI/AAAAAAAAACU/Ma8uwUZLi4U/s320/zucchini-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367288057355846722" border="0" /></a> You know how it is when you are producing more zucchini's in the zucchini bed than you know what to do with. I had to figure out a creative way to use these beautiful vegetables without boring myself or my fellow diners.<br /><br />This is a recipe that I found on internet one evening when I was looking for recipes that called for zucchini.<br /><br />This cake is great because although it calls for THREE CUPS OF (grated) ZUCCHINI, the only hint of this in the final product are a few flecks of verigated green. I imagine he cake would also be great with walnuts or pecans or even raisins. I serve it without frosting but I imagine it would be yummy with carrot cake frosting or with a wedge of sharp cheese.<br /><br />Combine the following into a large bowl (or pot)<br />3 cups of grated zucchini<br />3 cups sugar<br />1.5 cups canola oil<br />2 teaspoons vanilla<br />4 eggs (chicken eggs)<br /><br />Add to the above mixture<br />2 tablespoons of cinnamon<br />1/2 teaspoon of cloves<br /><br />Now you have one big wet mixture right? Now add that wet mixture to the following dry mixture<br /><br />4.5 cups of flour<br />1.5 teaspoons of baking soda<br />1.5 teaspoons of salt<br />.5 teaspoons of baking powder<br /><br />Okay what you have now is what looks like lumpy cake batter. Good. Pour this batter into the appropriate number of baking pans/dishes.<br /><br /><br />I actually pour into one square pyrex backing dish and save the batter in the refrigerator to make a fresh cake on another day. These days of zucchini "high season" I am making several cakes a week! With this one recipe you can make probably 3 cakes.<br /><br />Bake for about 50 minutes at 325 degrees Farenheit. I generally turn off the oven and let the cake continue to sit there for a good 10 minutes more. Of course you can do the good ol' toothpick test to find out if the cake is "done.""<br /><br />I always get rave reviews for this cake. It is very moist and very delicious. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-59685099157279412472009-08-06T14:02:00.000-07:002009-08-07T14:21:21.113-07:00Breathing Exercises<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SnyZknHzVyI/AAAAAAAAAC8/lLcSZQkhzLI/s1600-h/Belly+Breathing+Video+Pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SnyZknHzVyI/AAAAAAAAAC8/lLcSZQkhzLI/s320/Belly+Breathing+Video+Pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367333710174836514" border="0" /></a><br />Did you know this?<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Shallow breathing causes one to tire out faster, adds stress, reduces the relaxation level, reduces the body oxygenation level and results in poor functioning of all body systems (digestive, respiratory, glandular, circulatory and nervous).</span><br /><br />This comes from <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#15yhJM/www.armannd.com/air-for-life.html/search:breathing">Project Armannd</a>. Breathing evenly and regularly is something that I am working on. These exercises I found simple and effective. I hope you enjoy them, too.<br /><br /><ul><li>Lie on your back and put a book on your stomach. Relax and inhale deeply into your abdomen so that the book rises. Exhale - the book should fall. Do this for 3-4 minutes every morning and before going to sleep.</li><li>Sit. Place the right hand on your abdomen and the left hand on your chest. Breathe deeply so that your right hand will rise and fall while your stomach should stay relatively still. Do this for 2 minutes. As you breathe in, count to 4, hold for 2, and release your breath in 4 counts.</li><li>Alternate nose breathing. It’s purpose is to relieve stress and what you basically need to do is to breathe in one nostril and out the other. Then breathe in the second nostril and out the first. Breathe in the left nostril to the count of 6, while using your finger to hold the right nostril closed. Hold your breath for 3 counts. Release the right nostril and while your left nostril is closed, breathe out in the count of 6. Breathe back in the right nostril for 6 count. Hold for 3 counts. Release the left and breathe out to the count of 6 while the right nostril is closed. Repeat this a couple of times.</li><li>Lie flat on floor or mattress, the head unsupported. Relax the muscles all over the body, then inhale deeply with the diaphragm only, raising the wall of the abdomen just below the ribs without elevating either the chest or the lower abdomen. Take about four seconds to inhale, then exhale in twice that length of time, contracting the abdomen below the ribs.</li><li>Lie on your back on a bed or couch, knees raised. Relax thoroughly, exhale and hold the breath after exhalation. While doing so, push the abdomen out and draw it in as far as possible each way. Repeat these movements as long as you can hold the breath without straining, then breathe deeply and regularly for several minutes, then repeat the massage movements.</li><li>With hands at sides or on hips, inhale and exhale slowly and deeply, bringing the entire respiratory apparatus into active play.</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-22291708884140748882009-08-05T15:18:00.000-07:002009-08-07T15:19:38.813-07:00Laughin with George Carlin...and he loves you. :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MeSSwKffj9o&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MeSSwKffj9o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-69360159528884862092009-08-01T10:08:00.000-07:002009-08-11T10:10:05.728-07:00Pancakes...because sometimes I need to get my hands on this recipe PRONTO<br /> <br /><br /> * 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br /> * 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder<br /> * 1 teaspoon salt<br /> * 1 tablespoon white sugar<br /> * 1 1/4 cups milk<br /> * 1 egg<br /> * 3 tablespoons butter, meltedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-21914053430352291662009-07-12T12:41:00.001-07:002009-07-12T12:50:28.426-07:00Long Time No See!It has been ages...well maybe a month! Let's see what is today's date? How many "daily posts" have I missed?<br /><br />Today is July 12th...so that's 12 days of July and then let's see June 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30...or something like that. Wow! 27 days, 27 posts skipped. <br /><br />To make that up I'd need to do 2 or three post-posts and 1 current-post everyday from ttoday to the end of this month, July.<br /><br />Oh, yeah and then there are the study/execution goals that I laid out for myself a few weeks ago! Boy oh boy am I behind schedule!<br /><br />So what to do? <br /><br />Dedicate 2 90minute periods every day but Sunday. On Sunday work 8 90 minute periods. Yeah, that ought to get me back into the groove so that by the the time August rolls around I can either drop the daily sessions or drop the intense Sunday madness. lol<br /><br />Okay, so now to find all of my Twitter tool pals and open them up onto tabs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-58141639589354132662009-06-27T06:02:00.000-07:002009-07-08T22:54:47.941-07:00Melons<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SivSOKz4kzI/AAAAAAAAACM/m_AVjh1w0F4/s1600-h/melons.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344596523667198770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7Pn6Zbwl12Y/SivSOKz4kzI/AAAAAAAAACM/m_AVjh1w0F4/s320/melons.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="twName" rel="just_called2say">just_called2say</div><br /><div class="twTime"><span class="twTimeNum" rel="Mon May 25 03:57:45 +0000 2009">about 10 hours ago</span></div><br /><p>@<a class="twUser" href="http://itweet.net/web/#" rel="SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> I love canteloupe! Love all kinds of melons </p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-51260848104327545222009-06-25T04:19:00.000-07:002009-06-25T04:19:00.391-07:00Reporter vs Expert: Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck Reporting<p>There are basically two types of bloggers in the world - <strong>reporters and experts</strong> - and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it's hard for reporters to become experts, but it's easy for experts to report).</p><br /><p>If you have ever taken an Internet marketing course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have probably heard about the two different methodologies. Whenever the business model is based on content, and if you blog for money then the model is based on content, people are taught to either start as reporters, or if possible step up as experts.</p><br /><p>I'll be frank; <strong>you want to be the expert.</strong></p><br /><p>Reporters leverage the content of the experts and in most cases people start off as reporters because they haven't established expertise. Experts enjoy the perks of preeminence, higher conversion rates because of perceived value, it's easier to get publicity, people are more likely to seek you out rather than you having to seek others out, joint ventures come easier, etc� experts in most cases <strong>simply make more money and attract more attention.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Most Bloggers Are Reporters</strong></p><br /><p>The thing with expertise is that it requires something - experience. No person becomes an expert without doing things and learning. Bloggers usually start out without expertise and as a result begin their blogging journey by talking about everything going on in their niche (reporting) and by interviewing and talking about other experts (reporting again). </p><br /><p>There's nothing wrong with reporting of course and for many people it's a necessity at first until you build up some expertise. Unfortunately the ratios are pretty skewed when it comes to reporters and experts - there are a lot more reporters than there are experts, hence reporters tend to struggle to gain attention and when they do, they often just enhance the reputation of the expert they are reporting on. </p><br /><p><strong>Don't Replicate Your Teacher</strong></p><br /><p>If you have ever spent some time browsing products in the learn Internet marketing niche you will notice a pattern. Many people first study Internet marketing from a �guru� (for lack of a better term). The guru teaches how he or she is able to make money online, and very often the view that the student gleams is that in order to make money online you have to teach others how to make money online.</p><br /><p>The end result of this process is a huge army of amateurs attempting to replicate what their teacher does in the same industry - the Internet marketing industry - not realizing that without expert status based on a proven record and all the perks that come with it, it's next to impossible to succeed.</p><br /><p>Even people, who enjoy marginal success, say for example growing an email list of 1,000 people, then go out and launch a product about how to grow an email list of 1,000 people. Now I have no problems with that, I think it's fine to teach beginners and leverage whatever achievements you have, the problem is that people gravitate to the same niche - Internet marketing - and rarely have any key points of differentiation.</p><br /><p>How many products out there do you know of that all claim to teach the same things - email marketing, SEO, pay per click, affiliate marketing, and all the sub-niches that fall under the category of Internet marketing. It's a saturated market, yet when you see your teachers and other gurus making money teaching others how to make money (and let's face it - making money as a subject is one of the most compelling) - your natural inclination is to follow in their footsteps.</p><br /><p>If the key is to become an expert and you haven't spent the last 5-10 years making money online, I suggest you look for another niche to establish expertise in.</p><br /><p><strong>Report on Your Process, Not Others</strong></p><br /><p>The secret to progress from reporter to expert is not to focus on other experts and instead report on your own journey. When you are learning how to do something and implementing things day by day, or studying other people's work, you need to take your process and what you do as a result of what you learn, and use it as content for your blog. </p><br /><p>It's okay to talk about experts when you learn something from them, but always relate it to what you are doing. If you learn a technique from an expert it's fine to state you learned it from them (and affiliate link to their product too!) but you should then take that technique, apply it to what you are doing and then report back YOUR results, not there's. Frame things using your opinion - your stories - and don't regurgitate what the expert said. The key is differentiation and personality, not replication.</p><br /><p>Expertise comes from doing things most people don't do and then talking about it. If you do this often enough you wake up one day as an expert, possibly without even realizing how it happened, simply because you were so good at reporting what you did. </p><br /><p><strong>You Are Already An Expert</strong></p><br /><p>Most people fail to become experts (or perceived as experts) because they don't leverage what they already know. Every person who lives a life learns things as they go, takes action every day and knows something about something. The reason why they never become an expert is because they choose not to (which is fine for some, not everyone wants to be an expert), but if your goal is to blog your way to expertise and leave the world of reporting behind you have to start teaching and doing so by leveraging real experience. </p><br /><p>Experience can come from what you do today and what you have done previously; you just need to take enough steps to demonstrate what you already know and what you are presently learning along your journey. I know so many people in my life, who are experts simply by virtue of the life they have lived, yet they are so insecure about what they know, they never commit their knowledge to words for fear of�well fear. </p><br /><p>Blogs and the Web in general, are amazing resources when you leverage them as a communication tool to spread your expertise because of the sheer scope of people they can reach. If all you ever do is talk to people in person and share your experience using limited communication mediums, you haven't much hope of becoming an expert. Take what you know and show other people through blogging, and you might be surprised how people change their perception of you in time.</p><br /><p><strong>Reporting Is A Stepping Stone</strong></p><br /><p>If your previous experience and expertise is from an area you want to leave behind or you are starting from �scratch�, then reporting is the path you must walk, at least for the short term.</p><br /><p>Reporting is a lot of fun. Interviewing experts, talking about what other people are doing and just being part of a community is not a bad way to blog. In many cases people make a career of reporting (journalism is about just that), but if you truly want success and exponential results, at some point you will have to stand up and proclaim yourself as someone unusually good at something and then proceed to demonstrate it over and over again. </p><br /><p>Have patience and focus on what you do to learn and then translate that experience into lessons for others, and remember, it's okay to be a big fish in a small pond, that's all most experts really are.</p><br /><p>This article was by Yaro Starak, a professional blogger and my blog mentor. He is the leader of the Blog Mastermind mentoring program designed to teach bloggers how to earn a full time income blogging part time.</p><br /><p>To get more information about Blog Mastermind click this link:</p><br /><strong><a href="http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/go.php?offer=1122n&pid=1">www.BlogMastermind.com</a></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-48937407191192390752009-06-23T01:34:00.000-07:002009-07-08T22:54:47.430-07:00How to Train for Your First Marathon (Period)http://www.mahalo.com/How_To_Train_For_Your_First_Marathon_%25252528Even_If_You%25252527re_Out_Of_Shape%25252529Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-29219372334866472672009-06-20T16:13:00.000-07:002009-06-20T16:18:44.617-07:0010 Blog Traffic Tipsp>In every bloggers life comes a special day - the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else's blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader - you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that's about as far you went when it comes to finding readers.</p><br /><p>Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers. These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the moment and want to get the ball rolling.</p><br /><p>It helps if you work on this list from top to bottom as each technique builds on the previous step to help you create momentum. Eventually once you establish enough momentum you gain what is called "traction", which is a large enough audience base (about 500 readers a day is good) that you no longer have to work too hard on finding new readers. Instead your current loyal readers do the work for you through word of mouth.</p><br /><h2>Top 10 Tips</h2><br /><p><strong>10. Write at least five major "pillar" articles.</strong> A pillar article is a tutorial style article aimed to teach your audience something. Generally they are longer than 500 words and have lots of very practical tips or advice. This article you are currently reading could be considered a pillar article since it is very practical and a good "how-to" lesson. This style of article has long term appeal, stays current (it isn't news or time dependent) and offers real value and insight. The more pillars you have on your blog the better.</p><br /><p><strong>9. Write one new blog post per day minimum.</strong> Not every post has to be a pillar, but you should work on getting those five pillars done at the same time as you keep your blog fresh with a daily news or short article style post. The important thing here is to demonstrate to first time visitors that your blog is updated all the time so they feel that if they come back tomorrow they will likely find something new. This causes them to bookmark your site or subscribe to your blog feed. </p><br /><p>You don't have to produce one post per day all the time but it is important you do when your blog is brand new. Once you get traction you still need to keep the fresh content coming but your loyal audience will be more forgiving if you slow down to a few per week instead. The first few months are critical so the more content you can produce at this time the better.</p><br /><p><strong>8. Use a proper domain name.</strong> If you are serious about blogging be serious about what you call your blog. In order for people to easily spread the word about your blog you need a easily rememberable domain name. People often talk about blogs they like when they are speaking to friends in the real world (that's the offline world, you remember that place right?) so you need to make it easy for them to spread the word and pass on your URL. Try and get a .com if you can and focus on small easy to remember domains rather than worry about having the correct keywords (of course if you can get great keywords and easy to remember then you've done a good job!).</p><br /><p><strong>7. Start commenting on other blogs.</strong> Once you have your pillar articles and your daily fresh smaller articles your blog is ready to be exposed to the world. One of the best ways to find the right type of reader for your blog is to comment on other people's blogs. You should aim to comment on blogs focused on a similar niche topic to yours since the readers there will be more likely to be interested in your blog. </p><br /><p>Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you leave a comment. This is how people find your blog. If you are a prolific commentor and always have something valuable to say then people will be interested to read more of your work and hence click through to visit your blog.</p><br /><p><strong>6. Trackback and link to other blogs in your blog posts.</strong> A trackback is sort of like a blog conversation. When you write a new article to your blog and it links or references another blogger's article you can do a trackback to their entry. What this does is leave a truncated summary of your blog post on their blog entry - it's sort of like your blog telling someone else's blog that you wrote an article mentioning them. Trackbacks often appear like comments.</p><br /><p>This is a good technique because like leaving comments a trackback leaves a link from another blog back to yours for readers to follow, but it also does something very important - it gets the attention of another blogger. The other blogger will likely come and read your post eager to see what you wrote about them. They may then become a loyal reader of yours or at least monitor you and if you are lucky some time down the road they may do a post linking to your blog bringing in more new readers.</p><br /><p><strong>5. Encourage comments on your own blog.</strong> One of the most powerful ways to convince someone to become a loyal reader is to show there are other loyal readers already following your work. If they see people commenting on your blog then they infer that your content must be good since you have readers so they should stick around and see what all the fuss is about. To encourage comments you can simply pose a question in a blog post. Be sure to always respond to comments as well so you can keep the conversation going.</p><br /><p><strong>4. Submit your latest pillar article to a blog carnival.</strong> A blog carnival is a post in a blog that summarizes a collection of articles from many different blogs on a specific topic. The idea is to collect some of the best content on a topic in a given week. Often many other blogs link back to a carnival host and as such the people that have articles featured in the carnival often enjoy a spike in new readers. </p><br /><p>To find the right blog carnival for your blog, do a search at <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/">blogcarnival.com</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>3. Submit your blog to <a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/">blogtopsites.com</a>.</strong> To be honest this tip is not going to bring in a flood of new readers but it's so easy to do and only takes five minutes so it's worth the effort. Go to <a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/">Blog Top Sites</a>, find the appropriate category for your blog and submit it. You have to copy and paste a couple of lines of code on to your blog so you can rank and then sit back and watch the traffic come in. You will probably only get 1-10 incoming readers per day with this technique but over time it can build up as you climb the rankings. It all helps!</p><br /><p><strong>2. Submit your articles to EzineArticles.com.</strong> This is another tip that doesn't bring in hundreds of new visitors immediately (although it can if you keep doing it) but it's worthwhile because you simply leverage what you already have - your pillar articles. Once a week or so take one of your pillar articles and submit it to <a href="http://www.ezinearticles.com/">Ezine Articles</a>. Your article then becomes available to other people who can republish your article on their website or in their newsletter. </p><br /><p>How you benefit is through what is called your "Resource Box". You create your own resource box which is like a signature file where you include one to two sentences and link back to your website (or blog in this case). Anyone who publishes your article has to include your resource box so you get incoming links. If someone with a large newsletter publishes your article you can get a lot of new readers at once.</p><br /><p><strong>1. Write more pillar articles.</strong> Everything you do above will help you to find blog readers however all of the techniques I've listed only work when you have strong pillars in place. Without them if you do everything above you may bring in readers but they won't stay or bother to come back. Aim for one solid pillar article per week and by the end of the year you will have a database of over 50 fantastic feature articles that will work hard for you to bring in more and more readers.</p><br /><p>I hope you enjoyed my list of traffic tips. Everything listed above are techniques I've put into place myself for my blogs and have worked for me, however it's certainly not a comprehensive list. There are many more things you can do. Finding readers is all about testing to see what works best for you and your audience and I have no doubt if you put your mind to it you will find a balance that works for you.</p><br /><p>This article was by Yaro Starak, a professional blogger and my blog mentor. He is the leader of the Blog Mastermind mentoring program designed to teach bloggers how to earn a full time income blogging part time.</p><br /><p>To get more information about Blog Mastermind click this link:</p><strong><a href="http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/go.php?offer=1122n&pid=1">www.BlogMastermind.com</a></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-36824648894202306102009-06-14T11:15:00.000-07:002009-06-14T11:44:33.852-07:00Give Those Knees a Hand!Uh, oh...knees have started buckling...bending the WRONG way! So I need to work on giving the knees more support.<br /><br />Here is a copy and paste that found in the LATimes online May 19, 2009:<br /> <br /> Most of us know that a good way to protect our knees is to strengthen the muscle above the knees with simple quad exercises. But, for added support, it's also important to keep your hips and hamstrings flexible. Here's a side-lying stretch that targets your hips and hamstrings.<br /><br />-- Karen Voight<br /><br />Step 1: Lie on your side, legs straight, with your feet, hips and shoulder stacked. Rest your head in your hand (or place it down on your forearm with your elbow forward). Bend your left knee and place your left foot flat on the floor in front of your right knee. While maintaining your balance, use your left hand to gently press your left thigh back until your left knee points toward the ceiling. Resist rolling backward by keeping your left hip over your right hip.<br /><br />Step 2: Grasp the big toe of your left foot with the first two fingers of your left hand. Slowly straighten your left knee until the sole of your left foot faces the ceiling. Press up firmly through your left heel to stretch the back of your left leg. Pause for a few seconds. Relax and breathe evenly. Release your foot, bend your knee and reverse the position to do this stretch on the other side.<br /><br />Karen Voight can be reached at <a href="mailto:kvoightla@aol.com">kvoightla@aol.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTV5Yo3E7VQ"><br />VIDEO: Animation of ligaments that give the knee Stability</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-85032450948787263192009-06-11T16:22:00.000-07:002009-06-12T04:25:38.867-07:00Calendarization of June Targets!<span style="font-weight: bold;">So I put this stuff on my Yahoo Calendar so that I get an email every morning with the day's task...<br /><br />Establish this Habit</span><br /><span class="status-body"><strong></strong><span class="entry-content">I'm on twitter personally 5:30-7am Mexico City <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.timeanddate.com/..</a>. & online in general 5:30-8:30pm daily<br /><br />Whack! Solution. Set alarm for 5am. Go to sleep between 9pm & 10pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read & Implement</span><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/i0dfti">Blog Profits Blueprint</a> Yaro Starak (June 14, 15, 16)<br /><a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://sofiamiller.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-june-challenge.html#"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style=";font-family:";font-size:12;color:#b00000;" >Internet </span><span class="kLink" style=";font-family:";font-size:12;color:#b00000;" >Marketing</span></span></a> (first 4 weeks) Jeremy Shoemaker<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SofiaMiller.Blogspot</span><br />Start List (June 17)<br />Create Giveaway info product (June 21, 22, 23)<br />Monetize (June 18, 19, 20)<br />Create cushion of 21 unpublished posts (June 12, 13)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter (daily 90 min routine)</span><br />Maintain automation & focus<br />Maintain interaction<br />Improve Quality of Followers *<br /><br />*For example, now one of my reciprocal followers is someone with NO bio, NO pic, NO updates and over a thousand followers. I don't need to be one. The account is just a digit, no content.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Niche</span><br />Create a static niche site (June 24, 25, 26, 27)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read about Members Only Site </span><br />Yaro Starak (June 28, 29)<br />Ryan Deiss (June 30)<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-1821549358389082342009-06-10T01:48:00.000-07:002009-06-10T01:48:00.291-07:00Optimum Health<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Anyone else here at pre-optimum health? If YOU answered "yes", let me know what you're doing about it! :)<br /><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><strong><a class="screen-name" title="Leigh Anne" href="http://twitter.com/BoomerWoman">BoomerWoman</a></strong><span class="entry-content">@<a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> Well...since you asked...LOL I'm cutting down on cookie quantity, reading a Mehmet Oz book & making up a personal regimen.<br /></span></span><br /><div class="twText">@MatchesMalone @<a class="twUser" href="http://itweet.net/web/#" rel="SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> Walk 2 miles everyday.</div><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><br />Andrew Weil MD offers a <a href="http://www.drweilsplan.com/online-program/your-customized-plan.aspx">FREE assessment</a> and a $32 8-week program online.<br />Then of course there is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307264920?ie=UTF8&tag=readybecaulif-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0307264920">the book from Amazon</a> for HALF the price ...or, naturally, what you <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">already</span> know to do or not to do! :)<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-10574640254972530322009-06-09T01:42:00.000-07:002009-06-09T20:00:23.080-07:00How to Form Good Habits<span style="font-weight: bold;">Definition</span><br />hab⋅it<br />1 /ˈhæbɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [hab-it] Show IPA<br />–noun<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. customary practice or use: Daily bathing is an American habit.</span><br />3. a particular practice, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands.<br />4. a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; prevailing character or quality: She has a habit of looking at the bright side of things.<br />5. addiction, esp. to narcotics (often prec. by the).<br />6. mental character or disposition: a habit of mind.<br />7. characteristic bodily or physical condition.<br />8. the characteristic form, aspect, mode of growth, etc., of an organism: a twining habit.<br />9. the characteristic crystalline form of a mineral.<br />10. garb of a particular rank, profession, religious order, etc.: a monk's habit.<br />11. the attire worn by a rider of a saddle horse.<br /><br />definition from http://dictionary.reference.com/<br /><br /><strong>Quotes</strong><br />Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure<br />Og Mandino<br /><br />Nothing so needs reforming that other people´s habits<br />Mark Twain<br /><br />Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you gong.<br />Jim Ryan<br /><br />Never permit failure to become a habit.<br />William Frederick Book<br /><br /><strong><br />Tip of the Day</strong><br />If you have yet to read Og Mandino´s The Greatest Salesman by all means do so!<br /><br /><br /><strong>In Search of an Outside Authority?</strong><br /><a href="http://www.wethechange.com/25-fun-ways-to-pamper-your-body-and-increase-vitality/">25 Ways ro Pamper Yourself and Increase</a><br /><br />Og Mandino, <a href="http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:isc7sytl08QJ:www.coba.panam.edu/faculty/delossantos/Mark%25203376/TGSITW.ppt+og+mandino+good+habits&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk">The Greatest Salesman in the World</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-66678997483070814392009-06-08T01:17:00.000-07:002009-06-08T05:54:54.707-07:00Homemade Vitamin WaterThis is called "agua" in Mexico. When someone offers you "agua" in Mexico it may not actually be a glass of clear drinking water but rather water with a single blended fruit. Papaya, watermelon, and guava are all popular. Generally, these are strained before serving. The melons however don't really need straining to have a smooth, non-grainy texture.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Equipment:</span><br />Blender<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Ingredients:</span><br />Water (fit to drink)<br />Melon (your choice)<br />Sweetner (your choice)<br /><br />Remove melon rind. Remove seeds if desired. Cut melon into small chunks suitable to put in a blender. Have an empty pitcher or 4L/1Gal empty water jug with funnel available. Blend the melon chunks with water. You may have severl blender-pitcherfuls. :) Make as dilute or concentrated as you like. Sweeten to taste.<br /><br />If you make more than you can consume in 3 hours you might want to refrigerate to keep from spoiling.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-78028108312306407782009-06-07T01:25:00.000-07:002009-06-08T05:58:39.643-07:00Christmas in June? Christmas...WHENEVER!<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">When I get rich, ima just buy ppl on twitter things they want. Don't over do it though.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">@<a href="http://twitter.com/SolarAvada">SolarAvada</a> Can I add my name to the list? Do I send you a list of what I want, Santa SolarAvada? You let me know. :)</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">@<a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> of course. =)<br /><br />So, here's my list any one or more would be greatly appreciated. (",)<br /><br /></span></span><ul><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Flip camera</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Portable Solar oven</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">zero credit card debt ($6k)</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">zero personal debt ($2.5k + $3.5k)</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">25 ounces of silver</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">25 ounces of gold</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">private land transportation</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">transportation to Chiang Mai</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Rosetta Stone Language Courses (Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish, German, Arabic)</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">4 consecutive weeks at Klinik Leonardis</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">handpowered blender</span></span></li><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">small farm in the hills overlooking the sea--self sufficent in food, water and electricity</span></span></li></ul><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><br />Check with me before you surprise me, I may have already taken care of whatever you had in mind. :)<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-50626310970603837982009-06-06T09:06:00.000-07:002009-06-08T04:53:42.527-07:00Open the Mind--Stretch!<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A-ZuiixoFz0&hl=es&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A-ZuiixoFz0&hl=es&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/docs/rec/stretching/stretching_4.html">Stretching & Flexibility: Types of Stretching</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-73343410546170090352009-06-05T05:36:00.000-07:002009-06-08T04:48:17.150-07:00My Life on Twitter<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">HOW I TWITTER<br /><br /></span>How? Humm...it USED TO BE day and night in whatever way I could imagine! (That´s righ-- in bed--under the covers even the way my father read comic books after the official¨"lights out" when he was a youngster) lol Yes, there was a period of maybe 2 weeks when I was on Twitter at least 15 hours in every 24! I'd wake up to tweet and fall asleep tweeting! Now, in order to keep my stats attractive to bots and to people, I use TweetLater which allows me to create tons of tweets, then have them automatically released at regular intervals in the time frame I dictate. In this way, on my public time line there is at least one tweet every hour or two, whether I am in the driver's seat or not.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />My Twitter Routine 90 minutes<br />~used to be twice a day and INCLUDE Step (7)~</span><br /><br />(1)<a href="http://www.online-stopwatch.com/"> http://www.online-stopwatch.com/</a><br />SET TIMER and START timer (90 minutes)<br /><br />(2) <a href="http://sofiamiller.blogspot.com/">http://sofiamiller.blogspot.com/</a><br />Check the day's post and write one or more posts for future publication. Tweet the day's new post.<br /><br />(3) <a href="http://twitter.com/sofiamiller">http://twitter.com/sofiamiller</a><br />Read the first page of my timeline and make adjustments as needed: e.g. responding with a tweet or with an unfollow & block. Respond to DMs & @SofiaMiller's. Biotweet a few to say TY to pepole who visit the blog, to people who RT my tweets and other followers at random.<br /><br />(4) <a href="http://buzzom.com/">http://buzzom.com/</a><br />Reciprocate all new followers that have yet to be reciprocated automatically.<br />Flush all non-reciprocating people who may be among the people I am following.<br /><br />(5) <a href="http://itweet.com/web">http://iTweet.com/web</a><br />ONLY IF NEEDED: Read and delete all DMs. Respond as appropriate. Read all @SofiaMiller and respond as needed. Do RETWEETS HERE. Done in two clicks.<br /><br />(6) <a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller</a><br />Tweet 12 health fitness tweets with link<br /><br />(7) <a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller</a><br />Add about 200 to 400 (the more the better) new people to my "following" list. Listen to music or something educational during the process. (this step I do just once a day) Basically I follow DOUBLE the number that I want to folow me back. If more follow back that's great. I count on 50% however.<br /><br /><br />(8) <a href="http://tweetlater.com/">http://tweetlater.com/</a><br />UPLOAD the 12 health and fitness tweets tweeted in step (6). And as time permits upload more, fresh tweets. Re-set my automation as might be needed. . Focus on health & fitness. Ideally I'd like to have 24 tweets per day pre-set. On May 28th I was up to 15/day of automated tweets.<br /><br />Also during this time <a href="http://twitlonger.com/">http://twitlonger.com/</a> is opened in the event I'm inclined to write a long response to a tweet.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My Twitter Bio</span><br /><br />Having a Twitter bio full of key words is important to attract people and robots looking for twitterers with certain interests. I am a woman of many interests however for the purpose of this account I elected to narrow my interests to health and fitness. This is my current bio.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); FONT-STYLE: italic">Fitness Fanatic & Health Nut Guru (in training). Follow me; I'll follow back http://is.gd/CIGq</span><br /><ul style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><li>Short and focused</li><li>Key words that are true, informative and energetic</li><li>Promise (an attractive offer) </li><li>Link to the list of People to Follow on Twitter which is manually updated weekly</li></ul>I took my picture down and replaced it with a Twitter badge. Now I think a picture related to fitness and health is in order. Could be a picture of me engaged in some activity. But probably I won't use a picture of me because I'd rather not attract people online based on my good looks and/or my gender. ;)<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">WHY I TWITTER</span><br /><br />I want to have a Twitter account that attracts followers because having a base of people who want to interact with me, want to hear what me have to say and want to share with me what they have to say is one of the hallmarks of social media and Twitter has become one of the main hubs of social media of late.<br /><br />I am involved with social media for fun, education (both ways) and for income. Ultimately I am earning an income through my affiliation with specific vendors and products that I like, use and/or want to use.<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My Public Timeline & My Use of DMs</span><br /><br />It is in my Public Timeline that I place affiliate links at a rate of 2 to 6 per 24 hours. On that timeline I also place quotes of other people, personal thoughts and opinions, links to specific blog posts of mine and of others, BioTweets, ad hoc questions (for feedback which I end up incorpoarting into blog content) and a List of People to Follow on Twitter.<br /><br />Personally I think my Public Timeline is motivating, engaging and at times both provocative and inspiring.<br /><br />So my contribution to my Public Timeline is on automatic, kind of. I spend my time filling the machine which belts out the tweets at regular intervals that I pre-dictate. Also I tweet directly to twitter--Step (6) above.<br /><br />When I go to twitter I clean up my DMs and respond to any DMs and @SofiaMiller items that stimulate response. Sometimes I have been moved to unfollow and block people based on what I found in these places. lol It's all good, Tweeps! I'm just on a mission and some distractions I'd rather not spend the energy ignoring. ;)<br /><br />I find myself using DMs more and more because I am cultivating relationships am collaborating with individuals in a ways that don't fall into the health & fitness category. My many interests needn't all be represented in my Twitter account!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">So...</span><br /><br />So my life on Twitter has been considerably streamlined. I love having a routine checklist and opening all the required site tabs in Firefox. I spend 90 minutes in the morning working on Twitter. I was increasing followers in a systematic and partially automated way (topic of an ebook which I am looking to produce this month--to give away) Now my followeers increase because people folow me and I reciprocate (or block, lol). Also I use Twit Pro Quo. (See Twitter Apps in the sidebar if you are not familiar with Twit Pro Quo and you want to be familiar with TwitProQuo)<br /><br />Generally, I read through 1-2 pages of tweets and respond as so moved. If I find someone's tweeting annoying or offensive I weed them out. No big deal to them and more peace of mind for me. Even though I don't spend a lot of time reading my Public Timeline, I DO contribute LOTS of tweets EVERY DAY both publicly and through DM.<br /><br />Oh, and did I neglect to mention: Nowadays I flush out pepole who I find myself following but not being followed back. I use InRev TwitIn (bum name, I know. Find InRev TwitIn under Twitter Apps in sidebar if you want.)<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br />What is YOUR life on Twitter like?</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-733390316088854762009-06-04T04:57:00.000-07:002009-06-04T04:57:00.593-07:00Mastermind Alliance<span style="font-style: italic;">The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others</span>. (Napoleon Hill)<br /><br />The harmony comes from shared affirmations and good will. The cooperation comes from being able to brainstorm together ask for and receive input and/or advice and/or shared experience. This is also good because there is a witness and that "accountability partner" may be just the support I/you need to Get IT DONE<br /><br />If you want to mastermind with me let me know. :) Send me a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DM</span> on twitterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-72476961489557862022009-06-03T01:50:00.000-07:002009-06-03T03:39:33.867-07:00Success is the Only Alternative@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">AmirK</span>25 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Humm</span>...let's first solve problems, then set goals, then set the conditions that make realizing those goals INEVITABLE! (thanks Eben and I'm not even a paying client YET!)<br /><br />I'll take time tonight to write a list of my challenges/desires. Maybe you could do the same.<br /><br />Maybe we could come up with solutions to those problems and make those solutions steps HAPPEN inevitably and thereby lead to the resolution/solution of those problems INEVITABLE...<br /><br />http://is.gd/CHHg<br /><br />1. List of Challenges & Desires...pick one to work on first!<br />2. Make a flow chart for the solution<br />3. Put the steps (each taking less than one day to complete) on a calendar<br />4. Figure out the conditions necessary that will make the steps happen.<br /><br />Anyone interested in doing this exercise and then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">forming</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MasterMind</span> Alliance? We can meet on Twitter once a week. ;) Or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Skype</span> conference call...which reminds me I have some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Skype</span> minutes to tickle.<br /><br />These are the challenges & desires, written as affirmations (as if they are already true) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This is the outcome I elect to focus on now.</span><br /><ul><li>My behavior is congruent with my desired results.</li><li>My USA mail is taken care of</li><li>I touch palms to floor with ease</li><li style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I generate $2,000-10,000/month <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">income</span> through online activity<br /></li><li>I have 10 contacts in 10 countries</li><li>I live with plants, flowers and their fruits.</li><li>I am debt free.</li><li>My income is 100x my expenses.</li><li>My uterus is normal</li><li>I own 2,500 ounces of silver</li><li>I feed my subconscious carefully and generously.</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flow Chart</span> to reach desired outcome<br /><ol><li>Make a list of profit centers and revenue per transaction; Order them from high to low</li><li>Establish Web 2.0 identities to market products being sold</li><li>Identify/Create sales pages; Identify/Create <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pre</span>-sales pages</li><li>Set up Social Media to lead to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">pre</span>-sales pages</li><li>Set up Social Media to lead to sales pages<br /></li></ol>"<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Calendarization</span></span>"<br /><ol><li>May 24 to May 31 Profit Centers*<br /></li><li>June 1 to June 8 Web 2.0 Product Focused Identities<br /></li><li>June 9 to June 17 Identify/Create Sales & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Pre</span>-sales pages</li><li>June 18 to June 25 Set up Metrics monitor and monitored links<br /></li><li>June 26 to July 3 Set up Social Media to lead to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">pre</span>-sales pages</li><li>July 4 to July 11 Set up Social Media to lead to sales pages</li></ol><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conditions</span> that make the outcome inevitable<br /><br />(1) Morning Routine<br /><ul><li>Wake Up and Feel Good Envision Future Me</li><li>Drink about 2c/500ml water<br /></li><li>Get Up and Tidy Space</li><li>Wash Up & Dress</li><li>Exercise</li><li>Plan Day then Take Action*</li></ul>(2) Mastermind Alliance<br /><ul><li>Half an hour before and half an hour after 10 hour work day</li><li>Use structure suggested by Chicken Soup guy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">lol</span> (find that today and tweet it)</li></ul>(3) Become a GURU in each product area (start with one area and complete it then move to another area)<br /><ul><li>write an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ebook</span>, How to Get 5,000 Followers on Twitter in 30 Days</li><li>Begin a "list" by giving away the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">ebook</span></li><li>document progress in blog...self coaching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">lol</span><br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">*How to Structure Work Day</span><br /><br />Every Sunday plan the week's work and drop it into the appropriate area. Daily start with the first category and work for 4 hours, then move to the second category, then the the third. As things are accomplished during the week, cross them off the list. As new things come up drop them at the bottom of the list in the appropriate category. On the following Sunday. Make a new work sheet based on what still remains on the previous sheet and whatever new phase needs to be started.<br /><ul><li>4 hrs Lead Generation ~Putting leads in front of Products (Driving Traffic)</li><li> 3 hrs Improve Conversion Rates ~Create/Improve Content & Conversion Rates</li><li> 3 hrs Business Management ~Administrative Tasks</li></ul>*As it turns out, June 1-8 item is the only target of THAT list intended for June, see post of June 2 "<a href="http://sofiamiller.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-june-challenge.html">My June Challenge</a>"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-70415469461685635382009-06-02T05:54:00.000-07:002009-06-02T07:58:48.094-07:00My June Challenge<span style="font-weight: bold;">Establish this Habit</span><br /><span class="status-body"><strong></strong><span class="entry-content">I'm on twitter personally 5:30-7am Mexico City <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.timeanddate.com/..</a>. & online in general 5:30-8:30pm daily<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read & Implement</span><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/i0dfti">Blog Profits Blueprint</a> Yaro Starak<br />Internet Marketing (first 4 weeks) Jeremy Shoemaker<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SofiaMiller.Blogspot</span><br />Start List<br />Create Giveaway info product<br />Monetize<br />Create cushion of 21 unpublished posts<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span><br />Maintain automation & focus<br />Maintain interaction<br />Improve Quality of Followers *<br /><br />*For example, now one of my reciprocal followers is someone with NO bio, NO pic, NO updates and over a thousand followers. I don't need to be one. The account is just a digit, no content.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Niche</span><br />Create a static niche site<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read about Members Only Site </span><br />Yaro Starak<br />Ryan Deiss<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You've read MY June intentions...what are YOUR intentions for June? (",)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you'd like to be part of my June MasterMind Alliance and if you'd like me to be part of yours feel free to become one of my Yahoo IM contacts. You ca find me with mangosofia@ yahoo dot com</span><br /></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-38154737976309045302009-06-02T03:41:00.000-07:002009-06-02T05:54:34.642-07:00Consider Your DeathLet the inevitability of your death motivate you to consciously and deliberately use the finite life-time you've got left.<br /><br />From my <a href="http://is.gd/CISP">long tweet</a> to a twitter friend<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">May I suggest that you consider your death. Pretend that in 75 (or any number you choose) years you will be dead. Pretend that you have 75 (or any number you choose) years more to live. What do you want to do? What do you want to have? Where do you want to be? WHAT WILL THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE BE? Consider that, as you imagine it, as you would like it to be. Write it down. That's what I suggest.</span><br /><br />I see myself as optimally fit and laughing...living in a household self sufficient in food, water & electricity...premium internet access...in fertile mountains with a view of the sea...I'll re-visit and revise this post at regular intervals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-49188899450963315612009-06-01T02:49:00.000-07:002009-06-01T15:45:34.279-07:00Wake Up Productive<span style="font-weight: bold;">6 Step Morning Routine</span><br /><ol><li>Wake Up and Feel Good Invision Future Me</li><li>Drink about 2c/500ml water<br /></li><li>Get Up and Tidy Space</li><li>Brush Teeth & Wash Up</li><li>Exercise</li><li>Plan Day then Take Action</li></ol><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Structure your Day</span><br />40% Lead Generation ~Putting leads in front of Products (Driving Traffic)<br />30% Improve Conversion Rates ~Create/Improve Content & Conversion Rates<br />30% Business Management ~Administraive tasks<br /><br />Instead of creating a new list everyday I will create a Master to do list on Friday drop each task into one of the above categories and then start from the top and tackle one task at a time and work on it until it is finished. As new tasks come up I'll add them to the list in the appropriate category.<br /><br />What I am sure will develop is a "routine" in each category so I'll do the "oe time" task and then do the daily dailies in each category.<br /><br />To increase productivty I will use a tiimer so that every 90 minutes I am taking a break for 10-20 minutes to stretch, play, walk outside, drink water, whatever<br /><br />I stumbled upon Matty Thompsons recording of his MLM Goldmine 90 Day Challenge...here is Day 1<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"></object>I would love to do Wake Productive Home Study Course. Now I have access to Dennis Karganilla's 90 Say Challenge by using this: to search Youtube daily Dennis Karganilla 90 Day Challenge "Day 1"<br /><br />I can do this daily and then record my activity on that particular day of the challenge.<br />~*~<br />In fact, for June I haven't decided which project to focus on other than to know "it's not a numbers game". My aim is NOT to get Twitter followers.<br /><br />I DO intend to go through and implement one of the following:<br /><ol><li>Wake Up Productive Home Study Course ($)</li><li>Dennis Karganilla (time to scour You Tube looking for clues and piecing together what the heck the challenge was-90 steps!)</li><li>Darren Rowse (comes in email, one step per day for 31 days)<span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" class="screen-name" title="Sofia Miller">SofiaMiller</a></strong><span class="entry-content">31Days to Building a BetterBlog (Darren Rowse aka Problogger) <a href="http://bit.ly/l7QZd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/l7QZd</a></span></span></li><li>John Chow (downloadable ebook)<span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" class="screen-name" title="Sofia Miller">SofiaMiller</a></strong><span class="entry-content">John Chow's free ebook "How to Make Money Online" ~ top of his sidebar <a href="http://www.johnchow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.johnchow.com/</a> above fold, can't miss it!</span></span></li><li>Yaro Starak (downloadable multimedia ebook)<span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" class="screen-name" title="Sofia Miller">SofiaMiller</a></strong><span class="entry-content">~POSSIBLE~ game for June: Yaro's Blog Profits Blueprint <a href="http://twurl.nl/i0dfti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twurl.nl/i0dfti</a> ... Read More: <a href="http://is.gd/JfMa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://is.gd/JfMa</a></span></span></li><li>Jeremy Shoemaker (comes in email one chapter per day for 30-90 days I don't remember)</li></ol>And I do intend to have at least ONE collaborative project with at least one of my TwitterFriends b/c ultimately I do want to have a masterind alliance in the sense of the phrase made famous by Napoleon Hill in The 17 Principles.<br /><br />At this point I'm leaning towards Yaro Starak's Blogging for Profits plus two niche blogs...one on migraines and one on interior air quality or some other narrow niche...oh yeah and I want to create an information product...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-1010406081339862009-05-31T02:00:00.000-07:002009-05-31T21:44:51.944-07:00How I Got 5,000 Folllowers in 30 DaysWell, that's the working title and the content is based on my experience this month (May 2009). I opened this account on Apriil 27 and I began this challenge on May 1.<br /><br />I wantED to write an ebook about my experience and GIVEAWAY for FREE a blueprint that anyone can follow to achieve similar results.<br /><br />If you are interested in an advaced copy send me an email at mangosofia at yahoo dot com, subect line FREE E BOOK.<br /><br />I am travelling so there may be a few days lapse the blog updates. In the comments or in tweets to me, feel free to indicate topic you'd like covered in future blog posts. :)<br /><br />Let's check the numbers at midnight, <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/">Mexico City time.</a> Thanks for your generous support.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">following 4874 and being followed by 4871 at 11:39pm Short by 129! Not bad but not cigar. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So maybe the working title should be<br />"How I Got 4871 Twitter Followers in ONE Month!" </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762351563582796510.post-90816625215042787862009-05-30T00:55:00.000-07:002009-05-30T10:11:59.621-07:00BioTweet (n.) (v.)So what is a "BioTweet". It is a way I introduce all who follow me to a fellow Twitterer by tweeting the content of his/her Twitter bio.<br /><br />Here is what happens when I biotweet:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some biotweeted ME!</span><br /><span class="status-body"><a href="http://twitter.com/loopy2cute" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/loopy2cute');" target="_blank">loopy2cute</a> <span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><b>bio of</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/SofiaMiller')" target="_blank">@SofiaMiller</a> Focus on fitness + personal development. Avid student of sustainability + communities. Right back at ya! :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some biotweeted OTHER PEOPLE</span> (making me a trendsetter once again)<br /><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><a href="http://twitter.com/Budjette" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/Budjette');" target="_blank">Budjette</a> <span id="msgtxt1880454854" class="msgtxt en"><b>Bio of</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/dbgrady" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/dbgrady')" target="_blank">@dbgrady</a> "Novelist, freelance writer and columnist. Former US Army paratrooper and war vet. New father and really tired" :-)</span></span><br /><br /><span class="status-body"><a href="http://twitter.com/moomettesgram" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/moomettesgram');" target="_blank">moomettesgram</a> <span id="msgtxt1879689465" class="msgtxt en"><b>Bio of</b> JoyntHeir, Author of Be The Weight You Want <a href="http://bit.ly/1A15gu" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/1879689465')" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1A15gu</a> </span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some RTd my biotweets</span></span></span><span class="status-body"><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/FreeBeing" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/FreeBeing');" target="_blank">FreeBeing</a> <span id="msgtxt1879399889" class="msgtxt en">RT <a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/SofiaMiller')" target="_blank">@SofiaMiller</a> <b>Bio of</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/ammafrida" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/ammafrida')" target="_blank">@ammafrida</a> I am from Iceland and live on a small farm there</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><a href="http://twitter.com/amirk25" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/amirk25');" target="_blank">amirk25</a> <span id="msgtxt1872693585" class="msgtxt en">RT <a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/SofiaMiller')" target="_blank">@SofiaMiller</a>: <b>Bio of</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/howtostayfit" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/howtostayfit')" target="_blank">@howtostayfit</a> your personal fitness trainer. Just follo... Read More: <a href="http://is.gd/C4JZ" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/1872693585')" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://is.gd/C4JZ</a> </span></span><br /><br /><span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/RandomReTwit" class="screen-name" title="RandomReTwit">RandomReTwit</a></strong><span class="entry-content">RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> bio of @<a href="http://twitter.com/wecomparebooks">wecomparebooks</a> Grad student and owner of WeCompareBooks.com a textbook comparison site. Save tons of cash!</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And then some gave me direct feedback</span><br /><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/IHospitalitySam" class="screen-name" title="Sam Broberg">IHospitalitySam</a></strong><span class="entry-content">@<a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> Hey Sofia - how is your Saturday night? Still diggin' the bio posting idea.</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><br /></span></span><span class="status-body"><a href="http://twitter.com/RishiTalreja" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/RishiTalreja');" target="_blank">RishiTalreja</a> <span id="msgtxt1874365568" class="msgtxt en"><a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/SofiaMiller')" target="_blank">@SofiaMiller</a> You do a nice thing by including the <b>bio of</b> people you recommend..more people should start doing that :)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From today's flurries of biotweeting</span>:<br /><br /><span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/dcoakley" class="screen-name" title="David Coakley">dcoakley</a></strong><span class="entry-content">@<a href="http://twitter.com/SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> What did I do to deserve such a nice gesture? A 'biotweet'... nice.<br /><br /></span></span>from @dawizonline<br />@<a href="http://itweet.net/web/#" class="twUser" rel="SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> TY 4 your Tweeting my Bio Sofia. I am now following you as a direct result. Please visit <a href="http://syt.epublic8.com/" target="_blank">http://syt.ePublic8.com</a> :o)<br /><br />from @Manchuriano<br />@<a href="http://itweet.net/web/#" class="twUser" rel="SofiaMiller">SofiaMiller</a> thank's Sofia you're awesome ;)<br />I got lots of thank you's.<br /><br />I think this is a great way to build community, familiarity and more cross linkages, cross polinations, more interconnectedness. I will continue to use this at random AND to rave about someone whose tweets I particularly enjoy like Rishi or Matai...both make me laugh out loud. It's great.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do you think about BioTweets? Do you use them?</span><br /><span class="status-body"><span id="msgtxt1881901589" class="msgtxt en"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3