Be Inspired by 100 Change Makers in 100 Days

Today I'd like to introduce you to Natalie Sisson. Some of you may know her. And, if you've been around here at all, you've heard me talk about her. Natalie is The Suitcase Entrepreneur. She spends her time travelling the world, having all kinds of great adventures and raising money for worthy causes, all the while running her business from her laptop!

You may have heard about one of her recent EPIC adventures: Natalie rode in the Tour d'Afrique. Yup, she rode her bike 4,000 miles across Africa and raised $12,612 for Women Win in the process. Pretty amazing, huh?

More recently, she was in Portland, Oregon for the World Domination Summit. At the end of the weekend, Chris Guillebeau gave everyone who attended $100 (basically gave away $100,000 in 7 minutes!) and asked them to do something with it - start a project, surprise someone or do something entirely different.

Natalie dreams BIG... and does BIG. She's also passionate about helping others, especially women entrepreneurs. So, with her $100, she decided to start a whole new HUGE initiative to make as big of a difference with that $100 as she possibly can. (You can read the post on her blog about how she came to the decision.)

This initiative is called $100 Change. It's designed to change hundreds of entrepreneurs' lives and to show people that they can achieve major change in their lives and the lives of others with $100.


Here are the details in Natalie's own words: "I’m going to get 100 change-makers to share 100 pieces of amazing insight and resources (in different formats from video, to text, to audio and even bonus giveaways). I’m then going to provide these in a set of daily kick-ass emails that ensure you get one step closer to creating your ideal lifestyle business.

These short and sweet nuggets of wisdom will guide you towards making significant change in your life and business so that at the end of 100 days you are inspired to take bold and purposeful action.

I’m going to do this, I promise you that. It’s big and bold and daunting but many change-makers have already stepped up and I’m thrilled."


The initiative launches on September 1, 2012. You’ll get 100 inspiring emails for 100 days containing insight, wisdom and advice from 100 Change-Makers for $1 a day.

Over the course of 100 days you’ll be guided on how to make significant change in your life and start a business or project that matters and at the end of the 100 days you’ll get all of these emails in a beautiful digital guide to keep.

These emails will be short and sweet, but oh so valuable. Some will contain written wisdom, some short videos, audios or even gifts.

Plus at the end of this 100 day period you’ll have the opportunity to apply for 1 of 10 scholarships to get your business or project off the ground (details to come)!

And, as if that weren't enough, everyone who gets on her early notification list and completes a couple simple tasks to spread the word, will be entered in a drawing to win a ticket to the 2013 World Domination Summit (value = $500) that will take place Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 6pm EDT!!

Are you inspired? Then head on over and check it out!

I think this is so amazing and inspiring. One of my favorite quotes is "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" by Mahatma Gandhi. Congratulations to Natalie on an awesome idea for change and I wish her the best of luck and success!!

Much success,

Share your thoughts...

Happy Get to Know Your Customers Day!

Hi!


Did you know that today is Get to Know Your Customers Day? Well, it is. We actually celebrate this day 4 times every year. aWAEHQn dreams is fairly new though so we haven't had a chance yet and I want to make this one extra special... but I need YOUR help.


I'm working on blog posts, tutorials, eBooks and full eCourses for you (yes, all at the same time). Everything is taking longer than expected though because, as I explained in my post on June 22nd, Niko is very sick. As a matter of fact, he'll be having surgery soon to remove the mass in his belly. I'm a nervous wreck and just doing the best I can. I've been focusing on fulfilling orders and direct customer care because that always has to come first. 


I'm frustrated with the delays. But this also gives us a wonderful opportunity! aWAEHQn dreams is for YOU. If it weren't for you, it never would've happened! So I'm hoping to turn this delay into something productive. I'm hoping that you will take a minute (or as long as you want... I LOVE hearing from you!), and leave a comment below or send me an email or write on the aWAEHQn dreams Facebook wall... and tell me how I can best help YOU.


Who are you? What do you do; what's your business (whether you've started it or not)? 


What's your passion? What are your dreams?


What do you want? What do you need?


What is your biggest frustration with your business? 


What keeps you up at night? What drives you crazy?


What is the one problem you'd give anything to solve right now?


How can I make aWAEHQn dreams awesome for YOU?


And, just in case you need a little incentive, there will be a giveaway attached to this. It doesn't matter how or where you choose to give me your input, I'll be jotting it down and one lucky person is going to win a half-hour coaching session with me along with a pre-session email exchange (so we are both well-prepared to have a productive session) and follow-up email exchange after the session. Sound good? Ok then, share your thoughts with me!

I not only want to get to know you today though, I also want to say THANK YOU! That's why I chose a magenta rose to make that image for you... dark pink roses symbolize appreciation... and I don't think there are words to express how much I appreciate you!

Without you, there would be no aWAEHQn dreams Success Coaching at all! Thank you for your purchases. Thank you for trusting me with your businesses. Thank you to all of you over the past month who rewarded the fact that I'm still here and working (gotta pay those vet bills!!) and trusted me with jobs while also graciously telling me to "take care of Niko. He comes first. I can wait." And thank you to everyone who has sent prayers and well-wishes to us and those of you who donated to Niko's fundraiser. All of these things mean more than I can say. In a time when so many people are struggling, I feel truly blessed for the business (and repeat business!) that you've given me. Thank you SO very much!

Ok, now get sharing!!


Much success,

C'mon... you can do it... click on comments below and tell me what you're thinking :) YES, I really DO want to know...

Share your thoughts...

An Easy Way to Consume Content on YOUR Terms

While working on another eBook yesterday, I stumbled across a great little tool that has me VERY excited so I need to share it with you!

Having an online business means I'm on and off the internet constantly. And I'm always running across things I want to read... articles, blog posts, product reviews, tutorials, etc. I'm always looking for opportunities to learn. It can be distracting though, especially if it's something I'm afraid to misplace in my bookmarks, because I'll stop what I'm doing to read it.

Up until now, that's where everything would go... into bookmarks. Now granted my bookmarks are obsessively organized into folders and sub-folders. But I always get nervous putting something urgent in there so I end up writing a note so I don't forget to go back and read it.

Well, this all changed yesterday when I stumbled across Pocket (formerly Read It Later). I think this has excellent productivity potential for me and hopefully for you, too!

Using Pocket you can save content (articles, videos, photos, pretty much anything) from your browser, mobile device or from any of the more than 300+ apps that integrate with it. You can save to Pocket from Facebook. You can even email content to your Pocket!

And the best part... all of it is held in your Pocket to be viewed WHENever and WHEREver you are! You can read it in your browser, on your iPhone or iPad, Android device or Kindle Fire. And you don't need to have an internet connection! How convenient is that? Oh, and it's FREE!

Watch this video, then I'll tell you how I'm using it...

Introducing Pocket from Pocket on Vimeo.

I'm usually working on my laptop all day and find stuff in my travels. So I put the Pocket Bookmark Button onto my bookmarks bar. I popped my more urgent stuff into Pocket and then was able to set aside "reading time" later to review all these articles sitting comfortably on the couch with my Xoom tablet. This means I no longer have to interrupt what I'm doing to read something. And I don't have to worry about forgetting to read it. Pocket is going to be my daily reading queue. That's the plan.

Yup, I think I'm REALLY going to love this! Let me know what you think. Do you use it? Are you gonna try it? Let me know how it goes if you do!

Much Success,

Share your thoughts...