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Quotes for Entreprenuers

Ilana Frankel in our NY Incubator and founder of www.performancepicks.com  came across this in Entreprenuer magazine...I love it!

Inspirational Quotes for Entrepreneurs

“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.”  Francis Bacon

“… the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first comes.”  Sir Francis Darwin

“You see things, and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were, and I say, ‘Why not’?”  George Bernard Shaw

“Be not afraid of greatness:  Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare

“I was following a Nowhere Hunch,

A real dumb thing to do!

Everybody sometimes does it.

Even me.  And even you.

Oh, you get so many hunches

that you don’t know ever quite

if the right hunch is a wrong hunch!

Then the wrong hunch might be right!”

Dr. Seuss

“Life is both giving and receiving.”  Mohawk Indian Proverb

“Dreams are wiser than men.” 

Omaha

Indian Proverb

“There are no secrets.  There is no mystery.  There is only common sense.”  Onondaga Indian Proverb

“Experience is what we call the accumulation of our mistakes.”  Yiddish Folk Saying

“The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success.”  Irving Berlin

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”  Beverly Sills

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”  Ann Landers

“A wise man changes his mind; a fool never will.”  Spanish Proverb

“

America

is a land of wonders in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement.”  Alexis de Tocqueville

“Man is not the creature of circumstances.  Circumstances are the creatures of men.”  Benjamin Disraeli

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.”  Mark Twain

“Opportunities do not come to those who wait.  They are captured by those who attack.”  General George S. Patton

“Only those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”  Robert Kennedy

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”  George Bernard Shaw

“If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”  Mary Kay Ash

“I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.”  Diane Sawyer

“I believe in the adage: Hire people smarter than you, and get out of their way.”  Howard Schultz, Starbucks

“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform 1 million lives.”  Maya Angelou

New Year's Revolution: Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee is a member of the San Francisco Incubator.  She is a certified coach who helps professional women tap into their creativity and intuition to live their most authentic, full life. Her coaching practice is Change Journey Coaching.  She is also the founder of Ayako Arts, a small art studio specializing in unique handcrafted gifts for everyday intention and inspiration.

 

I love the idea of thinking big. Not just new year’s resolutions but rather REVOLUTIONS. It’s right in line with my theme for 2007. This is my year of putting myself out there, being BIG and being seen. (Sharing on the blog is part of that!) It means taking risks, trying new things and constantly learning.  It’s about embracing what I’m calling the new feminine. Stepping fully and proudly into the power of emotion, intuition, empathy, creativity and connection. And it’s harnessing the law of attraction – being clear about what I want, sharing it with the universe, honoring what is already present and being open to how my hopes and dreams manifest. These are all things I’m bringing into my work around coaching and creativity and into my own personal life this year.To keep myself balanced, I am practicing self-care. I meditate daily, practice yoga at least 5 times a week (even if it’s a few poses!) and have one day a week where I do something creative just for myself.  Just last week I painted a map of my land of creativity and fulfillment that will guide me on my journey this year and I've posted on  my blog. Again, it's about putting myself out there!

And even in writing this posting, I’m noticing that I’m already practicing the power of positive intention. By writing in the present tense “I am” rather than “I will” or “I plan

to,” I’m claiming these goals now and am taking action.   I love how revolutions can happen with simple, subtle shifts in perspective!

New Year's Revolution: BeverlyD

Beverly D  is a member of the New York Incubator and will be appearing in "The Natural Bawdy" at the Sage Theater on March 22.

My Revolution
for 2007 is to step out on the big STAGE of life!  After all my work
through coaching and completing the incubator...it became very clear to
me in the incubator that people listen and laugh at what I say.  I'm an
entertainer.  My coach said it 11 years ago and now I am going to
embrace. it.

The BeverlyD Hair
Party is becoming "The Natural Bawdy" an off broadway show that is a
big party! A event party for 100 people to indulge into the hair and
beauty world of BeverlyD.  A combination makeover, talk show, comedy
acknowledging the delights My Revolution
for 2007 is to step out on the big STAGE of life!  After all my work
through coaching and completing the incubator...it became very clear to
me in the incubator that people listen and laugh at what I say.  I'm an
entertainer.  My coach said it 11 years ago and now I am going to
embrace. it. 

The BeverlyD Hair
Party is becoming "The Natural Bawdy" an off broadway show that is a
big party! A event party for 100 people to indulge into the hair and
beauty world of BeverlyD.  A combination makeover, talk show, comedy
acknowledging the delights and demise of our crowning glory. Taking
hair out of the salon and onto the stage and having a fun time.

What this means
for me is that I get to do the things that light me up most and what it
means for others is that I can be the model for living your life out of
the box and having an outrageous life! This is going to be an awesome
year!

New Year's Revolutions: Mikki Morrissette

My Professional Revolution for 2007 is twofold:

1) continue empowering single women to make the right choice for themselves and their prospective children about whether to pursue motherhood before finding a partner, as well as continuing to arm Choice Moms with the information they need in order to raise well-balanced children without a father (as discussed recently on The Today Show);

2) with the recent launch of my Voices of Donor Conception book series, I plan to launch discussion in the unregulated, multimillion-dollar donor conception industry that will lead to better policies with the interests of donor-concieved children in mind.

 

Mikki Morrissette

owner, Be-Mondo Publishing

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New Year's Revolutions

New Years Resolutions
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Happy New Year everyone!   I know that you have been making your new year’s resolutions, but we want to know what your REVOLUTION is…what are you shaking up, making happen in the world, impacting?  For example: Ladies Who Launch has a mission for every woman around the world to launch…whether her business, her writing career, her life.  Launching is directly linked to happiness and self esteem so our goal is to bring more of that into the world in 2007.  We want to provide the tools, resources and opportunities for every woman to go live her dream.  Towards that we will be launching our brand new web site and our book  in 2007…plus much more that we will tell you about.

What is your REVOLUTION?

What's Your Revolution?: Jeannie Church

Jeannie Church is a member of the Los Angeles Incubator.

My New Year's REVOLUTION is like jumping the tracks...for 12 years I have been playing in the dirty construction industry and this year I am jumping from one career track to a brand new track!  Revolutionizing who I am body, mind and spirit for 2007!  I discovered what I am truly
passionate about and at 38 years old, how about-that?

You might be wondering, what am I truly passionate about?

I am passionate about elevating the experience of being human.  I have
adopted the title Holistic Consultant.  Through holistic consulting one
can become conscious, powerful and balanced in life.  I am being
trained in the modalities of Kundalini Yoga, Ayurvedic Science and Life
Coaching and Transformational Education.  As I am being taught and
trained, the over flow of information and experience must be passed on
to others and I am ready to LAUNCH myself as a Holistic Consultant!

Old With The Old/In With The New

Organizing saves time and money.  Look to get organized this year.

For more on credit card balances check out this post.  You can always negotiate interest rates if you are a customer in good staning with the credit card company. I think that if you transfer a balance, then you don't want to keep the old credit card open. There may be a temptation to use the card again, and it is just necessary clutter.

Speaking of clutter and organizing, you may want to check this book, Body Clutter. I just bought and it is great!

Also, we have two Ladies Who Launch here in the New York area who can assist you in organizing.
Erica Ecker, The Spacialist, and Mary Carlomagno, author of Give It Up, My Year of Learning  Better Living With Less.

Transfer Those Credit Card Balances!

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Happy New Year, everyone!

This is just a friendly reminder/encouragement to be aware of those 0% APR offers you hopefully get in the mail and transfer credit card balances to them - and keep track of the expiration date of the 0% APR so that you can think about moving again when you start to pay finance charges.

I'm spending this Saturday night tackling my bill stack, and I'm starting with the personal bills, then moving to the Katie James sales/expense stack. What I've been a pro at is keeping my Excel spreadsheet for personal expenses each month, of which some are expensed, so that by Tax Time, I can easily submit it all at once to my accountant. Same with receipts. All are saved in a purple plastic file thing that I keep in my kitchen cupboard (apartments are small, and the kitchen is filled with cabinet space).

I still address my bills via paper bills. I pay them quickly over the phone or online, but I need the visual stimulation/intrusion of white bills glaring at me until paid to remind me to devote a Saturday to it. That said, I know all of my balances for scary credit cards, and keep track via electronic calendar reminders of when the 0% APR ran out. So, my Amex Blue was giving me a 0% APR for all of last year, thank goodness, but it ended this past September. I got charged $40/month for the finance charge, which meant that if I paid the minimum payment of $70, I was really paying $30. Yuck!!!

I get 0% APR offers all of the time, but toss them until I'm close to the end of my 0% APRness. Then I start to hold onto them and wait for the perfect one. This December, I got one from Chase (for the 5th time), and as Chase is my bank for personal and for business, I grabbed it. I waited until I made the most recent payment due for my Amex, then called Chase to make the transfer to their card, which is 0% APR for one year. I figured out the payments I would need to make to kill the debt for one year, and boy did that light a new fire under me! It's manageable, but I feel much better now that I'm not paying finance charges. Maybe Keeping Nickels can weigh in, but I believe that it's good for your credit NOT to close the credit card after you transfer from it. I think it's good to leave them open, but don't quote me.

Because I'm so visual, I had to make a chart to reminde me every day about those quiet little debts that can become so ferocious. Check out my Debt-O-Meter that super-novas when a debt is closed (SOO exciting).