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A Rare Opportunity to Learn How to Change
Your Life Story in Less Than 10 Minutes
with Catherine’s Simple 5-Step Process

 Life is one big story built from little stories. Stories about who you are as a human being, friend, father, mother, and all the roles in life. Stories from the actions you've taken or want to take. Stories involving other people. And of course, the results of it all.

You are a Hollywood documentary in action. Perfect in the story you're in because it's what you've wanted. Perfect for wanting a different story to tell tomorrow.

Using Writing Prompts To Redefine Beliefs

Many times our beliefs hide from us. We know they are there. We know they are on the tip of our tongue sometimes. Yet, they seem just outside our reach.

In order to change, both of us know, we need to become aware of what it is we want to change. Changing a belief about something requires uncovering what it is first.

Three more ways to make money from your blog

Yesterday, I posted info about using Google to find paying advertisers for your blog.

Here are a few additional strategies you can use:

Take a “free” course from MIT without leaving home

A few days ago I talked about "free" open source courseware.

Did you know MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) offers these. They call it their OCW program.

Tell Us Your Most Creative Money Saving or Marketing Growth Tip

Times like this call for creativity in your business. So, I'm asking you what's the most creative money saving or business, marketing growth tip you have ever used. Please include your name, website and in 50 words or less what you offer (a quick elevator speech type). I'll post these up. You will help others and receive free publicity at the same time.

I'd like you to weight in and share your ideas – but first, I'll share one of mine.

Selling Blog Ads Directly

Many people ask me how to make money with their blog. Here's a strategy – one I usually don't provide…

Strategy: Sell advertising space directly to related suppliers.

Where do you store your ideas?

For years, I kept mine in the inexpensive college-ruled dollar notebooks. While others were scattered about, usually never found unless I had a big cleaning-out party. Even then, very few were ever found.

What do you want?

In order to attract what you want, you have to know what you want, right?

Okay, I'm glad we agree.

But, do you really know what you want? Specifically, know what you want? Generally, most people don't. They think they do, yet when it comes time to write it down and make it clear, the excuses for not doing so speaks volumes.

How to Write a Novel “Free” Course

Are you self-starter learner and want to write a novel, or even improve your novel writing?

Then you may want to investigate the following free courseware:

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/novel/.

100 Free Open Courseware Educational Classes

One of the greatest learning experiences I've found on the Internet is finding "free" open courseware.

For those who haven't heard this term before, open courseware is material placed online for free use by anyone who wishes to do so. Many are provided by universities and colleges and taught by professors. Some go deep into the topic, others are lighter.