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Six Steps to Financial Freedom: 

Part 1... What is Financial Freedom?

At The Prosper Hub we are all about financial freedom... if you don't know what that is then you really need to find out and start making the changes you need to create your own. Everyone needs to be financially free, if they don't want to be stuck in the J.O.B and you want to make sure you can live the life you want to.

We are so dedicated to your financial freedom we have written a guide to get you started. If you look at the top of the blog you can request a copy and we will send it to you straight away.

This week Tania is going through the book in a series of videos. Click here to find out more!

Habits Of Millionaires

Do you have the right attitude?

5 Affirmations Successful People Repeat Every Single Day (Animated)

3 Things Successful People Do Differently (Animated)

Watch this clip if you would like to increase your chances of success.

1. Successful people listen actively
2. Separate how you feel from what you do.
3. Battle addiction to being right

Team Work - How To Build Your Ultimate Team

In most working environments you will find some collaborative efforts of a team. Generally speaking, the better the team can collaborate their efforts, the better the team, hence the importance of knowing how to build a team that can both work well together and be effective.

If you belong to a team, you are more than just an individual. You are a part of something greater than yourself. No matter how great or strong each individual team member is, they are not greater than the team as a whole.
Individual egos can often lead to the disruption of a team which ultimately reduces the teams effectiveness and can result in your company or business not being able to grow. So it is vitally important for any manager/business owner to know how to build a team successfully.

Building a successful team can be tricky and complicated. It could quite easily make or break a business.
Here are some tips on how to design or build a team;

1. Hire people that share the same vision/values as you and that will compliment your existing members of your team.
2. Do not hire too many people for your team. Bring enough diverse talent into your team to avoid clashes of talents. If team members do clash, it can lead to no team work which will affect the productivity of your business.
3. Identify individual talents and designate work accordingly to all members in your team, then trust them to get on with it. This will give your members the opportunity to show that they are responsible and flourish.
4. Encourage communication and openness. People should be willing to learn and give out new information. This sharing of ideas and constructive commenting will help create rapport and a more productive environment.
5. Make sure there are learning curves for your team members so that they will have plenty of scope to grow and not end up feeling stagnant.

There are many tips/strategies that you can follow regarding how to build your team and create the ultimate team. The most important key to having a great and successful team is communication and personal values.
Open communication will eliminate conflict as well as add value to each individual and to the group as a whole.

Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Oliver_Martins/948458

Calling all Financial Freedom Fighters!

Only Honest, Rough Around the Edges

Ordinary-Extra- Ordinary People Need Apply

Financial freedom and passive income are two terms being flung about a lot these days. The ability to have an independent income and a choice to work or not is something many aspire to. With so many people staring at a mountain of debt and a cliff face of poverty (now and into old age) the ambition to be financial free can seem a distant and unattainable dream... it is our aim to help you dispel that myth and fulfil your dream.

Maybe you feel like you are an ordinary person with a lumpy body and very little glamour, there's no way you can achieve financial freedom? Perhaps your pockets aren't deep, your partner is not rich, maybe you are a single parent and completely money and time poor. But and it's a big but, something in your gut is telling you that you deserve more, you deserve better!

We know lots of other people like you and we were like that too… just ordinary, everyday people who woke up one day and heard about financial freedom… and thought, hmmm, I’d like a bit of that… and then took steps to find out more. We are here to tell you where you start is not important, where you want to be is. If you increased your skill set and apply your learning,  past experiences and energy, you too can create your slice of the financial freedom pie.

So, today we thought we would tell you a little bit about us and why we started The Prosper Hub. Firstly we thought we'd mention that we are both  completely ordinary people like you…..well we woke up one day and decided that we really wanted to thrive and find our route to financial freedom and prosperity. Then we took a leap of faith and our journeys began.

Pam and I met at a course for budding property investors, run by Gill Fielding. We were nervous and frankly had quite low expectations of ourselves. One day we decided to start working together, we realised we had different skills but similar values, plus we liked each other. After a lot of hard work applying our mentor Gill’s knowledge we bought our first property. We now have a £1,000,000 property portfolio and a steady, (practically) passive income, plus we are both financially free. We did this with virtually none of our own money…. Honestly, you don’t have to have your own money to obtain financial freedom… just gumption, integrity and desire to achieve.

Somewhere along the line we decided to start a networking group near Gatwick in the UK. We actually don't really like networking, because we had found many to be a bit too slick and, dare we say fake? So, we decided that ours would be honest, rough around the edges and for ordinary-extra-ordinary people. A networking group where nobody needed to pretend, one where people could be real, get help and have their successes cheered on and celebrated. Our group would be free to attend and full of great content. We would have guest speakers and encourage our members to get involved by having their own star turn. We wanted people to feel the fear and do it anyway... we wanted people to grow in confidence and grow in wealth ... and to have a group of people to celebrate when they achieved the stuff of dreams.

We started telling people we were going to have a meeting in a hotel lobby. First of all it was just us, then Nick and Phil joined us and we became great friends, working together to make stuff happen. Then more followed and gradually we had a regular monthly meeting of 50+ people who loved the novelty of being able to be honest and being taught by industry experts and having peer-talks also. They loved the community and the trust and instant friendships they were creating. They loved the fact that they had a crowd of people to celebrate and commiserate with, they loved that they could share a problem and then get instant help and hand holding when necessary.

It is this group of wonderful people who have encouraged us to take our 'brand' of honest networking and success development to a wider audience. We would love it if you would like to join us. All you need to do is sign up for your free gift and you will be on the list and part of the community. The community is very small at the moment and we have great plans to start online and live events. All that is in development, but for the time being we would love you on board and to start getting to know you.

So click on the sign up box to the left of this blog post and you will be in..... we will introduce you to experts, tell you news etc....in addition  please do get involved with the blog activities and join us on Facebook and Twitter too.

Remember if you can say 'yes' to the following then you will be in with the right crowd.. are you honest, rough around the edges and an ordinary-extra-ordinary person? Yes? Then please step forward!

Until the next time, bye for now,

Tania and Pam

What's The Quickest Way To Success? Ending This One Habit.

How to Find a Fast Money Making Idea Easily?

Is there something that can really be called a money making idea? There are a lot of people who are of the opinion that there indeed are ideas that can help make money while there are others that do not. But I feel that all ideas can make money, if probably executed.

So what is important - a good money making idea or, a foolproof execution? The debate can go on and there could be numerous discussions around it. But let us concentrate on our discussion on whether we can find a fast money making idea.

What could be a money making idea? Money does not come free. Nobody will give away money for free. Hence a money making idea cannot be something where you get money for free. For that you will have to join a casino or, pick up a lottery. A money making idea, in an actual sense means exploring a market which has an opportunity of selling - a market where you might find lots of customers and very little competition. It is this information that can then be developed and carefully worked onto an excellent money making idea.

So that gives rise to another question. How will you find a product or, a market where there is little competition but a lot of customers? Such a market is normally called as a niche market. When you read the articles and blogs authored by the Gurus, you will stumble upon a term that they quite frequently use called as "niche research".

Niche research helps you identify markets that are worth exploring. It is these markets that can further give your ideas about making money. Niche research requires some effort from your end. It will not happen automatically. But with some many tools that are made available on the internet these days, thanks to ambitious marketers, niche research has become relatively easy.

What is a niche? People might have different definitions to the term "niche". But for me every market has a niche in it. How-so-ever competitive the market be, there will be a hidden niche in the market which is worth exploiting. When I entered the "make money online" niche, people professed that this niche is saturated and that I wil not find success. I still delved further into the market and today I am able to make a decent living online from the same niche.

A tool that has helped me do this is "Micro Niche Finder". I have never come across any such tool in the near future. There have been numerous keyword research and analysis tool, but James Jones, the creator of this tool, had rightly give it the name - Micro Niche Finder. It indeed finds micro niches inside markets and thus gives your scores of money making ideas.

The thumb rule as per me, if you are serious about finding money making ideas is to dig into already saturated markets. This way you have the confidence that the market has enough customers and sellers both and that it is not isolated. Then when you dig deep into it, you will be able to excavate ideas that will have huge potential customers but very little sellers as not every person is interested in research and analysis. 

Money making ideas is a fancy term to be used but niche research can surely help you find a lot of money making ideas [http://www.micronichefinderstore.info].

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The 6 C's for a Successful Women Entrepreneur

 

Women Entrepreneurship is fast growing and is likely known that the number of women entrepreneurs will be much higher than the men entrepreneurs. Some women entrepreneurs possess few qualities that make them move towards success. These qualities are some that many successful women entrepreneurs possess and must be learned and possessed by those who strive to be successful in their entrepreneurship.

The 6 C's- confidence, courage, conviction competence, communication,and conceptualization

1. Confidence:
"Confidence is one which is cultivated over time, by not being wrong, but by not fearing to be wrong."
Confidence is one which is developed over a period of time, based on their previous experiences, achievements and learning. It is one which is to practiced and executed. Strong-minded women are more likely to be confident in their business. Doomed to failure are the women entrepreneurs who lack confidence. Being confident in your venture opens up new ways to make up your business to success.

2. Courage:
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. - Walt Disney
The absence of fear does not imply courage but rather, accepting that something else is more important than fear, is what is courage.
The build up of confidence leads to development of courage. Being a brave women brings in fortune and it goes unsaid that "fortune favors the brave." A courageous women breaks open the blocks and keeps moving ahead towards success.

3. Conviction:
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. - Orison Swett Marden
The venture that most women entrepreneurs undertake becomes a success with a strong conviction to be what they desire. It's conviction that is more important than experience.

4. Competence:
Competence means to possess the skill and knowledge to do things successfully.
Competence is all about opportunity seeking, goal-setting, risk-taking, persuasion, networking, persistence and demanding for quality and efficiency.

5. Communication:
Effective communication is the key to success of any entrepreneurship.
It is the key for establishment, survival and growth of businesses. Good communication skill is one which is practiced over time and it is all about conveying the message clearly and correctly. Communication helps you as a women entrepreneur to move that extra mile and make things work for you.

6. Conceptualization:
"Conceptualization is the process of developing and clarifying new and existing concepts."
Identifying unique ideas and acting upon it is what is most required for success as a women entrepreneur. Researching complex situations and moving out of it requires great conceptualization. Women entrepreneurs must be able to know the existing problems and obstacles and find out a new and better solution for it to be a great women entrepreneur.

Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Suganya_R/1092775

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What Is The Road To Success - Do You Know What Road You Are On?

 

"WHAT IS THE ROAD TO SUCCESS?" 

To be honest, there is not one set answer for everybody. There are a lot of variables going into the mix and each road will be different for each person. Now, there will be a number of people who have the same goals and possibly the same end result, but, they'll arrive at their success differently because each one is an individual. An individual that was raised by different parents, went to different schools, had different friends, went to different churches, or didn't go to church, had different jobs along the way, have different opinions, etc. So, each road to success is going to be different. But, there are some guardrails that are common for all on these roads.

What Is Success?
First of all you have to consider what your personal meaning of success is? Not everyone has the same idea of what success is for them. You may be wanting monetary success, or success at your work, relationship success or peace of mind success. Which of these areas are you looking to succeed? One or a couple? Maybe all of them? If so, that won't be happening over a stretch of weeks. It will take some time of careful planning, sweat and tears for all the successes to be accomplished. However, there is one road to success, then there is a another road. One road is thinking of "number one", having the "what's in it for me" mindset. This isn't the best way to achieve success and if you do, it will be a lonely success. Here's the other road.

Model Yourself After Success
One of the fastest ways to reach success is to model yourself after someone who is successful. Whatever success you are after, there is sure to be others that have already succeeded in that area. Just copy what they have done to succeed. Why struggle through trial and error and make mistakes when there is already a marked pathway. If you're wanting to open your own business, go work for someone who has already succeeded in that business. You double your benefits by learning what you need to know and getting paid for it at the same time. Once you've digested all you need to learn to make it in that business, take the money you've earned along the way and open your own business.

Mentor
Another variation of modeling yourself after someone successful, is having a mentor. This is not the same as a coach. A coach is more task oriented whereas the mentor is more relationship oriented. The coach is short-term and performance driven. The mentor is long-term and development driven. Where the coach works on improving your performance of your work now, the mentor helps you develop not only for now but for the future. A mentor will help guide you and avoid the common pitfalls of failure.

Association
One true fact is, you'll become the average of the five people you spend the most time with. So, hang out with successful people! Spend time with optimistic people. You don't have to be a jerk about it, but, if you're hanging with friends that are pessimistic, lazy, and have no goals in life, start easing away from that person. Just become busy when they want to hang out. You need to start making friends and associate with those who are successful. It doesn't matter what area of business. Success breeds success. Do it!

Help Others
Believe it or not, one of the fastest ways to success is helping others achieve success; Whether in their personal or their professional life. If you focus on the needs of others and help them achieve their goals, eventually, you're rewards will far outnumber your deeds. Remember peoples spouses names or the names of their children, things they like to do. Show a genuine interest and caring for the person. When someone knows you have genuine interest and want the best for them, they'll go out of their way to help you acquire what you need. Be an inspiration to others. And the hardest thing of all, you need to put the need of others ahead of your own. You would think this is a contradiction of you being successful when your needs are being put on hold. I can't give you statistics on this but I know from personal experience that it does work. Not instantly, but over time, in the long haul, it will get you everything you ever wanted and more.

Replace Bad Habits With Good
Zig Ziglar said the fastest way to success is to replace bad habits with good habits. Bad habits can be a man's downfall. Everyone has their own and so do I. Sleeping in is a popular one. Change that to getting up early and you'd be amazed how much you can have accomplished by lunchtime, rather than just getting started by then. When I tried this, I was completing by lunch what usually took me until 6pm to accomplish. There are a lot of bad habits you could change. Changing can't to can is a simple one, but appears to be hard for most. Rather than being content, change that to constant self-motivation. Don't let up on yourself. Success won't come knocking on your door while you're lying on the couch watching TV. Another quote of Ziglar's is, "Of course motivation is not permanent. But, then, neither is bathing. But it is something you should do on a regular basis." Keep yourself motivated. Success is not a destination, it's a journey. Keep yourself going forward on that journey.

Read, Then Read Some More
I cannot stress to you enough the importance of reading. You need to get your hands on every success oriented book available. Read about successful people. Read about self-motivation. Read about getting the right mindset to succeed. The object is to be constantly learning. You can never know too much and the more you feed yourself with success thoughts to go with the successful people you are associating with the better. There are hundreds of books out there for any success road you are on.

Solid Foundation
Of all the things discussed above, a solid foundation is the most important step in your success. Without a solid foundation, it will be short lived, if lived at all. Every successful person and business had a solid foundation to begin their journey.
"Don't count the things you do, do the things that count." Zig Ziglar
Success to all!

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Grant_Sudduth/2304850

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The Secrets of Goal Setting for College Students

 

I recently heard from a student that was in one of my communication classes many years ago. I was excited to hear that this student, who was goal oriented and determined achieved his education dream. He completed his bachelor's degree and moved on to complete a master's and doctoral degree. The success in today's college students can be seen by looking at more than dreams and aspirations, but the goals that they set for themselves. The failure to persist in college is partially due to a lack of goal-setting habits.
Review your goals at the beginning of each semester. College students should take advantage of the opportunity to review their goals at the beginning of each new semester. Students should review both short and long-term goals. A student may have a short-term goal to increase their grades they receive in their classes. A long- term goal might be to review progress toward the completion of an associates or bachelor's degree.

Write down your goals. Those familiar with goal-setting recognize that a goal not written is only a wish. Our minds are constantly forgetting information. Within six to eight months of graduation from college a student will forget up to eighty percent of what they heard in classroom lectures. Students who set mental goals may soon forget them. It only takes a few minutes to sit down with your laptop and jot down some short and long-term goals. Set an appointment in the future to review the goals. The beginning of a semester is an ideal time to review goals, but goals can be reviewed at anytime.

There are several benefits to setting goals for success in college. A goal is a GPS to where you want to go with your current college classes and your entire college experience. By reviewing your goals you can brainstorm the best approaches to reaching them. The best evaluation of goals is measure your progress toward their completion. And many goal setters create a reward for the accomplishment of their goals.

Make a list of your daily goals. Many students make a daily list of things they need to accomplish by the end of the day. Unfortunately, we tend to gravitate to the items on the "to do" list that are easiest to accomplish. You can't say 'yes' to the important goals until you say 'no' to the unimportant ones. I remember a student who listed two items on his "to do" list, eating lunch and also completing a persuasive speech assignment. It is not surprising that the student made sure he was fed first.

Brainstorming is an important part of the goal setting process. Goal setting begins with brainstorming a list of both small and long-term goals. This is followed by prioritizing your goals. The most important short-term goals are those items that require immediate attention. The student mentioned earlier would experience more success in college by giving the speech assignment a higher priority than eating. This may be difficult for some students because they dread making a presentation. But procrastination only creates more problems for the student. Delaying the preparation of a speech may lead to very little time to rehearse. Without rehearsal time the student will feel more nervous on the day the speech in presented.

Successful goal setting also includes managing your time. As you set a goal, think about how long it will take to complete it. Short-term goals can be made weekly or biweekly while long-term goals might focus on projects and activities that make take a year or more to complete.

Successful goals setter are aware of tried and tested strategies. As you work on your goals keep in mind the following strategies:
*Prioritize your goals based on your current course schedule.
*Make sure your goals include important time set aside for tutoring or group work
*Don't forget to write down your goals
*Remember PMA- have a positive mental attitude toward your goals and your ability to complete then.
*Avoid general or ambiguous goals. Be specific with what you want to accomplish.
*Visibility is important in the goal setting process. Don't hide your goals in your dresser drawer. The best place to put your goals is where you can see them-the best place for many students is on the refrigerator.
*There is an old cliché that says "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again."

Earl Nightingale, a famous radio personality in the 20th century said: "Goal setting is the most powerful force on earth to a serious minded person. It will bring us whatever we set our hearts upon... When we set serious and meaningful goals, we start in motion powers greater than we might at first imagine."

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Change the Way You Speak to Yourself and Increase Your Chances of Success

A lot of people really want to break away from the normal 9 to 5 and a lot take the first tentative steps towards making this life changing move.
They may attend a seminar by someone who has done just what they would like to do, they may have even paid for a course that takes them step by step through the process of setting up a great money making system.

I know when I decided I wanted to break away from the rat race I did all of the above and more, spending thousands of pounds in the process BUT like most people, I never really got beyond those first few steps, in fact it was over TEN YEARS before I actually put something into action. The amazing thing was after all that time it was one of the first ways to make money I learned of that I acted on and I have never looked back since.

So why do we do this? Why don't we take action if we want something as bad as we say we do? Why do we sit and procrastinate instead of doing something about it?

I know from experience one of the main reasons is fear!
Fear of failure / change /  unknown / what other people will think of us,etc.

But generally it comes back to that one irrational emotion;

False Evidence Appearing Real

The good news is we CAN do something about it, with a bit of effort.
What we have to do is change our mindset and to do this the first thing is to change the way we speak to ourselves.

From very early on in life we talk to ourselves and what we say and how we say it has a big influence on how we react to the situations as an adult. Over time we brainwash ourselves with all kinds of limiting thoughts of what we should do and what should make us happy.

After a while this self talk programs our subconscious mind into accepting that we should be happy with what we do and what we have. After all you have a job/food on the table/ a roof over your head/ a car etc. so you should be satisfied with your lot right?

But is this really YOUR definition of happiness? Are you really satisfied with your lot? I'm guessing that as you are reading this the answer is a resounding NO!

Well then it's time to admit to yourself that you are unhappy with where you are at this moment and that you are no longer going to accept life as it is. It's time to make your life what it can be and what it should be.

According to psychologists how we view life and ourselves is largely set in stone by the time we are six years old. Just think about that, everything we do in life, every decision we make and what we expect to achieve is largely influenced by what kind of experiences we had in those first few years!

Scary eh?

So what does this mean?

It means that most of us talk to ourselves in a negative and unhelpful manner and this in turn restricts what we do or achieve with our lives.

Throughout the day we are talking to ourselves constantly either out loud or in our heads. Some of this self-talk is good - your dreams, your wants, your desires, the little things that make you smile.

BUT some of it is negative and this stems from those experiences we were talking of earlier, those limiting influences that have got you nowhere. This kind of self-talk is what holds you back and  stops you from doing the things in life that you dream about.

This kind of self-talk is destructive and needs to be avoided at ALL costs. You must be aware of everything you are saying to yourself, whether it be out loud or in your head and when you find you are speaking to yourself in a negative way STOP!

Listen out for the positive things you say and concentrate on these instead, this is the kind of self-talk you have to nurture and as you do the negative self-talk will die back.

Once you allow the positive self-talk to flourish you will find great things start to happen with you as a person, to the way other people see and treat you and with your life in general.


Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Darren_Russell/2379573

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