Work At Home …Why Would You Do That?

July 31, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 10 Comments
Why?

I’ve heard that so many times I just want to bang my head against the wall. Some people just don’t get it. I’m talking about being in business for myself.

You see, yes it’s true I have worked the past 17 years as a nurse and continue to do so today, although not full time.

There’s more.  I am also an entrepreneur and have developed multiple income streams doing freelance writing, affiliate marketing, and I’m also actively building a residual income in a network marketing company.

Pretty cool right? I’m doing it all from home around my current job and life. [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Homebased Business Tagged With: affiliate marketing, Blogging, Multiple income streams, Network Marketing, Nurse, Personal development, Steve Pavlina, Work at home, Work at home mom

Three Tips to Help You Do Anything With A Great Attitude

June 21, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 16 Comments
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We all have things we have to do that we don’t necessarily feel like doing. Going to work, completing household chores, helping out with tasks that take us away from doing the things we would rather be doing, are just a few examples. I’m sure you can come up with some things of your own that bring up feelings of resistance.

If there is no getting around having to do something, then why not do it with a great attitude?

I recently started following Todd Smith, a successful entrepreneur, and this is the question he asks in his post Learn to [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: Attitude, Mindset

MUST See Tips For Blog Security

May 3, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 16 Comments
Blog Security

If you have a blog, then you know that there is always a fear that things can go wrong. I’ve had several friends that have had issues with their blogs getting hacked, or some type of malware has invaded leaving them with issues that can be tricky to fix.

It’s a good idea to make sure your WordPress.org blog is as secure as possible to avoid having any problems and what better way to learn how to do that then from the WordPress Blog Rockstar himself…. Clifton Hatfield!

Clifton has written a 3 part blog series with MUST see tips for [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: blog security, blog tips, Blogging, Clifton Hatfield, Terry Petrovick, wordpress.org

Don’t like it? Change it NOW

March 30, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 25 Comments
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Did you know that if you don’t like something about your life… Income, health, relationships, state of mind, whatever… YOU can change it?

That’s right we all have the power to alter how things turn out for us. Yet so many settle for how things are rather than put any effort into becoming more and creating the life they want for themselves.

Take a look at things in your life. Review how the last 10 years have gone. Are you living the life you always saw for yourself?

Do you wish you had more time, money, friends.  Better health, personal relationships, satisfaction [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: Change, Goals, Jim Rohn, Winds of Change

What Kind of Ride Are YOU On?

March 9, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 31 Comments

I was recently going through a TON of boxes in my garage getting ready for a move when I came across a bunch of things in a hospital belongings bag. The bag was FULL of all the things I had in my locker from when I worked as a nurse in the trauma system of a large trauma center. Part of all this “stuff” was a copy of a quote I had seen on our report room wall several years before. I made one for myself and had it taped in the inside of my locker door and I [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Quotes

Team… What Does It Mean?

February 16, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 16 Comments

If you spend any amount of time around me at all you will soon discover that among other things….I am a sports fanatic. Yep it’s true. My heart belongs to the Seattle Seahawks although I’m also a NY Jets fan. Brett Favre is a fav but back in the day it was Marcus Allen & the Raiders …..hard to keep up with what city they were in then. I bleed purple for the Washington Huskies, ESPECIALLY football, and come spring I have Seattle Mariners fever. You might find me on occasion at a Portland Trailblazer game but really I [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: Andrew Carnegie, Team concept, Teamwork

Success By Association?

February 9, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 25 Comments

There is a saying, you become like the people you surround yourself with. If this is true, then wouldn’t you want to hang out with people who inspire and encourage you to be the best YOU possible?

Lately I’ve been spending some time taking a close look at the influences in my life. We are all impacted by the people and the thoughts we choose to allow into our lives.  It is my belief that being influenced by the right people is essential to achieving the goals we each have for ourselves. Everyone we come into contact with makes an [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: Influence, Jim Rohn, Personal development

Hey YOU! …..Go Tribal

January 26, 2010 By KaraGrabenhorst 8 Comments

What if there was a way to gain massive exposure for you business blog without investing a lot of money? Imagine having a group of friends who visit your blog and share your content with their lists and the rest of the online world through a frenzy of retweeting, commenting, tagging and syndicating all over the internet at sites like Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube to name a few.

Well, there is such a movement happening in the world of social media …. A gathering of like-minded entrepreneurs coming together to create massive exposure and increased web presence through blogging [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Online Marketing Tagged With: blog alliance, Online Marketing, Tribe syndication

8 Stealth Tweet Tips

December 14, 2009 By KaraGrabenhorst 19 Comments
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Twitter is an awesome place to share information and ideas. With the 140 character per message limit, writing clear messages to communicate without compromising clarity AND at the same time holding the interest of your followers can be challenging. I’m going to share with you 8 stealth tips to keep your tweets cool and interesting without affecting your message while making the most of twitters space constraint.

Hopefully you don’t have an extremely long user name as that alone can eat up a lot of characters. I myself had to forgo using my full name because I have a horrendously [...] Continue Reading…

Filed Under: social-media Tagged With: social-media, tips, twitter

Hello world!

December 8, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

And the journey begins!

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