Money - Time - Freedom

Time Management and Your Goals

2011-02-24T17:15:00.001Z

Time Management and Your Goals

Time management and goal setting are inexorably linked. There is no point in managing your time unless you are working towards a known outcome and likewise there is no point in setting a goal unless you are going to take clear organised action towards its achievement. So if that is the case, why do so many goal setting books miss out the planning and actions stage of the process?

Most writers on this subject realise that the major problems with achieving goals is more to do with your mental state than the actions you need to take to achieve them. Also why do so many books on time management fail to look at the goal setting process?

Most often the reason is simply that the two subjects have traditionally been examined from opposite directions, so goal setters think all you need it the right attitude and you will make the actions happen, whilst time management experts assume you already have your goals set before you start.

These two approaches, whilst quite valid in there own perspective, do leave the process of building a successful life or business a little bit incomplete for a lot of people. This could be why so many people that read self-help books on goal setting actually never achieve their goals and why so much time management training fails to make people more successful because it simply makes them better at doing more of the things that don’t create the desired outcome.

In the end creating success has to start with a clearly defined set of goals that encompass all aspects of the persons life, include a strategic planning phase with time management at the core and include strategies to overcome the road-blocks along the way.

That is what this site is dedicated to. I hope you enjoy the ride.

http://perfect-time-management.com

The Book Title Competition

2011-01-21T12:26:00.001Z

Having finally completed my new book and Chris Ball I was completely stuck for a catchy Title. So the question of naming the book led me to create a competition. Now I am seeking your help to find a title for it. Currently it has the working title of 'Time to Prosper'Â with the subtitle of: 'Go From Wherever You Are To Wherever You Want Fast!'. This is your opportunity to not only win the prizes listed below, but also to have your name mentioned in the book as the person that won the competition to create the best title.

The aim of this competition is simply to generate as many ideas for the title of the book as possible from which we will select a short list of finalists. Then we will put the titles out to the public vote to see which one wins and is then used for the book.

The Prize

Everyone that enters the competition will be sent a copy of the book in electronic format. So, win or not, you will get a copy of the book.

The winner will also get the first printed copy of the book signed by me, with your name in it as the person that created the title for the book.

A hardback copy of my Ultimate Success System Diary 2011.

Four, half hour coaching sessions on time management and goal achievement.

How to enter

Read the synopsis of the book below and come up with as many ideas for the title and subtitle of the book as possible. You can enter as many times as you like.

Enter each title in the 'Title box on the website, one per line. And enter each subtitle in the 'Subtitle' box below, one per line. Enter your Name and Email address in the boxes provided so that I can let you know if you have won.

If you require more space than the 255 characters allowed in these boxes, put one entry in and then email the additional entries to us by replying to the acknowledgement email you will receive.

Privacy Promise

We will never sell, rent, distribute or in any way allow anyone else access to your details. Your email will only ever be used to keep you informed about the publication of this book and the competition. I will also let you know in the future when I have written my next book and have a similar competition. Every email will have an unsubscribe link at the bottom so that you can remove yourself from the list at any time.

Book Synopsis

The book is the culmination of over 20 years of research, study, trial and error into many different goal setting and time management systems. It encompasses the best in goal setting strategies and then includes a complete system for ensuring that you manage your time and activities to ensure that you complete the goals. Within the book is comprehensive chapter on how to overcome procrastination, which includes a several breakthrough techniques for clearing the road blocks to your goal achievement.

Chapters:

Introduction 7

A Rounded Life 13

Goals That Really Matter 17

Goal Setting to Inspire Your Future 17

Be Willing to Dream BIG Dreams 22

Set Goals That Will Stretch You 24

Get SMART 48

Goals 54

Building the Dream 56

The Ultimate Time Management System 65

Management is Measurement 66

The Power of Now 68

The 7 Killers of Time Management 71

The 7 Steps to Time Management 81

1. The Six Most Important Things 81

2. Decide on How Much Time 85

3. Schedule 86

4. First Thing First! 90

5. Touch it once 91

6. Dump It! 95

7. Organise It! 96

Planning 103

Linked Goals 103

Planning Your Month 104

Planning Your Week 109

Planning Your Day 112

Overcoming Procrastination 115

Types of Procrastination 115

Reasons for Procrastination 117

Techniques to Overcome Procrastination 125

Disengagement Reluctance 169

Over Extending Your Energy 172

The Magic Multiplier 175

Implementing the System in Your Business 181

Management is Measurement 183

Goal setting 184

Training 186

Supporting Implementation 187

Learning curve 189

Carrot and stick 192

A Final Note 195

B2B Social Media

2010-12-25T09:55:00.000Z

Amazon.com: Man: King of Mind, Body and Circumstance: Mastering the Laws of Happiness, Inner Power and Prosperity (9781450581943): James Allen: Books

2010-02-27T21:43:00.000Z

Amazon.com: Man: King of Mind, Body and Circumstance: Mastering the Laws of Happiness, Inner Power and Prosperity (9781450581943): James Allen: Books

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Liberty

2010-02-19T18:26:00.000Z

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Liberty
A wonderful poem to stir the heart

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Poems of Peace

2010-02-12T17:20:00.000Z

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Poems of Peace
What ever is can only be accepted from a place of peace and tranquillity. Whether we are seeking peace in our lives or peace in the world the journey and the destination are the same... read this

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Out from the Heart

2010-02-12T17:10:00.000Z

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Out from the Heart
AS THE HEART, SO IS THE LIFE. This simple truth leads us to happiness or sorrow, prosperity or lack. Read this ...

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » The Science of Getting Rich

2010-02-11T10:08:00.000Z

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » The Science of Getting Rich
There is a science to getting rich and this is it!

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Light on Life’s Difficulties

2010-02-11T09:09:00.000Z

Beautiful Jewels of Wisdom » Blog Archive » Light on Life’s Difficulties
If you life is not how you want it to be, then this article is for you. It is about James Allen's book, Light on life's Difficulties

Penny Stock Helper

2010-02-11T08:36:00.000Z

Penny Stock Helper
Great tips and advice on investing in Penny Stocks

Money is the worst thing to save

2009-11-12T19:41:00.005Z

Today I watch a video by Robert Kiyosaki (below) which I really think you should watch.

I know that I have been banging on about this for a long time, but the more we realise that money is an illusion with no real value, the better prepared we can be to become truly free and wealthy.

You see when you realise that money has no real value, then you start to save assets that do have value instead of believing the illusion. Why do you think that the banks look to secure the money they lend against assets? Simply because the money has not value without the assets attached!

So when you borrow money against your home, a car, jewellery etc, you are creating the value in the money. Isn't it better therefore to accumulate the assets instead of the money?

Ways to do this are to buy assets that are attached to real "money" things like gold, silver, platinum, property etc.

One thing to bare in mind is that the Swiss Franc is currently still on the gold standard, so a Swiss Franc bank account wouldn't be a bad idea.

Watch this video and let me know your thoughts.

The Ultimate Success System

2009-10-17T11:04:00.004+01:00

About 5 years ago I went on 3 different time management workshops, all of which recommended completely different methods of “managing time”. Each had some good point and each had bits missing. I also reviewed a number of goal setting books and workshops I had been on, again they were all similar, but also each had bits missing.

As I studied these systems and read loads of book I realised that the bits that were missing in each of the systems were different. Also several of them had parts to the plan that we completely unnecessary.

This kind of explained to me why I had failed to achieve so many of the goals I had set over the previous years. I knew in that moment that I had all the knowledge I needed to set goals and achieve them, just that it was spread across multiple sources.

I then set about distilling down the best information and creating a system that would ensure that the goals are achieve.

It worked! I started achieving every goal I set, I decided on the goal, broke it down and then planned my activities to ensure the goal could only succeed and be realised.

I then set goals I thought would be the right goals to set and sure enough I got them every time. Then I started to understand a saying I had heard so many times: “I climbed the ladder of success only to find it was leaning against the wrong wall.”

Something had to change, I was “Successful” and yet I was unhappy. Then I was sent a goal setting process that changed the way I looked at my life and the goals I had been setting and realised that happiness is something that must come into every goal setting exercise, without it you are achieving things but slowly dying inside.

Then I created a new goal setting system that included all aspects of my life, not just work and the traditional ideas of “Success”. I also included the concept of happy outcomes instead of goals, with the most important emphasis on the question why?

Now the entire process is complete and the happy outcomes are so amazing that you cannot fail to realise your dreams.

Take a look at this outstanding system and make your life one of true success instead of frustration.

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-ultimate-success-system-diary-2010/5591825

Definitely a system worth trying

What is the key to massive financial success?

2009-08-11T00:27:00.003+01:00

One of the biggest questions most people ask is what can I do to make loads of money on the Internet? And it is a question that many “gurus” charge vast amounts of money giving the answer. But the simple truth is that the answer to that question can be found everywhere you look.

Look in your own town at the businesses that make the most money, the ones that have the most customers and you will see that the secret to the success is in selling small items that people really want for a small price. This is the principle that has made Wal-Mart the largest supermarket chain and why cheap shops have the most customers.

When I saw this I realised why so many newbie internet marketers are struggling and why I had been frustrated by small conversion rates on my sites. I had sites with great products, I just couldn't get the conversion rate up above about 3%. Then I discovered a simple principle:

“Make the price a no-brainer”

The idea is to set the price at a level where everyone buys and no one is disappointed. This means that you have a conversion rate close to 100%, how does that convert into real world money?

Imagine you had a product you were selling at $27 and you were converting at 3%, you would earn $81 for every 100 visitor. Now imagine you change the price to $7 and you conversion rate goes up to 50%. Now you are making $350 for every 100 visitors. So you see the value of that site has now gone up 432%!!! and nothing has changed except that the price is cheaper.

But what is the right price?

The best way to find the right price is to experiment, try different prices and see what results you get. But there are a couple of things that you should consider:
Any price in double figures prompts the question “do I need this?” which can scupper your sale immediately.
Any price below $5, tends to be dismissed as not worth it.
There is a psychological acceptance of prices ending in a 7, so a price tag of $7 would seem to be the best place to start. But as I said before, test your own product and see what happens.

To see an example of how this works, take a look at this "mini-site"

The principle is so simple, and yet we can see how effective it is throughout the world.

http://minisite.buildfreedom.net/

Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?

2009-06-27T09:13:00.002+01:00

I was shocked and amazed to hear that Michael Jackson had died, it seemed so incredible that someone who is just about to make a comeback would drop dead 2 weeks before the first concert. So I asked myself a couple of questions!

What was Michael Jackson's life really like?

What is the outcome of his death?

And the answers I got made me think of Elvis Presley and his "death". You see, Michael Jackson was clearly a very unhappy and trouble man. Anyone who reads the press about him or reads about the type of life he had cannot help but feel that his life was far from what most people would really want. And in the last few years his emotional problems had become increasingly public.

But it is not just his emotional problems that have hit the headlines, his financial problems have also been well publicised as he spent massive amounts of money on his "Neverland" range and oddball lifestyle; all taking him into massive debt and a clearly unhappy life. No, he did not have a happy life, certainly not one that most people would want. He had money problems, his time was not his own and he lacked simple freedom in his life - the three things that all humans need to some degree in order to feel a minimum of happiness.

So what is the outcome of his death?

Well in recent months there has been a massive upsurge in interest in Michael Jackson because of his massive sell-out comeback concerts in the O2 arena in London. The press has been full of it, radio and TV stations have massively pumped it up, to the point where tickets were being resold for hundreds of times there face value. Expectation was rising, people were talking constantly, sales of his music had gone through the roof. Money was pouring in to his banks and the banks of the promoters and all concerned with the concerts. But was Jacko up to the challenge of the 50 concerts? Could he do it again having been off stage for so long? Or was this just a set-up? Did Michael Jackson really die in his LA home on the 25th of June as we are being told?

If he was doing a massive comeback tour, then it is almost certain that his life has recently been insured for massive amounts of money to cover any losses by the promoters and everyone else involved in the comeback. I am sure Michael Jackson has recently probable increased his own life insurance recently in light of his upcoming tour.

How much money will his estate make in the coming months from the global upsurge in his music sales, the covers of his songs that are bound to be released by other artists and the insurance pay-outs that will happen?

Has Lisa-Marie's ex-husband followed her father? It has long been speculated that her father Elvis Presley did not die as reported but instead sought to start a new life out of the lime-light, could Michael Jackson have done the same?

The recent up-sales in his music, the insurance pay-out, the up-coming sales of his music - future income from turning Neverland into a museum or theme park! It is clear that he will make more money after his death than he has before it.

Is Michael Jackson really dead?

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Having a life that has meaning to you, that follows your desires and dreams, is more important than all the fame and money in the world. Life a wonderful life. http://BeautifulJewelsOfWisdom.com

5 Secret Keys to Cut Your Adwords Cost By Upto 95%

2009-06-22T17:00:00.002+01:00

There are so many people out there claiming to be able to provide you with ways to make money with Google Adwords and PPC advertising, but the simple truth is 98% of all people trying to work from home with online income, fail to even make a single dollar in profit. Most often they end up spending more on their advertising campaigns that they earn as an affiliate. This is because they are often paying as much as 20 times the amount they could for there Google Adwords. Cutting the cost of your advertising is crucial to making a profit with affiliate marketing, so if you want to make a serious online income and work from home, you need to learn these 5 Secret Keys to low cost Google Adwords.

Key 1: Relevance

When you put together an ad on Adwords one of the key factors Google uses to determine the price you will pay for that ad to be places is relevance. If the keywords you have bid on appear in the ad AND if the site they go to seems to be on the same subject. Therefore research which keywords are important for your target market and make sure that you have one ad for each keyword. As an affiliate you may not be able to control the sales page, but you can always create a content rich squeeze page to capture subscriber.

Key 2: Click Through Rate

The Click Through Rate (CTR) of your Adwords Ad is monitored by Google and the amount you pay per click will be determined by the Click Through Rate. Google has determined that the CTR is a key factor in how relevant you ad is to the searcher, so if you get a high click through rate then your Adwords ad cost will go down by as much as 95%! If you find that Google has set your ad as inactive, it could simply be because they see it as not relevant. They will simply tell you to bid more, when in reality all you need to do is reword the ad.

Key 3. Experiment with the unusual

As mentioned in the other keys, Google uses relevance as a significant key to setting the price of your Adwords ad, and you can appear above a more expensive ad if Google sees your ad as more relevant to the audience. It is very common for a simple change in the wording of and ad in some cases one word or switching the order of the lines around can make the Click Through Rate increase 2000%. And as the CTR will very much determine the cost of your Adwords campaign it is worth experimenting with different ads. Look at it this way, if you are paying $0.75 per click for an add, with a CTR of 0.5%, but another add you ran had a CTR of 3.5%, then you have increased your relevance by 700%. Google will see this and will want to keep you high on the page. Therefore you can now start to lower your maximum bid and see what happens to your position in the page. It could be that you can cut your Adwords costs by as much as 50% and still stay at the same level on the page.

Key 4. Bid on lots of keywords

One mistake most new Internet Marketers make is that they bid on a narrow range of keywords, which often happen to be the same keywords that everyone else in that niche is bidding on. In order to make Google Adwords super successful it is important to get those 5 cent clicks. For example: if you are bidding on the key word “Digital Camera” you are competing against possibly hundreds of other marketers and the cost per click will be over $2 a click, but if you bid on “Nikon D90 digital” the cost is just $0.05, a saving of 97.5%! If you want to make real profits with your Google Adwords PPC campaigns then you really need those 5 cent clicks!

Key 5. Profit from the traffic.

So far we have been talking about the getting traffic at the lowest price, and those are vital keys to successful Adwords campaigns. But if you truly want to work from home with a successful Internet Marketing business it is vital that the site you are sending your traffic to is converting those clicks into sales - either directly or by capturing their name and email address and then selling to them later. If you are sending traffic to an affiliate marketing site then it is vital that you monitor the conversion rate of the site, but better still put your own squeeze page up and create your own niche list. So no matter how successful you are at getting cheap clicks you must ensure that the value of the site you are sending them to ensures they become customers.

There are many thousands of people on the internet trying to make an online income that will allow them to work from home, and Google Adwords is for most of them the first and last place they try. It is not unusual for them to work for months or even years without making a single penny of profit. Getting your Adwords campaign right is about the little things, these 5 keys will guide you through the process fast.

http://www.HotInfoBase.com/maverickmoneymakers/

How The Banking Crisis Affects You.

2009-03-05T09:44:00.000Z

Do you think you are immune to the Banking crisis? Think again. It is going to impact on you directly and indirectly in a myriad ways. The only way to avoid getting drawn into the consequences is to eliminate debt. Take for instance the value of the pound. Ever since the banking crisis has hit the UK, the value of the Pound has been declining versus the US Dollar, the Euro and the Japanese Yen. This means that the purchasing power of the Pound is declining because of the Banking crisis. There are two ways in which this will affect you: Eventually rising inflation will erode your net worth or your savings will go down and there will be a rise in prices because of inflation. But your problems will not be resolved unless you make a conscious effort to eliminate debt from your life.

You must have noticed that since the financial crisis, Banks have stopped lending to each other. This is because of mistrust between the banks which has resulted in a lack of liquidity. Banks are becoming risk averse, which is an irony because the Banking crisis has been precipitated by excessive risk taken by Banks because of their insatiable greed. But this is not going to help you as an individual. Actually the reverse is happening. Banks are forcing individuals to accept higher interest rates by coercion, some credit cards now have interest rates as high as 56%, when they were at just 17% 3 years ago (Source: American Express bill). They even justify this by stating that the risk perception has become higher.

Some of the banks are convincing customers to convert their unsecured loans into secured loans and mortgages. We must be ever vigilant and not fall into this trap. We are liable to lose our homes and property by doing this. The best way out is to eliminate debt altogether. Most of us are unaware of the laws which have been enacted to protect the customer against unethical practices of Banks and financial institutions. It is advisable to seek help from professionals who can guide you through the financial landmine.

Another dimension of the Banking crisis has been the increase in interest rates on unsecured debt. Though there is no logic which drives this decision, we must remember that Banks have shown themselves to be avaricious by nature and ever on the lookout for reasons to increase lending rates. The Banking crisis therefore comes in handy as a convenient excuse to hike the APR. The reason given is that the risk has increased and they have to cover it by increasing the lending rates. Obviously your debt will rise in proportion to the interest being charged by the Banks. The only way to escape from the draconian clutches of Banks is to become debt free. The earlier we become free of debt the better since the days ahead are likely to become financially unbearable.

Another interesting development which has been a direct outcome of the financial crisis has been that Banks have stopped lending to each other. Why should that be? The reasons are obvious. No one really knows the extent to which Banks are exposed to risk .There is a fear that any Bank may go belly up anytime. The problem has become so endemic that even large Banks are not immune from it. Under these circumstances liquidity has been affected. Banks are therefore trying to increase revenues from loans by innocent individuals like you and I, by using coercive tactics. Many of us simply cave in and succumb to pressure. It is important to get out of debt, and this is best achieved with the help of professionals. Remember, Banks are not in business for the benefit of their customers, they are there to extort as much money from you as possible, they call it business, others call it usery. You must eliminate debt quickly to escape the deepening Banking crisis.

The current state of debt in the UK

2009-02-23T20:30:00.000Z

The current state of debt in the UK

It seems that Britain is addicted to debt and faces a terrible legacy as the recession begins to bite, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg warns, as new analysis from the Liberal Democrats shows that total personal debt has risen by £1 trillion since Labour came to power. This figure equates to an additional £10m for every hour Labour has been in government. Britons now owe £1.4 trillion in total, with debt repayments of nearly £95bn each year, equating to £3000 per second. Nick Clegg goes on to say, "The fact that Britain's economic growth has been built on a mountain of personal debt means that we are now especially vulnerable to the global economic downturn."
The above statements have been repeated verbatim from the Liberal Democrats website. But the bone of contention is not whether the Labour is responsible, but the fact that British citizens are willy-nilly being suckered into the debt trap.

The alarming rate at which we in the UK are accumulating debt goes to show total disregard of prudence in favour of popularity. Whether it is the Conservatives, Liberals or Labour, the pursuit of popularity and votes, bank politics has led to mounting debts in the UK. This has a cascading effect on personal debt as well. The situation is likely to get worse making the present situation look almost innocuous.

Consider the following figures:

• The total secured lending on homes in the UK, at the end of June 2008, stood at £1,212 billion. This has increased 7.5% in the last 12 months.

• The total lending, in the UK, in June 2008 grew by £4.0 billion. Secured lending grew by £3.1 billion in the month and Consumer credit lending grew by £0.9 billion.

• The average household debt in the UK is £9,309 (excluding mortgages). This figure increases to £21,650 if the average is based on the number of households who actually have some form of unsecured loan.

• The average household debt in the UK is £58,000 (including mortgages).

• The average owed by every UK adult is £30,424 (including mortgages).

• 424 mortgage possession claims will be issued and 302 mortgage possession orders will be made today

If the above figures do not ring alarm bells in your mind, you are bound to regret not taking steps to liquidate your debt in the near future. It is not I who is sounding the alarm but noted economists and finance barons. The faster we get rid of debt the better. As the unemployment rates rise and panic sets in the financial markets, the tools which are available at present will disappear making repayment all the more difficult for many.

The government in the UK is meanwhile reacting on predictable lines. From the measures taken till now, it is obvious that they are intent on bailing out the Banks and taking short term action rather than finding long term solutions to the problems. The fat bonuses which directors of sick banks have inked for themselves may have elicited horrific uproar from the public, but with limited response by government officials in the UK.

The way out is to clear our personal debt before it is too late. You deserve debt freedom, it is good for you, good for society and good for the World.

Protect yourself from the mounting crisis.

2009-02-06T13:19:00.003Z

You cannot fail to be aware of the mounting crisis in the economy. The Bank of England has now cut interest rates to the lowest level ever at just 1%, in a bid to get people and businesses to spend more money.

The problem is that whilst many people have the advantage of lower mortgage payments, the cost of personal loans and credit cards is actually rising.

MBNA the largest provider of credit cards in the UK has been raising its rates steadily for months and many of their customers are finding that when the 0% rate finishes on new cards, the APR is suddenly 36% or more, much higher that advertised when they originally took out the agreement.

America Express has been doing the same thing with its customers, with interest rates as high as 46% APR, when they started at less than 17%.

Business failures are running at almost 22,000 for 2008, the highest level since the recession of 1992, with a much higher level expected in 2009.

The Financial Times today reported:
“The number of people who declared themselves insolvent was broadly the same as in 2007, at 106,544. This equates to around one in every 400 adults.

However, there was a sharp rise in the fourth quarter as 29,444 individuals declared themselves bankrupt or took out an Individual Voluntary Arrangement – up 18.5 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2007. This suggests that the numbers are likely to increase in 2009 as unemployment rises, placing further strain on over-indebted consumers.”

What does this mean for ordinary people?

In simple terms it means that the cost of unsecured debts like personal loans and credit cards is rising, whilst people ability to pay them is declining.

The only real advice for people is to get out of debt and build up the security of their income.

There are several way to secure your income, firstly, it is advisable to diversify your income sources, this can mean taking on a second job, or starting your own part time business working from home.

Obviously you need to make sure that you are able to keep you full time job, so you must be careful how you decide to create income, for example, if your current job finished at 5:30 and you take on another job starting a 6pm and finishing a 2am, you are not going to be able to get enough sleep and general rest, which could have a big affect on you performance at work and the quality of your life.

Therefore choose your work carefully and ensure that you will enjoy it.

When it comes to getting out of debt fast there are a number of options, including getting you personal debts written off. This simply means that the bank decides that they cannot collect the money and so the write it off. If this is done in the correct way it also will not affect your credit rating.

So take action now! Don’t wait until the “stuff hits the fan”, plan now to set yourself free to live your life without fear or stress.

To your future,
Chris

P.S. If you want to know if your debts can be written off take a look at http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com

P.P.S If you are looking for extra income and a way to secure your future, take a look at http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com

In Answer To A Couple Of Questions About Debt Write-off

2009-01-28T12:39:00.001Z

First Questions…

Today I was asked about loans in Ireland and if we can help people in the Republic get their debts written off legally and ethically as we can in the UK.

Unfortunately this is not possible at this time, because the laws in Ireland are not the same as in the UK, so the same process doesn't work there. It is a shame because in the research I have been doing over the last 18 months, I have come to realise that the way money is used as a form of bondage, not just for Third World countries but also for individuals in the First World, I have really become a little evangelical about it. It is similar to the way that doctors in Victorian times thought that it was healthy for people to smoke tobacco and take opium on a daily basis; today it is perpetual debt that is the curse of human life. In Victorian times people became addicts to drugs, thinking it was good, now people have become trapped by debt in the same way. See the move “Money as Debt” on our website. http://www.ideservedebtfreedom.com/index.php?name=moneyasdebt

Second Questions…

I was also asked about whether debt write-off would damage your credit rating. That partly depends on the technique used and the attitude of the bank. We use a system that seeks to avoid any adverse reports and ends in your credit rating being cleaned up on completion of the process. The unfortunate fact is that, even though it is completely illegal, the banks will endeavour to damage your credit rating. However, once the process is complete and they have been forced to write off the debt, your credit rating is then cleared up.

I have been amazed at the cavalier disregard the banks have to the law, which is why they are in this crazy position whereby about 85% of the loans they have made over the past decades are completely unenforceable.

I truly believe that the actions of individuals to hold them accountable will finally force them to obey the law and treat customers with respect.

As I said in one of my previous posts, Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West commented in the House of Commons, "Having checked the numbers of robberies and muggings in the past year, I can say with certainty that the public are much more likely to be robbed by the financial services industry than by burglars or muggers. The difference is that criminal theft is usually a single event, but robbery by financial institutions continues every week for decades." (Hansard Report – 11th June 2002). This is the simple truth, crazy as it sounds, but true all the same.

My single aim is to set as many people as possible free from personal debt, so if you or anyone you know needs help let me know, I really want to help.

To your freedom!
Chris
http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com

How To Make Money By Helping Others ...

2009-01-20T12:56:00.003Z

Did you know that a recent study suggested that the quickest way to a high income is to help people solve problems in their lives?

It is becoming increasingly apparent that the debt crisis in the UK is far deeper than many previously thought. And it is a problem that is increasing daily.

Did you know that Britain's personal debt is increasing by £1million every 5 minutes? Did you also know that over 300 people are going bankrupt every day; that’s about one person every 4 minutes?

The problem with the banks is very much about the way in which they have been lending money for more than 25 years. Their lack of consideration for simple economics has lead to a cash-flow crisis that is now being bridged by both existing lenders and the tax payer.

For example, some MBNA card holders are facing shock interest charges as high as 35% when their 0% deals come to an end, and American Express now has interest rates as high as 46%.

The only real solution for most ordinary people is to get out of debt as quickly as possible, and the government has thrown every one of us a helping hand by clarifying the requirements of the banks. This is where you come in, now you can become a claims management Agent and earn real money by helping others.

"Failure by a lender to observe strictly, the intricate requirements of the Act can lead to a loan being completely unenforceable with no right of restitution or other form of relief"
Lord Justice Clarke, 2002

What this means is that ordinary people can get all their debts written off, without having to repay a single penny more; completely legally and ethically.

Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West commented in the House of Commons, "Having checked the numbers of robberies and muggings in the past year, I can say with certainty that the public are much more likely to be robbed by the financial services industry than by burglars or muggers. The difference is that criminal theft is usually a single event, but robbery by financial institutions continues every week for decades." (Hansard Report – 11th June 2002)

Getting out of debt is a not just about personal freedom; it is also about helping the economy. After all if you are not paying your hard earned wages to the banks, you will be out spending it and boosting the retail sector and creating employment, or saving it and thus creating much needed investment capital.

The process of clearing un-enforceable credit agreements is fast and for most people far more painless than paying them.

Now you can earn a substantial income by help individuals and the economy. Take a look at our website at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com

We are also hosting a conference call to explain in detail about how this works and what it can do for you. So if you are interested in finding out more decide which call you want to join now:

Wednesday evening, 21st January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306

Tuesday afternoon 27th January 2009 at 2pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306

Thursday evening 29th January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306

You will be amazed at just how easy it can be.

To your wealth and success,
Chris

P.S. Clearing your own debts is just as easy, take a look at http://www.ideservedebtfreedom.co.uk

P.P.S You can keep up to date with the Agent Information calls at: http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com/calls.html

P.P.P.S You can review the details of becoming an Agent at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com

Have you ever felt like life would be much easier without debt?

2009-01-13T14:17:00.000Z

How much money do your debts cost you each month?
What would you do with that money if you weren’t paying it to the banks?

The simple truth is that life should not be about working 40 hours a week to pay the banks; life is about doing the things that bring you happiness.

I learned the hard way that life does not always go the way you want it to and that sometimes the road can suddenly turn and take you in a direction you don’t want to go. When my business started to struggle it was a simple matter of investing a little extra money to see it through the rough times and push on to the better times. Unfortunately the good times didn’t come and soon it was a case of keeping the business going to make sure that the debts were paid, which is not the right reason at all.

In the end I lost everything, but I decided that I would make sure that I learned enough about the way money works to make sure I never have to suffer like that again. Now I realise that if I had known what I know now I never would have had to loose anything, I could have fought the banks and I am sure I would have won!

Now all I can do is work to help ensure nobody else has to needlessly suffer the way I did. The team of specialist we have put together have many years of experience in the sectors of finance, banking, litigations and negotiation. This means that we have developed a unique way of approaching the banks that means that we avoid going to court in most cases and have so far achieved a 100% success rate on every case we have accepted. Check out http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com now.

It is my sincerest wish that we are able to help every one that we can and to set people free to live more fulfilling and rewarding lives.

To your financial freedom,
Chris

For more background information goto : http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.info/

2009 could be the best year for you.... Debt Free

2009-01-06T01:27:00.007Z

Do you know someone who is struggling with debt? Maybe yourself? Working long hours just to keep your head above water? Then you are not alone!

Did you know that January is the busiest time of year for people seeking solutions for debt problems? Unfortunately many seek help such as Bankruptcy, IVA, Debt Management, Debt Consolidation. This is because most people do not know that the majority of unsecured, personal debts are not valid and do not need to be repaid…. And of course the banks don’t want you to know it.

"Failure by a lender to observe strictly, the intricate requirements of the Act can lead to a loan being completely unenforceable with no right of restitution or other form of relief" - Lord Justice Clarke, 2002

You may have started to notice an increase in the number of companies around offering solutions to debt, and an increase in the amount of advertising by banks and loans companies trying to sell new debts.

Lenders over the past few years have increasingly been offering secured consolidation loans for unsecured debts, shifting debts from unenforceable agreements like credit cards into what the lenders believe to be more secure enforceable loans. Do not risk losing your home because you have not been able to repay your unsecured credit debts.

It is a sad fact that debt is an increasing problem, one that is destroying the lives of more and more people. This year it is expected that more people will be forced into personal bankruptcy than ever before, averaging over 300 people every day!

The simple truth is that for many of these people, bankruptcy, IVA, Debt Consolidation or Debt Management, are not needed because the alleged debts they are suffering under do not actually exist. Sounds amazing doesn’t it, but it’s true.

Whilst navigating the legalities of these alleged agreements is a specialist task, once the banks know that the irregularities have been exposed they often simply write-off the debt there and then.

If you are wondering if your alleged debts or the alleged debts of someone you care about can be completely written-off, quickly, legally and ethically, check out the site at: http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com/

We have recently added another video called Zeitgeist Addendum in the Information section, a video I would highly recommend that you watch.

To your freedom,
Chris

P.S. If you are looking for an additional income, maybe you could qualify as an agent, take a look at http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com

Eliminating debt in 2009! The fast easy way.

2008-12-28T18:42:00.001Z

The Christmas turkey has all gone the last of the mince pies have been eaten and the bin is stuffed full of Christmas wrapping paper.

All the relatives have been visited and it is time to start thinking about 2009. In a few weeks those Credit card bills are going to hit the carpet and it is going to be time to start paying the devil his dues .... or is it?

It is a fact many people only pay the minimum payment on their credit cards each month. Most people have more than 1 credit card and in fact there are over 32.5million credit cards in issue in UK carrying over £56 Billions of debt with a total credit card limit of over £177 billion.

The most amazing part of all this is that most of this money does not legally have to be paid!

Now there aren’t many banks that want you to know that, in fact they are keen to try to keep it quiet. It has been known by a select few for several years now, and it is only very recently that the wider public are beginning to find out.

So, if you have any credit cards, store cards or personal unsecured loans that were started before 6th April 2007, then there is a very good chance that you do not have to pay them at all .... completely legally and ethically!

But - (I hear you ask) ....

o How can you find out for sure?
o How do you get the bank to admit that you don’t owe them any money?
o What are the legal reasons why this money is not legally owed by you?
o In what way did the bank get it wrong?
o Who’s money was it that you received anyway?
o Did the bank actually lend you any money at all?
o Did the bank alter your agreement after you signed it without your knowledge or consent?
o Does the bank actually owe you money instead of the other way around?

The answers to these questions, and many more, require specialist investigation, but the process of finding out does not take long and it does not require you to take any risks.

The truth about how the banking system really works is actually much stranger than you might think and it so amazing that it defies belief when you first find out.

Take a look at the information section at http://www.ideservedebtfreedom.com/index.php?sm=1&name=moneyasdebt

Once you have taken a look you can always give me a call if you want to find out more on 0759 554 8271, or send me a message.

To your prosperity,
Chris Ball.

PS. If you are looking for an extra income and you want to help others to become free, maybe you could become an agent - take a look at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/

Enjoying The Fruits of Freedom

2008-10-24T15:55:00.001+01:00

Well, my cruise is coming to an end, we dock in Ft Lauderdale tomorrow morning. I have been to the Bahamas, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, all of which were great. I watched a carnival in The Bahamas, went swimming with dolphins and climbed a waterfall in Jamaica, and relaxed on a beach in Grand Cayman. The rest of the time I have been relaxing and pampering myself, eating food or enjoying the entertainment on board ship.
Just about everyone can enjoy an environment or calm relaxation with the choices of activities there are here. The great thing is that I am building many happy memories.

At the end of your life you will not remember everything in you have done, only the special moments and special events. Well I have been building some great memories.

My advice to you is simple, don't wait until you are too old to enjoy it, take the steps you need to build the memories and take the trips you want - NOW!

For as long as you let money be an obstacle instead of a tool to your enjoyment of life you can never truly be free. Remember there is more money in the world than you could ever imagine, and it is only a simple decision away from you, but you know that already.

Time cannot be reclaimed, opportunities once missed cannot be taken. And it is a good thing to wonder where you life is going and what your are aiming for.

I am committed to enjoying my life and make it an immensely happy and abundant one. No matter which opportunity you choose, make sure it is one that can take you where you want to go NOW, not years from now. I made that mistake for many years, I built a business, always saying that soon it will be right to reap the rewards and enjoy the fruits of my labours, but that day did not come.

In the end I closed my business in order to set myself free, what do you need to do to set yourself free?

life is truly wonderful, when you take the time to enjoy it. You already know the importance of financial freedom and at some level you are ready to take the steps necessary to set yourself free now.

I am really looking forward to getting home now, to see my children and my girlfriend. My energy is high and I have so much to tell them. I look forward to chatting with you again soon.

All the Best,
Chris
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/

Don’t crash and burn like I did! – Learn from my lessons!

2008-10-09T21:15:00.001+01:00

In every recession and financial crisis there are those that succeed and those that are left by the side of the road. Throughout history it has been shown that times of change separate the winners from the losers, those who can adapt to change and those that are left behind. As you are reading this, you may be looking for more in your life; you may be looking for something new that will change your life for the better. And if so you will begin to understand that you are at a turning point in your life, a time when you are finally ready to make the changes you want. Those changes are to build a better life for you and for others.

In don’t know about you, but I’m sure that an extra £2,000 to £20,000 per month would make a real difference to most people’s lives, just as it has to mine. In fact my life has changed beyond measure since I learned a few simple techniques needed to make this happen.

There are a number of things I have learned over the years that have helped me to stay away from scams and systems that never work and instead to focus on the real opportunities that do work.

What I have learned that never worked for me:
o There are no real get rich quick schemes in this world – what ever you want to do you are going to have to give up something else to achieve it, whether that is time, money or a combination of both.
o 95% of the people that do MLM businesses can’t make a living from it – so I won’t spend my precious time on them, not just because they have not worked for me in the past but also because I only want to promote ideas that I can pass on to others and have them succeed.
o If a system is quoted as 100% automated then it will not work. This is because it will very quickly become over subscribed and therefore stop working and also, because the world is a constantly changing place, what worked yesterday will not necessarily work tomorrow.
o Much like the first lesson, I have learned that you can never get anything of real value for nothing. Life changing results need to have real input from you to achieve.

So with that in mind, what types of opportunities do work?

This is a very interesting question, and one that I have honed and refined over a number of years, so much so that it is now easy to know the answer to the becoming wealthy, whilst also enjoying a truly abundant life.

How would it be that you now also make the shift in your life that will allow you to enjoy real financial and lifestyle freedom too.

Allow me to share with you a few simple easy to duplicate ideas and distinctions that have allowed me to change my life. A life of where I was working 60 hours a week and just getting by to one where I now work less than a third of that time and am enjoying travelling the world and dedicating time to create magical moments with my family and friends.

o Always do work that will have a lasting change on your circumstances. What I mean by this is work that you do once and continue to benefit from into the future.
o Focus on positive cash-flow, not profits. The simple secret to wealth is to ensure that you have more real cash coming in than going out. I worked for years to build up an “asset” only to find that I could not sell it and it became a liability. Now I enjoy a positive cash-flow in my life.
o Make sure that you do not have to wait too long for the benefits to arrive. This is the biggest reason I do not do MLM and why 95% of people do not succeed in MLM. You have to work at it long enough to become one of the top 5% to make the real money.
o Chose the right team to work with. This is one of the most important aspect of any opportunity, if you are reliant solely by yourself then you are limited to what you can achieve, however the wrong team can be worse that no team at all, so choose a team that will support you and assist you in your success.
o Find a way to help others. Always remember that people part with their hard earned money for one reason and one reason only, because they will benefit from it. Even if that benefit is the simple pleasure of giving, so when someone has given to you, make sure you give in return and visa versa.
o Have a clear purpose. You must know what your outcome is for anything you do, this means that you know your reasons for doing something and you know what success looks like. When you want success you must know what it looks like, that is why you must have clear goals.
o Make sure the opportunity is one where you can talk to people that are successful in it and that they had success within the timeframe you are wanting for yourself.

I have been blessed with an opportunity that has allowed me to change the direction of my life completely, now it is your turn to take the actions you need to take to join me and the thousands of other across the world that have set themselves free.

Whichever opportunity you choose, make sure you fully trust the person you are introduced by and that they are part of a winning team.

Remember there is one golden rule with any change you want to make in you life – take ACTION NOW!

Regards
Chris Ball.
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/

Surviving the Credit Crash

2008-09-24T17:10:00.004+01:00

Benefiting from the Global Meltdown
I believe that events like the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the other major banking and insurance institutions are just the beginning. It is clear that the underlying confidence in the finance and banking system that is the cornerstone of a prosperous society has been deeply shaken and will take several years to fully recover.
The knock on effect of banks stopping lending is that many businesses have trouble managing the inevitable cash flow crisis. This means that they have to cut costs and in turn this results in a slowdown in the economy. As the economy slows, some businesses loose orders and then fail, resulting in a deepening of the slowdown.
As businesses start to fail, the banks then become more cautious and the situation just gets worse.

As a result of the credit crunch my business of 11 years when into liquidation in July and it had a major impact on me as I was left carrying the can for about half a million pounds of debt that I was responsible for.

Luckily I was introduced to an online opportunity that has allowed me to replace my income as the owner of an I.T. company and then some, but it will still take a long time to clear the backlog.

But I am not the only person to find themselves out of work with large amounts of debts to clear; there are thousands of people from all kinds of businesses that have suddenly experienced similar problems.

I am sure that online and work from home businesses and other opportunities will see a major increase in the coming months and will grow steadily for several years to come, because people no longer want their lives to be at the mercy of a boss or business that they have not control over. Increasingly people want to take control of there own lives and money, chart their own destiny and become truly free.

Now I have no one telling me what to do, I work or otherwise based on what I want to do. I no longer have to work to anyone’s time table but the one I set for myself.
Having spent the last 9 days in the South of France enjoying a relaxing time, I have had the ability to realise just how luck I really am now that my business is gone. I can now go away whenever I choose, I can work or not as I choose and yet money continues to come to me anyway.

Life really is wonderful
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/

Enjoying the sun and thinking of you.

2008-09-20T19:54:00.000+01:00

Well I thought I would post a quick update of where I am and what I am up to.

I am in France right now on holiday enjoying the wonderful weather and food. The South of France is truly wonderful and it is very different from other European destinations.

Whilst it is cheaper to travel to countries like Spain, Italy, Greece and others, the unique nature of France makes it a special place to visit. Some say the French are rude and the service is bad, but I have found the opposite to be true, as I have been enjoying a wonderful reception from everyone I have met.

It is hard to describe the difference I feel from the desperate financial situation I was in just a couple of months ago; in fact you can read about that on my last blog post at http://tlcriches.blogspot.com/2008/09/life-changing-experience.html. I posted that article because so many people wanted to know my story and where I had come from.

Now my life is very different both financially and emotionally. This month alone I have received £4000 in less that 20 days and I have been away for a lot of it. So I am now so much calmer, more relaxed and positive about the future. It is my aim to increase the amount I receive to over £5000 per week by Christmas so watch this space as it is a goal that I know I can achieve (mainly because others have done it before me).

If you are the type of person that wants to change your life then I look forward to helping you become financially free very quickly.

Regards
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/

A life changing experience

2008-09-02T10:12:00.002+01:00

In July I experienced a significant set back in my life, my business which I started 21 years ago, went bust. I had fought hard for about 8 months to save it, not taking a salary and trying to put together a rescue plan.
In the end the investment didn’t come through and the cash ran out, so the business had to close. I was so ashamed of this that I could not event tell my parents, brothers or children. I told only a few close friends and my ex-wife (I needed her to take my son for the summer to give me some space). During these 8 months I had been like a bear with a saw head and things were getting strained at home, so having the house to myself for the summer was a relief.
There I was in July, no income, no money in the bank, credit cards maxed out, the bank and mortgage companies breathing down my neck and no food. And I would not sign-on (English term for social security or government handouts).
At this point my girlfriend realised the situation I was in and gave me money for food and petrol so I could have my kids visit at weekends.
I felt like a complete failure at this point, I felt like I could not get any lower but I refused to give up and sign-on. I asked one of my friends for advice as I knew he had suffered a similar setback a couple of years ago, had refused to sign-on and had turned it around.
I had been focusing on “how can I fix these problems” instead of “what do I want and how does it feel to be in a place of success”
He gave me some very simple advice and introduced me to a method to generate money coming in within a few weeks.
He got me visualising every day, taking positive action in the direction of my goals every day, and never giving up. For weeks I worked about 15 hours a day, 6 days a week (my kids were there on Saturdays), learning about marketing the opportunity he had introduced me to, and simply not quitting!
Now only weeks later, life is completely different, I have money coming in, I am able to pay my mortgage and life is looking completely different.
For a few weeks I had experienced life with a feeling of despair and hopelessness, really not knowing what I could do, but at the same time having my friend simply saying just keep doing what you are doing it will be fine. Then one day I finally worked out how to make his opportunity work and within a week money started to come in. Now I am receiving as much as I did when I was successful as Managing Director of my old business.

Now however, that money is different, for the first time in my life I have a feeling of gratitude every time I open the refrigerator and see food in it, before that had always been a given. When I fill my car with petrol, I say thank you when I see the gauge read full. When I open my wallet and see money in it, I realise how truly rich I am and remember what it was like to have no money and no food. So now I am grateful every day.

The other amazing thing is that now that I have worked out how to succeed with this opportunity, I am only spend about 2-3 hours a day on it and I can do it from anywhere.
While all this was happening a couple of people I had worked with over the years heard that my business had gone and that I was not working and gave me a call. Both of them spent long hours on the phone and in person explaining how they had great businesses and wanted me to come on board and help them make a success of them. They sang my praises and told me how they had admired my abilities, passion and dynamism. Both of them also asked me to come on as a partner in their business, with shares and a very nice exit plan in 3 years.

Suddenly I realised that I had been sent these hard times to teach me four important lessons.
1. Learn to really appreciate the things you have and respect them as only being temporary. Because you can loose them at any time.
2. Realise that it is not the things in our lives that make us who we are, but the live within us that brings the things to us.
3. You do not need as much as you think you do, but that you can have far more than you can imagine: when you let go of fear.
4. In addition, I learned that there is more to my life than working in a business to become fabulously wealthy in the future. I now realise that I have the opportunity to spend time for myself, take time to decide what I really want to do and to do only that which brings me happiness.

So I told both of these people that I need time to let my life settle and to decide where I want to go in the future, and that they should call me back in a few months.

I really think it is time for me to pursue some of my childhood dreams, to try my hand at the things I let slip by when I was young. I want to travel and visit people I have not seen for a while, preferably in sunnier locations than England.

So if you are still reading, I am fine, life is good and the future is really bright. I love my life and I wouldn’t change a thing, I wouldn’t change the failure of my business, the hard times that followed, even the days when I was eating food that really should have been thrown away or when I visited friends to get a decent meal.

Life is for living, so relax and enjoy the ride, both the good times and the bad, they are sent to help you grow and become all that you can be. If I am not fully happy I always ask two questions: what do I think I need right now? and what lessons do I need to learn?
Often the thing I think I need isn’t the most important thing in my life really, and the lesson can often be to appreciate that which I already have and focus on the things I can do right now to take my life forward in happiness.

I have finally learned what an “attitude of gratitude” really is.

Love always,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/

How will the credit crunch affect you?

2008-08-21T20:46:00.001+01:00

As you know the global recession due to the credit crunch is now starting to tell. Lead by the USA, Europe has now started to follow and the Asia/Pacific region is following.

With credit harder to get, mortgages becoming an ordeal and banks running scared of lending to industry, jobs are starting to go and the knock on effect is more bad debt, pain and misery. This means that consumers are starting to cut spending which is impacting the exports of manufacturing nations such as Korea, India, China and others.

This is the perfect recipe for a global recession the like of which has not been seen for over 70 years.

But there are areas of the global economy that really are booming, allowing many people to change their lives and set themselves free from the stress of trying to keep a job (an acronym for Just Over Broke).

Which sector is growing and expanding despite the economic blues? – The home opportunity sector.

Why is that?

More and more people and turning to home based opportunities to provide them with a safety net in the event that their J-O-B goes the way of so many others.

The government has been tireless in their desire to get more and more people to work from home in order to help meet their environmental targets, while also encouraging mothers to stay home and care for their children.

Numerous studies have shown that the social and emotional development of children benefits from mothers looking after children in the home for the first few years of their lives. BUT! Only if this does not add to the stress of the family through financial worries.

So when we look at the economy, the environment and the family, staying home is a benefit to all, but all too often the options for receiving a life changing amount of money are limited.

However, when you factor in the cost of child care, travel, work clothes etc, often the actual cost of going out of the home for work can be much higher than you think.

When I quit working recently, I was amazed at the real cash savings I made straight away; so much so that those savings alone are enough for me and my family to go out for a very nice night out on a regular basis.

http://www.itis2easy.com/

Of course this opportunity has also allowed me to receive enough money to replace what I was earning and the Managing Director of a successful Computer company, but without the stress.

This opportunity has really changed my life and the lives of thousands of people from all walks of life, allowing ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives.

http://www.itis2easy.com/

Take a look at the video on the second page, it cost nothing to find out about this opportunity, but it really could change your life for ever.

To your success
Chris

P.S. I really do not miss going out to work every day, all I do now is coach other people to do the same I am, and I love it. http://www.itis2easy.com

I like staying home

2008-08-14T19:56:00.002+01:00

When you have a system that allows you to genuinely stay home and not have to work, it is really great!
All I do now is stay home and coach other people to allow them to do the same! Isn't that so wonderful. I have been home now for a few weeks and I have found that if I just keep contacting friends and say busy the time just flies by, while I just have fun.
I love it.

I want to create another video but Hilal has borrowed my DVD camera and left it at her place in London.

So you will just have to wait.
Chris
If you want to stay home find out how at: http://www.itis2easy.com

Making a Life - the final cut

2008-08-06T14:21:00.002+01:00

Hi

So I spent a little longer to get the video finished, which is because I really wanted to make it a live action video instead of a screen capture video.

I have nothing against screen capture videos, I have seen some really great ones, I just thought it would give me a real challenge to create and edit a live action video using my DVD camcorder.

I have learned a great deal about the whole process of creating a video and I now know that I really enjoy it! It is so much fun.

I would love it if you would check out the final version and let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYRLIpBoiGw

Now, making the video is only the first part of the process, but it is important to make sure it is watch-able, so I sent the first version to a number of close friends and asked for feedback.

This was a good move because the feedback really helped and I re-edited the video and ended up cutting about 3 minutes from it.

The idea is to promote my website http://www.itis2easy.com so I have that link at the end of the video, but I did not want to plaster the link throughout otherwise people would have simply seen this as a promotional video.

The question I am asking myself is, whether the link should have been in the video as well as at the end, but time will tell on that one.

Also, I wanted the video to appear in as many places as possible, so I used TubeMogul (http://www.tubemogul.com) to upload the video to multiple websites for me.

The next stage of the process is to create links to these videos from multiple sources and to create links from these videos to my website.

All the best,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/

P.S. The video is currently posted to:

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3240628/9140810
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40131736
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1586991
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=321477832392989663
http://revver.com/video/1089261/making-a-life
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/b0a74d0e78ffd365f62f600021f34977
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ctyj
http://www.blip.tv/file/1149191
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15499341mtGT4j8S
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/science_technology/Making_a_Life_2
http://sclipo.com/video/making-a-life_2
http://www.howcast.com/videos/24048-Making-a-Life

Making a Life

2008-07-29T22:38:00.002+01:00

Once upon a time ….

…. I asked myself a question.

A question I did not like the answer to.

When life throws you a bum steer, what can seam like a disaster can end up in a better life. It is all about the decisions you make to take yourself forward.

I went through a very painful divorce and found myself a single parent, with no idea what I was supposed to be doing.

You see, I had done everything I thought a good husband and father was supposed to do, and I thought I had done a good job, but I still ended up divorced raising two kids alone. So I then found myself completely re-evaluating what I was doing and why I was doing it.

I knew I had to change my life to be a better father and to give my children the time they needed. It took me some time to really sort myself out, but in the end I found the way to be able to stay home and be there for my children when they really needed me.

That is what this video is all about.

How I came to the choice of staying home and using the power of the Internet to allow me to provide for my family.

Enjoy the video.
Chris

The Daily Grind

2008-07-24T17:41:00.000+01:00

So here I am enjoying the wonderful weather, not having to think about work any more. You know, after 21 years with the same company, staying home and not having to work any more is something I am really finding very strange.

It is s different to having to get out of bed in the morning and going to work, now I wake up when I feel like it and do as I please.

The amazing thing is that I am just as busy now as I was before, just now I am working on projects for fun instead of necessity. Several of my friends have approached me with ideas for things we can work on together, so I really cannot get board at the moment, and I am sure that I have so many ideas running through my head that I will certainly find that I will always fill my days and remain as busy in the future as I always have been, the real difference is that I am now doing it for pleasure.

The real thing about freedom is choice, the freedom to choose how you spend your days and the freedom to decide when you want to work or if you want to work. What I have done is chosen to do activities I enjoy and the allow me to receive money on virtual autopilot.

Enough for now, enjoy your day.
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com

Starting a new life

2008-07-21T16:03:00.000+01:00

You know when I finally decided that it was time to start a new life and to let go of my business, it was not an easy choice to make.
Immediately I had a company in German suggest that I set up a new company doing what I had been doing before and that I could earn a lot of money. At first the money worries I had made me think "this is great, I know this business and I can sort out my finances" but then I realised I was taking the easy option and that this is not what I really want to do.

I want to enjoy my life and to be free. So I decided the truth of life is that, the easy option can often result in slavery to your past.
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got!

BUT, to change my ditrection in life requires a leap of faith. Faith far beyond what I have had in the past. A belief in the unseen that I have never had before, and a belief in myself that I lost when I got divorced. I knew it was time to start a new life.

So I set my life on a new course, one that has lead me to a new way of thinking and one that has allowed me to find a level of peace and freedom I never new before.
I found a system that has allowed this freedom to create a life that I could not imaging a few years ago. I am very grateful to being introduced to http://www.itis2easy.com/

Thank you Graeme.