Being Bold & Courageous

I am thinking of taking a bold and courageous step right now. Stepping out of my beloved IT industry into selling my favorite car brand Lexus. I need a change and an opportunity found me.Challenge will be finding time to work my online business as well, I am committed to it.I am interested in thoughts from my WA friends.

WA is amazing

I love WA more, the longer I am in the community. Just in the blogs we have so many personality types, interests, and points of view that I enjoy my hour catching up on these every morning.It's so refreshing, not having to deal with a lot of the garbage that is everywhere else. And I learn new things every day about running my business and being successful.Thanks to everyone on here for making this a pleasant journey. I wish everyone much success.Have a Great Day!Leon B.

is it Legal andor ethical - what would you do?

I am in search of a new adventure, looking for what I intend to be my last sales job working for anyone.I came across this opportunity with a US company, Automotive Consultants of Hollywood. It looked like potentially an easy way to make some cash. So I threw my resume at them and it appears they are very interested in talking with me. My interest since then has waned after doing some research.Legal - they are not breaking any laws, at least for now. Ethics - Their practices are prohibited by m

Bucket List

Just in case you don't know, a Bucket List is things you want to do before you die.I'll give you my Top 10 in no particular order, interested to see feedback from my WA family1) Take a Nascar driving school2) See the Grand Canyon3) Attend a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau field4) Fly in space5) Get my airplane pilot's license6) Tour Israel7) Earn a Bachelor's degree8) Travel to every US state9) Travel to Australia10) Attend the Indianapolis 500Have a Splendid Day!Leon B.

Ready for a riddle

Three sailors on shore leave walked into a hotel, to stay a nightManager told them the fee was $30, each sailor took a $10 bill out of his wallet and gave it to the manager.Manager told the bellhop to take the sailor's luggage up to the room.The Bellhop carried all the luggage to the room, but the sailors gave him no tip.Manager realizes he overcharged the sailors, room is actually $25Manager gives the bellhop 5 $1 bills, asks that he take and give it to the Sailors room.On the way upstairs the

Lombardi time

If you haven't heard of Lombardi Time, this may interest you.Vince Lombardi was head coach in the 1960's of the US NFL Green Bay Packers american football team. To this day the Packers have the best all-time record in the NFL, they were organized as a team in 1919. But I digress.Lombardi time means being 15 minutes early for anything you do. Vince Lombardi considered anyone late to a meeting or practice, if they were not 15 minutes early. His punishment included wind-sprints, locker room cleani

What is blogging?

I like to get to the root meaning of words, helps me understand how things tick.I am somewhat of a geek and still wondered what blogging is for quite awhile, this goes back quite some time ago when I kept hearing about bloggers. I remember one night watching Greta VanSusteren a news anchor in the states, she said "blog" and I finally decided it must be short for web logger. Well for once I was nearly right; it is the shortened version of “Web Logging”. According to dictionary.com -

Struggling to meet expectations

As we move through stages in our life those depending on us change. It seems there is never enough time in a day to please everyone. At times we should do an expectations check.Who has expectations of me, and are they relevant to my success here and now, whether personally or professionally? Stop worrying about those who are irrelevant.Why does it matter? Focus on the relevant ones, what benefits will meeting expectations bring to you and they. If there are no benefits what is the point?What do

newbie needs help getting started with email

I have used SumoMe to build opt-in invitations on my website, only have a few that have signed up so far.I have a list of emails, separately my Facebook Friends. I would like to invite all of them to opt-in to my community, so I can start doing emails and Facebook posts.Questions:What are the right tools (ideally free)?Are there etiquette rules I should be aware of?Can you give me ideas on the best way to go about this?Thank you,Leon Barnes

Making progress

Hey WA comrades, this is a progress update:I am mid-way through course 4, very happy with all the tools and resources here.check out my website is www.makemyitsimple.comI have learned that we can all call ourselves infopreneur's and I am glad to be oneI am still questioning viability of my quest to become a trusted adviser to small business ownersI wish all of you much successLeon Barnes