Day 20 of the 77 Day Challenge

What in the world have I been doing for the past 13 days? I mean WOW.

Since day seven, I have been writing articles and joing affiliate businesses that will help me grow. Writing articles are essential to creating your brand and keeping your business self in the faces of others.

Here are some great articles I have written:

Dana Neal on Associated Content

Dana Marie on Article Base

I have also utilized my profiles on different social networking sites that are beneficial for people in business.

Onlineshoppingmall

CEOMamma

Social Media Momma

I have updated my websites: C.K.Q. LLC and Building You

I have joined affiliate programs that will help with residual income:

Video Forward and Smart Womens Cafe

Please stop by and see what I have been doing to build my business and my BRAND!

Dana's 30 Day Challenge

Are you aware of the benefits of essential oils? Not just any oils. The oils that help you detox, and refocus on your body. We eat some horrible things day to day. The foods we put into our bodies is very toxic.

I must tell you something about Young Living and the essential oils, and why I want you to go on a 30 day challenge. It is time to get your life on track.

"At Young Living, we are committed to uniting ancient traditions and modern science to promote health and longevity. Through extensive research and commitment to quality, we are dedicated to growing, distilling, manufacturing, and marketing the highest-quality organic essential oils and oil-enhanced products in the world." (from site)

What does all that mean for you? Nothing right now! You have to study the oils FOR YOU in order to see results. (I'm getting to the challenge, just give me one second!!)

I have been using Ningxia Red, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Peppermint essential oils as well as Sacred Frankincense and Pan Away. The Ningxia, Grapefruit and Lemon have been great for detoxing my body and helping me put my temple in motion for losing weight. The lemon oil has also been well for severe colds. The peppermint oil has been essential in keeping me from drinking coffee and freshening my breath. It also helps my teenagers with their allergies. PanAway has been VERY USEFUL, in pain in my muscles, insect bites, bruises on my son who skateboards all the time, and for a swollen lip.

Why am I sharing all of that? You have to know the usefulness of the oils before you jump into a challenge...that will cost you money...

YES, JUST A LITTLE INVESTMENT AT FIRST.

The 30 day challenge is to see if you can try what I have, do what I do, and move forward from there. The challenge is just a starting point. This is not some diet scheme. This is not the latest fads. These products are 100% pure essential.

As usual, when you do anything for your body talk with your doctor first. I will provide exercises for you, and a daily routine you can use for your essential oils, but you must start with your doctor first to make sure you can exercise and are not allergic to wolf berries (in the ningxia red)

The 30 day challenge will start on October 1st, which means you are running out of time to get with me.
Please click here to connect to my Wellness site and get more info on the 30 day challenge.

Day 7 of the 77 day Challenge

Well ladies and gentlemen, I am totally exhausted today. I have taken this challenge to higher heights. My purpose, again, is to become wealthier, monetarily, by Black Friday (the 77th day of the challenge). My goal is to do something one or two things to grow one of two businesses. Now these businesses can be affiliate companies, or my own self made biz, but I have to do something.

The first 7 days have been a doosy! (WOW)

After writing articles, updating blogs and starting new profiles on NEW social networks, I realized that all my time spent of Face book for the summer months, did nothing for me IN MY MIND. What do I mean? I felt like I was saying a lot in 120 characters and no one heard me. Now, I am saying something in 350 words or less and I have more contact than ever! Does that mean Face book is bad for business? No, you just can't do IT ALL, and do it effectively.

So, here I am on the 7th day and I have tackled the paper work in my office (which is now my bedroom), that I haven't looked at in months. I have organized them all into file folders and categorized things that never needed a category before this challenge. I am moving NOW towards my handbag, which I know carries some great information that should be stored in a file, not in my purse.

What I have learned in this first 7 days is that I have to see this vision God has given me, and work it as HE directs. I can't go running around my house, my church or my city with my head cut off like some start up company who doesn't know any better. I have to do this RIGHT! I know enough about getting organized to get there and stay that way. Alba Henderson of i-virtual assist, has been a great asset to me in getting my business information on paper and filed neatly in binders or folders. (networking with others is essential)

I have also started to use my general email for things that require immediate attention but don't need to be 'categorized' as business. This works well for a lot of programs I am linked with, and then the growing number of profiles I am creating.

Some of my profiles have tasks attached them so I am working Vol II of the lock on the door. So excited about that as well! Working through these tasks calendars are essential to my growth and organization.

Now this being only the 7th day, I am truly excited. If you want to join me please do! Leave a comment below and share with me how it is going for you.

(hmmmm, I need another challenge for the new year)

77 Day Challenge

I started a 77 day challenge on Thursday/Friday that will take me rigth into Black Friday. I started this challenge because I noticed I wasn't doing enough WORK for my business. I wasn't effectively using my time.


In this 77 day challenge, I am working towards building one or two businesses. However this works out, I'm doing more in this next 77 days then I have done all year.

Why NOW?

Well, I need money in my pockets. I am working a 9-5 and building businesses with nothing to show for it and still a house to take care of. In my entire entrepreneurial life, I have not made enough money to even pay a bill. So it is time to take the hobby out of business and make some real money.

Each day I have to do one or two things for business.

As I have started out, I have written more blogs, written/submitted two articles and updated one website. I am working on submitting more videos and utilizing my affliate programs to create residual income.

I am truly excited about the next 77 days (well actually now 73 days). I have a different outlook on life and what the next step has for me. Seven is a great spiritual number. Looking at this challenge helps me look at seriously leaving behind a legacy for my family. Even in the middle of all that is happening in my life, I am taking on this challenge with my head held HIGH!

Savor the Moment

A few months ago, I created an ebook of most of the choice blogs I wrote when I first became a blogger. I knew nothing about followers, I knew only about sharing what I felt, what I liked and disliked, and where I wanted my life to be. Some of them had a lot of HEART on the inside that my readers could see. This was the beginning stages of my transparency.

Moments with Mrs. D Neal takes you back to those times where I was loved and hated, hurt and cherished. Where my business was just starting to bloom and grow. This ebook will help anyone right now.

Now, an experienced writer, and working on more items to encourage my readers and my clients, I am selling this book and giving away part of A Time to Testify.

A Time to Testify is my testimony on MP3, helping me see how God kept me, but also giving others the hope and reasons why God kept them.

Anyone purchasing Moments with Mrs. D Neal from LULU.com will receive a free mp3 of Time to Testify from Dana Marie. (I need to know the date you ordered it to follow up)

Featured Woman Biz Owner Jenn Mitchell

Work at Home Mom goes from Flab to Fab and Cowardly to Confident

Jenn Mitchell (aka Coach Jenn) is the Chief Motivational Officer at PersonalFitCoach.com.She describes herself as "fun, hard working, compassionate, energetic,positive, and very interested in helping others." She is now proud tosay that she is in the best shape of her life. Her passion is helping other moms make health and wellness a priority in their busy lives.Achieving fitness goals is a very personal experience. Jenn aims to provide her readers with the information to help make the choices thatwill work for them.


Stop by PersonalFitCoach.com to keep up with Jenn's experiences and advice or sign up for her free fitness coaching at http://beachbodycoach.com/coachfitjenn If you might have an interest in becoming a coach too, check out http://getpaid2getfit.net for all the info. Jenn would LOVE to have you on her team.


HER STORY:

Throughout my life, I was always a relatively active person, butafter having two children, and approaching my late 30's, I really lost my motivation to workout and my metabolism went down the drain. I was nearly 50 pounds overweight, unhealthy and very unhappy. I had horrible insomnia and my doctor even recommended that I go on an anti-depressant. My daily activities really just included taking care of the house and my two young children. I had little motivation to do anything else.

My children were both under age 4 and I felt likeI could barely keep up with them. When I wanted to go to bed BEFORE them, I knew that something had to change. One day, I saw a commercial for P90X (an intense 90-day fitness program) and thought, I'd love to do that someday, but felt like it was far out of my reach to achieve something that looked so advanced.

I started my workout program with a small goal toride my exercise bike 10-20 minutes each day. Once that felt easy, Idecided to up my goal to 30-45 minutes. During one of my 45-minuterides, I saw a commercial for Turbo Jam. I thought it looked like funso I decided to give it a try. The combination of my bike rides and the Turbo Jam DVDs helped me to lose my first 25 pounds.

As a stay-at-home mom with two young children,putting ME first to fit in my workouts was a challenge. But, I asked myhusband to watch the kids as soon as he got home from work so that Icould make the time. Adjusting my diet was also a challenge with my "meat and potatoes" husband and kids who eat the usual kid food likehot dogs and mac-n-cheese. I began tracking my calories and tried mybest to eat as clean as possible.

One I felt up to it, I decided to tackle P90X aswell. It was probably the most intense 90-days of my life, but it wasso worth it to change my body and truly change my lifestyle for thebetter. During this time, I also decided to start blogging about health and fitness at personalfitcoach.com. It has been so wonderful to share my experiences with a wider audience and the support and feedback has been amazing.

After my weight loss, I am almost speechless to describe how good I feel. I now have an understanding that fitness is not all about the superficial but making yourself healthier, more confident and positive. I now have the confidence to help others to achieve their health and fitness goals. As a mom, all other moms ask me how I did it. I am now finishing up my Personal Training certificate and will be doing one-on-one and group training in the fall.


Jenn Mitchell (aka Coach Jenn) is the Chief Motivational Officer at PersonalFitCoach.com.She describes herself as "fun, hard working, compassionate, energetic,positive, and very interested in helping others." She is now proud tosay that she is in the best shape of her life. Her passion is helping other moms make health and wellness a priority in their busy lives.Achieving fitness goals is a very personal experience. Jenn aims toprovide her readers with the information to help make the choices thatwill work for them.

Stop by PersonalFitCoach.com to keep up with Jenn's experiences and advice or sign up for her free fitness coaching at http://beachbodycoach.com/coachfitjenn If you might have an interest in becoming a coach too, check out http://getpaid2getfit.net for all the info. Jenn would LOVE to have you on her team.



Jenn Mitchell
978-261-5268
Proud Mom, Wife, and Fitness Coach
Blog: PersonalFitCoach.com
Biz: Beachbody Fitness Coaching