As I write this, I am looking at beautiful pictures that my friend, and fellow Mastermind member, Don took in Africa. To say I've been inspired by his work would be an understatement. I have been so deeply moved by Don's humanitarian work helping women and children in villages throughout Africa that I, along with the other members of our group, have committed to support his efforts in ongoing ways (most exciting of all, through a trip to Malawi with my family next year!)
And also as I write this article, my thoughts drift back to my young cousin, Katie, who at 29 years old, lost her brave battle with a brain tumor last week. Through Katie's inspirational campaign, "The Power of One," Katie encouraged all of her followers (and there were many!), to recognize our own power to make a difference in the world. Katie's presence (her LIFE) was a reminder to step up and share your gifts. Katie lived large and didn't hold back, and though her life was too short, she brought beauty, joy and light to countless people.
It's in this vein that I write to you today. Not with a heavy heart, but with a mirror reflecting back to you your own strength and power and gifts. (And the importance of sharing them with the world).
Because here's what I think (actually, I don't just think it, I know it):
Most of us have NO CLUE how much power we really have within us; power to bring forth our own individual "light" and make a difference in the world in a way that inspires YOU, creates meaning for YOU, and connects YOU with your passion and purpose... And, in so doing, lights up the world.
And just so I don't get too far off track, let me assure you, this has everything to do with your eating, your health, your wellbeing, and your body image.
In my practice, on a regular basis, I see a direct link between my clients' struggles with food, eating, body image, depression and anxiety, and their untapped passions, talents and gifts. As they begin to recognize and share their strengths and the things they long to do - the things that give their life pleasure and meaning - they often experience a release from the grip of their struggles. They begin to want to share their talents, their beliefs, and their gifts with other people. And guess what happens: anxiety decreases; food struggles decrease; self-esteem increases.
And science bears this out too (yea! It's not just some woo-woo ideaJ). According to a recent article by Meredith Maran in MORE Magazine ("The Activism Cure," March 2009), scientists have confirmed that, "people who give to others give healthier, happier lives to themselves." When we share with others, dopamine, a feel-good chemical in our brain, gets triggered, improving our moods. (Interestingly, dopamine has also been associated with the pleasure we get from eating sweets, which points to another benefit: Fire up your dopamine through sharing your passions, and you may be less likely to need the pint of Ben & Jerry's...)
As you tap into your passions and feel better, the world benefits too. It is effortless to give to others when you are giving from a "filled up" plate, when you are well-nourished and well-fed with things that turn you on.
Your gifts are your magic, and although you may not realize it, there are many people out here who need what you can share.
Copyright (c) 2009 Healthy Bodies, Happy Minds
Starting on a niche product creation is really right here, right now. The web and you.
If you have the ideas that you want to offer, those are as good a start as anything if not search the web. Many ideas can be taken out from there.
In whatever manner you would want to start, there are three basic steps that need to be done. Planning, organizing and follow up. Conceptualizing Since you are in the best position to know what you want, the best offering then will be what you would want for yourself or for your associates.
You can also try your family and friends and magazines as valuable sources. They can tell you current trends, what is hot and what they need to have and do. Creating products that are related to the current hot trends can give very good returns.
The web also offers many ideas for new niche product creation. There are lots of products offered in the web that only need improvement for it to be appreciated by a particular segment.
Sometimes these products do not address your particular concern, for more details visit to www.instant-info-riches.com excellent though they are. You can also repackage them, re bundle them and sell them as a new product.
A good way to do this is by going to the "public domain". Products whose copyrights have expired are posted there and you can turn it into products that will sell.
Planning when the concept is ready, you can start getting into specifics. Sample questions that will help you to focus your niche product creation are: What is the objective of the niche product creation? What purpose does the niche product creation?
Serve. Ask yourself questions that your customers are interested in like; Is it for information or education, for entertainment, factual or fictional, suitable for downloads or will it include software, for more details visit to www.instant-cd-products.com will it require updates? What will the niche product creation do? How is it different from the other products already in circulation? What problems will it solve? For what particular segment of the market is it targeted. Include here the status, Age bracket, gender, lifestyles, income brackets, a single consumer, a bulk consumer, a business, etc. All for the purpose of trimming down your focus to a very specific target market?
Launching the next step is to get your products out of the Planning table. No matter what many people say, advertising your Niche product creation with catchy dot com names makes your Product not only invite more traffic to your products, it also gives it value.
Careful however in choosing a website. This will greatly affect your sales. Get a website with a single page copy on it. Multi page websites confuses customers by the number of options offered.
Make a good Sales Copy. The words you use, the way words are used, the page layout and the overall presentation of the product can turn very good products into poor sellers. Good products suffer from poor sales copies. Follow up Few people do this, yet this is one of the most powerful products of
marketers. Surveys. Create survey questionnaires, add motivational materials to attract respondents, and you will be surprised by the ideas that will be added to yours. Asking questions can lead you to further improvements if not for a new niche product altogether.
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