Web Development 101 For Conscious Business Owners – Build It Yourself Or Pay A Pro?

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Just a quick note to let you know that my geeky alter ego over at Mystic Marketing Services has a free teleclass coming up on Wednesday. If you are considering creating or upgrading an existing website, you’ll want to be on this call.

Mystic Marketing Services Free Teleclass

The web development options and information available are numerous, often contradictory and usually overwhelming.

And especially for a conscious business owner, like you, navigating the web development landscape can be disorienting. As conscious business owners we tend to shy away from the technical stuff. And yet, to reach more people, grow towards our potential, and bring more positive change to the world, we must expand. And that expansion includes the World Wide Web!

Some of the questions I – er my alter ego – will answer include:

  • If I hire someone how much will it cost?
  • If someone builds it for me, what will happen when I want to make updates?
  • If I build it myself how much time will it take?
  • How much will I have to learn?
  • How tech savvy do I need to be?
  • Is it possible to have someone just do the really technical stuff for me?

This free teleseminar will help you understand the key considerations as you make this important business decision. After this seminar you will have the information necessary to make this decision with confidence and clarity.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 29th from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific Time.

To register for this seminar, visit the link below.

Mystic Marketing Services Free Teleclass

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Internet Marketing, Personal Growth, business 

The Two Keys to Making Conscious Choices

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Choices for Deliberate CreatorsI’ve been exploring the concept of choice lately. Choice plays such a huge role in our lives and often we tend forget about the power of choice until we’re faced with a difficult decision.

But, in truth, we make choices every moment of every day. Most of those choices we make unconsciously. And some of those unconscious choices are not in our best interest!

So how do we make more of our choices conscious? How do we make the difficult choices easier? And, perhaps most important, how do we fully live into the choices we make?

I’ve come up with two simple reminders that I use as affirmations whenever I find myself facing a difficult decision. Here they are:

  1. Embrace the truth that in each and every moment, I am at choice. No matter what the external circumstances seem to suggest, I am choosing my path in each and every moment. Resentment serves no one.
  2. Embrace the choices I make and have made. What a blessing to have the ability to choose in each and every moment. And what a gift to have multiple, beautiful, delicious options. Choose one and live fully into it. Regret serves no one.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Personal Growth 

Is Mark Joyner Doing a 180 on the Law of Attraction?

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If you’ve been through Mark Joyner’s course, Simpleology 101: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want, you probably remember him poking a bit of fun at the Law of Attraction. (If you have not been through Simpleology, I highly recommend it). More specifically, he pokes fun at the belief some have pulled from the Law of Attraction that you can get what you want just by visualizing it. You know, the “I’ll just sit here and meditate and visualize a bag of money falling into my lap” attitude.

I’m pretty sure that, by now, most people have recognized that the Law of Attraction is about much more than visualizing and hoping and praying. But after the movie The Secret became a massive hit many critics pointed out – accurately – that The Secret focused too much on the “thinking” part of the Law of Attraction equation and not enough on the action part.

Soon after the Secret became popular I asked Mark to write a little blurb about his thoughts on the Law of Attraction. Quite honestly, I was expecting him to debunk the idea. But I discovered that he was not as much of a critic of the LoA as some assumed. Here’s part of what he said:

Hey Ed, you asked me to write a note about the Law of Attraction. Many say I’m “not a fan” of it, but that’s not really exactly right. See, it’s not that I’m not a fan of it, it’s just that I can’t personally know whether or not my thoughts actually *attract* things to me.

Without question, if we focus on certain things we’ll definitely notice more of it. One explanation may be that the Reticular Activating System is filtering all of the information around us. Who knows … Maybe it doesn’t matter? Then again, maybe it does.

You can read the rest of his note in this post: the Secret and Simpleology: Mark Joyners Surprising Thoughts.

And if you want to hear even more about Mark’s thoughts on the Law of Attraction, listen to the conversation I had with Mark Joyner on the Law of Attraction and a wide range of other topics.

But now, here comes the most intersting part of this story. Mark is getting ready to launch a new course through his Simpleology Great Teachers program. And guess what the course is on.

The Law of Attraction!

Go figure.

So has he changed his mind about the Law of Attraction? Has he done a complete 180?

Well, I’m not sure. But it looks like he’s going to be sharing his thoughts on why he’s releasing this course over the next few days. You can read about it at the Simpleology Blog. And you also have a chance to win some prizes over there as well.

And, by the way, Mark won’t be teaching the course, His good friend, Joe Vitale, author of The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) From the Inside Out and The Missing Secret and one of the experts in The Secret is the creator and teacher of this new program.

I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on the Simpleology blog for the next few days as Mark reveals more about why he’s adding this Law of Attraction course to his Great Teachers series. Hope to see you over there.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Personal Growth 

Watch Out: My Inner Geek is Coming Out

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I’ve been having a blast indulging my inner geek lately!

It’s one of those things I just can’t deny. Every time I try to get too spiritual and serious, things seem to jump up at me and bite me in the butt. What’s up with that?

It’s likely one of those annoying lessons in self-acceptance! You know, the ones where you just have to accept that you are who you are!

So, rather than continuing to resist my geekiness,  I’ve finally decided to embrace it, accept the messages from the universe, and start offering up my web development and internet marketing knowledge to help other Conscious Business Owners thrive online.

And that’s what I’ve done with the Wordpress Launchpad Program. Today was the last day of the first round. And the entire 6-weeks have been a blast.

Here’s what one participant wrote:

Ed is a fabulous teacher. The Wordpress Launchpad Program was clear, concise, and really easy to navigate. He presents things in bite sized pieces that are easy to digest, and build in a natural, comprehensive way. The support system he has created for it, with workbooks, blog postings, and Q & A, adds to the value immensely and adds to the fun and group learning process.

It’s just a thrill to be able to create immediately, with confidence and watch others do the same. Ed is incredibly present and responsive…generous almost to a fault! This is not a job for him. It’s a passion.

The value is extraordinary and I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to build an excellent, kick ass website/blog that isn’t just pretty, but actually does something! Thank you so much Ed!.

Rachel Flower Sensoma

And why am I telling you this? Well I’m glad you asked. It’s because I’ve got the next round of the program beginning on May 13th. And if you register before May 1st, you’ll save $200. So I wanted to make sure I told you about this now so I won’t hear any whining after May 1st!

If you’re a conscious business owner and you don’t yet have a website – or if you have a website that is just sitting there because you don’t know what to do with it – you just might want to join the next round of the Wordpress Launchpad Program.

At the end of this six week course you’ll have a fully functional website up and running and have the knowledge and tools needed to update it yourself.

To find out more about the Wordpress Launchpad Progam and how it can help your Conscious Business thrive online, visit Mystic Marketing.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, this crazy economic “crisis” that all the media pundits tell us that we’re in, makes this absolutely the best time to launch a website!

When you do, you’ll have a professional, effective website up and running in just 6-weeks. You’ll know how to update and maintain the site yourself. And you’ll have the basic knowledge needed to drive traffic to your site.

So if you’re ready to get your business online, or upgrade your existing web presence, go check out the Wordpress Launchpad Program and take advantage of this virtually turnkey opportunity.

And, because of the backend work that I do to setup the servers and wordpress software and … oh right, you don’t have to worry about any of that, becaue I do it all… But because I do it all, I’ve got to keep this class small. And that’s another reason to get registered for this program now.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Internet Marketing, Upcoming Events, Workshops, blogs, technology 

Review: Waiting For Autumn

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Waiting for AutumnI recently finished reading Waiting for Autumn, the new novel from Scott Blum, the founder of the popular personal growth website, the Daily Om. The semi-autobiographical book follows the narrator, Scott, through a period of intense personal development and the awakening of powerful insights and awareness.

Anyone who has been through – or is going through – times of great spiritual growth will relate to the questioning, confusion and uncertainty that Scott experiences on his journey of discovery.

In the tradition of other books of awakening – The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Conversations with God – Scott Blum weaves together a compelling story with deep insights to draw you into the book.

And for those just embarking on a spiritual journey, a time that can lead to a great deal of stress and even fear, you will get to look over the shoulder of another person and watch as he steps onto a spiritual path for the first time.

This is a book that is much needed in these times of confusion and uncertainty. And while each of our journeys will lead us down different paths, this book provides a road map for the journey of awakening. We may not follow the same road or use the same tools, but the feelings and experiences will be very similar for all of us who walk on the path of the spiritual seeker.

I definitely recommend Waiting for Autumn, and if you order it now, you will be entered to win some great prizes in addition to receiving over 175 free gifts.

Go find out more and order Waiting for Autumn here.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Books, Personal Growth