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My New Years Resolution Updates

February 25th, 2010

JoAnn Guida

Resolution Updates

Here are my February – 2010 new year’s resolution updates. My apologies for not posting my mid- month resolution status. I have been watching the Winter Olympics since the Opening Ceremony on February 12, 2010.

So let’s get right to the updates because these monthly reports are helping me to keep accountable, focused and on-track for reaching my New Year’s resolutions.

1. Positive Attitude – Well we had another good snow fall and it stayed on the ground for about 3 days. We have had record cold temperatures as most of the country has experienced this winter.

2. Manage my time better - I am progressing slowly with this jigsaw puzzle called social networking and internet marketing and I’m making progress daily. It is quite a challenge challenging to balance this thing called life and work.

3. Like the movie – Pay it Forward - I helped a friend out by house and cat sitting when they went away for Super Bowl Weekend to celebrate it with other friends. The cat was well behaved and we both enjoyed the peace and quiet. The dogs also enjoyed their road trip.

4. For the little successes – I’m continuing with changing my diet and practice yoga daily. I have lost a total of 7 pounds this year. This has encouraged me to continue with making better and healthier food choices.

5. Laugh more – I was able to laugh more this month by watching the Wanda Sykes in I’ma Be Me movie. It was so funny and she is a good comic.

6. Be aware of the changes you make each day, keep moving forward. I’m reporting and sharing my diet and exercise progress with a good friend of mine and maintaining my personal journal.

7. Get out of my comfort zone. As I get further into this Internet marketing it is helping me expand my self in areas that I have not in the past. coming up with ideas to blog about is quite a challenge at times, as you may have noticed. Leave me a comment with any suggestions you may have.

8. Be realistic about your resolutions – I still believe that I have made very real and reachable goals while also be prepared for the unexpected – like more snow and freezing temperatures.

9. Be invested 100% in yourself – I am committed in 2010. I will dedicate myself and stay focused and do what I need to do to get back into shape in my body, mind and soul. Even to the point of resisting Brownies, I did not eat any only smelled them when they were cooking. That is will power.

10. Lose weight at a steady and healthy rate until I reach my goal weight. In January and February so far a total of ?? 4 pounds and feel it is a very good start for me.

I practiced meditation and yoga for 38 of the 54 days or 68% of the days in January & February. An increase of 13% since lst month.

I continue to keep a health journal to track my food and exercise progress. Writing it down makes yo much more accountable and on track to meeting your goals.

How are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions?

Let us know and leave a comment below.

Together we can do it.

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My Top Ten New Years Resolutions for 2010

December 31st, 2009

JoAnn Guida

Happy New Year

Before sitting down to write your top ten New Years Resolutions take time to think about the things in your life that you wish to improve to make your life better.

Do you want: to improve your health, spend more time with family and friends, stick to a budget, save money, advance your career, get organized or what ever. Keep in mind these are just the starting points for a better life.

If you are serious and want to keep yourself motivated make your resolutions realistic and achievable. Your resolutions are more effective when you write them down in detail as to how you will achieve them and then share them with a friend. This will keep you motivated and accountable not only to yourself, but also to a friend. You’ll get a boost of encouragement when you completed your goal by proving it to your friend.

Today all our lives are hectic. Once we identify our goals, what we need to do next is to break it into smaller and manageable goals which we can accomplish more easily. We will feel more motivated and our self-confidence will build as we complete each of the smaller goals on our way to completing our entire goal.

By doing this you stay committed to your goal. What you do now determines your future success in meeting your goal. Yes, we may stumble or stray from our goals, but we are human – so don’t beat yourself up. Just get right back up and take that first baby step again and get back on the path to reach your goals.

It does not matter what your focus on, it is your good intentions with the smallest of efforts that will add up to a successful 2010 for you and those around you.

Some quotes to ponder:

Andre Gide, “Be faithful to that which exist within yourself.”
Anonymous, “Rome, was not built in a day.”
I have a picture that say, “Things take Time.”
My Mom, “Have more patience.”

My Top Ten New Years Resolutions for 2010.

1. Keep a positive attitude in all that I do

2. Manage my time better in work and play

3. Like the movie – Pay it Forward - as many have helped me in the past.

It’s my time to help someone else.
The rewards will be great as the possibilities are numerous.
Try to do something nice everyday.
The small things add up more than we realize.
Each of us can make a difference in someone’s life.

4. For the little successes, I have, I will celebrate in a happy healthy way.

Rewards will be a positive boost and help me to keep focused on my goals.
We do not realize how strong we are and we need to keep in the right mindset.
Give ourselves the credit we deserve for reaching our resolutions.

5. Laugh more, they say it is the best medicine.

The choice is mine to be happy or not – it is as simple as that.
See the bright side in things and do not beat yourself up when you fail.
We learn from our failures and then know when we have won.
Bring a smile to someone‘s face each day, whether it is at the store or sharing a funny story with a friend.

6. Be aware of the changes you make each day, keep moving forward

Get a friend or support group that you have to be accountable to.
This will help you keep focused.

7. Get out of my comfort zone. Expanding my self and knowledge

By reading and implementing a new book each month – Starting with The Teachings of Abraham by Esther and Jerry Hicks.
Be more creative, try different types of yoga, meditation and exercise.
Expand my skills in my: Internet Marketing, Social Networking and SEO business.

8. Be realistic about your resolutions

Have a plan for obstacles that may come your way and slow you down.
Take care of it as it comes up, take the detour, but get back on track.
Be prepared for the unexpected.

9. Be invested 100% in yourself

Whatever the resolution, do it for yourself and no one else.
Do it will all your passion and keep at it until it is complete.

10. Lose weight at a steady and healthy rate until I reach my goal weight.

Focus on changing my behavior towards food and exercise.
Do 30-60 minutes of exercise each day
Keep food and exercise journal to track my progress
Try new sports – hiking, kayaking, and canoeing- weather permitting
Get outdoors and enjoy it.

In Summary

Be kind to yourself
Make a commitment and keep going forward one day at a time.
Believe in yourself and know you can do it- Baby Steps.
Follow Louise L. Hay’s affirmations in her book, “You Can Do It!“
You Will Do It!
Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year!

The Best is Yet to Come

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What was your favorite Christmas?

December 25th, 2009

JoAnn Guida

Well here we are on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009. By now all the family from out of town has arrived and are settled in to enjoy the holiday.

Today there will be many spiral hams, turkeys and prime rib dinners shared with family and friends. Great memories will be made and remembered for Holidays to come.

My favorite Christmas was in 1992. Mom and Dad and I spent it with my younger brother, his wife and my nephew/Godson, Jason. My brother and his family had just moved into their new house, 3 bedroom 2 bath house, and I drove up with Mom and Dad to spend Christmas together. Jason was only 4 years old at the time.

Grocery Store

We arrived after an 8 hour drive and we were a little bit tired, but we still needed to unload the Jeep and all the presents for Jason. So my sister-in-law and I took Jason with us to the grocery store. This gave my brother and parents time to unload my Jeep and hide the presents.

When we got back from the grocery store my brother took my nephew aside and told him that he was to use the bathroom in his parents bedroom. Being Grandma and PoP-Pop and Aunt Jo were going to use his bathroom in the hall.

I thought, “What do you mean he can’t use the hall bathroom – we can all share,” but the bathroom rule was enforced. A little while later my brother took me into the bathroom and moved the shower curtain to the side and that is where all the Christmas presents were stored – we both laughed.

Bath Time

With 6 of us in the house, we had to double up on bathing - it all worked out fine.

When Christmas Eve arrived we finally got Jason to bed and unfortunately Grandma and Pop-Pop also fell asleep. Leaving just my brother, sister-in-law and me move all the presents from the bathtub to under the Christmas Tree. We had lots of fun trying to be quiet and arrange the presents. We finished and to celebrate we eat Santa’s cookies. If I remember right we had a stronger drink then milk – Ho Ho Ho.

Christmas morning was priceless – The really funny thing was Jason got one of the Nurf Dart foam gun sets and we were all running around and playing with it until we almost shot Grandma in the head with one of the foam Nurf Darts. No one was hurt and we all had a good laugh. Good Memories.

Let’s all send a special prayer, not only today but everyday,

for all our service women and men who are

not able to celebrate the holidays with their families.

Happy Holidays

Wishing you and your loved ones a very

Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season.

May the New Year be the best one yet.

God Bless our Families!

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Squidoo’s Slap Will Result in Big Changes for Marketers in 2010

December 22nd, 2009

JoAnn Guida

Can You Squidoo?

Following up on the fact that I finally made my first Squidoo Lens in my quest to become an Internet marketer, I wanted to share some good information for the masses about Squidoo. In the past few years, many marketers watched from the sidelines as Squidoo evolved into a SERP-ranking powerhouse and finally invested in a guide to teach them how to do it themselves. They created content, did all the recommended traffic tactics – and one day awoke to discover their lenses locked and their efforts ruined.

Squidoo has made many changes in 2009 – and for a very good reason. They were in the good graces of Google until one day the search engine giant decided to teach them a lesson and slapped their search engine rankings into nowhere-land. To combat this horrible effect, Squidoo knew what they had to do. They had to lock down spam lenses, implement some new rules and take down unsavory content.

A new Squid Don’t lens was erected to help guide lensmasters in how to create a proper page on Squidoo. Many ClickBank products, which were the bread and butter of some affiliates, were blacklisted. No more teaching how to cure toenail fungus or how to lose weight with acai berries. These topics were just too enticing for spammers, so Squidoo had to make them off-limits for everybody – even those who provided viable content about them. That was a tough one. But necessary for us today to provide viable content.

Squidoo did create a great program called the Giant Squid program, where lensmasters with at least 50 good lenses could bypass the filter system they set in place – because they earned a badge of trust from the creators of Squidoo.

They limited the number of links to a hefty nine, which is more than generous considering places like Hub Pages that only allow two. In the coming year, Squidoo will be checking up on lensmasters to see who’s abiding by their policy and who isn’t – and they’ll be cleaning house on lenses that don’t comply, so make sure you abide by their rules.

One of the best ways to get what you want on Squidoo is to become an active participant in their SquidU forum. Here, you can interact with the founders and worker bees on Squidoo – and they constantly ask for your input on future decisions, letting you speak out about how it will affect you.

For example, they’re considering giving lensmasters the ability to take a live Squidoo lens and purposefully make it a work in progress lens – but before they do, they’re asking for your opinion. Take advantage of this open door philosophy because not many social networks have it – they simply make the rules and you’re expected to follow them.

Build a Lens Today!

Despite all the changes, Squidoo is still an awesome place to make quality product and niche topic lenses to promote your brand and affiliate programs. The lenses rank well and the community participation is very large. It will always be an important part of your well rounded affiliate marketing strategy.

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