SocialSpark & I

Being a 3rd world citizen, one of the biggest challenges in life is to do what you love, love what you do and make a good living out of it. Approx 90% of us residing in the 3rd world do not have this option as we must be creative in being able to balance out our lives of dream-chasing and chasing that 'buck' to sustain life.

One of my daily 'life-homework' is to constantly improve my writing for the sake of my blog, my readers and most definitely for the sake of my family. Knowing that you have a family to feed and a little girl to parent, we must constantly stay on our toes to make our value higher to accomplish the bottom line; and that is, putting food on the table. At the end of the day, it is about giving time and giving money to the ones we love. Thats all it matters.. Period.

In speaking of the ones we love, being happy is contagious as being happy and organized are keys to success and enhancing ones level to the next. My personal belief is that writing and socializing can be defined as being a big part of self help, personal development, success, and happiness.

This is what I would like to share to you all on today's post.

I'd like to share to you all my happiness of being approved to one of the hippest social blogging networks in the world of SocialSpark, as it integrates writing, socializing, advertising and creating money making opportunities for us bloggers especially those residing in third world countries.

SocialSpark does not only benefit bloggers and advertisers alone, but it also benefits those residing in country's where writing or blogging itself is considered lame and dangerous (such as mine), as it also bonds the world into equality by the interactive experience and the concept of no boundaries in which SocialSpark campaigns.

I was introduced to socialspark.com by an email that was sent from payperpost and directly took action after receiving the email.

I browsed through the website and directly said, "Wowzers.., Cool place.." You can socialize, help one another in blogging, advertise, network, write, make some cash, participating in volunteering for a win-win situation and even browse through the different sponsorship options. It is a complete integration of maximizing the bond between advertisers and publishers. SocialSpark is part of the parent company of IZEA which does not need to be questioned its credibility as it runs powerful websites such as payperpost.com.

I recommend if you're a blogger looking to earn money or an advertiser looking to promote on blogs, directly sign up to http://www.socialspark.com as I just did.

Before browsing the website you must understand SocialSparks Code of Ethics which are:

100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure:
Each sponsored post must include a badge at the end of every post sponsored by SocialSpark.

100% Transparency:
Profiles of bloggers and advertisers who are working with each other are open to the public.

100% Real Opinions:
You are recommended to take on posts that you like with negative or positive reviews.

100% Search Engine Friendly:
Search engines will not penalize you for your sponsored post.


On a further note; to open the website, you need to have the updated version of FireFox or the updated browser of Internet Explorer.

I already envision happiness and joy because having the passion of writing as well as being able to put food on the table can all be accomplished at SocialSpark. Not only that, but socializing, networking, building contacts for the future with other bloggers & advertisers just puts the icing on the cake.

Check us out on SocialSpark

Cool Pic & Inspirational - Practical Proof

Hello all, I thought I'd show this picture from www.shoemoney.com about how Jeremy Shomaker made $132,994.97 from Adsense and purely using SEO methods without arbitrage back in 2005. I wanted to show this picture to show that working hard to achieve a goal does end up in concrete results. So strive to achieve whatever you want!

Determination & Perseverance

On today's post, I'd like to talk about perseverance and determination. Before we start, I'd like to define the definition of Determination and Perseverance below.

Determination - "The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he/she is a man of purpose"

Perseverance - "The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his/her perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"

Now you know the meaning of the 2 words, I don't really want to get into the theories or write a whole alot about examples that will only make you argue your own personal situation versus that of examples from the post, but more into being able to reflect your own situation with that of whatever results you want to achieve.

I'd like to talk about failing forward as the best way to undergo perseverance and determination. As you go through the days to achieve whatever goal it is that you have in mind, you tend to be challenged by many around you especially your close ones (family, spouse, siblings, boss, etc). That is one of the biggest obstacles that you will have to face in following through with your goal in mind.

Many that care for you will tell you, "because I care for you, that is why i'm telling you this.. bla.. bla.. you've failed and your failing, so its best that you .... bla... bla.." only to make you think twice about your goal thinking to yourself (is this it or do I go on?) --> You think about it hard, you fall back on your plans, you adjust it, tweak it a bit and still questioning yourself, then the "Perseverance & Determination in your heart says, "screw them, they care for me but I care about my goal/dream", "I must go on!"

That is the key to perseverance and determination.

You sort out and fight yourself that give thoughts of quiting into pushing yourself to accomplish your goal. Remember, all the greats, had to fail always in order to get to where they are right now. It is about failing forward to achieve whatever it is you want to achieve.

Listen to your heart and keep on pushing it.

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-Herdi-

TrafficEra - Traffic To Your Website or Blog

Hi everyone, do you have a website or blog of your own? Well, heres a great place to learn the best methods of gaining traffic to your website or blog.

Check it out below:

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Candles To Make You Feel Better

Have you been stressed out and looking for candles to soothen your life?

Have a look below at these soy based candles that are better for the environment.
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Herdi

Bringing Las Vegas To Your Home

Have you ever wanted to just fly to the great Las Vegas and leave all your problems behind? I mean your job is stressing you with its many pressures and deadlines, and you're desperately seeking relaxation by directing yourself to the many options of Casinos there? But then you're thinking about time and most importantly the money for your Vegas trip.

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The Need For Greatness - Ashop Commerce

With personal development and self help, many gurus often guide us through healing while offering us many products which support their teachings. One of the most effective and efficient ways of reaching directly to end-users is by selling their products through the internet. These gurus either act as merchants or use other parties to sell their products online. One of the main features in having a successful internet business as well as successfully selling online, is by using a reliable, flexible and easy to operate shopping cart for buyers to use through the process of purchase.

There are many shopping carts out there that are so difficult for a buyer to purchase a product, that it ends up turning off its buyers resulting in a loss of sales. If you are like these gurus who sell online or have an online business of your own, the following information will certainly come in handy. I'd like to introduce to you the most reliable, easy to operate, affordable and proven track record, a checkout shopping-cart software that has helped many businesses flourish throughout the world for many years;

I'd like to introduce to you the Ashop Commerce

Taken from the website and link:
"Ashop Commerce is one of the the first companies in the world to integrate with Google Checkout and include the auto call back function."

With its trusted joint integration with Google Checkout, there is no need to question the credibility of Ashop Commerce

Here are some of its many features and payment gateways:

1) 10 day free trial without credit card of software purchase
2) Easy to use single login
3) badge of google checkout to prove secure and bonafide shopping cart
4) low in shoppers abandoning Ashop shopping cart
5) user-friendly, even a 10 year old can open his/her online business
6) and the list goes on and on...

Read on below for details!
Ashop Commerce - Frequently Asked Questions
Ashop Commerce - Features
Authorize Net payment gateway

How To Live A Stress-Free Lifestyle

Do you feel harassed? A goal-oriented person is prone to stress.

Goal-oriented persons are mostly engaged in activities marked by high expectations, almost impossible deadlines, and pressure build-ups. Most self-help books advice readers to have goals. However, unrealistic goals bring about stress. Make your goals realistic; and likewise, allot a realistic time frame.

Don’t stay depressed. An effective antidote against a depressive mood is exercise. Do you have a fat belly?

You have a fast metabolism because your body easily burns and digests the food you eat.

Heavy drinking, smoking, and high caffeine consumption can take its toll to your body. Smoking promotes high level of cortisol, resulting to layers of abdominal fat. Yes, it is possible to live a stress-free lifestyle.

Why Start A Home Business

The FIRST reason to work form home is there is an opportunity to enjoy the family life by working from home.

The information technology growth and internet revolution has created a new marketplace, to enter into new businesses.

This global marketplace means increased exposure and opportunity for sales and business.

Another reason to work from home can be found at home. You can spend time with your family. The last reason to work from home is to reduce stress. Working at home can reduce the stress of juggling the demands of your work life with those of your private life. You can work at home while caressing your child. The best place to find information on a home based business is online.

Happiness

Loving ourselves and loving others. What we know as self esteem begins, originally, in the esteem parents have for their children. Since, to a child, a parent is God, parental abuse and neglect (including insensitivity to feelings) is experienced as justified. Children are masters at devising strategies to get love or prevent abandonment. "If I'm perfect, then mommy or daddy will love me." Nothing can replace self love.
If our parenting was primarily supportive, our self talk will be so also. If our parenting was primarily negative, we will tend to be self critical much of the time. Once we realize that people with high self-esteem talk lovingly to themselves -- especially when under stress, and those with low self-esteem are self critical, we create for ourselves a pathway to change. There are 3 basic steps to changing our self talk to increase happiness.
In my experience, when our mind is full of anxiety, and general static, we are often re-experiencing a "child state of mind."

When ever we shift into an insecure child state of mind (we all do at times), we each "go home" to specific inner experiences of support, abuse, or neglect. Depending on our particular childhood, we will be able to generate self love and self care at such times, or not. We can undertake authentic adult action.

In a child state of mind, we often feel passive and helpless. Once we recognize that we're in a child state, and have compassion to our unique childhood experience, we need to actively assert our adult energies. Often, too, authentic adult action involves challenging our stream of negative self talk. The three keys to self love and truer happiness are awareness, compassion, and authentic adult action.

Optimism

OPTIMISM

Scientists test this theory by studying twins. Though it's more common for researchers to study depression, a few are focusing on optimism, hoping to help children grow into resilient, upbeat adults.

'Challenge Breeds Optimism'
What is less often said, scientists note, is that children must face challenges to develop their problem-solving and coping skills. Most parents want to climb the tree and get the child down immediately.

'Training Children To Be Optimistic'
There's no magic to learning the optimistic style of thinking. To catch children while they are still able to learn, the program's staff goes out to area schools, reaching out to preadolescent children aged ten to thirteen.