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Put More Cash in Your Pocket by Loral Langemeier

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

For the last few days I’ve been reading Loral Langemeier’s newest book “Put More Cash in You Pocket”. When I first began reading it I was thinking, “o.k., so, how’s this different from her “Cash Machine” book? Well, it is.

What I like about this book and about Loral is, she’s about living out loud (thus, the name of her company). A wealthy gent once told me, “If you don’t have enough money, make more”. Well, that’s the message here. Don’t “tighten your belt” and start living frugally. That is NO way to live! If you died tomorrow, would you say proudly “Well, I lived frugally!” Or, would you rather say, “I lived LOUD and I enjoyed every minute of it and I shared it with everyone I know?” Personally, I prefer the latter.

So, here comes this book to teach you how to do that ~ specifically how to create a (I’m sure) useful $500-$1000 per month using talents, skills and knowledge you already have.

As in past books, Loral talks about a specific few folks. She takes you through their process, thinking, writing, learning. How can they each create more money? Some make it easily doing certain things a few times a month and charging more; others, a few times a week.

She takes us step-by-step through through the “twenty-first century lemonade stand”. (You’ll understand what that means when you read it. It’s enlightening.)

Throughout the book she’s got task sheets, lists, tests and practices so you can find out what can really for YOU!

Chapters include:

Discover the Idea

The Fast Cash Formula

Replicate and Duplicate (don’t try to re-invent the wheel. We’re looking for fast cash here)

The Right Price (I loved this chapter. Haven’t most of us had difficulty figuring what to charge?)

Stand and Deliver

Ask for the Cash (something many entrepreneurs fail to do due to fear. She helps the reader get past that.)

The Bare Necessities

Opening Day and Beyond

Break the Pattern

If you, or someone you know, needs some fast cash, this is definitely the book. So, how is it different from “The Cash Machine”? You’re not looking to create a business forever (not that it can’t/wont happen) OR, a way to create income to get you to your next step, your big dream. It’s just a way to add more to what you’re already receiving and FAST! I LOVE this book! It’s a simple read and you can begin taking action immediately to create some Fast Cash!

Loral Langemeier's Free Money Making Video!

Create Change Now

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

There are things I do daily to make my life divine. A few of these are ~ eat real food; move daily; at least 10 daily appreciations; rest; laugh. Something I USE to do that I’ve not done lately is read. Now, what I mean by that is read something uplifting.

For instance, I USE to keep a book by the throne from which I could read a short chapter within a few minutes. I’ve not done that lately ~ until now.

Author Cari LaGrange Murphy sent me her latest book “Create Change Now; Reflections for Personal Transformation”. I have found my book!

This book is a gem. The chapters are two pages long (often less) yet filled with gold nuggets. You don’t HAVE to read it through from beginning to end. If you’ve got something going on and are looking for the answer, pick up this book and open it. Read the chapter. Trust the universe will give you the correct answer on those pages. It will you know.

As I’m typing this, I keep picking up this little book (it’s dense and packed with goodness) and handling it ~ browsing through it to see what else comes up. You know what’s really great about this book? If you start from the beginning and go through it every day and you start again, you’ll glean more and more out of it because each day YOU are different so, what you receive from Cari’s writings will be different.

Thank you Cari for this precious gift.

Need I say more? Pick up this book ~no, pick up two or MORE books to share with others and keep it wherever you’ll see and READ it daily. It’ll change your life!

Injoy,

Revvell

“You Turn”, a book by Dr. Nancy Irwin

Monday, September 29th, 2008

We’re back from a wonder-filled weekend in Sedona at the Raw Spirit Festival. I’ve started a campaign to speak at the next one in Santa Barbara in June. Many have already emailed the general manager, Theresa Lucek, and said they’d like to see me onstage which was very kind of them to take the time to do so.

Here’s something that I read in a book by an author I’m going to be interviewing next week.

“Anxiety is an attempt to fight future danger or control the uncontrollable, (borrowing pain from the future.) Depression (hanging on to pain from the past) is an attempt to flee danger by retreating into our own private cave through isolation, or numbing our emotions through drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, sex, shopping, you name it.” Dr. Nancy Irwin

I’ll name overeating.

I’m really enjoying this book. I’ve been highlighting numerous sentences starting with the introduction. Anything I didn’t know already? Not really yet, like any “self-help” style book, very often there’s an “aHA!” moment because of the way something is said or the because of the time it’s said.

This book contains 40 stories of life-changing events from people over 40. I actually only heard of/actually know a few people in this book along with “Jane Doe”, “John Doe” and “Anonymous” (yes, they are in the book and for good reason as you’ll find out reading these very honest, revealing, stories). If you enjoy hearing personal stories of change and triumph as I do, this is the book for you.

Obviously, this will be another interesting interview on Celebrating Your Potential. Remember to check it out next week.

Please feel free to comment below.

Until next week ~

Enjoy life!

Revvell

Purchase You Turn here ~

Pure Soapbox by Kimberlie Dykeman

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

This week I interviewed this delightful author, speaker and motivator, Kimberlie Dykeman on Celebrating Your Potential. Usually I receive the latest book, dvd, etc. before I do an interview. This time, the book came after which is why I’m reviewing it here. 

It’s an easy read meaning there’s not a lot of pages at only 131. It’s a more difficult read in that I sit and ponder a lot of what she says and how it pertains to me. For example on chapter 14, pg.22: “Make today the day that you plunge (I like the word “plunge”) into uncharted territory. Purposefully cross paths with some of the sharpest strangers you will ever meet in your life. Throw a proverbial curve ball at your comfort zones and associate yourself with people from whom you can continuously learn about life on a daily basis. Scroll your picture show as ever changing and ever expanding.”

This is a book I recommend. Carry it with you and when you have a few minutes, read a chapter. Some are only a paragraph; some, two pages. As people tell me when I send out my Weekly Revvellations, each one carries a little nugget or jolt to catch you unawares and possibly that word or that sentence will have a profound impact on your life.

Kimberlie has a gift with words. Enjoy them.

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