Found this stumbling to: http://www.inspiredmoneymaker.com/2008/05/23/101-tips-to-help-you-make-money-doing-what-you-love/
Although my ultimate goal isn't necessarily to make money, just to do something I love, I guess it wouldn't hurt to be able to do both. I found "most" of these pretty true, and likely useful (except maybe reading the books, which sound boring to me), for lots of issues in basic everyday life, not JUST making money. Now I just have to force myself to implement some of them.
101 Tips to Help You Make Money Doing What You Love
Posted by : Paul Piotrowski
Cut Out TV Time – Instead of watching other people doing what they love (actors, athletes, etc.) while you sit on the couch, why not invest the time into becoming an Inspired Money Maker. The average US home has the TV on for over 3,000 hours per year. A 40 hour/week job is only 2,000 hours per year.
Read "Think and Grow Rich"
Have a Sense of Humor
Be Yourself
Don't Hide Yourself – Be Accessible
Visualize Your Goals Daily
Have an Opinion
Compliment People
Stop Letting Fancy Sounding Coffee Steal Your Dreams – $5.50 coffee and snacks each day cost you $2,000/year. That could be invested into your Inspired Money Maker dreams instead. Use the money to start a business, purchase equipment, take courses, go to a seminars, etc.
Learn to Listen
Be a Simplifier, Not a Complicator
Learn From Your Mistakes, But Don't Be Afraid to Make Them
Be Humble
Read "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles
Get Excited
Be Original. Be Grateful. Be courageous.
Be Unreasonable
Stop Being Negative – Stop justifying that you're just being realistic. See things as they really are, not worse than they are. Then, take it a step further and see things better than they are.
Take Action
Be Nice to People
Create Your Own Luck
Stop Pretending to be a Victim
Don't Worry What Others Think, That's Their Business
Learn to Master Your Habits
Do Something New
Use Affirmations Daily
Beat the Odds – When you encounter an obstacle, realize that each obstacle you get through with your determination also eliminates 80% of your competition. Keep going, don't give up and your odds will improve every step of the way.
Just Do It
Believe in Yourself – Nobody else is going to do it for you. Start now, in this moment.
Don't be Good, Don't be Great, Be Outstanding
Never Stop Growing
Give to Get
Plant Your Flag, Commit to the Inspired Money Maker Path
Connect With Your Spirit Guides
Don't Talk Small About Yourself
Avoid Bureaucracy
Focus Your Energy
Read Books
Invest in the Tools You'll Need – Stop being cheap and invest in the tools you may need to succeed.
Have Integrity
Always Be Creating Your Story
Start an Idea Journal, Capture Everything
Pay Attention to Your Dreams
Assume You Won't Live Forever, The Time To Do This is NOW
Don't Gossip, Network – Cut out wasted time gossiping on the phone with your friends. Instead, get your friends into making money doing what they love and then each hour you spend on the phone will be networking towards both of you growing your Inspired Money Maker ventures.
Aim to Improve the Universe. Think Big
Don't Give Up
Get a Psychic Reading
Make it Fun
Trust Your Gut – When it comes to logic vs intuition. Go with your gut, then justify it with logic later.
Believe in Others
Skip the Party, Work on Your Dreams Instead
Challenge the Status Quo
Learn a Positive Word Every Day
Get Help Where Needed – Don't try doing everything yourself. If you need web-design, hire a web designer. If you need logo design, hire a logo designer. If you need accounting done, hire an accountant. Try not to do too much yourself. Focus on what you love doing and find a way to monetize it.
Instill Confidence in Others
Email a Stranger, Propose a Win / Win Relationship
Take Time to Relax
Start a Blog and Document Your Journey
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Model Successful People – Read biographies, books, Blogs. Study successful people. Find someone who's already accomplished what you want to accomplish and model their beliefs, their behaviors etc.
Replace Your Bathroom Reader with a Self-Help Book
Take Two Weeks Off Work, Stay Home and Work on Your Inspired Money Maker Plans. Tell Everyone Else You're Out of the Country.
Repeat Your Affirmations In Your Head Until You Fall Asleep at Night
Choose Financial Abundance, Stop Believing that Money is a Dirty Word
Compete With Yourself, Not Others
Smile and Make People Laugh
Make and Carry Your Personal Business Cards
Be Polite, But Don't Be Afraid to Express Yourself Either
Don't Waste Time on Stupid Crap – Does your desk really need to be cleaned again this week? Do your books really need to be alphabetically arranged?
Watch What People Do, Not What they Say They Do
Help Someone Out
Think "How Do I Increase My Income by $10,000" not "How Do I Cut Expenses by $100"
Be Nice to Yourself
Get Rid of Stinkin Thinkin – Stop the endless negative chatter in your mind. Re-focus your internal questions on the positive.
Enjoy the Journey
Network with People You Feel Comfortable With
Don't Use Your Kids as an Excuse
Learn to Forgive – Stop wasting energy holding grudges. Forgiving someone is not the same as condoning whatever they did. It is simply letting go of the pent up negative energy inside you because it doesn't serve you anymore. Let it go.
Try Immersion Learning
Find a Mentor / Coach, Don't Let Lack of Money Be Your Excuse
Give Referrals, Ask for Referrals
Don't Complain. Put the Violin Away. Nobody Wants to Hear It
Stop Looking for Shortcuts. Steady Wins the Race.
Share Your Success with Others
Don't Hang Around Negative People. Hang Out With Other Inspired Money Makers
Buy Wrinkle Free Dress Pants – Saves you time on having to iron them
Don't Believe Your Excuses
Write in a Journal
Don't Underestimate the Fear of Success
Be Decisive
Meditate
Convert Your Car Into a Personal Development University – Turn off the Radio and Listen to Audio Courses and Seminars in the Car
Hire Someone to Mow the Lawn, Work On Your Dreams Instead
Sleep When You're Dead – Stop sleeping 8-12 hours a day. Try 6 hours / night for 30 days and see how you feel. Most people sleep so much because they're depressed about their life. Work on being an Inspired Money Maker and you won't want to sleep.
Use Law of Attraction
Send Gifts to People
Ask for What You Want – Erase the fantasy from your head that others should know what you want. Ask for what you want, always. Stop talking about what you didn't get, and focus on what you want.
Work on Your Communications Skills
Have Patience – Everything won't come all at once. Have the patience to trust that everything will come at it's perfect time.
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