Got back from a fab weekend with Kevin Nations Big Ticket Event and discovered my friend and client, Naomi Trower at My Internet Business Blog tagged me in her blog post..for a meme!

It’s fun! Here are the rules…

The Rules
(and these were NOT made to be broken, got it?)

1. Link the person who tagged you in a new blog post.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks you possess.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged. Here are my 6 quirks:

Andy Beal talks about transparency on the internet.in his book "Radically Transparent"… not sure I want to become this transparent.. any way… here are my 6 quirks.

1. Driving behind people doing the speed limit on the side streets annoy me.
2. People doing the speed limit or under in the fast lane makes me wish ray guns really existed (zap)
3. I enjoy fresh flowers on my desk
4. I’m extremely addicted to sun, ocean and palm trees (so why am I in Ohio)
5. One of my cats has her own tiara (nickname: her royal spoiledness)
6. I don’t like my food touching each other on the plate

Now to tag six fellow bloggers for a meme.

Suzy http://dailysimplicity.com/blog/

Meredith http://yellowhighlighterva.com/blog/

Stephanie: http://growyourdivinespirit.com/blog/

JoLynn http://www.thefitshack.com/

Sally http://www.sallywitt.com

Katherine http://www.passionsthatpay.com/

Social networking is an ongoing process and requires a certain level of time to do. It’s also a mindset… A mindset of consistently and consciously keep tuned to opportunities. Opportunities you can take advantage of when ever possible.

Success Focus Strategy Key #3 of the Thinking Outside the Clock mindset - Focus on Relationship — Increase Opportunities

Last week I mentioned when you apply this mindset to your business you can use the R=M³ relationship formula.^TM

Relationships = More Clients = More Money = More Time

R=M ³

Keep These Keys in Mind to Make the Most of Your Social Networking Opportunities

1. Commitment - invest time to develop the relationship

2. Giving and Getting - both sides need to receive a benefit, either now or later

3. Follow Up - do what you say you are going to do, when you say you will do it.

4. Remembering - people, ideas and resources… stay up on current trends and events so you can share information

5. Patience - results don’t happen overnight or all at once so give your social networking activities some time.

6. Believing in what you do - let your passion and experience show.

7. Involvement - become active in your social network or groups by posting useful content on forums.

8. Listening - pay attention to what others are saying… take notes if necessary

9. Be Courteous - treat others as you wish to be treated

10. Be a Connector- introducing your network to other people when you think someone who would be a good fit.

Make social networking a part of your marketing plan. Time commitment and consistency are key to seeing results that will grow your bottom line.

Most business people believe the philosophy that time = money. How often do you hear time = money?

Let me ask you a question… When did time ever write you a check or give you money?

I don’t know about you but I’m still waiting.

If time no longer = money, what does?

Relationships = Money

Relationships are the Key to Success in Business

The greater the number of relationships you build for your business, the more visibility it gains. Visibility in turn can generate a larger customer base. Don’t start you panicking and wonder how you will handle all those customers.

Just stay with me… no slipping into time management mentality right now.

All the checks I receive in my life come from relationships. It relationships that produce more results and with more results you can buy more time.

The Relationship Formula

When you apply a Thinking Outside the Clock mindset to your business you can use a R=M³ relationship formula.^TM

Relationships = More Clients = More Money = More Time

R=M ³

You can buy more delegation. You can buy new capabilities. You can buy what ever you need to take care of your expanding client base.

Social networking provides an excellent vehicle to make new relationships for your business. Everyday new social networking site open up giving you endless choices on where to network.

Relationships take a major time investment. They don’t happen overnight. It can take months to nurture a relationship that will give your business massive exposure.

Social networking can get overwhelming especially when trying to keep up the other stuff you need to do in your business… not to mention in your life too.

Right now you probably see a flood of information on to use social networking to market your business. Oodles and oodles of tips, strategies and methods you can use rake in social networking cash. If you already feel overwhelmed now, when do you think you will find the time to read and learn how to use them?

Social Network Formula to the Rescue

Social Network Formula puts you back in control of your social networking activities.

Truth… Not all relationships are created equal. Wouldn’t you like a way to identify the relationships that will continually marketing on your behalf?

You want to allocate more of your time to these the relationships. Relationships with a high R.O.T.I.^TM Return on Time Investment

These better relationships produce better results which allow you to buy even more time. When you reach this level you compounded the result of the R=M ³ relationship formula.

The time you invest in social networking to build relationships will eventually pay off with more money and more time.

The Social Network Formula show you how to create simple systematic 90 Day plan to help your identify the social networking sites and individuals worthy of your time investment. You use this timeless plan over and over again.

If want to avoid Social Networking Time Drain and Overwhelm, develop an action plan for your relationship building efforts.

Remember: You are just one relationship away from an incredible opportunity… a marketing buzz… major recognition for your business.

Side Note: Social Network Formula course launches tomorrow… for those who are early action takers, you can take a 60% discount while I finish adding the material to the site.

Women market differently… women run their business differently…

Nothing against guys but often the tactic and methods they teach and use don’t work for us women.

So were do you get the answers?

You get them from two very successful business women

My coach Deb Micek and my mentor Mari Smith. These women totally rock and making a big splash on the internet. If you follow @CoachDeb and @MariSmith on Twitter and Facebook, you know what I mean.

Today they are live broadcasting at 4:00pm Eastern Time you can hear them live discussing

• Women on top - the risks, rewards and battle scars of getting there
• How women sabotage themselves in reaching the top
• How women hold themselves back - and how to attack these fears
• Seducing the Boys Club
• What Men don’t tell Women about business
• And a few other top secret strategies that only LIVE participants will hear

It’s totally free to join them. They may password protect the broadcast. So make sure to sign up on the left to receive the password

Go to http://idebi.tv/blog/no-boyz/

Personally working with these two women continue to make a big difference in my life and business. I know you’ll gain so much from listening to them.

See you there at 4:00 pm Today. August 11

You can go out and buy more memory for you computer when it needs it. Wouldn’t it be great to do the same with your brain?

Great news is you can… sort of.

Recently I replace my old computer. It reached it’s memory upgrade limits and took forever do something while chronically freezing up. This meant rebooting a minimum of six times a day. Talk about productivity interruptions.

So a new computer showed up on my porch and I’m ready to pick up where I left off and get back into the swing of things.

Only one little caveat. Several projects received a premature completed checkmark due to the computer freeze ups. I need to back track through all the projects.

My friend Bob Jenkins (a.k.a. Ask Bob the Teacher) introduced me to a great tool at TimeMindMapping.com to help track it all.

I used this mind map tool to create the projects in the first place. So I can easily retrace the steps.

I started a new mind map to list all things that need finishing from each project. Of course, while doing this, my brain comes up with more project ideas. So I decided to throw them on this mind map too.

Mind mapping frees up your brain’s memory since you don’t need to store the information in it. A very useful tool for blondes and those dealing with baby boomer brain.

TimeMindMapping.com is free (cheaper than buying memory for your computer) and comes with a training video. It cuts down on the time to lean it.

While you can’t go out and buy more memory for your brain, mind mapping is the next best thing.

Do you mind map? Please share your experiences and thoughts.

Twippin’ wid da Time Diva!
Time Strategy Tips Twitter style in 140 seconds or less.

Time Twips Video -2. Studies show we loose an hour and half each day due to a messy desk. This Time Twip will show you to gain it back instantly. If you give it a try, I would love to hear about it.

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The other day I made this comment on Twitter: "Why can’t product creation be like microwave popcorn… done in 2 minutes." Apparently many others were feeling the same pain.

How would you respond? Entrepreneurs are rarely lost for product ideas…. no wonder turning all our ideas into products in 2 minutes appealed to many people.

@AmyMiyamoto made this comment: "Yes,yes, I totally concur.. wouldn’t that be just a grand windfall? Just think of how many you could produce in a day?! ;)"

Nothing wrong with Amy’s comment. She responded the way most people do when given the opportunity to reduce the time do something. It’s not her fault. We’re conditioned to think this way when some new technology comes along promising to increase productivity and efficiency and free up our time.

I proposed Amy look at it slightly different… to Think Outside the Clock… Instead of looking at how many products she could produce in a day… but rather how much time it would free up for her to enjoy or do other things in life.

Amy replied " it’s an excellent way to look at it."

Technology originally was suppose free people from the pressure of the clock to perform at breakneck speeds. Increase the leisure time to enjoy time with friends and family, doing things you enjoy and even working fewer hours. Yet some how technology didn’t deliver the promise of more leisure time but instead often keeps you working at frantic pace.

Don’t blame technology… Blame Time Management mentality. It’s the mentality of doing more and more and cramming as much as possible into your day.

There is still nothing wrong with Amy’s response. With a different mindset about time, Amy can consciously choice how to use the "Microwave Product" Technology. She can crank out many products in a day or finish a product in 2 minutes and enjoy the rest of the day.

If you want to discover the "Thinking Outside the Clock" mindset, try our free online class "10 Time Strategies to Gain More Time and Profits at moretimenow.com

PS.
Amy’s a pretty cool tweeter, so if your on twitter, start following her. http://twitter.com/amymiyamoto