Lessons Learned
I like the quote by President Faust that talks about a religion that does not require sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary for live and salvation. This reminded me that anything worthwhile in this life or the next is worth great sacrifice. Obtaining my Bachelor's Degree is requiring great sacrifice, but the reward and blessings will be worth that sacrifice. How much more sacrifice should I be willing to make for the Lord; which brings even greater rewards and sacrifice. This kind of helps me see that I am spending lots of time making sacrifices for my education, but also need to give more time and service to the Lord and the gospel. I also learned from the video from Peter Diamandis the importance of being creative when looking for funding. Even though the business couldn't give him the cash he was asking for, they could provide the services he needed. And all it took was for him to ask. The "Startups on a Shoestring" article helped me to see that if you have the vision and the passion for something, you can create something out of next to nothing. All you have to do is figure out how to fill a need or desire on the part of a customer.
$100 Challenge
For marketing this week I have let a couple of my writer friends know that I am interested in finding more proofreading and editing work. I have posted an ad for services on a city Facebook page for Home-Based businesses. I have been researching online Virtual Assistant websites but most of them charge a monthly fee to look through the posted jobs. I also have been looking at publishing companies to see if they need virtual proofreaders. I found one publishing site that posts jobs needed for writers, editors and proofreaders, but they also charge a fee. I have found a couple of people advertising on Craigslist for similar work, but I am a little hesitant to use Craigslist. This weekend I plan on setting up a Facebook of page that is linked to my personal page and asking all my Facebook friends to like it. I am taking it slow, because I can't handle too much work right now with my load. An accounting for my business for the week is: $10 Revenue, $0 Expenses = $10 profit.
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