What caused the Mortgage Meltdown

Mortgage Meltdown

Real Mortgage Meltdown CausesI was in Real Estate bank lending at a senior level as early as 1970 and exposed to some of the lending practices as a Real Estate Broker in the 1990 's and further exposed to the real estate loan requirements by family members and friends up until recently.When I started out in the 70's banks were considered 

http://www.empowernetwork.com/xbnkrbrkr/blog/mortgage-meltdown/

Unbelievable Opportunity

Unbelievable Opportunity;  yesterday I joined EmpowerNetwork. Why, I saw my Daughter In law (Jill) make more money in one day than ever from the Internet. I have helped her with marketing in many ventures over the last 10 years.She never was rewarded for her efforts and she is a hard worker. I'm a seasoned citizen and I have considerable

http://www.empowernetwork.com/xbnkrbrkr/blog/unbelievable-opportunity/

Squidoo Squidone?

 photo squidoo_zps6bbd877c.jpg Discover all about Squidoo, what it offers and an alternative to Squidoo that has a greater income potential.

Is Squidoo Squidone?

Squidoo is a blogging platform that is free to join and shares its revenue with its writers. Being designed with modules to facilitate easy construction of lenses (as individual posts are known) Squidoo is fairly user friendly.Even more than just a blogging platform Seth Godin has managed to create a culture around creating lenses that could

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/is-squidoo-squidone/

Do You Think One Should Blog Daily?

 photo blogdaily_zpsc7ce2d78.jpg

Should you really blog daily? Several heavy hitters like Blog Tyrant and Derek Halpern say NO, but I say it depends..discover what it depends on over at www.makingthemagichappen.com

Should You Really Blog Daily?

There are guru's out in the internet marketing world that are saying quality not quantity is the most important answer to the question, should you really blog daily.Then there are very successful internet marketing guru's out there that say no, you need to blog daily.  Agh, which one is right?From my vantage point I believe they all are

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/should-you-really-blog-daily/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,…

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success Aren’t Saturated Why Would You Think EN Is?

Perspective is everything in this world. If you believe a thing, it has been my experience that, that is what you will get. It is how the world and your relationships will be reflected back to you.There are around six billion people in the world. They make decisions every day that impact others. While not all six billion people are online yet,

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-vista-prints-go-daddy-and-blog-success-arent-saturated-why-would-you-think-en-is/

Is Empower Network Saturated?

 photo VistaPrintsGodaddyandBlogSuccess_zps2b7654da.jpg

Is the Empower Network saturated, a poor business model, a scam? You really need to read If Vista Prints, Go Daddy and Blog Success aren't saturated Why Do You Think EN is?

Just Made Five Hundred Dollars Online Blogging While Talking On The Phone To My Daughter

It has been a little over two months of blogging daily and sharing. As of today I have made just a tad shy of $700! Where else can you share what you love and are passionate about with others and get paid "sick money", be part of a community of other inspired people who are there to encourage you, hold you accountable and challenge you to be all

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/just-made-five-hundred-dollars-blogging-online-while-talking-on-the-phone-to-my-daughter/

Living the All In Life – Monday Morning Mastermind

Have you given much though to how you are living your life? Are you all in or are you just kind of floating along without any real commitment?Jackie Lee, Kelly DeBorda and I  will be discussing Living the All In Life here on the Monday Morning Mastermind...join us live or watch the replay:Are you ready to live the all in life yourself?

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/living-the-all-in-life-monday-morning-mastermind/

Discover How MLM Burnout Led To A Multi Million Dollar Franchise!

 photo MLM_zps4e5fc219.jpg Seriously stop making excuses and just do it! Find out how MLM burnout led me to a multi million dollar franchise! If it works for me (and a whole bunch of others) it can work for you.

How MLM Burnout Led Me To A Multi Million Dollar Franchise

Yesterday I finally went all in with the company I have been associated with for the last couple months. To be honest it is kind of scary to be once again investing a lot of money in yet another business.There it is out there.I think that if I were purchasing a multi million dollar franchise it might be easier because I would have to

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/how-mlm-burnout-led-me-to-a-million-dollar-franchise/

Mother Teresa One Humble Woman Who Touched Many Lives

Lately I've been thinking a lot about Mother Teresa. Maybe it is because she was old when she discovered her passion in life, her purpose.If you don't know, Mother Teresa was 45 when she made the decision to leave her cloistered convent in Calcutta India to venture forth and love the unlovable, untouchable, sick, and downtrodden of the

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/mother-teresa/

Recycle Reuse Repurpose or Throw It Away

How much junk do we have in our lives that we carry around? Not just physical junk, but emotional and psychological junk dragged around since childhood like a ball and chain weighing us down and excusing our mediocrity.We need to find a way to recycle reuse repurpose or just flat out throw it away if the baggage we are carting around does not

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/recycle-reuse-repurpose-or-throw-it-away/

Jettison The Junk Of your Life

 photo mother-teresa_zps8bbbd9b6.jpg Recycle reuse repurpose or throw it away if there is junk in your life that is keeping from fulfilling your purpose, vision and dream! Someone is depending on you.

If money wasn't an issue, what would you do?

                                     This was filmed in Austin at the Release Your Inner Badass event! Totally life changing. Do you want to fulfill your purpose for being created? Need to figure out where to start? Join us! Answer this question, If You Had All the Free Time in the World And If Money Wasn’t An Issue What Would You Do For Fun?

How To Make Money Online and a Free Traffic Strategy For Tons of Traffic

Want to join a community that will help you figure out how to realize your dreams and vision? We are empowering people to live their dreams, to fulfull their purpose in life...come with us.

If You Had All the Free Time in the World And If Money Wasn’t An Issue What Would You Do For Fun

The other day I posed this question on Facebook:If you had all the free time in the world, and if money wasn't an issue, what would you do for funMany people responded to this from a variety of groups that I belong to and I noticed an under laying theme to the responses that I got. Well, most of the responses that were made, okay, all of

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/if-you-had-all-the-free-time-in-the-world-and-if-money-wasnt-an-issue-what-would-you-do-for-fun/

Hope and Change Start With A Vision

Masterminding with Jackie Lee on our Monday Morning Mastermind that we had on Wednesday this week.We explore the formation of a vision and why you need a vision.Discover why you should want BIG things in your life and why it isn't selfish to go for  your dreams.Catch your vision? The next step is to

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/hope-and-change-start-with-a-vision/

Create Hope and Change in Your Life With Vision

   Do you want hope and change in your life? Jackie Lee and Jill Hart discuss how to change your life by catching your vision. And when you catch your vision, come join us and make some magic happen.

How To Hang Around With Millionaires When All Your Friends Are Paupers

In school and in life it is often said; Readers Are Leaders and Writers Are Readers.Because readers are leaders and writers are readers, it follows that leaders are writers. If leaders are writers then when  you read you are able to have a one way conversation with that writer and leader.Leaders and therefore millionaires are generally

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/how-t-hang-around-with-millionaires-when-all-your-friends-are-paupers/

How To Make Friends With Millionaires

 photo millionaires_zps7d2b68c0.jpg

Of course we all know that we are the average of those we hang around, emotionally, spiritually and economically, so how do we hang around with millionaires when our friends are paupers?

How To Hang Around With Millionaires When All Your Friends Are Paupers

In school and in life it is often said; Readers Are Leaders and Writers Are Readers.Because readers are leaders and writers are readers, it follows that leaders are writers. If leaders are writers then when  you read you are able to have a one way conversation with that writer and leader.Leaders and therefore millionaires are generally

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/how-t-hang-around-with-millionaires-when-all-your-friends-are-paupers/

Network Marketing Without The Phone Or a List

 photo irrisistablepicture_zps989ab676.png

Two get two get two...looks good in theory but does it work? I wrote a whole post called

Network Marketing Lose All Your Friends Live On The Phone Not The Change You Are Looking For?

Share it with your friends that are hooked on MLM frantically searching for the dream life, but trapped in the nightmare that has become network marketing!

Network Marketing Lose All Your Friends Live On The Phone Not The Change You Are Looking For?

You just need to get two who get two who get two! It is easy. It is easy, right? Looks good on paper (or should I say a white board).Network marketing, multilevel marketing, MLM how ever you know it it is one of the easiest ways around to change your life.Why do people like the Donald, Robert Kiyosaki, Jim Rohn, Zig Zigler, Les Brown and Wayne

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/network-marketing-lose-all-your-friends-live-on-the-phone-not-the-change-you-are-looking-for/

Paradigm Shift Choose the Red Pill

 photo redpill_zps06dc13cd.jpg

This weekend in Austin Texas for the Empower Network Event "Release Your Inner Badass" was just life changing. My paradigm shifted, my life will never be the same. I chose the Red Pill.

Paradigm Shift Chosing the Red Pill

“You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” -Morpheus (from the film The Matrix)Friday, January 18, 2013 I choose the red pill.Let me paint the picture for you. Four thousand

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/paradigm-shift-chosing-the-red-pill/

My Rant On The Arrogance Of Some People Who Insist On Passing Their Opinions Off As Facts

Today I have had it!!There are several people that have blogs that I like to follow. These people have large followings and have let this fact go to their heads.The arrogance of some people who allow their reputation to be tarnished by bandying about opinions as facts and in the process slandering an organization that they do not know

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/my-rant-on-the-arrogance-of-some-people-who-insist-on-passing-their-opinions-off-as-facts/

Ghetto Style Fish Tacos Recipe

Having spent a significant portion of my life in Sunny Southern California, San Diego specifically, I love Mexican food.Fish Tacos are one of my particular favorites!Fish Tacos are one of those things that you can make a million ways and they always turn out delicious. As long as you have a some fish sticks in the house, of course some corn

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/ghetto-style-fish-tacos-recipe/

Doping With Oprah Lance Armstrong’s Mea Culpa

Lance Armstrong is reportedly going to be coming clean on the Oprah Winfrey Next Chapter Show for a 90 minute interview.For those of  you who don't know who Lance Armstrong is; he is the 7 time winner of the Tour De France Bicycle race. He was stripped of his awards when he was found to have been taking illegal substances to gain an advantage

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/oprah-lance-armstrong-mea-culpa/

What is Your Theme Song?

A few days ago, a friend of mine, Jackie Lee, wrote a really cool post about being FEARLESS, that is her theme for the year. (Mine is community, thanks for asking) Anyway after reading the post, I was struck with the thought that she needed a theme song.Turns out she already had a theme song - Here it is for your listening pleasure.She

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/what-is-your-theme-song/

Fish Taco Recipe - Ghetto Style

Photobucket

Need a quick easy meal for those busy nights when you have a house full of hungry bellies to fill? This Ghetto Style Fish Tacos Recipe is Publishsure to be a hit with  your crowd, from young to old.

Untitled

Photobucket

Lance Armstrong is supposed to come clean on the Oprah Winfrey show on Thursday January 17, 2013. Will he really come clean? What does he hope to accomplish with this interview? What does it really matter? These questions and more are examined in the article Doping with Oprah, Lance Armstrong's Mea Culpa Leave your comments below here or over on the blog post. I'd really love to know what your opinion is on all of this.

What is Your Theme Song?

Photobucket

Don't forget to ask your friends to join in the fun, ask them the question: "What is your theme song" and discover more about them in 3 or 4 minutes than you might have learned in many status updates!

Untitled

PhotobucketEvery man dies, few men truly live...how about you? Are you letting life define you or are  you choosing what defines your life?

Bloggers Aren't Wossies

Photobucket

Wussies whine, entrepreneurs just go get it done!

Don't get the garden connection? Check out Blogging and Gardening aren't for wussies it will all make sense for you then.

 

LIving a Shortcut life in a perfect World

Some days it is just more important to get it done than to get it done right.  Like this post for example. I so wanted to share with you a picture of my cow...but no it is not posting...so in order to see my cow you will have to go visit my post about living a shortcut life in a perfect world.

LIving a Shortcut life in a perfect World

100_0874
My secret shortcut to summer lawn mowing.  Learn more about my philosphy of living the shortcut life in a perfect world.

Growing a Community

Tired of going it alone? Maybe you are one of those people who has worked really hard to get to where you are in the blogging world. Maybe even you are making some money with your blogs, Squidoo lenses, Hubpages, etc. Perhaps you even have some friends in the blogging community but are they really traveling the same direction you are?Just two

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/growing-community/

Growing a Community For Success

Growing_community
Tired of going it alone? Getting lost in all of the technical and SEO maze? Come join us...we are a growing community of bloggers dedicated to helping each other and together finding success.

The Next Crisis, Soda Pop Addiction

Soda_pop_addiction

Soda pop is such an addictive substance that too little attention is paid to in my opinion. Discover how you can break this addiction and make better drink choices in this post: Soda Pop Addiction A Dangerous Trend

Soda Pop Addiction A Dangerous Trend

How often do you hear your friends or perhaps this has even happened to you, say that they are trying to quit drinking soda pop but they just hate the headaches? They go through the whole withdrawal process and then a few days later they are back to drinking pop?Soda Pop is highly addictiveIt is my personal opinion that soda pop is designed to

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/soda-pop-addiction/

A Truckers Wife

 

This song so speakes to me that I wrote a post about it over on my other blog. The Truckers Wife.

Moms On A Mission

My good friend and mentor, Jackie Lee is a mom on a mission...The bad news is there are now only 99 places left, the good news is it isn't too late to snap one up.Click on the banner up in the right hand of this post ===

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/moms-on-a-mission/

Homesteading Life In The Bitter Cold

Wow, just looked at the temperature outside. It is a balmy 22 degrees ABOVE zero for a change at this time of day! Homesteading when it is bitterly cold outside presents some challenges in life that I thought I'd share with you all this morning.To begin with on a homestead there are animals. Not all animals like to be outside when it is below

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/homesteading-life-in-the-bitter-cold/

There Is No Magic Wand To Making Money Online

The funny thing about making money online, is that for those who make money online, it isn't all about making money online!There are some things that are important to realize about making money online, the most important of which is that making money is more about providing something of value for which others are willing to part with their cash

http://www.empowernetwork.com/justjillin/blog/there-is-no-magic-wand-to-making-money-online/

Happiness and Success A Look Back From 75

A warm and wonderful look back from 75 years of life at what happiness and success mean.

http://www.onlywire.com/r/115808729

List Mania Vote For Your Favorite Marketer

On lots of lists? Maybe you know these people? Come vote for your favorite marketer in the comments section

http://www.onlywire.com/r/115728821

The Joy Of Giving

Why do we experience joy when we give?

http://www.onlywire.com/r/115621841

Raise Your Standard A Battle Cry For Success

What is a battle standard and how can you incorporate it into you life to achieve success?

http://www.onlywire.com/r/115362294

community where vision and action meet

Tired of going it alone? Join our community of online entrepreneurs focused on vision and action. Mastermind details inside.

http://www.onlywire.com/r/115318862