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If you want to build a purpose-driven, personality-based online business, blogging should be the cornerstone of your business. And I can think of no one better than Leslie Samuel to discuss this topic.

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Tip of the Week: 3Ways to Be More Productive Instantly

1. Start using Block Time. Block similar tasks. Batching similar activities and blocking time will make you more productive.
2. Set yourself up for success. Disconnect from the internet and make yourself distraction-free.
3. Buy experience. Experience is the best teacher. Doesn\\u2019t it make more sense to benefit from the mistakes other people have experienced? Masterminds, online courses, and training programs give you the lessons learned by the experiences of others (without having to endure the difficulty of the experience).

Spiritual Foundations: The Gift of No Condemnation

Romans 8 explains the Gift of No Condemnation, \\u201cThere is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ.\\u201d

You should have no guilt. You shouldn\\u2019t beat yourself up for your mistakes.

Yes, make amends if you have hurt someone, but feeling guilty should be over.

It is FINISHED. He paid the debt for all your sin\\u2026past\\u2026present\\u2026future.

Some worry that living with no condemnation will cause you to go and sin more.

No, this is not true. If you truly understand this, the Spirit will help you to actually sin less.
Although it seems counterintuitive, stop with the self\\u2013loathing and condemnation and realize you\\u2019re loaded with peace, love and joy.

Stop self\\u2013condemnation and celebrate your righteousness and receive what Jesus has to give you.

Feature Presentation \\u201cWhy You Should Become a Blogger and How to Do It\\u201c

• How stumbling onto a website, \\u201cMake Some Money on the Internet\\u201d changed my life \\u2013Why blogging about a subject you know and love can propel your life in a new direction
• When I earned $70 online in one day I knew my future would be different \\u2013 How blogging landed me my dream job as a university professor (even though I didn\\u2019t have a PhD)
• How to make the monumental crossroads decision: should you leave your side business or your job? The wise counsel of my wife and how it has influenced our family, our finances, and our future
• How to turn your blog into a business \\u2013 Why great content alone is not enough to build your blog\\u2013based business
• If you are solving a problem, then you have the foundation for a business \\u2013 How I sold a study guide and advertisements on my site to monetize my blog
• The Top 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make with Blogging

1. Business mistake \\u2013 The problem is they build a huge audience and yet they don\\u2019t have anything to sell. Ask yourself, \\u201cWhat problem am I solving?\\u201d Many bloggers don\\u2019t look at how to transform their blog into a business. A blog isn\\u2019t a business, it\\u2019s a platform. If you want to make money you have to sell something of value. When there is a button to show you how to buy, you have a business.
2. Content mistake \\u2013 The content they create has no plan. The content should attract the right people and lead them in the direction of what you have to sell. This may be common knowledge, but it\\u2019s not common practice. I created a course called Blogging Business Foundations to help you learn to attract the right person with the right problem to your business.
3. Marketing mistake \\u2013 They don\\u2019t have a strategic way to promote their content. They falsely believe, \\u201cIf I build it they will come.\\u201d How are you marketing it? Are you promoting without a specific plan? Pay attention to how others who are successful are marketing their blog and learn from their example.

• How false information leads to failure \\u2013 If you have no list, no experience, and you don\\u2019t work you\\u2019ll fail \\u2013 Why 80\\u201390% of businesses fail and how to avoid this pitfall.
• If you\\u2019re looking for a magic money bullet this is not for you \\u2013 How to build a business that allows you to travel, spend more time with your family and make more money than your job.
• How blogging gives you the freedom to create the life you want and to determine the future you desire \\u2013 What if you had the financial freedom to spend time with your family and to create only work you love.
• What if you could make more money in one month than you usually make in a year \\u2013 Imagine freedom to support your family both financially and by being present in their lives.
• God\\u2019s timing is best \\u2013 How building my blog-based business gave me freedom to be with my mom in her last days.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• Leslie Samuel\\u2019s blog: www.becomeablogger.com

  The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. \\u201cYou know what you should be doing. Count backward from five and then just jump. Go do that thing. Take that leap of faith. What could possibly happen if it works out?\\u201d Leslie Samuel comments on Mel Robbins\\u2019 book.

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