Category: Women entrepreneurs

Success is You

THE TRUE MEANING OF SUCCESS 

YOU!

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Success. What does it really mean? Many people define success as knowing how to make money effortlessly.  The very definition, for some, means having money, and lots of it, secured in their bank account.  Some define success as having “made it” whatever that means.  There are those who define success as being powerful, rich and famous with millions of dollars to purchase anything their heart desires.  Living in a mansion in the exclusive section of the city, driving an expensive top of the line car with all the luxuries that makes it the top of the line, while enjoying all the amenities that a certain lifestyle brings.  Being able to afford the finest things in life becomes the norm, but what are the finest things in life.  I guess the finer things in life are material goods and I guess it can also be defined as buying the best high quality anything that money can buy.  It’s nice to have a million dollars.  It’s nice to experience being able to pay bills without struggling.  It’s a joy to have the money you need to buy good wholesome high quality foods week after week without ever having to worry how you are going to make ends meet.  It’s a blessing to know that your electricity will not be turned for nonpayment, but being a millionaire definitely does not define success.  

WHAT SUCCESS IS NOT!

Success is not getting dressing up, wearing a formal black suit as if you were going on an interview for a job to earn just enough wages to pay a bill or two. 

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ARE SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS

If you’re an entrepreneur and you’re doing things God’s way then you are the definition of success.  Have you looked at yourself lately?  Have you thought about your character, your attributes and how kind, considerate, compassionate, nice, polite, thoughtful and caring you are?  Do you take time to share all that you have, blessings of wisdom, understanding and an abundance of knowledge with those who need it?  Do you take time to listen to that voice crying out for help?  Do you take time from your schedule to help someone in need?  What about praying; do you pray for other people’s success?  Are you honest and trustworthy?  Well, depending on how you’ve answered these questions and as a woman of God, I would have to say that your definition of success should be you!

THE TRUE MEANING OF SUCCESS IS YOU!

Success is Women in Business Prospering Through Wisdom!  

Before you decided to become an entrepreneur, to share your product or service with the world, you were successful.  Why?  Because you are a child of God, living by and keeping His commandments.  You obey God with all your heart and soul.  You use your God-given gifts to give Him glory.  Success is accomplishing the things you have listed on your daily to do list even if it is just one thing.  Success is encouraging yourself.  Success is doing what you love.  Success is lifting up yourself and staying on the path God has designed exclusively for you.  Success is having a positive outlook on things which means you have a positive mindset that comes from the Light that lives, breathes and shines inside of you.  You are the meaning of success because you know who and whose you are.  Now, Woman Entrepreneur, get ready to do a new thing in your business because you believe! Enjoy your success. You deserve it!

Written by

Cynthia G. Boyer

Founder/Owner, God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs 

www.godsvirtuouswomenentrepreneurs.com 

 

Think Outside the Box

Think Outside the Box

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What Box!

Think outside the box.  What box is the question.  Have you ever asked yourself what does this mean?  

There use to be a time, that, whenever I heard the term think outside the box, my mind would start racing desperately trying to understand what it meant to think outside the box.  I began trying to come up with new ideas that pertained to my business. I truly believed I was living in a box and maybe I was, but this was not the case where my business was/is concerned because I have and continue to use my gifts every day doing what I love. 

Now when I hear or read the phrase, Think Outside the Box, I say to myself what box?  I realize that there is no box.  There were, however, limits that I placed on myself which made me think that there was a box, but now I am free to do what I want to do and as an entrepreneur, the list never ends and I love it.

There is an enormous university out there and you are truly free to do and be whatever you long to do and be. There is no one and I mean nothing that can stop you from accomplishing your goals.  You can live the life you dream about every day of your life if that is the vision you see when you lay down at night or when you wake up in the morning. If you are saying to yourself that you are living outside the box, ask yourself, to what box are you referring.  If you feel like you are being limited by your present situation like perhaps working for someone else and you are not totally using all of your gifts, then it’s time to rise, climb and shine and break those barriers that hold you back from doing what you want to do.  Life is a blessing and it is filled with an abundance of everything you need to be a highly successful and phenomenal entrepreneur; wisdom, wealth, knowledge, ornaments of grace and a host of business tools that you can use to ensure your financial freedom.  

Don’t Get Trapped into Thinking

You Need to Think Outside the Box

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Don’t get trapped into believing that you need to think outside the box because you are not and have never been in a box.  I understand that thinking outside the box means going above and beyond your present situation.  I know that it means doing things differently than ever before to take your business to the next level.  Always remember this should you reflect upon the steps it took to get you to this point;Just know that you already have everything you need to be the brilliant entrepreneur you know you are.  Don’t get trapped and enjoy being free to be the brilliant creator that has designed her business by thinking outside the box you were never in in the first place!

 It’s Time to Encourage Yourself 

Encourage Yourself

It’s time to encourage yourself like never before and you are going to be Empowered, Nurturing your gifts with the Courage to Optimize, Understand and Realize that you have the greatest potential deep inside you, like seeds planted and growing in the richest soil and as you work towards living your life to the fullest by Accomplishing your Goals, you will be preparing to Excel in your business! 

Cynthia G. Boyer

Creator and Designer of All Things Amazing

www.godsvirtuouswomenentrepreneurs.com

www.cyndisdesignz.com

 

 

May’s Newsletter

Hello Women Entrepreneurs,

I hope you are enjoying designing your empire and focusing on the most important things that pertain to you, your family and your businesses.  

I am thrilled to be able to share May’s Newsletter with you.  It was truly created with you in mind because I really want to see your dreams come to life.  

This newsletter was created and designed to empower you to help you see that you have the power to do amazing things because you are awesome!

Click here to get your copy of May’s Newsletter and be encouraged and always remember to believe in yourself!

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Warmly,

Cynthia G. Boyer

Take It Off The Shelf

Dust It Off and Use Your Gift

It’s time to take your business off the shelf. If you started a business and became discouraged because your business didn’t take off the way you expected then its time to rethink your strategy and take your business off the shelf. Maybe the business you tempted may not have been right for you, but it doesn’t mean that you have to walk away from your dreams of being an entrepreneur.

Here you are, a brilliant and intelligent woman.  You are unique in every way.  You are clothed in thankfulness and now it’s time to go the mile to conquer all that has been instilled in you.  You are of great value.  You are this phenomenal pioneer, a leader and an awesome woman of God.  It’s time to take your place in this universe going places and doing things no one has ever done before.  Don’t ever be afraid.  Just do what you know is in your heart to do.  So now, it’s time to take your business off the shelf.  Dust it off once and for all and just start using your gifts to build a new life for you and your family.

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Be Bold and Just Be Courageous

It’s a new time in your life.  It’s time to be bold and courageous.  It’s time to revive and empower your life and become the entrepreneur you were born to be. It’s time to take that first step to awaken your spirit, to be strong, confident, bold and courageous.  You can do it.  Jus take that first step and prepare to take your journey and never ever let go of your dreams!  

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You never let go of your dreams. You simply put them on the shelf along with your gifts.  It’s time for you to shine.  It’s time for you to reign powerful and strong.  No more putting off what you already know you can do.  You are a child of God which says it off. No more fear and definitely no more excused.  God has the most magnificent plan for you.  He just needs you to trust Him.  It’s time for you to walk in your faith and just live your dreams.  Take your business off the shelf, dust it off and live the dreams that live in your heart.

 

 

Hone Your Skills

Hone Your Skills and Grow Your Business

Honing your skills is another gift God has bestowed on you as a woman, child and million-heir of the Most High God. As children of a sovereign God you have been highly favored and gifted with your own unique skill set.

Above and beyond anything you could ever imagine you don’t realize all that God has given you because sometimes you may feel like you get stuck and some of you allow your gifts and talents to go unnoticed which doesn’t allow you to give God His glory.  Whether you believe this or not you have wealth and an abundance of it. Not just in finances but in every area of your lives.

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You have the greatest potential to wow the world with your brllliance and intelligence. Exceptional women, you have seeds planted deep within you. Seeds that have been nourished for growth.

Your uniqueness is what sets you way apart from any other competition anywhere in this world!

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You Are Amazing

As women and as highly successful entrepreneurs you are amazing.  Your business is awesome.  Your business is sensational.  Your business is different from any other business ever created and you have the great ability to do things in a way that has never been done in business before.

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You Are the Heartbeat of Your Business

Yes, you are the heart of your business which is the very reason it thrives and flourishes.

Never complicated, it’s plain and as simple as it gets which gives us the upper hand in building and propelling your business.  You are women of God who love doing business God’s way which simply means you allow God to use you which opens the doors to endless opportunities and this God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs is where your success begins and where your success never ends. When you allow the holy Father to instruct you, you find yourself in a class learning all the things that you could never learn from a professor at the most prestigious college.

If you decided you wanted to go to college to further your career or to simply become an entrepreneur the lessons you learn will eventually end and then you will find yourself pretty much on your own, but with God you are never alone and your learning experience becomes this exciting journey where you learn more and even greater lessons that you can take and easily apply to grow your business to keep it breathing passing it on from one generation to the next.

With God at the helm of your business, remember He will never leave you alone to figure things out on your own. God will continuously take you to the next level of your business. Your marketing strategies will never wax old.

You will never run out of ideas to prosper your business; you will never run out of things to write about, to talk about. You will never cease to amaze your customers, clients and the world with your magnificence. Your ideas will always be fresh and welcomed.

Wherever you are in your business, take this time to give thanks to God for giving you such an amazing and brilliant plan for your business which has the potential to change your life and vice versa so hone your skills and watch it soar and you will roar!

Be blessed.

 

Your Competition

 

Your business is the real thing.

When I started magic fingers typing service all I knew was this;  I was an excellent typist. I typed fast and I typed with 100% accuracy. I designed a flyer and I opened the doors to my business within a few months after I had given it careful and serious thought.

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Magic Fingers was birthed from my gifts and skill set and in September 2002, I opened the doors to my typing/secretarial business; it was an immediate success. I was overjoyed. I did absolutely no research on how to start, promote, market, manage or grow a legitimate business of my own.  I had a thriving typing business that gave me the financial rewards I had longed for, but I was not being fulfilled in terms of enjoying what I did. All the money did was help to pay bills and tuition.  I liked to type, but I didn’t like typing for others and even though business was pouring in in the form of dissertations, term papers, resumes, correspondence, followup letters and more, I just wasn’t satisfied and I was not happy.  In other words, a secretarial business was not for me and that was because once I found my passion to design, which was much greater than anything I could have ever imagined for myself, I had to say goodbye to Magic Fingers almost as quickly as I started it.   

When I started Cyndi’s Light Work Designs, I decided to do extensive research on how to grow a graphic design business.  The one thing that stayed in and stuck out in my mind was, CHECK OUT THE COMPETITION. Well for me the competition was and has never been a question, worry or concern. I look at my business like this and I think you should too.

I started and built my businesses on truth, on the foundation of Gods word which has been the link to my long-lasting success and success for me is not financial, but happiness, peace, fulfillment and contentment. I am a true Christian woman entrepreneur.  How can I accomplish anything on my own strength. I cant. How can I as a Christian woman start a business without God. I can’t and I’m smart enough to not make any attempts to try. How can my businesses live, breathe and thrive without my Savior in whom I love, believe and trust with all my heart, soul, mind, might and strength.  

Marketing for Money

Marketing for Money in Your Business

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A month ago a gentleman came to my home to give me a price on three windows.  I knew I was going to be conned the second the salesman walked into my home with his briefcase, laptop and pad.  I, of course, let him deliver his marketing speech to me and my husband. He told us how Andersen Windows are the best windows in the business and that my current windows looked horrible.  He then went on to explain to us that vinyl windows are dated, not economic and just down right bad.  He told us that if we decided to purchase his windows, his crew would do an excellent job installing the windows and they would do a thorough cleanup after construction is complete.  

After he told us of all this, he quoted us a price of $13,000 for three windows!  I could not believe what I was hearing.  He pressed on telling us that he was giving us a discount on the windows in addition to another 25% discount “because I can since I’m the boss!”  My oh my is this going to get any worse.  At that moment, my husband had to leave because he had a previous appointment, but before leaving me with this man my husband informed him that he just doesn’t jump without giving the matter careful and serious thought and consideration.  The salesman said that the price would not be valid once he walks out our front door.  I really liked the windows and the transformation potential the beauty of the window offered, but I wasn’t willing to be taken advantage of.  He then told us that we could get the windows financed and we wouldn’t have to pay a penny until next year.  He called his finance company and they approved me right on the spot for the windows.  This man was so pushy and adamant about me getting those windows that I knew it was a bad idea for me to even consider purchasing anything from him.  I don’t think too many people like pushy sales people…I know I don’t.

Antiquated and Dated

Yesterday, Thursday, July 9th, a young man knocked on my door from a pest control company.  He was about 18 years and was going from door-to-door selling this service that promised to kill all the bugs that are hiding in my walls, all the beetles that are lurking outside of my home in addition to the bees and wasps that may have built a nest in the eaves of my home.  He told me that the service $105 along with taxes and any other fees associated with it.  He told me that he was doing a followup with his customers who live in my development.  I kindly asked him who my neighbors were who had acquired his service and he went on to tell me that he didn’t have the list on him.  This poor child was out in all that heat and humidity, clothes sopping wet, desperate for a sale.  I explained to him that I had an exterminator, but of course he told me that with all the dead beetles outside that if his guy sprayed my home I won’t see any bugs at all.  I don’t know how in the world that would be possible when the bugs have been here on this earth long before we got here and will be here long after we are gone.  Anyway, this young gentleman seemed really desperate and he gave the same spiel that the Andersen salesman had just given me a month prior.  I told him that I needed to think about it and he said he wouldn’t be able to give me the same price of $105 once he walks out the door.  Well, five bells rolled around and here he was again, knocking on my front door.  I told him that I wasn;t interested and that I would continue using my exterminator with whom I was really pleased.  He left my home, head down and highly disappointed.  A few minutes later he was knocking on my door again and this time he had something in his hand that looked like a credit card.  He told me that he had called his manager who said they would give me 50% off my initial service.  I told him that I had done research on the company and I read too many bad reviews and I wasn’t interested for the third time.  

Here’s my thought:  I know that marketing is a form of lying; this may sound harsh, but it is. If someone is trying to earn my trust and business, I think the best way to accomplish this is to just be honest because most people can see through this marketing tactic that is old, antiquated and outdated.  It is dishonest and I don’t like to be conned into purchasing services that are overpriced and the quality low to non-existent.  I’m not saying that all companies are this way, but the ones that use this marketing ploy is a complete turn off for me.  

Honesty is Always the Best Legacy!

Ladies, if you are a business owner, you can think outside of the box to come up with an honest and great marketing plan that will help to grow your business so that it thrives for as long as you’re in business.  Remember to be original, be truthful and be yourself!

Last year, I came in contact with a coach who was constantly calling and sending me emails telling me that she had dropped her price for her coaching services and that her price was going to change after 6 pm that same day.  I understand that this is business and for some, this is a way to obtain business.  This has never worked for me.  I believe in being totally honest.  Business is not always about making money, but providing and offering a service or product to those in need to perhaps change their lives or to be a help to make things easier, to flow in their lives is so much more important than making money because I believe giving people what they need blesses them in some way.  The coach was calling and emailing me removed me from her friend’s list on Facebook.  I was really surprised because I thought to myself that this was very unprofessional, but she had every right to remove me since I did not utilize her services and you know what, I’m glad she removed me because it taught me a very valuable lesson.  

While I understand that marketing is important, it’s important to be honest with your customers/clients as well.  You will go much further if you’re honest because I believe most people can see through the dishonesty.

Blessings.  

Lessons From 7 People Who Got Rich and Famous on Social Media

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There are plenty of people that get their big break on social media. Some become well known and others strike it rich. There are also the lucky few who achieve both. It’s not surprising when you consider the fact that when you have fame, money-making opportunities also begin presenting themselves.

However, it is amazing to think that sites and apps such as YouTube, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr and others have the power to put the spotlight on talent across a variety of different disciplines. As you are about to see, though, success stories are in no short supply.

Related: Why This YouTube Star Spends 2 Hours Daily Reading Audience Comments

Let’s take a look at several different individuals who got rich and/or famous on social media, and what we can learn from them.

1. Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle, Britain’s Got Talent

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Susan Boyle

Singer Susan Boyle become a worldwide phenomenon thanks to a YouTube clip that showed her performing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables on Britain’s Got Talent. This 47-year-old from Scotland became known in Britain after the show aired, but it was the virality of the YouTube video that eventually catapulted her voice across the globe.

Boyle was unemployed when the video was recorded, but record execs everywhere started calling her after seeing the clip. She quickly earned more than $8 million in advertising and recording deals.

The singer is an excellent example of someone who took a chance. She went up on stage, gave it all she had and the judges and the audience couldn’t help but recognize her incredible talent as a vocalist.

If you’d like to learn more about making money on YouTube, take a look at How to Make Money on YouTube: 101 Monetization Tips

2. Brittany Furl, Vine
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Brittany Furlan is Vine’s biggest female star, with more than 9 million followers. This aspiring comedian quickly grew in popularity when she started posting six-second comedy sketches on Vine. Last year, this landed her a development deal for a sketch comedy show to be produced by Seth Green.

No matter what your skills and talents are, if opportunities don’t seem to be forthcoming, try packaging and delivering your ideas in a new format. You never know when it might resonate with a new audience.

If you’d like to start making your own Vine videos, take a read through 4 Tips for Making Memorable Vine Videos.

3. Kate Upton
Kate Upton, Sports Illustrated, Youtube

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Kate Upton

We all know who Kate Upton is today, but prior to her success with Sports Illustrated, she was struggling to find work. Part of her success today is due in part to a couple of YouTube videos. In particular, there was a video where she was “doing the Dougie” at an L.A. Clippers game. Not only was the video viewed millions of times, it also gained her 170,000 Twitter followers. Today, Upton has no shortage of work.

Are you short on work? Then why not show your talent on YouTube? You might be able to drum up a little bit of engagement.

4. Wedley Estime
Wedley Estime, Dadi Nicolas, Youtube

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Wedley Estime/ Dadi Nicolas in jersey

Even athletes have been turning to social media to get more attention from scouts. Football player Wedley Estime decided to create a highlight video showing his skills and post it on YouTube. This video got passed around to recruiters, who started sending in offers. Estime eventually signed with Virginia Tech, and has since changed his name to Dadi Nicolas.

If you just aren’t getting the attention you think you deserve, it may be worthwhile to turn to social media.

Related: 10 New Features YouTube Is Rolling Out for Creators (Hint: 3-D Is Getting More Immersive)

5. Amalia Ulman
Amalia Ulman, Instagram

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Amalia Ulman with friends; Dean Kissick and Ed Fornieles

Amalia Ulman was fascinated by pop culture’s obsession with Instagram celebrities. When she decided to become one herself, this well-studied Instagram persona quickly gained nearly 65,000 followers. Prior to that, she had actually spent time studying the language, the hashtags and the selfie styles that the most popular Insta-celebs were using.

The moral of the story here is pretty obvious. If you study those who are popular and duplicate their efforts, you too can become known.

Also see Secrets of Succeeding at Visual Marketing on Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.

6. Alex Lee
Alex Lee, Target, Twitter

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Alex Lee

Is it possible to become famous accidentally? You’d have to ask Alex Lee, who is likely the most unintentional Twitter star of all time.

A teenage girl snapped a photo of Lee while he was working at a Target supermarket. This girl was friends with another girl who had a crush on Lee. Pretty soon, a different Twitter user found this photo on Tumblr and tweeted it out. That’s when the popularity of the photo skyrocketed and got tweeted out more than 800,000 times within a few hours. The hashtag #alexfromtarget then grew to prominence.

Lee was unaware of the trend until after he finished his shift at work. The attention quickly turned creepy, and people started showing up at his job to snap more photos of him. However, it landed him an appearance on The Ellen Show, and he now has roles in a music video as well as a movie. Death threats notwithstanding, this story has a happy ending.

This just goes to show you that you never know what’s going to catch on. Experimentation can lead to success in unlikely places.

Looking to learn more about Tumblr? Here’s an article worth reading: How to Make Money on Tumblr: 25 Proven Tips.

7. Nash Grier
Nash Grier, Vine

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Nash Grier

Nash Grier found his popularity on Vine with silly, humorous, spontaneous, almost Jackass style six-second loops. Though he may not be a household name, girls ages 12 to 20 know who he is, and simply can’t get enough of him. Grier currently has nearly 12 million followers on Vine. His other numbers aren’t bad either: he has nearly 8 million followers on Instagram, more than 4 million subscribers on YouTube and 4.7 million followers on Twitter.

Grier also gets a cool $25,000 to $100,000 whenever he plugs products in his six-second clips.

Looks may not be everything, but they certainly seem to help with some social celebrities.

Final thoughts
In addition to the sites already mentioned, it is also possible to earn money on Facebook. Regardless of what social network you turn to, there are opportunities to be had.

Duplicating the successes of those mentioned here could prove challenging, but we could all be making a modest income from social media with a little effort.

Take some time to study 15 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Who Earn Income on Social Media, and find the drive and motivation within you to be a go-getter.