Friday, December 28, 2007
Discover Your Gifts
This issue features:
Writing for the Web Class deadline: Dec. 30
eBook Deadline: Dec. 30
Subscribe to our newsletter
Our real estate event on Real Estate Via the Internet
New book due in January
What is your gift?
Deadline for Writing for the Web Class is midnight, Sunday!
If you haven’t registered for our writing class yet but plan to, don’t put this off.
The deadline is midnight, this Sunday night and we’re starting this coming Thursday.
The first class is on searching for keywords to use and writing headlines that grab readers so you can tell them more about your blog, article, press release, ebook or website.
Whether you write for yourself or for others, you’ll learn how to harness the power of the Internet to make your writing more powerful.
If you are ready to learn how to get paid to write, register today:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
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Last Chance to Get Your Copies of Our 3 e-Books is Sunday!
This year, I recorded 20 years’ worth of lessons I learned about raising and educating entrepreneurs.
Until Midnight, Sunday, you can get them for just $9.97. After that, they’ll be offered individually and for a more regular price.
Titles Are:
“Educating for Success: Developing the Mindset of an Entrepreneur”
“10 Things This Mama Taught Her Kids about Having Their Own Businesses”
“How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address”
Download your copies here:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
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Announcing: Rhea’s Real Estate Days!
Mark your calendar now to attend a one-of-a-kind real-estate-on-the-Net event.
That’s right!
My team and I are hosting a live real estate event featuring family-friendly real estate experts who use the power of the Internet to make investing so much easier!
Date: April 11-13, 2008
Place: Huntsville, Alabama
Details will be released soon.
If you own a house or plan to purchase one in the next five years, this information can save you tens of thousands of dollars so plan to join us!
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Look Who’s a Guest Expert in a New Book!
Jillian Wheeler and legend Joe Vitale have just finished a book that will be available in January.
"Your Internet Cash Machine, The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" will be on America’s bookshelves on January 8!
And guess who has a chapter in it!
Me!
I want you to receive a special gift – a Sampler of the book which you can download absolutely FREE.
Grab your copy here: www.YourInternetCashMachine.com
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What Are Your Gifts?
As you evaluate the past year and plan for the next, here is something to think about.
Bezalel was a young man who was “filled with the Spirit of God:
*in wisdom and ability
*in understanding and intelligence
*in knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
to:
*devise skillful works,
*work in gold,
*work in silver,
*work in bronze,
*cut stones for settings,
*carve wood,
*work in all kinds of craftsmanship.”
Aholiab was “appointed wisdom and ability to make all that I have commanded you:
*The Tent of Meeting
*The ark of the Testimony
*The mercy seat
*All the furnishings of the tent
*The table of showbread and its utensils
*The pure lamp stand with its utensils
*The altar of incense
*The altar of burnt offering and its utensils
*The laver and its base
*Finely worked garments for Aaron and his sons
*Anointing oil
*Incense of sweet spices for the Holy Place.”
We often think gifts from God are only spiritual or just for use in the church.
Some are.
But I personally believe God gives gifts or specific abilities to everyone.
The wisest man who ever lived (and one of my future Best Friends) said, “…as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, (that’s everyone in America, by the way), He has also empowered him to
A. eat from them
B. receive his reward
C. rejoice in his labor
This is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
To me, that means:
1. The God who designed you built specific gifts into you so you can provide for yourself and those you are responsible to care for at the time. (Have you ever noticed how we often end up taking care of those who initially took care of us?)
2. Your gifts bless you with earthly rewards. (After all, everyone works better when there is some kind of prize at the end of the competition.)
3. Using your gift correctly also gives you a good feeling deep inside when you do a job well that helps others.
The problem I see is that generic education often fails to help each of us identify our natural gifts so we can get specific education and become the best we can be doing what comes to us naturally.
Don’t let that stop you from discovering your gifts.
Keep searching and learn to be like Bezalel and Aholiab from Exodus 31 so that you can serve the Lord in the way He designed you to.
Until you discover your gifts, your purpose and your assignment, you can’t help but be continually frustrated. Some men even die in discontentment.
Henry David Thoreau (another one of my future Best Friends) said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
Don’t do it.
Find out who you are and get educated so you can incorporate your gift to serve those around you (and God) better.
Decide to make 2008 the year you quit being frustrated.
Live by the words of Sir Winston Churchill: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who hopes you have a wonderful 2008!
P.S. Feel free to forward this note to others.
P.P.S. Watch for more news next Friday!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Is Christmas Pagan?
Welcome to my Friday newsletter!
This issue features:
Protégé Program Deadline is Dec. 23
Subscribe to our newsletter
Another VA class for web techs
New book coming out in January
Writing for the Web Class deadline: Dec. 30
eBook Deadline: Dec. 30
Is Christmas Pagan?
Protege Program
Our Protégé Program Membership Special Ends Dec. 23!
If you’re ready to get specific direction for your life, we can help! Our Protégé program offers vision, specific education and discounts on our classes and live events.
If you haven’t registered for our Writing for the Web class yet, don’t forget, Protégé families can take it for half price!
Plus, we’ll be announcing our real estate event in April soon so you’ll get to attend our extra one-day private Protégé Day on Thursday before the main event.
Until midnight, Sunday Dec. 23, join for just $497 down and not $147 but just $97/ month.
Plus, you will get an extra bonus!
Through February, you can participate in 4 of our brand new Membership Sites that provide real living education totally for FREE!
They are:
BasicAccountingForSmallBusiness.com
SteppingThroughGrief.com
MarriagePrepOnline.com
HealthyFoodForHealthyLiving.com
If you’re ready to make 2008 something special, we are here to help!
Learn more here: http://www.RheasProteges.com
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Tech VA Class
One of my best friends, The Shopping Cart Queen Christina Hills, will be teaching a Tech VA class in 2008.
If you’d like to learn how to help clients set up shopping carts or add opt-in boxes to web pages, this is for you!
Read more about it here: http://www.scsecrets.rheaperry.com
And tell Christina “hey” for me when you talk her!
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Look Who’s a Guest Expert in a New Book!
While Jillian Wheeler and her husband were at our Affiliate Marketing Conference this year, she asked me to be a guest expert in an upcoming book with her and marketing legend Joe Vitale.
Well, it’s finished!
"Your Internet Cash Machine, The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" will be on America’s bookshelves on January 8!
It’s already climbing the charts on Amazon!
I’ve arranged with Joe and Jillian for you to receive a special gift from me – a Sampler of the book which you can download at absolutely no cost.
They’ve pulled more than 50 pages straight from this upcoming bestseller to create the Sampler ebook which is filled with easy-to-implement insider strategies for doing business on the Internet.
Go here to get yours: www.YourInternetCashMachine.com
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Writing for the Web Class Deadline is Dec. 30!
If you are ready to learn how to write marketing pieces to promote your books and products or someone else’s, don’t miss this class.
It’s filling up fast and those who registered have already started receiving their training via email.
We may have to cut off registration early because there are a limited number of seats so don’t wait till the deadline - midnight, Sunday, December 30 – to register.
We’re also offering a 2-payment option.
So if you are ready to get paid to write, go here to learn more:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
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Get Your Copies of Our 3 e-Books Soon!
If you haven’t gotten your copies of our 3 ebooks, grab them before we take them down on Midnight, Sunday, December 30.
Here is 20 years’ worth of the lessons we’ve learned the hard way about how to raise entrepreneurs for just $9.97!
Titles Are:
“Educating for Success: Developing the Mindset of an Entrepreneur”
“10 Things This Mama Taught Her Kids about Having Their Own Businesses”
“How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address”
Download your copies here:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
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Is Christmas Pagan?
So many people dread this time of year.
Maybe it’s because they are expected to spend money they don’t have on gifts others don’t need or want.
We have become a rich society with high standards, yet many of us still can’t afford to pay the power bill!
Here’s another thing. All this celebrating is getting more and more commercial every year.
What’s worse, the day we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, really wasn’t his birthday in the first place. Originally, it was a pagan holiday.
So, many people believe we shouldn’t celebrate Christmas at all.
And then there’s the thing about bringing the evergreen into our houses like it says not to do in the Old Testament.
So lots of families have ditched the tree.
What’s a well-meaning family to do?
Here’s what I think.
Yes, the world has commercialized Christmas.
Yes, Jesus wasn’t born on December 25.
Yes, it was a pagan holiday.
Yes, we aren’t supposed to bring evergreens into our houses to worship.
But consider this.
The most powerful, successful country that has ever existed on the face of the planet focuses on one day of the year as its main holiday.
Our country certainly isn’t doing a lot of things right. But the fact that Jesus’ birthday is the highlight of the year should encourage you.
And giving gifts to others does remind us that we certainly DO have a lot to be thankful for because in all of our perceived “poverty,” we really have a lot.
So whether you celebrate Christmas or not, when you experience despair over the state of our nation, remember that not only is Jesus happy that we acknowledge Him, but He’s also on the Throne.
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who has wrestled with this issue through the years but now believes the memories we create for our children are more important than we realize.
P.S. Feel free to forward this note to others.
P.P.S. Watch for more news next Friday!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
2 Reasons to Quit Being a Control Freak
Welcome to my Friday newsletter!
This issue features:
Our 7 Day Best of 2007 Special is almost over
How to hook up with us
Writing for the Web Class deadline approaching
Listen to our Tuesday call About the Entrepreneurs at Home news
Mark Joyner this Monday, Rheas Proteges Special
More Encouragement Is Coming!
The Best of 2007
I thought about sending you a formal Christmas letter this week giving you a recap of the whole year. But when I looked at all the cool things my team and I have done this year, personally, I was amazed!
I thought you might be interested in the education we provided this year so we threw together a page web with a special offer.
But… it’s only good for 7 Days. And that is through Thursday, Dec. 20.
We covered 3 conferences, 2 ebooks, 5 web sites and there are 10 bonuses!
So check it out now, before it’s gone forever:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/2007
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Join Us!
If you want to make 2008 even better than 2007, let us help you get clear vision and specific education so you can make it happen. Just enter your name and email address in the box at the left.
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Learn How to Write for the Web from Home
This week, one of our transcribing clients had us work on a major rewriting project. We had to pull some extra workers in to finish it.
We really need some writers and editors to help with all this work. If you are good with words, grammar and spelling, consider taking our Writing for the Web Class in January and February so that you can be considered for working with us.
The deadline is midnight, Sunday, December 30. But don’t wait till then to register; the class is filling up and there are a limited number of seats.
We’ve also set up the class in 2 payments so if you register this week, your second payment won’t even be due until the middle of January.
The early birds who registered have already started receiving their training!
So if you want to write from home, learn more here:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
The Proteges can take this class for half price.
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Listen to Last Tuesday’s Yahoo! Group Call
The call we hosted Tuesday about our Yahoo! Group – the Entrepreneurs at Home – is online.
Look for it in the left nav bar at:
http://www.eahlive.com/
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Hear Mark Joyner Monday Night!
This Monday night, December 17, Mark Joyner, one of the pioneers of the Internet, will be my guest as we discuss Guerilla Marketing.
If you’d like to hear that call, you can join our Protégé Program until midnight, Sunday Dec. 23, for just $497 down and not $147 but just $97/ month.
Plus, you will get a 3 Month Special. From December through the end of February, you can participate in 4 Membership Sites that provide real living education totally for FREE!
They are:
BasicAccountingForSmallBusiness.com
SteppingThroughGrief.com
MarriagePrepOnline.com
HealthyFoodForHealthyLiving.com
If you’re ready to make 2008 something special, we can help!
Learn more here: http://www.rheasproteges.com/
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If Moses Delegated, So Should You!
Or
2 Reasons to Quit Being a Control Freak
Have you ever felt that you were led by God (or your boss at work … or your spouse) to do a good thing but before long, you felt like the burden was just too great to bear?
I have.
You know you’re doing something that is very necessary and you know others are counting on you, but you find yourself thinking way too often, “It’s too much to handle.”
Well, if that’s where you are, you are in good company. Moses found himself in the same situation.
God told him to judge the actions of the Israelites so he did. Every day, he would sit to judge the people from “morning until night” and tell them if what they were doing was right or wrong according to God’s ways. They were all dependent on him.
(And Moses was in training for reigning in heaven.)
Then his father-in-law Jethro came along one day and said, “What are you doing? You are going to wear out yourself and wear out the people (They are going to get tired of you.)”
So Jethro said, “Represent the people before God and bring their cases before Him. Also,
teach the people the decrees and laws show them the way they must walk show them the work they must do “Choose able men, God-fearing men of truth who hate unjust gain and place them over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens to be their rulers. And let them judge the people at all times.”
So he did.
Now, let’s look at this situation.
* Moses took his assignment seriously and didn’t even consider asking anyone else to help.
Ever done that?
* The people didn’t know the law and weren’t trained to do their jobs because they looked to Moses for all leadership.
Ever done it all yourself because it was “easier”?
* Even though Moses was God’s man at the time, his father-in-law had vision for his life that he didn’t have.
Ever been blind about matters in your own life even though it’s easy to see what others should do?
* When the judges started helping Moses, more than likely they felt the sense of purpose that comes when a person contributes to an important project.
Ever been guilty of robbing others of that inner satisfaction because you didn’t let them help?
Think about how these concepts could apply in your situation with your children or with the people you work with or in other organizations.
Too often, we perfectionists carry all the burdens of a project we believe we have been given from God and try do it all ourselves. When others ask if they can help, we say, “No, we’re good.”
We don’t realize that, like Moses, we will wear ourselves out doing good works while robbing others of the blessing and satisfaction that comes with contributing to an important project.
Our purpose as leaders or parents then is to train those around us to do their part so they can help with the larger project, not just do it all ourselves.
Our goal is to create a light in the eyes of those we are responsible to train.
When you see the light that comes from a deep inner satisfaction in someone you’ve invested in by training, you have succeeded. You have done your job. You have accomplished the main goal.
So, work to create light in the eyes of others.
You might just discover that someone else can do that job just as well … or maybe even better…than you!
And you won’t go to bed as tired anymore.
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who is still learning this lesson the hard way
P.S. Feel free to forward this note to others.
P.P.S. Watch for more encouragement next Friday!
Friday, December 07, 2007
Cutting-Edge Education
This issue features:
Joel Comm’s 7 Day special is Almost Over!
How to hook up with us
Writing for the Web Class deadline approaching
Entrepreneurs at home moves
Grab Our Ebooks Before the Deadline!
Eat Healthy, Live Longer
Rheas Proteges Special
More Encouragement Is Coming!
Homeschool Dad Produces Cutting-Edge Education
Joel Comm is one of my best friends. He’s a homeschool dad and Christian who just released a remarkable training program just last week called the Secret Classroom!
If you recall, he spoke at our Entrepreneur Days conference in Atlanta last August and at both events in 2006.
Well, Secret Classroom is the teaching and a peek behind the scenes of his reality show, “The Next Internet Millionaire.”
And it’s only available for 4 more days!
The teachers were top-notch! (and are some of my best friends!)
* Mark Joyner – we’re interviewing him Monday night for the Proteges!
* Armand Morin – my mentor for the past 4 years
* Perry Marshall – a hs dad and Google Adwords expert
* Ray Edwards – one of my best buds, who also spoke at Entrepreneur Days in August
* Jeff Walker – I helped him produce his Product Launch Live Workshop earlier this year
* Michael Koenigs – spoke at our Affiliate Marketing Conference in April and blew us away
Through Wednesday night, Joel is offering the entire teaching in a 12 DVD home-study course with a workbook that covers it all!
You also get all 13 episodes of The Next Internet Millionaire on DVD.
Joel’s course provides the tools you need to create a successful online business.
This is real education:
http://www.rheaperry.com/secretclassroom/
This is how you bring your dad home:
http://www.rheaperry.com/secretclassroom/
If you’re serious, get it.
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Join Us!
We have more projects going on than a squirrel has walnuts. To keep up with us, just enter your name and email address in the box at the left.
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Writing for the Web Class Deadline Approaching
The deadline for our Writing for the Web class is midnight, Sunday, December 30. But don’t wait till then to register; the class is filling up!
Plus, the early birds who registered have already started receiving their training!
I desperately need writers and editors for our transcription company. So in January and February, I’ll be teaching a class on how to turn transcripts into ebooks and how to write marketing pieces for the web.
If you want to write from home, learn more about our class here:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
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Yahoo! Group Moving!
The Yahoo! Group that started all this – Entrepreneurs at Home – is moving. Learn more this Tuesday night when I interview my new Best Friend, Sharyn Law-Davis from Australia.
Learn how Down South meets Down Under to make our projects even better – AND international!
The call is Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
The number to call is 605-475-4150
The passcode is 42037#
Don’t miss meeting my Aussie Geekess!
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Eat Healthy, Live Longer!
http://www.healthyfoodforhealthyliving.com/
Did you see that interview Diane Sawyer did with the lady who had lost 500 pounds on Good Morning America? Her sister gave her a computer and because she got involved with online discussion groups, she lost 500 pounds!
If you are ready to make a New Year’s resolution about the diet at your house, we have an exciting new community just for you! And the video of that story is there for you to watch.
Drop in at my good friend Dawn Vezie’s online community to learn all you can about eating healthy in a fast-paced society.
She’s an expert!
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Deadline on Our 3 e-Books is Approaching!
If you haven’t gotten your copies of our 3 ebooks yet, you can still get 20 years’ worth of the lessons we’ve learned about how to raise your kids to be entrepreneurs until Midnight, Sunday, December 30th.
After that, they’re going in ClickBank at a regular price. This special is only available to our regular subscribers.
Titles Are:
“Educating for Success: Developing the Mindset of an Entrepreneur”
“10 Things This Mama Taught Her Kids about Having Their Own Businesses”
“How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address”
Grab your copies here today before it’s too late:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
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Deadline Approaching on the Protégé Special!
Until midnight, Sunday Dec. 23, you can join our Protégé Program for just $497 down and not $147 but $97/ month.
Plus, you will get the same 3 Month Special that our current members are getting!
For 3 months, from December through the end of February, you can participate in 4 Membership Sites that provide real living education at no cost!
They are:
BasicAccountingForSmallBusiness.com
SteppingThroughGrief.com
MarriagePrepOnline.com
HealthyFoodForHealthyLiving.com
If you are ready to do something different with your life, we can help!
Learn more about our family mentoring program at http://www.rheasproteges.com/
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More Encouragement is Coming!
As I look back over 2007 and think about what my family has accomplished in this year, I am amazed at how God has worked in our lives.
My daughter had a baby. My daughter-in-law is due in January.
My kids are building a house together with Drew.
God has put me smack dab in the middle of the Internet millionaires, the very guys who are directly the small business side of the Internet.
And most of them create their wealth in their spare bedrooms!
Personally, I think that is the way it should be! I think God intended for the home to be the center of everything – hospitality, church, and civic activities.
Good government starts at home. Good business should too.
If you are stuck in a rut, analyze your life and ask yourself what you could be doing differently.
If things aren’t like you’d like for them to be, give your discontentment to the Lord.
Tell him you aren’t content. Ask Him to put contentment inside of you. Once it’s there, decide you will do what you have to do to change your circumstances so that you can live life abundantly instead.
It’s okay to have more than enough to get by. It’s okay to bless others out of your abundance.
Have faith that God is for you, not against you. And have faith that your life CAN change. God will do His part; and you have to do yours. Ask Him what it is.
Watch for an email from me next Wednesday that will tell you more about 2007. It’s been an amazing year!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who hopes you seriously consider getting Joel’s Secret Classroom
P.S. Always feel free to forward our notes of encouragement on to others if you’d like. Hey, this is the Internet! Tell your friends!
P.P.S. Watch for more encouragement next Friday!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Need a dose of vision?
This issue features:
· Look what these 4 Protégé families are doing!: Call Monday
· How to hook up with us
· Learn how to Write for the Web
· Encouragement for Engaged Couples
· Learn How My Family Got Started Online With Nothing But an Email Address and Brought Our Dad Home From Corporate America
· Encouragement to keep going!
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Looking for Vision for Your Life?
It’s amazing to me that in a society as educated as ours, we don’t help our young people figure out who they want to be when they grow up.
Schools don’t always offer true career guidance.
And you know what? I think that’s probably a good thing. Here’s why.
Guidance is a spiritual thing. God created you for a particular reason. The duty of parents is to help kids discover what it is for them. The problem is, most parents don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. So our country is full of the blind leading the blind.
We need men and women of understanding to shine some light here. Being a person of understanding means you understand how something works. That’s it!
Well, if you could use a dose of vision for your life, consider joining the families in our Protégé program who are discovering new areas of home business they never knew existed!
This Monday night, I want to introduce you to four families who are about to see the power of God change their entire direction!
Join us on the phone Monday, Dec. 3 at 9 PM Eastern Time to find out what they are doing.
The number to call is 605-475-4150
The passcode is 92093#
And if you want to do your homework ahead of time, you can check out our program at http://www.RheasProteges.com
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Join Us!
To learn more about all the projects we have going on and to find out more about us, just enter your name and email address in the box at the left.
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Writing for the Web Class
In January and February, 2008, I’ll be teaching a class for writers and editors on how to turn transcripts into ebooks.
We have been inundated with requests for editors and I need some help so we’re adding a new department to our already busting-at-the-seams transcription business!
The deadline to register is midnight, Sunday, December 30. But don’t wait till then. The class is filling up and I’ve already started sending the training. If you wait too long, you’ll get behind!
Learn more here: http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
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Encouragement for Engaged Couples!
If you know anyone who is about to get married, make sure they visit our new site: http://www.MarriagePrepOnline.com.
Angela Shelton is a homeschooling mom of 7 who has been married to her best friend Brad for 15 years.
Together, we have created a private community where newly engaged couples can learn from others who have successful marriages.
If you’re looking for the perfect engagement gift to give a newly engaged couple, consider giving them a 6-month subscription. You get a 35% discount, plus one membership is actually good for both the future bride and the future groom!
I can’t think of a better gift to give someone who is about to enter into a brand new life!
So if you know anyone who is preparing for one of life’s biggest blessings… that can also turn out to be one of life’s biggest disappointments if you’re not prepared …visit our brand new online community dedicated to building strong marriages!
http://www.MarriagePrepOnline.com
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Grab Our 3 e-Books!
Until Midnight, Sunday, December 30th, you can still get our three ebooks with 20 years’ worth of the lessons we’ve learned the hard way about how to raise entrepreneurs for less than the price of one! Just $9.97!
At the end of December, they will no longer be available together.
Titles Are:
“Educating for Success: Developing the Mindset of an Entrepreneur”
“10 Things This Mama Taught Her Kids about Having Their Own Businesses”
“How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address”
Grab your copies here:
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
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Keep Going!
Do you ever feel like you’re trying to do good, trying to provide well for your family and nothing seems to go right?
In fact, not only does everything not go right, it seems like everyone is against you?
Do you feel like even God is not listening?
Well, guess what?
The same thing happened to Moses. He basically told God, “Why have you dealt evil to this people? Why did you ever send me to help them?”
So many times, it seems like the good work we do doesn’t accomplish what we expect. It could be that like Moses, there is a bigger story happening and we don’t see the whole picture.
It could be that God is trying to show us His power so that after we’ve gone through the trial, we will not just know who He is but we’ll know HIM.
God responded to Moses by saying, “Watch what I’m going to do with Pharaoh. Not only is he going to let the people go, but he’s going to drive them out of the land.”
Then God told Moses to tell the people, “I will bring you out from under the burden of the Egyptians, I will set you free, and I will be a God to you.”
But they didn’t believe it because of their “impatience, anguish of spirit, and cruel bondage.”
If you are in a place where you are starting to doubt that any good thing could ever happen to you, realize where you are. You may have been under too much stress for too long and feel like you are starting to unravel at the seams.
You, too, could be affected by “impatience, anguish of spirit, and cruel bondage.”
But God has put you where you are. It could be that He is about to show Himself to you in a very powerful way, just as He did the Israelites.
So don’t give up. In fact, never give up, especially on God.
Even though times are hard, they could be harder. Even though people around you seem merciless, they could be worse. Even though you may feel like you are in cruel bondage, you still have your freedom.
Ask God to give you insight about your situation from His perspective. Ask Him to show you what He is doing in your life and to make Himself real to you. Ask Him to keep you from becoming bitter about life so that you don’t lose your joy like the guys in Exodus 6 did.
Keep going. Make a list of all your blessings. And never give up hope that God loves you and put you right where you are to do something!
Go find it!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who is dedicated to helping families discover their purpose in life
P.S. If this note has encouraged you, you are welcome to forward it to your friends and family. Be sure to include a brief note that let’s them know you enjoyed it.
P.P.S. Watch for more encouragement next Friday!
Friday, November 23, 2007
Writing for the Web Class Info
Welcome to our Friday newsletter - Rheavings!
This issue features:
- Writing for the Web class
- How My Family Got Started Online With Nothing But an Email Address and Brought Our Dad Home From Corporate America
- Accounting Education for Small
- Help for the Grieving
- Mark Joyner to Explain Simpleology to Rheas Proteges in December
- Drew’s Smashed Car Auction on eBay – you won’t believe this story!
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Writing for the Web Class
This past Tuesday, I announced a class we will be offering in January and February, 2008 to teach writers and editors how to write for the web.
For years, I have needed help putting together all the emails, articles and press releases for our events, classes and mentoring programs but haven’t had anyone trained in each one of those areas to do it.
We also need to produce ebooks to tell all the marvelous stories that are resulting from this move of God that is sweeping across the country where families are going back to working from home.
So that class will begin in January. Deadline to register is midnight, Sunday, December 30.
To download the call, visit
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/webwriter
Join Us!
If you have no idea who I am because one of your crazy friends forwarded our email to you, but would love to hear what all we’re doing, just enter your name and email address in the box at the left.
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Our Philosophy of Home Schooling
I started homeschooling my 7 children in 1987 and decided to fill their lives with practical "real world" education.
My oldest son Drew wasn’t the most academic kid on the block, but when he was just 18, he became a real estate investor.
By the time he was 21, he replaced his dad’s income so his dad could come home from corporate America and care for his elderly father.
Drew figured out a very cool way to sell houses on eBay in just 7 days while getting the price he wanted so now he now teaches real estate investors how to sell houses on eBay and has become a popular speaker at real estate investment seminars.
When I told my Yahoo! Group about it, 100 people came to my house for a one-day workshop. Four flew! The next year it happened again!
That’s how we found ourselves in the middle of hosting an annual international home business conference where families learn how to become financially free together.
That conference has also expanded to educational courses and mentoring.
So, until Midnight, Sunday, December 30th, you can get 20 years’ worth of the lessons we’ve learned the hard way in 3 e-books for less than the price of one! Just $9.97!
After that, we’re going to offer them separately and for much more.
Titles Are:
* "Educating for Success: Developing the Mindset of an Entrepreneur"
* "10 Things This Mama Taught Her Kids about Having Their Own Businesses"
* "How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address"
To learn how to grab your copies, visit
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
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Accounting Education
One of the dads I am working with who is an accountant has just created a wonderful new resource for small business owners who need help with the financial side of their business.
Not everyone can get a degree in accounting before they begin a business, so Darrel Hawes of Washington has developed an interactive site where you can log on to his forum and ask ANYTHING you want about your finances.
In other words, he is making his knowledge and expertise available for the members of his online small business community. Is that amazing or what?
For a limited time, he is opening his site to charter members.
To learn more, visit: http://www.BasicAccountingforSmallBusiness.com.
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Grief Support
One of the Moms I am working with, who is a former Hospice worker and social worker, has a heart for helping those who are suffering from grief.
No matter what the cause of the grief is, we all need to learn how to deal constructively with emotional pain.
Pam Clark, a homeschooling mom of five from Colorado, shares her story, her heart and her compassion with the members of her site. She wants to help others step through the grief that is inevitable on this earth.
To become a charter member, visit:
http://www.SteppingThroughGrief.com
If you know anyone who is hurting for any reason, you are welcome to mention this ministry to them.
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Mark Joyner Explains Simpleology to Rheas Proteges
On the first Monday of each month, a guest expert teaches Rheas Proteges about an important aspect of life or business.
In December, our guest will be Mark Joyner, one of the early pioneers of the Internet who recently appeared as one of the guest experts in Joel Comm’s The Next Internet Millionaire reality show.
Join RheasProteges so you don’t miss his valuable teaching on creating a better life for yourself on Monday, December 3.
http://www.RheasProteges.com
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Drew’s Smashed Car Story
You can only imagine what life is like with Drew around. Well, this week, he almost sold a smashed car that’s been sitting in the front pasture since his friend wrecked it about three years ago.
He put the auction on… where else?
eBay.
The winning bidder drove three hours from Mississippi to our place, the Backside of Nowhere in Southern Tennessee, to pick up this car.
The winning bidder, Dennis, buys wrecks, fixes them, and then resells them. Well, they had poured gas into the carburetor to start it so just as we were loading the car onto the car dolly, the car caught on fire!
Well, Dennis said, "I don’t think I want that car after all," and left.
So if anyone is interested in a slightly burned, smashed, low mileage Honda Civic, let me know.
Oh, and go read the auction copy before it expires. It’s a riot!
Just go to eBay.com, log in, search for Seller – DrewTheWildMan, then check his completed auctions.
Boys!
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For years I have been helping families focus on working their way home from corporate America as my son and I helped our dad, Wendell.
It doesn’t happen quickly so if that is your desire, pray and decide to get started.Something is happening in this country.
I don’t think it’s good.
During the Depression, those who had cash in the bank not only survived but thrived when everyone else was jumping out of windows.
I personally believe that those who are prepared financially when hard times arise soon will shoulder the storm better than those who are not.
I am dedicated to helping families enter into the freedom that my family has discovered.
There is more than just having a job.There is more than living paycheck-to-paycheck and focusing on paying the power bill.
If you are sick and tired of being poor and powerless, then make up your mind today that you aren’t going to be content with "not enough" any more.
Decide today that you are going to Do Something to change your life.
Join us, along with others who have decided to change the world!
As we say here in the South, "Come go with us!"
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who loves to stand back and watch the power of God operate through the lives of men and women on the face of the earth
P.S. If this note has encouraged you, you are welcome to forward it to your friends and family. Be sure to include a brief note that let’s them know you enjoyed it.
P.P.S. And watch for more stories of our crazy antics next Friday!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Want to Learn to Write for the Web?
of marketing pieces, newsletters, ebooks and articles.
The problem is, not many folks who are good with
English are trained to write for the web.
So I am going to train some folks in January and February,
2008 and provide apprenticeship opportunities for them in March.
If you are interested, join me on the phone this Tuesday night,
November 20th at 9 PM Eastern Time to learn more.
The number to call is 605-475-4150
The passcode is 21414#
If you would love to write for others, this is opportunity. See it?
I hope to talk to you Tuesday!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who loves helping folks learn to communicate well with others
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Here's help...tonight!
You may be experiencing sorrow like a woman in labor or worse. If you are, prepare yourself for your Day of Delivery!
Jesus told his disciples, “In the world, you have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world.”
If you are hurting and are more than ready to overcome your pain, join me on the phone tonight when I interview former Hospice worker and homeschool mom, Pam Clark.
She’s been there and she can help. And you’re going to love her new site!
The call is tonight, Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
The number to call is 605-475-4150
The passcode is 42037#
If you are outside the US, set up an account on www.Skype.com
and call in over the Internet.
I’ll talk to you at 9 PM tonight!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who encouraged herself with this today from John 16
P.S. And hey, if you didn’t get your copies of my 3 ebooks,
they are still available until midnight, Sunday, December 30.
Grab yours today here: http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
Monday, November 12, 2007
Need encouragement?
Those are the words of the wisest man who ever lived. His name was Solomon and he recorded them in the book of Proverbs.
Somehow, he knew anxiety. He experienced loss. He experienced despair.
But he must have also experienced the joy of conquering despair through the “good words” of others.
Then he recorded life’s lessons so he could share them with others. Today, thousands of years later, we can still read them in Proverbs, Chapter 12.
I personally believe that each of us should challenge ourselves to continually speak good words to others, especially those we live with. You never know how someone is hurting.
It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t experienced loss of something significant, whether it’s a pet, a boyfriend, a job, a spouse or a parent.
It’s often hard to pull ourselves up out of despair and that’s why it is so important for us to encourage each other, especially during this family season we are entering in November.
Even though families are wonderful, the misunderstandings that often occur aren’t always reconciled. That can cause grief and complications at the Thanksgiving table… if everyone even shows up.
So we have to learn how to deal with grief constructively.
Tomorrow night, I’ll be talking with a grief counselor on the phone who is launching an exciting new site that offers help for the hurting!
Whether you’ve lost a pet or a parent, join us to learn more about a very needed ministry.
My guest will be Pam Clark, a former Hospice worker and homeschool mom from Colorado.
She has a story you don’t want to miss.
If you know anyone who is experiencing grief and could use some words of encouragement, invite them to this call. It could change their life.
The call is Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
The number to call is 605-475-4150
The passcode is 42037#.
We’ll talk to you tomorrow night!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who loves bringing you experts who can change your life!
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Jaime Did It... Why Can't You?
Do you feel like a prisoner to the daily grind?
Do you sometimes wonder if it is possible to break freeand live your dreams?
Jaime Luchuck wondered the same thing...
... and then she became a contestant on "The Next Internet
Millionaire" reality show.
During a two-week period, Jaime learned Internet marketing
from some of the web's leading experts, including
Mark Joyner, Armand Morin, Jeff Walker, Perry Marshall,
Brad Fallon and Joel Comm. We're talking about hours and
hours of very personalized study where Jaime discovered
the incredible possibilities and opportunities that exist
for anyone online!
That's when she took a leap of faith, quit her job, and
set her sights on becoming an Internet success story.
In her brand new book, "From Cubicle Slave to Next
Internet Mil.lionaire," Jaime recounts her experiences
on the world's first competitive Internet reality show,
from audition all the way up to securing a dream joint
venture with Joel Comm.
She details the marketing strategies and techniques that
she learned while on location, many which people pay
thousands of dollars to acquire! You'll discover inside
tips for list-building, copywriting, making videos,
branding and much, much more.
Jaime also shares her moving personal near-death
experience, as well as life and business lessons that
you can immediately use to help you break free from
the cubicle and live your dreams!
http://www.CubicleToMillionaire.com
When you order your copy of "From Cubicle Slave to
Next Internet Mil.lionaire ," not only will you be
receiving a great book, but you will also receive
some AMAZING bonuses!
Many of the top names in Internet marketing have joined
forces with Jaime to provide you with a number of
powerful bonuses valued at over $10,000!
That's right, for just the price of a book, you'll also
receive freebies from Mike Filsaime, Gary Ambrose,
Harris Fellman, Jermaine Griggs, Jeremy Gislason,
Shawn Casey, Marlon Sanders, Dave Lakhani,
Brian Edmondson,Andrew Fox, Heather Vale,
Nathan Anderson, Rick Frishman,David Hancock,
Shawn Collins, Rick Raddatz, Bob Jenkins,Jon Gordon,
John Dealey, Michael Angier, Ric Thompson,
Warren Whitlock and many more - including me!
It's a star-studded list of contributors that want you
to enjoy their material and are giving it to you for
F.R.E.E when you purchase "From Cubicle Slave to Next
Internet Mil.lionaire!"
So what are you waiting for?
Jaime's story is compelling and packed with information
you can use to begin living your dreams NOW!
http://www.CubicleToMillionaire.com
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who wants you to succeed
P.S.- Jaime's book is a must-read, but getting all
these bonuses with the book makes it a total no-brainer!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
We’re hosting a Home Business Contest this year with a great cash prize!
The details are inside the ebook we just finished called,
“How to Start a Business with Nothing but an Email Address.”
Get it plus two other ebooks before midnight, Sunday, Nov. 4
and you’ll also get an audio interview I did with
John Taylor Gatto.
Deadline is midnight Sunday, Nov. 4 to get the audio.
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
So many books, so little time…
Rhea!
who loved meeting the NY State Teacher of the Year
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Learn Basic Accounting
*Sales
*Investing
*Leadership
*Accounting
His Rich Dad taught him, “If an entrepreneur is struggling, it is often because he is weak in one or more of these business skills.”
So why are these skills not part of a standard high school scope and sequence?
More important than that, how can we get the right type of education to become proficient in these skills whether we're in high school or not?
Well, my answer is “learn it by doing it.”
Sales
To get experience in sales, sell something.
Affiliate marketing is the easiest way to learn how to make online sales.
Sites with affiliate programs have already done the market research and the search engine optimization for you.
They have suffered through the product creation process.
All you have to do is put your affiliate link out to folks who want what the site offers.
Investing
To get experience in investing, take a course or find a mentor before you jump in. If you don’t, you could and probably will quickly lose your shirt.
You’ve heard stories about your neighbor’s brother’s friend who had a cousin who lost his life’s savings in the stock market a year ago, right?
Well those stories come from novices who wake up with a great idea one morning and decide they are going to jump into the deep end of the investing world’s swimming pool when they haven’t learned how to put their face in the water in the shallow end.
They are an accident waiting to happen.
And “stock market investing” in general gets the blame.
Bottom line: get educated first.
Leadership
To get experience in leadership, get involved in a group that is going somewhere. Then watch what the leader does and copy what he or she does that works.
Start your own group and go somewhere.
But here’s the biggest pitfall to small business that I see.
Accounting
To get experience in accounting, you have to have a business in place or work with someone who does.
But somewhere during those early years when we were getting that foundational education, somebody forgot to include basic accounting as a requirement for living a successful life.
I personally think the reason why April 15 is the most dreaded day on the calendar is because most of us haven’t been taught how to keep track of our personal finances.
Employees don’t have many options, but small business owners don’t have any choice.
Keeping track of your business’ accounting can become a nightmare when you don’t know what you’re doing.
And then as soon as you think you have figured it out, the IRS changes the rules!
Yes, we’re also lazy and busy and unorganized… but this isn’t an elective.
Uncle Sam expects an account for the year and if he doesn’t think you got it right, he can send his auditors to make your life miserable.
So I personally think that in order to be truly “educated,” you have to understand basic accounting.
If you have a bookkeeper or an accountant, that’s fine! But if you could read their language, you could ensure their accuracy and know they aren’t taking advantage of you.
Tiger Woods went to college to study business and accounting. From the beginning, he planned to be a professional golfer. But his dad encouraged him to get his degree in accounting so he could communicate with and keep an intelligent eye on his bookkeepers.
Smart boy! Smart dad!
So if you don’t have a clue about where to start getting the proper education and encouragement about one of the very basics of operating a small business – accounting – join me Tuesday night, Oct. 30 at 9 PM Eastern to meet accountant and homeschool dad of 8, Darrel Hawes.
We have a solution.
The number for the call is 1-605-475-4150.
The passcode for the call is 42037#.
I’ll talk to you then!
So many books, so little time…
Rhea!
who is dedicated to bringing very cool experts to your family!
P.S. Oh and by the way, until midnight Nov. 4, you can still get a copy of our 3 ebooks and the 2-hour Audio Interview with John Taylor Gatto at
http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com/ebooks
Sunday, October 21, 2007
A Contest and a Mindset
You’ve heard our story of how my oldest son Drew became a real estate investor at age 18 and brought his dad home from corporate America in just a few years.
(By the way, he and Carol are expecting in January! Yahoo!)
Well, in my spare time, I’ve finally gotten around to recording how we developed an entrepreneurial mindset focused on serving God and others instead of ourselves and what I teach the kids about all that.
I’ve also written down how we got started online with nothing but a computer and how anyone can do what we’ve done.
And there’s one more thing.
We’re hosting a contest this year that you definitely want to hear about!
I’ll be on the phone this Tuesday night, Oct. 23 at 9 PM Eastern and I want you to join me so I can tell you all about what’s happening at our house.
The number to call is: 605-475-4150
The pass code is: 42037#
If you are ready to take home education to the next level or if you are ready to change your job situation, mark your calendar now and don’t miss this call!
I’ll talk to you Tuesday night!
So many books, so little time…
Rhea!
who loves encouraging you every Tuesday night!
Just wait till you see what we’ve got planned for you in November!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
A Small Biz Event
I just got a note from one of my favorite people in the
world, Tim Knox, who just announced that he is hosting
his last small business boot camp for 2007!
He has a limited number of seats left and when you see
what his guest experts will be teaching, you’ll want to
be there.
Tim is teaching How to Start and Run Your Own Small Business.
Another one of my Best Friends, Paul Finley, will be
teaching How to Combine Sales & Marketing for Maximum Results.
If you missed meeting Mike Enos at our conference in
August, he’ll be there, too, teaching you How to Use
eBay to Drive Traffic.
And that’s just the beginning! There’s so much more!
So if you want to learn the basics of creating a successful
business, plan to hang out in my neck of the woods –
Huntsville, Alabama - on Saturday and Sunday,
November 10 and 11,to spend a few days with Tim Knox and his friends.
Here’s where you can learn more about it:
http://www.TimsEvent.RheaPerry.com
I hope to see you there!
So many books, so little time...
Rhea!
who has a secret to tell you next Tuesday night!
Don’t miss my call!
I’ll send details soon!
http://www.TimsEvent.RheaPerry.com
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Learn to be a Virtual Assistant
The Internet has changed business, and here's an opportunity for you to benefit from it.
As more and more businesses become virtual, more people are able to provide services to small online companies from home.
Virtual Assistants, commonly known as "VA's," manage it much like an office manager does, only they do it all virtually from a remote location.
They are becoming very popular.
The problem is, there aren't that many of them.
And there is a serious need in the online marketplace for loyal, skilled, and trustworthy VA's.
So my personal VA and I are going to teach you!
Together we are going to host an 8-week class via Webinars and conference calls to train basic Virtual Assistants.
The classes will start on Thursday, October 11.
To learn more about it, listen to the call I did with my personal VA, Denise Lindvall
You can listen to it here:
http://www.educatingforsuccess.com/va/
Just click the play button under Denise's picture.
If you're not interested but know someone who may be,
please forward this invitation to them with a personal note.
I'll talk to you soon!
So many books, so little time ...
Rhea!
who knows you'll love this class