Goal setting is vital for creating a plan, but without ACTION your plan will not succeed.

We conducted an informal poll at a meeting of Loral's Big Table Alumni in Puerto Vallarta in the spring of '06. I asked for a show of hands to determine the minimum return on investment people wanted or needed to consider any investment opportunity. The results were fascinating.

Are you wealth healthy? Or are you on a money diet?

If you're an individual or a small business owner seeking to impart information, or seeking to earn affiliate income, or seeking to promote a product or service, or otherwise seeking to put a simple website on the Internet these days, you probably are in a dilemma to locate effective website design help.

We're all facing skyrocketing prices in more ways than at the gas pump. Just about everything we buy today is more expensive. What's more, gas prices could hit $5 per gallon by the 4th of July...and the Fed is considering raising interest rates in an effort to fight inflation.

Have you started your weekly family money meetings?

Listen folks, we have to start getting serious about the conversations we have with ourselves about money.  ...I heard some of the insights presented by the media about how to overcome this anxiety and to think and talk about money more clearly. But all I heard was a ton of statistics that would, quite frankly, scare the pants off anyone.

Everyone has the ability to do something today that will earn extra money. People ask me all the time, "what can I do?" To tell the truth it's different for each of us. What we need to be doing is asking ourselves what am I doing already that can make my household some extra cash.

Jed was in a tough situation. He wanted to escape his day-to-day existence of earn-pay, earn-pay but Jed didn't want to move up the corporate ladder. Instead, he wanted more money, more freedom, and to eliminate his debt without infringing on his lifestyle.

Sound familiar?

During the Olympics we often hear of athletes overcoming insurmountable odds to compete in the biggest sports event on the planet. These stories pluck the heartstrings of people in every walk of life. Inspiration seems to fill the air!

People who identify themselves as middle class have what they believe are viable asset strategies. Their traditional approach to investing involves all the investing approaches we've come to know and love over the years: buy a house; invest in the stock market; buy a few mutual funds; and shove a bunch of money into a Roth IRA "for retirement."

Unfortunately...

There's a lot of chatter about the state of education in our country. Time Magazine recently had an interesting article on the No Child Left Behind Act. It focused on how schools have a strained relationship with basic funding... money. So educators have been communicating this fact to our kids in hopes that they will be encouraged to do well on tests, which gets the school more money. Does this send a mixed message to our kids?

We are raising the first generation of children that have access to the World Wide Web. The educational benefits of the Internet are incredible. However along with all the benefits comes a whole new set of dangers. As Internet safety month comes to a close, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk with you about protecting your kids online. The FBI recently revealed that 100% of kids today will encounter a sexual predator online. This was a shocking revelation to all of us here at Live Out Loud.

Last week I ran across an article entitled "Lessons From the Great Depression" written by Jim Jubak, an MSN Money contributor. It got me thinking about how many of us sit around and gripe about the current economy and allow the media to sway us into panic mode.

My experience is that most people quit on themselves. We get all excited about a project or task, get to the difficult or tedious part and quit. When you quit on yourself, it isn't just you that is affected. I now realize that the times in the past that I quit on myself have negatively that has impacted my life and the lives of my family and friends.

Those who know me know that I believe strongly in direct participation in assets. If this term is unfamiliar to you, then let me explain briefly. The most affluent and wealthy people don't just own stocks. They own companies, businesses, property, and even oil wells (not just the oil and gas stock). They have control of their financial future because they are participating directly in the assets they purchase.

Who wants to be a millionaire? No, let me rephrase that. Who wants to be a multimillionaire? It's not all that hard these days to become a millionaire on paper, but to build a multi-million dollar individual investment portfolio is another matter.

Building a multimillion-dollar investment ownership requires something called direct buying. Before I outline the 8 steps involved in a direct asset allocation plan, I'll first describe what I mean by direct buying.

Wealth building is a process. Anyone who has inadvertently signed up for a wealth-building seminar - only to receive a barrage of get-rich-quick schemes - may be justifiably skeptical of anyone who claims to create millionaires. The reason I can say I create millionaires with complete confidence is that I do it by teaching them a process.

If you're someone who identifies yourself as middle class, then you probably have a traditional viewpoint about asset management strategies. This traditional approach to investing usually involves saving as much money as you can into your 401(k), buying a house, and watching the value of that house increase over time. While traditional, these investment methods won't make you rich very quickly.

4 Reasons NOW is the time to start your Cash Machine

We've talked a lot about the current economy. I've asked you not to panic. I understand it's easier said than done. There's uncertainty all around us.

One thing I know for certain... if you're not on a path to continuous earning and learning you're planning for poverty. So many out there are stuck in a toxic mindset. If your well being depends on what's going on around you it's time to step up and take responsibility for your own personal economy.

There's no way I'd be a multi-millionaire today without my team. Having a team reduces your risk, increases your knowledge, and gives you access to opportunities and funds you would never have on your own. When investing, I have found that collective knowledge and experience lowers risk and accelerates diversification.

In creating wealth you need to understand that you simply can't do everything on your own. You'll be spread too thin and set yourself up for failure. Having a team behind you that will help you achieve your goal of creating wealth will free your time to focus on the "meat" of your cash machine. You must recognize that you can't do it on your own. What I see time and time again is people wait too long to build a support team

True millionaires have cash machines generating capital to fund expenditures, to reinvest in new investments. As you may know, I have several cash machines. I'm constantly on the lookout for new ones, especially if I need to invest cash generated by existing cash machines.

Are you coachable, open and willing to learn?

The basic premise that all of us are capable of listening....

Our Independence and Commitment to Our Beliefs, How We Translate to Our Daily Events

Create the life you want; start with positive thoughts.

Attending this workshop is the ultimate awakening to living beyond what your thoughts, purpose and vision are

Do you network effectively in a crowd? Does the time and money you spend attending association meetings and events turn into revenue?

Congratulations on being a parent who is prepared to accept the responsibility to teach your children the value of money!

By Loral Langemeier, posted in the Huffington Post 9.8.09

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/loral-langemeier/if-money-talked-would-you_b_279695.html

This is taken from an email and exemplifies what TEAM and our Community is all about....

Setting up an Education Account for your child is just one of the accounts recommended if you are looking to set up a great foundation for your child's financial welfare.