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November 25, 2009

Global Influence Holiday Guide for Christmas

Dominique Recommendations Christmas and holiday season

Holiday shopping season is here again and the Global Influence network has some great gift ideas for you, tried and tested by real moms. Click on the links to check out what our team of reviewers had to say about each of these gift ideas, and then take a moment to enter our fun giveaway and take a chance at winning some of these fabulous products. Featured Reviews Pouchees –

Busy moms need all the help they can get to stay organized and keep life as simple as possible. The Pouchee is the perfect solution to keeping all those little things together, putting everything you need, right at your fingertips.

Duck Hunter –

Duck Hunter turns the excitement of the hunt into an activity the whole family can enjoy. Launch the duck in the air and try to hunt it down with the toy shooter as it flies freely in the air. A fun choice for those who love outdoor sporting.

CardStore cards

-Personalized holiday cards are an important item on everyone’s to-do list and often a hassle to create and print. Cardstore.com has everything from family photo cards to invitations for your big holiday party, simplifying your holiday season.

Great Holiday Gift Ideas

Things Remembered Custom Couture Jewelry Just Elfin’ Around Card Cubby Harumika By Bandai Harumika Runway Showstopper Harumika Style Starter Baby Alive Whoopsie Doo Strawberry Shortcake Playset Kota Monty Rex Wall to Wall Basketball Nerf Pocket Vortex Busy Ball Popper Talking Chuck Truck Leapfrog My Pal Scout Leapfrog Tag Jr Leapfrog Scribble and Write Animal Planet Polar Land Playset Animal Planet Dinosaur Playmat Onionhead Adult/Teen Feelings Pack OnionHead Children’s Feelings Pack Onionhead A-Z Feelings Magnet Set FotoboxPlus MeTime Tees

Fun Holiday Giveaway!

For this holiday guide, we want to share the love with the blogosphere! Some of our generous sponsors have donated prizes to be given away to lucky readers! To enter to win one of the following fabulous prizes, simply fill out the form here: http://tinyurl.com/y8t92rw

Prizes include: Things Remembered Custom Couture Jewelry Pouchee Elfing Around Harumika Onionhead Feelings Pack Nerf Wall to Wall Basketball Baby Alive Whoopsie Doo MeTime T-shirt

Entries will close on December 6, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be contacted by email after the close of the contest.

Global Influence Member Guides

Need more ideas for this holiday season? Check out the guides that some of our Global Influence members have put together on their own sites!

Thrifty Jinxy, Happy Healthy Hip , And Twins Make Five , Because Two People Fell In Love, Mommy Musings , Lipstick to Crayons , Bargain Briana , Mommy PR , Shop With Me Mama, Santa Picks, Rave and Review, Connected 2 Christ , 3 Boys and a Dog, The Classy Closet , Contest Corner, Lisa Reviews , A Giveaway Every Day, HulaHoopinMom, Spalibrations, High Impact Mom, From Cribs to Car Keys

All reviews listed in the Global Influence gift guide were product provided. Featured positions were purchased by sponsors. Member gift guides are not affiliated with Global Influence.

November 10, 2009

Creating a Positive Mindset- For the Mompreneur

Dominique Parenting Views, Recommendations Marketing and Advertising, positive attitude, positive mindset, remaining positive

I have had a lot of my mind lately. It hasn’t been easy holding down a full time job, mummy duties, housework and being a mumpreneur.

It has been exhausting trying to juggle all. Sometimes I do feel like giving up being a mompreneur as it hasn’t been that easy. I went mentally drained for days as I had to often do business analysis, marketing and planning for the various ventures that I am in. I often question myself – Is the time and effort I have put in for my businesses are worth it? Should I give it up and just concentrate on the kids and my existing job?

With the current business climate it is depressing seeing how difficult it is for me to earn a secondary income. Revenue is not coming in as much and soon as projected. It is very easy for negative thoughts of failure and poisonous thoughts of jealousy or envy of other mumpreneurs successes to invade my mind.

Here are some tips on how I maintain a positive mindset.

Focus on Empowering Yourself.
If you believe in yourself, you are halfway to success. Knowing WHAT needs to be done is more important than HOW it is to be done.Ask yourself what you want for yourself. How to overcome any stumbling blocks if any.Analyse the situation and take baby steps to solving the problem.
Ignore the competition.
Even though it is good to know how your competitors are doing you can put yourself under undue stress when you see them coming out with new products or having “success claims” .Constantly comparing yourself against others does not help one’s self esteem and it may derail you f
from your business schedule.

If you have a top notch product or stellar content the customers and revenue will come.
Focus on one day at a time. It is definitely easier to go through the week thinking of what you will have to do today then looking at the mountain load of tasks you will have to complete by the end of the week or month. Focus on what you can do today to achieve your goals. Think constructive thoughts and give yourself bite size projects which you are certain to be able to handle irregardless of how the day turns out for you.