Tired of being scammed by work at home schemes? I have certainly been scammed a few times myself. Being a college student, I have to come up with alternative ways to earn money in what little spare time I have. After reviewing several online sites that claim you can earn a substantial income at home, I have selected three main programs that actually work. The programs listed on my website include, The Ultimate Wealth Package, The Paid Survey Program, and Adwords Elite.

The Ultimate Wealth Package provides you with a wealth of information on how to make money on the internet. You can follow the simple steps outlined in the program and be well on your way to earning money at home. You can sell your own products, market another company’s products, or a variety of other things using this program. All it takes is a little time to set up a website and you can start earning money in your sleep after only a few days.

The Paid Survey Program is one in which you can earn money for taking surveys. Companies are willing to pay for your opinion on products, services, or ways to improve their performance. You can take as many or as few surveys as you’d like. The more time you put into them, the more you can earn. Payouts range from $5 to $75, just for your opinion.

Let's face it, there is no get rich overnight home-based business. It takes persistence, determination, action and planning in order to build your home-based business. This article will list somethings you should do before starting your business.

First find out your desire. What is motivating you to start your home-based business? Is it a better future for your kids? A better life for you? Do you need money to take care of a sick parent? Whatever the reason is for starting your home-based business, make sure you write it down. Also make sure your reason is something that really matters to you. Read your reason out loud once before going to bed and once after waking up.

Next set a goal. Decide on what you want. Write it down. Set a date in which you want to achieve it. Read your goal when you wake up and before you go to sleep. Create a plan on how to achieve your goal. If the plan is not working, simple just try another plan. Failure is what makes people successful. Successful people keep on trying until they find a way that works for them. Unsuccessful people quit after they fail. That is the main difference between successful and unsuccessful people.

Last but not least cut out all of the negative influences in your life. You may have doubts already and you don't need anyone to help feed on those doubts. Look some people are just bitter and really don't want you to succeed, stay away from them. They will kill your spirit and make you question yourself. You must look for people who push you to do better and want you to have the very best in life. You are who you hang around with.

There are many other things that you could do but this is a great place to start. Times are changing. Starting your own home-based business maybe the best thing you can do for yourself and your family. With consistent action and planning your home-based business can build you the life you always dreamed of.

Have you had it? Are you tired of the same interactions that are increasingly stressful and less productive? Have you talked to your co-workers about making a change but another month passes and nothing changed at all? Here is how you can make successful changes that will put efficiency and comfort back in strained work relationships. These ten tips on Change talking tips will help transform your warring co-worker into a willing and involved team player.

1. The I Statement. If you start out with the word “You” the immediate reaction is one of defense. Say, “I want…” You must decide what is most important to you, right now. Focus on only one subject. The quickest way to become ineffective is to dilute your message. If you ask for multiple things all at once, you are definitely not going to get them, and then you start a pattern of failure. Your co-workers stop paying attention. Spreading your demands all over the map renders you powerless and ineffective. The important thing is that you establish a pattern of getting what you want and especially getting what you need. Say, “I want a change in this workplace.” Who can argue with that!

2. Make an Appointment. Next, agree on an undisturbed time early in the day when you and your co-workers are able to talk uninterrupted for at least an hour. This is a time to discuss and listen, maybe with a third party, like a supervisor or business mentor. The third person, acting as a mediator, can help keep it more of a discussion and less of a fight.

3. It’s Your Fault. As you each discuss the problem, somebody’s feelings may get in the way. The more frightened the dog, the more likely it will bite you, so be prepared to get nipped. Exploring the un-chartered waters of new behaviors, techniques or methods is threatening. Cut your co-worker some slack and be compassionate, even while he or she is resisting your new ideas.

4. It’s All My Fault. Do not give or allow one person to take on all the blame for a current situation or the discussion will mire down in self-pity, guilt inducing wailing, and eventually, revenge. If you are willing to share the blame then the discussion will move forward progressively.

5. Anger and Tears. Loud “barking” may occur. People who feel pressured and cornered will avoid revealing dark, hidden, secret fears and insecurities, and will defensively lose their temper to cover and stall for time. This is when that experienced third party can divert and calm things down. Fear changes to anger very quickly. Stay focused on talking about the benefits of change historically and try to ignore any obnoxious or angry reactions that may include hurling accusations or digging in stubbornly.

6. Stroke and Be Patient. As co-workers attempt to handle their anxiety about change, you can adjust to help to steady them. Give reassurances that you believe in them, respect their expertise and need their skills so that they can get control of their runaway emotions. Only then can you get back to talking about the subject that you want to discuss. This is where true leaders surface and many people cost themselves their upward mobility. Most people mistrust change and some need to work through their terrifying anxiety about losing control. Their idea of change may include a fear that the work environment might get worse, rather than better. This stubbornness may be misdirected protection of their ability to do a good job. A good leader will take the time to be patient while a co-worker adjusts. People who love or need their job the most may demonstrate greater resistance to new directions.

7. Let It Rest. After the hour of tight bellies and clenched jaws, the emotional bombing should subside and reason and logic now have an opportunity to surface. Watch for that brief moment when your co-worker sees it from your side. When that happens, call a recess to the meeting and take a break. Let your co-workers incorporate how the proposed change may impinge on them personally. This may take a few days. Agree to a second time to openly talk and address any questions doubts and ideas that come to their mind. Then back off and leave it alone, or you will have to start from scratch to build trust all over again.

8. No Cheating. Companies can approach huge conflict and change by allowing restructuring to run its bumpy course without trying to skip or shorten the steps. Once the ideas have been fully stated, listened to, emotionally reacted to and then reflected on alone and undisturbed, a satisfying resolution may be forthcoming.

9. Understand Relationship Dynamics. The key is to understand that you and your co-worker may have different capacities to adjust to change based on the personal and work history experience. When the differences are large, leaders must work harder to keep a work environment balanced. If you are more capable of change, then the responsibility for establishing and maintaining that balance falls on your shoulders..

10. List Your Company’s Priorities. Your company is a separate entity from the individuals who work and sustain it. A wise businessperson will consider the needs of his or her company by respecting and addressing the needs of the employees. A business whose employees cannot adapt will never progress or remain competitive. Ask yourself if you are starving your people of time, energy, resources and laughter. Give your co-workers an opportunity to catch up to wherever you are with modulated talk about change. A successful commitment as a team to goals and restructuring that will allow you, your co-worker and your company to thrive.

Do you stand immobile at a fork in your career road? Do you feel ambiguous about your job, relationship or purpose? Here are some helpful tips to find the right path to solid psychological ground.

1. Commit to Yourself First. Commitment to yourself means that you work hardest for your dreams and goals, not everyone else’s. Do you feel powerless? You are powerful. The power to change is already in you. Your accomplishments reflect your commitment because even with some bad luck along the way, committed people can become president or famous or happy. You can rarely attain big goals without commitment as a top value. Commitment means that if you decide to lose five pounds or fifty, you do not take a few walks then give up. Instead, you work up to a walk of an hour or two each day until you succeed. Commitment means that your finish the projects. Commitment means you show up. Whatever it takes, you are committed. Commitment starts in the morning and runs until you fall asleep. A nasty failure-voice that says you deserve a break or a treat is not your friend. Commitment bears the pain and deserves the win of growth.

2. This is Your Doing Where you are today is a result of your patterns and past choices. Repeat often, “I gladly take responsibility for changing my life.” If you blame someone else, the world, your partner or God because you are not happy, then you will remain absolutely glued to your excuses and blaming. To get control of your own life means you stop whining and blaming others. If you want things to be different, then you make the choice to be the one to do it. Other people are busy with their own lives. They will walk right over you and not even notice that you were waiting for someone to make you happy, to fix your pain or to balance your checkbook. What is the point of a lame attitude that is mostly concerned with looking innocent? “I didn’t do it.” Would you want those words to be a synopsis of an entire irresponsible life? After today, eagerly say, “I did it!” regarding your life decisions.

3. Who Do You Want to Be? Sometimes societal pressures push you into desperately settling for any job or relationship just to fulfill the role. Loss of self-esteem is just one of the severe consequences resulting from succumbing to predetermined societal roles or familial roles. What do you value about your life? List your goals and values in a hierarchy of what is the most important. When you become rock solid with your values then pervasive change happens. Did you include your health near the top? Without your health, you will not have much time to work on your other values and goals. As you take baby-steps in the direction of your “self,” expect a backlash of resistance from family and friends who may try to keep you neatly placed as the “old you.” That is because they are afraid of change.

4. Feel the Force You are more than just an individual; you have history! Your DNA goes back to the first people on earth. You have a connection with all the people who have ever lived and strived from the beginning of human history. You can add self-esteem by the ton to whatever you have accomplished in your own life if you think of yourself as a link in a wonderful chain. Remember the people who have died to win us our freedom from old enemies that we now call our friends, from prejudice, chauvinism, religious intolerance, serfdom, slavery— and the list goes on back through history. You come from a long line of people who made good enough decisions to survive and reproduce. Pretend the heroes and heroines of yesterday are watching. Just imagine if all history is watching. A good decision gene is in you somewhere.

5. Personal Goals and Values Do you only “follow directions” or do you “think for yourself?” The personal goals and values you choose are the road signs of every decision you make. What you do is a part of the whole and can affect many other lives. Make sure the voice in your head is your own and that your decisions are not just what you were “told” by someone else. List your personal goals and values and really think them through. Your health, your family’s health, your children as a priority, your job as a priority, love, peace of mind, safety, clean world, food, and water, honesty, integrity, sacrificing now for the a peaceful, secure future, God, and country-all are possible directions and values to incorporate in your plan. Think of each of these virtues in the big picture, from a global perspective right down to your own neighborhood and your life. What relationship do you want our world leaders to have with each other—a healthy assertive balanced relationship or an abusive aggressive hate-creating one?

6. Stand Up If you just lie there like a doormat, everyone will walk all over you. That is your fault for lying down on the floor and letting them. The stronger, more aggressive person will trudge right over you to get what they want. Until the weaker person becomes stronger, to the point of balance and equity, his or her business and personal relationships are horribly unbalanced and eventually fail. Will the strong-willed partner notice the inequity of the relationship and help the weaker one? No. Whatever is different about your beliefs, you can voice your opinion and have a “say.” Because each time you do, the prison door opens a little more for oppressed people everywhere.

7. Take the Hurts Take your hits like a winner, admit that you blew it, make the best of a situation or leave it, then continue to whistle while you work. No one wants to come near a big baby, much less take the time to assist you in achieving your personal goals if you just sit there complaining. Choose to take responsibility for you, stand up, move forward and clean up any mess yourself.

8. There is Room at the Top Greed spawns much abuse around the world. You can be someone better than that. Helping others succeed will build your success and is far more rewarding than trampling people on your way to the top. Take your posse with you and share the wealth and credit. Ask yourself if your plans impinge on anyone else in a way that he or she can no longer be free. You cannot predict how or when your small act of kindness, compassion or courage might change the world or land you a promotion.

9. Keep it Real Without integrity in both public and private actions, the direction you take will have little to do with a positive outcome. Can you raise your self-esteem and stand for more by selecting different values? When you incorporate good values that are your preferences, you will be proud of yourself, and so will your associates and family. Right now, you could begin to stand for something great. Real life soap operas have taught us many powerful and important lessons on the absurdity of life, proving the maxim: “You always get caught,” and and that the first rule of happiness is to: Stop Lying.

10. Commit for the Duration No pain, no gain. The last stretch of your journey may require some reaching. Maybe you do not have complete assurance that you will succeed, but you get out there anyway and pound away at your goal. Eventually, one day, you are there. Significant change in your life is only possible with this kind of commitment. Do you admire people who commit to their goals? If so, then choose to commit to what you want now and if it is not what you want later, you can change direction again. Feel confident, let go of all the wavering, questioning and vacillating of indecision and simply move forward on your path!

Give Thanks

Thank individuals for their contribution to the company. If your group is small, mention each person individually. In larger firms, thank teams or departments who succeeded in special initiatives or projects. Thank your partners and alliances, especially if they are sponsoring your company celebration.

Share Successes

Share specific kudos about your team members with their spouses. You know, it doesn't get much better than hearing that all of one's efforts and long hours are being recognized. And saying this to the spouse lets the spouse know you appreciate his or her sacrifices and support, as well.

Allow your employees' children to hear of the contribution their parent makes to your company. Talk about those values you would want your own children to hear; perhaps "commitment," "integrity," "work ethic," "fairness," "team work," or other wonderful qualities. Be an inspiration to those children, after all they just might be your company's future leaders.

Highlight the Future

As the year winds down, it is appropriate to turn your attention to the coming year's main events and the contributions each of your employees need to make. Talk about the goals and make sure you use words and a tone of voice that will help people remember these goals as they enter the New Year. Try placing extra stress on the most meaningful words and be passionate about your excitement for the coming year.

Introduce New Associates

Acknowledge new team members by asking supervisors to briefly explain each person's job responsibilities and by noting something humorous about the newcomer.

Remember Special Circumstances

Don't forget to offer a fond memory and kind words for the dear colleagues who have passed on, or are not able to be with you because of an illness, injury, military duty, or other reasons.

Offer a Memorable Toast

Your employees want to know you appreciate them and recognize that they want to work with wonderful people. Smile and offer a toast which encourages them and makes them feel good about their ongoing commitment to you and to their company. Try these for inspiration -
• Here's to all of us, God bless us everyone! (Tiny Tim's toast from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol")
• Wishing you more happiness than all my words can tell, not just for the holidays, but for all the year as well.
• May peace and plenty be the first to lift the latch on your door, and happiness be guided to your home by the candle of Christmas.
• To us and our success as a group this past year, and to you and your families for health, peace, and more wonderful times in the coming year.

Above all else, may your celebration and your New Year be filled with laughter, energy, and goodwill for all!

Accent On Business founder and CEO Ellen Dunnigan is a nationally-recognized and proven coach with specialized training in voice, speech, and English improvement. She holds a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and has been certified as clinically competent by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Many people ask me this question and a lot. They ask “Chris how are you making all this money online?” I first ask them before I even waste and ounce of my breath. “Are you serious about making money online?” Cause if you are not then why should I bother explaining it to you?

I only like to explain how I make money online to serious people so that I can help them learn how they too can start earning money online. So if you are not serious about making money online I suggest you just stop reading. However if you are serious about making money online you may continue.

I started out about 2 years ago. I started out by selling affiliate products, and promoting them using articles and PPC. This worked good, and I wont lie I was earning a nice amount of money doing it. However it had many downsides to it. First off it took a lot of time and money to get started.

Secondly I knew I could make more money, but I just had to find out how. I knew selling affiliate products would only take me so far in life. However I wanted to go all the way, and reach everyone’s goal, and that is to become rich and have a lot of money. Right?

So I did it. I stopped selling affiliate products and set out on a search to find that one way that was going to bring in money with no work and little risk. I have to be honest with you it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, and I found myself back at the start of it all. Spending money testing things only to find out they don’t work.

Then I came by a “loan program”. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was so I did some research on it, and I found out that it was a good way to make a lot of money with little risk. This is exactly what I have been looking for!

So now my big secret to making all my money online is by using loan programs. I loan a program $10,000 and in return they pay me a monthly interest rate of up to 12% on my loan.

Over the course of one year you can easily earn over $28,000 loaning money to just one loan program that offers up to 12% per month. These loan programs are what has enabled me to earn a fully automated 100% passive income all from home.

Planning a restaurant depends on your target market, the type of food you are serving and customer turnover.

Reception

The best place for the reception, where you would take bookings, greet customers and process bills is at the front of the restaurant, near the door.

Bar

It is advisable to have a separate bar near the entrance for diners to wait for companions or for a table to become available.

Circulation

Think about how you want customers to get to their table and how you want meals to be served. This can be forced by the use of furnishings to block throughways etc.

Space

The amount of space you should allow per customer will depend on the type of standard expected by the restaurant. The more upmarket and expensive the restaurant the greater amount of space you should allow. A seated diner will take up to 2ft (61cm) of floor space from the table therefore 6 sq ft should be allows per table for four.

To create a busy, buzzy atmosphere you may want to put the tables closer together, however this must be thought through as it may discomfort the diner. This might work in your favour by encouraging faster turnaround times.

Kitchen

A kitchen can either be hidden away or made the focal point of the restaurant (Fifteen, 140 Park Lane). In this case be aware that cooking smells and noise will be present in the restaurant which might upset a few people.

Internal fittings

The selection of internal fittings (chairs, tables etc) will depend on the style of restaurant you are planning. Make sure it is pleasing to the eye and a specialist restaurant designer may be the best choice to aid you. Also the lighting of the restaurant is exceptionally important, it can help enhance the overall mood of the restaurant and the appearance of the food being served

For those of us who love cars and are mechanically inclined starting a small business, which has to do with auto-maintenance, makes a lot of sense. Many folks would love to own their own business as part of their American Dream. The question is what type of business can we see ourselves enjoying and excelling at and how on Earth would we come up with the $500,000 to $1,000,000 to start an Auto Maintenance Shop? Even renting a bay and buying all the equipment can be costly and run $100,000 to $250,000.

This is why many just starting out consider running a mobile oil change business instead. By running a mobile oil change business you delete the need for an expensive shop and can rent a small industrial space to park the equipment and store the bulk oil and waste oil for pickup. Starting a Mobile Oil Change Business sounds rather easy and everyone owns a car and there are many fleets of vehicles out there too that need preventative maintenance care such as oil changes. Getting business should be fairly easy right?

Indeed, there are certainly a lot of cars out there and they all need oil changes however there are issues, such as most of those vehicles do not get their regularly needed oil changes and there is an abundance of competition as well. Additionally, most people drive their cars different amounts of miles and that makes the routing and scheduling a little tougher, but all these issues can be overcome.

There are some really great Mobile Oil Change Business Manuals and Books you can buy. I recommend a few of them such as; Melric’s Book; http://www.melrics.com . Consider this a supplement to such well-written books on the subject and not necessarily a replacement. If you are going to start your own business you need to soak up all the information available. Having been in the Oil Change Business nearly a decade I have learned that efficiency, route-scheduling, marketing and referrals are the key to success. Of course you still need the fundamentals and this is why other books are also very good.

I appreciate you reading this book and I sincerely hope that you will use it as not only an operations manual but also as a thinking tool when developing your business plan, marketing plan and strategizing your future success. Although, this is my first article for 2007 on this subject, I doubt if it will be my last. Perhaps this article is of interest to propel thought in 2007?