Tangy, crimson-colored dried cranberries and toasted pecans are a dynamic combination in this special salad. If cranberries are too tart, try another dried or fresh berry of your choice.
If you plan to make it more than 2 hours in advance, hold back on adding the cucumbers until serving time so they will retain their special crunch.
Ingredients:
1 cup shelled pecans
1 1/2 cups couscous
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
2 cups boiling water
1 cup thawed frozen peas
3 scallions, very thinly sliced
2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
Lemon Dressing Ingredients:
Zest of 1 lemon
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 /2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pecans in a shallow pan until fragrant, approximately 5-7 minutes. Set aside. Place the couscous, cranberries, and turmeric in a large bowl. Pour in the boiling water, stir, then cover the bowl with a large plate or foil. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove cover and fluff the couscous with a fork. Cover again and let sit 5 more minutes. Stir in the pecans, peas, scallions, cucumbers, and basil.
Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously. Pour over the couscous mixture and stir. Let the salad sit at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to blend. If longer than 1 hour, cover and chill, but then bring the salad to room temperature before serving.
Tip: If salad is prepared more than an hour ahead of serving, wait to add cucumbers until serving time.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Quick 3-Muffin Delight
Here's a way to enjoy three of your favorite muffins at once in a quick, delicious meal. Great for breakfast or even as a light dessert or evening snack.
Ingredients:
3 cups coarsely crumbled low-fat bran muffins (about 3
medium muffins. Use different flavors of your choice)
4 cups assorted fresh fruit chunks
2 cups nonfat or low-fat vanilla or fruit-flavored yogurt
Instructions:
Place half the muffin crumbs in a 2 1/2-quart glass bowl or airtight container. Arrange fruit in 3 1/2 cup amounts in on top. Cover with remaining muffin crumbs. Spoon yogurt evenly over the top. Top with remaining fruit, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
Ingredients:
3 cups coarsely crumbled low-fat bran muffins (about 3
medium muffins. Use different flavors of your choice)
4 cups assorted fresh fruit chunks
2 cups nonfat or low-fat vanilla or fruit-flavored yogurt
Instructions:
Place half the muffin crumbs in a 2 1/2-quart glass bowl or airtight container. Arrange fruit in 3 1/2 cup amounts in on top. Cover with remaining muffin crumbs. Spoon yogurt evenly over the top. Top with remaining fruit, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
Healthy Lunch Turkey Reuben Sandwich
(Makes 4 sandwiches)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup nonfat Thousand Island salad dressing
8 slices dark rye, pumpernickel bread, or whole wheat bread
8 ounces thinly sliced low-fat, low-sodium cooked turkey or chicken
1/2 cup sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained
4 slices low-fat Swiss cheese (1 1/2 ounces)
Olive oil or other vegetable oil spray
Spread salad dressing on 4 slices of bread. Top remaining 4 slices with slice of cheese, meat of choice, and sauerkraut. Put the dressing spread bread slices on top with dressing on the inside. Spray a skillet with olive oil or vegetable oil. Put the sandwich into the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the bread is toasted and cheese melts, turning once. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup nonfat Thousand Island salad dressing
8 slices dark rye, pumpernickel bread, or whole wheat bread
8 ounces thinly sliced low-fat, low-sodium cooked turkey or chicken
1/2 cup sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained
4 slices low-fat Swiss cheese (1 1/2 ounces)
Olive oil or other vegetable oil spray
Spread salad dressing on 4 slices of bread. Top remaining 4 slices with slice of cheese, meat of choice, and sauerkraut. Put the dressing spread bread slices on top with dressing on the inside. Spray a skillet with olive oil or vegetable oil. Put the sandwich into the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the bread is toasted and cheese melts, turning once. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
Eye Exercises
Today, think about how much you use your eyes all day long. They are working from the time you get up to when you close them again at night. Here's five quick eye exercises to help give your eyes some relief. The extra benefit is that these exercises also help to tighten face muscles.
1. Sit upright with your eyes closed and relaxed. While keeping your eyes closed the whole time, first look down and then look up as far as possible. Repeat the facial
exercise 10 times.
2. Sit upright with your eyes closed and relaxed. Keep your eyes closed while lifting your eyebrows and stretching your eyelids down as far as possible. Keep in this position for 5 counts, relax and repeat 5 times.
3. Gently tone the muscles of the eyes by pressing two fingers on each side of your head, at the temples, while opening and closing your eyes rapidly. Repeat 5 times.
4. Sit upright looking straight ahead with your eyes open. Look up then down, while keeping your head still. Repeat 10 times. Then look left and right. Repeat 10 times.
5. Sit upright with your eyes relaxed and open. Lift your eyebrows while closing your top eyelids until about halfway closed, then open your eyelid wide open until the white of your eye shows over your iris.
1. Sit upright with your eyes closed and relaxed. While keeping your eyes closed the whole time, first look down and then look up as far as possible. Repeat the facial
exercise 10 times.
2. Sit upright with your eyes closed and relaxed. Keep your eyes closed while lifting your eyebrows and stretching your eyelids down as far as possible. Keep in this position for 5 counts, relax and repeat 5 times.
3. Gently tone the muscles of the eyes by pressing two fingers on each side of your head, at the temples, while opening and closing your eyes rapidly. Repeat 5 times.
4. Sit upright looking straight ahead with your eyes open. Look up then down, while keeping your head still. Repeat 10 times. Then look left and right. Repeat 10 times.
5. Sit upright with your eyes relaxed and open. Lift your eyebrows while closing your top eyelids until about halfway closed, then open your eyelid wide open until the white of your eye shows over your iris.
Cherry Scented Bath Bubbles
Ready to pamper yourself? Create this scented bubble bath and give yourself a treat. You might come up with a unique business idea in the beauty market!
1/2 cup unscented shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt (regular table salt is fine)
15 drops cherry fragrance oil
Pour shampoo into a bowl and add water. Stir gently until well mixed. Add salt, and stir until mixture thickens. Add cherry fragrance oil and place in a decorative bottle. Can also be used as a body wash!
1/2 cup unscented shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt (regular table salt is fine)
15 drops cherry fragrance oil
Pour shampoo into a bowl and add water. Stir gently until well mixed. Add salt, and stir until mixture thickens. Add cherry fragrance oil and place in a decorative bottle. Can also be used as a body wash!
Keep Your Blood Pressure in Check with 5 Basic Diet Changes
If you need to lower your blood pressure, before your doctor prescribes medications, start making changes in your diet today. Some small steps can add up to a big difference in your blood pressure. Here are 5 changes to try.
1. Cut Back on Salt. This is probably the most important change you can make to your diet if you want to lower your blood pressure. Instead of salt , experiment with different spices, sauces, and other seasonings. Always read food labels to check the amount of sodium in foods and food products. Cut back on packaged foods that are high in sodium and search for less salty options.
2. Eat Your Vegetables. A balanced diet with proper vitamins and minerals help the body to work more efficiently and results in lower blood pressure. Potassium is particularly important for lowering blood pressure. While you can always just get a comprehensive multivitamin, the best choice is to eat fruits and vegetables which contain vital vitamins and minerals. Replace some meat consumption with these healthier food choices.
3. Increase Fiber Intake. More dietary fiber will help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol and help you lose weight naturally. Add dietary fiber by eating oat bran and more fruits such as apples. Another alternative is to take fiber supplements with a full glass of water.
4. Give Up Some Sugar. While scientists aren’t really sure why, eating processed sugars raises blood pressure. Give up eating so much sugar or cut back as much as possible. When you do eat sugar, eat it with fiber or protein; they slow the absorption of sugar and lessen the negative effects.
5. Toss Out Diet Pills. Many weight loss pills can actually raise your blood pressure. Instead of taking in pills, stick to a healthy diet and exercise to lose weight. That’s the best idea for lowering your blood pressure.
Making changes in diet and lifestyle take time. Don’t be harsh on yourself. Instead of trying everything at once, do them one at a time. Take small steps towards your goals instead of trying to stop a bad eating habit all at once. For example, instead of dropping all sugary or salty treats, replace one sugary or salty snack with a fruit of vegetable each day for a week. Once you get accustomed to one change, keep increasing the changes until you’re comfortable and happy with your new healthy diet and lower blood pressure.
1. Cut Back on Salt. This is probably the most important change you can make to your diet if you want to lower your blood pressure. Instead of salt , experiment with different spices, sauces, and other seasonings. Always read food labels to check the amount of sodium in foods and food products. Cut back on packaged foods that are high in sodium and search for less salty options.
2. Eat Your Vegetables. A balanced diet with proper vitamins and minerals help the body to work more efficiently and results in lower blood pressure. Potassium is particularly important for lowering blood pressure. While you can always just get a comprehensive multivitamin, the best choice is to eat fruits and vegetables which contain vital vitamins and minerals. Replace some meat consumption with these healthier food choices.
3. Increase Fiber Intake. More dietary fiber will help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol and help you lose weight naturally. Add dietary fiber by eating oat bran and more fruits such as apples. Another alternative is to take fiber supplements with a full glass of water.
4. Give Up Some Sugar. While scientists aren’t really sure why, eating processed sugars raises blood pressure. Give up eating so much sugar or cut back as much as possible. When you do eat sugar, eat it with fiber or protein; they slow the absorption of sugar and lessen the negative effects.
5. Toss Out Diet Pills. Many weight loss pills can actually raise your blood pressure. Instead of taking in pills, stick to a healthy diet and exercise to lose weight. That’s the best idea for lowering your blood pressure.
Making changes in diet and lifestyle take time. Don’t be harsh on yourself. Instead of trying everything at once, do them one at a time. Take small steps towards your goals instead of trying to stop a bad eating habit all at once. For example, instead of dropping all sugary or salty treats, replace one sugary or salty snack with a fruit of vegetable each day for a week. Once you get accustomed to one change, keep increasing the changes until you’re comfortable and happy with your new healthy diet and lower blood pressure.
Steps to Buying a Domain Name
When you’re ready to start working online, you’ll need to have an online presence. This can be through a website or blog. Either way, you will need a domain name. To make the idea simple, think of it this way: A domain name is the name of your website. It’s also the address of your website. Just like you have an address at your home, you can give others an address to your web presence.
So here are five simple steps you can use to get your first domain name.
1. Find a Place to Purchase the Domain. You’ll find many places to buy domains on the web. Do a simple search in your web browser for “domain names” and you’ll get more hits than you could ever use. Find the one the is least expensive or meets other criteria for you. You can purchase the domain for a single year or in terms of multiple years. Domain registration is relatively inexpensive, with prices at under $10 per year.
2. Search for a Name. Once you get to the domain purchase site, do a search to find an available domain name. Use these tips on naming your site:
* Go with .com. If at all possible, select a .com name as most people will automatically think of .com when they type in your name. You can use a .net or other ending after you become established online.
* Spell things correctly. Getting too fancy with your domain name can cost your web visitors. If a person can’t find you because you used a clever spelling that only can remember, they will probably give up looking for you. Try to use the most common and correct spelling possible when selecting your domain name.
3. Buy the Name: When you find an available domain that you like, buy it. Try to purchase the name when you search for it. Sometimes, you might log out of the domain buying site only to go back and find that your domain was taken by another source. Search for domains when you’re really ready to buy to avoid this disaapointment.
4. Get a Public or Private Registration. You can register a domain as public or private. Public registrations will be visible in the whois.com directory. The whois directory allows people to type in a website and view the owner’s personal identity. If you do not want your personal information shown, choose private registration (this will cost a little bit extra).
5. Select length of registration. After you have selected the term of your registration (such as 1, 2 or more years) and decided if you want public or private registration, you only need to enter your billing info and complete your purchase. You now own your domain and can have it transferred to your web host to put on your public website.
So here are five simple steps you can use to get your first domain name.
1. Find a Place to Purchase the Domain. You’ll find many places to buy domains on the web. Do a simple search in your web browser for “domain names” and you’ll get more hits than you could ever use. Find the one the is least expensive or meets other criteria for you. You can purchase the domain for a single year or in terms of multiple years. Domain registration is relatively inexpensive, with prices at under $10 per year.
2. Search for a Name. Once you get to the domain purchase site, do a search to find an available domain name. Use these tips on naming your site:
* Go with .com. If at all possible, select a .com name as most people will automatically think of .com when they type in your name. You can use a .net or other ending after you become established online.
* Spell things correctly. Getting too fancy with your domain name can cost your web visitors. If a person can’t find you because you used a clever spelling that only can remember, they will probably give up looking for you. Try to use the most common and correct spelling possible when selecting your domain name.
3. Buy the Name: When you find an available domain that you like, buy it. Try to purchase the name when you search for it. Sometimes, you might log out of the domain buying site only to go back and find that your domain was taken by another source. Search for domains when you’re really ready to buy to avoid this disaapointment.
4. Get a Public or Private Registration. You can register a domain as public or private. Public registrations will be visible in the whois.com directory. The whois directory allows people to type in a website and view the owner’s personal identity. If you do not want your personal information shown, choose private registration (this will cost a little bit extra).
5. Select length of registration. After you have selected the term of your registration (such as 1, 2 or more years) and decided if you want public or private registration, you only need to enter your billing info and complete your purchase. You now own your domain and can have it transferred to your web host to put on your public website.
John the Baptist and Your Job Description
1. “I am the voice of one calling in the desert; Make straight the way for the Lord.” (John 1:23 NIV)
Do you know what you do and why you do it for your business? If you created a job description for John the Baptist, it would probably include these job functions:
•To introduce the people in the area to the coming of Christ.”
•To do public preaching on the topic of the goodness of the Lord
•To advise others that a Savior was coming to help them
•To conduct regular sessions to baptize people
•To conduct brief seminars to help people live a good life
Because John followed his job description, he was successful in conducting his job. What is your job description? Is it clear, focused, and meaningful? If you are working from home or outside of the home, a detailed job description will help you know how to achieve the goals of your job. It is surprising how many people don’t even have a job description in the public job place. Here are some important aspects of a good job description:
•When it’s time for a job evaluation, it’s difficult to show that you have reached your working goals for the company without a properly prepared job description.
•You can include your job description in your business plan.
•A job description helps you to stay focused on what you are doing and why.
•It helps to give you encouragement.
•It shows that there is a purpose for the position and the job in the workplace.
Review your job description. If you don’t have one, or if you work on your own, create a job description for what you do. Describe your goals and focus for your work? Give specific information on why you do what you do. What are you learning goals in your work? As John the Baptist, be specific, know what your doing, understand what represents success in your work.
Do you know what you do and why you do it for your business? If you created a job description for John the Baptist, it would probably include these job functions:
•To introduce the people in the area to the coming of Christ.”
•To do public preaching on the topic of the goodness of the Lord
•To advise others that a Savior was coming to help them
•To conduct regular sessions to baptize people
•To conduct brief seminars to help people live a good life
Because John followed his job description, he was successful in conducting his job. What is your job description? Is it clear, focused, and meaningful? If you are working from home or outside of the home, a detailed job description will help you know how to achieve the goals of your job. It is surprising how many people don’t even have a job description in the public job place. Here are some important aspects of a good job description:
•When it’s time for a job evaluation, it’s difficult to show that you have reached your working goals for the company without a properly prepared job description.
•You can include your job description in your business plan.
•A job description helps you to stay focused on what you are doing and why.
•It helps to give you encouragement.
•It shows that there is a purpose for the position and the job in the workplace.
Review your job description. If you don’t have one, or if you work on your own, create a job description for what you do. Describe your goals and focus for your work? Give specific information on why you do what you do. What are you learning goals in your work? As John the Baptist, be specific, know what your doing, understand what represents success in your work.
The Purpose of the Business Plan
Do you understand the purpose of writing a business plan? A business plan is simply a place to write the details of your business. It is your working document that keeps you focused and on track in your daily operations.
Writing a plan is not difficult. Basically, it allows a space for you to provide answers to questions about your business for your purpose and for others who want to know how to support your efforts. In fact, getting start-up funding without a business plan is almost impossible. You can use your plan to pursue outside funding because the people giving you the funding want to know that you have completely thought through the details of your venture.
Your business plan should include some basic information:
1. Description of your service or product: What do you plan to do? Which industry are you in and why?
2. Your Target Customers: Whom will your business serve? Tell a bit about them.
3. Your Unique Aspects: What makes your business different from other businesses in your market? How do you plan to do to make the business succeed?
4. List Your Targeted Expenses: What are your start up expenses? What equipment will you need before you can get up and running? Include daily expenses such as staff costs and supplies.
You get a FREE Business Plan Template just by registering for the Christian Women in Business Newsletter. Click on the title of this post and go to the newsletter registration page to get your copy of the Template. This will pay off as you start building your business.
Writing a plan is not difficult. Basically, it allows a space for you to provide answers to questions about your business for your purpose and for others who want to know how to support your efforts. In fact, getting start-up funding without a business plan is almost impossible. You can use your plan to pursue outside funding because the people giving you the funding want to know that you have completely thought through the details of your venture.
Your business plan should include some basic information:
1. Description of your service or product: What do you plan to do? Which industry are you in and why?
2. Your Target Customers: Whom will your business serve? Tell a bit about them.
3. Your Unique Aspects: What makes your business different from other businesses in your market? How do you plan to do to make the business succeed?
4. List Your Targeted Expenses: What are your start up expenses? What equipment will you need before you can get up and running? Include daily expenses such as staff costs and supplies.
You get a FREE Business Plan Template just by registering for the Christian Women in Business Newsletter. Click on the title of this post and go to the newsletter registration page to get your copy of the Template. This will pay off as you start building your business.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Wrist Loosener
Today, you will find out how to sit at your desk and loosen up your tight wrist.
Place your elbows tucked in at your sides, facing your palms toward your body. Rotate your hands inward from the wrist, so that your fingers are facing each other, then continue rotating until your fingers are facing downward, then change directions and rotate back up (palms remain facing body throughout the exercise). You're making little circles with your wrists. This help to loosen them up and
keep them limber. Do this several times per hour.
Place your elbows tucked in at your sides, facing your palms toward your body. Rotate your hands inward from the wrist, so that your fingers are facing each other, then continue rotating until your fingers are facing downward, then change directions and rotate back up (palms remain facing body throughout the exercise). You're making little circles with your wrists. This help to loosen them up and
keep them limber. Do this several times per hour.
Diet for the Right Reason
Dieting is all the fad these days. Unfortunately, many women go on a diet for the wrong reason. Dieting should not be for the benefit of others. Diet because you want to look and feel good for yourself.
Being on a diet doesn’t mean skipping meals. In fact, it’s best to eat at least three well-balanced meals a day. Even if you're trying to lose weight, don't skip meals. You'll only
be hungrier for the next one, and cravings between meals
can become overwhelming.
Always eat a well-balanced breakfast. It doesn’t have to be a large meal. You can eat a piece of toast, fruit, a smoothie etc. Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and does not speed up again until you eat something. If you wait until lunch to eat, that is four or more hours that your body is burning calories at a lower rate.
Being on a diet doesn’t mean skipping meals. In fact, it’s best to eat at least three well-balanced meals a day. Even if you're trying to lose weight, don't skip meals. You'll only
be hungrier for the next one, and cravings between meals
can become overwhelming.
Always eat a well-balanced breakfast. It doesn’t have to be a large meal. You can eat a piece of toast, fruit, a smoothie etc. Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and does not speed up again until you eat something. If you wait until lunch to eat, that is four or more hours that your body is burning calories at a lower rate.
SMART Business Goals
You’ve probably come across many articles, books, and audios that stress the importance of setting goals. Hopefully, you’ve taken some time to sit down and write out goals for yourself. But are you writing SMART goals?
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time Related.
Specific goals are written out clearly and have a set time frame. When you write out your goals, state what you want, and give it a deadline. A simple goal of “earning money by working from home” becomes much more motivational if you phrase it as “earning $500 per month on a regular basis within sixty days”. Once you know what your plan is, it will be easier to achieve it.
It is important to have Measurable Goals, as they will help you track your progress. If a goal is not measurable, it will be very hard to define when you have actually achieved it. In the example above, by defining how much income you want to earn and giving it a time frame, you will know instantly when those sixty days are over if you have achieved the goal.
An Attainable Goal is a goal you know you can achieve. Don’t be fooled by the word “attainable”. It can still be a challenging goal and require effort to achieve it, but it does need to be something you can do. For instance, if your goal is to learn to build websites and you have absolutely no experience, your goal shouldn’t be to build a huge, portal website in a week. An attainable goal would be giving yourself a month to learn the software and build a small, but functioning website. Otherwise you will be putting pressure on yourself. If you are constantly setting unattainable goals, you may end up doubting yourself and become so afraid of failure that you start procrastinating on easy tasks.
While it is great to shoot for the stars when you are setting your goals, they also need to be Realistic Goals. Using the first example, the goal wasn’t to earn $500 within a week. Instead, the goal was to earn $500 per month within sixty days. If you are new to working from home, it may take some time for your business to be profitable. Instead of setting one huge goal, break the goal down into manageable “mini-goals”.
You may have noticed that the example goals were Time Related. There is an old saying that “a goal without a deadline is just a wish”. Having a defined time line will keep you motivated. If you have an open-ended goal, it will be easier to procrastinate, and therefore, harder to accomplish. However, knowing you need to accomplish something in a set period of time will spur you into action.
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time Related.
Specific goals are written out clearly and have a set time frame. When you write out your goals, state what you want, and give it a deadline. A simple goal of “earning money by working from home” becomes much more motivational if you phrase it as “earning $500 per month on a regular basis within sixty days”. Once you know what your plan is, it will be easier to achieve it.
It is important to have Measurable Goals, as they will help you track your progress. If a goal is not measurable, it will be very hard to define when you have actually achieved it. In the example above, by defining how much income you want to earn and giving it a time frame, you will know instantly when those sixty days are over if you have achieved the goal.
An Attainable Goal is a goal you know you can achieve. Don’t be fooled by the word “attainable”. It can still be a challenging goal and require effort to achieve it, but it does need to be something you can do. For instance, if your goal is to learn to build websites and you have absolutely no experience, your goal shouldn’t be to build a huge, portal website in a week. An attainable goal would be giving yourself a month to learn the software and build a small, but functioning website. Otherwise you will be putting pressure on yourself. If you are constantly setting unattainable goals, you may end up doubting yourself and become so afraid of failure that you start procrastinating on easy tasks.
While it is great to shoot for the stars when you are setting your goals, they also need to be Realistic Goals. Using the first example, the goal wasn’t to earn $500 within a week. Instead, the goal was to earn $500 per month within sixty days. If you are new to working from home, it may take some time for your business to be profitable. Instead of setting one huge goal, break the goal down into manageable “mini-goals”.
You may have noticed that the example goals were Time Related. There is an old saying that “a goal without a deadline is just a wish”. Having a defined time line will keep you motivated. If you have an open-ended goal, it will be easier to procrastinate, and therefore, harder to accomplish. However, knowing you need to accomplish something in a set period of time will spur you into action.
Huldah, A Leader in the Church
Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan and Asaiah went to speak to the Prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District.
(2 Kings 22:14 NIV).
Huldah was a prominent prophetess during the reign of King Josiah. She was also a strategic trainer, teacher, mentor, trustworthy communicator, leader of the law, and planner.
You might work in various types of spiritual and church positions. Your work still touches the heart of the business world and can yield tremendous influence in your community.
Women in spiritual and church positions are often asked to pray for others who are in church work or working in corporations. Maybe you organize church events, meetings and services or serve as a pastor, preacher, evangelist or missionary. Whatever your role, you have a special place in the world and hold influence over other people.
Is one of your roles in the church or spiritual leadership? Get encouragement from the story of Huldah. You'll find her story in 2 Kings 2.
(2 Kings 22:14 NIV).
Huldah was a prominent prophetess during the reign of King Josiah. She was also a strategic trainer, teacher, mentor, trustworthy communicator, leader of the law, and planner.
You might work in various types of spiritual and church positions. Your work still touches the heart of the business world and can yield tremendous influence in your community.
Women in spiritual and church positions are often asked to pray for others who are in church work or working in corporations. Maybe you organize church events, meetings and services or serve as a pastor, preacher, evangelist or missionary. Whatever your role, you have a special place in the world and hold influence over other people.
Is one of your roles in the church or spiritual leadership? Get encouragement from the story of Huldah. You'll find her story in 2 Kings 2.
Definition of Business Capital
Business definition for the week: Capital.
Capital is the money that is going to be invested in a business. For example, it might take $15,000 capital to start your business. Some of the money will come out of your pocket, that is, through personal collateral. Some of the money may come from another source of financing, such as a bank or a small business center loan. For instance, to get $15,000 to start-up your business, you might put in $5,000
and ask the bank to give you a loan for $10,000.
That's the capital you need to invest in starting your business. Knowing how much capital you need to start your business will be a deciding factor on the type of business you might start. Before going into debt, take a moment to pray about the decision.
It might be something you have to do in order to start the business you are supposed to start, or maybe not. Do your planning ahead of time in order to know how to make this important decision.
Capital is the money that is going to be invested in a business. For example, it might take $15,000 capital to start your business. Some of the money will come out of your pocket, that is, through personal collateral. Some of the money may come from another source of financing, such as a bank or a small business center loan. For instance, to get $15,000 to start-up your business, you might put in $5,000
and ask the bank to give you a loan for $10,000.
That's the capital you need to invest in starting your business. Knowing how much capital you need to start your business will be a deciding factor on the type of business you might start. Before going into debt, take a moment to pray about the decision.
It might be something you have to do in order to start the business you are supposed to start, or maybe not. Do your planning ahead of time in order to know how to make this important decision.
Should You Be a Consultant
Here is a motivational trigger that you can use when considering your business idea.
People want to make more money. They may want to start a business, get a higher paying job or invest in the stock market. This will make them feel successful. Your business can be one that helps others find their dream.
Perhaps you have enough experience and background to be a consultant for others. Or, you might want to be a life coach or business coach and help keep others encouraged to pursue their business dream.
Business always involves some form of buying or selling. Many women are shy when it comes to the idea of selling something. If you’re good at selling, you could coach or consult others to get over their fears of selling. And don’t forget to offer others the chance to sell your product if you have access to something you really believe in. People are particularly interested in working with women of integrity in the business world.
If that’s you, think about how you can work with others to help them reach financial
success. It will only benefit everyone, including you.
People want to make more money. They may want to start a business, get a higher paying job or invest in the stock market. This will make them feel successful. Your business can be one that helps others find their dream.
Perhaps you have enough experience and background to be a consultant for others. Or, you might want to be a life coach or business coach and help keep others encouraged to pursue their business dream.
Business always involves some form of buying or selling. Many women are shy when it comes to the idea of selling something. If you’re good at selling, you could coach or consult others to get over their fears of selling. And don’t forget to offer others the chance to sell your product if you have access to something you really believe in. People are particularly interested in working with women of integrity in the business world.
If that’s you, think about how you can work with others to help them reach financial
success. It will only benefit everyone, including you.
Pray About Your Business Directions
I spoke to a young woman this week who has it on her heart to start a non-profit organization to help women and children who have experience abusive situations.
This reminded me that it’s important to pray about new opportunities the Lord is placing on the hearts and minds of women everywhere.
There are so many needs in the world that can only be filled by a particular person. Are you hearing a call in our life to start a particular type of business or non-profit organization? It could be the exact thing that you were meant to do in your
life. Remember to pray about those thoughts that stay on your mind. It could be your life purpose trying to emerge.
This reminded me that it’s important to pray about new opportunities the Lord is placing on the hearts and minds of women everywhere.
There are so many needs in the world that can only be filled by a particular person. Are you hearing a call in our life to start a particular type of business or non-profit organization? It could be the exact thing that you were meant to do in your
life. Remember to pray about those thoughts that stay on your mind. It could be your life purpose trying to emerge.
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