In my last post I had discussed the passing of someone that I had respected in the home business industry. That was on my brain alot last week. This week I have been focusing on the things that we take for granted. Of course, I thought about my family, my wife, my friends, etc. Then yesterday, I took some time out in the afternoon and just went for a walk in our neighborhood and as I am walking I realized; I have totally taken my home business for granted! What a conviction!
I think it has become such a way of life that I just don't think about it. There was a time when I would have thought this was the perfect lifestyle, and it is. But, I realize that it has become normal for me and therefore I have become complacent. I work about 25 hours a week (to be honest usually less) but after 5 years I have taken that as "just my schedule". I don't have to work too hard to generate a six figure income, again I have accepted that as normal. It really is disgusting.
I am incredibly fortunate and I am vowing to continue to recognize this. I am going to start working with a renewed focus. I do not plan to increase my hours worked but I am going to start becoming more productive with my work schedule. In 2010 I want to set a new personal record and earn $250,000. I will be debt free by the end of the year so this will allow me to not only help more people through my home business but also to help many of my favorite charities as well.
Look at the legacy Phil Longnecker left behind. He created jobs for many people in a small town in PA. He helped thousands of individuals to succeed in a home business from his advertising. He created a personal fortune that made certain his family and his young daughter had a secure future even though he is no longer with us. He impacted thousands of children through the thousands of dollars he donated to "Toys for Tots". I will never be able to impact my family and those around me if I just stay comfortable with $100,000 a year from home.
If you have been reading my blog from the beginning then you have followed me from before I knew how to run a successful business to today. Stay tuned, cause we are about to take it to the next level. Those who I am fortunate to be in business with hang on, cause the best is yet to come!
Thanks for reading,
Jackie O'Quinn
My Website
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Cutting Edge Media misses Phil Longnecker
Some tragic news we wanted to make you aware of..
Phil Longnecker was the owner and founder of Cutting Edge Media. Phil built CEM from a 2 man operation to a multimillion dollar international success story. At one time CEM was providing advertising to every major home based business company in the US and to many companies outside the US. Unfortunately Phil passed away Saturday night in a car accident. Phil’s dream was to be the leading advertising agency/lead production company in the Home Based Business industry. Phil, no doubt, met and exceeded that goal and his legacy will live on for years to come. He had a huge heart and always gave back to his community. He treated his employees like family and he treated his clients with honor and respect. Phil set an amazing example as a 2%’er and a business owner.
He had so much love to give and never ceased to give it. On a visit to their company offices a while back Jackie and Renae were told several stories about Phil, the way he looked out for his employees and gave back to the community. One such story was that Phil often considered the employees at CEM his personal friends and an extenstion of his family. From time to time he would host all of the employees and their family at his house. Phil, had a special place in his heart for kids. He didn't want the kids to be bored having a good time. He wanted to make sure the kids enjoyed their time as well, so he would hire a petting zoo to come in and set up at his house (on his manicured lawn) so the kids would have something entertaining to do.
Another time a couple of years ago around Christmas. Phil, came into the offices at CEM and told his sales staff it was time to go shopping. He gave one of them a blank check and told them to go to K-Mart and buy the whole toy department! They did and all of the toys were donated to "Toys For Tots" an organization close to Mr. Longnecker's heart. We will all surely miss him. He loved Cutting Edge Media and was an incredibly smart entrepreneur. In his savvy wisdom Phil had prepared for such an event as this, so Cutting Edge Media will live on as will Phil’s legacy. Cutting Edge Media, as a company will continue to prosper and grow!
To send cards, flowers, charitable donations, etc….in memory of Phil.
In Memory Of Phil Longenecker
1595 S. Mount Joy Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Warm Regards,
MyDFILive Support Team
866-628-4129
Announcements@mydfilive.com
P.S. May God protect his daughter and fill her with peace. Our prayers go out to the family at Cutting Edge Media and Phil’s personal family.
Phil Longnecker was the owner and founder of Cutting Edge Media. Phil built CEM from a 2 man operation to a multimillion dollar international success story. At one time CEM was providing advertising to every major home based business company in the US and to many companies outside the US. Unfortunately Phil passed away Saturday night in a car accident. Phil’s dream was to be the leading advertising agency/lead production company in the Home Based Business industry. Phil, no doubt, met and exceeded that goal and his legacy will live on for years to come. He had a huge heart and always gave back to his community. He treated his employees like family and he treated his clients with honor and respect. Phil set an amazing example as a 2%’er and a business owner.
He had so much love to give and never ceased to give it. On a visit to their company offices a while back Jackie and Renae were told several stories about Phil, the way he looked out for his employees and gave back to the community. One such story was that Phil often considered the employees at CEM his personal friends and an extenstion of his family. From time to time he would host all of the employees and their family at his house. Phil, had a special place in his heart for kids. He didn't want the kids to be bored having a good time. He wanted to make sure the kids enjoyed their time as well, so he would hire a petting zoo to come in and set up at his house (on his manicured lawn) so the kids would have something entertaining to do.
Another time a couple of years ago around Christmas. Phil, came into the offices at CEM and told his sales staff it was time to go shopping. He gave one of them a blank check and told them to go to K-Mart and buy the whole toy department! They did and all of the toys were donated to "Toys For Tots" an organization close to Mr. Longnecker's heart. We will all surely miss him. He loved Cutting Edge Media and was an incredibly smart entrepreneur. In his savvy wisdom Phil had prepared for such an event as this, so Cutting Edge Media will live on as will Phil’s legacy. Cutting Edge Media, as a company will continue to prosper and grow!
To send cards, flowers, charitable donations, etc….in memory of Phil.
In Memory Of Phil Longenecker
1595 S. Mount Joy Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Warm Regards,
MyDFILive Support Team
866-628-4129
Announcements@mydfilive.com
P.S. May God protect his daughter and fill her with peace. Our prayers go out to the family at Cutting Edge Media and Phil’s personal family.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Back home from the honeymoon
Ok so it's been less than 3 weeks (the wife could tell you specifically) and married life is great. It just feels right, it feels complete. Unfortunately I didn't get to update you from the cruise ship as much I would have liked to. Internet was just way to sluggish there. We left Puerto Rico, and went to St. Thomas and Grand Turk. Both were very beautiful islands, we went snorkeling at each island. Grand Turk's snorkeling was far better than St. Thomas'. Overall it was a great honeymoon and a fantastic vacation.
Today is my first day back to work in the home office and I felt like "it was time". I say I'm in my home office but I guess you can say I'm just in the office. We lived in a duplex before we got married. I lived on one side and she lived on the other side. Now we both live on her side and I affectionately call my side the "Office Complex" mostly just as a joke. We are planning to move later in the year out of state so we will probably just keep renting the whole duplex till we move. One side is just a little cramped for both of us.
I have to comment on one more thing as well. Our wedding was amazing! I had very little to do with that but my incredible wife, our friend and wedding planner Jen, and our maid of honor Jenn; all allowed us to have the wedding of a life time. We kept it simple but over all it was incredible.
I have a lot more that I could share but it's time to get to work. I wrote this while I was waiting for my advertising to start rolling in which should be coming in already. So bye for now...
Jackie O'Quinn
International Coastal Director
Since 2004
1-888-309-5759
My Website
Today is my first day back to work in the home office and I felt like "it was time". I say I'm in my home office but I guess you can say I'm just in the office. We lived in a duplex before we got married. I lived on one side and she lived on the other side. Now we both live on her side and I affectionately call my side the "Office Complex" mostly just as a joke. We are planning to move later in the year out of state so we will probably just keep renting the whole duplex till we move. One side is just a little cramped for both of us.
I have to comment on one more thing as well. Our wedding was amazing! I had very little to do with that but my incredible wife, our friend and wedding planner Jen, and our maid of honor Jenn; all allowed us to have the wedding of a life time. We kept it simple but over all it was incredible.
I have a lot more that I could share but it's time to get to work. I wrote this while I was waiting for my advertising to start rolling in which should be coming in already. So bye for now...
Jackie O'Quinn
International Coastal Director
Since 2004
1-888-309-5759
My Website
Friday, July 03, 2009
Update on the Honeymoon
Life is good, probably doesn't get much better than hanging out on a luxurious cruise ship. Luxury defined by, I couldn't work on this boat if I wanted to, drinks are brought to me whenever I want them, and great food is also available at anytime day or night. Today we were in Puerto Rico, while at the beach I was talking with my wife (still working on getting use to that lol). I was telling her how excited I was for our future, how excited I am for my next chapter in our lives and in our businesses.
I could criticize my mistakes if I chose too, however, if I look at the life that has been provided by our Coastal Vacations/DFI business then quickly realize how fortunate we are. I can not honestly tell you why people choose not to work for themselves. Owning your own business offers so much more in the way of flexibility and rewards. This blog itself was started before I ever even had a successful Coastal Vacations/DFI business. Going from being a Registered Nurse to Entrepreneur was vastly different and vastly more exciting. As an entrepreneur I get to help more people, more permanently, and have a greater impact on their future. I am definitely able to have a greater financial impact on my favorite charities as well.
Tomorrow we will be in St. Thomas. This will be my second time visiting St. Thomas since starting my Coastal Vacations/DFI business. However, it will be my first time snorkeling there. I am excited since St. Thomas is suppose to have fantastic snorkeling. Since our vacation two summers ago to Bora Bora, where we probably snorkeled for probably 3 or 4 hours a day, we have been looking to doing a snorkeling again. I just looked out see that we started out of port. The internet connection isn't very strong on the ship so I am about to log off.
I will give you a quick update on something else also. I think I am going to start a weekly online poker tournament. Online poker is a hobby of mine and I have been thinking about getting together some sort of a weekly tournament with like a $10 buy in. If you want to take part in this, leave me a comment or an email and I will get you the details when we do our very first one in a couple of weeks.
Talk soon,
Jackie O'Quinn
My Website
1-888-309-5759
I could criticize my mistakes if I chose too, however, if I look at the life that has been provided by our Coastal Vacations/DFI business then quickly realize how fortunate we are. I can not honestly tell you why people choose not to work for themselves. Owning your own business offers so much more in the way of flexibility and rewards. This blog itself was started before I ever even had a successful Coastal Vacations/DFI business. Going from being a Registered Nurse to Entrepreneur was vastly different and vastly more exciting. As an entrepreneur I get to help more people, more permanently, and have a greater impact on their future. I am definitely able to have a greater financial impact on my favorite charities as well.
Tomorrow we will be in St. Thomas. This will be my second time visiting St. Thomas since starting my Coastal Vacations/DFI business. However, it will be my first time snorkeling there. I am excited since St. Thomas is suppose to have fantastic snorkeling. Since our vacation two summers ago to Bora Bora, where we probably snorkeled for probably 3 or 4 hours a day, we have been looking to doing a snorkeling again. I just looked out see that we started out of port. The internet connection isn't very strong on the ship so I am about to log off.
I will give you a quick update on something else also. I think I am going to start a weekly online poker tournament. Online poker is a hobby of mine and I have been thinking about getting together some sort of a weekly tournament with like a $10 buy in. If you want to take part in this, leave me a comment or an email and I will get you the details when we do our very first one in a couple of weeks.
Talk soon,
Jackie O'Quinn
My Website
1-888-309-5759
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