Starlight and Moons

Of stars and moonlight
The glory become
Shimmering beneath a twilight sky,
a butterfly becomes thee,
Blessed with her wings
Which flap
For worlds
That orbit
this universe perhaps

Him

It was a crimson kiss that sent my blood pulsing, roaring, such spirit evangelising the electricity within my limbs. Glee swollen in my belly, each step like water to him, for when i touched his coffee skin, id melt before his touch, as his mouth would open releasing the flames of an everlasting love. The dialect like sparks of electricity, the passion of a song bird, the poem from his lips.

Back to front world

Too many coats for too many skins, too much flesh which self are you in, are you the kite that soars up to the stars are you freedom from Jupiter to mars. Extending yourself elastic within the vastness of the sky, illuminating worlds, for self to travel by, exploding fireworks, skittles on the tongue, So many coats to put on , when the world is back to front.

Access denied from fear

Access denied to the fringes of fear, i see anger looming in your eyes, yet my strength does not hear you. All the troubled words, and the shriek from your lungs, a vocab once heard whilst you tainted worlds with your song. And yet i see Moons, stars , suns dance before my eyes, capture me with kisses, embed me in surprise. For o what a web you wove, as my soul it dove,for shelter.

Metamorphosis

Changing fiction, stripping bare, old thoughts that wear down, tired hare. Do i attempt to sprint , and run and hop, leap into my springtime, a buoyant bop,For winter can crucify the soul, each spear can pierce beyond control, the elixir of courage a fervent wine, delicious and heated around the limbs entwine. As i strive for my higher self, embracing healing and nothing else, soon enough i will run and skip and hop, for this dream i will never stop.

The habbits of a millionaire

Ever been given the pep talk that your habbits today define who you'll become tomorrow? How about those of us who crave that entrepreneurial status and the millionaire title, the busy bank account and the fast lifestyle? 

First of all who you become is a product of the habbits you consistently maintain what empowers you to embrace full self development, self growth and master a millenial mind.
What are the habbits that define a millionaire.

 Millionaires model other successful entrepreneurs. Their aim is to grow and develop themselves to the best of their potential . Whether its developing themselves through books, audio, film, engaging with an active community. Diverse education is the name of the game. Knowledge is empowerment, and wisdom acted upon is wealth. 

Millionaires create multiple streams of income, they always have a backup plan and a strategy. If one plan fails, there is another route to success, how do they do this? By exploring their options and building passive income.This way they are prepared for any economic unpredictability, the disadvantages of depending solely on a job to bring in capital, many of them have a stream of passive income, from loans, dividends from investments, capital gains, royalties, or rental income. Other types of multiple sources of income they have access too include starting a side business that doesn’t involve active work, such as running a website or selling information products.

They have a strict discipline and live on a budget. Although there are those who lets just face it 'are running out of pocket' that denounce saving. Many entrepreneurs manage their funds and capital with diligence, and a keen eye.

They set measurable attainable goals that they can stick too, this builds up their self esteem, and leaves room for more challenges to be completed.

They use their passive income not their necessary funds to splash out on their wants. 

They usually work for themselves.

They are patient leaders, they believe in playing the long game.

creative ways to raise capital for your first business

In order to venture into starting your own  business, you need....

 creativity, 

imagination,

 a network, 

some good profile

access, 

a plan, 

a mentor, 

some funds 

and a strategy. Most of all you need the right mindset. 

Thats right if you are surrounded by the negative nelly that keeps informing you lack of funds means, no business for you, its time to start stepping beyond your comfort zone and start making new friends. It is more than passion to start a business, It is insight that comes from experience, experience which comes from taking risks and most of all you need stubborn  self belief. Get inventive, Get strategic and get those goals lined up here are my top creative and very inventive strategies in order to raise funds and inject capital into starting your first business. Dont' just talk about it, do it. come on Let's go!

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is a great way to utilise your interactive network, get your business story out there and get your audience active and engaged. Turn your community into active supporters but even more importantly turn them into investors.

Their donation means

They have a say in the working model of your business,

Its functionality

Its development

They will help heighten engagement for the story.

Crowdfunding helps give your business profile. Free marketing, think of all those shares, your looking at a potentially viral campaign, sponsors, the most powerful tool is word of mouth. 

It creates simultaneous success, advertising, profile, connections, links, building the business funds and strengthening the platform of the business.

You remain as the omnipotent force within your business and the heightened profile continues to spiral.

Get An Angel investor

Angel investors are individuals  with a huge amount of capital and are willing to invest it on  business ideas.

Angel investors sometimes come together in groups to scrutinize business proposals, in order to select the perfect candidate to invest in.

Seek Venture Capital for your Startup

Venture capitals have fundswhich are managed by professionals that have a keen eye for seeking out companies with great prospects.

They offer mentorship and expertise which help develop and sustain a business.

 Business Incubators and Accelerators

Businesses that are just starting out can access funds provided by business incubators and accelerators.

The programs offered by them can be found in major cities across the globes.

 Raise Money through Bank Loan

Go to the Bank and raise funds through a bank loan. 

Funding

This involves providing a business plan and detailed information of the value, alongside the project report on which the loan was sanctioned.

 Acquire Loans from Microfinance Providers or NBFCs

Microfinance was set up to give access to capital to small-scale entrepreneurs that lack access to conventional banking capital or loans. Individuals with poor credit ratings see microfinance institutions as a respite whenever they are out of favor by conventional banks.

Non-Banking Financial Corporations (NBFCs) give out loans to individuals who seek loans, without necessarily imposing any legality like conventional banks and credit repair services do.

 Government Programs that Offer Startup Capital

Government programs that offer startup capital are an excellent way to source funding for your business. You are required to submit a plan that can be accepted by the grant committee. Once your plan has been scrutinized and approved, you will be provided with the funds to start up your business.

 Other Ways you can Raise Money for your Startup

Product Pre-Sale: An amazing way of raising funds for your business is through product pre-sale before launching your products officially. This builds consumer confidence in your brand and allows you to size up the demand for your product before its official launch.

Companies like Apple and Samsung adopt this procedure, allowing consumers to make pre-purchases before the official release of their products.

Selling Assets: Doing away with assets in your possession that have high financial value, can effectively serve as an immediate source of funding for your startup

Credit Cards: Business credit cards are an instant source of funding. New businesses that incur heavy expenditure can utilize credit cards as long as they fulfill the minimum payment requirement.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15065/10-funding-options-to-raise-startup-capital-for-your-business

Gliding past the mob

1.       It is easy to join the mob, what a racket they make, they are the loudest, so you think their voices are being heard, but beyond those dulling echoes there is a different sound. The sound of their fear like a choir, it choruses the skies, rings like a shrill bell, and announces the imbalance in their souls, the discontent. People often complain about following the masses , yet are so consumed with the concept of what the media or tv has replicated or informed them normal is. The question is normal has evolved so many times, and has become so liberal, everybody’s theory of normal is different. Yet there is one thing that society holds unto when they do preach about normal, a fear of someone who is different, the outsider, the individual, or the eccentric. If that person had more numbers and more people conformed or subscribed to their life routine, maybe they’d be normal and you wouldn’t be. I’m starting to question whether normal is simply the fear of what’s Alien and the ability to monopolise the numbers.

Lovers lane ( short story excerpt)

We die day by day, selves slewn, no detective. I have been slaughtered by
Love ridiculed by its side effect, it is a poisonous lover and yet I remain enchanted. Enthralled. Who could love this, I used to say, this flawed, distorted self, who would claim this as their belonging, be on an Island with this self. I say, it is a dangerous thing to love, to need, to awaken something like fire deep in the recesses of your mind. To be swallowed whole by it, drowning in the saliva of its words, yet thirsty still. There are people out there, mother warns in love with being in love. People out there who are tempest, and literature, who are fragmented now because they realised something was missing. They were missing a love. How do I love thee, let me count the ways, damaged through history, for the rest of our days, I find myself lonesome, and longing without you, I find myself turning many shades of blue. It was a poem I rehearsed in drama class, one that Eleanore Toms wrote in Lit. I think to myself, how scary it is to love like this. My prescription? Avoid the lovers lane

Greeting Greatness

Success is about the little actions you prescribe to your day. The strategy you put in place, the decisions you make, and the affirmations you tell yourself. You are consistently trying to reaffirm who you are, what your potential is and who you can become. It is a crime to deny yourself the challenge. It is a crime to deny yourself the expression of your infinite potential. You must believe you can be great, and with action greatness is what you can become.

Diversions in a dream

The truth about any dream is that you will have to face challenges. Face fears, and other peoples razor sharp tongue. It is a step at a time, a goal at a time. You can't eat the sandwiche without taking a bite at a time, you must not overwhelm yourself, you are transporting your dream from another reality. From the subconscious mind you are trying to make it real, shaping it, carving it, these things take work and take time.

Your millionaire mindset

From talks about property, digital marketing, investments, there are countless ways and opportunities to build capital and acquire your first million. What you need though are to cultivate the mindset and the habits of becoming a millionaire. To think with a mind that will spot opportunities and create access. It is important to have a wealth mindset. Read more books about capital and finance, about creative ways to access more capital, and how to manage the income you have coming in. Funnily enough some people make a fortune in income but due to bad money management, their finances simply decrease and no surplus value is added. Watch videos, listen to podcasts and engage with people who know about finance, read blogs, and if you need advice...ask. Just know that this journey will be riddled with challenges.

A motive for motivation

 I didn't see the devil coming until he shook my hand. I was thick in my own fears, nestled in quick sand, too terrified to live. I was a fragmented self, and my vision was skewed. It is easy to be lost in the confusion of pain, trapping yourself in your minds confusion. Yet you must arise from this slumber and awaken yourself to a life that wants to claim you. Otherwise you will not spot the Jekyl that comes at you, dressed in disguise. A wolf covered in wool, smiling with a narrative of lies, convincing you that you are loosing a fight, when you haven't even stepped into the ring. You must trick the mind and shame the devil, with truth, action, courage, and self belief. Some people grimace through pain so much, they convince the world they are smiling. You must mentally go to war, with any Jekyl that tries to steal your strength, your motivation, your self belief. Do not embrace toxicity with a smile, create a hub of warmth for your mind, learning is the bridge to many things, faith helps give access, it is not your lot to simply give up.

Prescription for change

Talk is great. A conversation daily about where you see yourself with your best friend or family in tow, will drive you insane. I have been there, pitching all the strategies, agendas , angles, yet you need to do it like it is your religion. To be captivated, hypnotised, hungry and driven. People get tired of listening to you talk, if you lack action, you must find your inner prompts. Habits that steer you beyond talk, that drive you beyond the fringes of 'safe conformism' and into accessing your new lifestyle. That's what it is, it is a change in lifestyle, a prescription for change.

The courage to be consistent

Discipline is a sturdy word. Yet i would say, go for practice, go for consistency, take a chunk out of the big dream and break it down. Shrink it in your minds eye until its nothing but a nugget. Dreams can be scary things, at times foreboding. There's a change of habit involved, that word we detest so much sacrifice, and sometimes we even loose people. Yet what if in the long run, you gain so much more? What if that belief you had, is not just talk anymore, you can look at your reflection in the mirror with pride and say you know what if I was picking a team, id pick me. Id pick me as first draft, striker, ace, wild card, id trust me, id invest in me, my words actually mean something. Someone once called me a hypocrite. Life makes hypocrites of us all, you find yourself contradicting decisions you make, second guessing yourselves, challenging a mind that was once glue. Yet all of a sudden each thought is banana skin, you slip in and out of it. Let me let you in on a secret, such is life. It is the evolution of the self. With every big dream we take on, we shed a little bit of our old skin, we become fragmented leaving pieces of ourselves in translation. Love yourself, don't loose yourself in the war to be successful. My friend it is a war. You will combat with those who are familiar with the you that is part of their safe zone, you will be resented at times for stepping apart from the crowd, yet to move with distinction, you must step outside of the prison of a small mind. You must learn to forgive yourself, some of the errors you will make in the area of consistency, and you must accept that who you become tomorrow is a product of what you did today. Time is the most expensive thing to waste. It is non negotiable, and cannot be bartered.

Countdown to your million Atm idea number 5 The online Portfolio

The online Portfolio. Whether your a graphics nerd, or a creative with a passion for enterprise articles, what you need is to step out of the me zone and think of the we zone. There are millions of creatives out there looking for great sites to load premium content, why not start one in a unique niche. For example i specialise in writing business and digital marketing articles, or brand specific journalism. What would be great if when i started i found a site that offered me the opportunity to showcase my articles, or have companies purchase my articles, and buy pieces of my work or pay me for my labour. Online you find a lot of companies offering you this service yet your always supposed to do it for free. Or you spend monumental time doing a series of articles for .20 p. A premium site specialised specifically for commisioning portfolios would bring in a shed load of revenue, and opportunity for freelance writers. Link it to adsense and an advertising network, introduce some affiliates and your laughing.

Making money talk to you

making money talk to you

Poverty is the price you pay for not fueling the minds inquisition.A curious mind asks questions. You must aspire to be more than your current circumstance, by encouraging your mind to be a problem solver. How do you make your mind work with you, to create wealth, and open up a dialect that develops financial security. Many people believe the answer primarily lies in saving and working a nine to five job, what about the entrepreneurs, what about the great thought leaders, what about those who think outside the box. You must be willing to step outside the box, and turn challenge into triumph by asking some key questions. How can I acquire capital by problem solving? How will this idea assist others and benefit me at the same time, what problem am I solving? How can I evolve this idea that I've had, and make it generate an income. Tap into community, and build a network whilst you develop the unique selling points of your product. What does it tackle? How does it give the customer peace of mind?

Have a mind map where you sketch out your ideas.
Develop the notes you've drawn upon, outlining the strengths, weaknesses , threats , opportunities in a separate line of paper
What is the objective? What is the goal? How do you transform this series of notes into something visual, aesthetic and interactive, how do you create enough presence, and enough of a demand for the public to want it?

Why would they want to invest in this product? What is the competition out there like, what is this product similar too, where are the examples of this product selling out, who has produced it or made something similar and now it is a hot sell.

Know your demographics. Understand your audience and why they would scout for a product like this, what about this product will make an impact, how will it cause a ripple effect in the market, don't look at it just from the eye of a creator. Look at it from the eye of an investor. Read articles on how to become an investor, watch YouTube videos with investors so you get a sense of what they look for when they are looking to invest.

Meghan Markles season of deliciousness: Hottest outfits to hold

This Vixen has brought a fashion flurry and delicious delicatessen to our doorsteps. Since the arrival of Meghan Markle we have not stopped flicking through an array of clothes in our cupboards. Maybe it's that dimpled smile, the elevation in her step, the polished Hollywood Glam, yet something about this new addition to the Royal Household makes us want to empty wallets and put on some international charm. Whether your old, new, wanting something borrowed , or feeling a little blue, her charisma is not lost on you, and with this Fashionista making trends that's turning heads, sending Ripples all over the continent, check out Meghan Markles top 10 hottest style seductions, and don't be a fashion fugitive.